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Taunton Courier. Will of James Clay. Gentleman of Tokenhouse Yard. July 19th. Portman Square. Royal Sun Alliance. Clay's Paper Tea Trays. London Courier and Evening Gazette. April 11th. Notice is hereby given that the partnership between Samuel Burton and Richard Clay. Printers of number 9 Devonshire Street. Bishopgate Street. London is dissolved by mutual consent.

George Clay Esq. Director London Dock Committee. Post Office Directory. July 1st. London Gaol Delivery. James Clay sentenced to 7 years transportation to Van Diemans Land. Thomas Clay married Margaret Waitt at Southwark. Borough of London. William Keatinge Clay. April 27th. Catologue of a pleasing collection of paintings the property of William Clay.

Esq of Gower Street. London deceased which will be sold by auction by Mr Christie on June 5th. Will of Jane Clay. Widow of Bolton Street. June 30th. Assignment of a Trust for years. Robert Clay of Thavies Inn. London esq and Richard Clay of Hill esq N. London Met. Archives Ref. July 30th. Bishopgate-Street-Without in London was dissolved by mutual consent and will be carried on by Richard Clay.

John Clay of Spitalfields. London Poll Book. March 11th. Camberwell to St Giles Cripplegate. Surrey History Centre Ref. Benjamin Clay of London. The creditors of George Clay formerley of Rotherhithe in the County of Surrey and afterwards of Rockingham Row in the same County Esq deceased who died in or about the month of February are to come in and prove their debts. London Archives. April 28th. The neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill was put into a great state of alarm by a fire breaking out in the house of Mr Clay print seller at the corner of St Martins Court.

Ludgate Hill. The fire originated in an ill constructed chimney running between Mr Clay's house and Mr Harvey's the haberdasher. The fire was got out without doing any serious damage. Buckinghamshire Gazette. Mr Clay presented a petition at Parliament from Ship Sawyers engaged along the banks of the Thames. The shipping is in a distressed state. It had greatly increased and it was feared it would become greater.

Royal Cornwall Gazette. Lombard Street in the city of London under the name of Percival Clay and Co is dissolved by mutual consent. Author Sir William Clay. Published by Effingham Wilson. Tower of London Court Martial. Indenture made between Robert Palgrave. Warehouse man that Robert Palgrave did assign to Robert Clay and Samuel Stephens all his stock in trade, household goods, furniture, fixtures, books, debts and all his personal estate and effects.

Dreadful Fire at Barnet. One who suffered loss was John Clay of the Old Mitre. Hertford Mercury. House of Commons List of 53 Merchants,Bankers and Manufacturers perhaps the most useful set of men in the House many of them known to possess vast wealth -- William Clay is on the list. A messuage in Church Street. Hackney formerly in the occupation of James Clay. Central Criminal Court Old Bailey. Richard Clay sentenced to 7 years transportation to Van Diemans Land. March 21st. Mr Clay brought forward his motion to consider all foreign grain brought into this country to be regulated by a fixed duty which would add to the stability of our agricultural interests.

July 17th. The information of William Clay. Police Constable of 1 Arber Square. Commercial Road East. Stereotype Founders. Upper Thames Street is dissolved by mutual consent. John Stott. Oilman of Bishogsgate Street. London has assigned all his stock, implements and utensils in trade and all other his estate to Samuel Clay of Smithfield Bars in the City of London. Oil Merchant and to 2 others. The Mutual Life Assurance Society.

Robsons Directory. May 9th. The prisoner was a clerk and by virtue of his employment had access to warrants and orders of the Bank of England. The prisoner had forged the names to 89 checks. A witness asked him if his name was Robson the name on one of the checks and he said yes and that he lived on Coleman Street, the witness told him "You know that is not true there is no such person living on that street I think your name is Clay and you have been playing a fine game but I think it is nearly over now".

Knowing he was found out Clay replied he feared it was over. The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. Bucks Herald. On the 15th at his residence in Cambridge Road. Leicester Chronicle.

Bankrupt List for July. George Clay of Holborn Hill. Woollen Draper. The Law Journal - May 11th. Merchants was dissolved by mutual consent. Dreadnought Seamans Hospital. John Walter Clay age 17 born London. Admitted June 4th. Discharged June 19th. Joseph Clay age 16 Born London. Ship "Retrieve" Admitted July 23rd. Discharged Aug. Years at Sea one and three quarters. Arrived November 4th on the ship "Diamond". Australia Assisted Passage Records. July 14th. Holborn Hill.

Steel pen manufacturer. Durham County Advertiser. Gough Square in the City of London as Printers is dissolved by mutual consent.

Charles John Clay born son of Richard J. Clay printer of Bread Street. London admitted to Cambridge University in James Clay of Montague Square. Shareholder of The Commercial Bank of London. April 24th. House of Commons. Sir William Clay expressed his intention of voting for the education scheme but objected to the exclusion of the Roman Catholics and thought the Government would have pursued a wiser Course. Notice is hereby given that the partnership between William Clay and Henry Janson.

Warehousemen at number Cheapside. London was dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be carried on by William Clay. April 22nd. Sir William Clay said "Any man addressing a multitude was very liable under the excitement of public speaking to say many things which he would regret having uttered half an hour after he got home". June 23rd. Cheapside Warehouse. Bath Chronicle. The Geat Exhibition London. A Fire Escape invented by Jackson and Clay.

Grace's Guide. Clay is to bring in a Bill to abolish church rates. West Surrey Times. Henry Clay age 38 Born London. Ship "Athens" Admitted Dec. Ailment Confidential. Discharged Jan. Admitted to Cambridge University in William A.

Wiltshire with wife Mariannah. June 25th. Robbery in the House of Lords. As Mr Clay was entering the Peers Room he felt a hand in his pocket. He saw the prisoner with his pocket book. He was sentenced to 18 months hard labour. London Branch. March 24th. John Clay born c Crewlist of the ship "Achilles". Liberal Member for Hull died early this morning. The son of the late James Clay a London Merchant. He was born in Manchester Evening News. Thomas Clay age 16 born Bow.

Ship "Kaiser". Admitted March 17th with injuries. Discharged March 25th. Thomas Clay age 28 born London. Ship "Alarm" Admitted July 4th.

Ailment confidential. Discharged July 28th. Exhibition of British Dairy Farmers held at Islington. Lady Clay was commended for a Jersey Cow. Surrey Mirror. Gloucester admitted to Cambridge University in The composer Mr F. Clay is well known as a writer of considerable power and originality. Our readers will regret to to hear that early this week while returning from a performance of his new work was seized with an apoplectic fit and now lies in a critical condition at his brothers house.

Thomas Clay age 34 Born Old Ford. Ship Olympia Barge. Admitted Aug. Discharged Sept. For London see also Middlesex section. Inhabitants of London Mr Clay. St Mathews. Friday Street. St Michaels. St Olave. Silver Street. Mr Clay's Shop. Goldsmiths Row. St Peters. West Cheap. All Hallows the Great.

London Hearth Tax Nunber of Hearths. Widow Clay. Whitechapel Alice Clay. St Giles. Cripplegate Elizabeth Clay St Margarets. Westminster Mr John Clay. Dowgate Ward. All Hallows St Botolphs. St Dunston in the West Samuell Clay. Candlewick Ward Christ Church. Newgate St. St Martin in the Fields 8. St Michael. Mrs Cley. St Martin in the Fields - 3. Stephen Cley. St Andrew. Thomas Cley. Old Bailey Proceedings.

Copyright - www. The following are short transcripts of the cases for a more comprehensive account see website above. July 2nd. Henry Curle was in court for breaking into the house of Nicholas Clay of Stepney and stealing several goods. Mary Clay of All Hallows. Dowgate was indicted for stealing goods off Henry Whistler esq.

A lodger of Clay's sold some of the items. She was found guilty. Sentence - Burnt in the Hand.. Ferdinando Marquess de Paleotti was indicted for the murder of John Niccolo. Margaret Clay was witness to the murder.

She being at the window that looked into Lisle Street she saw a gentleman and his servant pass along and immediately heard the servant cry out and he fell down dead the Marquess was seen leaving the scene with a sword.

The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to to death. Samuel Clay of St Dunston. Stepney was indicted for feloniously stealing a silver pint pot out of the house of Henry Cock on the 26th of April. He came into his house and he drew him a pint of drink in a silver mug, but missing it as soon as he was gone, he pursued him and found the mug under his coat.

The jury found him guilty. Sentence - Transportatation. June 2nd. Henry Clay was a witness in a case of counterfeiting. John Hunt of St Andrews. Holborn was indicted for forging a sixpenny stamp with intent to defraud the King. Henry Clay said that they had information at the Stamp Office and he was sent to take the prisoner who he followed into Roe Buck at the corner of Tibolds Row and the prisoner produced the stamp , he said it was only for his own use and had no intetion of using it.

He was found guilty and sentenced to death. She had been his servant,she claimed the clothes were given to her by the maid and she sold them for her and gave her the money. The jury found her guilty and she was sentenced to Transportation. James Clay said that he heard the cry of "Stop Thief" and he ran and apprehended the prisoner Alexander Russell who was indicted at St Margarets. Westminster for assaulting Ann Roberts and taking from her a Riding Hood. Ann Roberts said she was going -- along the Old Palace Yard when the prisoner got her by the throat and almost strangled her and violently pulled off her Riding Hood.

James Clay said that when apprehended he had something bulky under his coat and found that it was a Riding Hood. The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to death. City of London Court Proceedings. Wharton Clay on the Jury. Roger Bow was indicted for murder by stabbing his victim Thomas Field with a knife.

William Holbrook said I lodge with Daniel Clay a shoemaker and saw the prisoner run away. Daniel Clay said the night before the murder the prisoner came to my house and said he could help me to find an apprentice if I go to Tower Hill, when we got there he could not find the house then he said it was in Bishop Street. We went from one place to another till I was out of patience and I left him at Tower Hill.

Mary Bowman of S t Martin in the Fields was indicted for stealing 6 guineas and a half and 5 shillings the money of Pierce Clay in the house of John Dunkerton. Pierce Clay said I am an Ostler my money was in a little wooden box which was in a drawer in my room in John Dunkertons house.

The prisoner said I can't deny it, she said she took the box out of Mr Clay's room and broke the box open. The jury found her guilty and sentenced her to death. Mary Clay gave evidence in the trial of Nathanial Hazledine of St Mary le Bow in Middlesex who was indicted for stealing clothes from a washing line. He was found guilty and sentenced to Transportation. June 10th. Thomas Bannister of London was indicted for stealing 30 books from a warehouse several of which were the property of Francis Clay.

He was found not guilty. April 12th. George Manning of St John. Wapping shoe maker was indicted for assaulting Eleanor Clay an infant about 2 years and 3 months old and being infected in his body with foul disease carnally infected the said infant of which laceration and infection she languished from the 6th to the 24th of February and then died.

Daniel Clay gave an account that the prisoner had lain with him almost a week he and the prisoner lying at the head of the bed and the child and its mother at the feet of the same bed. He frequently laid down on the bed when the child was in it. He owned up that he was clapped and the witness went with him to the doctors and medicine was taken in Clay's room. The prisoner had laid down when he and his wife had gone out and left the child asleep upon the bed. Elizabeth Clay gave the same account that the childs complaints began at the latter end of the week the prisoner laid with them.

Ann Harvey said she carried the child to several surgeons who said nothing would do it any good but Salvation as gangrene had begun. Mr Atkinson saw the child after its death and said it had violent gonorrhea upon it.

Other witnesses said that Clay and his wife being shoe makers sold gin when they attended Clay's house day after day drinkinking the liquor of which the child partook till it often tumbled about the floor and Clay and his wife were often drunk with the liquor as well as their customers.

Mr Wiseman deposed that he viewed the child before it died and percieved there was no help for it as gangrene being begun but as the child lived in a Gin Shop and had been used to drinking gin that might occasion scalding of the urine and the disorder might proceed to that for want of proper care. Mary Inwood was of the opinion that the child had been poisoned in its own nastiness and said Mrs Clay had told her she had no suspicion that the prisoner had injured her child.

William Brown a Surgeon saoid it was his belief the disorder proceeded from heat of urine and bad nursing. The jury acquitted the prisoner finding him not guilty.

Richard Clay of St Anns. Aldgate was indicted for for stealing a brown cloth coat and a mans hat. Edward Walker said that a fellow came into my shop and asked for thread, while the girl was turned he snatched the things off the counter and made off.

I pursued and took him directly. A witness saw him run past and he had a white caped coat but the man who took the items had a grey coat. Several witnesses gave Clay a reference saying he was a honest industrious man and he was acquitted. The Proceedings at the Sessions for the City of London. William Clay is on the Jury.

Richard Clay was an accomplice in several robberies around Holborn. His mother lives in White Chapel. June 29th. Christian Ponor of St Ann. Westminster was indicted for shoplifting in Cranbourne Alley.

Elizabeth Clay gave her a character reference in court - I have known the prisoner four years her character is that of a very honest and just person she is a servant maid she lived with me three quarters of a year and behaved well then. The judge found her not guilty. Sarah Capell of Christchurch in Middlesex was indicted for stealing clothes.

Her friend sold one of the gowns to Christian Clay. She was found guilty and sentenced to Transportation. Wood Street were indicted for breaking and entering a dwelling house and stealing goods. Several witnesses spoke in court on behalf of Richard Clay. Mary Coupe says that Clay is as honest a person as ever she desires to deal with. Ann Fido said Richard Clay is a Framework Knitter and Capmaker, I have dealt with him and his father for several years I never knew but what he bore an exceeding good character I always found him a very honest lad.

Richard Clay gave evidence in court against Joseph Isaacs who said he never saw Clay but 3 times in his life, the first was at a private house in Houndsgate with Irish Peg a young woman that Clay kept company with.

Richard Clay was indicted for breaking and entering a dwelling house in White Chapel and stealing a number of items. Sarah Ducker gave him a reference and said - Sir I never knew Clay to wrong man,woman or child. I have dealt with his father and mother before him. He was found Guilty and given the Death Sentence. Confessions and Dying Words of those executed at Tyburn on Wednesday 21st January at the place of execution.

The morning of his execution Richard Clay came up to Chapel and appeared very devout and received the Holy Sacrament. The 9 prisoners to be hanged were carried to the place of execution between 12 noon and 1 o'clock in 3 carts Richard Clay was in the 2nd cart. Richard Clay 28 years of age was born in Shoreditch of honest parents, he was never put to apprentice but lived with his father and worked at his trade which was that of Stocking Frame Knitter, after his fathers death he followed the business for some time till he spent what little fortune his father had left him and then went to sea, he was 4 or 5 years in the Merchant Service then entered on board the Wolf Sloop of War in which he was taken prisoner by the French and carried into St Maloes he was released came back to England and got acquainted with a wicked gang of young fellows with whom he committed a number of robberies which he confessed his sorrow for and repentance of but did not choose to particularize them having as is too often the case with those poor unhappy wretches more regard for their surviving companions than for their own precious souls.

He behaved while under sentence seriously and devoutly and came constantly to Chapel. He heartily forgave every person that injured him and died in peace with all the world and hoped for remission of his sins through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Elizabeth Howard and Sarah Bennett spinsters were indicted for stealing a silver watch and a pair of buckles from William Jewel. Elizabeth Howard went to Mr Clay a Silversmith opposite Houndsgate and sold the buckles for ten shillings.

Both women were found guilty and sentenced to Transportation. Caroline Butler was indicted for stealing clothes and a copper frying pan.

Cow Cross. I let the prisoner lie at my house and on Wednesday she went out and we found things missing. We caught her up and she owned up and said she pawned them for 6 shillings. She was found guilty and Transported for 7 years.

Thomas Mathews was indicted for stealing a childs clothes at Holborn on Devonshire Street. Samuel Clay said in court - On the 5th of June the prisoner was brought to my door and I had charge of him.

I am a Constable. He said they were his sisters childs clothes. Frances Whaley was indicted for strangling her newborn illegitimate child. I went there and was showed the dead child in a box. The child was examined and there were no marks of violence. The prisoner said nothing in her defence. She was acquitted. Three men were attacking and robbing people in a field between Kentish Town and Pancras one armed with a sword.

Samuel Clay the High Constable for Holborn Division said he called 27 men to his assistance for a general search. They caught the men and they were sentenced to death. The prisoner denied it and several men gave good character references. He was pronounced not guilty and acquitted. April 13th. John Clay was indicted for stealing 20 pounds of linen rags the property of Benjamin Heath who said I am book keeper for wagons at the Kings Arms.

Holborn and the rags were found in the prisoners apron. He was found guilty and ordered to be whipped. April 25th. Alex Richardson was indicted for stealing pounds weight of tobacco the property of Ralph Clay. The warehouse having been robbed I had men to watch, about 5 in the morning we saw a man in the warehouse. He had dug a hole through the wall.

He was taken up and he confessed he had robbed the warehouse twice before. Sentenced to Transportation. Joseph Price was indicted of stealing 12 yards of silk ribbon and 3 yards of gauze the property of Messrs Clay and Co.

The prisoner sold me the ribbon. Found Guilty and sentenced to Transportation. May 15th. Robert King was indicted for breaking into a house and stealing money and a pair of silver buckles. He was convicted on the evidence of Edward Clay a Pawn Broker who said the buckles were brought to him. James Silvester was indicted for stealing an amount of silk the property of Richard Clay. Found not guilty. Bethnall Green. Thomas Green was sentenced to death. Thomas son of Thomas and Sarah Clay baptised at Christchurch.

July 11th. Sarah Mansfield was indicted for stealing a silk handkerchief and some money. Sarah Clay gave evidence and said I live in Tothill Street. Westminster I keep a cooks shop. The prisoner came in and sold me a handkerchief for 2 shillings. Mansfield said in court she had been given it by a young man.

Wiliam Bugden was indicted for stealing a coat and waistcoat the property of Richard Clay esq and a pair of leather boots from his stable. William Mutton said I am coachman to Mr Clay he lives in Hamstead and confirm the items were in the stable.

Joseph Fenn said he saw the man coming out of Squire Clay's gateway with 2 bundles and a pair of boots. William Clay age 13 was indicted for stealing 9 silk handkerchiefs value 39 shillings. Walter Davis said I live in Bartholomew Close I am a linen draper 9 silk handkerchiefs I put in the window were missing, his wife said the prisoner came into the shop and she saw the items missing she told the maid to stop the prisoner.

He was stopped in Aldersgate Street and brought back into the shop and the items were under his coat. He was found guilty and sentenced to death - He was reccomended to mercy on account of his youth and Transported for 7 years to New South Wales. Thomas Clay gave evidence that he was a shopman to Mr Thwait.

William Green was sentenced to 7 years Transportation. Thomas Morgan was indicted for stealing 3 large timbers the property of George Clay.

John Clay said in court I am a Timber Merchant. On Wednesday I saw the timber very safe in Church Walk. Rotherhithe next day I went down and saw they had been stolen the rope that fastened them was cut. We went to Thomas Street and found the timber there. Morgan said he got it from another man. John Rose was indicted for stealing 28 yards of printed callico the goods of Thomas Clay. He was found guilty Transported for 7 years. Joseph Lever was indicted for stealing 8 yards of printed callico the property of Thomas Clay.

Thomas Clay said I live on Holborn Hill. I lost 8 yards of callico from the door of my shop I saw it taken by the prisoner, I pursued him and he dropped it. Catherine Driscoll was indicted for stealing a printed gown. Martha Clay said my husband is a Hairdresser. I bought the gown off Mrs Lee who keeps a clothes shop. Mary Marshall said I am a servant to Mrs Lee, the prisoner brought the gown to sell to my mistress. John Hawkins was indicted for obtaining goods under false pretences.

The prisoner came to me in Town Court. Cheapside and said he came from Wells and Co. Fleet Street and took with him 77 yards of mode. A spokesman for Wells said they did not send him. Found guilty and Transported for 7 years.

Two 14 year old lads stole a quantity of books in sheets and sold items to Mr Flaxman in Red Lion Square. The prisoner said his master was William Clay of number 3 Temple Lane. Whipped in Gaol. April 20th. Elizabeth Branning was indicted for uttering a counterfeit sixpence knowing it to be false to William Clay who said I keep the Boy and Camel in Leadenhall Street and on 23rd October the prisoner came to my house for a glass of gin.

In court she denied having any knowledge of the coins being counterfeit. She was found not guilty. William Taylor was indicted for stealing 30 silk handkerchiefs the property of William Clay who said I live in Crown Court.

Cheapside I am a Silk Manufacturer, the prisoner was stopped by a pawnbroker who was suspicious that they were improperly come by and he ran out of the shop. He was caught and found guilty. Transported for 7 years. James Heath was indicted for stealing 87 pounds of tea.

There were 13 chests of tea. Thomas Barrow said he happened to go up on deck and saw 2 men in a boat with a chest of tea and the alarm was raised.

John North age 19 was indicted for stealing a silver watch from the house of John Poole who said I am a labourer in the East India Warehouse I live at number 70 Lambeth Street The prisoner lives near me. I heard him call in the street for James Clay who is a lodger at my house and then he came to the foot of the stairs and called James Clay a second time. My wife went to see what it was and the watch which was hanging up was gone and she thought it was the young man who came into the house who had taken it.

The prisoner said I was going to call James Clay my bed fellow and found the watch outside. Found guilty 6 months in the House of Correction and fined 1 shilling. Edward Richards was indicted for stealing 12 yards of silk and lute string and 6 wrappers the property of William Clay,Richard Smith and John Haines. Richard Smith said I live in Crown Court. The prisoner was in our employ for 8 years. I had some reason to suspect him and he confessed. The Constable found the items at his lodgings.

Mary Twothy was indicted for stealing 26 yards of linen cloth the property of William Gillman and Thomas Clay. Linen Drapers. The prisoner came into the shop and was acting suspiciously I observed her to be shuffling under her pelisse. I discovered the Irish linen was missing and sent for the Constable. She was found guilty and sentenced to 1 month in Newgate Prison.

I am a Baker, I was in the bakehouse at work and I heard an alarm by my wife crying out - the watches, the watches, I ran to her immediately and pursued but did not find the prisoners but on the way back I met a neighbour he told me he saw the 2 boys running and where they were.

I went for an officer who apprehended the lads. Mrs Clay said I was in the kitchen adjoining the parlour I saw both watches hanging up at the chimney piece I saw Lewis make away with the property.

Lewis age 15 guilty Sentenced to Death. Stewart found not guilty. Elizabeth Brown was indicted for stealing 6 yards of printed cotton shawls the property of William Gillman and Thomas Clay Linen Drapers from their shop at 23 Barbican. Catherine Bird snr guilty 7 years Transportation. Catherine Bird jnr not guilty. James Clay was indicted for stealing 2 lamps a candlestick and a spoon the property of Thomas Owen.

Iron Monger in Gt Russell Street. James Clay said I never was charged with a dishonest act before this, I leave myself to your mercy. Thomas Clay on the Jury in London. Mile End Road. On Sunday night 3rd October I was going down Whitechapel and the prisoner overtook me. I was in the company of a young man named William Carter the prisoner knew him I was in liquor and was going to bed I suppose he took my watch.

James Osborne and Arthur Elling indicted for stealing a chest and 60 pounds of tea the property of George Clay. Number 56 Russell Square. John Clay was indicted for for putting his hand into the pocket of George Good with intent to steal.

I felt something at my pocket I turned round immediately and saw the prisoner in the act of drawing my handkercief from my pocket. I said you rascal you have attempted to pick my pocket. He was apprehended but found not guilty as he had not thoroughly taken the handkerchief out. Oil Merchants of St John Street. Robert Wright saw him take it - Guilty 6 months gaol and whipped. Thomas Hamilton said I am a Thames Police Officer I saw the the prisoners pulling up the river, the bowsprit was fastened to thier boat.

Both found guilty sentenced to 7 years Transportation. Richard Clay one of 12 men on London Jury. William Clay age 24 was indicted for stealing 6 pieces of mahogany and a piece of cedar. A girl saw him draw the wood under the gate. He said it was only for firewood. Found guilty sentenced to 6 months gaol. James Clay age 28 was indicted for stealing pounds of beef the goods of John Ellard. Anthony Tinder said I saw the prisoner in Newdigate with the beef on his shoulder and being suspicious followed him.

I asked him where he was going with it and he said on board ship I said that was the wrong way he then said he was go i ng to Fleet Market to sell it. I took him back to the owner. He was found guilty and sentenced to 3 months and to be whipped. James Clay age 29 was indicted for stealing one pair of trousers the goods of Richard Cleobury.

James Clark said I was going up Cheapside and saw the prisoner running with a bundle under his arm and a quantity of people following him calling him to stop. I took the bundle from him and found the trousers in it. George Clay age 23 was indicted for stealing 7 yards of linen and one waistcoat the goods of John Denford.

Robert Heakes said I am servant to John Denford. Little Newport Street. The prisoner came to the shop and asked how much to make 2 shirts. I cut him off 7 yards he then said he had not enough money in his pocket and if I could send the lad with him would send the money back with him. The lad accompanied him with the parcel and he bid him to wait while he went in the pub to get the money from his father he came out and said he was not there and gave him the parcel back.

When the lad returned they found the parcel full of grass. Kingsland Road and stealing a number of items. Witnesses saw them with the items. Guilty Transported 7 years. William Cook was indicted for stealing a bushel of oats, beans and chaff mixed together and John Clay was indicted for recieving the same knowing it to be stolen. William Smith said I am a dustman and Clay and I were driving the dustcart.

Cook was with us Clay asked Cook to give us some corn. Henry Ishmail said I am on patrol I was on duty at Newington and saw Clay near Hackney Church with a sack of corn on his back coming as from Rhodes Stable he said he bought it from a hostler and I said I will go there with him to prove it but it was denied by the hostler. He then said he bought it at the White Hart Pub. Ann Hyder Clay was indicted for stealing 9 sovereigns and a 10 pound note the money of Charles Byrn her master and Ann Clay was indicted for receiving the same knowing it to be stolen.

Fitzroy Square. Ann Hyder Clay was my servant. The money was in a box in my bedroom I found the money gone I immediately charged the prisoner with robbery she denied it, I had her apprehended but nothing was found on her. Ann Hyder Clay was asked if her husband had been in the room she denied his having been there. Ann Clerk said I lodge in this house and saw the prisoner in the bedroom talking to her husband when Mrs Byrn was out.

Ann Hiverson said I live in Jeffries Buildings. Newcastle Street. I took it to her the next morning. She told me if I saw him tell him to be off as quick as he could into the country for they were after him.

He had 9 sovereigns. The mother lived in Coopers Place. Newport Market. The mother and daughter were found not guilty.

John and Susannah Phillips wer indicted for stealing blankets and sheets the goods of Alexander Woodward who were lodging in his house at High Street. Portland Town. Sarah Clay said I lodge in this house and was left to collect the rent I knocked on the door and nobody answered and found all the clothes gone off the bed. They were caught 3 weeks later. John Phillips was found guilty and Transported for 7 years. Susannah Phillips found not guilty. April 6th. Henry Benjamin and Richard Painter were indicted for stealing 7 pounds of salmon the goods of Benjamin Clay who said I live with Mr Curling a salmon salesman.

This salmon was in my care to be delivered to my masters customers. I mised it from my basket in Billingsgate. I was given infoermation and I went and laid hold of Henry Benjamin in Thames Street opposite the market the salmon was in a basket I have no doubt it being ours as they were Irish salmon.

James Clay was indicted for a misdemeanor. Robert Yorston said I was in Fleet Street I felt something behind me and turned around, I seized the prisoner with part of my handkerchief in his hand and part of it was in my pocket.

I gave him to the officer immediately. He was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year. Richard Wells was indicted for the murder of Frances Farbridge.

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