The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The sittings of the court for the September ',weevil see.
riot,. were resumed yesterday 'torsion. at the Guildhall,
Westatiseter, before Mr. Bodkia (presidia,' for the Areistaat.
Juice), Mr. Wilburn, and a bear& of magistrates. There
were for trial 76 priaoaers charged with felony, sad 8 with
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Oa the nevem and ;seldom's' of the persons sessmosed ea
the greed jury being called over,
Mr. Bodkin observed that it was a matter of some sur-
mise that in • diviict Whial emsprised sub parishes as dt.
George, Hanover square, and Bt. James, personae( higher
grade were not summoned es the grand jury. Oa the pre-
seat attestors the graced jury was composed newly entirely
of tradesmen, who had also to serve as traverse jurors, and
it wou'd be only right that the duty of serving cm the grand
jury should be fairly divided between them and tbs more
wealthy parishioners. lie inquired of the sums. niog
I °Meer bow the mail was made up.
The summoning dear said it was made up by the High
Bailiff tram the usual jury lism. He received it from him,
sod summoned thou* whose names appeared ea it.
Mr. Bodkin thought there ought to be a more equal dis-
tribution. One of the persons now summoned as a grand
juror was actually • waiter at an hotel, who, having a reel-'
depot, was returned as quailed.
These observations were warmly coincided in by the jury-
man present.

/we, 38, was indicted for having stolen from the
person of William Harwell a pocket-book, coataining 1151.
in Bank souse. H. pleaded fiuilty.
This was an ordinary case of pocket picking. The pro-
secutor detected the prisoner in the act, and he was taken
into custody. The money was recovered.
Mr. Parry. for the prisoner said this was a most unac-
countable affair, for the instead of being a common
thief, was respectably connected, and was himsel a person
of some means, which rendered the ease somewhat extra-
ordinary, that might operate against him la the mind of the
court in this way, that being a men is good circumstances
he could not have committed this theft from neeeseity ; but
it might lead ale to this view of the matter, that the pii•
sower, seeing an opportunity, had yielded to • sudden im-
pala', and that he did not practise thieving. The prosecutor
had suffered so lose, sad on the prisoner wets found fifteen
sovereigns, a geld watch and chain, and a diamond ring,
all his owe,which, under the circumstances, he (Kr. Parry)
hoped the court would order to be given up to the prisoner's
sister.

Some wirsecee to character were called. Ose of them
said he knew the prisoner as a merchant at New Orissa,
and he now acted in London a• agent to several house
there.
Mr. Bodkin said be should postpone the sentence, and in
the meantime molder Mr. Parry's application.
Waliass Art Ayr ilwchawas, 19, sloth, pleaded guilty of
baviog stoles, awe 101 Beek of Ragland notes, and a Poet-1
office order for N. 18s. 4d., tbe property of Joseph Bibb,'
his muter.
The prosecutor, a solicitor, in Argyle-street, Bt. James's,
stated, in answer to the ecurt, that the prisoner had been
is hi. 'striae as copying clerk. He was respectably con-
nected, but he had tven rather "wild." He placed 501
in notes in a letter with a Poet-office order, and told the
prisoner to get it registered, but he absconded, and wee
*skim at Jersey. None of the money had been restored,
but 131. was found on the prisoner. That sum the officer
had. He offered a reward of 101., which the Offiellf de-
ducted from the 131., and the other 31 he charged for bring-
' ing the orieoner from Jersey to Southampton.
Mr. Bodkin sentenced the prisoner to twelve months'
hard lotion,.

Promise—lt was a Owe of impetuous foUy, which by
rained as for ever.

AU Mara Aral, 6t, a nepectably dressed man, described
as a clerk, was indicted for steeling a quantity of Sevres
china, &e., value 1601., the property of John Harbottle.
Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe
for the prisoner.

It appeared that in February last the prisoner, wb bell
boon Nang at Wasdeworth apparently respectable ob.
tionntmesse, ell•••• beta • MC= with Mr. lobs Mat.
bolds, • sseeekneit, to Oakes home, N 0.3, Ilealso-
ns-lorreet, Finales, whisk that gestlesen was el
of Inelog, for see year. The rest was to beeba:
payable quarterly, the first mama to be made as the let
of May, sad aa agreement was entered into, seder whisk
the volume, took possession of the house and oestosle es
the 7th of February. Mr. Harbottlis had an is Of
the furniture, 4e., which was of a wetly
taken, and signed by the prisoner, and all mened to go as
vet, well until the first quarter's nut was doe, but it was
not forthowniog, and a bill was gives for the amount I bet
that was dishonoured when it arrived at maturity, sad up
to the present time not am penny had been paid. Ashen
tin. ago Mr. Harbottle received iaforniatioa from sow
snares or other, which induced hint to call upon the pri
goner, whom he asked what had bottoms of sons brooms
clocks which Wire is the laireutory, sad of course, the=
were in the house when be took it. The prisoner
that es bad meat then to • clocknaker's, in Newgateelloolle
to be repaired ; bat the prosecutor feted that this staleness,
was void of fouridarios, and ascordlagly be again waited
at lb. prisoner sad demanded to know what had
beano of tie cloaks, and remonstrated with him
for wiliest as palpable • falsehood as that they
had been sent to be repaired ia Newnan-street. Tits
prisoner molly told his to make himself easy, the clocks
were ell right, and would be restored ou the following day.
Further Jager, was made, and it was band that other
property Eau been disposed of, est the prisoser would not
toll how, sad wrote nipplicatiog letters to Mr. Harbouls,

rage and bones, bat realty to miss any opportunity that
might present itself to get into the kitchen, and carry away
anything they could lay hands upon ; the prise usually looked
for being the plate basket. They ware observed to enter the
prommutor's boa a by the garden gate with an empty bag,
end Come out with it tolerably well filled. They got clear
off with the booty (the piste barket), and the prisoner was
the only one of the three wb > hid been liken.
He was found °nifty, and Mr. Witham reensarlad
to give him an oppertasity of tellies what bad booms of
the property.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY ' EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1855.

in doors, and I heard him say that I could net walk is. I
did get in, but I did not have any tea. I washed the tea
things, and went up stairs to my own bed-room. My
mistress followed me, and pulled off my cloth, r, and
wished to NO my leg. She felt it, and said there was
nothing the patter with it, and afterwards pinched it,
sod gave it a hard thump with her fist. I rib d out, be-
cause I wee is great pain. I then went to bed, but was Lot
able to sleep It all during the night from the pain, and I
did sot get any sleep for • fortnight, through the same cause.
I got up the seat mends, about half-pest sit, and came
down stairs, and went into the kitchen, where I shortly
saw my master end • man-servant. I told him I could not
do 'aphis', in answer I. his question, and he replied that
if I mild not do anything I had better pack up my clothes
sad go luau. I went up stairs about nine o'clock, and on
the landing my untrue came to me sad uked what I was
doing, and I told her what my master had said to me,
and she inquired whether I bad meated the pigs and cows,
sad I replied, "No. ma'am, and I can't." She then said,
Well thou, I will make you do it." She then caught me
by the arm and frock, and dragged me over four stairs, end
tore my frock in two places, and pushed me over the rest—
about a doses, and ordered me to go sod meat the pigs. I
took the pigs'. bucket, and ground up the marigold, but I
could net take it to the pip, because I could not carry it, I
through the pain in my leg. I uked a boy loam it, but
my master told the boy be was not td touch it, and he took
it to the pigs himself, and I went into the wash•house.
During that day I wished the 'dishes, and in the evening
mistrals ordered me to go home, became she would have
nothing more to do _with me. I peeked up my elnthee,
and having brought them down stairs, she said, " You
shall not carry them out of the house. Tell your mother to
come for them." As I was going out my mistress said to me,
" If you say anything about me, I will punish you for it."
It took me three hours and a half I. go to my father's
house, which was about • mile and • half from my mit.
tress's house, I wan helped home by • man named William
Olin,. I bad a stick in one hand, and leaned on Oliver's
arm with the other, and it wee with great difficulty that I
got to my father's house. I went to bed, and I did not get
up 'gala for nine weeks. Before the 13th February there
was nothing the matter with my leg; but now my left leg
is moth shorter than the other. I have lived with three
other people previous to going to Mr. Northey, and have
stopped from six to twelve months in each place. When I
went to live with here she agreed that she would get another
woman to help on Mondays and Saturdays, and I went there
on that condition. Fur the first throe weeks there was a
woman there.

Theism of the plaintiff having closed with some corro-
horsily' *videos*,
Mr. Lavin said that he should call the defendant and hie
wife, who would detail to the jury all that had transpired on
the 12th, 13th, and 14th of February, and it would be for
the jury teeny whose statement they would believe. It was
clear that upon the testimony of the plaintiff and of Mrs.
Northey the ease rested. They were alone preseat when
events of the 13th took place, and it would therefore be
material to consider whether the evidence of the plaintiff
could be relied on. He then called,
Mrs. Northey, who said, the plaintiff bad caused her
much trouble. She bad complained of her lameness, and
myself and the woman Oliver examined her leg about
Christmas, but could see nothing. I was led to believe
from the plaintiff's conduct that she was not so lime re
she made out. Oa the 13th of February the plaintiff was
told to carry the clothes to the mangle, and she threw
them about the passage. I thought she did it wilfully.
I did not push her down either in the passage or in the
court. On the following morning I was on the stain, and
I told her to come down. She said she could not. I said
she should, and took her by the arm and helped her
down. I did net push or pull her down. She would
have left is the morning, but Oliver said her mother was
not at home, and her door was locked.

Croat ezamined I put finger on her—Yee, I have
—No--Tee, I have. I have never been in the habit of
slapping her on this fain. I might have done so two or three
times, bat I don't know bow often —I balked it down
or kept a hook. I did not knock her down on the 13th of
February. fibs fell of her own accord. I was as far from
her in I am from the jury (about five yards.) I
pushed her down nor yet pet a Boger near her. The clothes
fell about the passage. She turned the clothe. out of the
basket—l 'epees for wickedaess. There wee a cane hanging
on the wall.

Mr. Bobies—Did you us it?
Witness—No—a-eh. Ye-e•-es • I gave her two stripes oe
the petticoat. (Mr. Northey p;odneed the cane.) She did
notary. I was not in the least passion.
His Honour—Not when yon " striped her" with the
cane ?

Witatem—No ; I don't believe it struck her person. She
did not complain at that time of being in great pain when
she mangled the clothes. I did say that " I did not think
she was as bad as she made oat' I don't know whether
she bad her tea on the 111th. It was left out for her. I
helped to take off the dress. I might have thrown it about
the floor. I did not and her home in the morning, because
her mother's dose were locked. I did carry out the terms
in hiring a woman for two days a week during the first three
weeks.

Re-examised—l did take the cane down because I believe
she had wilfully upset the things in the passage. Her =Alter
told me one day that she had had more trouble with the
plaintiff than she had with all her other children, and if she
did not dohs, work one way I was to make her do it another.
I ant quite certain I did sot hold up my al% in the plaintiff'
ace and threaten her, as has been described.
Mr. Northey—l am the defendant. The plaintiff lived
with me about seven months. On the 14th I saw the girl
in the morning when I came down, and she was doing
nothing. I 'eked her why she did net go about her work ;
she said she wee so bad that she could sot do it. I told her
to peek up her things if she could not do her work. She
went op stairs a short time after that. My wife came in
and asked where the girl wee, and I told her, sad she called
to the girl to come down and do her work. She replied that
she could not, and the mistress said I will come and help
helped
down. I stood at the bottom of the stairs, and my wife
helped her down by catching her under the arms, and she
ultimately came down. My wife did not push her or drag
her down. She went into the front kitchen, and remained
in the house until the evening. I saw her mother on the
following day, and she did not say anything to me. She did
not peas five words with me. The girl complained to
me that she had bean illtreated by my wife
Crosevzsatined by Mr. Robins—My wife does not keep
• aaas ; bat I do—she um it. (Linaghtar.) She told me a
week ago that else did give her a stripe with the cane on the
14th February.
Mr. Robins having replied.
His Honour then summed op, telling the jury that the
case was an important one, and to him it appeared clear the
plaiwiff was entitlnd to a verdict. He went through the
main facts of the ease, and then told the jury that in esti-
mating the damages they would have to consider what sum
they would take at 15 years of age to have been perma-
nently disabled for life.
Mr. Lavers asked the Judge to read over the evidence
lof Oliver as to the contradiction.

His Roaoar did so, but said be thought it was clear the
girl had sustaiaed the injury from the last assault spoken
of, and the jury would have to outsider the damsges—they
could not give more than 601, bat they, oa looking at the
disability, would say if that sera was a larger compensation
Hum the plaistiff should have.
The jury retired, and altar about half as hoar's dell:ora-
tion, retuned a verdict—damages 201.