The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-25 00:00:00

MAW AND POLICE.

The Middlesex Sessions commenced yesterday before
Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge, and a Bench of
Magistrates. The calendar is heavy, considering the
short time that has elapsed since the last session. It
contains the name of forty prisoners for trial, thirty-
seven of whom are indicted for felony, and the remainder
for assault and misdemcanonr.

At the Mansion-house a respectable-looking and well-
dressed young man, named George WiUjam Moore, was
brought up for re-examination before Mr. Alderman T.
Wood, charged by a Mr. Edgar White with forging his
(the prosecutor's) name to two wine warrants. The pri-
soner had been remanded from Saturday last. The pro-
secutor, on being cross-examined, so prevaricated and
fenced with the questions, that Mr. Alderman T. Wood
stopped the case, and observed that, after the evidence
the prosecutor had given to-day, as compared with that
he had sworn to on the first examination, it was impossi-
ble that any jury could believe him. The exhibition he
had made to-day did not show that he possessed the
least pretensions to respectability. The prisoner must
be discharged, and in making that order he (Mr. Alder-
manT.Wood) must add that he retired from the bar with-
out the slightest stain or imputation upon his eharacter.
Owen Driscol, charged before Mr. Jardine, at Bow-
street, with having dOmmitted an 'assault upon an officer
of the F division, named Charles Collins' 97, by which
he was rendered unable to resume his duties, was re-
manded, in order to ascertain whether the Commissioners
of Police would prosecute.
John Manis, a young man of melancholy appearance,
was charged at Clerkenwell, with knocking at the door
of the house of Mrs. Hughes, 26, Frederick-street,
Gray's Inn-road, without lawful excuse. The prisoner,
who was an engraver, said that he was starving, and
had knocked at the door to get sent to prison. Mr.
Combe sent him to St. Pancras workhouse, with direc-
tions that his case might be attended to.
At Queen-square, yesterday, Captian George Beau-
clerk, of 23, Grosvenor-street West, preferred a com-
plaint against Thomas Lewsey, a toll-collector in the
Vauxhall-bridge-road, for making use of very insulting
and abusive language to him. The offence was proved,
and the defendant fined 40s. Mr. Bon thanked the
gentleman in the name of the public for Ing this
inquiry.
A well-dressed woman, named Ellen Burge, residing
in Praed-street, Paddington, charged with having stolen
a boa from from the person of Susan Barnes, a child
aged ten years, was fully committed from Marylebone.
Edward Watson, a fashionably-attired young man,
who stood charged with having stolen two valuable
gold watches from the shops of Messss. Hart and Son,
chronometer-makers, in Cornhill, and Mr. Payne, a
watchmaker, in New Bond-street, under circumstances
that have already been detailed, was finally brought up,
and fully committed on both the charges, from Worship-
street ; and Alfred Edwards, charged with poisoning
Jane Gregory, with whom he cohabited, was remanded
until Saturday, from the same police-court.
At Lambeth-street, Richard Kingaby, late a mes-
senger at the Sailors' Home, brought up for final exami-
nation, on a charge of embezzling upwards of 20/., the
property of Captain Elliott and others, trustees of the
institution, was fully committed.
Harriet Thorpe, a young girl three feet in height, and
denominated the " Somersetshire Dwarf," charged with
swallowing a quantity of laudanum, for the purpose of
destroying herself ; and who has before been examined
at Union-hall on the same charge, was set at liberty on
her promise not to repeat the offence. A person present
undertook to get plenty of work for her from Astley's.
At Greenwich, Henry Read, a respectably attired
young man, residing with his mother in Trafalgar-
grove, Greenwich, was charged with being associated
with many other persons in breaking into an inclosed
garden belonging to a lady named Collins, residing on
Maize-hill, Blackheath, and stealing a quantity of choice
wall and other fruits, was sentenced to 14 day's impri-
sonment, with hard labour, in the House of Correction.
Mr. Jeremy then intimated to him that for the second
offence he would be liable to transportation.
Mr. John Ogilvie, the master of the coal ship Phoenix,
was fined 40s. at the Thames Police-court for employing
a man to deiiYer the cargo of his vessel who had not been
sent from the Coal-whippers' Register office, and who
was not one of the crew of the vessel, or a bona fide
servant of the owner of the cargo for fourteen days
previous.

001:111.1r-PASNIONALBLII.
The Dowager Lady Holland leaves town to-day for
Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford, who are entertaining a succession of visitors at
that splendid mansion.
Lord and Lady William Hervey have gone on a visit
to Sir W. Freemantle, at his seat at Englefield-green.
In the course of a few days the Noble Lord and Lady re-
pair to I(;k worth Park, near Bury St. Edmund's, to join
the family circle staying with the Marquis of Bristol.
Lord and Lady Woraley and family arrived in town,
at the close of the last week, from Manby Hall, Lincoln-
shire, and yesterday took their departure for the Con-
tinent. The Noble Lord and Lady purpose to pass the
winter in Italy, and have made arrangements to be absent
from this country six months.
Lord and Lady Beresford are entertaining a family
circle, at Bedgebury Park, near Lamberhurst, including
Mr. Alexander and Lady Mildred Hope.
Lord and Lady Beaumont have arrived at Carlton
Hall, Yorkshire.
General Count Maltxoff, the distinguished Russian
military commander, is prolonging his stay at Mivart's
Hotel.
His Excellency the American Minister and Mrs.
Everett and Miss Everett have arrived at Wishaw House,
on a visit to Lord and Lady Belhaven, from Taymouth
Castle, the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of
Breadalbane.
Prince and Princess Doris Pamphili Landi and family
closed their visit to the Duke and Duchess of Somerset,
at Wimbledon Park, at the end of the past week, and
have since left Mivart's Hotel for Rome, intending to
proceed direct to Paris, and from thence to Italy.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch purpose re-
maining at Drumlanrig Castle for about a fortnight
longer, and will then leave for Dalkeith Palace, and re-
side there until after the Duchess's accouchement.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady:Clemen-
dna Villiers have arrived at Willey Park, Shropshire, on
A visit to Lord Forester.
The Earl and Countess of Zetland have returned,
within the last week, to Aske Hall, Yorkshire, from
Scotland. The Countess's health has been restored, and
a large party will shortly participate in the hospitalities
at Upleatham.
The Countess of Clare and Miss Elliott have left Mi-
vart's Hotel for Ryde, Isle of Wight, where the Countess
has taken a marine residence.
Countess Flahault (Baroness Keith and Nairne) and
family have removed to Richmond from Mivart's Hotel.
The Countess has come from Vienna to England on ac-
count of the health of Miss Flahault, a change of air
being considered necessary by her medical attendants.
Earl Somers has purchased Lord Hatherton's mansion
in Grosvenor-place, opposite to his Excellency Count
Kielmansegges.
antsonzzAzrzous.

It is now considered more than probable that the Court
will proceed to the Isle of Wight, there to sojourn for a
brief period, inunetiiatfAY after the departure of the King
of the French.
Madame Taglioni is said to have accepted an engage-
ment in the United States for one year ; 10,0001. being
secured to the fair Sylphide, with probable contingencies
of a much larger sum. With this tour La Sylphide takes
leave of the stage, and settles down for life at her villa on
the banks of the lake of Como.
The great improvements recently made in the manu-
facture of porcelain in this country have enabled the
English to rival the celebrated Sevres china ; and it is
gratifying to find that in fareign cinutrles at lead the