The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-29 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

it/VMARY DESCRIPTIV

7. OF TUE VARIOUS OFFENCES
:vitRALLY STAND CRARGICD.

Tile pitlaurgand stt
Murder
Burglary 2
Housebreaking 1
Horse-stealing
Manslaughter
Bigamy
Misdemeanour
Larcenies
Cuttit:: and maiming 1

Highway Robbery ........„,
Sheep. stealing
Embezzlement 6
Stealing in a dwelling-home
above the value of 51 a
Stealing from the person
lob;:pry by Servants
Uttering: yid having Counterfeit
Coin in ix;;;svasion

Tot .1 l5l

London pthoners
Middlesex ditto
E3ACX ditto
Kent ditto
Surrey ditto

110

IR

18-150

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE.
MADE UT 'I:. SATURDAY EN P,NING. Males. Forealee.
Prisoners under sentence of death
Prisoners under sentence of transportatiPn for life 0 1
Ditto, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, having
been convicted of felony, &c
Ditto, for trial at the present Session); ... l2 28
Ditto, whose judgments are respited ...... ...... 2
Ditto, committed by order of the Court of
fj„eo:,' Bench 1 0
0

131 22
Total • 160

OLD COURT.

These Sessioll4 reopened this morning before the Right lion. the
Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Altiefm3n
Johnson, the Sheriffs, and the usual civic authorities.
The Grand Jury having been impanelled,
The IleconnEe delivered his charge. The number of prisoners for
trial was not very large, nor were the offences such as required any re-
marks from him. There were, however, two cases of murder, which
would demand their most serious attention. In one case three persona
were charged with the crime of wilful murder—one, as accessory
before the fact, in exciting and inducing the other two prisoners
to commit the crime, not being himself present at the time.
Of the other prisoners, one was charged with actually
committing the crime, and the other with aiding and abetting
in the commission of the seine. The effect, to all the prisoners would
be the same, but In pint of law it was necessary to shape the charges!
thus. The case: was one arising out of those tumults (happily not very
frequent in this country) among the lower orders of the .Irish, in which
after the parties had separated some of them returned and renewed the
quarrel, that ultimately led to the death of a person who had not taken
any active part in the riot. The other charge of murder was against the
captain of a vessel, for having, when off Calabar, caused the death of one
of his crew by immoderate flogging. The Grand Jury would probably
find in this case some of the witnesses making admissions that the testi-
mony they had previously given before the magistrates was far more fa-
vourable to the prisoner than that which they now would furnish. One
of the witnesses would give evidence very much opposed to tide testimony
of the other witnesses, he would state that deceased, who was steward,
immediately before the infliction of the punishment, which camel his
death, had violently assaulted the prisoner; this would or
course throw some light upon the conduct of the prisoner,
and might, at another stage of the proceedings operate consi-
rably to his benefit. Still, the Learned Recorder said, he felt
it his duty to tell the Grand Jury it would be proper for
them, seeing the important nature of the charge, and the difficulties
with which it was surrounded, to send the case for trialbefore the higher
tribunal on the charge of murder. In both of these cases of murder,
the witnesses were so numerous, and their depositions so velurainous,
that the Grand Jury would be attended by an officer of the Court, with
the depositions, who would be able materially to assist the Jury in
eliciting the real facts of the case. The Learned Recorder concluded
by cautioning the Grand Jury against too quickly dismissing an in-
dictment because the first few witnesses examined did not substantiate
the charge.
The calendar contains the names of about 150 prisoners, a number
which will doubtless be increased to 200 before. the Grand Jury have
concluded their labours. Among the charges are, besides the two cases
of murder, one of cutting and wounding, one of h.Lsebreaking, three of
burglary, one of bigamy, upwards of ninety of larceny, two of stealing
from the dwelling-house, one of manslaughter, two of Oisdemeanour,
eight of coining, &c„ two of horse stealing, two of sheep steal:Jig, six
of
embeseement.