The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(Tms DAY.)

The Sessions commenced this day before Mr. MARANATT,
Chairman, and a bench of Magistrates.
Elisabeth Frampton, alias Letterman, and Elizabeth Ton.
qius, alias Smith, both doubtful character*, were placed at the
bar, charged with mutual assaults.
It appeared that Tamping, who lodged with the other prisoner,
bad a dispute with the latter about washing, and that in conse-
quence they mutually beat one another; hut the witnesses not
hiving proved who struck first, they were found Not Guilty.
John. Townly, an itinerant vender of books, was aecueed of an
indecent assa►lt.

He wag found Gmlig, and sentenced to solitary confinement for
six months.

Thomas Toms was charged with having kept an indecent and
disorderly house for twelve months previous to the month of June
last, in No. SO, Thornhaugh-street.

Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the prosecution, commenced by stating,
that though his friend, Mr. Alley (Counsel fur the prisoner),
should now come, forward end offer to compromise this case, he
shoidd not be listened to, because the prisoner had already been once
discharged, on his promise to discontinue the nuisance complained
of. In January last the Commissioners of the parish of St. Pan-
cras gave notice to the prisoner to discontinue the said nuisance,
but having thought proper to disregard it, he was indicted before
the. June Sessions. He then requested of the prosecutors to com-
promise the matter, which they accordingly did ; but notwith-
standing he still continued his former misconduct. Thy Com-
missioners, therefore, determined now to bring the matter into
Court, that the offence might he visited with exemplary punish-
ment.

Helena Johnson deposed, that for about a year previous to the
month of June last, she was employed by the prisoner, generally
twice or thrice a week to wash, and do other matters for him. He
hid some rooms let to ladies; the house was conducted in as re-
spectable a manner as such a house could be; saw gentlemen come
in with the ladies when the prisoner was in the house.
Mrs. Jane Fennel stated, that she was the wife of a carpenter,
wlio could not roma forward to-day, as he was unable to leave hie
hushing. Their house is opposite to the prisoner's; the latter house
war for a year at least previous to June last kept in a most in-
famous manner ;
..young women who lodged there, were in the
habit of making their appearance at the windows half dressed ; •
she caw them even making indeeent signs to a child of eight years
of age.

Cross-examined by Mr. ALLZY—She keeps lodgers herself, but
they are respectable working people. Her lodgers gave her notice
three times that they must leave in consequence of the infamous
conduct of the girls in the prisoner's house.
Sarah Bull, a widow, lived at the third door from the prisoner's ;
kept lodgers, but they were respectable. The prisoner's house was
conducted most infamously ; she could not go out to see any of
the neighbours without being offended by the girls exposing their
permits.

Mr. ALLEY commented very strongly upon the evidence, and
contended that there was no evidence before the Jury, that
the prisoner was the tenant of that house, or that he rnight
hot have been a lodger, and the ladies, the tenants. Had the
proprietor, who received the tent, been called, or the tax-gatherer?
No such thing. Was there any evidence that there was any mob
or row in the street, in consequence of the girl's conduct ? No
watchman was called to prove any thing of the kind. He there-
fore trusted that the Jury would not run away with any false feel-
mga of morality, and that they would find his client not guilty.
The CRAM:MAW summed up, and the Jury, after a few mi-
nutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty, and be was in
consequence sentenced to be confined, in the St. Pancras work-
house, for six mouths.

MEETING OF THE ARIGNA IRON AND
COAL COMPANY.—(Trits DAY).

A Meeting of tile Shareholders took place AU day. at the
.King's Head Tavern, Poultry.

Shortly after twelve o'clock, Mr. Bent was called to the chair,
and said that he hoped nothing would take place this day to mar
the har►nony of their proceedings.

' Me. ENGLISH read the adveitistruent by which the meeting
was called, stating its object, which was, to take into considera-
timi the legality of the election of r,ertein gentlemen as Directors
and Auditors of the Company. The advertisement was signed by
twenty Shareholders._

The proceedings of the last meeting were then read, and during
'which a Shareholder inquired, if during the absence of the &ere-
' tary of the Company any person. was taking minute* of the pre-
sent meeting.

' The CULAMAN said, that it wes not intended to have the pro-
ceeding, of the last approved at the present meeting, that could,
only be done at the regular half-yearly meeting of the Company,
they were only read fur the information of the gentlemen present.
Mr. PARICSiI 11100 d a resolution, confirming the election of B.
C. Cato, Esq., It. Hichene, R. Hills, W. Frampton, J. Molar),
C. Herley, G. H. Barrow, G. Fox, Emirs., as Directors, and R.
E. Pritchard, and H. Gooch, Emirs. as Auditors of the Company.
Mr. J. G.DeNstau protested against the Resolution that had
been read ; if those proceeding, were legal, what occasion was
there for calling the present meeting to confirm them ?
The Shareholders then proceeded to ballot, when the Chair-
man said that the result was 119 votes in favour of the resolution,
without one dissentient.

Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting the-
reed.

THE MARKETS.

CORN-EXCHANGE.—(TaIs Day).
There was a moderate supply of English grain last week, but
plenty of Flour, and abundance of Foreign Oats. This morning
the quantities of Corn fresh np are trivial. Wheat of the hest
quality sells at rather better prices than on this day ae'unight, and
for other sorts the demand is more free than aloe. Barley fully
supporta the terms last quoted. Beans and Pease obtain the same
prices as last Monday.. Rya is nearly unsaleable. The Oat buyers
this morning hesitate tp purchase, but the factors bold this article
firmly at last quotations fur all samples that arein.good condition.
The }lour trade continues steady at last quotatiorrs.