266. SAMUEL BISHOP proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 3d day of February , one quart pewter pot, value 10 d. and a pint pewter pot, value 8 d. the property of Charles Morgan proceedingsvictim .

CHARLES MORGAN < no role > sworn.

I keep a public house , on the 4th of February; a quart pot, and a pint pot were found in the prisoner's apartment; I do not know when they were lost, I have seen the prisoner pass my door.

WILLIAM CLARKE < no role > sworn.

I am a watchman of St. Mary, Islington, I was going twelve and Mr. Adams's sister says, watchman, stop, I believe there is a fire at the George, she knocked at the door very hard, the man of the house came directly, we searched the house and could find none, but the kitchen was very full of smoke; then we went into the yard, and in a little while I saw a light, and we went round into a little shed, where the prisoner was laying on his back all along, and his boy at the feet of him, that was about half after twelve; and Mr. Barker says, I believe you are a great rogue; he took off a cloth from him, and he was pots from his waistband to his shoulder, I saw the pots told, there were seventeen quarts and pints, and I believe they belonged to eight publicans, they have been in my possession ever since; here are two belonging to Mr. Morgan (A pot and pint deposed to.) it was a little small shed that the prisoner had put his foot in, he is a chimney sweeper.

THOMAS BARKER < no role > sworn.

I was with the witness, the prisoner had got a candle in his hand, and had just lighted a fire: I saw him through a hole in the wall; I asked him what he did there, he said, he was in bed; I said, I would come round, and then he put the candle out, and covered himself up with the foot sack, and there were these seventeen pots.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I was at London all day at work, and I was locked out, I went into this shed, which I had, and I made a fire to warm myself.

Court. How came these pots there? - That I do not know, there are people comes in there.

- GLOVER sworn.

I know that the prisoner employed me to take these pots, I cannot say what day it was, I was with him, I saw him take them from the door.

SARAH SPARKES < no role > sworn.

I am a chimney-sweeper's wife, he has hired a boy of me between three and four years; I never knew any thing amiss of him in my life, the boy has been at work, where he was entrusted with plate, my boy is a very good boy.

GUILTY, 10 d .

To be whipped , and confined six months in the House of Correction .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.