The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yesterday these arljourned Sessions were held at the
Sessions House Clerkenwell-green, before F. CoxsT,
1:1‘q. and a bench of Magistrates.
Louisa Healey, Sarah Haynes, Edmond Gardner,
frilliam and william roma., were indicted
for a riot and an assault on Thomas Richard Haynes.
Th prosecutor is a dry-cooper in the London Docks,
and husband of one of the d4endanta, who lived separate
from him. After the case had been heard, _ _

The Omits!An summed up, and the Jur), found S irah
Haynes and Louisa Healey Guilty, they were each fiord
1.. Mrs. Heynes's father entering into recognizance. to
keep the peace towards her husband, and Mrs. Healey
entering into her own recognizance., they were dif-
charred._

Jan Lawrence was indicted for entering the burial
ground of St. Jame', Clerkeotrell, for the purpose of
stealing the bodies of the 0-ad. There was a second
connt in the indictment, charging him with digging op
a body, for the purpose of disposing the same to be ana-
tomized.

Mr. WALFORD, for as prosecution, stated that the psi.
soder, some time back, took a house, the back window
of which looks into the burial ground ; the window was
secured Icy iron bars. Suspicion was excited against him
in consequence of his being seen to enter the house late
at night. On exami►►ing the bars of the window, they
were found to be louse. This circumstance strengthened
the suspicion, and it was determined that the house
should be searched, when it eas discovered that the
house was completely destitute of furniture, and in one
corner of ihe.roorn lay the hotly of a dead tn.o. These
suspicious circumstances bad led to this indictment.
The CHAIRMAN said, ocetainly there was a deal of sus•
picion attached to the case, but there was not sufficient
proof against the prisoner to-go to • Jury. He was con-
sequently discharged.

The Editor of a literary periodical doormat was tried for
political libel, and sentenced to thirteen months' imprison
meat. After haring passed some period of his sentence PAI,
prison where persons convicted of political and other of-
fences, such as do not degrade the offender from his place
and consideration in Society. M. litigation, the person to
we stied.', wits ahreptly taken from hlsplace of contilement,.
dragged or driven through Paris by mounted goes d'arme,
handcuffed. and chained to a galley alive, who was covered
with the filth pot only of rags bet of disease, and trap as
they traversed the papltal at mid-day, attrieted.notire by
Cr* of " treigalley slaves for etar !"and other pitramis• of,
still more disgusting impudence Anddebitneutitt, 1* IN+
manner was he conducted, In spite of his entreaties to be-.
rowed a carriage at his own charge, not only through Paris,
bat to a House of Correction at Poisy, sir leagues from the
capital. Arrivsd there his sufferings were not rebuked 'but
tqcressed. He was flung amongst the vilest of mankind, to j
Whose. confinement this prison was exclusivetily deviated,
stripped *this clothes, dressed le the prison uniform of •Stie
wrelcitste with .whoc be was to toenail, and compelled ton
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*recites Confined there were subjected for ptinisinuent and
re:son:titian,