1433. JAMES NASH proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Proctor proceedingsvictim , about one o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th of August in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea,(no person being therein), and stealing therein, one watch, value 3l., his property; and one watch, value 1l. , the property of Thomas Proctor proceedingsvictim .

JOHN PROCTOR. I rent a house in Albion-street, in the parish of St.Luke, Chelsea . On the 4th of August, between four and five o'clock in the morning, I went out to my work, with my brother, Thomas Proctor < no role > , who lives with me-leaving my wife, and Ann Wedgwood, who is a servant out of place, in the house; I returned between five and six o'clock in the evening, and found my wife and Wedgwood, at home. I missed my own and my brother's watches, which I had left hanging over the mantlepiece when I went out - They were both silver watches. I have known the prisoner seven or eight years - He is a butcher's boy - I am a drover; he had worked with me on the Monday. He slept at my house sometimes, and was well acquainted with the house.

THOMAS PROCTOR < no role > . I slept at my brother's house that night, and went out with him in the morning, leaving his wife, and Wedgwood, in the house; I returned with him in the afternoon, and found them both there, but missed my watch, which I had left hanging over the mantle-shelf, by my brother's.

MARIA PROCTOR < no role > . I am the wife of John Proctor < no role > . On the 4th of August he went out in the morning, leaving me and Wedgwood at home-Wedgwood went out at ten o'clock, and I went out between twelve and one, leaving no person in the house; I locked the front door, and put the key under the flower-pot in the front window-the house is in a garden-there is a gate, which I bolted, but it could easily be opened. No person saw me put the key under the flower-pot - I was in the habit of putting it there. I had told Wedgwood that I should put it there for her to find it-expecting she would return before me; the window is not very high from the garden, any person could get in at it. I returned in about an hour (before Wedgwood), and found the key in the same window where I had left it, the door was fastened, but the window was a little open-it was the same window where I had left the key. The flower-pot was not exactly in the same situation as I had left it. I went in and missed the watches immediately, I had seen them before I went out, and after my husband and his brother went out. I know the prisoner. I had not seen him about the house.

JOHN SNOWSEL. I am a constable. I went to look for the prisoner from information which I received, and found him at Putney fair, on the 17th of August, about three o'clock - I knew him before; he lived about a hundred yards from me up to the time of the robbery, and then moved. I took him to the Police-Office - He was discharged. After that I went to Morritt's, the pawnbroker, in York-street, Westminster, and found a silver watch there-there was a duplicate with it; I had no particular reason for going there; Johnson produced it to me. I took the prisoner into custody a second time. I said nothing to indnce him to confess. He told his mother, in my presence, that the duplicates of the two watches were under a tile in the garden. He said the other was pledged at the corner of a court in Princes-street, Soho - I went and found a watch there; next day his mother gave me the duplicate.

CHARLES JOHNSON. I am shopman to Mr. Morritt, who is a pawnbroker. On the 4th of August, the prisoner pledged a silver watch with me for 25s. about the middle of the day; I have our duplicate, it is in the name of James Nash < no role > ; he said that was his name. He being so young I asked him if he brought it for his father? he said no, his father was dead; he said it was his own. The duplicate found is the one I gave him; it is my hand-writing, and the same as the one which I gave him.

JOHN PURDIE. I am shopman to Mr. Bartrum, who is a pawnbroker, and lives in Princes-street. On the 5th of August, about half past seven o'clock in the morning, the prisoner pledged a watch with me for 10s. he asked 1l. for it; he gave me the name of James Nash; the duplicate found is the one I gave him, it was written in my presence.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner made no defence.

GUILTY . - DEATH Aged 17.

First Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice Park.