The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-12 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAN.)

These sessions commenced this morning, before HED-
GER, Esq., Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates- The
calender contains the names of fifty prisoners—none t•)f the
crimes charged against them are of great magnitude. The
Grand Jury having been sworn, were addressed very shcrtly
by the Chairman on the general nature of their duties. .He
said none of the cases in the calendar required any particuLtr
notice from him. If any difficti:sity arose in the Grand Jury-
room, the Court would be at all tires ready to assist with its:
advice.
The Grand Jury then retired, and in about an hour returned
some bills.
John Woodger was indicted for stealing, ors the 2d August,
three trusses of straw, value 35., the property of William Gas-
ton, of the parish of Penford, and Matthew Moram was in-
dicted for receiving the same, well knowing it to have been
stolen.
The prosecutor said the prisoner Woodger was carter int
his employ, up to the 2d August last. On that day he orderedi
the prisoner to take a load of straw to some of his customers
at Cobham. From some suspicion he entertained, he and
his brother followed the cart, and saw it stop at Walton, at
the house of Moram, where three trusses of straw were thrown
down and taken into his house. He saw something pass
between the prisoners, which he supposed was money, but he
was at too great a distance to say positively. He had never
given Woodger authority to sell any of the straw, or dispose
of it in any way, except to deliver as directed.
Cross-examined—Did not know that it was the custom of
the country that carters wero allowed to sell some straw on
their own account. He never made any such agreement.
Witness did not count the number of trusses which were put
in by the prisoner, but id, must have put 38, as, after the
three were delivered at Moram's, there was only one truss
short. He was quite convinced that the three trusses of
straw taken into Moram's were his property.
Thomas Garton, brother of the prosecutor, was with him on
the occasion referred to, and corroborated his evidence.
James Fenn, a boy, was fellow-servant with Woodger, and
went with him with the straw. Woodger threw down two
trusses, and he threw down one, which were taken into Mo-
ram's house.
Cross-examined—Went and heal some beer with the carter
afterwards, but had not told his mastcr of it.
Mr. Gazelee, for the prisoners, said there was no case to go
to the Jury. The straw had not been jdentified. It might
have been W oodger's own.
The prosecutor was re-called, and said he watched the cart
from his yard to Moram's, and saw no straw taken up.
Woodger said nothing.
Moram said he knew nothing of the straw having been stolen.
The constable of Cobham gave Moram a very good charac-
ter. He had known him for twenty-five years as n honest man.
The CHAIRMAN gummed up, and the Jury haying consulted
for a short time, returned a verdict of Guilty against both the
prisoners.
Three certificates of Moram's respectability were handed in.
Both prisoners were sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment in Brixton, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

UNION-HALL.
Bar, the boy whom it will be recollected was brought up on
Saturday before Mr. TRAILL, charged with robbing his mas-
ters, Messrs. Chandlers, the nurserymen of Camberwell, of
151., was placed at the bar again to-day.
Mr. Chandler, sen., stated that he kept the books on the
day of the alleged robbery, and he had rio hesitation in saying
that they had not been plundered.
Mr. TRAILL again pressed the prisoner to state whether he
had :robbed his employers or not; and he otill persisted in
stating that he had.
The officer stated that he had made every inquiry that he
could, but he could not discover any other robbery that had
been committed. He had been unable to find Thaci:er.
Bax was then committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court.

T 0 WN-HALL.
John Jones, a lighterman, appeared this morning before
Alderman BROWN to answer the complaints of the parish offi-
cers of St. Olave's, for having deserted his wife, by which
she had become chargeable to the parish.
Sarah Jones, a poor miserable-looking creature, in the last
stage of pregnancy, stated that the defendant, who was her
husband, had deserted her about six months ago, and was now
living with another woman. She had no home or friends,
and was therefore obliged to apply to the parish.
The officer of St. Olave's stated that the woman came to
him in a most deplorable condition, having hardly a rag to her
back ; he took her immediately into the workhouse, and hear-
ing that the husband was making a decent living, be obtained
a summons for his attendance at the of
Mr. Alderman BROWN—WeII, how come you, Sir, to de-
sert your wife ? Defendant—l was compelled to do so, in
consequence of the course of life she pursued. She made
herself little better than a common prostitute: and the mo-
ment I found that out I determined not to live with her.
Mr. Alderman BROWN—But you are living in open adul-
tery with another woman? Defendant—Yes, sho says so, but
it's not the fact.
Mr. Alderoan BROWN-Well, I am bound to protect the
parish, and you!. wife must not be allowed to starve. You are
doing well at your business, and you must therefore allow her
enough to keep he,-, or I shall be compelled to commit you.
Defendant—l can't aflow her more than 4s. a week.
Mr. Alderman Brtov,'N—How can the poor creature and her
child, when it is born, h've upon a pittance like that. You
must make some better oflt'r or I must commit you.
The defendant—Will 6s. do then? lam anxious to make
some arrangement, but we are eo often out of work.
The wife—Oh, your Worship, he can always pick up a pretty
living, and can afford to allow me that which will keep myself
and child.
The parish-officer—Allow her lat.'. a week, and she will be
satisfied.
The defendant hesitated.
Mr. Alderman BROWN—If something is not arranged I shall
be obliged to commit you for a month, and by that you will
lose your work, and probably your situation.•
The defendant then agreed to allow the required sum, and
on being ordered to pay one week in advance, he threw down
the money observing, " there, she'll soon get rid of that, and
be seen rolling about the streets drunk."
DRUNKENNESS.—The principal charges before 111 r. Alderman
13howN this morning, were for drunkenness, and while in that
state disturbing the public peace, and assaulting the members
of the p olice force.
The A.L.')EamaN in every instance discharged the offenders,
regretting thot he had not the power to severely punish them.
Charges of tWs description, be observed, had latterly in-
creased to such a powerful extent that unless greater powers
were given by the Legislature to the Magistrates, the nuisance
would become inttlierable. What was the use of the Legis-
lature giving the ;.;lagistrates the power to inflict a penalty,
without the means of enforcing it? He would represent the
grievance to some Mee.-thers of the Legislature, and he
trusted in the course of the next session it would be remedied.

HATTON- G ARDEIS:
Edwin Munn, a man of decent.' appearance, was this morn-
ing brought before Mr. LAING, cha,.ged with having stolen one
of Mackintosh's Patent India Rubber' Cloaks yesterday after-
noon, from en omnibus called the " 31r Walter Scott," be-
longing to Richard Hughes, which ruos from Newington
Causeway to Islington.
Stephen Griffiths, an occasional conductor of the omnibus,
stated that the prisoner entered the vehicle yesterciay afternoon
at Newington, in which was his master's " Mackintosh," and
he observed that the prisoner, upon leaving, was carrying it
upon his arm, when he caused him to be given into custody
with the property in his possession.
The prisoner, upon being called upon for his defence, said
he had been for many yems connected with the Press. He
certainly did not deny having the property in his possession,
but said that, not seeing an own,9r, it was his intention of tak-
ing it back to the Elephant and Castle, in hope of restoring it
to the owner, whom he conjectured bad left it in the omnibus
by mistakAle.
Mr. LNG asked him why he did not inform the come'',
man or conductor ?
The prisoner considered that he had committed an error in
judgment, but denied positively his intention of stealing,
and considered that perhaps it might not have Lt,cen safe for him
to have entrusted it with the parties mentioned by Mr. Laing,
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