The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—March. 20.

The sittings of the court for the March general ses-
sion was resumed this morning at the Guildhall, West-
minster, by adjournment from Clerkenwell, before Mr.
Serjeant Adams, assistant•judge, Mr. Witham, Mr.
Turnley, and other magistrates. There were 101
prisoners for trial.

MIL HORRY AND THE BAR.

In the course of the morning,

The Assistant-Judge said --he had written to Mr.
Clarkson with reference to the statement made by Mr.
Harry, at Clerkenwell, that it was a common practice
for the members of the bar at this and the other criminal
courts to receive instructions from prosecutors without
the employment of an attorney ; and that Mr. Clarkson
had written to him in reply denying that any such prac-
tice prevailed among the bar.
Mr. Harry said if the records of Mr. Clark's office at
the Central Criminal Court were searched it would be
found that such had been the case.
The Assistant-Judge added that he had
caused in-
quiries to be made into the three cases in which it had
been said he had allowed the costs under such circum-
stances, and he found that Mr. Harry was the counsel
in each of them.

(Before Mr. Witham.)
MR. BARON ALDERSON'S WIG.
George Fowles was indicted for stealing a wig, the
property of Sir Edward Hall Alderson, one of the Barons
of the Exchequer.
It appeared that a person in the employ' of Mr.
Wetherell, wig dresser, 47, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields, left the wig in question in the passage of the
judge's room at the Court of Exchequer, in a box,
which was marked " Mr. Baron Alderson," on the even-
ing of the 21st of February. On the following morning
the servant of the court keeper found the box in the
passage, but the wig was gone. The same morning the
prisoner sold it to a person named George, who stated
that he was a news agent, for a shilling ; and the wit-
ness, to account for his making the purchase, said the
prisoner knew that he had been in the habit of presiding
as judge at " judge and jury" societies. In consequence
of au advertisement the wig was given up to Mr.
Wetherell, and the prisoner was charged. The wig was
produced, and some amusement was occasioned by the
dilapidated condition it was in.
Mr. Witham asked the witness George where he had
been " judge ?"
The witness replied at the Bagnigge-wells Tavern,
and other places.
Mr. Witham inquired how long it was since he had
been "judge " at the Bagnigge Wells ?
The witness answered that it must have been more
than ten years ago—in the time of a Mr. Burnman. He
had also been judge at the Chequers, inAbingdon-street,
and the Blue Anchor, in York-street. He had left it off
now.
Mr. Witham asked him how long it was since he had
last presided at one of these places ?
The witness replied about four years.
Mr. Witham said it seemed strange to him that the
prisoner should have gone to him to sell the wig after he
had been so long out of the " profession." (Laughter.)
The witness said he had known the prisoner 13 years.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he went one morn-
ing to see the soldiers start from the Waterloo-station,
and three gentlemen got out of a cab, and, clapping the
wig on his head, asked him how he should like to wear
it. He walked about the streets with it on his head,
and offered it to several Jews for sale, but they would
not buy it, and he at last went and asked Mr. George to
become the purchaser.
The jury acquitted him on this charge, but there were
two other indictments against him, on one of which,
charging him with stealing a cart seat, he was found
guilty, and sentenced to nine months' hard labour.