The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-16 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)
Yesterday being the day fixed for taking into con-
sideration the proposition of Sir James Graham with
respect to the erection of a New Prison in place of the
one in Clerkenwell, now so named, and of adapting
the former to the observance of the separate system,
there was an unusually numerous attendance of ma-
gistrates, the bench being so full that many were
obliged to sit in the counsels box.
After the disposal of some matters chiefly connected
with the appointment of surveyors, in which there
appeared but little general interest,
Mr. ROTCH rose to propose the following resolu-
tion :—" That a Committee be appointed to consider
the best steps for carrying out this proposition re-
specting the state of the New Prison, and alio to con-
sider the plans laid before the Court by Secretary
Sir James Graham, and to report thereon." He said
that the present state of the New Prison was a dis-
graceand its present state
totally t to
raencyl u cdievdi
ti sheedmc of
ruonmt r yea,
rrrying into effect the
provision of the new Act with respect to prison dis-
cipline. The Government had in the most commend-
able manner passed that Act, and it now became the
duty of the magistrates to erect such prisons as would
enable this Act to be effective.

After considerable discussion, Mr. Kilsby, the
keeper of the New Prison, was called and examined.
He stated that the prison was totally inadequate for
carrying into effect the proceedings of the Bill. He
was examined at great length.
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, after this evidence, thought
there was quite enough to warrant the bench in
finding the presentment.
Mr. TOWNSEND having seconded :the motion,
after some discusion the resolution was'Unanimously
agreed to.

ENLARGEMENT OF /lANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM•

After Mr. Sergeant ADAMS had alluded, in strong
terms, to the report of the Metropolitan Commission-
ers of Lunacy, which had been referred to the Court
by Sir J. Graham, and which reflected upon the con-
duct of the Visiting Justices of Hanwell Lunatic
Asylum,
Mr. Enmorms, the Deputy Clerk of the Peace,
read the report of the Committee appointed to in-
quire into the state of the pauper lunatics, which
stated that there were, at the present moment, 449
pauper lunatics in the county of Middlesex for whom
there was no room in the Hanwell Asylum, and re-
commended strongly that land should be purchased
adjacent to the asylum for building and enlarging it,
and other means taken for the complete accommoda-
tion of the pauper lunatics of the county.
Mr. POWELL moved that the report of the Com-
mittee be received, and that the Committee be autho-
rised to negotiate for the purchase of land near the
asylum, and to report on it to the Court on the next
Court clay. It would be desirable if they could pur-
chase from thirty to fifty acres, but there was about
fifteen acres near the North-road, close to the asylum,
which he thought was a most desirable site.
An amendment negativing the resolution having
been proposed, a long discussion ensued, which even-
tually terminated by the original motion being carried,
with only one dissentient.
Some other unimportant county business having
been disposed of, the Court adjourned at half-past five
&clock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HO USE.
EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—A tall, elderly,
military-looking man, giving the name of Bichtn
Hilton, who stated that he was a Frenchman, pro-
ceeded to read to Sir J. Pirie, the sitting alderman,
a sort of speech from a written paper.
He commenced by saying that he was well known
to the French Government and the French Embassy;
that in France he was, in 1830, colonel of the 65th
regiment of the line; that he raised at his own ex-
pense, and paid from his own pocket, the two regiments
called Voluntaires de la Charte, and in other respects
contributed to the downfal of Charles X., and the
establishing Louis Philippe on the throne of France,
who had thus become his (complainant's) debtor to
the amount of 6,0001. Louis Philippe was well aware
that he had aided in levelling his road to the steps of
the throne, and at first duly acknowledged it; but
when he got more firmly established he forgot the
claim, and on pressing for it he was banished.
Alderman PIRIE wished complainant to discon-
tinue reading, and say briefly what he wanted.
Complainant—A warrant to apprehend Louis
Philippe, as soon as he lands in this country, for a
debt of honour, amounting to 6,0001.
Alderman PIRIE—The King of the French will
not be here for a month; but we cannot interfere in
the matter. You must apply to a civil court.
The applicant then left the Court, saying he would
take the magistrate's advice.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Charles Salmon, a watch finisher (who was stated
to be a capital workman, but a very dishonest one),
was brought up for re-examination upon various
charges of robbery.
In November, 1841, he was engaged to work on
the premises of Mr. Church, watchmaker, in the
Westminster-road, and was placed in an upper 'work-
shop, as he requested that he might not be put in the '
sale shop, within sight of the street. On the 11th of
November a very valuable gold watch (maker's name
Brocklebank) and another watch movement were
handed to him for some slight repair, but, instead of
taking them up to his workshop, he went through
the private door and absconded. Handbills were