956. THOMAS ARCHER proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of October ; two quartern loaves, value 15 d. the property of Andrew Marr proceedingsvictim .

ANDREW MARR < no role > sworn.

I am a journeyman baker , I serve Mr. Forbes in Shoe-lane.

You are employed by him to carry out bread? - Yes, I am answerable for what quantity of bread I carry out.

So that when you carry out a certain quantity, you are obliged to return that or the money? - Yes, or give a proper account of it: last Saturday morning I pitched my basket at the top of Black-horse-alley , I went to Bride-lane, and delivered four loaves, as I came out of the door, I saw the prisoner take two loaves out of my basket; I immediately run across the street and caught him, I brought him back, he dropped the bread, and some stranger took up the bread, and put it in my basket; I took him into custody, the bread was mine; he was never out of my sight.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I have a wife and three children, and I could get no work, I was drove to great distress, I had no bread for three or four days; I come from Norfolk to seek for work; I am a baker by trade, I have applied at a number of places, but none of them wanted a journeyman.

GUILTY .

To be publickly whipped , and passed to his parish.

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.