The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-06 00:00:00

MIDDLES X SESSIOAS, Sept. 5.

(Before Mr. Whateley, Q.C.)
George Long, a respectable-looking middle-aged
man, surrendered to take his trial on an indictment
in which he was charged with stealing a truss of
hay, the property of Charles Smeeton.
Mr. Abram prosecuted; the prisoner was de-
fended by Mr. Ribton.
The prosecutor is a hay-grower at Harrow, and
he agreed with the prisoner, who kept a horse and
cart, to take loads of hay from his rick yard. The
charge was that by a trick in loading his cart the
prisoner took a truss of hay more than he accounted
for. _ _

Mr. Ribtba addressed the jury, and the prisoner,
who received a very gool character, was found Not
Guilty.
Joseph Hagan, Hugh Turpin, and James Thomas,
three young men, were indicted for assaulting Wil-
liam Seymour, 187 B, and John Fever, 255 A, in
the execution of their duty, to prevent the lawful
apprehension of William Jones.
Mr. Rosher prosecuted ; Mr. Horry defended
Thomas ; and Mr. Pater defended Turpin.
On the 18th of August a soldier named Jones
was taken into custody at a refreshment house in
Middle-row, Knightsbridge green, for creating a
disturbance and committing a series of assaults, and
while he was being taken to the station the defen-
dants tried to rescue him, and called out to the sol-
dier to kick the -on the shins. They pelted
the officers with stones, and one struck 255 A on
the head.

The evidence was contradictory, witnesses being
called for the defence. Mr. Pater and Mr. Horry
examined them at length.
The jury found Turpin and Thomas guilty, with
a strong recommendation to mercy, and acquitted
Hagan.
His lordship said the jury, in his opinion, had
proper view of the case, and sentenced
Thomas each to a month's hard labour.
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ea verysold ier was tried on Tuesday for assault and
sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment.
Richard Williams, a marine-store dealer, was in-
dicted for feloniously receiving 5 cwt. of rags, the
property of William Bowman, r merchant, 42,
Dempsey-street, Stepney, which Thad been stolen
from his premises.
Mr. Metcelfe prosecuted ; Mr. Ribton defended.
The prisoner had been dealing with rags which
were said to be part of the stolen property.
The prisoner said he bought them of a man in
his own shop, and that he had himself collected part
of what was identified as the prosecutor's.
The jary found the prisoner not guilty.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
Samuel Newnham, 19, was indicted for unlaw-
fuly assaulting John Kirkman and inflicting upon
him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Abram prosecuted.
The prosecutor stated that on the 23d of August
he was a passenger by one of the iron boats to
Battersea pier, and on the steamer being made fast,
the captain ordered the gangway behind the paddle
box to be cleared for the passengers to land. He
was standing fore of the paddle box, and as the
boat was close to the pier, he tried to land from
there. The defendant, who was one of the com-
pany's servants, told him he could not go on to the
pier that way, but he said he would. The defen-
dant then pushed him back, but he jumped on to
the pier and gave up his ticket to the collector. The
defendant followed him up the landing stage, and
said something impertinent to him. Witness
pushed him away and went on, and when he had
got some 30 or 40 yards on the defendant ran up to
him and struck 'him several times on the bead with
some crockery ware which he was carrying in a
handkerchief, like a sling; and his temple was cut
open. He struck in return as well as he could. He
bled a dreat deal, and, with the assistance of some
gentlemen who witnessed the transaction, was taken
to a surgeon's, where the wound was dressed, or he
must have bled to death. The prisoner ran away.
The prisoner. said he told the prosecutor to go
back as he tried to get ashore at the wrong end of
the paddlebox, whereupon he threatened to push
him into the water. He asked him what would he
do ? and he then took him by the throat, and shoved
him under the paddle-box, nearly choking him.
He then struck him on the head with a bundle con-
taining his dinner plates.
The evidence of the prosecutor was corroborated
by that of Mr. George Daners, a clerk in the War-
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a passenger by the same boat, and
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temple was like the flow of water from a filter tap.
He stopped it as well as he could with his thumb,
and took him into a surgeon s.
The defence was that the prosecutor bad.violated
the published regulations of the company in
attempting to get on the pier in the way he did,
and that he first assaulted the defendant, and
threatened to shove him into the river. A notice in
the following terms was put in :—" Caution.—Seve-
ral persons having been injured by getting out of
the boats before they have been made secure to the
pier, and by getting into the boats after they have
moved off, passengers are warned and earnestly en-
treated not to attempt to land before the boats are
well secured to the pier, nor to attempt to get on
board after the boats have begun to move off from
the pier. They are further cautioned not to sit upon
the rails of the boats, nor to place their arms out-
side."
The jury found the defendant Guilty of a com-
mon assault, and he was sentenced to two months'
imprisonment.
Charles Clark, a boy 13 years of age, was indicted
for unlawfully assaulting and stabbing another boy,
named Charles Heath, 12 years of age, with a knife.
Mr. Horry prosecuted; Mr. Cooper appeared for
the defendant.
Charles Heath, the prosecutor, stated that he
lived at 4, Church-street, Chelsea, with his parents,
and his father worked on a ssnd barge. On the
night of the 22d of August his mother and his aunt
were talking in the street, and he was with them.
The defendant went up to them to listen to their
conversation, when he (witness) told bim to go
away, upon which he became very saucy. The
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nessb'symaotbhaekreweesntshaowpa, the defendant ran up toy, and as he was turning
him and struck him with a knife under the arm.
He then ran into a shop, and threw down the knife.
Witness went to a doctor's and had his wound
dressed, and afterwards had to go to the hospital.
Ho did not know the defendant. Ho never touched
him, but simply told him to go away.
Several other witnesses were examined, and it
appeared from the evidence of the surgeon that the
wound was half an inch in width and an inch deep.
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Mr. Cooper addressed the jury, urging all he
could on behalf of the defendant, who, he said,
would be well taken care of for the future.

The jury found the defendant Guilty.
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he should be under the
especial attention of the chaplain during that period.
The case if Edward Mortimer, charged with an
assault in Ilungerford-market, was by consent of
counsel—Mr. Bst for the prosecution, and Mr.
Cooper for the defence—postponed until next ses-
sion.

John 3' clerk, surrendered to take his
trialonselrerrhar secharges' of embezzlement.
Mr. Tindal Atkinsen prosecuted; the prisoner
was defended by Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. F. 11.
Lewis.

The prisoner, it appeared, was a traveller and
collector in the employment of WinsLurst's Patent
Metal Foil and Sheet Metal Company, Who carry

on business at Bow, and it was his duty to receive
moneys and pay them over, and account as he re-
ceived them. Several defalcations were alleged
against him, but after a long investigation, the jury,
having retired for some time to consider their ver-
dict, found the prisoner not guilty.