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

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Deputy Judge ADAMS.)
Yesterday the second September session com-
menced at the Sessions-house, Hick's Hall. The ca-
lendar contains 44 prisoners for trial, 37 charged with
felony, and 7 with assaults.
Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, rose and said he wished to
address a few observations to the Court respecting him-
self before the commencement of the regular business.
At the last sitting of the Court when Mr. Walesby pre-
sided a prisoner named Fish alleged that he was not
ready to take his trial in consequence of his (Mr. Lewis)
having neglected to deliver a brief to counsel, although
he had received the instructions and necessary fees, and
the Chairman had passed a vote of censure on his con-
duct. He begged to assure the Court that ho was
never employed by the prisoner, and knew nothing what-
ever of the transaction, and Mr. Payne had informed
him that the brief was delivered without the name of an
attorney to it.
The Judge said Mr. Lewis's respectability was so well
known that he considered Mr. Lewis could not be guilty
of the neglect ascribed to him, and had he been on the
bench at the time the matter would have been cleared
up at once. _

Several barristers bore testimony to the punctuality
and respectability of Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Lewis expressed himself perfectly satisfied and
retired.

ROBBERY AT LORD DILLON'9.—John Kerry, aged 30,
was indicted for stealing tvq) silver spoons, value 205.,
the property of Charles Viscount Dillon.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was
aPprehemied at his lodgings on another charge, when
the two spoons, the property of Lord Dillon, were found:
The prisoner was in the service of a florist, and was in
the habit of going to Lord Dillon's to attend to the
plants.
The butler to Lord Dillon proved that the plata was
counted in April last and found correct, but on examining
it on the 19th August, the day after the prisoner was
apprehended, the spoons were found two short.
The spoons were produced and identified, having his
Lordship's crest engraved upon them.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
A shawl, gold pencil case, two spoons, and other pro-
perty were found upon him.
Sentence—Seven years' transportation.

ROBBERY BY SERVANTS.
(From Galignani's Messenger.)
The Court of Assizes of the Seine was engaged
with the trial of Frangois Cigogne, 34, for having, on
May 7, 1842, stolen from the apartment of Sir C.
Corbett, in the Place Vendome, a suit of diamonds
and other jewels, worth 50,000 f., contained in a green
jewel-case, a dozen of dessert spoons, eleven tea
spoons, and a sugar tongs. From the evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that in the afternoon of the
day on which the robbery was committed,
Lady Corbett had shown the contents of the jewel
case, which she had only just purchased, to
some ladies of her acquaintance, who came in
to visit her. She then locked it, and placed it on a
chair in a leather covering belonging to it, and went
out with her husband and children to dine at a res-
taurateur's. The next morning, wishing to take
something from the case, she proceeded to the
spot where she had left it the day before, and
only found the leather covering, the jewel-case
having been taken away. A complaint was im-
mediately lodged before the Commissary of Po-
lice, and the prisoner and another man named
Maillet, who were both servants in the family, were
taken up on suspicion. Inquiry-proved that they were
men of bad character, but for want of proof they were
discharged in a few days. Eighteen months after, a
fortuitous circumstance seemed to intimate that the
former suspicions were well founded. When Mr.
Ward was murdered in the Rue de Londres,
amongst the persons taken up was a cook named
Lasnier; this man, on his examination, declared that
some jewels found at his lodgings were left there by a
servant named Maillet. The search brought to light
some spoons, which were proved to be those stolen
from Lady Corbett, as were the jewels. A few
days after, 3,500 francs in bank-notes were seized
at Pelagic amongst Lasnier's linen, which sum he de-
clared was the fruit of his economy; but this was
found to be untrue. He afterwards confessed that
Maillet had acknowledged to him that it was he who
had stolen the jewels and plate from Lady Corbett's.
Lasnier's guilt, as receiver of the stolen articles, was
undoubted, but he died in prison before he could be
brought to trial. As to Maillet, he had absconded, and
could not be discovered. The evidence against Cigogne
was derived from three sources—his conduct before
the robbery, at the time, and since. He had contrived,
it was alleged, to get another servant dismissed,
to make room for Maillet, whom he had
known in London. He made inquiries of Lady
Corbett s maid if her mistress's diamonds were her
own, or hired ; and also whether they were real
stones or paste. On the day when Lady Corbett was
showing the diamonds to her visitors, the prisoner was
in the room as she was locking the box ; and when
the man carne for some of the plate, which was hired,
as the family were leaving town two days after, the
prisoner tried to prevent his taking it away, declaring
that it would still be wanted, and, in consequence,
only part of it was carried away. It was argued
that only Maillet, or the prisoner, could have taken
away those things. It was proved that, when the
familrwere at dinner at the restaurateur's, the pri-
soner and Maillet were in the apartment. As this
was the only time that the coast was clear, it was pre-
sumable that the robbery was then committed. When
the robbery was discovered, Lady Corbett directed the
porter to search the prisoner's box, which the latter
positively refused to allow; and at the moment that a
ticket-porter carried out his trunk by the front
door, Cigogne contrived to slip out by the back en-
trance, having on his arm a covered basket. It appeared
also that the accused had lent in 1842, after the
robbery, not less than 4,000 f., to a person named
Duval, notes of hand from that person to that amount
having been found at his lodging. This Duval, and
a woman named Plantade, witk whom he was on the
most intimate terms, had been summoned as witnesses
on the trial, but failed to appear, nor was it known
what had become of them. The prisoner, in his
defence, replied with much precision to all ques-
tions put to him. He denied positively that he had
got a man dismissed, in order to introduce
Maillet into Sir C. Corbett's service. Lady Cor-
bett dismissed the man because his face displeased
her. He happened to meet Maillet at the
time, and told him of the vacant place. He declared
that he had not the slightest suspicion of 'garnet's
designs as to the robbery so boldly committed, and he
affirmed that he was not in any way acquainted with
Lasnier. As to the notes of hand which he had
obtained from Duval, they were, he said, for money
lent long before 1842 ; but in that year he had got
other notes renewed, to the amount of 6,177 f., for
principal and interest. The sums which he had lent
Duval had, he asserted, proceeded from several years'
hard economy.
The Advocate-General, in his address to the jury,
having acknowledged that the gravest part of the
charge against the prisoner had not been proved, a
verdict of " Not guilty" was returned.
The prisoner's counsel, in the course of his address
to the jury, read a certificate from an English gentle-
man to whom Cigogne had been a servant, and who,
for his honesty and zeal, had settled upon him for
life a pension of 240 f. per annum.

Lord Wharncliffe and the officers of the First West
York Yeomanry Cavalry have accepted an invitation
from the Mayor and Corporation of Doncaater, to dine
with them, at the Mansion-house, on Saturday next.