The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
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(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
ICtimsbeth loam, 29, and Mart/us Barker, 27, were in-
dieted for by freadulent means procuring Ann Quinlaw, •
girl 13 years of fie, for hopeoper purposes.
Mr. Weigh, instructed by Sheen and Rama, solicitors to
the Society for the Protection of Women and Children,
ocsiducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper appeared for the
prisoners.
Jowls pleaded guilty.
Mr. Sleigh said that having given this cue • good deal
of oomaderation, be had come to the °occlusion that
although there was so moral doubt of the guilt of the pri-
son r Barker, yet he felt assured there was not sufficient
'mg evidence to convict her, and therefore he should not
offer any evidence signet her. Al regarded the prisoner
Jones, her conduit had been of the most disgraceful
character. The poor child, who bad just lost her father
and her mother, had been deluded to Jones's house, No.
12, Wild-court, Great Wild street, wider the pretext that
she was to be employed u a servant, but after being in the
house for two or three days, Josses and Barker took her
into the Haymarket, end there used her for the vilest put-
poses.
The Assistant-Judge, in addressing Jones, said he was
afraid to trust himself to speak in sufficient terms of the
enormity of her crime. They beard enough of the perfidy
of mac, bat vibes ttey fated oue of the other sex taking •
child of such tender yetis and treating her in the way this
child had been treated, she had • fearful thing to answer
for both in this world and the next- The statute limited
the punishment for this offence to two years' imprisonment,
and of that there would be no diminution • but he bad the
option of awarding bard labour. and be believed he should
not do his duty if he did not add hard labour to her im-
prisonment for two years.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
Tax mean " BCM rat COVRT."

In the ootuiTotTbTa&y, iiTr; being ;e7;iral magistrates
on the beech, as well as the Assistant-Judge, Mr. Peter
asked whether the words he had used in speaking of the
juryman on the previous da► had been taken down by the
court, and whether they were the words which had been
construed into a contempt of court.
The Assistant Judge—lt is no use asking such questions.
If you have any application to make, you had better
make it.
Mr. Pater—Are those the words that have bee. taken
down

The Assistant Judge—You have been told yes.
Mr. Pater—lf those are the words taken down, my appli-
ratios is that I may have a copy of the notes taken.
Mr. Payne—The words you have read are the merest
words, m I have said before. I acted in the belief that by
those words you insinuated that the foreman of the jury
was determined to convict the prisoner whether he was
guilty or not, and in violation of his oath.
Mr. Pater—Then I am clearly to understand that the
words taken down are construed into s violation of the
foreman's oath. As counsel for the prisoner I said he had
prejudged the case.
The Assistant Judge—This is but a weste of the public
time. Do you withdraw the observations or not!
Mr. Pater—l never intended to withdraw the words.
Mr. Payne—The words you have read are correct. Let
us have no more of the matter. _ _

Thus We subi+es Boded, end the regular business of the
court ooeeded