237. ELIZABETH DAVIS proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 14th of February , two pounds of butter, value 2s. the property of William Hewitt proceedingsvictim .(The case was opened by Mr. Trebeck.)

JOHN MUGGLESTON sworn. - Examined by Mr. Trebeck. I live with Mr. Pink, at Turnham green; on the 14th of February I lived with Mr. Hewitt, he is a grocer and cheesemonger : I saw the prisoner on that day between seven and eight in the evening, I was serving a customer, there were two lumps of butter lying upon a plate upon the counter, and she took one of them and put it into her apron; I told my master of it, and he sent for a constable, and she was taken into custody; the butter was found under her cloak, she did not take it out of the shop.

Q. Had you sold her that butter? - A. No.

Q. Was that the property of your master, William Hewitt < no role > ? - A. Yes.

RICHARD EDEN < no role > sworn. - I am constable of the parish of Chiswick: On the 14th of February Mr. Hewitt sent for me, and I took the prisoner into custody; I found nothing about her, the butter had been taken from her before I took her into custody; and as I was proceeding to the cage she was rescuedby her husband and two sons, and a great number of other persons; it was dark, and I could not discover who the other persons were, and she got away from me.

Q. Are you sure she is the same woman? - A. Yes; she has lived there a great number of years.

GUILTY .

Privately whipped , and discharged.

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron HOTHAM.