The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

These Sessions were rrstinied yesterrhiy before
the Lour) MaYoK, Rttconoßß, and, Aldermen, at
Guildhall The searing in,ot the Con3tahles and
other Office's fa.r t1;•4-ensuing yvar being‘com-
plettd by Iwo ''clock, the Coort ploceeded to
swear in the Grand Jory, and to tly traverse and
MR. SHERIFF PAR/CISIS.

utlicr cases.

The names of the Gravid July being about to he
called, the Recorder looked round to see if the
Sherlffs, were present, ii*eirtg essential that they
sloo.ht be in Court dotiWhe swearing in of tile
Gt...tid Jury, Mr. Sherd Itothwell was in. his
place, htit Mr /Sheriff Parkins was absent. The
Loyd Mayor. II coorequestee, ordered Mr. Wont-
ner, the Ci'y Marshal, to repair to Sheriff' Par-
kins, who was understood to be within the
Guild-
hall, and to acquaint him that his presence was
necessary in Court.

Mt, Wotitner sOOO 'returned and acquainted the
Court, that li&had communicated with the She-
riff to the 11.1i1Kceper's olfice. His anSwet to the
Count was, that he vvas.ready to attend the Lord
Mayt,r to the Conti of Session, but he had no,
thio.g to do with the Loiart•of Se,.sions.
The REconneit—Tell the Sheri& that it is not
the Lord Mayor who requires his attcodauce, but
the Court.

ii'ontt►er again waited ol►tjn the Sheriff.
and brought in his answer- to the etreet. that it
his attendance WhS requited by the Couri an offi-
-641 note bitould he seta to hint io.that effect.
The REcoat3F.R:—Teli LW.. Sheriff Kitkins that
the Court regoile4 his immediate attendance, and
the. refusal to obey the order Will be at his pent.
These messages caused considel able sensations
iit.the Court 5 but soon after, a cry E,t Make way
for time Sheriff was heatd.

►llr. Shelia L'Arkins having entered, be walked
up to the Lord Mayor, anti said, " Did you wish
to speak to me, my Lord ?"
Tue Lni4D MAYOR—No, Sir.
The RECORDER—it I, the Court that requires
your attendance litre,
Mr. Sheriff Parkins--1 wish
The I{ECORDER-1 shall suffer no altercation
bete, the business o: the Court must proceed.
• Alderman Sir C. Hunter—lt is the order of the
Court that you attend here.
Sheriff Parkins—Th►en I am here.
Alderman Sir C. Mayer—Then sit down, Sir.
'fl►e Sheriff then sat (gown.

The Itticoapea, in charging the Grand In-
quest, said, he had looked calefulty into the ca-
lendar, and with regard to the offences committed
in the City of London, he did not perceive that
any thing of peculiar enormity or atrocity pre-
sented it,elf. The crimes, in fact, were inch as
were every day committed in great and populous
town 4„ jt scrawl to him, therefore, that no
question 'of law or elifficulty could arise ; but if it
.should, the Court was ready to give them its ad-
vice. He observed, that the Calendar contained.
a charge of perjury and upon this he had to re-
mark to the Jury, that they should not find a
Bill upon the testimony' of one witness only, for
that would be. but oath against oailL The. Learn-
ea Judge
,also impressed upon the July the ne-
cessity of having, up.in the finding of every Bill
that came before them, a majority of at least
twelVe of themsevei, the law reqUiring that no
intltvitival should be convicted unless by two
Juries of his country.