The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-13 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.

(Sittings at Guildhall.)
(15cfore the RECORDER, LORD MATOR, and Aldermen.)

The grand jury having been sworn, the ItEcoaDza shortly ad-
dressed them.

Thomas Rawlinson, Henry Poreas, 17, William Coffee, 16, and
Henry Key, 16, were Indicted for unlawfully assaulting Henry
Thompson, on the sth of September instant, in the West Kent Union.

The defendants all pleaded lot Guilty.
Mr. PRENDERGAST stated the case, tom which it appeared that
the defendants had been inmates of the West London Union, and the
complainant was the muter. It would appear that one of the
rules of the union was, that all the inmates who were in good
health should rise at six o'clock in the morning, and be ready for
breakfast at about twenty minutes past six o'clock. The defendants
would not get up, although they were told that the breakfast would
be put away. They went down a little before seven, when they in-
sisted on having their meal. Rawlinson said if they did not they
would have a row. Rawlinson then struck the complainant a vio-
lent blow on the mouth with hiS fist. Porcas threw a large tin can,
which struck him on the temple, inflicting a wound, and struck him
afterwards on the shoulder such a violent blow that he had been
disabled ever since. Key and Coffee also took some cans and struck
him several times. There were at least three dozen mugs and cans
broken by being flung at the complainant, who had suffered most
grievously from bodily injuries. The board of guardians had con-
sidered it a case which they were bound to take before the magis-
trates, who directed the present prosecution.
Witnesses were then called, who fully bore out the statement.
The defendants respectively denied the extent of the violence used,
and said they had themselves been violently assaulted by the master
and yard keeper.
All the defendants were found Guilty.
The RECORDER made inquiries and found that the whole of the
prisoners had been in prison six or seven times for various offences.
Alderman FAREBROTLIER—About food—they say they only have
four ounces of bread.

Mr. Thompson said they had 12 ounces a day, with seven ounces
of meat three days a week, soup three days, and pudding four days,
besides other things.
The RECORDER said that the prisoners had been found guilty of a
most violent and outrageous assault. It was a case in which the
magistrates had acted very properly in sending it to a public Court,
where defence, if any, might be substantiated; the Court felt
bound to mark its sense of the case, and sentenced Itawlinson to
three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and to enter into re-
cognizance in 401. to keep the peace for three years ; Porcas three
months ; and Core* and Key, two months' imprisonment each.

BO W-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
A crowd of young women (about ten in number) were charged
with being disorderly and creating a disturbance in the Strand.
Policeman E 55 said that he found the prisoners laughing, shouting,
and dancing, in the Strand, at about one o'clock this morning. lie
told thou to be quiet, and to go away, but they only replied by using
obscene language, and telling him if he took one of them he must take
them all. Ile l ook one of them, the most disorderly, in custody, when
the others followed him to the station. The girl he took to the station
gave her name as Eliza Clark.
The levity of the prisoners while in the dock was most disgraceful.
All the efforts of the
_officer acting as gaoler to maintain order were
unavailing.
Policeman F 142 said that one of the prisoners, who gave her
name as Elizabeth Davis, had said at the station that she had been
in service in Tottenham-court-road, and that she had robbed her
master and ran away.
_ _ . _ . . .

.—The inspector said that a shopkeeper in Tottenham-court-road had
been robbed by a servant, whose name was Jane Davis.
The prisoner said that that was her real name. . _ .

Mr. TICYFOIID desired that this prisoner should be put back, in
order
.that inquiries might be made by the police concerning the
robbery.
The prisoners declined making any defence at all.
Mr. TWYFOS.D said that as the conduct of the prisoner Clark ap-
peared to have been the most disorderly, he should sentence her to—
Here the worthy magistrate was interrupted by a general exclama-
tion of " Oh no, Sir, she wasn't ; we were all alike, and she was no
worse than the rest of us."

Mr. TWTFORD said, that as none of them appeared to have been
particularly criminal, and as in the case of each this was admitted
to be the first offence, he should let them off this time, reminding
them; however, that they were known at the office, and that this
would weigh against them on any future occasion. They were ac-
cordingly discharged, except the prisoner DAVIS, who was detained
upon the other charge.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Henry Scrivener, a young man of respectable appearance, was
charged with assaulting police-constable .No. 37, of the E division,
in the execution of his duty.
The complainant stated that about half-past ono o'clock this morn-
ing he saw tht defendant looking about Great Portland-street, Port-
land-place, and on requesting, him to " move on" he refused, alleging
that he lived in the neighbourhood. Witness was at length obliged
to take him into custody, on which he struck him a violent blow on
the mouth, severely cutting his lip.
The defendant said that he lived in the neighbourhood, and con-
ceived that he had a right to walk about the public streets as long as
ho pleased without the pollee interfering with him. He. solemnly
denied striking the policeman : he had only put out his hand to
keep him off on his seizing him (the defendant) by the collar, which
he did in a very rough and insulting manner.

Mr. linunwicK said it must go forth to the public that the police
were not to be resisted in the execution of their duty, they had a
discretionary power in the execution of it, and any misconduct on
their part the Police Commissioners and the magistrates had ample
power to punish. It could not be tolerated that a party, because he
chose to imagine that a police-constable was acting wrong, was di-
rectly to take the law in his own hands and knock the officer down.
The defendant was then ordered to pay a fine of 20s. or ten days'
imprisonment.

SOUTHWARK-(THIS DAYO
John Williams, a respectable looking lad, was charged before
of a
r.
Cottingham with stealing a silver snuff-box from the person
gentleman unknown, near the Town-hall, in the Borough.
A policeman stated that he was standing in front of the hustings
h
at te Town-hall while the Member for the Borough was addressing
the electors, when he saw the prisomer busily engaged iu " diving"
into the pockets of several ,gentlemen. He watched him, and saw
Ihim abstract a silver snuff-box from the pocket of a gentleman
standing near the 110 Pole beer-shop. lie seized the prisoner with
the box in his hand, but the geticman refused to attend at the sta-
tion-house to make the charge.
The policeman was asked whether the prisoner was known, and
the reply was, that he was several times summarily convicted.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said he should remand the prisoner until Mon-
day, and if the owner of the snuff-boa could be found he should
commit him.
Samuel Steer, another young thief, was
silk handkerchief near the same spot. charged with stealing a
. .

- The prisoner was observed to take a silk handkerchief out of Mr.
Bendor's pocket. The prisoner was seized on the spot, and several
other silk handkerchiefs were found in his possession.
The prisoner was summarily convicted, and committed for a month.
several other pickpockets were charged with similar offences, and
committed for a mouth each.
Thomas Wilson, managing clerk in a factory at Whitechapel, was
charged with intoxication.
The defendant had been carousing at the conclusion of the elec-
tion, and finding, when he got out in the air, that he was unable to
walk, he s.it d »vu on the step of a door, where he fell asleep, and
when he awoke he found that he had been robbed of four 5/. notes.
The MkGISTAATE said that the defendant had suffered such a
severe loss that he should indict no punishment, but recommended
him in future to be more cautious, and refrain from getting drunk.

The reporters for the press who followed in the
Queen's route to Germany are in ecstacies at the hospitality of the
Duke of Saxe Coburg, who furnished a house specially for their ac-
commodation, supplied them with carriages, opera boxes, servants,
a splendid table, and ail other requisites.