The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-05 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, APRIL 4.

Mary Bignell was indicted for keeping an improper
house, at No. 7, Tower Royal.
The Ward beadle, swore that he observed a number of
prostitutes going into the house frequently, accompanied
by men, and several respectable inhabitants deposed to the
same effect, and that the street was a scene of constant
disorder and riot, in contiquence of the manner in which
the house was conducted. It was not satisfactorily proved
however, that the traverser was the mistress of the house,
and in consequence of this defect in the evidence, the Jury.
under the direction of the Recorder, acquitted the traverser.
Peter Hayes was indicted for assaulting and falsely im-
prisoning William Hunt.

It appeared that the prosecutor is the servant of a wine-
merchant at Dartford, and that he was standing on the
pavement near Leadenhall-market, when the traverser
came up, and stated that he was employed to keep the pave-
ment clear, and that the prosecutor must move. The
latter, however, still continued on the pavement, and the
traverser came and forced him off, upon which the street
keeper came up, and upon the charge of the traverser, he
took the prosecutor into custody, and confined him in the
watch -house for about twenty minutes, after which he was
discharged without having been taken before any Magis-
trate. The traverser having been found guilty, the Re-
corder observed, that it was a most unjustifiable exercise of
authority on the part of the traverser, and sentenced him
to be imprisoned for 48 hours.

DISORDERLY HOUSE, CRIM. CON., AND COMMITTAL OF A

WITNESS.

lifOria, the wife of Johillart, a woman dressed in the
first style of fashion, was indicted by the officers of the pa-
rish of St. Andrew, Holborn, for keeping a disorderly
house between the months of January, 1821, and Sep-
tember, 1822.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS said, that to save the time of the
Court, his client would plead " guilty," and undertake to
abate the nuisance. The indictment had been hanging, in
terrorem, over the defendant for five years, and the Court
would find that she had never resided in the house during
that period, although she had certainly received the rents.
This overture was refused, and the case was proceeded
with.

Thomas Gamage, formerly a watchman of the parish of
St. Andrew, stated, that he knew the house complained of,
No. 12, Gloucester-court, Holborn; he had frequently,
during the period stated, seen women of ill-fame frequent
it, and the defendant and her husband go in and out, they
appearing to be the conductors of it.
Cross-examined—He had dined at the house with a
young lady.—(Laughter.)--He was discharged by Mr.
Deputy Reeve, because he did his duty in informing against
a watering-house. He never had a feted tete at the house
in question more than once over a good dinner.

James Tarr examined.—He is a watchman. On the
2d of June, 1821, he was applied to to go to the house in
question, by a person who stated to him that he thought
his wife was concealed there. When he went, he saw
several females, but he could not say whether the defendant
was present. They found the wife of the person who
applied to him up stairs in bed with a man; the man was
given into custody upon a charge of trim. con. lie resides
at the next house, and had frequently seen the defendant
there at the period stated.
Cross-examined.—There are a great many --r-- houses
in that court. The hOuse in question is not worse than
those kept by other folks. He was never disturbed more
than twice by any noise there.

The parish books were produced, from which it ap-
peared that Hart had paid the rates in 1821-2, and that
he also paid the parliamentary taxes.
William Henry King, the ward beadle, stated, that on
oue occasion he went to the defendant's house with the
witness Tarr, and there he found a man in bed with ano-
ther man's wife, the husband who was in Court, was pre-
sent when the discovery was made. When be went to
speak to lilre. Hurt about it, $l2. pointed out the room