Star.
London, England, 1829-01-14 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY SESSIONS, JANUARY IS.

OLD COURT, OLD BAILEY..
Captain George Gideon Keith Barclay, the master of
a vessel called the Eases, was indicted for vi ilently as-
saulting Christiana Waller, his servant, on the 9th and
16th of May. 1826, and the 27th of January, 1827. It
appeared by the evidence of the prosecutrix, that s• e
was hired as an attendant urn Mrs. Barclay, in Nov.
1826. The vessel was then guing upon the South Seas.
An accident happened to one of the Cal•t.tin's children,
by which its arm was broken. The motring atter the
•cci.:ent, the child was knocked down by a goat, and
its arm was again irjured. The Captain came from
the sleeping cabin, and •truck the protecutriz with his
.t in the most u iniescifui manner, desired her to go
out of the ca';in upon heck, and act c me awe again,
declaring she wowd base ruttliiim but a little water for
a whole Neck, anti mitered l:er bed to be taken araY,
which w s done by Mts. B. At another period the
child vied f,,r soil e walk winch the prosecutris was
doing. part of wt ich being gives., but not pac.l)ing it,
the Ciptaiii. rearing the shad ciy, ran op the cabin
I adder, and b-•at liesms a most sl,a neful at inner with a
man lope on the side of the lace and s'ioulders. She
air. afterwards admit id again into the favosti of the,
Captain and his Lady, whoa' she attecaled daring her
confint men% Usi ti•e `27th tf J ry she was in the
►econd mate% pantry. washing !wised and her li a n
when she vas again ill ustd bs the Captain. He then
desired that she should have nothing but brown hiscusts
and water for the re,t of the voyage. This rirdrr was
bt:ictly adhered tortoni t' e 27th of January till the 16 h
of October. At otter tames the Captain had taken hold
of her arm, and put her lout aid among the men.
The proaecutria was subjected to a long trim— ex rui-
nation by Mr. ADOLPHUS, when she st.ted that she had
lived in very respectable places before ►he went oil
board the Essc=. She admitted that mite: her bet was
taken away, she reposed in the berth of the second
mate, who it a man of colour; she denie•i tbat site had
gone to t.ther berths, but she was forced to take shel-
ter somewhere. Remembers once ►leeping on the
It.ckers in hot weather, but it was by the orders of the

Ca pt4in.
- The crwecutrix wished the second mite (Gardiner)
to be esimined. Upon bis being called, it was with the
greatest ddlicalty be could be persuaded so cease into
the boa. When thwe he first stated be was eat, then
that be wps sad seemed eery orreete to be
examined. Atter massy cpiestinns by the Learned JUDGE,
t.i which no direct answers could be got, it was deter.
mined not salmi his evidence.
James Simi s as the ship', cooper, was then cared.
Ile had never seen the proseeutiis beat the child ; be-
lu:sed the Captain struck bee ; the prosecutrix wag a
hiygb mett:ed awl bad a great /12w of Whits; Ac

itossediately oedemata to return it. Heard her eel,
ti e Captain a whits-liver.ed rascal. Always thought
the Captain a good-natured man.
This was the case for the prosecu•ion.
Mr. Apor.rmus addressed the Jury on behalf of the
defendant. The prosecuttis had called witnesses to
prove what she had /tired, almo.t every fact of which
they had disproved. She was a woman of such a cha-
racter as to be utterly unfit to be within the pales of
any decent family. He trusted the Jury would never
find his client guilty on her evidence.
Boned wretch.

Robert DAnielr, chief mate, had repeatedly seen the
prosecutriz in a drunker► state, lying upon the lockers in
the most indecent manner, and had agitatedly remon-
.strated with her.

John Kinder, the steward, had also seen her in this
state; he had himself slept with her upon the lockers.
The prosecutrix had the same allowance as all on b and
the ship had. The Captain was a humane kind hearted
man. She was not fed on biscuits and water.
Several other witnesses sere examined, who strongly
corroborated the testimony previou.ly given.
The Foreman of the Jury here interrupted, stating
they were quite satisfied, and had made up their minds.
They found the defendant Guilty of the assault, but
taking all the circumstances into considerati• n, they
thought a very small, if any, fine should he levied.
Mr. Justice LirrictLita observed if that were so it
would be unnecessary for him to read his note..
The COURT then ordered the defendant to be fined I s.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN. 15.

Samuil Protiason was indicted for a nuisance. The
defendant pleaded guilty ; but
Mr. ALLEY, on the part of the prosecution, said he
should nevertheless call some of his witnesses, as the
defendant had acted in the most disgusting manner. He
kei t a number of %fetched bears, some abominable
dogs, and other poor animals, whom he delighted to
torture• Two or three times a week he had a sixpenny
exhibition, when these poor animals were made to tear
each other to pieces, in order to amuse a set of low
vagabonds.
Ueorge Woods deposed that the defendant had for
the last f rut years kept a pit in Green Dragon. yard,
Holborn, for the exhibition of badger and bear baiting.
The lowest blackguards assembled there, and the ex•
hibi ion was a great nuisance to the neighbourhood.
Another witness deposed, that when there was what
they called a full house, the people assembled made a
most hideous noise, and the inhabitants were alarmed
by cries of murder.
The defendant put in a written paper in mitigation
of punishment, in which he stated that he had sixteen
children to provide for, but that he would discontinue
the nuisance, and endeavour to get his livelihood alto•
ther way.

The tIfAIRMAW told him- he had been guilty of a
great offence, and sentenced him to six montld impri-
sonment.

The defendant exclaimed bitterly against the sen-
tenae, but was told that if he behaved well, and it was
frundtharcrhe rmisance was actually 4iscontinued, the
Court would probably diminish the period of imp&
sonment.

John Ward was indicted for an sluttish upon John
Smith, ore of the bailiffs of the Sheriff's Coati, on the
17th of October.

Mr. C. l'itit.t.tes stated the case for the prosecution,
which he said was a most aggravated one, and it was
a very fortunate thing for the defendant that he had
been stop; ed in his violent conduct, for if some one had
n. t interfered he would nio.t certainly have been tried
for his life at the Old Daley.
John Smith deposed, that he accompanied another
pe.sun on the day named in the indictment to a shop in
the Edgwa:e road, where the prisoner was at wi rk, to
ariest him for debt. Whilst witness was speaking to
him, the defendant took up a hand-saw and .truck him a
violent blow on the head, and cut through hia hat,se ear-
ing that he would not suffer any officer to acre t him.'
A witn-ss corrobcrated Smith's testimony, and said
he bad no doubt that if the defendant had b-en suffered
to repeat the blow, death must have ensued.
The prisoner in his defence said, he did not mean to
hurt the officer, and when he struck him he scarcely
knew what he was &thou'. He then called a witness,
whose account, however, rather served to aggravate his
offence.

The Jury forma the defendant Guilty, and he was sen.
tented to six months imprisonment.
The officer however recommended him to mercy, and
the estatastaa mitigated the puu.ishment to 3 months.
Two toys, named Hill and Reader, were indicted
for an aggravated assault upon a man named Cror•k.
They called two women in their defence, but their
evidence was of such a nature that the Chairman told
the Jury he had no doubt they had spoken tal.ely, and
remarked, that the practice of getting up false evidence
was utdortunately carried to a great extent.
The.iury found them both Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced Hill to b: imprisoned three months, and Reader
two.

John Russell, William Russell, Jo/in King. George
Desbrolv, ihdeliffe Pond, and Thomas Pearce, were in-
dicted for level ins a common ganiii,g houses_in King-
sti eet, J flies's, but as uo one appeared against them,
they were di►charged.
Charles Aladson, a young man of most fashionable
append Auer, was indicted with another person, not its
cu.tody. with It. epiog a ktivirder:y house.
Sli. ALUM, on the part s i he parish, applied to
have the Cabe put off until neat Sessions.
COURT, on being ii formed that the defendant
month.' imprisonment uneipitecl of
a truer sentence, grant. d the application.

Benjanoix Bruce and his wife, Mar, Brute, pleaded
Guilts in an indictment charging them with keeping a
disoi..e.ly house eh New street Cte,cei t, Enston•square.
Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, said he understood
that tl,e defendant had given up tile keys of the house
to the la,tdlotd; be could tberefute consent to tbett
entering into their own recognizance of 501. each to
arpear when called upon to receive judgment. This
was accordingly done, and they were discharged.
The Sessi, n, then adjou:ned till Friday next.
SOUTHWARK SESSIONS. Jun. 13.

These Sebsima commenced this day, before the Right
Hos. tMe Law MAUL Alderman AnottY, and the
Rtc 'NM*.

Wm. Wikon was inflicted for a brutal assiult upon
klanuab Wilton, ht. wife.

The prosecsorrs said, she lead been minded to the de.
fendant 15 rear~, but lived separate from him, having
learnt he had two other !sive% living. On the 22d of
Jr.ly she sent t.) him, by the advice irt the parish
ofTscers z't orges, 1e claim relief, when he t• !d
fer sae had no right to ail, and, on her requiring at
least a part of the furnitioe she brought I ion struck
bet several blows, one on t:!e breast so violently, that
she had sacred severely f om effects tel it fr.r threes

weeks. He was a larlidaty, and named rum 41. to Si
per week.
Katherine Hill said. the pro minis resided with her,
at No. 4. Cosonation• place, St. Genrge's•Selds. Sbe was
• witness to the defendant's violence. and herself applied
fomentat ions to the pro ecut r it's breast, who was without
weans to procure medical aid.
On the pan I f the &fence, witne..ses were called
(smong them the honsekeei er of the defend sot), to prove
both the prosecutrix and her ra itnes to he abotdoned
characters; but th. it evidence was disbelieved. and the
Jury found the def-natant Guilty.
The itscoamta sentenced-him to three months' im
prisonment in the Borough Compter, and to find secu-
rities, himself in 501. and two in 251. each, to keep the
peace for two years.
The Court adjourned to Tuesday, the 27th.
SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. I.

These Sessions commenced this morning before Mr
Sergeant &macs, and upwards of 30 Cotinty Magis-
trates, among whom weir %Y. J. Damson, and C
N. PA Liman, Esq. aI.P.
The Gram, Joey having been sworn, the CHAIRMAN
addressed them to the la.lowimg *effect :—He pet ceived
by the Calendar that there were between 60 and 70 pi i.
soners for trial. He regretted that, note ithstandiog the
repeated assertions to the contrary in certain public
prints, crime continued to increase. It might, perhaps,
be in some degree attributed to the inctease of popu-
lation. Whatever might be the cause, it was an
undeniable fact that society was at present in a very
demoralised state. Certain measures were in the con-
templation of the Legislature, which he trusted would
have the effect, in a great degree, of r. medying the
evil. The Police Committee appointed by the House
of Commons had not yet brought their labours to a close.
His Hon. Fiends right and left (the two Nlembris fin
Surrey). had been actively enga ed on that Comm tee,
and he had no douht their lab urs mould lead to a be e-
-6cial result. The state of the police was a subject that
required great and serious deliberation. It was far more
important to prevent crime than to puni.h it. Surrounded
as the metropolis was by charitable a.:(1 henevoleut insti-
tutions, it was a matter of sus pt ise that crime shg uld
to such an alarming ez:ent. There was one institution
which he never lost sight of on occasions like the present.
Nest to the prevention of crime, the grand object was to
afford the means of employment to those who, having
been convicted ti offences, evinced a dispo,ition to re-
form their conduct, and who, but for such institutions
as the Surtey Reluge for the Destitute, whet, they
were dischatg from prison, had no alternative but
to return to their former evil courses. In a sermon
recently delivered in Brixton gaol, the Chaplain ver)
properly remarked, that although there mete some
who were so hardened in crime as m he *deaf to
every admonition, yet there mere others oho gladl)
availed themselves of the golde i rippottutrity afforded
them by the Refuge to return m the path or honesty.
In that asylum they met with no reproaches for their
past misconduct; there weir no taunts made use of
towards them, and they had an r ppm Cosily afforded
them of again becoming useful members of society.
The Chairman concluded by calling the attention of
the Grand Jury to some aggravated cites 'of assauk
contained in the Calendar.

The Grand Jury having retired, several reports of
the state of the different prisons were read. It ap-
peared that in the gaol of Kingston-upon-Thames, the
number of persons committed was twenty four, out of
which number f orteen were for offences against the
Game Laws.

No trial of any importance took place this day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL

Ruliert Ituberts, a rather diminutive young man. was brought
before Mr. Alderman Maces yesterday for ie•essniinetion, charged
with stealing some articles of apparel, eke. the rupee ty of Mary
Ann Chandler, spinster.
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Mary Ann Chandler stated, that the prisoner hadypid his ad-
dres A's to her, and, after rather a lung courtship; she comae:Rt.-4 law
Michaelmas to be come his wife; and it vraeattevdtlial the wedding
should take place at his father's whhlieed, bevaid, lathe coveitry ;-
and he took Ann's wedding cloilWs lend. otter aniciakto send down
by the coach, but never visited Ann again. She inquired flit him
at Mr. Wilde's office, and there the was informed that be had bren
discharged—that he was a married man, and that a peat number
of young girls were inquiring after him. On Friday it was dis-
covered where the prisoner lodged, andise was taken into custody.
A pawnbroker produced severer* made' of wearing apparel and
a watch which had beets pawned by the prisoner, and they were
identified by Ann Chandler as tier property; the watch she bad
lent the prisoner.
The prisoner, in reply to a question from the Alderman, said be
was certainly married.
The Alderman said he wouldµ certainly" send him to trial, and
remanded him to rise time for the attendance of other pawnbrokers
with whom lw had pledged part of Mary Ann Chandler's property.
Almeria: Rice, a hawker, was charged with defrauding Juba
Dyer,, a hoot maker, in Poppiii'vcouit, Fleetattrett. o( 254. by
selling him a worsted shawl (a Glasgow Cachemere), value 6s. for
a real camel's hair.

Dyer stated, that the prisoner called upon him a kw days since,
and representing this shawl to have been smuggled from France,
induced him to exchange a pair of boots and • pair of shoes for it.
He soon discovered the value of his bargain, and when 'Jae prisoner
called again he gave hem in charge.
It was stated the value of a camel's hair shawl of this size was
fifty pounds.
So you thought you might fairly boy an article worth £5O for
2111. You bad better not tell me you believed it to be smuggled,
observed the Alderman to the complainant. .
But it was not smuggled. replied the complainant; I did not
know camel's hair was so valuable.
'I he prisoner, who seemed to be a foreign Jew,eald, in very bad
English," kr bad told complainant it Me aniseserv".(eamimureNnot*
camel's hair—(A laugh). He bought it for Ss; mid said k &rea-
sonable profit, as be got only tt.. 6d. for the shavi and boots. '
Complainant insisted that his shoes and blots were stristth
Air. Alderman Basco midis* considered the buyeres bad as the
seller, but be would remand_the latter till Saturday. for.cbarecter ;
and if he then produced the money for the boots and shoes, pro-
bably nothing loniser would be required of him.

BOW-STREET.

George Wood and ThsWo Vittey ,eiarged with having stolen a
' bay gelding, the property of Mr. Turtle, a butcher, residing' in
Tottenham-court-road, were yesterday finally standard. Ou.the
previous day a case was established against the Srat.mentlimad
prisoner, for having, on the 29th of Jaime' y„ 1825. staler, a brown
mare and other property from a Mr. Catalan, of 'Mitcham, hi
Surrey, and sold the animal to Mr. Sunhat, of Mill bill, oar Hen'
don, in Middieuz.
Mr. W. Turtle stated that be was son to the prosecutor. asl4 he
put his father's gelding hue theBtable, in the New Inn:yard, oat
the night of Saturday, the 10th of May lasi. Oa paailagthrouih
die New Inn, be saw Vereey at the bar with a glass of brandy in
his hand, Wilda he offered is witness, saying-.-Rowie,•yosing kill
NM, yea most drink with me." •They,,sat abate detain the par-
lour together, and when the hour way above to be aespip4 Vernet
said--14 Cisme young kill bull, wi must bavi a parlisig gliss;"-
which was called for and drankat the hard Thertherapartak and
en the nest morning the robbery was.disontend ~• -
Robert Finch, an apfraver, atatpcl, thatjwalng beenjt hacitory
(mach driver out of place, he was employed by ttaelrfienettfar
running horses in Smithfield. Veintiy 'and to Ideisand Mbe Wise
is now in Newgate under sentence of transpoetatilia.hir•lifefar'Slier
offence), that Mr. Turtle's was a good asei and abet.lpe 5i0n044114.
to here it. He arranged the robbery!. Witlares TlApt‘it tagpitei
apes the stable, apd Wok the bgerfc to the trimmtn,..
waiting at the bottom of Newman's•plice,Wtheth' alncy put a'
bridle and saddle on it, and Wood mounted it and rode difrileta%
Wain& to send the " blunt " in the pummel of the saddle by the
light Lelcestat Coach. Witness was triad with fisseelnat
A Solicitor, who appeared for Verney,. asked whets the srlincia
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came from ? . ,
lie replied, from the Ilouse.of Cusjaiiing.
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The Solicitor inquired Ilow k CM.* by *roll! • • ••• • I
Ut "OW he JIA.4I3IIIILPaw iAe.w Nat 4Stititrielkilatantl

The Magistrate explained that be bah beets tigitteutbdy acquitter,
of semething, and that as rigiteunily punished for nethirsg.
Mr. liumpbeie4, who appeared for Wood. observed that Ike
winless only proved that he himself had committed the robbery.,
Mr. ilat.t.s—Just so. I cannot receive such evidence, es%
though it he .e-hitetwaaheti by a Jury. Verney 0 est b. diaelsarred,
bet Wood I will comMit for the taireoce estabadsed assign' yam
yesterday. •
:VARY—LA—BONNR.
Yesterday Frederick Byrne was re•szamined, and more ewer,
were brought ag.in.t hint.
Mrs. Kretustiv. of Nam' umberland.etreet, said, be came eo Lee
fora lodging, WI being for sun of a Giretiemso in the arrneary;
gave her a talc addreas, atm& after he was gout. a waistcoat was
missed. lie Willi to Mrs. Wadies, Great College-street. W.
minket, atid pretended to hire apartments for the Nietohet fat
Pivotal ; and sir. Stanton surgeon, tiles her lodger. Most a ens
of roams and a green triniet cam, wbick with its alateuts. Was
worth five pounds
tbr 02t1 of November, he treat to the dusk of the eveeks
to Duke-street, St. Jamses, to look at apartments for his uncle, a
Member of Parliament. tote after Mrs. Heckle, the mistreats(
tie imam, had kr him out at the other door, he toothed apks
and requested the servant to go up stairs far a pair of OM'S Vlbigh
he had left the-re. and eittlet she was gone, be ran away with g
handsome Spanish c10..k of Mrs. liuckles, which hung up to the
bad.

The prisoner said, to use trouble, be amnia prove that a black
coat and velvet waistcoat, which had been pawned at a *bop in
lkydgeostreet, Covent arden, were his sawn, and be called for
ward Mr. Horton, of Green-street, Golden-square, to do so.
Mr. Horton made them for she prisoner, but charged him with
obtaining thew under a false pretence.
" Why," said the prisoner, " did not my father promise W psi
for them?"
Nut for th:s, hut a former suit," replied Mr. Horton; " aid
these articles you sa•el yen. ..wanted in consequence of the death of
your blather, and th st was not true."
Mr. Hansa requested that the coat sod waistcoat might be m.
ruined to bins.

Mr. Homes said he bad not power to du so, but be advited
Mr. Henna to attend at t►e Old Bailey when the prisoner is tried,
and the Judge under such circumstances, pet haps, will order the
pawnbroker's ticket to be given up to bins.
Mr. flumes temanded the prisoner, and told him he would k
committed to Newgste upon some of the charges a'ready made,
and lake his trial at all events in tile Sessions which are shout to
begin.