The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-06 00:00:00

THE MI MLESEX MAGISTRATES.

A numerous body of the Magistrates of thecounty of Middlesex yesterday assembled at t f
Sessions House, Clerkenwell, for the despatch !I
general business. FRANCISCONST, Esq. in the hair'
in consequence of the increased expenditure
the erection of a Lunatic Asylum, the enlargant
of the House of Correction, and the repair of
Sessions-house, the county rate for the visor
quarter was raised from one halfpenny to three
things in the pound. -

MR. STIRLING'S BILL.
Mr. Setjeant PELL inquired whether Mr. Stirling
had yet sent in his account ?
Mr. HALLS answered in the negative.
Mr. Serjeant PELL should not wish to proceed
harshly against so old a man, but the Magistrat'
owed it to the county not to suffer its business toil'
trifled with ; and he should therefore move that th!
Clerk of the Peace be instructed to obtain an attirr.
merit against Mr. Stirling.
After some discussion, at the suggestion of th:
CHAIRMAN, it was agreed that the proceedit
should be commenced de *ow, and carried, if neg't
sary, through the various stages up to an attachogs
in the course of the ensuing Term.
Sir PETER LAURIE inquired whether Mr. Qt•rlitqf
held any other situation at present than that
Coroner?
Mr. HALLS—Yes, he is Clerk of the Visiting' 70'
gistrafes. •
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Sir PETER LAURIE—Then all I can say is,
the duties of Coroner are quite heavy enough
old a man ; I could wish to see him relieved ffm"
those duties. I'll say no more.
STATE OF THE COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIOrtit
Sir JOHN GIBBON moved that the sum of loi
he granted to Mr. Vickery, the late Governor
the House of Correction, as a gratuity. Vie he
'testy and humanity of Mr. Vickery were torloi
tioned, and his services extended over a peril'
33 years.

The motion was carried by a large majority.
Mr. PLOWER moved a grant of 1,5001; for the
erection of a boundary wall on the northern eicie_,,t
the gate of the House of Correction. It would;
only make it uniform with the other side,
make the prison more secure. The Visiting Mme,
strates had it in contemplation to erect an additm-
ward for females on the ground thus enclosed. hi
Sir PETER LAURIE disapproved of increasing to
number of gaols. He liked short imprisonment
else transportation. Long imprisonment only teet'l,
to confirm men in habits of vice. No Police 14.
gistrate would deny that the most humane mutt,
was to send such a person out of the country, 1"-A.
ever might be the opinion of a few amateur Ikli*ti
salves. He liked to speak out, and was not efrsic:
even although attacked by the Learned Serie°,
He never saw any one that he was afraid to attar
Mr. Serjeant PELL—MaIe or female ?--(BI
of laughter.)
tot
at the'
Sir PETER LAURIE was quite shocked
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of decency displayed by the Learned Serjeant.
After some further discussion the motion s"
agreed to.

DUBLIN.-THE COMMISSION.

(From the Dublin Morning Register of TuesdaY)fa
Robert Reid and Bridget Kelly were indicteo,d
an assault on Ellen Power. Reid for violating p
person, and Kelly for assisting him. In anot,io
count the prisoners were indicted for robbing BP
Power. lig
The CHIEF BARON said it was a very Pec_to
case, and it would be well for the Jury to take "`".'
ofit--(tAtighter.)
4011#

Ellen Power-1 am a single woman ; I re:TN-
going down to Kingstown on the 15th Setto
bar; I went down there to hear of my brother, 7A,
was in Liverpool ; on returning from Kinget°,9-e
the female prisoner came up and knocked me &hot"-
she then trampled upon me; she tore off pi -;ef
net ; when she robbed me, two boys came up I°,;il
and asked her, was that Biddy, and she desired
prisoner, Reid, to have his will of the the
prisoner then came up, and . . .
the other boy came up, and did the same; the
male prisoner stood by all the time; I did not long
where to o ; I went into a covered car, and svr;i,
there till the peep of day; my bonnet and 601",
were all torn ; the next morning I found the.feli
prisoner with my cloak, and I took it, arictihe
iA
nothing to me : the police afterwards arrested her
a field, about half a mile from the house.
Stephen Byrne—l saw the prisoner, Brike:
Kelly, in my own room in September Mot; 'O4
came in in the morning, and had a handkerchief lo
cloak tied up; it was a plaid cloak; she Isidlo,
cloak on the bed ; she wanted my wife to d° 99".
thing with the cloak. str
Patrick Saint—l am a police constable; Wg ef
riono
cloned at Kingstown ; I apprehended the p
on 16th September; I asked Kelly was Sh ° bog
Kingstown that night. and she said she We!, iO%
there was no one with her; she' firs't denied tri,ll
the cloak; but she afterwards said that she tap
cloak belonging to a girl she knew, and intends
return it.

DEFENCE. 1 e
William Fennell—l keep a public-house; ,s,fstsilt
Power on Tuesday evening, 15th September•
a few young men ; she had spirits with thernms
danced with them ; before that she danced 9 .l
pipe, and a very good dancer she is.--(Laugh
—She came in with Reid.
Ellen Power said she never saw Fennell befgre;
and did not dance a hornpipe that night. •,a to
Mary Bitchman—l know the prisoner fte'tipli
°ee him go tip the road; I saw rower 14000
leaning up against the rails; this was between 14
and eight ; I saw Reid trying, to fasten her j 0.6°
and she would not let him ;. she wanted Recd
with her for " twopence.":'
CHIEF BARON—Was not that cheap r
ter.) Witness—lndeed it was, my Lord. "
Examination continued—Reid said .he 09:iy b 1!
to his master, and she said, to the itr
Master, " one night with me is better than le or.
all the masters in the world ;" I then went' °id
CHIEF BARON—It was time foryou.—(Lauz.iiol
John Gartland---I saw Ellen Power ehf_ee,,
in Kingstown ; I saw her one night'
pi ne
inside railings, and off the road; She was that
.i! dead drunk. !p
Peace-constable Hall deposed to,his baYine or
Power ten or twelve times in. Kingstown ;;
peared to him to be a prostitute. tki
After a brief charge from the CHIEF Bartlo4
Jury returned a verdict, finding Robert
guilty of the ripe, and Bridget Kelp +, gull J,
stealing.

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