Nicholas Ward proceedingsdefend , of London, was indicted for feloniously stealing a Silver Watch-Case, value 17 s. and a Dial-Plate, val.7 s. out of the shop of Benjamin Humphreys proceedingsvictim , the 17th of April last, in the day-time. The Prosecutor deposed, the Prisoner came to his shop to treat with him about mending a Watch, and he being at the next Door the Boy called him, and the Prisoner being gone he missed the Watch-Case,&c. The Apprentice deposed that the Prisoner took it up to look upon it, and he thought he had laid it down again, but missing it, followed him, and he threw it into a Cheesemonger's shop. The Prisoner deny'd the fact, saying, there was a young man at the door whom he thought belong'd to the shop, who took the Watch-Case and went away. But this pretence did not avail, but the Jury found him guilty to the value of 10 d.

[Whipping. See summary.]