The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-25 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

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The November adjourned ?essions for the county of
Middlesex commenced yesterday morning, at the Court-
house, Clerkenwell-green, when the calendar presented
the names of seventy-one persons, sixty-two of whom
were charged with felony.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE, in charging the
grand jury, said it was with regret that he felt compelled
again to allude to a subject which had long occupied his
attention, and which, he feared, must almost now be
more than familiar with the gentlemen of the grand
jury, he meant the more than usual number of
juvenile criminals appearing in the calendar, in propor-
tion to the adults. Out of 71 cases to be brought before
the grand jury, no less than 24 were of children be-
tween the ages of nine and fourteen, and one or two
between that and seventeen. It was truly painful to
witness these cases ; and he sincerely hoped that next
session of Parliament would not be suffered to pass
away, without the attention of the Legislature being
directed to a subject of such deep import to the moral
welfare of society, as well as in a social point ot. vi; w,
because it must be evident to every man of ordinary ob-
servation, that the alternate routine of thieving and no
prisonment, compelled by the present state of the
law,
was neither a protection to property, an example to the
depraved, nor a means of reforming the criminal.
John James Underwood, a miserable looking man,
about sixty years of age, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with stealing; a leather sling, value
2s. Gd., the property of the directors of the poor of St.
Pancras parish.
The prisoner, in extenuation of his offence, urged that
before he took the sling he had made several applica-
tions to the relieving officer for assistance, bnt without
effect, although he told him that he was actually famish-
ing hunger.
The Learned ASSISTANT•JUDQE said, under the cir-
cumstances, he should ouly sentence the prisoner to six
weeks' imprisonment.
Thomas Cosgrove was found Guilty of stealing a quan-
tity of iron, the property of his employer, William
Taylor, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
Ann Clarke was indicted tor stealing a gold watch, the
property of Thomas Littler.
The prosecutor, who seemed far advanced in years.
and described himself as a merchant tailor, said he met
the prisoner, on the morning of the 17th instant, about
two o'clock, and after talking to him for a short time in
a hall, into which he said she forced him, he missed his
watch, which was subsequently found upon the prisoner.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said as it appeared
that the prisoner had been convicted of s similar o&nce
about eight months ago, he should now sentence her to
be transported for ten years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
The LORD MAYOR stated that he had receivt•d a
letter of which the following is a copy, from a tradesman
in Ireland, relative to a firm in London which pretended
to procure sums of money for those who might require
cash :

"1 uam, 19th Nov. 1846.
"My Lord,—As I presume the inclosed (similar ones
having come to other people in trade here) is from some
fictitious concern established for no good purpose, I take
the liberty of inclosing it to your Lordship that you
might take such measures as to prevent fraud, if any is
intended.—l have the honour to be your obedient servant,
"PAT AI'HUG II."
The paper inclosed is directed from John street, Lon-
don fields, and signed W. B. Bosanquet and Co., factors
and commission brokers. After stating the extensive bill
transactions in which the firm say they are engaged,
and the care they take to prevent the bills which thty
negotiate from having the appearance of accommodation
paper, they proceed thus;—" If you decide upon this
method of making a remittance for our commission at
ally time, please to send post-office orders, as it has fre-
quently occurred that letters inclosing bank notes have
never come to hand ; as also a copy of the undertaking,
signed by yourself, when you will be remitted such bills
for the amount you request, as will not fail meeting
your approval. And should you require any bills oa
tradesmen or merchants in Ireland, we can furnish you
with must respectable bills, either payable at my
bankers in Dublin, or the Provincial Bank of Ireland,
Old Broad street, London. Any time it should happen
you have goods on hand, and find sales dull or difficult,
and wish to make trial, by sending us part we will use
our beat endeavours to turn them into money for you,
to advantage towards paying your bills as they become
due, or remit you the cash as they ate sold ; this we can
attend to at any time, whether you re quire bills or no,
having a general shipping connexion."
His LORDSHIP said be had received letters from other
parts of Ireland, enclosing like information as to the
alleged dealings of
the parties who promised so much ac-
commodation, and whose object appeared plain enough
to him, and every man who understood mercantile busi-
ness in London.
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, said that since he had
been in his present situation, several complaints had been
made, and copies of the pretended terms of accommoda-
tion had been transmitted to the Chief Magistrate. In the
present instance, however, it appeared that the M,ssrs.
liosanquet and Co., who had pitchel upon a respectable
same to trade with, were trying their luck with strangers.
Formerly they seemed to be satisfied with taking a round
of the provincial towns of England, and scouring
London
itself.
The LORD MAYOR intimated that if any case should
occur before him in which he could spew the estimati,n
in which he held the transactions of the firm, he should
most heartily undertake the exercise of his authority.
Several persons were brought before his Lordship
upon charges of having smuggled goods in their pus-
s‘pssion, and fined in different penalties from 10s. to 40s.
each. • _ _

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Charles Benson Breary, a medical gentleman,
living at 73, Great Portland-street, was summoned be-
fore Mr. Hardwick, yesterday, for an assault on 'l'. Read.
The complainant said he had two subposnas to servo
on the defendant's brother, who lived at 73, Great Port-
land street. On the 16th init. he went to the defend.
ant's house, and on knocking at the door was admitted.
Having reason to believe that the party whom he was iu
search of was in the house, he went up stairs to the first
llobr, and opened a door, which he closed immediately,
on discovering that it was a bedroom. Complainant
opened the drawing-room door, but seeing twu ladies in