The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jan. 12.
The sittings of the Court for the January General
Quarter Session was resumed this morning, at the
Guildhall, Westminster, by adjournment from Clerken-
well, before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge; Mr.
Witham, Mr. Alderman Moon, and Mr. Thompson. The
calendar contains 83 cases for trial-9 of misdemeanor,

and 74 of larceny.
The Learned JUDGE, in his charge to the grand jury,
referred to the alterations now in progress for the im-
provement of the court, and stated that he trusted that
before he again had the pleasure of addressing the grand
jury there those improvements would be approaching
completion. The Learned Judge then proceeded to ob-
serve that four months only had elapsed since the altera-
tion took place in the business and arrangements of the
court, under the statute passed for reducing the expenses
of criminal prosecutions; but from returns that had been
prepared, it appeared that already the saving had been
nearly 2,5001., as far as the county of Middlesex was
concerned, whilst at the same time the loss of time and
inconvenience to which prosecutors and witnesses
were formerly subjected had been
greatly lessened. He
said it must be most gratifying to the inhabitants of
Westminster to find that the onerous duties they had
voluntarily undertaken—of serving as jurors at these
referenceproved so beneficial to the county at
to the calendar of prisoners for
sessions--had
large;triale l 8 intaaidihsiansdession, remarked that it was a heavy one,
and he regretted to say that crime was on the increase.
He was very glad that the ancient jurisdiction of the
Court had been restored, and that the change had been
productive of public benefit, by enabling the minor cri-
minal cases to be disposed of expeditiously, at little cost
and loss of time, whilst the more serious and important
cases were sent for trial at the Central Criminal Court.
the aid be had received from Mr.
Turner,i the Learned Judge said it was
agt arrangements would be made ulti-
matelyebdrenee to the discharge of the duties of
and then, having given them the usual
directions as to the manner in which the business could
be best got through, as far as they were concerned, he
dismissed the grand jury to their duties.
Elizabeth Stainer, 13, and Ellen litKoy, 13, were in-
dicted for having
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stolen the sum of 141., the money of
Charles Clay Carter, from his person.
the prisoners.
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in Essex, and it appeared that on the afternoon of
the 4th ult., he met the two prisoners in the New-road.
who pretended to be in great distress, earnestly
him to purchase of her a box of matches, and
Salsoetliiiinengiteerrd'ather the worse for what he had been drinking,
he did so, and consented to accompany them to a house
near the New-road. The prisoners had some gin, for
which the prosecutor paid, but whether he partook of it
with them ho could not tell, though he knew that at
that time he had in his pocket a leather purse containing
141. or 151., and he left the house within five minutes of
to remain longer in such
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passed him, and directly afterwards, before they had got
out of his sight, he missed his purse. He tried to follow
them, but could not in consequence of the drink he had
had and an injury he bad received in the back, and he
could not swear that the money had not fallen from his
pocket whilst he was in the house. The prisoners got
off, and at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day,
a carpenter, named Goodey, noticed them passing down
Whitehall, and heard Stainer say to the other prisoner,
" I've got 3/. now," to which WE:Oy replied, " You are
very lucky, but I have more than that." Stainer then
turned round, and noticing that Goodey was listening,
said to M`lioy,
"That man is watching us." This ex-
cited his suspicion, and he followed them until he met
a policeman, who having heard what they had said, took
them into custody, and found on Stainer 31. 9s. and a
bundle of new clothes, and on M‘lioy 91. in gold, other
money, and a quantity of articles, which evidently had
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made up the amount, within n inquiry it was found that
it was so. The money found upon them, and the sum
a shilling or so, which the prosecutor had lost. The
prosecutor swore that he took no liberties with either of
the girls, and that no impropriety of any kind took place
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the house.
Mr. POLAND, for the prisoners, contended that they
purse.
prisoners.
The jurys returned a verdict of Guilty against both
The Learned JUDGE sentenced each of them to six
months' hard labour.
Mr. BALLANTINE then said, he felt it to be his duty to
mention that a person who was then in court, acting as
him out of the case, in order that
attorney for the prisoners, and who bad, in that capacity,
instructed his friend, Mr. Poland, had obtained from a
man named Banks, who kept the brothel to which these
two girls had taken the prosecutor, the sum of 101., for
the purpose of keeing
he mighpt not run the risk of being prosecuted as a brothel
keeper.
The Learned JUDGE asked where that person was ?
A person who was stated to be managing clerk to Mr.
Shaltock, the attorney for the defence, was here pointed
out.
Mr. POLAND said he had been instructed by Mr.
Shaltock, and the individual pointed out had acted as Mr.
Shaltoek's clerk.
The Learned JUDGE having asked on what grounds it
was said that he had received the 101.—it was stated that
Banks had been in court, but could not then be found,
and that he had a receipt for the money signed by Mr.
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brother.
secutor'-
The Learned JUDGE asked where the receipt was?
Mr. BALLANTINE said it had been sent for.
The Learned JUDGE said he could do nothing until
the receipt was forthcoming, and ordered tho clerk to be
detained in court until it arrived.
Some time after,
The clerk, addressing the Court, wished to know why
he was not allowed to leave.
Tho Learned JUDGE then asked some questions of
him, in answer to which he said a clergyman, named
Brasnell (as was understood), had instructed Mr. Shut-
tock to defend the prisoners on behalf of the Society for
the Protection of Young Females, and that he had acted
as Mr. Shaltock's clerk.
The Learned JUDGE—Now, what do you say to having
got 10/. to keep Banks away? The clerk said he cer-
tainly had 101. from Banks, to prevent his being brought
into the case. He would admit having done so.
Mr. SliALTocx said he had never authorised his clerk
to receive the 10/. for any such purpose, nor indeed for
any other. The person was his clerk.
The clergyman referred to stated, that he had re-
quested Mr. Shaltock to defend the girls, and had soli-
cited subscriptions for the defence.
The Learned JIMIRE then said, after the admission
of the clerk ho had no doubt as to what he should do,
and that would be to order him to be taken before a
magistrate for obtaining the money under false pre-
tences.
Mr. BALLANTINE suggested that the matter might be
treated as a contempt of court.
The Learned JUDGE said he should most certainly send
the man before a magistrate for getting the money by
false pretences—and he should have thought an eud
would have been put to this system, after the termination
of the other case; but he wished it to be well understood
that it was the fixed determination of the Court to deal
with all these cases in the same manner, and he trusted
that the matter would be brought before the notice of
the Law Society, which ought to do its duty. If that
Court, as far as it could, endeavoured to do its duty in
stopping this system, and if these things were not put an
end to, bow Was it to be expected that the bar should
remain tree from all reproach?
The clerk was then removed in custody.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
BO W-STREET.
Z George Henry Duvidaon, a
connected, surrendered upon his recognizances, charged
with having, on the morning of the 21st of December,
inflicted wounds, with a stiletto, on the person of James
Quillen, a law-writer. young man respectably
Tho particulars of the case appeared immediately
after the occurrence. A
request was yesterday made
that the prosecutor, who had ,been kindly treated by the
prisoner's friends, might be allowed to withdraw from
The MAGISTRATE, Um looking at the evidence, could
not sanction this course; and the prisoner was remanded,
still on bail, to answer the charge.
the case.
"ERKEN WELL.
Nicholas Quirk, a Powerful Irishman, was charged by
John Costello with having assaulted him and bitten his
nose off. Martin and Catherine BaggOU, husband and
wife, and Ma? tin, their son, John Quirk, and Mary, his
wife, were also charged with being concerned in a daring
outrage and assaults.
prisoneral all on a sadden
Catherine s
John Costello
agony, with h;
-.8 face plastered and bound up, and said
that he resided at N. 13, George-yard, Islington. On
Sunday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, he was
appeared in the witness boa in great
in his house in bed when he was awoke by a row, and
and the other prisoners entered the room, and made an
attack upon
spring forwards, had a struggle .bßedsgrgooommdwoohrowwasitbhurNsticohpaelansbgystihrek
a lodger named Kinnahan. Witness got
out of bed in order to prevent mischief being done, when
wound, and the prisoner
Nicholas Quirk knocked him down. They afterwards
the arms, the
and said, and fell down ,together, Quirk being un-
dermost, and whilst witness was holding him down by
hastened to
prisoner lifted up his shoulders, made a
and bit his nose clean off with his teeth,
a surgeon, who dressed the
" Take that, you thief." Witness bled pro-
fanely, and
them, murder tthoscastody. prisoners The
witness
sHooduessep,elrlalte towards himself and Kinnahan, that had it
not been for the prompt and courageous conduct of
N division, and other officers, who secured
Thomas Kinnahan and William Costello, son of the
injured man, would inevitably have been committed.
gave confirmatory evidence. Both these
witnesses were severely bruised.
Mr. CORRIE said a more lawless proceeding never took
place in a civilised country. (To Nicholas Quirk)—l
shall commit you to New ate for trial.
The depositions were then taken, and he was fully
committed for trial.
Mr. CORRIE asked if he wished to say anything in his
defence? Prisoner (coolly)—If I did bite his nose off I
was drunk at the time, or I would not have done it. I
hope you will inflict a9fine upon me.
Mr. CORRIE--certainiy not. It is too serious a case,
and ought to be tried by a
jury. It deserves more se-
vere punishment than I can inflict by dealing with it in
a summary way. The Magistrate fined Mrs. Baggott
3Z, or two months' imprisonment, and 10s. for the damage
to the door; John Quirk, 3/. or six weeks; Martin
Baggott, 21., or one month; Martin Baggott the
younger, 10s., or a fortnight; and Mary Quirk, 10s. or
a fortnight.
Tho prisoners (with the exception of the younger
Baggott,
in default of raiment,
who paid his fine) were all committed to gaol