The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-03 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

..11he September sessions for the county of Surrey corn-
"seed this morning at the Sessions House, Newing-
-44-causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq., chairman,
E• ,of 'Johnson, Esq., deputy-chairman, and a full bench
29111agistrates. The calendar contained the names of
„. Prisoners for trial, the majority of whom, as usual,
"‘s neither read or write. There are, however, many
1640418 charges among them—two for housebreaking,
;renal
for daring street robberies and robberies by ser-
on• Owing to the recent act of Parliament, which
who._
h
r wered magistrates to summarily convict persons
schnitted their guilt, the labour of the sessions is
-tiell Contracted, and no doubt it will eventually lead to
Teat saving to the several counties in the kingdom.
bh„llet grand jury, having been charged by the chair-
-"z retired to their room.
iiellberernainder of the day was occupied by hearing
°Il Petty larceny cases.

INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
I I'l3l/GRlM—Robert Russell, a young man of respectable
:Pearance, was charged before Alderman Salomon
forgery and uttering a check for 3/.
Wontner appeared for the prisoner.
ctiut 4, one of the detective officers, deposed that on
Bh.lclay afternoon about three o'clock he went to the
"'°ll Joint Stock Bank Moorgate, and saw Mr.
welt the secretary, who handed to him a check pur-
ort;
h to be drawn by Mr. Dudfield on that bank,
litlablo to C. Russell. The check being crossed to
elBrs. Glynn and Co., witness went there ; and from
k°llllation he received he apprehended the prisoner at
jrather's residence. The check was dated 7th July.
44,8474 tneriotltdthneg prisoner he apprehended him for forging
a check for Si., with intent to defraud his
to_ter Mr. Dudfield : prisoner hesitated for a few rni-
t4ileavnd then said, "Oh, dear me, it has been on my
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ever since."
trenry Dudfield' deposed he was a custom-house
iC
Ile,"") carrying on business at 66, Lower Thames-street.
he,Ptisoner, who left him on the 13th July, had been
Of tl:3 elqlo7 nearly 12 months. He believed the body
he check to be in the prisoner's handwriting. The
:kture was a bad imitation of his writing. He first
171 of the check on Saturday.
tank R. Legg, cashier at the London Joint-Stock
the I Paid the check produced on the 20th July, through
toelesaill/g-hone, to Messrs. Glynn and Co, and debited
bitten i 1311c1field's account. The signature look's as if
tle,, n a careless manner, but coming through the
tielng h-ouse he did not look particularly at it at the
°f PaYment
•
v ontner said the prisoner bad unfortunately
Cruitted the act in an unguarded moment, through
41111luence of bad companions, and hoped the alder-
Wonld. take a lenient view of the case.
Alderman Salomon said he had but one duty to
102433. The case was exceedingly clear, and he must
him.
The prisoner, who admitted he wrote the check, and
1441 46 Was sorry for what he bad done, was accord.
• I committed.

GUILDHALL.
IlrrieQ
141tVHOUSE INFORMATIONS.—John WM. Cooper
bpd 41411a10Ded before Mr. Alderman Finnis, charged,
If 'et the recent act of Parliament for the suppression
40 betting-houses, for that he, occupying a certain
atitl4s :110. 112, Fleet-street, did knowingly, unlawfully,
ha,w'lltilly permit a certain room in that house to be
4 bY other persons for the purpose of betting on
litte.,tneing, contrary to the above act, whereby the
44014.44nt had incurred a penalty of any sum not ex-
Ing 140/
111, •
the', Pearson, the city solicitor, appeared in support
4111-7..in_formatio'n, and Mr. Parry for the defendant.
talkie -Pearson said this information had been laid
plaints
the defendant in consequence of the numerous
104oee "tints that had been made to the police of the ex-
i
140-I ,b of there betting-houses. This was just one of
:;teasea contemplated by the act of Parliament,
411:" had been stated that this ant, if construed as
tel liked his Worship to do would be found to affect the
el4-ritted establishment of Tattersall's and all games of
e that took place between persons in private parties
Ilttli:esek However that might be the act was not on
eftceeoant not to be put in force for the suppression
of nuisance nnisance now complained of. It was a question
importance to this city that houses for betting
t 7 tea of this description should not exist, affording
.
th,"re eY did facilities for lads, clerks, and others resorting
tftCe engaging in games of chance much to the injury
the keelves and their employers. He should not rest
talle4ee on that but on certain facts that would be de-
locll in evidence. The learned gentleman then referred
etthi of acts relying on the 3d section as the one appli-
tt to this case. The fact of the defendant
laR
,cilitti; a licensed victualler did not affect the
14,11;`en at issue. Whatever might be the result of the
: 411, the legal city authorities had done their duty in
Pig the case before the magistrates.
Oetkillt/ellY Nelson Monger, police-constable 564, de-
,llet4a;" had reason to believe the defendant was the
4ip t"," of the house, 112, Fleet-street. He had seen
ilittit.Zere frequently acting as the master. He saw
St-fi'ete on the 12th July. He went to a room on the
41, goor, where there were about 20 other persons.
ideas had before them lists of horses, with prices against
kr, The lists were lying on the table before where
ki-6,ePer was sitting.
o~IDr arty objected to this evidence. The oricinal
114, tent should be produced to prove it was a betting
14cfc're the contents were stated.
Pearson—You have had notice to produce them.
haat.l''etry—We have not got them. If not produced
4r -4a right to give secondary evidence of them.
41,1
e' Alderman Finnis decided on hearing secondary
kti:ls of the contents of the documents.
tkik :illation continued—There was a person sitting
Vtkil 1.• Cooper with a book in his hand. Mr. Cooper
aparkeeinfortably smoking his pipe. The books and
tss il
h were kinds of tissue paper with the names of
ae With the odds on them. He saw several per-
bey ,414 up the lhts and look at them. After that
tilt Cent to the book-keeper, pointed to something on
1110141,t' 411,1 gave him money, or laid it on the table,
Itereillt: entered something in the book. Conversations
t, 11,7,41 g on about horse-racing.
;a 'l(lernian Finnis—No vouchers were given for
*olljd°ll93" received, he asked the man if •a certain horse
title 1110, for the Liverpool Cup—a person offered to
t
b te e
- on the horse.
i,1,1t11,11n d by Mr. Parry—There were no refreshments
to on this day, ner any other person than Mr.
snloking in the room ; persons came there ex-
tefte% for betting. He had never seen persons take
11:re:"Zenta in this room. He had a mei al objection to
:nes icing. lie bad seen the same people five or six
'etp "ete betting. His was a beer-shop, not a licensed
Was a house. He did not like horse-racing, because
dead robbery altogether (laughter).
lefea4P" taker, 635, went with the last witness to the
4tenie,l44,_Ve house on the 12th July, but was not ex-
)l3,",a:Y Mr. Pearson.
h4leloeic7wr.,_Parry —He had never been at the house at 1
°era wh uen an ordinary was held there, but at the
Pk 'en bets were made.
w
44.12. as the complainants case.
klnle 4141.5- said this case rested on whether certain facts
lia With'
taept 14 the clause of a certain act of Par
ThiN
licensed house, which all the
ilteppje'cighot_enterabsetwaeen certain hours, and could not
e c_nt by the landlord without a breach of the
tetexi(l44t
iutumitted. The question was, whether. the
14, 'l4 4.4uovvingly and wilfully permitted betting to
4„,tttie, le house. Taking all that had been stated to
`1k4,1'." submitted the defendant had not violated the
worship decided to the contrary there was