514. MARIA WODDISON proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 10th of February , twenty-two yards of sarcenet; value 8 l. the property of William Lyons proceedingsvictim . And

TWO OTHER COUNTS for like offence, only varying the manner of charging them.

ANN LYONS < no role > . Q. Are you the wife of William Lyons < no role > - A. I was, he is since dead; I live at No. 2, York-place, Lambeth . On the 10th of April, in the morning, the prisoner called upon me; she said, that she had come to town to purchase two sarcenet dresses, Captain Munns< no role > was going to make her a present of them, one for her, and one for her sister. I sent for some patterns to Messrs. Roberts and Plowmen, and one of their men brought some patterns; she said, she could not judge of the patterns, she wished to see the pieces. The young man went and brought a number of pieces; she fixed on two remnants, and requested the young man to bring some plain sarcenet, and to leave the two pieces and she would fix on one of the two while he was gone. As soon as he was gone she said, Captain Munn< no role > was waiting at a coffee-house near hand, begged of me to let my girl go with her to carry the pieces for his approbation; the little girl went with her. I never saw the prisoner again till the Sunday before Easter. The little girl returned without either of the pieces. I have been made to answer for the sarcenet.

Q. When you saw her again, what passed - A. I was going through St. Paul's Church-yard with the little girl's father I saw her, and he took hold of her. I charged her with taking the two pieces of sarcenet from my girl; she made no answer whatever, and never spoke during the time of taking her to the watch-house.

Q. What has been charged to you for the sarcenet - A. Eight pounds.

Q. Did you understand that the captain was to pay for it - A. I understood that she was to pay for it, and that she had the money in her pocket; she said, he had given her eight pounds to pay for it.

ANN POWBY < no role > . I lived with Mrs. Lyons at the time this happened.

Q. Do you recollect the prisoner coming to her house about some sarcenet - A. Yes. On a Saturday I was to go with the prisoner with the sarcenet. She took me into Russell-street and took the sarcenet from me, told me to go into the biscuit shop and wait there till she returned; I said, I will stay at the door till you return. I staid there quarters of an hour, she never returned.

Prisoner's Defence I did not give any wrong address in Charlton-street. Captain Munn< no role > is at Malden, in Essex.

GUILTY , aged 21.

Confined Six Months in the House of Correction , and fined 1 s.

Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.