666. JANE DARWIN proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing seven linen sheets, value 3 l. 10 s. six damask napkins, value 9 s. a woollen blanket, value 7 s. two table-cloths, value 30 s. four silver tea-spoons, value 8 s. a pair of silver sugar-tongs, value 5 s. two linen shirts, value 6 s. a woollen cloth coat, value 12 s. a woollen cloth waistcoat, value 5 s. a silver watch, value 40 s. and a pair of silver shoe-buckles, value 16 s. the property of John Ashburn proceedingsvictim , July 23d.

JOHN ASHBURN < no role > sworn.

I am a broker in Hair-court, Aldgersgate-street . I lost all the things mentioned in the indictment on the 23d of July, except the silver watch, which I missed before They were locked up in a chest; the last time I looked in the chest was last March was twelve months. The prisoner was my servant; she had been with me ever since October was twelvemonths; I opened the chest and missed the things; I charged her with taking them; she immediately confessed, she had pawned them with one Burrows in Barbican, and produced the duplicates. I made her no promise to induce her to confess; she did it voluntarily as soon as I opened the chest.

JOHN COUCHTAN < no role > sworn.

I am a constable. I was charged with the prisoner; she confessed taking the things: the things were all mentioned before the alderman; and Burrows said he knew nothing of them.

- BURROWS sworn.

I am a pawnbroker in Barbican. I know nothing of the prisoner, only her coming backwards and forwards to my shop. I have a watch and a buckle; that is all I have with me. I asked him to let me see the tickets; he would not.

Did you take in seven sheets, &c. of the prisoner? - I do not know; if the prosecutor will show me the duplicates, I will tell him whether they are mine.

Ashburn. When the prisoner was taken up, I went to Mr. Burrows, and told him the alderman desired him to attend at Guildhall; he asked on what account; I told him he had taken in some stolen goods; I described the goods and the prisoner, and told him where I lived; he denied that he had any such articles. I desired he would go to the alderman, but he would not; but desired. I would go to some other pawnbrokers, for he knew nothing of any such woman in the court that I lived in. I thought he dealt so unfairly as a tradesman, I did not choose to let him see any of the tickets.

(The duplicates produced.)

Burrows. They are all mine.

Do you know the prisoner? - Yes; the goods mentioned in the tickets are all at my house pawned by the prisoner. I did not give her any duplicate with the watch and buckle. They were pawned to me by the prisoner.

[The watch and buckle were produced in court, and deposed to by the prosecutor.]

Did you give her liberty to pawn the things? - I never gave her liberty to pawn an article in my life.

PRISONERS's DEFENCE.

I did not design to wrong Mr. Ashburn. I have had ever so many witnesses attending for me till to-day; I do not know that there are any attending now.

GUILTY .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT.

[Branding. See summary.]

[Imprisonment. See summary.]