313. (M.) Richard Smith proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing two linnen shirts, value 4 s. one linnen shift, value 2 s. the property of Alexander Stephenson proceedingsvictim , May 22 . ||.

Alex Stephenson < no role > . I live in King-Street, Grosvenor-Square . On Wednesday the 22d of May I lost two shirts and a shift; they were hanging to dry in my yard; the prisoner was coming out at the door with them; I went to stop him, he let fall a bag, which he had put them in; I took up the bag, and found them, and a book in it. (Produced in court)

Q. Are you sure they are your goods?

Stephenson. They arethere is an S upon them: I pursued the prisoner, and took him.

Q. from the prisoner. Is your name upon the shirts; shew it to the court?

Stephenson. There is the mark (showing it.)

Court. Is that hook a thing that can be made any good use of?

Stephenson. It appears to be a butcher's hook.

John Drurey < no role > . I was up a setting out a post-chaisethe last witness called out stop thief: I stopped the prisoner, he fell on his knees, and begged for mercy, saying, it would ruin him, and he should strave in goal.

Prisoner's Defence.

I am took at a nonplus, so that I have nobody here to speak to my character; I have nothing to say.

Guilty .

[Transportation. See summary.]