15. RICHARD RICHARDSON proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of November last, a cloth box-coat, value 30 s. the property of Isaac Currie proceedingsvictim ; and a pair of leather gloves, value 6 d. and a pair of plated buckles, value 6 d. the property of John Cook proceedingsvictim .

JOHN COOK < no role > sworn.

I lost my coat in Kings's Arms-yard, about half after five, it is in Bishopsgate-churchyard , my master has stables there, I left it on the coach-box, I did not miss it two minutes, and Ellis brought it to me, I should think in ten minutes I ran after the prisoner, endeavouring to find him, and I met Ellis at the corner of Houndsditch, with the prisoner and the coat; I called out, and saw it was my coat; there is a particular mark in the lining, a slit with a nail; it is a livery coat, plain, with a green collar; I have tried it on since: it was made for me; I had it the second of April, but had used it very little; there was a pair of plated buckles, and a pair of gloves in the pocket, they were mine.

JOHN ELLIS < no role > sworn.

I am a constable; on Sunday night, Nov. 29, about half after six, I met the prisoner in Houndsditch, he passed me with this coat on his shoulder, pushing on very fast; I went after him and collared him, I asked him if the coat belonged to him, he would not answer me, but threw it down into the dirt; taking him to the counter I met the coachman, I went with him into the stable, the coachman claimed the buckles and gloves, and said there was a tear in the coat with a nail; it has eight capes.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

Going down Shoreditch, there were six or seven men having many words, and of course they were going to fight; one man threw off his coat, and he asked any body to take his part. I stood by and said nothing; in the God's speed somebody came up and they went away, and this man asked me if that coat belonged to me; he took me to the watch-house.

Ellis. There was nobody with him.

GUILTY , Whipt .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.