The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

SURREY SESS/ONS.=Ane 20.

The June adjourned Sessions for the county of
Surrey commenced this morning, at the Sessions
House, Newington-causeway, before J. E. Johnson,
Esq., chairman, T. Tilson, Esq:, deputy-chairman,
and a bench of magistrates. The calendar contained
the names of 47 prisoners-38 for felony and 9 for
misdemeanor.
The grand jury having been sworn, the Chairman
addressed them as to the nature of their duties,
and observed that there were two cases in the ca-
lendar that required a few remarks from him. The
first was No. 13, Jane Bailey, a young woman 19
years of age, who is charged with attempting to
kill and murder herself at Esher. It was a very
serious offence, and a high misdemeanor, therefore
they had better find the bill, and thereby send the
case into this court for thorough investigation. The
next case he wished to allude to was No. 33 on the
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calendar, John Dixon, 50, for unlawfully assaulting
intent
should come before them to show that she was a
consenting party it could not be taken in the pri-
soner's favour, as the law very properly enacts that
any child under 10 years of age cannot be taken as
a consenting party in such an offence. It is a mis-
demeanor, and if they considered that a prima facie
case was made out they must find a bill and send
that case also into court for investigation by the
petty jury. He perceived by the calendar that
there were no less than five cases of housebreaking
and attempts, which he was sorry to say had in-
creased lately in the metropolitan districts. The
bills would be presented to them in due course, and
he should advise them before they ignored any to
send into court for the original depositions taken
before the magistrate. He then dismissed them to
their room.
Robert Taylor, 40, a very respectable-looking
man, described in the calendar as a farm-bailiff,
surrendered and pleaded guilty to embezzling
various sums of money, amounting to upwards of
£lOO, the property of his employer, Mr. Edmund
Cowell Malkeon, an extensive farmer, of Godstone.
Mr. Robinson, who was retained for the prosecu-
tion, said he was instructed to recommend the pri-
soner to mercy on several grounds—his previous
good character, and the belief that the prisoner
could not withstand the temptation, he being an
illiterate man. The prosecutor believed that pri-
soner was first led into the commission of the crime
by the loose manner in which he kept his accounts.
Mr. Lilley, who appeared for the prisoner, thanked
the prosecutor for his kindness, and urged a lenient
sentence, inasmuch as he had borne a good chaiac-
ter heretofore. He had been 13 years bailiff to a
late rev, gentleman in Suffolk, at whose decease he
was thrown out of employment for a long time. He
at last got into the serviee of the prosecutor, who
left the sole management of the farm and stock in
his charge, and being unfortunately rather illite-
rate, he trusted to his wife to keep the accounts.
Unfortunately he was led into error, and was now
heartily sorry for it.
The Chairman told the prisoner that had it not
been for the recommendation of the prosecutor, the
punishment must have been very severe ; but, as his
character had been previously without blemish, the
Court thought that they might exercise a little
leniency towards him. He must be sentenced to
four months' hard labour.