519. JOSEPH HILL proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 4th of May ; one thousand bricks, value 50 s. the property of William Hobson proceedingsvictim .

THOMAS TAYLOR. I am a foreman to Mr. William Hobson < no role > , he is the proprietor of a brick field in Kingsland Road. The Prisoner was a carter to Mr. Smith, of Battle-bridge. On the 4th of May, the prisoner, with four other men were to deliver bricks at Drapers Place, Burton Cressent < no role > , for Mr. Hart, who was building there. The prisoner took a thousand there in the morning, there were five thousand to be taken in the morning and five thousand in the afternoon.

WILLIAM BROWN < no role > . I am a servant to the prosecutor.

Q. On the 4th of May, did you see the prisoner load a thousand bricks for Mr. Hart - A. Yes, he loaded a cart where I was at work in the morning, to be taken to Mr. Hart.

WILLIAM WATERMAN < no role > . I am a servant to the prosecutor; in the afternoon I delivered a thousand bricks to the prisoner, to be taken to Mr. Hart.

THOMAS OWEN < no role > . I am a servant to Mr Hart, the builder at Burton Cressent < no role > . On Saturday, the 4th of May, I received one thousand bricks of the prisoner, at half past eleven in the morning; he brought none in the afternoon; I only received nine thousand, I was to have received ten thousand.

CHARLES BELLINGER < no role > On the 4th of May, in the afternoon. I saw Mr. Smith's cart leave the bricks in St. John's Street Road, at the back of the Coach and Horses. I cannot speak to the prisoner at the bar being the man.

Prisoner. The man that worked at the kiln did not load the cart, I loaded it in the afternoon.

Waterman. I did not load them all, I finished it. I saw them loaded in the afternoon between four and five.

Prisoner's Defence. That man did not put a brick in the cart my fellow servant and I loaded it all.

The prisoner called two witnesses, who gave him a good character.

GUILTY, aged 40.

Judgement respited .

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.