The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-16 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced before td
LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER, said a benCh of

dermen.
REFUSAL TO SUPPORT A WIFE, BY REASON °C

ADULTERY. ••• • 0
The COMMON SERGEANT applied to the Court.
confirm an order made by one of the City MI,
straws to compel a person named FantOrt to super,
his wife. The Learned Gentlernan:siated • that 'lO
husband did not refuse on account of poverti',/
any of the ordinary motives which infltieneed'
to live separately from arid without assistinglll,
wives: Pe was a respectable than, and perfiletdi
capable of giving the requisite stipport,' but he
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fused because she lived in adultery with a man. ;
Flititon contended that be was borne out by the'.
in refusing to maintain her. •'
The RECORDER—Certainly there is no I"
kind that lam acquainted with. • •
The COMMON SERGEANT said, that the husiOn.o
had put a mistaken construction upon the Act,.
Which it was stated that a husband was bound,o
give his wife lawful support or maintenance. 'rPA
sentence was translated into an authority not top ,
support or maintenance in this. case,• inasmuch
the' wife, having been guilty of an' tintavrful settle
moved herself from the protection of the law. i;
The RECORDER—That would 'be a thing,.
existed, -of which every 'loose woman might toj
advantage. The momenta husband' vii Shed to
from his wife, or she from him, it wotild onlf
necessary to show that the 'wife' lived in adultol4
and the parish would have to take the' burden
their shoulders.
The COMMON SERGEANT said that the def
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had cited some cases, but there appeared to be
analogy. • If
The RECORDER said the defendant was cerfs'n•
bound to support his wife.
Order confirmed, with power to refer speciallf
the C, urt of King's Bench.
James Hitchcock was indicted for a misderneas°/11
at common laW, in having sold a quantity of b 0
unfit for the use of man. There were seven eoil°l
in the indictment. The Court was crowded
butchers and sausage-makers..
The Commos SERGEANT, in his' address to
Jury, said, that if the facts in his brief were correct",
it was high time for the public to look about cap
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ously at meal-times. The meat which the defend
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had been guilty of vending or exposing for
was, it was stated, what was frequently ufie,d
making certain puddings called polonies, into
such large quantities of pepper and'salt, 'which 111°.0
have cost much more than the meat itself, were,i
fused, that the abominable quality of the prilleic,
ingredient could not be detected until the gellyeehi,
health began to sink under repeated meals. ;;:ii
was an evil against which the affluent could el,
themselves, but the poor were left without seclir:
except such as was given by the certainty of Fa'
in cases of offence. .
Mr. BARRY then called witnesses.
Richmond, an officer, stated,, that on Saturdl
the 7th of March, he saw-it'e.ait full' of Stinking 111'i
in Warwick-lane, and a crowd gathered round ski
looking at it. He took it.into the greeniaidssi
was not food fit for man. . • t
Cross-examined by Mr. PAYNE:7-D- id. not kli°
that it was intended for the use-of the public. if
George Smith, a porter in Nevigate-market, 0114„
he said, the bodies of beef. man named CIO
a porter, " wouldn't:ha' nothing to dv With
cause it stinked so desperate. The butchers, •
people what knew beef, called bad meat.' wet-lie;
He was desired to take the wittles to Mk. Fisbui
but that gentleman would'nt ha none on, it, s 6 t",
he took it to 51r. Hamiidge, that deals Wit-0114:
He did not know what wet-uns were used. for, roi
he believed for polonies(Laughter.)-11e:ji
been told that if he cut his:finger and-bane",
wet-un,' he would soon be wet-un' himself:

(Loud laughter.) .•• . • •• '
Mr. PAYNE—And how did you know that fri
meat was not intended for dog's meat ? Witneall
Can't say, I'm sure. • - • :
Mr. PAYNE—Do you think any one would bee!
stupid as to buy such stuff as you describe for food
Witness—l do. I think,
,and I.seen it, that a
people are fools enough to buy any thing.--7(Laagio;
ter.)—l knows that some people has neither P

nor palate. the
Another witness saw a quantity of water in
beef, of which there were five quarters in the er-,,
The water was the liquid arising from the putrid't l$
There was further confirmation. of these ottlij
fact s. .
Mr. PAYNE said, that his client was a mere ag° io
and that the meat could be proved to have been
good order the day before.
It was stated I .he two o'4l

,ate_ ay witnesses, that -
were killed the day before.
The RECORDER—Aye, killed to prevent tbell
from dying.—(Laughter.)
The defendant was in an instant found " Guiit/'
and sentenced to pay a fine of .501.

BIRTHS.
O'
On the 14th inst. inGrosvenor-place, the Couot"ed
Cawdor, of a son.
On the 15th inst. at Clayland's- place, Claphain-id
Mrs. Henry Field, of a son. gb
On the 10th inst. at Hammersmith, the lady -or C
Battire, Hon. Company's services of a daughter. f 4,1!
On the 14th inst. at Astley Castle, Warwickshire, v.
Berbara Newdigate, of a son.
On the 14th inst. at Beddington, the lady of R. LOn
Esq. of a son.