The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILBY SESSIONS, JAN. 17.

This day the several prisoners against whom
bills were thrown out by the Grand Jury were
all called up and discharged.
Francio James illgaia and Eliza Baker, a young woman of
genteel appearance fur advanced in pregnancy, were put to the
bar on a charge of conspiracy to defraud, &c., by false repre-
sentations, the Governor and Company of the Bank of England.
On Saturday they were also arraigned capitally .on severd charges of forging certain dividend. warrants, &c., with intent
to defraud the Bank of England, and other Individuals, named
in the indictment. To which charge theypleaded " Not guilty,"
and prayed the Court on affidavit* to postpone the trial for
felony WI next sessions, on the ground of being unprepared to'
proceed to trial, the defendant Rigaud alleging, that although
hills had been found against him, yet that he had never been
examined before a Magistrate.
The Coons consented to postpone the trial for felony, and
ordered the trials for misdemeanour to be fixed for this day.
The prisoners were accordingly placed at the bar, and the
lady excited much interest by her delicate situation. She was
very ill, and the Court indulged her. with a chair.
'ere were three other prisoners implicated in the same
charge of misdemeanour. One of them, a woman named Meek,
was so ill in the House of Correction, that she was unable to
attend to take her trial ; and Mr. Vickery, the Governor, made
affidavit that it was considered unsafe to remove her. The
other persons were a Mr. Collins we believe), who was out on
bail, and remained in the body of the Court, and a AIL That,
who was removed from the House of Correction and placed at
the bar. Ile now applied to the Court to have his trial post.
ported till next sessions, saying that it had been arranged with
Mr. Freshfield, the Solicitor for the Bank of England, to that
effect.
Mr. Rigaud also applied to have his trial for the mistlemea-
nour postponed on nearly similar representations, as did also
Eliza Mter, on account of her illness.
The RECoRDER said that none of the reasons alleged were
sufficient to induce the Court to accede to their request, and
the trials must now proceed, unless more satisfactory reasons
were given.
A consultation here took place between the Counsel for the
respective parties, and it was ultimately consented to by Mr.
Freelefield to:postpone the trial till next sessions.
The Reconomt then told the prisoners that they had to
thank the Bank of England entirely for this indulgence.
Mr. Itigaud now asked the Court for liberty to look at his
papers for ten minutes : they had been taken out of his house
Sussex, and though he had before applied for a sight of them,'
it was refused by Mr. Preshfield.
Mr. Freshfield made no answer to this, but smiled.
The ItEeoftnEn said the Court had no power to grant the
request. Its compliance remained entirely with the prosecu-
tors ; and they, no doubt, would do what was right.
Mr. Rigeed then asked to be allowed copies of' his papers.
The RECORDER said he had no power to make any such
order. Ile must ask the prosecutors, who had already shown
him so much candour. But he understood that copies had been
given.
Mr. Rigaud said there had not been any copies given—only
the copy of one insignificant paper.
The prisoners were then removed from the bar, the sessions
terminated, and the London Jury were discharged.
The Court was then adjourned till the afternoon, when the
prisoners convicted during the session were brought up to re-
ceive sentence.
The It Econottt passed seiitenee of Death on the following unfortunate prisoners :--Williain Williams, for feloniously
being at large; James Smith and James Hawkins, for coin-
ing • D. Jones, for burglary ; William Burke, for robbery ;.
Groves, otherwise Cufftree Bookeri and John pox_
field, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house; William Hunt,
for burglary; .lames Barnet,
for robbing on the King's high-
, way; James Dolphin and Edmund Walker, for stealing goods
in a dwelling-house; James Hawkins, for returning from
transportation ; William Nicholson, for' burglary ; I.dward
Cockerel!, for forgery; Ann Conroy, John Meyeire Shaw, and
Charles Pratt, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house; Joseph
Henley, George Wright, and William Kaye, for burglary ;
and Abraham Davis, for returning front transportation.
The last prisoner said that his fife had been sworn away by I
a turnkey, while two others who had been in, Newgate at the
same period stated that they had never seen hint before ; in
fact, he had never been at the Old Bailey before, and his name
was not Abraham Davis, but Henry Williams.
(It appeared at the trial that be Was not in the department
of the two turnkeys alluded-to.)
The Itkcounun told him that what be alleged way no
cause why judgment should be stayed.
-The prisoners Smith and HaWkins (fur coining), being gen_
vieted of treason, were senteneed to he taken froth the gaol ore
a hurdle to the place Of execution.
Transported for life.—Mary Harris.
'transported for: 14 years.—William! Ferrer,- George!Angel
Lowe, Catherine Cochrane, Daniel Deane (for stealing types),
James Stevens, and Frend.
'Transported for seven years.—William King, James King,
'William Aldis, Thomea Abrown Johnson, Mary

I Prior, William Wood, George Williams, John Totnilnfo
William Smith, Thomas Dimsdale John Brice, Thomas
Hewitt, Daniel Sullivan, Cornelius emelly, Benjamin Bond,
Thomas Lake, Richard Itrest, John Brindley, Eliza Jarties,
Samuel Park, Thomas Sadler, Henry Stone, Joseph Phi
Philip Warren, Peter Shies, Jeremiah Sullivan, Samuel.
Jones, George Beam, Charles Tuppen, Michael Cochrane,
William Brook, .Margaret Ash, Samuel Waters, Emma True.
I man, Moses Owen, Robert Jackson, and Richard Turpin.
Sarah Buchannan and Ellen Murray were sentenced to tad
years', and Richard James Harris to one year's imprisonment,
and hard labour in the House of Correction.
Several other prisoners were sentenced to various terths' Of
imprisonment from six months to seven days in the House of
Correction, and Newgate. One prisoner, James Harris, will
ordered to be publicly whipped far 100 yards near the prose-
cutor's brick-fields, at Hackney, and then to two months' hard
labour in the House of Correction. The Sessions were then• ad.
journed till the 16th of February.