160. JAMES SWIFT proceedingsdefend was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Tegg proceedingsvictim , about the hour of six in the night of the 23d of January , and stealing six silver tea-spoons, value 22s. an ink-stand, value 4s. two silver eye-glasses, value 6s. and two gilt lockets, value 4s. the property of the said James .

JAMES TEGG < no role > sworn. - I am a jeweller and perfumer in Long-acre : On the 23d of January, from a quarter to half past five in the evening -

Q. It was hardly dark then? - A. Yes, quite; we had had candles lit for twenty minutes, or half an hour; I was in the shop and my wife; I heard one of the panes of glass broke; my wife called out, there is a hand in the window; I attempted to run out, but found the door fast; after pulling several times, it gave way; I found a rope had been tied to the handle of the door, and fastened under the window; I got out, and several people were then in pursuit of the prisoner, calling out stop thief; I met them in a few minutes, coming back with the prisoner; I saw the prisoner searched at Bow-street, but nothing was found upon him; I lost six silver tea-spoons, a plated ink-stand, two silver eye-glasses, and two gold lockets.

WILLIAM WHITE < no role > sworn. - About twenty minutes after five, on the 23d of January, as I was coming from my work, I saw the prisoner run his arm into Mr. Tegg's window, up to his elbow; I was about fifteen yards from him when the window was broke; I thought it was a robbery, and immediately pursued him down Charles-street; I did not see any thing in his possession; he was never out of my sight till he was stopped by Stephen Cordery < no role > , about five yards from me; that was about three minutes after the window was broke.

CHARLES FOWLER < no role > sworn. - I picked up some of the property facing my door, between five and six in the afternoon; (produces six silver tea-spoons;) I heard a cry of stop thief, and saw the mob run past.

Tegg. These spoons have my own private mark upon them.

JOHN MILLER < no role > sworn. - I took the prisoner into custody, and searched him, but found nothing.

Q. (To White.) When you first saw him, was there any body with him? - A. Nobody at all.

Prisoner's defence. There were other people there, and in the scuffle the window was broke, and I ran away.

GUILTY Death . (Aged 16.)

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