Star.
London, England, 1828-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

• Yesterday these Sessions commenced bet ire the LORD
MAYOR, the RECORDER, and a Bench of Aldermen.
Three women, named Deacon, Golf, and Heriert, and
a man named Wright, were charged w ith having kept a
common brothel at No. 7, Tower Ito) al, in the pairth
of St. Thomas Apostle.
J. Wakely, clerk to Mr. L. Price, the solicitor, pro-
duced extracts from an agreement of rather a curious
kind, which h•d been drawn up between the two first
women. It stated, that they should keep the house in
question as a " company house," and that they slit old
be mistresses of the house alternate w eeks, and pocket
each the profits of her own weeks. That at 12 u clock
on every Sunday night, the reign of one should be over,
and the reign of the other should commence. That
they should both bear the expenses of the establishment,
pay the uses, and pay the expenses of all prosecutions
which might be instituted against their " company
concern." (Loud laughter accompanied the reading of
this decurnent.)
The RECORDER (smiling) asked what was meant by
"company house ?" He did nr,t thii.k the phra•e suffi-
ciently explanatory of the off.nce with which the de-
fendants were charged. " Why," said his Lordship,
my house comes under that denomination, for I see
company."--7(A laugh.)
The witness here described scenes which he witnessed
upon g..ing into the house with other persons who were
employed ny the parish to watch the nuisance, fur the
purpo,e of indicting it.
Ilickiss, a constable, Stated that he had been employed
in the house on several short jobs. Ile had seen ths:
three women receive money fur accommodation as to

rooms. The business became so extensive at last, that
the whole neighboorhoo.l was dreadfully annoyed; and
witness's house, which was within two doors of the Iriuse
in question, was sometimes entered by couples—(Laugh-
ter).—The women who eon red N 0.7 were evidently
ladies of the tow n. Many of the gei,tlemen looked like
Counsellors—(Laughter).—One of them, he well recol-
lected, wote a wig like one of those before him.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, in cross-examining the witness; ex-
pressed Lis indignation at the libel which had been just
uttered against the bar, and shat ply coestio.ted Hickiss.
• " Upon your oath," said the Learned Counsel, " how
many persons who looked like Counsellors did you see?"
Witness—l can't swear to more than one who wore a
wig ; but I observed a great many Gentlemen with very
grave countenances, and I consider that they looked like
Gentlemen of the bar.
M. ASOLPHU,— Will you sweat that you ever save
a person with a wig like my Learned Friend's (Mr. C.
Witness—l have seen one go in with just such another
wig ._(Es; ressions of surprise and laughter).
The It WONDER—What ! with tails? (Loud laughter.)
Witness-1 don't knew exactly whether the wig had
tails or not; but I recollect the wig,
.and marked it for
its peculiarity.
Mr. ADOLPHUS—Why do you say the persons It.oked
like Counsellois tt
Witnets—Bccause they were elderly grave men.
• Mr.- AD;LPHUS—WeII, all my Learned Friends in
this Court are, at all events, free from the imputation.
for they are young men. I'll tell you why you said so;
you said so from a blackguard reeling of offence.
The'llitee female prisoners, after some further evi-
dence, withdrew their pleat& ‘• Not Guiity," and pleAded
Goilty." The male prisoner was acquitted.