The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. WITHAM: and a bench of Mugistrates.)
Yesterday the February adjourned ses!ions com-
menced in the Court-house, Clerkcnw•ell-gratin. The
calendar contained the names of 71 prisoners, 57 male
and 14 females, and included 12 boys and 2 girls; 30 of
the prisoners could read and write imperfectly, 6 could
read and write well, 12 could read, and 23 could neither
read nor write. With the exception of 5, the charges
were all of a felonious character. It was understood that
Mr. Witham presided in consequence of the indisposi-
tion of the Learned Assistant-Judge, Mr. Sergeant
Adams.

Among the offenders tried were Edward Curtis, 15,
William Hare, 12, and Edward Hare, 11, charged with
stealing 201 b. weight of coals, value 5c1., the property
of Elward Coates, from a barge lying off Chelsea.
William Haro was acquitted, Edward Hare and
Edward Curtis were convicted, and sentenced, the former
to three months' and the latter:to one month's imprison-
ment. Whipping in each case was added to the sentence.
The CHAIRMAN and Mr. BUCHANAN regretted that
such paltry cases were brought before the Court. A
good flogging summarily inflicted would hare been better
for the bs, and a great saving to the county.
NEW MAGISTRATE.-Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq ,
M.P., took the necessary oaths, and qualified to act as a
magistrate for the county of Middlesex.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Caleb Fox, of No. 5, Bennet-street, Blackfriars-road, i❑
the employment of Messrs. Dakin and Co., the tea mer-
chants, of No. 1, Ludgate-hill, was charged before Al-
derman Hunter with embezzling the sum of 11. 7a. or
thereabouts, the moneys of the firm.
Mr. Humphreys appeared to conduct the case.
Joseph Richardson, in the service of Messrs. Dakin
and Co., said it was the duty of the prisoner, as porter
and carman, to render an account of all moneys received;
but instead of that he brought back the way-bill, on the
13th of November last, and at the bottom of the column
there appeared, in his handwriting, the words,
"To account." This was in the column expressly ruled
for the porters to assign their reason for not bringing
the money, or for entering whatever they received. It
had since been ascertained that the bill (IL 3s. Id.) had
been paid by Mr. Cornell, and the prisoner then gave a
receipt, which receipt, then produced, was in his hand-
writing. Again, on the 9th of December, it appeared
that he received the sum of 13s. lid. from a Mr. Harley,
and instead of giving up the money he had wrote in the
column the word " Monday," meaning that the amount
would be paid on the following Monday.
Mr. Frederick Hurrell, the town traveller to Messrs.
Dakin and Co., said that he gave the prisoner into cus-
tody the previous evening about seven o'clock, on the
charge of embezzlement. The prisoner at once said,
" Why do you make an example of me, for there are
others have been quite as bad."
Mr. Humphreys said that was all the evidence he
would adduce at present, and therefore he wished for a
remand.

Alderman HUNTER considered the case so serious,
from the expression made use of by the prisoner, re-
specting his being made an example of when others had
been as bad, that he had made up his mind to remand
him for a week.

The prisoner asked if be might not be allowed out on
bail.

Alderman HUNTER refused the application.
SOUTH WARK.
David Thomas, an extensive wharfinger, at Shad
Thames, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, for final
examination, charged with criminally assaulting Pheeie
Hyde, a very interesting little girl, twelve years of age:
It appeared, from the evidence of the child, that on
Saturday morning, the 3d instant, she was sent by her
mother from Shoreditch to the Hackney-road, with a
bundle. When she got a little way from home she was
accosted by the prisoner, who asked to carry the bundle
for bar. She refused at first, but on his promising to
treat her to a new dregs and a pair of boots, she handed
it to him. He then took her into several publie-hous:e3,
and induced her to enter a house with him, at Deptford,
where he committed the offence. After leaving that
place, he went. into the tap-room of Trafalgar public-
house, at Rotherhithe, Where he again assaulted her,
but was prove:T.4Ni from accomplishing his purpose a se-
cond time by the entrance of the pot-boy. They thou
left the house, and when they arrived in the neighbour-
hood of Tooley- street, the poor child's cries arrested :he
attention of a female, to whom she told the manner in
which she had been ill-used, and pointed out the pri
soner, who threw down the child's bundle and ran away.
He was, however, well-known, and shortly afterward'
taken into custody.

Mr. Binns, the solicitor, again attended for the pri-
soner, and cross-examined the child at some length.
She stated that the house which they entered was in the
Lower-road, Deptford. She had an aunt living near
the place, and she thought she could have pointed the
place out to the police,' but when she went with the offi-
cer she could not distinguish the house.
Mr. COTTINGHAIII asked her what she had at the
public-house?—Complainant replied that the prisoner
put some tobacco in her mouth at ono place, which made
her sick. He atterwards compelled her to smoke a pipe,
and threatened to cut her throat unless she complied with
his request. He also gave her beer, and at the public-
house poured gin down her throat.
Mr. CorTzNutiAm—Why did you not raise an alarm
when he did it? Defendant—l was afraid, as he pulled
out his knife, and said he would cut my head off if
I did.

Jackson Lewis, police-constable 76 M, said that on
the evening in question, a little after six o'clock, he met
the child in Tooley•street. She was crying very much,
and a female told him that she had been ill treated by a
man. He ascertained that she lived in Shoreditch, and
after hearing her story he took her home to her parents.
On the Sunday he went to Deptford, with the hope of
finding the house, but the child could not point it out.
From information ho received he ,went to Gainsford-
street, Horsley-down, and apprehended the prisoner.
On his acquainting him with his business the latter ex-
claimed, " Poor child, lam sorry for her." He also said
he met her near St. Thomas's Hospital, crying for the
loss of fourpence, and being afraid to go home he took
charge of her.

The pot-boy at the public-bouse deposed that he saw
the prisoner and the child in the tap-room on the even-
ing in question. She smoked a pipe part of the time, and
before they went he witnessed something unfit for pub-
lication.

Mr. Burchell, a surgeon at Kingsland, sairl he ex-
amined the child on Saturday night, ' the 3d instant.
Great violence had been used towards her, and he be-
lieved the capital offence had been committed.
The mother of the child, a very respectable female,
corroborated the surgeon's statement, and informed the
magistrate that her daughter was extremely simple, and
liable to be led astray.
Mr. COTTINGHAM committed the prisoner to Newgate
for trial.

John Prince, a well-dressed young man, was brought
up for final examination, charged with stealing a gold
watch, chain, and a quantity of jewellery, worth .501.,
the property of Thos. Peachy, an inmate of the Queen's
Prison.

Mr. Biting defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that he was related to the pri-
soner by marriage, and frequently employed him.
During the time of his incarceration in the Queen's
Prison he engaged the prisoner to run of errands; and
on the evening of the 4th of January last witness had
occasion to leave his room for a few minutes, and on his
return he was surprised to find the prisoner gone; and
on looking round his room he found that his carpet bag
had been forced open, and that his gold watch, chain,
and other property, worth near 50/., had been stolen.
He gave information to the authorities, which led to the
apprehension of the prisoner. None of the property,
however, had been found.

Police-constablo 101 G said, that when he appre-
hended the prisoner, he exclaimed—" Oh, I know all
shout the property. Peachy dare not come against me,
as I am aware how he came possessed of the things."
After witness had taken him to the police station, he
ascertained that the property had been disposed of by
the prisoner's father. _ _ _

A female with whom the prisoner cohabited proved
that the prisoner had the property, and that he gave
some portion of it to his father for disposal.
Some altercatijn here took place between Mr. Bainna
and police-constable 112 N, who informed the magis-
trate that he had been told where the property had been
taken to, but he considered he had no right to give up
his authority. The prisoner had, however, been pre-
viously convicted.
The depositions having been completed by Mr.
Mokes, the second clerk, Mr. Cottingham committed
him for trial.