The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The December general session of the peace for
the county of Middlesex commenced yesterday
morning, at Clerkenwell, before Mr. Pashley, Q.C.,
Assistant-Judge ; Mr. Creasy, deputy.; Mr. Pow-
nall, chairman of the county bench ; and the fol-
lowing magistrates :—Mr. Warner, 'Mr. Healey,
Col. Wood, Sir J. Tyler, Mr. Fauleane, Mr. Watts,
Mr. Cotterill, ex-sheriff, Mr. Plowdens, and Mr.
Hogarth, -There were the names of 81 prisoners
in the calendar, of whom 75 were charged with
felony and six with misdemeanour.
The Assistant Judge addressed the grand jury
upon the nature of their duties.
Mary Ann Davis and Edwin Shaylor were placed
at the bar to receive sentence.

Mr. Ribton was instructed on behalf of the pri-
soners, who, it will be remembered, were convicted
at the last sessions, at Westminster, Davis of rob-
bing a policeman of the N division of a £lO note,
and Shaylor of burglariously breaking and entering
the warehouse of Mr. Johnson, silver wire drawer,
of Gloucester-street, Clerkenwell, and stealing. a
quantity of silver wire, part of which was found on
Davis when she was taken into custody for robbing
the policeman ; that circumstance led to the con-
viction of Shaylor, with whom Davis cohabited,
It was now pressed by Holmes, detective 50 F,
and Mrs. Howe, one of the •warders of the West-
minster prison, that Shaylor was the constant
associate of burglars, pickpockets, and receivers of
stolen goods, and was never known to be in honest
employment. He had the alias of " Ponaly," and
was " putter up" as concoctor of burglaries. Davis,
to whom Mrs. Howe's evidence related, had been
convicted three times, and once was got off by the
somewhat notorious William Howe, now a fugitive
from justice, through a flaw in the conviction.
She was one of the most expert of the female
thieves of London.

The Assistant Judge sentenced Shaylor to seven
years', and Davis to three years', penal servitude.
Williain Dearing, 22, barman, was indicted for
stealing three half-sovereigns, and other moneys,
of Wm. Mayor, his master. He pleaded guilty.
Mr. Ribton (instructed by Messrs. Wakeling)
appeared for the proseeution, and stated that the
prisoner entered the service of Mr. Mayo, the pro-
secutor, the landlord of the Eagle, Camden-town,
on the 26th Oct., as barman, and soon afterwards
circumstances occurred which led to a suspicion of
his honesty. Some money was marked, and on his
box being searched three marked half-sovereigns
and some silver were found. The prisoner gave a
reference to Mr. Oliver, of the Drummond Hotel,
Seymour-street, Euston-square, who said he had
been for some time in his service, but that proved
false, for he had instead been servant to Mr. Her-
mitage, of the Crown and Thistle, Peter-street,
Westminster, who discharged him for dishonesty.
The prisoner was known to the police, and it was
a circumstance of great aggravation in his case
that he had got the situation by means of a false
character, unquestionably for the purpose of com-
mitting a robbery.
Cooke, 128, S, stated that he knew the prisoner
well, as one of a gang of persons whom he might
call barmen out of place. When one of the gang
got a place, which was invariably accomplished by
means of a false character, the rest used to fre-
quent the house, and plunder was carried on by the
" barman" passing money to them over the counter
as change. The prisoner was discharged by Mr.
Hermitage for passing money over the counter in
that way to two women.
The Assistant Judge said it was a very bad case
of larceny by a servant, and the court must protect
the publicans from such nefarious practices, by
severely punishing those who are guilty of them.
The sentence on the prisoner was nine months'
hard labour.
Mr. Ribton said £9 were found in the prisoner's
box, in small money, and as he bad pawned his
watch just before he entered the prosecutor's ser-
vice, the inference was obvious that that money he
had purloined from the bar. Under these circum-
stances he applied to the court to direct that money
to be given up to the prosecutor, in addition to
ordering the costs of the prosecution.
The application was granted.
John Richards, 21, hammerman, was indicted for
stealing 3 cwt. of lead, the property of Robert
Walmsley, from a certain building. He pleaded
guilty, and the court sentenced him to eight
months' hard labour.
Henry Gardner, 24, engineer, was indicted for
feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Henry Douglas, and stealing therein a
pair of trousers and other articles, the property of
Henry D. Alston. He pleaded guilty. Sentence,
12 months' hard labour.
John Collins, 18, and James Johnson, 19, coster-
mongers, were convicted of stealing a pnir of
trousers and other articles, value £6, the property
of Charles Cooper. They were each sentenced to
four months' hard labour.

John Calderara, 23, was convicted of stealing a
watch, value .£5, the property of A. C. Edwards,
from his person, and sentenced to 12 months' hard
labour.
George Ellison, a Guardsman, pleaded guilty to
a charge of assaulting Matthew Carr.
In answer to the Court, prosecutor said he saw
the prisoner in an altercation with a woman in
Blenheim-road, and on going up to see what it was
about the prisoner felled him to the ground by a
blow on the chest, and severely kicked him when
he was down. He was seriously. injured.
Prisoner—The woman I was with, your lordship,
was my own. wife, and she had just come up from
the country. I had not seen her for four years, and,
the fact was we both got drunk. I was taking her
home when prosecutor came up to me, and I
knocked him down, that's all—kick him I never
did. I have no witnesses to call, but I've told you
the truth.

The Court sentenced him to eight months' hard
labour.

Henry Loe, 31, shoemaker, was indicted for steal-
in a bottle and two gallons of gin, the property of
Mr. C. Booth, distiller, of Turnmill-street, Cow-
cross, from his lvarehouse. He pleaded guilty.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, as counsel for the prisoner,
called witnesses to character. The prisoner went
to Booth's, and was detected in carrying.a two
gallon bottle of gin from the premises. It was sug-
gested that one of the persons employed on tie
establishment had connived in the robbery, but the
policeman said the firm did not prosecute him, be-
cause he had been in their service 25 years, and had
lost a pension of 10s. a week for life. This, they
thought, was sufficient punishment for him.
The prisoner was sentenced to two months' hard
labour.

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George Meads, 40, was indicted for stealing a
purse containing seven sovereigns and other monies
from the person of Sir Windham Carmichael An-
struther, Bart. He pleaded guilty.
Mr. Ribton, for the prosecution, stated that this
was a most audacious robbery from the person.
Sir Windham Anstruther had come up from
Brighton, and proceeded from the Great Northern
Hotel to Regent-street. As he was standing at a
shop-door the prisoner pushed past him, and robbed
him of his purse. The learned counsel called a
policeman to prove that the prisoner had been pre-
viously convicted and sentenced by this court to
nine months hard labour, and at the Old Bailey to
eighteen months.
The prisoner said he would save them the trouble
of proving what was known of him. He would
admit all they could say against him.
The convictions were proved, and the court sen-
tenced the prisoner to seven years penal servitude.
George Williams, 30, sailor, pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing four bells, the propert of Thos.
Crofts, the same being fixed to a building.
The policeman in this case said a number of rob-
beries of the like character had been complained of
in the neighbourhood where this was committed,
but since the prisoner had been in custody not one
had occurred.

The prisoner was sentenced to twelve months
hard labour.

Thomas Buxton, 20, was convicted of stealing
four tablespoons, the property of Edward Julius
Lutton.

He was sentenced to eight months' hard labour.
Louis Ilirsch, 22, described as a Merchant, of su-
perior education, was indicted for having stolen a
pair of trousers and other articles, value £3, the
property of William Deans West, from Evans's
Hotel, Piazza, Covent-garden.
He pleaded guilty.
The police stated that the prisoner had been in
the habit of taking lodgings at hotels, and plun-
dering the rooms adjoining that allotted to him.
Among others he had favoured Evans's and Mor-
ley's hotels, and was taken into custody. at the. New
Hummums, Covent-garden, when- duplicates relat-

ing to thirteen coats ; pawned at Manchester were
found upon him.
The prisoner said he was in great distress, and
had been misled by , a person about a situation.
The court sentences I him to twelve months' hard
labour. _ _ _

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
Richard Barry, 20,, was indicted for stealing two
boots, value 2s. 9d., al e property of Sarah Hollo-
way, from the person of Elizabeth Holloway, a
child of tender age. .
Mr. Cooper prosecu
The prisoner met th e L'ttle girl in Clare-market,
and enticed her into :he Temple, where he robbed
her of her shoes, and ir Lade off.' There was a second
indictment against him, and a great number of
other cases were spoken of. Some of the poor chil-
dren he had so cruelly robbed had been very ill
through exposure to the weather, being deprived
of their clothing, and afraid to go home,

The prisoner was found guilti.
Mr. Creasy said this was one of the most cruel
and heartless robberies that could possibly be •con-
ceived—plundering the children of the poor of their
clothing. The children of the rich were not ex-
posed to such risk, and those of the poor who -were
must be protected. By way of showing these
robbers of children what awaited them if convicted
in this court, that the court had not only the power
but the determination to punish them with severity,
he should sentence the prisoner to six years' penal
servitude. _ _ _

Joseph Johnson, 22, was indicted for stealing a
silver salt spoon and a silver fork, the property of
George Adams.
Mr. Dunbar prosecuted; Mr. F. H. Lewis was
for the prisoner.
The prosecutor, a clerk, resided at 74, Long-:lere,
and the charge against the prisoner was, that he
entered his apartments with the intention of s teal-
ing, and that he did actually take two spoons,
which, on being detected, he placed on some steps
in the passage. The evidence, however, did_ not
remove all doubt on the matter, though it was
admitted the prisoner had no right in the house
at all.

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The prisoner was acquitted.
In this court several cases of lead stealing- were
disposed of.
Mr. Creasy in sentencing the prisoners sai d the
offence of stealing lead from buildings was regain
very prevalent, and all that the court could d.o to
decrease it, by way of severely punishing i the
offenders, most certainly would be done. It N vas a
most mischievous offence, and was productiire of
great injury to property. The lowest sentence
passed, in the cases disposed of, was eight in( Juths'
hard labour.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE—DEc. 4.

The weather at the beginning of the week was rough,
but it is now fine. To-day there was only a moderate: show
of wheat from the grower, which sold slowly at a deoline of
Is per qr. Flour in limited request and is lower. Oats in
fair demand. Beans and peas as before.

ROCHESTER--DEc. 4.
The supply of wheat from the growers was good, and
although an attempt was made to buy at a reduction, the
farmers succeeded in obtaining last week's prices. Barley
of fine quality maintained former rates ; indifferent sorts
nearly unsaleable. Oats easier to buy. There was very
little alteration in beans.

White wheat, new, 44s to 48s Barley, grinding..2Bs to 343
Red do. 4os to 44s Oats, old, —s to —s
Old white 42s to 44s -New do 23s to 27s
Red do. 38s to 40s I Beans. 40s to 443
Barley, malting 40s to 43s I Peas.. .. .42s to 46s

YORK•

i—DEc. 4.

There was'a fair supply of wheat from the farmers to-
day, and transactions were limited at a reduction of is per
qr. Not much doing in other sorts.
Wheat ...385. to 42s Oats..
White do 43s to 44s Beans, new 40s to 42s
Barley 2Bs to 32s Ditto, old .44s to 46s