The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-13 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday, before J. CONST,
Esq., and a full bench of magistrates.
The calendar is a very light one, there being but 28 pri-
soners for trial, the greater part of whom are charged with
petty larcenies only.
John Collins, a young man of what is termed shabby-
genteel appearance, was indicted for stealing twelve silver
tea-spoons, value 31. 11s., the property of John Page.
A policeman proved the apprehension of the prisoner,
and on searching him found some phosphorous matches and
a metal spoon. Prisoner refused to give his name, and said
his family were very respectable.
The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he stated
he could not tell why be had committed the offence charged
against him. He was very sorry for it.
A Mr. Garniss, a tailor, in Wells-street, Oxford-street,
was called, and he said the prisoner was the son of respec-
table parents, and he believed him to be a very honest
young man.

Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS--I don't ask you what his name
is, but of course you know that it is not Collins ? Witness
—lt is not.

Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS—He belongs to a respectable
family who reside in Newman-street, Oxford-street.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced him to four months' imprison-
ment in the House of Correction.
John Davis was convicted of stealing a barometer from
a Coffee-house in the Haymarket, and transported for seven
years.

Mr. PRENDERGAST made the following application to the
Court:—He stated that in the course of the last Sessions
the Grand Jury returned a true bill against James Hancock,
William Canty, William North, Aston Montague, George
Campbell, and James Hollick Davis, for keeping a common
gaming-house. The prosecution was instituted by Colonel
Richard Wm. Mead. The prosecutor, in his affidavit, swore
that, after the bill had been found, his then attorney ob-
tained, on the usual certificate of the bill being found, war-
rants for the apprehension of the defendants, but which
warrants he had neglected to get executed, and refused to
part with them ; that one of the defendants was seen at his
office a few days since, and that prosecutor thought there
was some collusion between the attorney and the defendants.
The CHAIRMAN—We can't grant fresh warrants while
the old ones are in existence.
Mr. PRENDERGAST-But, Sir, the hardship on my client
is, that lie is under recognizances to prosecute, and he will
forfeit them if he does not proceed. He can't do so while
his attorney holds the warrants.
Mr. Sergeant. ANDREWS—What you have stated, if
true, is good ground of application to the Court of King's
Bench against the attorney ; but this Court cannot inter-
fere. I give no opinion as to whether the prosecutor's affi-
davit is true or not.

Prosecutor here said—" I am as high as that man that
sits on that bench, and he shall not insult me with impu-
nity," and he immediately left the Court.
The CHAIRMAN consented to the prosecutor's recog-
nizances being enlarged, but refused to issue fresh warrants
against the defendants.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Two persons of genteel exterior were brought before Mr.
Minshull, the sitting magistrate, charged with having oh
the preceding evening assaulted a respectably dressed
female in the Strand, and called her the most oppro-
brious names.

The complainant, a Frenchwoman, stated that the two
defendants laid hold of her in the most indelicate manner,
which she very properly resented, and threatened several
times to give them in charge, which she thought would
have induced them to desist ; but, notwithstanding she
stcod up against a shop door while she thought the defen-
dants would pass on, they still persisted in annoying her.
At last a policeman, who was near, was applied to, and
she was compelled, from their unmanly conduct, to give
them in charge. •
Mr. MINSHULL, having heard the evidence, asked the
defendants who and what they were, when they answered
that they were law students.
His WORSHIP said that as they seemed to treat the af-
fair very lightly, he would not deal with the case summarily,
but send it to the Westminster Sessions.