264. ANN JONES proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 5th of September , a metal gilt watch, value 10s. and a silver seal, value 12d. the property of John Rollins proceedingsvictim .

ANN ROLLINS < no role > sworn. - I am the wife of John Rollins: On the 5th of September, I called at a neighbour's, Mrs. Robertson's, No. 20, Carlisle-street, Soho-square .

Q. What is your husband? - A. A coachman ; we have been separated three years; I left my watch in her apartment; the prisoner was her servant ; I took it out to look what it was o'clock; it was a metal gilt watch, with a silver seal; I left it on the sofa about eight o'clock in the evening; I was gone about three minutes; I applied to the prisoner at the bar; she said she had not seen it; in consequence of a letter I received on the 13th of April, I got the watch again from the prisoner; the officer has got it.

JAMES KENNEDY < no role > sworn. - I am an officer belonging to Marlborough-street: On the 13th of April I had a search-warrant for No. 15, Wood stock-street, St. George's, Hanover-square; I searched the prisoner, who was servant there; I desired her to shew me the keys of her box, which she did; I opened one of the boxes, and found this watch there; the prosecutrix was along with me; I asked her if that was her watch, and she said it was; she told me she had bought it of Mr. Draper, at the next door, and given him a guinea for it; then Mrs. Draper sent for him, and he delivered me the seal; he is here. (Produces the watch and seal).

WILLIAM DRAPER < no role > sworn. - I am a soldier in the 1st regiment of foot guards; I had this watch in exchange from a watchmaker of the name of John Taylor < no role > , May's-buildings; I had it from him about seven weeks ago: a little after that the prisoner came to live in the house where I lodged, No. 15, Southmolton-street, as a servant; I was pulling out my watch one day, and she said, that was a nice watch, that she had got one up stairs had been in the family twenty years, and she wished to change; she brought it down, and I changed with her; she gave me fifteen shillings and this watch for it, which I have in my pocket, (produces it); this is the watch I had from the prisoner.

Prosecutrix. The case of the watch last produced is mine, and the seal is mine.

Draper. I had the seal from the prisoner, with the watch.

Q. And are you sure you had that watch from the watch-maker? - A. I am.

Prisoner's defence. The watch that the prosecutrix has sworn to, I bought of William Draper < no role > .

NOT GUILTY .

Tried by the second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.