633. GEORGE SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of October, one wicker basket, value 18 d. one bushel of walnuts, value 18 d. the property of Richard Hoy.

A second Count, laying them to be the property of Richard Crunner.

RICHARD HOY sworn.

On the 1st of this month, early in the morning, between five and six, I lost a bushel of walnuts; I was at the Rose, in Clare-market; and I left the porter, George Crunner, in care of them; I had twenty in all when I set them down; I was absent above two hours.

GEORGE CRUNNER sworn.

I was porter, and left in charge of the walnuts; while I was helping to unload other carts, they were taken.

DAVID WRIGHT sworn.

I am a watchman; I saw the prisoner near to the corner of Fleet-market; he was standing by the basket of walnuts; I asked him who they belonged to; he said, he found them; I took the walnuts and him to the watch-house.

(The basket produced and deposed to.)

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I found the basket.

NOT GUILTY.

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER