190. WILLIAM WILLS proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 15th of January last, twenty pounds weight of pork, value 10 s. the goods of Thomas Jewees proceedingsvictim .

THOMAS JEWEES < no role > sworn.

I am a butcher and a porter for Oxford-market, I apply at Newgate-market to carry meat to Oxford-market; my cart stood in Newgate-street , between eight and nine in the morning on the 15th of January, and I put some pork into it, three pigs in sides; I left the cart with nobody with it, when I came back, I saw the prisoner take a side of pork out of my cart, I had a side of veal on my shoulder, I laid hold of him with the pork on his shoulders, says I, this is my pork; he never said any thing to it, and a butcher held my veal while I took him into custody; the pork was mine, it is all my property till I deliver it to my masters; if I lose it I must pay for it; the prisoner said before the Alderman, that a man gave him six-pence to carry the side of pork into the market: the pork was worth about ten shillings.

JOHN TREADWAY < no role > sworn.

I missed a side of pork, out of the cart, I did not see who took it, I was coming down Newgate-street, to the cart, and I saw my master, have the man by the collar, with the side of pork, on his shoulder.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

A butcher asked me to carry this side of pork, up into the market, and he would give me 6 d. I have no witnesses, I never did any thing of the kind before, it was on the 2d day of February.

GUILTY .

To be twice publickly whipped with in a week, and then discharged .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.