The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the ASSIST(TH JUDGEANT- an) d a full bench of
Magistrates.)
count The October adjourned quarter-sessions for the
U
_y commenced this morning, at the Court-house,
ncle.r,kenwell-green. The calendar' contained. the names
re
prisoners, of whom 62 were cases of felony, the
mainder beir, in;s'erne,n ints The grand jury having
been sworn, •
rr,he The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE delivered his charce.n
first point to which he should direct their cat& .1t o
was that of the summary conviction of juvenile offenders.
oTh4t Was a course to which he had been most strongly
PPosed, because he felt convinced, with respect to those
hopelessit alternation of living either by thieving or at the
Pense Of thc, country in a prison ; for after being sum.
,„-"arilY convicted, and sent to prison for three weeks or a
,`"°uth, they had no other re,ource than to return for
1113 Port to this to their old course of life. When they were sent
Court the Judge was en.abh.d.more effectually to
deal With them according to their previous habits, in such
na
4g4ner as to elf ,rd a chance of reformation. In mak-
ese observations he might &so remark that this
as the opinion of many of the metropolitan police ma-
git!rates. The next subject he should refer to was one
which had been lately before the public rather promi-
ttPer Y,he meant the system of corporal punishments
offehedted in some of the metropolitan prisons upon young
gran-rrs ; and he could assure the gentlemen of the
sie„-,' jury that with respect to this species of punish-
corl'e so far as the gaols in the county of Middlesex were
hive:tied, no such thing as flogging with the cat was al-
cour7:,, as was the habit in those of some of the adjacent
to the The magistrates of this country were adverse
v..", system of floaeing with the cat, but whenever it
advicable7hat-puni,hment should be inflicted
qthis
Lot t.• description a birch rod was always used. < He had
aish ha made up his mind as yet whether even pu-
diantuent with a birch rod might not be advantageously
pre'veelised with; there were some cases where it might
it
Li t:useful, and in others the reverse, but he had made
invariable rule, whenever he did order such a pti-
Whieilleat, to define most distinctly- the instrument with
I" it Was to be inflicted.
th 71 rVidiams, a bey whose head scarcely reached to
of ° ton
of the bar, was indicted fur stealing a quantity
tool
4,, 8 from a house in the course of erection iu Gray's
T 1;
great: prisoner was one of a gang who caused the
new
bst inery
and loss to the workmen employed in the
return -"ulogs around the suburbs, and the jury having
tete ded a verdict of Guilty, the Assistant-Judge sen-
fati e 4 the Prisoner to four months' imprisonment, and
again
that if he or any of the same gang came there
theY would be transported.
Sit,
Th--41.EY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
pueke sittings were resumed this morning before Mr.
John and other magistrates.
of tr-0441110tt, a labourer, was indicted for stealing a pair
~attisjse,rs and other articles from the house of a person
vosden, at Walton-on-Thames. He pleaded
ZUilty.
ulOrni Gosden, the prosecutor, stated that on Monday
thkr;4lg, the 14th of September, he left his houst, in
lifts of of his five children, and, on :his return in the
witi-s?°n, he found one of the windows open,
.andmiisese.d.
toes, 'coat and pair of trousers from a box in his u
The P'Zhich he now identified in Court as his property..
hero
Property was subsi quently traced, through the.in-
ts Cehtality of Charles Hollington, of the rural police,
elisseajossession of a person at Guildford, who had pur-
Th`t Part of the clothes of the prisoner.
Six 41e jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to
jury
imprisonment, with hard labour.
copper Fling, aged 19, was indicted for stealing a
1, Sts boiler .ind a quantity of lead from the house No.
Aiiaroferd-street, the property of Mr. R. ad.
that assfltead, Vie daughter of the pros, cuter, deposed
°vee t-t: days before the 3d of October she had gone
tiglic'e house even to the roof, and found everything
Qtrore —('ltittn 84 L was passing the house about a quarier
1146 five o'clock in the morning, when he heard a
Villa 0-4 inside the house, and observed that the door
lag 4:en• After whistling and calling, without obtain-
e4a
-ay withr, he entered the premises of No. 1, in
sOnei, his comrade, 83 L. They found the pri-
aLd th°4 the stairs, who immediately ran up to the roof,
tiattati;3' caught him on the top of the next house. A
liealvay, "y of lead was found cut off ready for carrying
ay,
Pd,the Copper was removed from its setting also
TIYI or ueparture.
110 Other policeman confirmed this evidence.
the Prisoner stated, that seeing the house-door open
froeirrtbevious night he had entered to shelter himself
Rai" weather ; that being suddenly awoke he fled
Quiltrs 'without thought.
With hard and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment
.

110
FO4O W-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
ERY ON THE MARCHIONESS OF QUEENSBERRY:T
forgo' Pearce and Bridget Sullivan, charged with
ef„113111'3g,111:1;'n Coutte bank, in the name of the Mar-
-0- Queensberry, were Henry. at the bar tor
v,e_zarnination, before Mr.
Mary
Gage,
X Were "Alarchioness and her daughter, Lady
tito%aDee°l:lllnodated with seats near the bench.
;11sh (of the firm of Smith and Mullins), called
villieeZt to prove the handwriting of the prisoner
kr..y.rearce.
stated 131111 g, of No. 13, Bloomsbury-square, solicitor,
1110 lust to the best of his belief letters addressed to
()tbe arellionegs of Queensberry, Mrs. Wilberforce, and
Pelirrotf: and now put in, were iu the handwriting of
Of the Ile believed that the handwriting in the body
1,11 eueques was his.
the
e Prisoner admitted the letters, but denied that the
lees were written by him.
to b _Weller, who attended for him, recommended him
c,?,l3_l_lent., and leave the case in his adviser's hands.
.I%.lt,ircerevvitnesses were examined to the same effect.
protested aainst their evidence being received,
he denied that they had had sufficient means of know-
'llg his handwriting.
The prisoners were committed for trial.

kARLBRO'-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.)
John Felts and William Finn, two rough-looking men,
Were placed at the bar charged with a brutal and un-
provoked assault.
John Douglas, 24, Church lane, said he had been at a
raffle in Grafton-street, and was returning after one
o'clock this morning, in company with a friend, and their
Wives. In Tottenham-court-road they wished to have
tome beer, and leaving their wives at the door of a pull-
lo-house, went in themselves, but they had not been
:11ng within when they heard screams outside. They
,4 out and saw the defendants, with several others,
fore
their wives. Th made ds , but
")re he was aware' heey as w knocked towards
downthem, Felts
1:7110.
, him severely before and after he was down, and
11,,e of them kicked him on the head.
a "illiam Ward, who was also assaulted by the pri-
.ol,_
itet!ers, corroborated Douglas's evidence.
')lice-constable E 166 saw Felts knock Douglas's
to" against the rail,. The defendants, who said the
ZedtotsOrdered had been the first to insult them, were
Pa_ 31.,
Pay or go to prison for six weeks. .
attired as Bellinger was brought up this morning,
IN,'", as a dashing young naval lieutenant.
William Alasset, police-constable C 92, said he saw the
itt °Per about a quarter before three o'clock this morn,:
et4ll xendon-street, Hay-market, accosting severed'
thetrettlen, and turning them round. They expressed
kid silspicion to him that the defendant was a woman,
11,1, Tiati.she repeated this annoyance to others, he took
tea "() custody He said he knew her, but she was
tea
ei
was deiscle!endant, in consequence of her usual quietness,
Inissed.
,7,4fpo,trrtim, ARK.—(T HIS DAY.) .
mti fr— -i-e Bow was charged with stealing a brass. sill
ail% 4.9111 the shop window of Messrs. Dean and Wink y,
I aisrtnliths, High-street, Borough.
etiion!)eall said that on the preceding day he liadt.ocn-
Of thn",° go outside his shop, when he missed a m- io
42121.4046h:traists tlico
p Itahtee.
shito.pf,ew minutes after the prisonerit
saying that he supposed it Ziatio;tl his, as he found it lying under I„;"4.ller.iir, lie was about to ask him for. a re-
diort,l-11 when gentleman came in an
eitto:Arrithat he saw he prisoner steal it, and walk
gebetil th, hem ILown-hall, but being watched. by him, in-
war ert,an Prisoner most likely to bring it back. That
a 4 °II a fits not in attendance, but would come for-
ftFaillst th-e`liture occasion. Another charge was brought.
Yard°lll the Prisoner fcr stealing a shawl handkerchief
ij, 111,,att,1°P of Mr. Tring, hosier, corner of Halfmoon-
up,,,q 'street
0: hia V 196 11, said that after the prisoner was
hgOirnegn
lte„."'„c4 li* ilhst°d, Y by Mr. Dean, he saw the shawl haasrwip.
ow-tie'sistqcliet, and on 'examination he found
Ones
l'e'et
" it, which led to the discovery of the
011,11:11 saitrit Mr..Tring's assistants identified the shawl,
Tleil: 37e.stewrdaasillanging outside the shop door at four
ttillgi Plis(nier d'
Was strate for , Id not deny the charge, but. asked the
.11'eti to Is 'c'od, stating that he was starving. Food
him and he was r( manded.
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Para h •aI om a morning PaPer.—
A sun.] grap was cope r
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—On Satur-
thtY eyes 1.1.1/14 STEM-BOAT ACCIDENT.
n Ste4t4o.r, g, about no
six o'clock,
ktlitne Citizen
her last
Naar' `-i- was on her way down the river,
a eole fr°lll Chea to London-bridge, amntal in gavoflidiantg.
iCk Si with gelsooden steamer, ran foul of the o
011 the
of the London Fire Establishment, moored
of th" se it
side of Southwark-br,.
,n
and
.
theye l'athile-wheels was shattered by the eollisio a
bricreallier slewed round, and before the funnel could
e're4wered it came in contact with the arch of the
e' and fell upon the, deck with a tremendousan
tesidc.A.; lnady named Kent, the wife of a gentleman
q tw,„, 4rl .Jreenwicn, who was seated on the middle
kutirthe fi: `Leek near the stearn-cheat, was knocked down by
nel, which struck her over the head and face, and
ebh.;,,a'tcl her in a most dreadful manner. The steamer's
v(''',l,;les 4nod machinery wen- the dis
1,1)„
~,,‘F.? cl th,t shock, and the ve,sel was hron:4ht ,' "'
a,l,led by 'he
ztriTi Vmdie until anoth,•p steamer came to her at.si,.(anee
14111''cl.her to London-bridg Ns here Mrs. Kent was
whe'r"d end per
in a cab to the houee of her aiothe7,
%tit :eke as since remained, and we regret to add, ,
e 15 In it Most precarious caudition.