The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Jan. 28.

The January adjourned sessions of the peace for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at Clerk-
enwell, before the Assistant. Judge and a full Court.
There were 79 prisoners for trial, 72 charged with felony,
and 7 with misdemeanour.
The Assistant-Judge delivered a short charge to the
grand jury.
IVilliatn, A Lott, 19, was indicted for feloniously break-
ing and entering the dwelling-house of James flempy,
and stealing therein five spoons and other articles valued
at 201., his property.
The prosecutor lived at 1, De Beauvoir-place, Kings-
land, and during the night of the 31st of December some
one got into his house by taking a pane of glass out of
the back kitchen window, and then unfastening the
bolts. About six o'clock on the morning of the Ist in-
stant James Thorn, police-constable 485 N, found a sack
filled with various articles at a corner of Stamford-road.
He concealed himself, and in a short time the prisoner
made his appearance with a truck, upon which he tried
to place the sack. He said to him, "You bare got a
heavy load this morning ;" to which he replied. " Yes,
it is rather heavy ;" and, in answer to an inquiry as to
what the sack contained, be said, "Only a few thirgs
lam going to take to market." He kept him in con-
versation till another constable came up, and they took
him in charge. On inquiry being made it was found
that a robbery had been committed at the prosecutor's,
and the whole of the articles in the sack were identified
as having been stolen from his house on the night in
question.
The jury fi.und the prisoner guilty.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to 18 months' hard
labour, and said he should have sentenced him to penal
servitude if there bad been anything known against him.
John Shaw, 30, was indicted for feloniously breaking
and entering the dwelling house of William Patten, and
stealing therein a coat and other articles, his property.
Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Horry
for the prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that he lived at 2, Little Cam-
bridge-place, Hackney road. dt a quarter to six on the
morning of the 31st of December he left home to go to
work, and on his return in the evening he found a po-
liceman there with a coat, trousers, an other articles of
clothing, his property. When he went out in the morn-
ing he left his five children at home, but only the young-
est of them was there when he returned.
Eleanor Patten, 18 years of age, said she was the
daughter of the prosecutor, and on the day in question
she left home with the other children, having previously
securely fastened the doors. On her return about seven
o'clock she was surprised to see a light in the front room
downstairs, and on screaming out it was extinguished.
A man rushed out of the doorway, and she said, " Is
that you, father ?" it being so dark at the time that she
could not see who it was. The man replied, " It's all
right," but she said it was not all right, and laid hold of
him by the arm, but hi broke away and ran off. She
pursued him, and he was stopped by a butcher, who
held him until a policeman came up, and then gave:him
n charge. On going home she found a bundle of cloth-
ing packed up ready for removal. The prisoner had a
two
skeleton keys were picked up, and one
the policeman, and near the spot where it
of them, it was found, would open the door of the pro-
secutor's house.
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determined burglars in that neighbourhood.
The Assistant-Judge said it was quite clear that the
prisoner was a very bad character, and it was entirely
owing to the courageous and creditable.conduct of the
girl, Eleanor Patten, that he was secured and brought to
justice. The Court owed it to the public to pass a severe
sentence in such cases, when clearly proved, to deter
others. The sentence was that the prisoner be kept in
penal servitude for six years, and, in consideration of
the praiseworthy conduct of the girl Patten, the Court
would direct that 20s. should be given to her.
Chas. Hompey, convicted at the last sessions of assault-
ing a police constable and throwing him off the roof of
a shop in the Holloway-road, was brought up for judg-
ment and sentenced by Mr. Witham to two years' hard
labour.

AlturvAL or GOLD.--It is understoodUthat about
200,0001. of the gold brought by the Champion of the
Seas has been taken to the Bank of England. The re-
maining 300,0091., it is- presumed, will all be Bent to
Paris in the course of the week.
AMERICA.—The commercial advices from New York
yesterday were uninteresting, except that they show a re-
action in the stock-market, consequent upon renewed re-
ports of a desire on the part of the President to fasten a
quarrel upon England in connection with Mr. Crampton
and the enlistment question. A few days previously
there had been a rapid rise in most descriptions of secu-
rities, and the money market altogether bad assumed an
improved appearance. The latest quotations of the
principal railway stocks were--Erie, 502 ; Reading, 92;
Panama, 992 ; and Illinois Central Bonds, 811. The
Atlantio was to sail on the 19th inst., and may be ex-
pected on Wednesday or Thursday next, but will not be
likely to bring any specie. The news of the commence-
ment of peace negotiations had influenced tie grain-mar-
ket,_and a fall ha taken place in wheat equal to 4s. or
ir. Od, per qr.