At the Old Bailey Sessions, on Saturday, William Lindsay, a
groom, was indicted for uttering on the 18th of September a forged order for the sum of 75lis with intent to defraud Messrs. Masterman and Co. The prisoner had formed; lived with a Mr. Young ; and this forgery was in his name upon his banker. The prisoner had sent a porter to the banking-house for the money. The genuinenest of the order was doubted ; and the prisoner apprehended. In his defence he said that a gentleman whom he had often seen at his master's had sent him to the bank with the order. He was found guilty.
On Monday, John Truman, capitally indicted for uttering a forged order fo: the delivery of six pipes of wine from the London Docks, was acquitted.
Stephen Sandford and William Leslie were capitally indicted, the former fat a burglary, with intent to steal in the house of Messrs. Stultz and Co., and the latter for counselling Sandford to commit the same. Sandford was found guilty of the burglary, and Leslie of being an accessary before the fact. Sandford uas then tried under Lord Ellenborough's act, for shooting at Joint Bannister, the watchman ; he was found guilty, and condemned to death.
John Allen was tried before Mr. Sergeant Arabin, and a London Jury, for the robbery of Mr. Newton of the Taunton Bank, in the lodging-house in 'remover Lane. He stated in his defence, that the notes had been placed in his trunk,"hil Andrews, the mistress of the lodging-house. He was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
In the New Court, Charlotte Stroud was tried before the Common Sergeant, for stealing from the person of a gentleman, to whom she had administered a narcotic, forty-seven sovereigns. The Juryifound the prisoner "Guilty of stealing, but not from the person."
On Tuesday George Carman was convicted of forgery. Henry Mortimer was convicted of stealing in a dwelling-house. William Clegg, aged sixteen, was found guilty of stealing a gold watch. Sentence of death was passed on all of them, but Carman was recommended to mercy.
William Jennings was found guilty of having robbed a house near Hackney. The Jury, however, recommended hint to mercy.
In the New Court, W. Skilton, was tried on two charges of bigamy, and sentenced to seven years' transportation for each offence. He thanked the Judge when the sentenced was pronounced. It appeared that he had no fewer than file wives alive.
Thomas Shepherd was found guilty of stealing plate from the house of Mr. Hamer, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square.
On Wednesday, the Sessions were adjourned till the 3d of December. The results of the present sittings are—thirteen condemned to death; seventeen to transportation for life; four to transportation for fourteen years; and seventy-Ice for seven years.
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