The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-10 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY COURT, Jar/. 9.

This was the default day, after Term. The
Court sat for a short time (Dr. BURNAI3Y as locum
tenens), but no business of public interest occurred.

LONDON SESSIONS, JAN. 9.

esterday, these Sessions commenced before the
LORD MAYOR, the Recorder, and a bench of Alder-
men.

Three women, named Deacon, Gale, and Herbert,
and a man, named Irright, were charged with having
kept a common brothel at No. 7, Tower Royal, in
the parish of St. Thomas Apostle.
J. Wakeley, clerk to Mr. L. Price,. the solicitor,
produced extracts from an agreement of rather a
curious kind, which had been drawn up between the
two first women. It stated, that they should keep
the house in question as a " company house," and
that they should be mistresses of the house alternate
weeks, and pocket each the profits of her owe weeks.
That at 12 o'clock on every Sunday night, the reign
of one should be over, and the reign of the other
should commence. That they should both bear the
expenses of the establishment, pay the taxes, and pay
the expenses of all prosecutions which might be in-
stituted against their " company concern."—(Loud
laughter accompanied the reading of this document.)
The RECORDER (smiling) asked what was meant
by a " company house." He did not think the
phrase sufficiently explanatory of the offence with
which the defendants were charged. " Why," said
his Lordship, " my house comes under that deno-
mination, for I see company."—(A laugh.)
The witness here described scenes which he wit-
nessed upon going into the house with other persons
who were employed by the parish to watch tke
nuisance, for the purpose of indicting it.
Hiekiss, a constable, had been employed in the
house on several short jobs. He had seen the three
women receive money for accommodation as to
rooms. The business became so extensive at last,
that the whole neighbourhood was dreadfully an-
noyed ; and witness's house, within two doors of
the house in question, was sometimes entered by
couples.—(Laughter.)—The women who entered
No. 7 were evidently ladies of the town. Many of
the gentlemen looked like Counsellors.—(Laughter.)
—One of them, he well recollected, wore a %wig like
one of those before him.
Mr. ADowtus, in cross-examining the witness,
expressed his indignation at the libel just uttered
against the bar, and sharply questioned Hickiss.
" Upon your oath," said the Learned Counsel,
" how many persons who looked like counsellors did
you see ?"
?
Witness.—•l can't swear to more than one who
wore a wig; but I observed a great many gentlemen
with very grave countenances, and I consider that
they looked like gentlemen of the bar.
saw3Tar.pAerDsoonu)witiuths.—a
) Learned Friend's
(Mr. C. Phillips.)Will you
wig like s,wear that you ever
Witness.—l have seen one go in with just such
another wig. (Expressions of surprise and laughter.)
The RECORDER.
—What ! with tails ? (Loud
laughter.)
Witness.—l don't know exactly whether the wig
had tails or not; but I recollect the wig, and marked
it for its peculiarity.
Mr. ADOLPDUS.—Why do you say the persons
looked like counsellors ?
Witness.—Because they were elderly grave men.
Mr. ADOLPHES.—WeII, all my Learned Friends
in this Court are, at all events, free from the impu-
tation, for they are young men. I'll tell you why
you said so ; you said so from a blackguard feeling
of offence.
The three female prisoners, after some further
evidence, withdrew their plea of " not guilty," and
pleaded " guilty." The male prisoner was acquitted.