The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-10 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SH.SZ-lONS.
(THIS DAY.)
These Sessions were commenced this morning
before Mr. Sergeant Adams and a Bench of Magis-
trates. The calendar is exceedingly light, containing
only sixteen cases, and these only of assaults and
petty larcenies.
The Grand Jury having been sworn, and formally
instructed in their duties by the Riot Act, the Lord s
Day Act, &c., being read to them at length by the
Clerk of the Court,
The Learned CHAIRMAN informed them that their
duties on this occasion would be very light, as there
were but a few indictments to be laid before them,
and these for crimes of no heinous character. He
could not undertake to account for the cause of
crime, or its increase or decrease. That was a sub-
ject which had always perplexed him exceedingly;
but all he had been able to conclude respecting it was
this very curious fact, that crime was always greatest
when the country was prosperous, and always least
when general distress prevailed. Distress was very
rarely the cause of crime ; and it was only justice to
the poorer classes of the people to say, that the really
distressed suffered in secret and in silence, with a
resignation and endurance which those who were in
better circumstances could have no idea of. The
Learned Magistrate proceeded to caution the Jury
against being too hasty in throwing out the bills sent
Alp to them. Their duty was only to examine the
several charges, to see if there were prima facie evi-
dence to send them for trial in the public Court; and
ttthey should consider that even if they threw out a
ln,tthe matter did not end there, but a new indict-
might be referred the next sessions • so that,
even for an innocent person, it would be 'better to
have his open trial in Court, than have the inquiry
stoped in the Grand Jury room.
i.,7,veral cases of petty larceny, none of them ex-
mg ss. in amount, were then disposed of. They
were entirely destitute of interest.
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)LICE INTELLIGENCE.

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GrUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Two respectably dressed young men named Rogers
ritetiltinearatin, were placed at the bar charged with
purse from the person of a gentleman un-
known.
Thoml,
ide 6, `, Powell stated that in passing along Cheap-
a,.- °user ved the prisoners, in company with others,
tiose-4},sr•d•ral gentlemen's pockets. He came up
from a :•'.1(1 the prisoners, and he saw them take a purse
to give.ntlernan's pocket. He (witness) was about
carne the parties into custody, when a police-officer
rll liP
and conveyed them to the station-house.
de
e MAGISTRATE thought there was sufficient evi-
the e •I'Pon which to remand the prisoner, directing at
same time that search be made for the prosecutor.
BO W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
.4 Young man named Henry Simmonds, was charged
With being found on the roof of a house in Care
Street for illegal p es.
.1_ The prosecutor stated that on Tuesday evening
ta's_!he heard some persons on the roof of his house,
u Suspecting that they had not been there for any
and ' he measured the lead on the following morning,
111 found that 15 feet of it had been stolen. On
on the. r
ursdaY, wfAen he was out, his wife heard persons
tia °a -gain, and on measuring the lead on Fri-
g witness found that nine feet more had been stolen.
zip Sato:cday evening again witness heard the sound
Perscms on the roof, and he went up to see who it
3/vtl• He observed the prisoner there, and called
:1_ " What are you about on my roof ?"
seir,ad of making any reply, however, he laid him-
jg,„`rwn in the gutter. When witness took hold of
to he said that he thought he had heard parties on
Z! roof, and that he had gone up to catch them. The
oller lived in a court at the back of witness's house,
roof could get from a window in on the
... .No lead was found upon theprisoner, nor was
"Lit more lead missed from the roof.
10:, be prisoner, in defence, repeated the statement
il'ebe he made to the complainant.
Th
__ prisoner was then charged with ,absconding
to the furnished lodgings of Samuel Be,resford, and
atealhis• therefrom a pair of blankets, a pair of sheets,
fiat iron, and a looking-glass, value 15s.
After hearing the evidence,
44'• HALL said it did not appear that this latter
case
... could be sustained. With regard to the first
t7,•;e, though there was no evidence to show that the
rizsoner had stolen the lead, which was missed on
otlednesdaY an.d Friday he was no doubt on the roof
Saturday for the Purpose of stealing lead. He
1111°41d con- • •t him to the House of Correction with
hard 1 , commit
A little boy
for two months.
in ---'it.tle boy was charged with letting off fireworks
Mr.4'B-gardens. The case having been proved,
4,.. liann said the prisoner was liable to be fined
ri
ufor this offence, and in default to be. sent to the
vhosw °I Correction. The boy's mother, however,
smell a asn
Court, promised that he should not do
disch_th m
d. g again, and on these conditions he was
"rge
NIA.Itv y ,
S •-• L'"V-4130NE,.....(
arah Sniith TH IS DAY.)
robbing John Tird Eliza Powles were charged with
}:ronl the evidlY of a watch and seals.
hadsineveetratihegtvioie ePee it appeared that the prosecutor
at gels, and after drinking with them
shortly aftmer,stuonl de
them home to I,ll:"o')vre,s was induced to take one of
e watch, &c.,
her, Pew]
talale in
he
ee rhoom. gs, the other called there
upon a wthhtillemdhegin
In
to the door to admit.
both left, and
his watch was -01. about half an hour they
which was lying
ortly afterwards discovered that
on 8 from the clescrg; •e, when he informed the police, and
phon
taken into cu given of the girls, they were
Polk st4dY•
Police-con 151 E
Proved the 1-ri A. , who took them into custody,
The • n'ing of the watch in their
Pr:soners had h' and
were co..nin.
itted for •
not ing to say in defence,
T.,,,anz _ trial.
nua'rriu_,;.
o_R'iLre tckor was also committed for stealing a
1 ''Wilkinson fopr-wire the property of his master,
iron merchant, of Regent-street.

b._
EmPTED
"A-DFUL MURDER AND AT-
This
cm morning,
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.
Ilan on the Magistrate at Union-
f_. .r. Traill) taking his seat on the Bench, in-
_°orrnation was laid before him of the murder of a
tath7 man named Jessup by her husband, a currier and
I.2er-dresser, residing at Goulston's- buildings,
11°141ey, and who afterwards attempted to destroy
self,
oli
thatP ceman Ward, 220 M, said, that while on duty
his morning,, at six o'clock, in the above Buildings,
an,,attention was called by hearing cries of murder,
' immediately abo • towards him,
1111 and i y came running nformed him that his father had murdered his
°ther• IVitness immediately proceeded to the
drse,,, and on entering the hack-parlour, a most
Ivraufill scene presented itself. A female was
getg on the floor on her back, with her
.w."4'„ nearly severed from her body, and
I,l‘llin a short distance of her her husband was also
..,Ylg with his throat cut, and both of them deluged
I_ll blood.
Witness observing that the man showed
YMptorns of life, immediately sent for Dr. Sturry, of
Lae ( ,
range-yard, who pronounced that the woman
west h
ave died instantaneously, but on finding Jessup
still living, ordered his immediate removal to
hl'llYs Hospital. No cause as yet can be assigned for
e dreadful act as Jessup was always considered by
how employer as a sober steady man. It appears,
8
i we e 1
vtr, he was discharged last Friday from his
ll t„a,tl°R, and this circumstance preyed upon his
;4'. The neighbourhood is in a state of great ex-
e"cnlent.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) .
E MARKET.—SUNDAY EVENING.
rtntry for the T.Y.C. Plate.—F by Muley Moloch, out
to 13ek cssY Bedlam—The Queen of the Gipsies—Brother
/s..`i'll'ican—c by Hornsea, out of Balance—Marquise—
tY.42l,lau (Memima c)—Prince of Wales—f by Sultan or
er„11.41, out of Fanny Davis—c by _Seri dam by
67,,'"us—bfaster Harry—Rooks-nestngo—and c
:a37 Middleton, out of Silvertail.
(.11P. Plate. Discord— St. Francis Ghuznee, by
fazuznee--f by Bay Middleton, out Of Trampoline—
rba (Sister to Barbican )—John o'-Gaunt, and Rosalind.
„ handicap Sweepstakes, T. Y. C.—Cameleon, 4 yrs,
121 b ; Tragedy colt, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ; Clementine,
a yrs, 7st 61b ; Rapture, 3 yrs, 6st 91b; Jeremy Diddler,
„ rs, 7st 121 b ;c by Hymen dam by Perchance, 3 yrs,
st ; Pelerin, 4 yrs, 7st 61b. Four others declared forfeit.
leteor pays forfeit to Oakley in their match.
_rl rEsnAy.—Mus is scratched for the Cesarewitch ;
-.,";-01s, Horse Chestnut, Guerdon colt, Anxiety, Noisette,
esail, and Pastille colt, for the Clearwell ; and
Grunter, in the match with Albion.
FRIDAY.— Anxiet Noisette, Foresail, Pastille colt,
are scratched. y,
Bellissima arrived per van this morning.
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24RTH RACES (CONCLUDER.
l'orced Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft,D)-
with 'I
50DAY added,
, for the winners, &c. Two miles.
Mr.Tr 1„Y •H. Ramsay's Foxberry, 3 yrs ...(Robertson) 1
Itt_F:. ica.rHr3:,sJochanbslteo:3M'ysrs William Le Gros, 3 yrs
3
tiiiri' Mills' Oswald. aged
6 Caledonian Hunt Plate of 50/. Heats, one mile.
ikir, le
TI inner to be sold for 200/., &c.
Aix: w iv
lir. t;exander's Niagara, 3 yrs . 4 1 2
fir. w' M. Alexander's Jock, 5 yrs ... '33 dr 1
h;),- Johnstone's William Le Gros, 3 yrs 2 dr
T -- "urdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added.
Loa Gentletnen riders. Once round and a dis.
:.
r'-'• aohnstone na....Monald Caird, aged (Johnstone) 1
'" Glenlyon's Giles, aged 2
Sir T. Monerieffe's Miss Letty 3

BUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Jed. Forest harriers, Wednesday, Falla ; Saturday,
4ighend—at 10i.
S Hon. J. Elliott's beagles, Wednesday, New Belsis ;
aturday, Ma x ton Toll-bar-11.
Tytherly harriers, Wednesday, Lockerly ; Friday,
Sutton Scotney Road from Stockbridge.