Saturday 03 Apr 1819 (p. 3, col. 1-3) GAOL DELIVERY. [continued] THOMAS YOUDALE, aged 28, charged upon the oath of George GRAHAM with feloniously stealing two silver matches from the shop of Mary SIMPSON. The prisoner pleaded not Guilty. Mr. COURTENAY addressed the Jury for the prosecution. Mrs. SIMPSON, he said, is a widow who carries on the business of a watch-maker in Cockermouth. On the evening of the 26th of January, while Mrs. S. was in an adjoining room, the prisoner contrived to get into the shop, without causing any alarm (though there was a bell attached to the door) and search several drawers unheard; but in taking down some watches from the window he made a noise, was discovered, and hastily retreated by jumping over the hatch or half-door. George GRAHAM is a watchmaker in the employment of Mrs. SIMPSON, a widow, carrying on business at Cockermouth. Witness works upstairs. On Tuesday the 27th of January, about seven in the evening, an alarm was made, and he went down into the shop, when he found that three watches had been taken out of the window, where he had himself hung them in the morning. He found nothing else missing at that time, but afterwards discovered that some combs had been stolen from a drawer in the counter. Witness saw the prisoner that night in custody at LONGMIRE's, a public house. John ISMAY shewed witness a watch, and he knew it to be one of those missing from the shop; a quantity of combs were also taken from the prisoner's pocket. Another watch was likewise brought in soon after which had been taken from the shop. John MITCHELL went with ISMAY in pursuit of prisoner, and they took him on the road to Keswick. ISMAY desired prisoner to come back, and he did so, saying that he was not afraid to show his face; when they got about 20 or 30 yards, however, he began to struggle and tried to throw some watches from him. Witness seized prisoner's arms, and heard something like a watch chain jingle. ISMAY said to witness, "take care of his left hand." Witness then struck his left hand smartly, and heard something fall. Prisoner struggled so violently that witness had not the power of looking for what had fallen. They secured him at last and took him to LONGMIRE's, where he was searched, and combs were discovered in his coat pocket. Witness then went to the place where the prisoner was first seized, and found a watch. That now produced is the same; he has had it in his possession ever since. Witness knew the prisoner in Cockermouth a few years back. Court.-Did it not strike you that it was likely for a man to struggle when you were holding him fast? Witness.-No, Sir, he did not strike-he never hit us! John ISMAY corroborated the last witness's evidence, and produced a watch that he took from the prisoner's clenched hand, which he forced open. He also produced the combs taken from the prisoner's pocket. Daniel BARNES was in Castle Street, with a horse and cart, and he saw "the gentleman" come out of Mrs. SIMPSON's shop very hastily. Court.-What Gentleman? Wit.-(Looking at the prisoner at the bar) That gentleman. Court.-How did he come out? Wit.-Three or four steps together.-Witness saw the gentleman again soon after he took up Castlegate, near Mr. HETHERINGTON's tan-yard door, and he asked witness which was the road to the town. Witness said, I am going to the town; stop, and I'll go with thee. Prisoner said, "No, I'm in a hurry." Witness replied, "Thou wast in a far greater hurry a bit sinc when thou cam'st down Mrs. SIMPSON's steps." Prisoner then called witness an old rogue. Court.-That was not true, I suppose? Wit.-That may be as m'happen, but I've lived in Cockermouth a' my life time and was never taxed wi't before. Witness told prisoner when he said that he never was in Mrs. SIMPSON's shop, that he told a lie. Prisoner then made off as fast as he could up Castlegate again. Witness saw the man next day in custody, and is sure that he is the same. His Lordship observed that the capital offence had not been proved. The prisoner said that BARNES, the next day, could not tell whether he was the same man or not that he saw the night before, but only that he had such a coat on. ISMAY was here recalled, and stated that BARNES said that it was the same coat, and the same man. The Prisoner in his defence asserted that he knew the way out of Cockermouth well enough, and had no occasion to ask. He said he got the property found upon him from two men, and was requested by them to take care of it, till they came out of a public house, where they were drinking. His Lordship in summing up, observed that the prisoner had been indicted for a capital offence, in stealing in the dwelling house of Mrs. SIMPSON, in the parish of Brigham, but that had not been proved: there still, however, remained the charge of stealing; and if the Jury found him guilty of that, his Lordship directed them to add, but not in a dwelling house. Verdict-Guilty of stealing, but not in a dwelling house.-Transported seven years. ---------- ISAAC BURTHOLME, aged 53, charged upon his own confession with stealing from the buildings of William HODGSON, Esq. nine pieces of fir wood. The prisoner at first pleaded guilty, but, on the recommendation of the Court, retracted, and pleaded not guilty. John BARNES, the constable, in consequence of directions, went to the prisoner's house, and found there two boards six or seven feet long, belonging to W. HODGSON, Esq. On the Monday following he took the prisoner to Mr. HODGSON's office, where he said that he, BARNES, was a rogue and vagabond, for he bought the wood of a man in Shaddongate.-Lancelot HODGSON, a joiner, proved the timber to be Mr. HODGSON's property.-Mr. John FAWCETT, jun. acted as clerk when prisoner was examined before G. BLAMIRE, Esq. The prisoner then made a voluntary confession that he had stolen the boards at two separate times, but declared that he had stolen no more.-Guilty. His Lordship, after a feeling admonitory address, sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. This is the whole of the business up to last night. The Court opens this morning at eight. Full particulars in our next.