The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The adjourned November si,ssions commenced yester-
day at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr.
Sergeant Adams, assistant judge, and a bench of magis•
trates. The calendar contained a list of eighty-nine
cases for trial, five of which were misdemeanours, and
the remainder felonies. It appeared from the column
describing the state of education among the prisoners,
that forty-nine could read and write imperfectly, three
were able to read well, fourteen could read only, whilst
twenty-three had never been instructed either in reading
or writing, and not one was put down us having supe-
rior qualifications.
The JUDGE told the grand jury in his address that all
the cases to be tried at these sessions were of a very
ordinary character. This, indeed, ho adied, was most
frequently the case, so much so, that several grand
juries had made presentments to the effect that their
services seemed to them to be totally unnecessary.
With this question, however, neither they nor the Court
had anything to do ; and so long as the law required
them to fulfil the duties which it laid down in the ad-
ministration of public justice, so long were they both
bound to discharge those duties, whatever might be
their opinion of their utility or their necessity. He
admitted, however, that there were grounds for the im-
pression that in this court, at least, grand juries might
very properly be dispensed with; and he was enabled to
state that returns of the several presentments made by
successive grand juries at these sessions wore in course
of preparation for presentation to the House of Commons
during the next session, and some legislative enactment
affecting these sessions might probably be made in con-
sequence.

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Among a number of persons who appeared to claim
exemption, upon various grounds, from serving upon the
petty jury, was Dr. Reid, the inventor of the system for
ventilating the Houses of Parliament. The doctor, it
appeared, was described as a "grocer," residing at No.
94, Cheyne-walk, in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea.
The name being called, Dr. Reid immediately claimed
exemption on the ground that he was a professional man.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—A professional man: What's
your name ? Dr. Reid—My name is David Boswell
Reid. lam a medical man—a physician, in fact—and I
have never been engaged in any other pursuit except the
professional management and superintendence of the
ventilation of the new Houses of Parliament.
The ASsSISTANT-JUDGE—Oh, you are Dr. Reid, are
you? Dr. Reid—Yes, I am.
The ASSISTANT JUDGE—But you are summoned here
as " David Boswell Reid, of 24, Cheyne-walk, grocer."
Dr. Reid—All I can say is, I am not a grocer, and
never was.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—If you are a physician, and
hold the appointment you have spoken of, which I have
no reason to doubt, how on earth came you to be de- ,
scribed as a grocer ? Dr. Reid—l don't know how it is.
There must be some mistake ; and all I know is that I
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a mistake somewhere. IPl:zueldd ; but it's clear there is
this, Dr. Reid, to get your name off the you,
after
or you may have to come here againthe list immediately,
br. Rei—l never heard of ithttv.as a grocer.
list till Id got the summons; and ing
been put on the
grocer I felt bound to obey it. though lam not a
It subsequently appeared that the mistake ha
from the transposition of the two words .. d arisen
, gen tlemn"
and " grocer " in the list.
Lewis Foster and John Wilson, the two parties con-
victed at the sessions on the 14th October last, of a for.
eible entry into certain premises in Milford-lane, Strand,
belonging to Messrs. Ingrain and Cooke, proprietors of
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 21. • the Illustrated London News, wore brought tip fur judg.
S'itica: ExcHaxo&—The sales are—London and North- ment, which had been respited from the last session to
,VeBteuri, l lr-
- Birmingham, Wolverhampton,arrangements and Dudley, see if some arrangements could be made with respect
3 -4—North Stutfordshire, 61/2 dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir- to a model of a printing machine in the possession of
min-'sbam (A), 7! dis.—Shropshire Unions, 3/, 3s. 9d. dis, the prisoner Foster.
YORK, Nov. 20. Mr. BALLANTINE said the prosecutors were not
STOKSIC Excfrawarr.—The business transacted too-day was anxious to press the Court for the punishment of the
York, Newcastle, and
as follows :—Great Northern, 5:44 prisoners, both of whom were now convinced that they
Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 1249—Ditto G. N. E. Par-
had acted most illegally.
chase), t;Li.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he could not be a party
',NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Nov. 21,
to any arrangement. If, however, the prosecutors were
STocic .EXCHANGL—The only sale was—Newcastle and . .
Foster "
willing that should not be sentenced now, but
Carlisle (S'crip), 97 t.h.
GLASGOW, Nov. 20, come up for judgment at a future period, he had no
SToCic. EXCITANGIL-The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer- objection.
4rence, 9118.—Clydesdale Junction, 5514—Glasgow, Ml' I Foster was discharged upon entering into his own re-
niaraock, r,nd Ayr, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 98i—Ditto, cognizances in 5004 to appear to receive judgment when
flalves, N. ). 1,50 s. G 1 asgow and Greenock Halves, 61/4 1 called
upon. Wilson was then discharged upon pay-
Brit Brit lab, Thirds, 735, Ditto, 9
to, Quarters, 64s.—Scottish ment to the Queen of a fine of Is.
GM id Jun ction, 3s.

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the
1841- Five Summers. Week.
West Districts... 300,711 . . 142 ... 174,
North D.,tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 190
C litral Distr:,2ts 373,653 ... 178 ... 191
East Districts ... 392,444
... 219 ... 258
South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ..• 373

Totals... ..... 1,948,369
llalea
Females

.. 1,188
... 611
577

S IN THE WEEK.

Arales
Females

... 658
- 633

* There are 54 cases of death by Cholera included in
this number.

RAILWAY SHAREAARKETS.
•
BRISTOL, NOT. 21.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a very dull market to'
day, scarcely a sale being effected. The market was, if any.
thing, a shade more firm.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 21.

STOCK EXCHANOR.—A good business has been done in
onr share market to-day, and higher rates have been ob-
tained, the mayiret closing firmly at the quotations. The
sales are—Caledonian, Preference, !,‘ c. dis.—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Fifths, 414 dis. London and North- Western,
117;4,—Ditto, Fifths, 3LA p.—Ditto, 401. Shares (Liverpool
and Manchester), 41,4 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 3,4 p.
Di t te, Quarters (A and B), 1 p. —Ditto (Leeds and Dews-
bury), 381,4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Eighths, 7 dis.—Midland Stock, 82—Ditto, 'New Halves,
Ara. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur-
chasse), 1 dis. •
MANCHESTER, Nov. 21.
:-,lrocx Facaamtor--The sales are—Fleetwood, Preston,
and Went Riditig Unions, 61. Is. dis.—Sheffield, Preference,
:Nii—:-,heffield. and L' Coln, 13 145-16—Grimsby Docks,
15 5-is cts.—Nortis Stafforlshire, 6 7-16 dia.—South-Eastern
Dnver. No. 'l, 6:% —West Riding Union, 6 11-16 die.—
don North-Western, New Quarters, .?‘, p.—Leeds,
49i'; dis.—Ditto, Preference, 7-16 p.—Preston and
till re, 35.