Star.
London, England, 1827-09-11 00:00:00

MIDDDESEX SESSIONS, SEPTIMBIR 10.

The Grand Jury, after bringing some bills into Court,
asked the Chairman, whether in the case of an indict-
ment for murder, which had been presented to them,
but which they only found to be manslaughter, they
were at liberty to indorse " manslaughter' on the bill,
or to ignore the bill altogether ?
The Chart:max said that if they found the crime not
to be murder, but a lesser crime, they were at liberty
so to state h.
Mr. ALLIS' applied to the Court to krow whether in
consequence of the new Acts, the Court would make
any alteration a, to the detcription of cases to be brought
before i ? By the new Act all petit larcenies were abo-
lished, and theft under the value of Is. was classed
with felonies. He wished to know whet'ierthe Court
would still continue to try what were formerly called
petit larcenies ? 4-
The CHAIRMAN said he apprehended the Act made
no alteration in the cases which came before the Court,
but merely in the name of the offence, and therefore
the Court would try those cases which it had been
usually in the habit of trying. In fact the Court was
so constituted that it might try any crime.
A man named Kelly WAS found guilty of an assault
on Sarah Waterloo, by throwing a pot of water in her
face, when she went to the public house to 'catch for
her husband. Ile was fined Si.
A poor woman was indicted for ao assault on Thos.
Barker, toll-collector of the river Lee, at Bromley. It
was stated that the woman lived -next door to the pro-
secutor, and was of so violent a temper, that whenever
he passed her house, she abused him, and on some oc-
casions assaulted him with the broomstick.
She had been indicted for an assault at the last Ses-
sions, but had entered into recogniaances to keep the
peace without being tried.
Mr. BARRY was tor the prosecution, and Mr. Putt.
Lunt for the defence.
Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury as to the utter im-
probibility of a weak woman like the defendant, being
able to cause any serious injury to A stout man lite the
prosecutor.•
The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, but judgment
was deferred till the next Sessions.

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A I4TBRATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SES-

SIGNS' HOUSE, CLERKUNWELL GREEN.

dinee the last Sessions held in this building the in-
terior of the Court and the offices attached thereto have
undergone very considerable alterations and improve-
ments, made with a view to public accommodation and
the'more convenient dispatch of business, the increase
of which has been anticipated in consequence of the al-
teration in the criminal code by Mr. Peel's Act having
recently come into operation. The bail dock in the
Court, in which the prisoners were arraigned, to which
the entrance was by large folding doors, opposite the
landing of the steps from the hall, has been removed
and the doors closed up. The table and seats occupied
by the Counsel, Attornies, &c. on the right hand rde
of the Court and immediately adjoining the seat of the
Deputy Clerk of the Peace, under the justice bench,
has also been removed, and the space occupied by the
same converted into three rows of enclosed seats for the
Jury. In the space occupied by the bail dock in front
of the Court five rows of rising seats or benches have
been erected, occupying the whole width of the Court.
Benches are open to the public and are ascended by
small steps from the floor of the Court. The desk of
the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, immediately under the
Chairman, has been partitioned off with an exten-
sive table or platform of mahogany in hoot, and
between that and the front seat occupied by the Coun-
sel a passage is left through the centre of the Court,
on each side of which are seats for the suitors, wit-
nesses, and other persons engaged in the business of
the dourt ; the place formerly occupied by the Jury
has been converted into a bail-dock for arraigning the
prisoners for trial. The lower part, or basement story
at the back part of the building, and which was occu-
pied as offices for the Clerk of the Peace and County
Treasurer has been thrown open, and paved with Port-
land stone, with seats around for the accommodation of
persansittending the Grand Jury. The Clerk of. the
Peace and County Treasurer's offices have been re.
moved, and are now directly under the Court, the en-
trance to them is from the landing at the top of the
back stairs facing the back door leading out of the hall,
and which rooms were before used as an indictment
office and robing room. The large room on the north
side in front of the building, which ever since its erec-
tion has been used as a Grand Jury room, is converted
into a library for the Magistrates, and during the Ses-
sions to be appropriated as an occasional robing room
for the Counsel. From the new Grand Jury room, at
the north side on the basement, a circular stone staircase
has been erected communicating with the magisterial
bench in the Court, by which the Grand Jury are
enabled to come up and make their presentments with►
out the+ difficulty of squeezing themselves through a
crowd into Court for that purpose as was before the
case. From the north aisle, or side passage of the hall,
there has also been erected a stone staircase leading
from thence to the gallery round and over the Court.—
The Court during the winter season will continue to be
warmed by steam, the apparatus for that purpose, lately
erected, amidst the numerous alterations and improve-
aunts, not having been disturbed or injured.

There are now living near Peniston a mother sad
her daughter, who united- ages amount to 101 years. The
mother's name Is Holster, and she will be 106 years old on the 281 b
of this month. The daughter's name is leo:buck, and she was 85
'ears old on the 7th of Much. They were both in perfect health
k 4 Saturday, and employ themselves daily in household occups.
dons. This ancient metro. has five other children living, the
Tampa of whom is 66 years W.—Doncaster Gaudy.
PitICIPITATI INTIIIMENT.--10 the course of a dis•
maims on this subject, at a late Meeting of the Academie
.Roysie de Medicine, DIAGISZTTIB mentioned that his
retain, M. THOUIIST, who superintended the destruc-
tion of the Cemetry of the Innocents, observed a num-
ber of skeletons in such postures as to indicate that the
persons to whom they belonged must have made ever
uons after they had been buried. The attention of the
Academie seems to have been a good deal engrossed
with a subject hardly ever dreamt of in this tour..
try. A discussion has been raised on the most con-
elusive signs of death—such as the rigidity pointed
out by NTSTZBl—the state of the eye recorded by
Loma, putrefaction, he. In the resuscitation of persons
erroneously supposed to be dead, acupuncturation of
the heart was spoken of I M. Sioaxas stated that he
had, not oily roused this organ to contraction in ani•
sisals recently dead, by such a practice, but that he bad
exercised it with impunity on living ones. Other mem-
bers quoted facts illustrative of the practice.

MA NS I 0 N. HOUSE. •
A evretched.lookink Irish woman, named Brisket Farrell, was
brought lelfure the' Lan Macon, charged with having uttered
counterfeittumey some days ago. She had a miserable ►alf-starved
child In her arms.—Ths Solicitor to the Mint attended for the
prosecution.
The prisoner, it viras stated by a Mrs. Outer, who is a shopkeeper,
went into the shop to purchase some trilling articles, for which she
paid with a shilling, which was afterwards found to be counterfeit.
Not long afterwards she went in again, and purchased something
else, in payment for which she tendered another counterfeit shilling.
The prowcutrix, however. knew her customer, and charged her
with the offence; upon which the prisoner dropped down on her
-knees and said, that she was a poor stranger, and begged for mercy.
The prosecutrix saw two Gentlemen with red waistcoats upon
them, and gave the prisoner in custody to them.
Te persons described as appearing with the red waistcoats were
two of the Bow-street patrol, and had been passing accidentally in
the neighbourhood. In order to do the business they were called
upon the more effectually, each took a separate charge, ooe of them
taking care of the first counterfeit shilling, and the other taking
care of the second.
The Loan blacoo observed, that one of the officers was quite
adequate to glae task of the two charges, and that it was unnecssary
to divide the business.
The only Answer to this was, that the one officer was partner of
the .'her. •
. Mr. Hoblfr stdd, that they were only giving each other a turn
at the expense of the prosecution. This was very much the 'twee.
(ices( some of the police. They were to be found thrusting them-
selves forward upon unimportant occasions in order to get what
they call their "expenses." Indeed, he believed, that if no more
than one bad shilling had been passed, the two Gentlemen might
►ave thought proper, for the sake of the job, to cut it in two.
The Loan Marna intimated that the object which it was evident
the officers had in view should be disappointed, as no certificate
should be granted.
The prison 4 upon being informed that she was to be sent to
Newgate for trial, burst into tears, and begged for Goo's sake to be
allowed to depart. She vowed most solemnly that she was inno-
cent ; that she had never heroin the shop but once ; -and she loudly
appealed to the compassion of the Lord Mayor, whom sh.s en-
treated to discharge her, in consideration of her child, who, she said,
could not survive a night in prison.
The 1.010 MATOS asked the Solicitor whether he was positive
that the prisoner was known as an utterer of base coin?
The Solicitor replied that she certainly was, or the Mint would
not prosecute in such a case.
The Loan Maros said that belted rap alternative. He was com-
pelled to send her for trial, for the protection of the public.—The
prisoner was then fully committed.
The Solicitor for the Mint stated, that an immense number of
counterfeit shillings and half-crowns were in circulation, and that a
poor woman, who had taken five bad half-crowns at the fair, and
offered thent to a publican, was apprehended on suspicion of being
a COMMIX] utterer.
A young thief was charged with having deliberately walked into
the shop of Mr. Pearson, a stationer, and thrust his hand into the
till and run off. He was followed, and he dropped some silver.
The LOU) Macao said, that there was •no evidence strong
enough to convict, and therefore committed the prisoner to Bride-
well for three months.