The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

THE IMPERFECT JURY LIST.

The business of the Court was considerably delayed this
morning in consequence of the difficulty of getting an ade-
quate number of jurymen. In respect to the grand jury,
which was selected from the Hackney district, there were
36 summoned, but in consequence of a large number having
been improperly returned by the overseers they claimed
exemption. After some difficulty 1,5 properly qualified per-
sons were obtained and a grand jury was sworn. With
regard to the traverse jury, which was again taken from the
parish of St. Pancras, out of 60 persons summoned only 41
were sworn, It is stated that the reason of this interruption
is that the overseers return lists of persons as properly
qualified to act as jurors which include many who have
gone away, are above 60 years of age, or have claimed ex-
emption for other reasons, but whose names are still kept
on the lists.

In the grand jury list there were two gentlemen named
Henry and William Gregson, and on the first-named one
being called, the latter, who is very deaf, answered to the
name, and having stated that he was upwards of 60 years
of age he was excused from attendance. Soon afterwards
Henry Gregson was called, when it was discovered that
the name had been already answered to by Wm. Gregson,
who, being deaf, probably did not hear the Christian
name. The service of the summons having bean proved,
Henry Gregson was fined £lO for non-attendance. In the
latter part of the day it was communicated to the Deputy
Clerk of the Peace that Mr. Henry Gregson had set out
on his way to the Sessiz,n-house, but had dropped down
dead on the way.

THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT AND MIDDLESEX
SESSIONS.

After the grand jury had been sworn, on a case being
named for trial,

Mr. Cooper alluded to the fact that the Central Criminal
Court and these Sessions were so fixed that they clashed
together, which was a groat inconvenience, as prisoners
could not be properly defended if counsel had their time
divided between the two courts. This was a subject which
had been strongly commented upon by the late Recorder of
the City of London, and he (Mr. Cooper) suggested that,
instead of these Sessions commencing on the Monday, in
those weeks when the Old Bailey Sessions were held, they
should begin on the Thursday when the business of the
Central Criminal Court would be nearly over.
Mr. Baldwin, the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, said every
endeavour had been made to accommodate counsel, but
sometimes it was impossible to avoid the two Sessions clash-
ing together.

Mr. Sergeant Gaselee said this was a subject which had
no doubt received the consideration of Mr. Bodkin, the
Assistant Judge, and he could not say anything on the
matter.
The subject was then dropped.

John Weedon, 27, labourer, was indicted for embezzling
the sum of 365., received by him for and on account of
John Meredith, his master.

The prosecutor stated that he is a corn dealer, living in
Notting-hill-road, and on the 25th of August he sent his
man with a horse and cart, in which were some trusses of
hay to sell, giving him strict orders to bring back the money.
He also employed the prisoner, and gave him 3s. to assist
his man in loading and unloading the hay and selling it.
The prisoner was not authorised to receive any money. When
the hay was sold, prosecutor's man asked the prisoner to give
him the money he had received from the purchaser, but he
refused to do so. The prisoner gave the man Is. to go and
get something to drink, and promised to come to him, but
he never did so. He did not see the prisoner again until
he saw him at Hammersmith Police-court, he having been
taken into custody at Carshalton. He absconded after he
received the money.

Thomas Martin, in the service of the prosecutor, said he
was sent with the prisoner to sell the hay, but he was to get
the money from him when it was sold. He received ls.
from the prisoner to get something to think, and waited for
him for two hours at the Swan at Bayswater, but he never
came. He asked the prisoner several times to give him the
money for the hay, but he refused to do so. He did not see
the prisoner until a policeman came, and he saw him in
i custody.

er George Robins, police-sergeant, 31 P, said he took the pri-
sone
Wight
custody in the neighbourhood of Carshalton, on
th of the 28th August. While he was on duty he
heard some 0n
running behind him, but as soon as the pri-
soner saw
hisiimgeht he turned into another road. As it was a
him
what he
followed him and came up to him.
Hmoooanlkigedt
"There are four or the
was running for, and he replied,
it. I was intrusted fivewithar"r me, and it is no use denying
theremainder."
load of hay, but I spent part of
the money and lost the
defence, said
The prisoner, in
he went into a public-
house, and having spent part of said
the
he did not know
what he was about. lle lost ther money, he
of it.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Sergeant Robins said a short time, the prisoner ob-
tained a load of hay from a Mrs. Rappea;—"atstepney, which
he sold, and afterwards absconded, leaving the horse
cart in the street. It was afterwards taken to the and
green-
yard, and was only redeemed on the payment of firs.los.ee.
Rapper, having beet, at great expense, refused to come for-
ward to prosecute in her case.
Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced the prisoner to be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for IS calendar months.
Thomas Moore, rlicls Barnes, a??',.rs. Montague, 25, dealer,