311. JOHN BALL proceedingsdefend and JOSHUA BALL proceedingsdefend were indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ann Farrer proceedingsvictim , about the hour of one in the night, on the 21st of May last, and burglariously stealingtherein a pair of sheets, value 12 s. two linen table cloths, value 6 s. three white linen aprons, value 4 s. three check linen aprons, value 3 s. a linen waistcoat, value 2 s. six pair of cotton stockings, value 2 s. two pair of worsted ditto, value 6 d. three tin canisters, value 2 s. a quarter of a pound of tea, value 18 d. a quarter of a pound of sugar, value 3 d. two large silver table spoons; value 20 s. nine silver tea spoons, value 9 s. a pair of silver sugar tongs, value 10 s. three quarters of a yard of lawn, value 18 d. and eight unmade linen caps, value 8 s. her property; two pair of cotton stockings, value 2 s. one pair of boots, value 10 s. and two pair of shoes, value 5 s. the property of Thomas Beckett proceedingsvictim .

(The witnesses examined separate.)

ANN FARRER < no role > sworn.

I live at No. 58, Penton-street, in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell ; I keep house there; on the 21st of May, at night, my house was broke open; I went to bed at eleven, and fastened every shutter and door and window myself, before I went to bed; I was not alarmed till I rose at six, and I found the back kitchen window shutter broke, and a strange tinder box, and bunch of matches and flint, and every thing to strike a light; I went into the other kitchen and found the door open, and the sheets were gone from the horse, and the tea chest, and the dresser drawer, where the linnen was, and the things gone; part of them have been in possession of the constable, Whitman; I did not know the prisoner before.

JOSEPH WHITMAN < no role > sworn.

I am a constable; I produce these things; they were brought by the watchman, with the prisoner, to the watchhouse, by Underwood and two others; I have kept them ever since. (Deposed to.)

THOMAS BLACKETT < no role > sworn.

I lodged with the prosecutrix on the 21st of May last; I lost a pair of boots, and two pair of shoes, and two or three pair of stockings; they are here.

(Deposed to.)

THOMAS UNDERWOOD < no role > sworn.

I am a watchman in Southampton-place, Tottenham Court Road, about a mile from Mrs. Farrer's; I heard a rattle spring, and I saw three men run across the field; I saw one of them, Joshua Ball < no role > , with a big bundle; between the garden pails and a court I stopped two of the men; Joshua Ball < no role > I took my ownself, and John Ball < no role > he stopped when I got hold of his brother; them were the two prisoners; I saw one Johnson take up the bundle while I had hold of the prisoners; he took it up to the watchhouse, and Mr. Whitman looked it over, and it was taken to the justice; the bundle was delivered to Whitman; I saw them between three and four in the morning cross the field.

JOSHUA JOHNSON < no role > sworn.

I am a watchman in Constitution Row, the bottom of Gray's Inn Lane; I saw the two prisoners in company with another, with bundles under their arms, run across the road; they crossed into a brick field of Mr. Harrison's; I told his watchman, and we followed them into the Duke of Bedford's road; when they perceived us they ran away to them little huts called Mortimer's Folly; I called out, and alarmed the watchman in Southampton buildings; I saw him take two of them; I endeavoured to meet them, and they turned back; I did not see the prisoner chuck away the bundle; we took them to the watchhouse; they were very near half a mile from Mrs. Farrer's house; they were from that way.

Mr. Garrow, prisoner's counsel. Was there light enough to discover a man's countenance? - Yes.

After day break was it? - Yes, some time after day break, about half past three o'clock.

HENRY HERBERT < no role > sworn.

I am a watchman to Mr. Harrison, the cow-keeper in Gray's Inn Lane; I came out of my master's farm, and this other watchman told me; then I saw three men with bundles, about half past three in the morning;we followed them with the bundles; they were out of my sight in about half a minute, and in that time they had thrown their bundles away.

JAMES BUNN < no role > sworn.

I am a labourer, at Islington; I saw these two young men and another, in company, jump over a bank and run away, about 200 yards from Mrs. Farrer's house; I did not see whether they had any thing with them; they sat on the bank to drink a bottle of beer; I found a bottle there afterwards; this was about five minutes before three, as near as I can tell.

Was it light then? - Yes; then they went to the bottom of the hill; then I saw two of them with bundles, the other had not, and I went after them to Mrs. Harrison's, and told the watchman; he followed them, and I went away; I work at the lead mill at Islington; I was at club that morning till near two o'clock.

Mr. Garrow. Had you been drinking? - Yes.

Pretty much in liquor? - No, I was not in liqour at all.

How many hours had you been drinking? - About two hours and a half; it was rather late before I left work, when I went down; I do not know rightly what time; the club meet about seven in the evening.

JOHN BALL < no role > , JOSHUA BALL < no role > ,

GUILTY 39 s.

Transported for seven years .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice BULLER.