The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, OCT. 31.

These Sessions were held this morning, pursuant
to adjournment, before the REcoßDflu, Aldermen.
Sir J. PERRINO, ANSLEY, and CROWDER.

James Whittle was indicted for assaulting William
James, a constable of the parish of St. ciregory, on
the 13th Oct. 1627.

Mr. BonaND said he understood the prisoner
wished to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty and
plead Guilty.
Prisoner—Yea; I have been advised to do so
tinder the peculiar circumstances of my case. I was
tried at the Old Bailey Sessions twelve months a,go
with a man named Hardy, for attempting to pick a
gentleman's pocket. Hardy was sentenced to be
transported for life; but the Court, in consideration
of the good character I received, ordered me to he
imprisoned one year in the House of Correction,
which sentence only expired two or three days since,
and us the charge now against me arose in attempt-
ing to escape at the time I was taken into custody,
I trust the Court will think I have been sufficiently
punished. The gentleman in whose employ I was
is quite willing to take me again into his service,
and I can assure you that there shall not in future
be any complaint against me.
Mr. BOLLAND—If the prisoner is really sincere,
and means to take a fresh course of life, 1 am sure
the City, which are the prosecutors in this case,
would not wish to press the charge against him. I
therefore shall not offer any evidence.
The RECORDER ordered the prisoner to enter into
his own recognizance, to appear to receive the judg-
ment of the Court when called upon, but informed
him, that it would entirely depend upon his future
conduct whether or net that step would be necessary.
Mary Honeyboll, a fishwoman, was indicted for
assaulting, on the 7th October, Mary, the wife of
James Davis, also a dealer in fish, residing in Petti-
ceat-lane.

The prosecutrix, in very eloquent langeage, de-
scribed the nature of the assault, which was proved
by the testimony of two witnesses.
RECORDER*PrisOner, you hear what has been
stated. What have you to say in answer to, the
charge ?
Prisoner—Oh, my Lord, Mary Davis is a very
vicked voman, and would swear away the life of any
lady.—(Laughter.)—Verdict—" Guilty."
RECORDER—WeII, as von have been imprisoned
for three weeks, I shall only fine you one shilling,
and you may be discharged.
Edward George was indicted with Turner
(the latter of whom had been admitted to bail, and
did not surrender to take his trial) with committing,
on the night of the Ist of October last, in Wheat
Sheaf Yard, Fleet-market, an indecent assault.
The particulars of the case, which are unfit for
publication, were clearly proved, and the Jury found
the prisoner " Guilty."
RECORDER—Prisoner at the bar, it would be a
waste of words to address any observations on the
enormity of the offence of which you have been con-
victed, to a being so depraved as,you are, lost to all
sense of shame, to modesty, or manly feelings, it
must prove utterly useless. The sentence of the
.Court is, that you be imprisoned in the Compter
for the term of two years, and be kept to hard la-
bour.

The prisoner was about to say something, when
the RRCORDRR requested the gaoler to take the
Wretch away; and addresfing Mr. Teague, the Go-
vernor of the Compeer, det4irecl him. to keep him as
much as possible from the company of the other pri-
soners, for
soeiety the. better.
the more he was kept from the view of
The RECORDER then desired the witnesses to
stand up : he told them he was exceedingly sorry
the Court could not allow their expences,
but h. trusted the parish would ' reward
them, and if ever they should meet with the other
fellow (Turner), who, it •appeared, disgraced the
dress of a gentleman, to give him into custody.
The Court directed his recognizances to be 'mine-
dist* entreated, which were himself in 80/. and two
sureties of 401. each.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GVILDHA LL.

Sophia Smith, a deeent-loohinz female, in nhont
her 35th year, was charged with being a lewd wo-
man.

The acting overseer of St. Sepulchre stated that
the prisoner had recently given birth to her seventh
illegitimate child. Five of these children were
living, and all chargeable upon some parish or other,
the father being a pauper in his 68th year. Having
given birth to a second child in St. S?pulchre's
workhouse, he thought it his duty to bring her for-
ward for punishment, to avoid if possible having one
or two more saddled on them.

The prisoner said she was extremely sorry at
what had happened, but that would not mend it.
She, however, would never be guilty of such im-
prudence again.
Sir J. PFRRING and Sir P. LAURIE, after con-
sulting together a few moments, sentenced her to
be imprisoned in the 'douse of Correction six weeks,
and motioned her that the punishment would be
greatly increased if she did not now take warning.

ShC burst into a flood of tears upon hearing her
doom.

MA RLBOR OUGFI-STREET.

Yesterday Matthew Riley, the young man who
has been some time in custody, charged with forging
a cheque for 1801. 10s. on the banking-house of
Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co., in the name of
Messrs. Lane and Croft, solicitors, in Lincoln's-Inn-
fields, with whom the prisoner had lived for several
years as clerk, was brought before the sitting Ma-
gistrate, Mr. CONANT, for final examination.
The moment the prisoner was placed at the bar,
he fixed his eye upon the clerk of a solicitor who
was in the office, and who, it appeared, had in the
coarse of the morning sent a message to the pri-
soner in his cell offering his professional services,
but which the prisoner rejected, and addressed him
thns—" Have you been representing yourself here
as my solicitor, or as being employed by me ?"
" No," said the clerk, "I have not." " Because
(continued the prisoner) I understood yon had, and
if so, I wish to tell you that I neither desire nor
would I accept your services. Indeed, your services
must be in a nutshell, and I would-at any time rather
see your back than your face."
The clerk made 110 reply, and the ease proceeded.
The on!), addition made to the evidence taken on
the former examination was the production by one of
the clerks in the Bank of England, of two 401. notes
ehanged there for sovereigns, by the prisoner's
order, and which were the same paid to the prisoner
at the banking-house of Messrs. Grote, Prescott,
and Co. in payment of the forged cheque.
The Magistrate asked the prisoner if he had any
person attending for him ? Prisoner—No, not any

person.
Mr. CONANT--Do you wish to have the evidence
taken at the last examination read over to you again ?
Prisoner—No, I do not : I have no wish upon the
matter.

Messrs. Lane and Croft, who were both in at-
tendance, and all the other witnesses, were then
hound over to prosecute, and the prisoner was fully
committed for trial.