647. WILLIAM GARDNER proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing, on the 7th day of May , twenty pounds weight of moist sugar, value 12 s. and seven pounds weight of currants, value 3 s. the property of Henry Pring proceedingsvictim This name instance is in set 00. .

Edward Field < no role > saw the prisoner take the things out of the waggon.

Prisoner. I was in great necessity, I am fifty-five miles from home, and have six children, I am sixty-three years of age.

GUILTY .

Whipped , and passed to his parish.

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.