350. WILLIAM ARCHER proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 27th of January last, one wooden trunk, value 12 d. one silk gown, value 1 l. 11 s. 6 d. two linen gowns, value 2 l. 2 s. two silk and cotton gowns, value 1 l. 1 s. two callico bed gowns, value 14 s. one sattin petticoat, value 10 s. 6 d. one callico petticoat, value 5 s. two dimity petticoats, value 12 s. four callico petticoats, value 10 s. 6 d. one muslin apron, value 8 s. two silk handkerchiefs, value 2 s. two laced handkerchiefs, value 6 s. two pair of linen sheets, value 6 s. two pair of pillow cases, value 2 s. four table clothes, value 8 s. three napkins, value 3 s. one pink sattin muff, value 10 s. one fan, value 6 s. one gold locket, value 5 s. one pair of gold ear-drops, value 5 s. one stone ring set in gold, value 1 l. 1 s. one pair of gold ear-rings, value 10 s. 6 d. one mahogany tea chest, value 4 s. three tin cannisters, value 4 s. two silver tea spoons, value 2 s. and one five guinea piece, value 5 l. 5 s. the property of Edward Osmond proceedingsvictim .

SARAH OSMOND < no role > sworn.

I am wife of Edward Osmond < no role > , I live in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, on the 27th of January last, I lost this trunk with the contents of it, (the things which are mentioned in the indictment were it it), I had been to fetch them from Hammersmith, and was carrying them to my lodgings, I packed them that day, and brought them from Mr. Scott's at Hammersmith, they had been there a great while; I saw the trunk put into the coach; it was stolen out of the coach, I locked a trunk, and came in the Hammersmith coach, I stopped at the White Horse Cellar about six, and then I called a hackney coach, and brought them in the coach with me; I stopped at Mr. Sice's the boot-maker's, the corner of Air-street, Piccadilly , about twenty minutes after six, I got out of the coach and left the trunk in the coach, as soon as I got out, the coachman took out two boxes and brought them into the shop, and said, Madam, you must go and watch, lest your things should be stolen, for there is a man I do not like, I went out and stood facing the coach, and I saw the coach move; I looked over the door, I did not see any body, but still the coach kept moving, then I looked over the coach, and I saw a man's legs advance from the coach on the opposite side of the coach, he was just moving from the coach to cross the street, then immediately on that I run close to the coach door, and looked in, and then I saw the prisoner with the trunk on his right-shoulder.

Court. Was the other glass down on the opposite side of the coach? - I cannot say, the opposite door was open.

Was the glass up or down? - I cannot say.

You could see through the coach? - The prisoner had just gained himself upright when I saw him, just got the trunk on his right-shoulder.

Was his back to you, or his face? - As he took it out of the coach door he immediately crossed over, I did not see his face, I just saw him sideways and his back, I run after him, and cried stop thief! and he immediately took down Eagle-street, several people came to my assistance near to him, he went a few yards, and was so closely pursued by a gentleman that he dropped the trunk, he ran away, and was brought back to me immediately: I saw his side-face, and I saw his person.

Can you speak with certainty as to the prisoner, whether that is the man? - I am very sure of it, I am certain of it.

How long was it before he was taken after he ran away? - About three or four minutes, I did not see him taken.

As soon as he was brought back to you, did it immediately strike you that he was the person? - It did.

Was you quite clear of it then? - I was.

Did you say any thing to the prisoner? - Nothing particular, only asking how he could do it, I did not wish to have any thing to do with him, but the people that were with me insisted on my taking him to a Justice, I have had the trunk in my possession ever since, the things are in it.

GEORGE CUMMING < no role > sworn.

On the 27th of January, I was coming along Piccadilly, about half after six, and that lady came up to the coach, and laid hold of the handle of the door, and made a scream, and hallooed out stop thief! I then looked before and behind me, and saw nobody, she ran towards the kennel, and I saw a man about the middle of the road with a trunk on his shoulder, the prisoner is the man, I am sure of it, when I first got sight of him; he was half way up Eagle-street, I followed him.

Did you ever lose sight of him? - No, not I till laid hold of him, being pursued he threw the trunk down at the top of Eagle-street.

Did you say any thing to the prisoner? - No, as the lady was in possession of the trunk, I followed him, he rather made a struggle, there were some people coming along, and he made up towards York-street, or St. James's Church, and as he turned, I caught hold of him by the right-breast, he asked me what I laid hold of him for, I kept him till he was committed.

Prisoner. Did I throw the trunk down? - Yes, I saw you throw it down.

Mrs. Osmond. And I saw you.

WILLIAM SUMMERSFORD < no role > sworn.

I am a hackney coachman, I drove Mrs. Osmond from the Old White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, and she had three trunks with her, two in my hackney coach, and one in the boot, I carried her to the end of Air-street, Piccadilly, to the boot-maker's.

Court. Was that the trunk you put into your coach? - Yes.

(The trunk deposed to by the prosecutrix.)

Court to Cumming. Did you take notice of the trunk? - Not then I did not.

What passed after that? - She ordered me to let her out, and I took the little trunk and carried it into the shop, and she then ordered me to take a large trunk out of my boot and carry it in; this I left in the coach, when I was taking that other trunk out of the boot, I saw this prisoner, that very man, walk backwards and forwards by the side of my coach, and he went and stood about three or four yards behind the coach against the post, and when I was dragging this heavy trunk up the steps, I missed this man from the post, I had some suspicion, I took hold of the lady, says I, Madam, I should be much obliged to you to go and look at the coach; and as I came out, I heard a piece of work in the street, and the trunk was missing, I ran across Piccadilly down Eagle-street, and caught hold of the trunk, I am sure that is the trunk, I did not see it thrown down; I am sure the prisoner is the same man that was walking by my coach.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I came to town about a fortnight before this happened, and went up to Piccadilly to see a fellow-servant ; coming along I heard a cry of stop thief; I ran down to the corner, and I asked that man that stands here, which way the man was gone, and he hold of my collar, and said I was the man that stole the box.

GUILTY .

To be sent to the hulks to work on the River Thames for three years , according to act of Parliament.

Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. ROSE.