The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

The
above Court resumed its sittings yesterday before
the LORD MAYOR and other City authorities. The calen-
dar contains the names of 229 prisoners, although only
three weeks have elapsed since the close of the last Session.
This number will probably be much increased before the
Grand Jury are discharged. Among the offences charged
in the calendar are one of murder, two of mansi4nghter

PRICE 7D.

and shooting at with intent to kill. After the Grand Jury
had been sworn the RECORDER proceeded to address them,
and alluded to the various charges contained in the calen-
dar, at the same time stating•that he regretted to find that
many heinous misdemeanors were on the increase. The
Court then adjourned.
John Sheering, the notorious informer, indicted for a mis-
demeanor, applied to have his trial postponed until the next
Session.—The application was granted.
Thomas Mills, aged 19, was indicted for stealing 1051bs.
weight of lead, the property of the Commissioners o Green-
wich Hospital.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, on the part of the prosecution, said he
should offer no evidence, and the prisoner was consequently
acquitted.
MORISON'S PILLS.—Mr. ESPINASSE, on the part of the
defendant Robert Salmon, who stands charged with man-
slaughter, in having administered an improper quantity of
the medicine called " Morison's Pills," applied for a copy
of the indictment.—The application was granted.
The trial is expected to come on on Wednesday.
An elderly man, named Samuel Singer, was indicted for
an indecent assault upon a lad named Marriott.
The assault in question was alleged to have taken place
at a caricature shop, at the corner of Lawrence-lane, in
Cheapside. The details are unfit for publication.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
The other cases tried did not possess the least interest.
The Court adjourned at five o'clock.

A SUMMARY STATEMENT, DESCRIIETIV

WHICH THE PRISONERS SE'
Aiding and assisting to commit

a felony 2
Assault with intent to rob
Assault criminally to know I
Burglary 7
Maiming Cattle 1
Coining . • 2
Uttering and having Counterfeit j
Coin in possession 4 l4
Cutting and maiming I
Embezzlement 5
Forgery
Highway robbery 6
Horse-stealing
Housebreaking 3
Larcenies

London prisoners
Middlesex ditto
Essex ditto
Kent ditto
Surrey ditto

'E OF THE VARIOUS OFFENCES WIT
VERALLY STAND CHARGED.
Manslaughter
Murder 1
Obtaining goods under false pre-
pretences
Receiving stolen goods
Sheep-stealing
Shooting at, with intent to mur

der - 1
Stealing in a dwelling house
above the value of 51 5
Stealing from the person 29
Ditto by Servants
Stealing a Letter in the Post

Office
Unnatural offences

Total 229

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23-229

STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE,
MADE UP TO SATURDAY EVENING. Males. Females.
Prisoners under sentence of death
Prisoners under sentence of transportation for life 1 12
14 years .... 0 8
7 years .... 3 41
Ditto, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, having
been convicted of felony, &c. ;5 0
Ditto, for trial at the present Sessions
Ditto, acquitted on the ground of insanity, but remain dur-
ing Royal pleasure 4 0
Ditto, whose judgments are respited _

Ditto, committed by Commissioners of Bankruptcy 1

Total

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-MONDAY.

These Sessions commenced to-day before Mr. Sergeant
ADAMS, Chairman, and a Bench of Magistrates.
The calendar contains a list of 80 prisoners, of whom 32
are for riot and disorderly conduct, and 14 for stealing ar-
ticles under the value of 20s.