1, which was represented to contain silver plate-it was placed in the captain's state-room-the prisoner was a custom-house officer, and was in charge of the vessel for six or seven days-he slept in the state-room-no one else slept there-the case came on board in the morning of the 1st of August-the prisoner was on board when it came, and knew what was represented as the contents-he took an account of it as an officer-it would be mentioned in the cocket-he had a box on board, containing his own clothes, which was kept on the quarter-deck-on the Saturday after the 1st of August,īetween five and six o'clock in the evening, I saw the case in the state room, apparently safe as it was when originally placed there-I afterwards went on shore, leaving Lee, the steward, the prisoner, and five or six men on board-I returned in about an hour, when, in consequence of what Lee told me, I went down to the state-room-there was no one there-I saw the wooden case broken open, and a silver tea-pot lying out on the cabin floor-I let it lay there, and said nothing to any one-the prisoner was on the quarter-deck when I came on board-the captain came on board about nine o'clock next morning, and I told him what I had seen-I went down with an officer, and the captain and steward, and saw the case and tea-pot just as I had seen them before.Ĭross-examined by MR. Clapp is a merchant, and is owner of the vessel-she had discharged her cargo on the other side of the dock, and had taken in another cargo, and was outward bound-we had a wooden case on board, marked N. Huckins is the master-there is an opening from the dock into the port, out into the river-Mr. I am mate of the brig Speed, which laid in the London Docks on the 1st of August. ADOLPHUS and BODKIN conducted the Prosecution. the goods of James Harris Huckins, in a vessel, in a port of entry and discharge.-2nd COUNT, stating the property to belong to Asa William Henry Clapp and another. JAMES NATION was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August, 1 coffee-pot, value 9 l. Julien Arabin, Sergeant at Law Her Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and Judges of the Central Criminal Court.ġ742. Alder men of the said City of London John Mirehouse, Esq., Common Sergeant of the said City and William St. Aldermen of the said City of London the Honourable Charles Ewan Law, Recorder of the said City Sir Chapman Marshall, Knt.

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, AND THE PARTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, KENT, AND SURREY, WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONīefore the Right Honourable THOMAS KELLY, LORD MAYOR of the City of London the Right Honourable Thomas, Lord Denman, Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench Sir John Williams, Knt., one of the Justices of the said Court Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, Bart.

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