The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

The February genera sessoos commenced yesterday
morning, at the Guildhall, Westminster, before Mr. Bodkin,
assistant-judge, Mr. Payne, deputy, and the following very
full beano of magistrates:—Mr. Powaall, cbsirman, Mr.
John Bentley, Mr. H. H. Harwood, Colonel W. Wood, Mr.
Woolsey, Mr. T. B. Baker, Mr. White, Mr. Parbury, Mr.
Beetham, Mr. Halsey, Mr. E W. Co.. Mr. Hogarth, Mr.
Harvey Lewis, Mr. T. Cotter•lL Mr. &whine, Mr. Faul-
ts's'', and Sir Jamas Tyler.
The Meader contains Ma names of 71 prisoners, 64
charged with felony and 7 with miedemeanoar.

111. Mt.
Two powerful-looking young Guardsmen, zeroed George
11218 and Chn,les Humphreys, were indicted for unlawfully
cod meliclouply assaulting end inflicting grievous bodily harm
upon Henry fiuremerfleld and George Stevens, pollce•con-
stahlee, in the execution of their duty.
Mr. Cooper conducted the prosecution Cu behalf of the
Treamity; the prieonere were net go,,,seg.
It appeared that on the night of the 16th of January the
pricers," erre at the Clock-hour Tavern, Knightsbridge,
where their minded was of the most riotous end diegraorlal
character; they were ignite thank. The oonstable atevens,
266 A, wee called upon to remove them, and Halm went
away, bet returned and wanted to go in again, but the con-
stab's would not vomit him. A mob had collected, end
Humphreys came up, unbuckled his belt, and with dreadful
orientations said he would use it upon the first person that
ruse near him. Hales rushed into the crowd cud struck •
coot old women, cud also Lieutenant Gilbert, of the West
Yorkshire MIN.', who was stending by. Hales was then
takes into ertedy, when he fought and kicked desperately,
one kick befog of so severe • future that the a:instable.'
stocking was saturated with Moot from the wound it csueed.
Humphreys struck at Butonserfleld's head with the buckle
owl of his belt, end the blow oat a piece *early out of hie bat 1
one side of which was smashed in • he also kicked him twits; I
in the groin. which resulted in • iodine injury, sad inetrus
mew" bed to be used upon him. Lietrenent Gilbert stated
that he resided in Montpelier-Name, Bromptoa, and
was parlor at the time tote transectiort occurred. The
conduct of the pril‘cemen was moat forbearing, sad
Hey were p roweling them to go quietly some to barracks.
The esldiet a used their beltaindheriminately. and use of the
blow, fell urea witness, shoulder. For the protection of the
who wets only doing their duty, he "tell" neon
Halm, pinioned hint, and held him until another constable
cum. up. A gentleman who was atending by had his chin
out open by one of the blows, and the policeman Brunmereeld
had to be taken to the "tattoo I. • cab. Neither of them
beriberi's able to go on duty piece, and are under the care sf
the divisional some n.
In summing up, the learned Judge said the conduct of
Lkutenant Oilhert wee deserving of the utmost pears, sad
he was entitled to the thanks of the court and of the public
for what he had done.
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The jury found theprienners Godly of the whole °barge.
Ths Assistant-Judge told them that their conduit bed
been of the most titration, cherarter. They had merely
tried is their defence the old plea of intoxication.
hie opiates. wee ratter an egeravaiion of their CAMS foe they
were the Queen's uniform, and ought ',the, to be the Mt
to preevvirivdrr they, as they tiotelly were, the ant S.
hy....k it, by ai.erk.n: the ;mike. who were the mounts of
the public, and garaged is the duty td tevaervisi ceder sod
peorectieg the public. They were armed wi h these Wks,
whi.► were real y ...pone of • very dangerana deerripties,
aid it wee ltopnwahla to tell the amain of mischief and pee-
veal Wary that might be Ind.:AA with theta la the has&
of a savage drakes am. Thee bad thoroughly digitated
the coats they ware wearier. The to-are t.f the to was
1110 t to he eat:aged la this way, and a set ere example must b•
made of the pr owns, each f whom be sentenced to ►erd
labour 6w nue leer.
Jean Murray, Rawl 39, wee convicted of so assault up*
;lams Mreos, s pollee-writable, is the mouths of Mt