The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS:

The General Quarter Sessions for the City and
Liberties of Westminster.commenced yesterday, be-
fore FRANCIS CONST, Esq. and a full Bench of Ma-
gistrates.

PRACTICE OF THE COURT.
In the course of the morning, Mr. ALLEY begged
.o be informed whether the Court intended. to try
all cases of embezzlement, or, if not, what desciip-
tion of those cases it intended to try ?
CHAIRMAN—We shall try no
,cases of embezzle-
ment, unless specially remitted to us by the com-
mitting,Magistrate.
Mr. ALLEY contended, that the Police Magistrates
Ought not to have the liberty of sending cases where
they pleased.
CHAIRMAN—The Magistrates have the power of
sending such cases here, and when they so 410, we
shall try them.
Mr. ALLEY—I think they have not that power.
However, I will not press this subject any further,
but if you will have the goodness to talk it over
among your brother Magistrates in private, and let
me know the result, it will greatly oblige me.
No reply was made to this observation, and the
conversation dropped.
A few cases of no interest or importance were
then tried.

LIBERTY OF THE TOWER SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions were held before
BALLANTINE (Chairman), and a Bench of Magis-
trates. A Grand Jury being sworn, presented seve-
ral disorderly houses ; and the Chairman said, he
would give directions to the Clerk of the Peace to
have them indicted.
ROYAL BRUNSWICK THEATRE.

A petition was presented froth Messrs. Carruthers
and "Morris, the gentlemen at present employed in
the 'erection of this theatre, praying that a license
might be granted them for the performance of plays
of the minor description, melo-drames, dancing, arid
music. The grounds of the application were, the
want of a theatre in this district since the burning
of the Royalty, on the site of which it was built.
The long existence of that place of amusement7-the
great expence the applicants were put to in rearing
the concern—the solidity of its workmanship,- and
the great beauty and ornament which it would be
to the Eastern quarter of the metropolis. The me-
morial concluded by pledging the memorialists' to
preserve good
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The license was granted, on the condition that
:he house be opened for performance the day after

Inistmas.

MARLBOROUGH SESSIONS, OCT. 17.

These Sessions, which arc 'unusually heavy, com-
menced this morning, before T. G. B. Estcourt,
Esq. M.P. (Chairman),
,Mr. Wild, Mr. Pitt, and a
full Bench of Magistrates.
John Townsend, Richard Townsend, and James
Bease, were convicted of stealing a quantity of oats,
the property of Mr. John Bennett, at Melksham, on
the Bth of August-last, value 20s.
The CHAIRMAN then sentenced the two Towns-
ends to twelve months' imprisonment and hard la-
hour in the House of Correction ; and, in order to
mark the sense the Court entertained of the atro-
city of servants who conspire to rob their employers,
the sentence of the Court upon Bease was, that he
should be transported for seven years.

BEDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS, OCT. 17

Ma►y Grims-mith, an interesting looking girl, was
indicted for stealing a pail and other articles, the
property of William Niven, of Biggleswade.
The Jury deliberated a short time, and returned
a verdict of Guilty.
The sentence was 14 days' imprisonment and
hard labour in the House of Correction.

The girl, who had been strongly affected during
he whole of the trial, fainted on hearing the sentence.

BUCKS QUARTER SESSIONS.

AYLESBURY, OCT. 17.
THE LATE FIGHT NEAR STAINES.

On entering the Court, after the close of the pri-
vate county business of the Sessions, the Chairman
inquired for Mr. Cook, the High Constable of the
Stoke division of this county, and addressed him on
the subject of the recent tight in his constablewick,
between Curtis and Tisdale. He observed, that
these contests not only involved the principal patties
concerned in them in serious consequences, but also
their seconds and abettors, and that it was the boun-
den duty of the constable to give immediate notice,
to the Magistrates of such a thing being in contem-
plation. He wished to know why he,-as high con-
stable, had not informed the Magistrates, when so
scandalous a fight was about to take place.
Sir EDMUND asked, how he could account for his
not getting a knowledge of what must have been,
from the immense assemblage that took place, so
notorious to every body. Did he not live in the
county ?
Mr. Cook bad property in both the adjoining
counties.

Mr- M. SWABRY said, Mr. Cook could not pre-
tend to misunderstand the question, for he (Mr.
Swabey) :had often objected to his fitness for the
office of high constable, on account of his living out
of the county.
Sir T. FRHEMANTLE observed, that the office re-
quired personal services, and could not be executed
by the mere possession of property in the place.
Mr. Cook admitted that he lived princ►pally at
Windsor.—Here the matter dropped.