Star.
London, England, 1830-01-21 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

IMPORTANT TO !AIMS £P$ TOO MINACs

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This was an appeal from the decision of the Magistrates of Union
Hall, upon a conviction made by them under an Act passed in the
reign of his present Majesty, which enforced the weighing bread
at the time sold, for the purpose of protecting the public agelnet
short weight.
Mr. TIMUNIER said he appeared on behalf of tbeAppenatet, and
argued that the conviction could not stand, and was about to sug-
gest some objections, when
The Cowan said they thought that as it was a UN of such greet
importance the evidence should be gone into, and thus the objec-
tions might be argued.
Mr. Camases', for the respondent, called Ms witness, John
Edmonds, who deposed that be knew the appellant, Mr. James
Glasscock, who was by trade a baker, and lived In Bollsionlig-
street. On the day named in the conviction be went into .
Glasscock's shop, and asked for a twopenny loaf. A person came
out of the shop parlour and said they had not one, but had two
ono-penny loaves. Witness replied, they would do quite as well.
There were no scales in the shop, and the hewed was delivered to
him without being weighed in his presence.
Mr. Tionesta's, in reply, said it was clear die t% Act of Par-
liament required breed to be weighed, wbodwe eamoodot by the
purchaser or not,. but It was merely an ezperisentat Au. The
peothions only extended to two years, and that peeled of time
had elapsed when the conviction was made, and which was now
the subject of appeal.
The CE611111111.411 (Sergeant said the Court agreed with
the icarned Counsel ( Mr. Thacker) that the isformados could
not be supported. The Act which insperstively called for the
weighing of bread, 'thriller demanded or am (and there could he
no
doubt, from its operation being extended ee two years, davit
wee an experimental Act), had expired before the cesnactioa ap•
pealed aping had been made. Had the Appellant refused to
weigh the bread, or if there bad not bees scales provided for the
purpose in the shop, the presemption under the teeing would have
been against hint, and convictions must have The tare,
however before them was different, and the Court decided that
the cooviction should be, slonnbn4.
SHOCKING ACCIMINT.—On Tuesday last, a fiaa
child about 'even yeses of sge, of tbe nail* of 'awe, whose /--
rents rail/she New.strest, Kenftitten,haviegapprombed was near
' the Ors. Ilse lessee ounwowsicated to its dodwarand Its body mu
burnt in a shooldni Bonner. Mt. Wheeler, soNsioun, of.
water, balm boss sealed le, feted the stadium owl ANN
child so dread,* ioitirod, that than was sot tbe lesselqs.
weary, sad feu as could •d o, was to fladsale
' external appliestions. TM child Invited of spord*Blit
that dreadful pain that oust hove occurred without peopee oh
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'Heal assistance.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Jan. 20.

OLD COURT.

Before the Recesses and • London Jury.
&ususd Clough, aged 24, stood capitally indicted for breaking and
entering a warehouse belonging to the incorporated Company of
Merchants trading to the East Indies, and stealing therefrom divers
silk shawls and other articles of Indian manufacture, value ‘3O,
the property of the Company.
Mr. Seepages and Mr. NMI, appeared for the prosecution : the
former Learned Gentleman stated the case for the prosecution. The
prisoner had been employed in the service of the Company down to
the 28th of November, at the warehouse, No. 35, which Is situate
in Castle-street. Houndaditcb, and his business was to repair such
tea-chests as might have been damaged an shipping or otherwise.
The warehouse in which the prisoner was employed stood directly.
opposite that numbered 83, in which the articles stolen had been
deposited. The prisoner, on the 28th of November, asked per-
mission of Mr. French, the superinteudant, to go out for a short
time, and he bad not returned at three o'clock, when the names of
the men were called over. This was on a Saturday, and on the
Monday morning following, as two of the men were proceeding
through the court-yard to their work, they observed a large pile of
India crape shawls and crape hanging from the chimney. In No.
83, a quantity of tea-chests was piled up to term a platform, and the
ceiling was cut through. An Iron bar bad also been removed, and
a number of things were found strewed about. The prisoner, it
would appear, on leaving the place in which be had been employed
on the Saturday, went into the warehouse, No. 83, and concealed
himself there until the men bad left, and it was locked up. He then
proceeded to select goods to the amount of from sir hundred to seven
hundred pounds, which he intended to have dropped over Into Pet-
ticoat-lane, but In attempting to scale the wall himself, be fell into
the cistern, and was immersed up to his neck in water. This event
prevented his accomplishing his purpose, and he told two persons
that they would find a quantity of goods on the roof of the building,
and some in Petticoat-lane. Search was accordingly made, and
goods were found in each of the places pointed out by the prisoner,
who was without either shoes or stockings; these. with his shirt.
be bad hung up to dry. The roof of the building was cut through,
and the implements with which that was done were also discovered
near the spot.
A number of witnesses were called, who fully bore out in evl-
deuce the statement et the Learned Counsel.
The prisoner did not deny that the statement given by the seve-
ral witnesses was strictly true, but urged that as the place in which
the robbery was committed was not a dwelling-house, the capital
part of the charge against him could not be sustained.
The Stemmas, in summing up the evidence, directed the Jury
to acquit the prisoner of the capital part of the charge, on the
ground which he had very properly urged, but left it to them to say
whether or not he was guilty of stealing the property which he ad-
mitted he had removed in the manner described by the witnesses.
The Jury instantly returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Ricotta's sentenced him to transportation for life.
George Jones was indicted for breaking and entering the dweUing
house of James Heath, and stealing therein 20 silver spoons, two
pair of sugar-tongs, and a silver milk-pot, his property.
The prosecutor stated that be resided on Snow-hill. About six
o'clock in the evening of the 20th of December, witness was sit-
dng alone in his drawing-room, when he heard a noise, and pre-
sently afterwards a head peeped in at the door, but was withdrawn
'unaptly on his rising up to go towards the door, and some person
retreated down stairs with considerable precipitation and noise.
Witness threw up the window and gave the alarm, and on going
down stairs could discover no signs of any one, but found that the
articles mentioned in the indictment were missing from the kitchen.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. Petersen—There was no appearance
of any one having entered the house by force, nor did witness hear
the hall door pulled to.
Henry Chandler stated that be resided in Cock lane, at the rear
of Mr. Heath's house, and bearing the cry of " thieves," he went
out to ascertain the cause, when he saw Mr. Heath at his window,
and presently afterwards the shutters of the kitchen window fell
into the street, and the prisoner jumped out followed by another
man. Witness immediately pursued the prisoner, and saw him
stopped.
The prisoner protested his innocence. He said that he was
passing at the instant the shutters were pushed into the street, and
was knocked down. He lost his hat in the fall, and seeing a man
running he followed him, and was taken into custody himself.—
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.

NEW COURT.
Before the CO3OllOll SIM:SLUM

Sokmais Colman, Rickard Thomas, Thews Cook, Thomas Price,
and Jose Thomas, were Indicted for stealing ten reams of paper, of
the value of AS the property of Messrs. Alderman Key and Co.
Mr. Anoxruus appeared fur the prisoner Colman.
Thomas Browne, a green-grocer, at Shureditch, saw the pri-
soner, Richard Thomas, sitting on several reams of paper in Len-
gthy. Saw him deliver them to Colman, who took them to No.
4, Sanders'-buildings, Horse Shoe-alley. Had a suspicion and pave
information to a police *Nicer.
Cross-examined—Was ha trouble myself last June or July. Was
in prison over the water, where I was tried on suspicion of robbing
(4 laud& )my master. The Jury were cruel; enough to find Me guilty.—
Van, an dicer of Worship-street, went to the house in San-
dere-buUdings, saw the four male prisoners there ; Cook exclaimed,
" We are all marplotted." There were several reams of paper,
which he seized.

Alderman YET identified the paper produced as bin property.
The Jury found Colman, Richard Thomas, and Price, guilty ;
and acquitted Cook and Jane Thomas.
A number of prisoners, the bills against whom bad been Ignored
by the Grand Jury, were discharged by proclamation.

Missed Wdch, aged 31, was Indicted for stealing, on the 13th of
December, a watch and appendages of the value of £3 Ss, the
property of Dennis Sweeney, and from his person.
Mr. C. Patttt.trs, for the prisoner, requested the witness to go
net of Court.

Dennis Sweeney. In a rich Tipperary brogue, deposed, that on
the day In question be and his wife had attended a funeral of one
of his countrymen. The prisoner was there also. After the funeral
they adjourned to a public-house, where the prisoner told him a
loos story about males actions, and seemed to bins toe loving by
half—(Laughtee.) He missed his watch after coming out of the
public-bouse.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. Psi:sr-es—The prisoner was taken
to the watch-house, and there set at liberty. There was a fire that
night, and I stopped to look at It before I wept to the public-boom.
I might have drank half a gallon of beer. Ido not know what
" mobaloe" means. I was " mobeloe" tbougb.—(Laughter.) I
seyou understand a hit of Irish—(Great laughter, In which Mr.
Phillips joined.)
Balsa Sweeney, wire of the prosecutor, examined by the Comae.
—I was with my husband the prisoner at the public-house ; there
was not more drinking than sorrow—(Laughter)--he drank beer
and gin.
Mr. C. Pnatme—Oh. Dennis had forgotten that : be would not
allow the gio—(Laughter).
Witoese—Och, Dever fear; be did not taste a drop of it—(Greet
V ughter).
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

Yesterday information was givest at Queen square
%Nordic* that the premises of Mr. George Hununersten, land-
lord of the White Hoeft, in Orchard-street. Westminster, were
broken opal, and several valuable oil paintings stolen out .if the
beck parlour. The thieves. it appeared, got to the back of the
hew dime& a passage adjeioing. belonging to a baker, and then
forced the back windows open, when dory stripped the room of the
whole of the paintings.
Yesterday afternoon an inquisition urns taken before
Thomas &klieg. Req. Is the Committee room of !Indiana,: Hos-
pital, upon the body of Ism Abbot, who died le that Hospital
from Injuries received In jumpiss from out al a window of hit.
Wilde s house, in Ratisbone-place, doting the fire which took place
a. Friday night. The particulars of the unfortunate event have
already appeared. The whole of the evidence having bees gam
through, the jary proceeded is view the body, which premomea
shocking and on their return they delivered a verdict.
finding " That the deceased &Han Abbot came to her death through
falling from a second floor window of the hoes* No. 31, Bath-
house-place, at the time Bits being on ere."
Yesterday an Inquest was held at Kensington work-
bout, an. the body of Oliver Whlitey, aged 41. The deceased
had beta butler to }leery lode% leg. of Bryanstoe-equare. He
was anteldered a man of strict integrity. For several weeks past
be was observed to labour soder great depreston of spirits. Oh
likeday be absented blieself from his master's house, sal hi the
aeons of the day forwarded his waste, a latter, locks-Mg about SO
pewebrokers' deplieates far plate and ether property. beleogiqg to
Mr. Irides, ped at mime periods. The lamer was as follows :
Nock Injured Sir—WW horror I mime &he, and "bee lop,
teak. them I Ma* he as mere t I bee retread ay Ooeislitfatil.
'stemma. 0. Whlssey."....)The desamedtras loved in ICeswingsas
gastagmee Meaday 41beauesia, vomitinitsery mech. .N* wee mhos
smehe werbakleae, and died is a few hear. ahertharlie. A d
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Dissansaan Poo...—Ttte complaints made of the distrvssed st •
ci the poor appear to be daily increasing, and the parish office-,
who attend at the Mansion-House to bear the complaints at
the poor who appeal to the Magistrates for Relief from the pa.
date, state that it is impossible to get in rates sufficient to tucct
the demands on the poor rates. In Spitalfields and Betbnal.grec..
parishes, in Rishopsgate and other parts of the city, great thaw,.
among le poor prevails. Subscriptions were recommended.
A man named Rislutrdson was brought up on the charge "I
having fallen desperately in love with a young female, who servo'
in Le Man's biscuit shop. A gentleman from Mr. Le Matt's
stated that the prisoner came into the shop the evening before last,
and evinced a strong desire to be in love with one of the femak,.
She ran for protection into the back parlour, and was followed by
the prisoner, who declared he would not stir from the spot, till the
lady granted his suit, and used most improper language. He Wi.
given hi custody.
Sir Pass.. Logan—Are you married, Richardson ?
Richardson said nothing, but looked exceedingly grave.
Sir P. Lamm—Answer the question.
The Prisoner—The more shame for me, I am. I was fresh at
the time, and ant sorry for it.
Fined ss. and discharged.