237. JAMES PENNINGTON proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing two silver table spoons, value eighteen shillings, and two silver salt shovels, value one shilling , the property of Peter Smith proceedingsvictim , February 9th .

MARY SMITH < no role > sworn.

I am wife of Peter Smith < no role > : the prisoner is a locksmith , I employed him to do a job on Friday week; I saw the spoons on Friday, and missed them the next morning; the prisoner did not come to finish the job; he was taken on the Tuesday following, when he confessed he took the spoons and shovel.

WILLIAM LACY < no role > sworn.

I am a pawnbroker: on the 13th of February the prisoner pledged this silver table spoon (producing it) with me in the name of James Pennington < no role > for six shillings.

THOMAS MOORE < no role > sworn.

I am a pawnbroker: upon the 9th of February, about half after eight o'clock, I received this silver table spoon (producing it) from a man, who appeared to be a smith; he was like the prisoner; he pawned it in the name of James Cecil < no role > .

Prosecutrix. They are my spoons, there are the initials of my name upon them.

RICHARD CONION < no role > sworn.

I am a silversmith: I bought a silver salt shovel of the prisoner for nine pence; he said he found it (producing one): I cannot positively say that is the shovel, because there was another produced, and they were mismatched.

DAVID RANKING < no role > sworn.

I am a constable; I took the prisoner, he confessed taking the things.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

Through affliction attending me at this hard time, I did unfortunately do the thing.

The prisoner called three witnesses, who gave him a good character.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of ten pence . W .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.