1393. PATRICK LEESON proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously assaulting Robert Little proceedingsvictim , on the King's highway, on the 9th of October , at St. Martin in the Fields , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, one watch, value 10s.; one seal, value 6d.; one watch-key, value 1d., and one ribbon, value 1d., his property .

ROBERT LITTLE < no role > . I am one of the money-takers at Covent Garden Theatre , and live in Tothil-street, Westminster. On the 9th of October, a little before one o'clock in the morning, I was returning home with my wife, and saw several people following me; when I got below Charing-cross I told my wife to give her shawl to me, I thought they wanted to take it-she said it was safe, and kept it herself. When I got a little further I came up to several people, there were nine or ten. The prisoner ran against me from a door-way.

Q. How did he run against you - A. Not with any great force; it appeared to be done to put me off my guard. I made way for him, but he still kept coming towards me; I pushed him from me, he took my watch, and went among the people who had been following me. I called out Stop thief! the watchman came to my assistance, I then saw the prisoner run from the people, and turn up Scotland-yard, I followed, but returned to my wife. The watchman brought him back in about two minutes. I knew him to be the man.

Prisoner. Q. Will you positively say I came against you and took your watch - A. He is the man.

Q. When you saw me with two other persons did you not ask the watchman which of the three it was - A. No; I received a very severe injury, which prevented my going before the magistrate the next day, but I went the day after. I never authorized any one to inform the prisoner I would make it up for a 1l.

HENRY BETTS < no role > . I am constable of St. John's. I was near Charing-cross, and heard the alarm of stop thief; the prisoner was the first man who ran towards me; I collared him, several others came up, and knocked me down - I let go my hold. Humphreys pursued the prisoner, and brought him back in about five or six minutes. I knew him to be the man I at first collared - I have not the least doubt of it.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not charge me with robbing you - A. No; I lost some money in the crowd, but did not charge the prisoner with it.

JOHN HUMPHREYS < no role > . I am a watchman. I heard the alarm, and ran across the street; Little said he had been robbed of his watch, I saw the prisoner run from him, he was about eight yards from him, he ran down Scotland-yard - I lost him-the other watchman said he thought he had concealed himself; I found him in a coach-house in the yard, and charged him with the robbery - He denied it. I found nothing on him. As soon as it got daylight I went to the place where I took him-the other watchman, Brewer, found a watch-case about twenty yards from where I took the prisoner, and in the direction he had ran.

DANIEL BREWER < no role > . I am watchman of Great Scotland-yard. I heard the alarm, and saw a man run down the yard from Charing-cross, he found he could not pass me, turned back, and ran into the coach-house. I went in with Humphreys and found the prisoner there. About half-past five o'clock in the morning I found a watch-case within a few yards of the place, in the direction he had ran.

(Watch-case sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. As I was coming from Westminster, I saw a mob at the corner of Scotland-yard, went into the coach-house for a necessary purpose, and was charged with the robbery.

GUILTY . - DEATH . Aged 20.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Garrow < no role > .