The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dec. 18.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a
Bench of Magistrates).
THE QUEEN V. ♦DOLPHE DE WERDINSKI.
In this case the detendant, who was described as a
dealer, carrying on business in High Holborn, was
charged with having committed an assault upon a young
9.41 of the age of 16, under somewhat peculiar circum-
stances.

It will be found, however, that, in common with tome
other prisoners and defendants, he was discharged by
proclamation.
Shortly after one o'clock,
The Fraud jury came into court and handed in the
last batch of bills which had been preferred before them.
They then complained of some irregularity in reference
to the way in which some of the bills of indictment had
been laid before them in the early part of the day.
The Learned JUDGE thereupon ordered that the ex-
penses of all the prosecutors and witnesses in the cases
where the bills had not ken ready to go before the grand
jury by hail-past ten o'clock should not be allowed.
there there any more bills to go before the grand jury ?
Mr. MAUDE (the Deputy Clerk of the Peace) said that
there was a ease in which tie defendant was Adolphe de
Werdinski, which as yet had not been taken before the
grand jury. It appeared that tho indictment had been
drawn with only one count, charging the defendant with
a common assault, and therefore he bad sent the deposi-
tions to the clerk of the indictments, requesting that he
would consider whether the case was not one in which
the indictment should contain several counts. That
indictment, however, was not ready to go before the
grand jury, but it was in the course of preparation.
The Learned JUDGE slid he would not detain the
grind jury. That bo:iy, it appeared, had disposed of all
the cases which had been brought under their notice,
ard therefore be should now discharge them.
It was here suggested, that if the grand jury were
to be, discharged at that moment, or without this bill
being taken before them, the defendant must be dis-
charged without any trial.
The Learned JUDGE could not help that. The man
ought to bd discharged in the parties prosecuting failed
to pres,Ait their iid of indictment to the grand jury in
proper time. lie would now discharge the grand jury.
Shortly afterwards this def. admit, with other prisoners
and defendants in cases whero tho bills had been ignored
or the prosecutors had negleeted to prefer their bills,
were discharged by proclamation.

POLICE INT EL LIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

Alexander Pacifique Gillis, a Belgian, was brought be-
fore Mr. Henry, for final examination, charged with ob-
taining from Mr. Chamberlain, 203, Holborn, a picture,
vale 2001., by false representations.
Mr. Wontner attended for the prosecution, and Mr.
Columbine fur the prisoner.
The picture, which was a marine view, by Baekhuy-
sen, was entrusted to the prisoner, on Thursday last, for
the purpose of disposing of it to a young nobleman, with
the understanding that either it, or the money, ould
be returned on the same evening, he having ropresented
himself as a respectable man, occupying the ground and
first floor at 28, Great Pultney-street, the furniture being
his own, and as a further proof of his being a person
worthy of credit he exhibited a bill of exchange for 250/.,
giving as reference the managers of the London and
County Bank, at Worthing, from whom he took it for
pictures that he had sold, mad that he had not gut it dis-
counted, as he would.receivo the amount in full when it
became due, upon the fsith of which the property was
entrusted to him.

John Franci, a dealer in pictures, proved that be had
known the prisoner for eighteen months, and had deal-
ings with him. On the 12th instant they went to the
shop of Mr. Richards, pawnbroker, of 102, Westminster-
Bridge-road, and while the prisoner remained outside,
witness pledg,cl the picture produced for 12/, upon
being told by him that te expect-A to sell it to a noble-
man. The prisoner said it was more likely a customer
would deal by the production of the duplicate, which
witness kept with 71. until it was redeemed, handing over
the difference to the prisoner, who never mentioned that
the picture was this property of the prosecutor.
The landlady at 28, Great Pulteney-street, proved that
the prisoner had lodged in ber house from May until
August, but he never possessed any furniture.
Mr. Joseph Lewis, a commission agent, identified the
bill for 2501., which was given to the prisoner by Mr.
Lewis on the 6th inst. to get discounted, for which he
gave a receipt, and was to hand over the money to wit-
ness, but it was a false representation that he bad got it
in payment for pictures.
Mr. Columbine submitted that although the prisoner
had made many false affirmations, there being a con-
tract drawn up made the charge merely a civil con-
tract, amounting, to a certain extent, to a partnership
agreement.
Mr. HENRY directed the bill of exchange and the re-
ceipt to be produced at the trial, and ordered the pri-
soner to be c,,mmitfel to Newgate.
MARLBOROUGH•STREET. . _

Francis Huron ;as brought up for final examination,
charged with having committed an extensive robbery at
the Prince of Writes Hotel, Leicester-place, Leicester-
square.
At the former examination the singular circumstances
under which the prisoner was apprehended wero fully de-
tailed. The prisoner was formerly a waiter at the hotel,
and ther tore well acquainted with the premises, which
are extensive. Ile made use of this information to con-
ceal himself fur a whole week in various part, of the
hethe, first entering one room and taking away anything
portable, and then another—breaking open desks and
drawers wherever anything v,,lnsible was supposed to be
kept All this time the prtmoner maintained himself
front t*, e of the holier and wine-cellar. N.:4Pb
were heard at various tines night and day in different
rooms, an provisions were constantly being missed from
the larder, but no solution was obtained to the mystery
until Saturdity last, when Mad the And,, the wife (fib,
proprietor, on 1 oing suddenly into her bedroom, found
the prisoner crouched behind some dresses, with a quan-
tity of valuable property, gold coin, gold and silver
Watches, and other things,.rt tidy for carrying Of. •
The prisoner was•fully committed. o;cx•

SUMBEREEN, DEC. 18.—Ile Mountaineer, of Livsrc
pool, Quebec to Newport, hea been run on the mud on
Dunmanut Bay,, to prevent her going on-thelooks. .
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