The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. 1
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)
The November general sessions commenced this morn-
ing, at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, when the
calendar,- ilthough such a short time had elapsed since
the last sitting of the Court, presented the unusual num-
ber of 89 prisoners, of which 12 were misdemeanants,
the remainder being charged with felony.
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE having addressed the
grand jury at some length, they retired to discharge
their duties.
James Hyatt, an agricultural labourer, was charged
with stealing a turkey, the property of Mr. George
Lambert, a farmer, residing at Enfield-chase.
The prisoner had been in the prosecutor's employment
for some time. He was found with a turkey in his pos-
session, which the prosecutor's servant identified as one
that had been stolen from her master's flock.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri-
soner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
Thomas Cleary, a well-known thief, was indicted for
stealing a purse containing 4s. 6d. and other moneys, the
property of Herbert Johnson.
It appeared that the prosecutor was walking along
Ludgate-hill, when the prisoner managed to abstract the
purse from his pocket.
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- A verdict of -Guilty having been returned,
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said no less than
three convictions, and those for serious offences, had
been recorded against the prisoner, and it therefore be-
came the duty of the Court to sentence him to ten years'
transportation. _ _

A respectable-looking man, named Frederick Stricker,
described as a house painter, was indicted for stealing a
looking-glass and two sets of Ere irons, the property of
Lewin Mosely.
The prisoner was engaged by the prosecutor to paint
his premises, and shortly after the termination of the
job the above articles were missed and traced to a pawn-
broker's, where they were pledged by the prisoner.
He was four.d Guilty, and in consequence of his pre-
vious good character he was sentenced to only four
months' imprisonment.
John Me 1144 aged 12, was found Guilty, with a re-
commendation to mercy, of stealing a quantity of tools,
and sentenced to three weeks imprisonment.
Mary Anne Tay, an elderly female, who was most
respectably connected, pleaded Guilty to an indictment
charging her with stealing a shawl, the property of
Edward Lloyd.
Several respectable witnesses gave the prisoner a most
excellent character, in consideration of which the Court
sentenced her to only two months' imprisonment.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

John Farnel was charged before Mr. Long for raising
a disturbance, and committing an assault on the pro-
prietor of the public-house, 3, White Lion-street, Seven
Dials, kept by Daniel O'Connell, who said the defen-
dant had been turned out of his parlour last night for
making use of obscene and disgusting language. Shortly
after complainant heard a knocking, and went to the
door ; he saw nobody there, but on putting his head
out received a blow which cut his brow open and felled
him to the ground.
George Roche, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, saw de-
fendant commit the assault.
The defendant, who said he had received provocation,
was fined 3/, or six weeks' imprisosiment.
A well dressed, elderly gentleman, who gave his name
as Roberts, was placed at the bar, charged with being
drunk and incapable of taking care of himself.
Police-constable 93 E found the defendant in the
streets and took him to the station-house.
Mr. LONG —What do you say for yourself ? The de-
fendant—Why, your Worship, I'm a loyal Welshman.
Mr. LANG (interrupting him)—What privilege have
Welshmen to get drunk ? (There had been so many
loyal citizens before the Magistrate, who had been ce-
lebrating L'ird Mayor's-day, that Mr. Long had to be
reminded by the clerk that it was the Prince of Wales's
birthday.)
The defendant—l had been jolly, and celebrating the
day like a loyal Welshman ; but when this man came
across me I was at my own door. Your Worship, I
couldn't find the key-hole, and the key had slipped from
my fingers, and I couldn't find it, but this constable, in-
stead of helping me to open the door, took me to the
station-house. That's all.

Mr. LONG—Between loyalty and this kind of glorifi-
cation, it is difficult to see the c inflexion, but you may
go this time.

CLERKEN WELL.--(THIS DAY.)

Uriah Wilmot, a person of rather eccentric appear-
ance, who described himself as a singer and professor of
instrumental music, was charged with assaulting Mr.
Wm. Cole, tho proprietor of a coffee-house and tavern in
Cromer-street, Brunswick square, under the following
circumstances :

Mr. Cole stated that last night the prisoner entered
his coffee• room, accompanied Ly two females, all three
being rather intoxicated at the time, when one of the
females said they had dropped a halfpenny down through
his area railings, and the prisoner swore he would not
leave the shop without the prosecutor or some of his ser-
vants restored to him that identical halfpenny, and no
other. The prosecutor endeavoured to persuade them
to go quietly away, when the prisoner rushed at him and
struck him three or four blows, without the slightest
provocation, and so violent was his conduct, and that of
the women who accompanied him, that it required three
policemen to remove them from the premises.
Mr. COMBE sentenced him to pay a fine of 205., orbe
imprisoned for a fortnight.

WESTMINSTER.—(THIS DAY.)
Three Irishmen, named Noonan, Sheen, and Shehen,
were placed at the bar, before Mr. Burrell, charged with
assaulting Thomas Smith, stonemason, of No. 8, John-
son-street, Westminster.

The complainant stated, that himself and his wife
were standing, with an infant child, before the bar of the
White Hart, Milbank-row, about half-past eleven o'clock
last night, when the prisoner, Noonan, accosted him,
and immediately afterwards ran upstairs, and returned
with his companions and commenced a brutal assault
upon him, striking him to the ground. When he rose
he was again struck, and while Noonan was
striking him, Shehen seized him, one by the throat,:and
the other behind, and again threw him to the ground,
and while there repeatedly kicked him. One of his
friends, named North, then interfered, and dragged him
from among them. North was in turn attacked, and
also knocked down, and the fray was tiltimately termi-
nated by the interposition of the police.
Philip James, also a stonemason, corroborated the
last witness's statement. He went to North's assistance,
when he was immediately struck himself by Shehen.
This was the signal, he conceived, for a general uproar,
for he was struck from all directions by the assailants,
receivinr, a severe black eye by a blow from a knobbed
stick used' by Sheen.

Henry NOrth, who appeared to be suffering dread-
fully from the beating which he had received, and was al-
lowed a chair whilst he gave his evidence, corroborated
the evidence of the other witness. He was endeavour•
ing to part Smith and Noonan, when a number of per-
sons came down frcm an upper room, and he had hardly
got to the foot of the stairs when he received two blows on
the head, one from Sheen, and the other from a person
he did not know. While down he was struck and
kicked by several persons at once, and at last succeeded
in escaping through the trap-door of the bar, although
so nearly strangled that he could not speak. The land-
lord sent for a cab, and he was taken to the hospital,
where plasters were applied to his head and face, and ban-
dages were wound round the whole of the upper part of
his body ; and he was still suffering severely from the
ill-usage both in his back and on the side of his face.
The MAGISTRATE here directed that a certificate
should be obtained from the surgeon of the hospital,
whither North was about to return, as soon as he had
given his evidence.
Mr. Thomas Watkins, landlord of the White Hart inn,
Millbank-row, stated that ha was inside the bar when
the circumstances took place, and generally confirmed
the evidence which had previously been given. He
further stated that after the first part of the fray, which
occurred between Smith and Noonan only, the latter
went up stairs, and in about ten minutes came down
with eight or nine of his friends, and commenced the
affray.
Police-constable 147 C took the three prisoners into
custody as the ringleaders of the uproar, though not
without some difficulty.
Noonan, who appeared with a couple of black eyes,
replied that it was " a fair quarrel" between Smith and
himself, and as for the kicking of North he was perfectly
unconscious of anything of the kind.
Sheen, who exhibited a foot tied up, alleged that he
only used his stick to walk with, and that it was-not
until North had struck him on the bridge of the nose,
Which " bothered" him ; and he believed that he did
strike James almost without knowing anything about it,
as he happened to be holding the stick Irish fashion, by
the middle—that was all he knew of the matter.
Shehen said that all the truth was that he was just
having a bit of a raffle for the benefit of his " missus,"
and the row came on, but ho never saw any kicking at
all. He would call his witnesses.
But the first was a very unfortunate call, for when
Mrs. Mary- Connor was put into the box she was im-
mediately charged with having struck the constables in
the discharge of their duty, and with attempting to
rescue the prisoners, and was accordingly taken into
custody.
The prisoners stating that they had other evidence,
which they could not just then adduce, the magistrate
remanded them till Saturday. He would allow each of
the prisoners to go on bail of 1001. for themselves, and
two sureties of 50/. each.