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London, England, 1826-10-24 00:00:00

MIDDLE SPX SESSIONS.

These Sessions ronemeeced yesterday before 31r. 31AIIIIYAT,
Chairman, and a Bench of 'Alagistrates.
Elizebtth Frat Piton, ali,s Letterman, and Tanquis,
Mims Smith, both doubtful ebareetees, were plated at the tar,
charged with mental a4mlnl's.
It appeared that Tanquis, who lodged with the other prisoner,
had IS dispute with the latter abont earthing, end that In conse-
quence they mutually beat one another ; but the witnesses not hay.
ino proved who struck'Erst. they were found Not Guilty.
7lohrt Totatn/j), an itinerant vender of books, was accused of an in-
decent assault.
He was retina Guilty, and sentenced to solitary confinement fir
six months.

Thomas Toms was charged with having kept an indecent and dis-
orderly house for twelve months previous to the month of Julie Its.,
in No. SO, Thornhaugh-strect.
.Mr. Atml.nttua, for the prosecution, commenced by eating,
that though his friend, Mr. Alley (Counsel hit the primlrer),
shonld row come forward and offer to compromise this case, he
should not be listerod to, because the prisoner had already been
once disrharged, on his promise to discontinue the nuisance com-
plained of. In January last the Commissioners of the pnrish of
St. Pancras gave notice to the prisoner to discontinue the said nui-
sance, but having thoutrht proper to disregard it,' he was indicted
before the June Sursions. lie then requested of the prosecutors
to compromise the matter, which they accordingly did ; but, not-
withstanding, he still continued his former misconduct. The Com-
missioners, therefore, determined now to bring the matter into
Court, that the offence might he visited with exemplary punish-
Merit,

Helena Johnson deposed, that for about a year previous to the
month of June last, she was employed by the prisoner, generally
twice er thrice a week, to wash, and do other matters for him. lie
had some rooms let to ladi,s ; the house was conducted in as re-
spectable a manner as such a house could be ; saw gentlemen clue
in with the tadiis when the prisoner was in the house.
Mrs. Jane cannel stated that she was the wife of a carpenter, I
who could not virile forward to.dav, as he was unable to leave his
business. Their house is opposite to the prisoner's ; the latter brute
was for a year at least previous to June last kept in a most infs.
mous manner: young women who lodged there were in the
habit of making their appearance at the windows half dressed;
she saw them cecn making iudeeent signs to a child of eight years
of age.
Cross.examined by Mr. A She keeps lodgers herself, but
they are respectable working people. Her lodgers gave her notice
three times that they must leave in consequence of the infamous
cooduct of the girls in the prisoner's house.
Sarah Bull, a widow, lived at the third door from the prisoner's ;
kept lodgers, but they were respectable. The prisoner's house
was conducted most imamously ; she could not go out to see any
of her neighbotoV without bring offended by the girls exposing
their persons.
31r. ALLEY commented very strongly upon the evidence, and he
contended that there was no evidence before the Jury that the pri-
soner was the tenam of that house, or that he might not have been
a lodger, and the ladies the tenants. Had the proprietor, who re-
ceived the rent, been called, or the tax-gatherer? No such thing.
ll'at there any evidence that there was any mob or row iu the street,
in consequence of the girls' conduct? No watchman was called
to prove any thing of the kind. lie, therefore, trusted 'that the
Jury would mu run away with any false feeling of morality, and
that they would find his client not guilty.
The CHAISUAN summed up, and the Jury, after a few minutes'
consultation, =turned a verdict of Guilty, and he was in conse-
, queuce sentenqtePto be confined, in the St. NUM workhouse, for
six mouths.

POLICE.
„
llinststow-nousx.—Yesterday James Saunders, jun. Grange
Ifurris Thomas Ing-rani, Henry resin. and Mr. Hughes, fish
sAlestfuslt, of Billingegatei appeared before the Loan MAYOR. to
answer the coreptsiot of Mr. Golan!), the superintendent of the
market, who charged them with haying sold unwholesome fish.
Mr. GoWham has been recently appointed to the office, and,
having perceived that all sorts of fish were sold in the market. a'
openly ea if they were under no restrictions as to the quility, or as
if the law made no distinction between what was gttol and what
was had, he thought it necessary to interfere in behalf of the
public. He seized a considerable quantity of fish at the stall of Mr.
Hughes. He seised at the different stands of the defendants about
three bushels of a des, 24 brills, two turbots, and, on the whole,
about five hundred weight of fish that was absolutely unwhole-
some.
The LORD MAYOR inquired whether any salesman was present
to give evidence ai to the quality of the fish.
A gentleman belonging to the market expressed his readiness,
though he was interested in the question, to give the best evidence
in his power.
All the salesmen declared unanimously that it was unnecessary
to have the fish brought in and examined ; it was bad, very bad,
there could be no doubt of it.
Ma. Goldhaim said it absolutely stunk.
• The LORD MAYOR askularhero, and in what mode, suchlish 1
was disposed of by the sunless. Coodelnirehasers really be fou#d
for ft when it was in suchsa eoudidan l'
Mr. Ooldhana said, .poor• Wait Catholics were the chief
consumers. They woe eablialoof slaw any sort. There was a
set of low dealers who
..peat adepts iii concealing the defects
of stale fish, and by' :tricks ohms got rid of the worst coins
issedky. in
The Loan Maxedx:t.JA'hat tricks 10 , . •
Mr. Goldham--Sotnetimes they redden the gills of stale fish with
blood, so as to make thus look of a bright red colour like those of

in ru

to he

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stked
them i

it in fr
Again,
caused

fresh fish; they also covet •illa fhb with the Mime of
fish ; and they have been kith** se isout the
eyes of fish that have long deciaard. reidnea gum by the dji
fp,'
of fre:sh fish, which appear bright at/ bating.
The Lone heron said, that dune itex's dracriptinn rf 601
that was not absolutely prime fish, or RA of the first quality, bet
which: was yet far from being unwholesome. This he hoped 5!?.,
tioldhani, of whose appointment lie was very glad, would aid alter.
tore with, because it would be at the expense of the poor.
Mr. floldham said, he mails it a point to maintain this ditti.c.
lion. lie culled over the whole quantity of the R,h se,a it, irsoido
to take care that there was none in it which was not de.iidedly oohs
whol,.some.
Mr. Saunders, and the other Fish Salesmen, declared that they
by no mean' wished to sell fish of this description ; hut that sii
long as one sad it, they must sell it too in their own de'vice. li
there were a general regulation adopted, tt prevent die sale of it, they, ildlyidually, exprewical-their willingness to corrfnini to it,
inc sold Rah of a dubious character, he would pt more con lid..
ens froth the correspondents, than those who wees what theomiris
mtiii Consider fastidious. It woald not do for one salesman to n!..
jeer, or be too critical, as to the quslities of fish. genre i: would
lw
e .natrui d into a disitaliration to sell. k ofttn happeno, too, exit
t` e vessels were unexpectedly detained; that delay occurred in rot.
a^quenee of tricks of the market, with which their cart:spot:ale:4
were not aware.
The Lotto 3IaT o a inquired an the bitter point for informs?, ,
of me. Milton, the usmor of a swath, kit Mr. billion ihdar,:t
him .elf unable to give any information on the :di ja:et, lie assent: his I,iirdsLip .hat lie was quite a beginmr, sad that foe the lest two
yea: b 1:e had made
ti -
caught. • fi,
that lie w
shiper
and

be taken

not now

,reined

of Iso Bridge.
The Lunn MATOB IPTITOWd method.
The Salesmen inquired, whether Mr. ()Maim might not seize
end 'ilesttoy the fish himself without any funher notice ?
The Lonn M Aston replied it the atfintativc.
The Salesmen appeared saCstied w ittt this intimation, which
will, as we understood it, render it necesiary for them to come be-
fore a Magistrate, aod, consequently, to submit ta public exernure,
unless they venture to dispute the quality of the fish, which the
will perhaps may do in any flagrant case which the nubile is
terested in knowing.
Mr. Milton, in the course of the d:scutsios, gala he had bi.en
assured by fishermen, that soles were °tun kicktd about die deck
for a week, and were better than when first entuht.
The LORD MAY On observed that lie cool tot well believe that
fish would be made better by being kicked. about fiir a week.
Mr. Milton admitted that he was a loser by such seizures.
BOW.STREET.—A number of circumstances have occurred at
different periods which have served to cast a degree of odium upon
the Individuals who are employed in the useful and important OW:
of supplying the respectable daily press with the reports of p o.
uteciiiigs at police offices ; and amongst other practices which Mr>
dust tendency, is one which has of late obt.iined to a considerable
It is this:—There are persons who attend for censin
erening.paners, and others who occasionally make their appearance
at pollee offices for a few minutes on a Saturday, to t• pick up '
whatever intelligence they can, no matter whether relating to cases
which have conic regularly before the Magistrates or not, or to
ethers which there may he very important reesons for keeping se.
; ret fir a time. " Forestalling" is the object rf these persons, a: d
whether the ends of jualiee be frustrated by premature publiestion
• mild appear to be a matter of indifference. A strong irstance of
e truth of these remarks mimed within this day or two. Several
n e t of the most desperate character perhaps that this country i• r
pi° 'need were apprehended on the coast of Rent, on the charge of
min ngaged in many W. the murderous confi cts which have le a
so frequent in that winner between the smugglers and t e
pier n ire service, and these men were breug tto this office on
Frid ty lest, and underwent an examination, which was conducted
with Me InJ itiest privacy, it I clog extr mely important that no
nn ice sheu d ter tile present i c taken of their being brought
Ie e. The gentlemen who atte. el for the nurning, papers, aware
f this, did not of course make the slightest mention of the cies
tumstanee, but a person who came in for a short time on Saturday
contrived tut " pick up," upon hearsay, a 1. w particulars, and at
t ace 1 u‘iished them in a Sunday paper. The Magistrates t
others elzaged in the administration of justice have strong reason
to complain of such practices. anti we hope this notice will have
the aim of checking them in future.

• - - •• i
a tie had not made one voyage, or tee, lilt ir.S two
, earn bow the Orb were
;lit. The Lord Mayor reciiiiiinetidi him, if it were really true lie was inch a novice. at least to takaw4c Voyage. Ilia Lyre.
acquiesced in the suggeation of tin adaretfon of *general rule
as ouch, gave direciitios drattill llsk of thilidesoription
'lure be seized without distinction; and ibatiproceedinza *bob tken to recover penaltiea l'ritn thoae vtlso mid it: 'Ma orgold
now it,flict penalties, or de olote than tosibinn the firb oiled
dternyed. L Ras ,sewttlegt Opt it 'iiad been loniawwwire.
ned practice tried flab of (Ilia tlewcipßon: ffandbst- sales-
would eottheir own sakes give aka corrdagotttleftts neafee that
would no lodger 4nttirrtec it with impunity. 14 Irtvdabip
LI Mr. fiohtbilio *hither be got rid of the fish by ti•rasing
irro the Tlauweal--Mr„ Goldbain replied, not
from the wharfs, for then the '' mud larks" woold fish ft up
and it v• ould be abroad in the streets as fifth aid sound. Mc-
NI a boat to be loaded witle it, and emptied it at the centre ardt
o Mon Bridge.