The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-15 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yesterday being the County Day the Magistrates as-
sembled at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, at
twelve o'clock. The minutes of the last County Day
having been read, the Deputy-Clerk of the Peace laid
before the Court all Bills and other papers presented to
Parliament affecting the interests of the county, after
which the Report of the Committee of Accounts, and
that of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction
and of the New Prison were received. In the latter Re-
port there was a statement that Mr. Baker, the Coroner,
had on one occasion required the attendance of a prisoner
in custody, on a charge of manslaughter, at his inquest,
at eight o'clock in the evening, and the Visiting Justices
suggested that a representation should be made to the
Coroner of the inconvenience occasioned by requiring
the attendance of prisoners at so late an hour. It was,
however, considered that the notice which had already
been taken would be sufficient. A vacancy in the office
of housekeeper at the Sessions House, in consequence of
the decease of the late housekeeper, was declared.
Sir J. WILLIAMS having pronounced a high eulogy on
the character and services of Mr. Chesterton, the Gover-
nor of the House of Correction, moved, pursuant to no-
tice, " That the salary of Mr. Chesterton, the Governor
of the House of Correction, be increased 100/. per an-
num, to commence at 'Michaelmas last past, in conse-
quence of the increase of duty which has devolved upon
him, and in testimony of the approbation of the Court
for the zeal and fidelity with which he has discharged
his duties during the last twelve years."

After a short" discussion, in the- course of which

Mr. APIVILLIAN expressed a wish that the salary
should be increased to 1301.. and moved an amendment
to that effect, which was subsequently withdrawn, the
motion was unanimously agreed to, the following words
having been added to it:—" By which great savings
have been effected for the county, in addition to the
admirable discipline of the prison."
Mr. Chesterton was then called in, and the resolu-
tion having been read to him by the Chairman, he
expressed his thanks to the Court for their liberality.
Mr. M‘WILLIA-31. moved, pursuant to notice, that the
following Resolution of the Court of the 18th day of
August last, be declared a Standing Order of the Court,
viz.:—" That no person whomsoever shall remove from
the depositories at the Sessions House, any books, docu-
inents, or papers whatever, over which the Court of
Quarter Sessions have control, unless in obedience to an
order from a competent authority, without the direction
of the Court previously obtained."—Agreed to.
A letter from Mr. Flood, vestry clerk of the parish of
Marylebone, was read complaining of the inequality of
the rates as assessed on the rental in various parishes.
It was ordered to be printed, and a copy sent to every
parish in the county, and to each of the Magistrates
forthwith, and that it be taken into consideration on the
next Court day.
The Report of the JuStices of the Edmonton division,
on the causes of the obstruction in the water-course
from Angel- bridge to the River Lea was received.
The other business before the Court having been
transacted, the Court adjourned.

POLICE 114TELLiciEINICE.
BOW-STREET.

John Sullivan was charged with having violently as-
saulted the police.
It appeared from the statements of several constables,
who are from time to time on duty in the vicinity of
Drury-lane, that the prisoner had on several occasions
been imprisoned for assaulting and seriously injuring the
police. One man had been so utterly disabled by his
brutal violence as to be unfit for duty, and the Commis-
sioners had awarded him a sum of 401., as some com-
pensation for the loss he had sustained. Another officer
had narrowly escaped stabbing with a knife, which the
prisoner aimed at his breast. One or two more had
been threatened with murder, and the complainant in the
present case had received very rought treatment from
the same desperate fellow. A life-preserver was pro-
duced, with which he had armed himself, and several of
the witnesses expressed fears for their personal safety
whenever he should be again at liberty. It was stated
that he was one of a gang of coiners and other desperate
characters who were in the habit of assembling at the
Feathers public-house, in Drury-lane. When the pri-
soner was taken on Wednesday, there were no less than
seven-and-thirty of these fellows assembled at the house
in question.
The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence,
denied that he was the man who had struck the officer,
and said the " life-preserver" had been taken not from
him, but from some other man.
Mr. TWYFORD said he believed every word that the
witnesses had stated, and it was evident that he was a
most desperate and dangerous character. He should
sentence him to a mouth's imprisonment fur the assault,
and order him at the end of the term of hiS imprison-
ment to find bail to keep the peace for three months,
himself in 4C1., and two sureties of 201. each. With
respect to the public• house which had been mentioned,
it ought to be indicted as a nuisance ; and as the police
were well aware that men of the most depraved charac-
ter were in the constant habit of assembling there, it was
a case in which the Commissioners ought to interfere.