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London, England, 1825-09-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SF.PT. 12.

PRAUDS• ON PARISHES.
tatkedne Sk•te2rd was indicted for a scrim of frauds on the
parish of St. Giles.in-the-fields.
Mr. AWD/tEsys staled the ease as one of a very angravnted na.
tune, the frauds having been commenced in the year 1820, and per.
severed in up to the tune of their detection—about six weeks ago.
The following witnesses were called to prove the cue.
Mr. Biggs, assistant oversetr, proved that the prisoner, who is
an unmarred woman, had two children born to her some years
since, in that parish, to which both of them became chargeable,
and she wan allowed its. per week towards their support. This al-
; low arse had been regularly. paid to her till about lilt weeks back, at
which time, on her presenting herself with two children, which she
pyoduced us those in question. witness basing some suspicion
thst all was not right, interrogated the children, and thus learnt
that they belonged to a woman of the name of Smith, by whom
they had been lent to the prisoner for the occasion. The pismire
was in consequence apprehended.
Mary Smith, the moder of the children produced by the pri-
soner, confirmed the last part of Mr. Biggs 'a testimon
The Sxrciary and matron of a charity school at Islmgton proved
that the two children belonging to the prisoner had been boarded,
clothed, and educated in that lustitution ever since the year 1820,
so that the prisoner must beech' all fraudulently obtained from the
parish a sum arnountinu to neatly 601.
The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence.
Verdict—Cr/My.
The CHAIRMAX, after dwelling on the turpitude of her conduct,
sentenced her to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Jbhn Cox was indicted for an outrageous assault on Thomas
Major.
It appeared that the prisoner was of a very violent temper, and
his mother having thwarted him in some trifling matte y, he snatched
tip a case.knife, and attempted to cut her throat. The prosecutor,
hearing her screams, rushed in, and seeing the imminent danger
she was in, sprung upon the prisoner, and attempted to take the
knife from him, when the latter turned his rage upon the prose-
cuter, and cut him severely over the back of his right hand, and
also wounded him in the thrust, but fortunately without touching
any vital part.
prisoner said in defence that the wounds were inflicted by
pure accident.
Verdict—Guilry.
The CHAIRMAN told the prisoner he might consider himself for-
tunate in not having been capitally indicted for maliciously cutting
and maiming. The offence was of a most atrocious kind, aril he
should therefore sentence hint to one year's imprisonment and hard
labour.

]Rory 11PLnehlin and John Stanford were indicted for an un-
provoked assault in having knocked down Henry Potter, and
ar.othet young man, in the neighbourhood of Hanover-square.
The prisoners are Irishmen, and, in conjunction with some more
of their countrymen, were amusing themselves by kicking up a
row in the streets about eleven o'clock at night, when the prosecu-
tors happening to pass by, were 0r,,: cesemonie knocked down. The
prisoners were immediately taken in charge by the watchmen.
Verdict—Gni/ty.
The CHAIRMAN, after remarking on the necessity of checking
the propensity to outrages of Ibis kind, sentenced them both to
four months' imprisonment.