139. GILES HAULING proceedingsdefend was indicted, for stealing on the 9th of January , 9 s. and 6 d. the money of Thomas Wainman proceedingsvictim .

Wainman deposed, he lost his money in the crowd, in the passage going to the 2 s. gallery, at Covent-garden Theatre , and charged the prisoner, who was searched, and no money found but a shilling and some halfpence.

The prisoner in his defence, said, his master had given him the shilling to go to the play with, and sixpence to buy fruit.

Mr. Prior a butcher, in Butcher-row, dedosed, he was the lad's master, and he had given him the eighteen pence to go to the play, that he was a very honest lad, and a very good lad.

Mr. Williams, and Mr. Ghinn, housekeepers, gave him a good character.

ACQUITTED .