The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-10 00:00:00

STIPENDIARY CHAIRMAN.

After the Grand Jury had been sworn, the clerk
of the peace read the report relative to the appoint-
ment of a stipendiary chairman, and an amendment
to it, which had been agreed to at a former session,
to the effect, that a stipendiary chairman should be
appointed by the magiArates—that he should be a
barrister of seven years' standing—and that his salary
should be 800/.

On its being moved that the report be confirmed,
Sir T. TURTON moved an amendment, " That
the report be not confirmed." No one seconded it,
and it was therefore withdrawn.
ADDITIONAL SESSIONS TO RELIEVE THE ASSIZES,

A report was read, recommending that adjourned
sessions should be held in the week previous to the
assizes, with the view of avoiding sending a great
many prisoners for trial at the assizes, of saving ex-
pense to the county in the conveyance of prisoners
to distant parts of the county for trial, and to reduce
the expenses of prosecutors, witnesses, &e. The
number of cases which were sent to the assizes in
three years, and which could have been tried at
adjourned sessions, amounted to 3511. The average
expense of each case tried at the assizes was 131. or
141.; but if the prisoners were tried at the sessions,
the expenses would be less than one quarter of
that sum.

Colonel CHALINOR, in moving that the report be
received, said the Committee had endeavoured to
divide the time as conveniently as possible, and not
more than five or six weeks would in future elapse
between each adjournment. The expenses of con-
veying the prisoners to Guildford last year amounted
to 1,6001.; there were 117 prisoners for trial, 92 of
whom might have been tried at the sessions. The
average expense of prisoners at the assizes was
131. 7s. 6d., but at the sessions the expense for each
prisoner was 21. 3s. 4d.—The report was agreed to,
and the Court adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

A TRUE HEARTED SAILOR .—A weather-beaten
old sailor, with a white head, and skin which an
Eastern climate had marked in the most determined
manner, was brought before the LORD MAYOR,
charged with having had a great deal too much grog
on board on Monday night.
A policeman said that the sailor caught hold of
him by the arm as he passed along the street, and
said, " I say, shipmate, give us a lift as fares theßlue
Boar." Witness saw timc the old man was far
gone in liquor, and readily towed him along. At
the Blue Boar, However, the landlord knew nothing
about him, and rjused to accommodate him. As
the grog began to trip up his heels, the witness
thought the best thing to do with him was to lodge
him in the station-house. The sailor wai uncon-
scious of the difference between a watchhouse and a
plubc-honunsrds. in his
eat the time, and was quietly deposited
on thei n
pocket were found a few

Sailor—Fisherman ! what do you mean by a
fisherman ? I never fished in ray life. I'm none of
your half-and-half seamen ; I am a real ship-o'-war's-
man. What the -- do you call me a fisherman
for ?—(Laughter.)
The Lofty MAYOR—I am sure you are a real
seaman, and I dare say you would fight now for your
King, old as you are ? Sailor—Ay, please your
Lordship, or for any one else that I liked. I've had
many a hard day's battle, but I can fight still, though
my head is grey these 30 years.
I can't give you these batik-notes until I find that
you are in safer hands.—Thank you, my Lord, I
think you had better not trust me to-day.-(Laughter.)
'Why, you don't intend to get drunk so soon ?
I hope not, but I would not swear it—(Laughter)—
but your Lordship had better keep the money.
And suppose I don't give it to you, if you drink
too much to-night ?—Why, then, your Lordship,
give it to the poor, and good luck to 'em with it.—
( Loud laughter.)
Three poulterers of Leadenhall-market, of t ery
good characters, were brought up,charged with hav-
ing purchased stolen fancy fowls.
A gentleman who resides in the country stated
that he had lost 18 fancy cocks and hens, some
thieves having picked a few bricks out of the wall
of his henhouse and stripped the roost.
The defendants said that they had done as all
other poulterers were in the habit of doing—pur-
chasing of countrymen. They were willing to give
up the stolen property, and would, if they could
catch the thieves, prosecute them.
They were discharged.