The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE:

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUAnY 7.
The Cum' JUSTICI: sat at Guildhall, but the bu6inds of
the.day had no public interest.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, .TAx.

ASSAULT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—Thiee persons
of respectable appearance, named Butler, Mott, and Durch,
were indicted for an assault on Achelly and Gooding, two of the
Bow-street patrole. The nature of Idle assault consisted in the
false imprisonment of the prosecutors.
From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that on the
7th November last, about a quarter before twelve o'clock,
Achelly and Gooding were on duty, going along the Commer-
ckd-road ; Achelly came up to a woman named Jones, who had
a bundle under her cloak, and insisted upon knowing what it
was ; she consented to go to the toll-house to have it examined,
where a number of persons collected, among the rest the pri-
soners at the bar. The woman having given a satisfactory
account of herself and the property found on her, which con-
sisted of•two pieces of bed ticking, the officers were willing to
let h"r depart, but she said she would charge them on the
watch : they accordingly proceeded to the watch-house. From
the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that the prisoners
were aiding and assisting in carrying the officers there, and that
they induced the woman, Jones, to prefer the charge of assault
against them: •
Mrs. Jones swore that the officer, Achelly, treated her in a
very rough manner ; that she took him for a thief, and was
much frightened. Her object, she said, in giving the charge
was that he might be locked up and prevented from following
her, as she had a lonesome way to go.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoners—
Guilty.
Mr. ALLrit, on the part of the prosecution, said there was
no wish to detain them. They might go home on their own
recognizance, and appear to-morrow to be dealt with as the
Court might judge proper.
The whole day was occupied in petty cases of assault.

STATE of CRIME in the METROPOLIS,

IN THE Y EAlt 1821.

Statement of the Number of Persons committed to his Majesty's
Gaol of Newgate, in the Year 1821, and how they have been
disposed of

Males. Females. Total.
In custody on the Ist of Jan., 1821, 239 112 331
Committed to 31st Dec. under 20 years 655
Above that age - - 1043 394 *2124

Of which there have been executed -
33 2475
Died - - - - 0
Removed to the Hulks at Gosport, preparatory to
Transportation - - - 100
Ditto to Portsmouth - - - 121
Ditto to Sheerness - . - - 303
Ditto to Chatham - - - - 25
Ditto to 'Woolwich - - - . 124
Ditto to General Penitentiary at Milbank - 53
Ditto to the Refuge of the Destitute - - 31
Ditto to Bethlem Hospital - . - 1
Ditto by ,Habeas Corpus for trial at the Assizes 12
Ditto to the House of Correction for the City of Lon-
don, pursuant to their sentence - - 64
Ditto to ditto for Middlesex - - - 328
Ditto on board two Female Convict Ships bound to
New South Wales • - - - 100
Ditto to the House of Correction, having had their
sentence of transportation mitigated, on condition
of being imprisoned therein for certain periods 10
Discharged, having had his Majesty's free pardon 20
Ditto`, being acquitted at the Old Bailey Sessions 398
Ditto by Proclamation, bills of indictment not hav-
ing been found - 226
Ditto, not prosecuted - - - 45
Ditto, having undergone their sentence of imprison-
ment - - - - 42
Ditto, being privately whipped . - 56
Ditto, being fined ls. - - . 87
Ditto, upon bail and other causes „ 34
-2223

Remained in custody on Ist January, 1822, Males, If;s—
67 252

* ONE IN sex of both Males and Females had been in the
Gaol before, and more than Two-TninDs of the whole num-
ber could ItEAD, and THREE-FIFTHS Of them could WRITE
also.
There is a decrease in the Committals this year of ten per
cent. ..
Statement of the number of Criminal Offenders committed to
his .Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, who were convicted at the
Old Bailey Sessions in the year 1821, and the nature of the
offences they were convicted of. Also the number of acquit-
ted, discharged,&c. together with the number sentenced in the
saine period :
Burglary - - . - - 33
Forgery - , , - - . - . 3
Housebreaking . - - - - 13
Highway Robbery - - - .- '23
Horse Stealing . - - - 6
Illegally Assembling with Fire-arms to aid and assist
in carrying away smuggled goods - - 1.
Maliciously Cutting, Stabbing, &c. . -
.2.
Rape - _ - - ' - 1
Returning from Transportation -
- 3
Stealing in a Dwelling-house to the value of 40s. 41
Sheepstealing - - -
Stealing on the River Thames - - - • 2
Uttering Forged Bank.:notes - • - 13•::' '
Bigamy - - - - . 4
Embezzlement by Servants - - 17
Fraud - - - - 4 •
Having possession of Forged Bank-notes without • ~:' -.
lawful excuse - - - 87
Misdemeanours - - .10
Manslaughter -
Receiving Stolen Goods - . 17 .
Rescuing Felons - - - 8
Uttering Base Coin - - - 3
Larcenies of various descriptions - 1005 •

1305

-- - •
Of which there were sentenced— '
To death - - - - • *l5O
To transportation for life - - 110. -
14 years - - - - 105
7 years - - - - 370
To imprisonment for two years - 9
Eighteen months - .7. - 1
One year - - -7* 78
Six months - - - 124
Four months - - - 1 . -
'Three months - - - 123
Two months - - - 30
One month and under - - 46
whipped and discharged -'• - - 56
Fined Is. and discharged - - - 87
Remains for judgment - - - 6
Numbers convicted - - - t 1305
Acquitted • - - - - - 298
Discharged, Bills of Indictment not being foUnd 22:5
Ditto, not prosecuted - -
660

* Of this number have been executed 27.
tOf these there were between the ages of 10 and 14, 40
14 and 18, 246
•
18 and 21, 219
Statement of the Number of Criminal Offenders in his Majes-
ty's Gaol of Newgate, who were executed in the year 1821,
and the nature of the Crimes for which they suffered.

Burglary - - - . - 4
Forgery - - - - 1
II iooliway robbery, accompanied with a threat to charge
the with improper practices - 2
Highway robbery . - - - 12
Illegally assembling with fire arms to assist in carrying
away smuggled goods - - - 1
Maliciously cutting and stabbing - . 1
Sacrilege • - - - - 1
Sheep-stealing. - - - 1
Stealing in a dwelling-house to tile value of 40s. 4
Uttering forged Bank-notes - 6
-
-33*
* Six of these were convicted in the year 1820.

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