The Sun. — 1863-03-02 (London, England)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.  OLD COURT. The March Sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Sheriffs, and Under Sherifis. The calendar contains the names of 93 persons for trial, amongst which are four for murder, one accessory before the fact to murder, forgery five, perjury one, embezzlement three, letter stealing one, felonious wounding seven, bigamy one, burglary three, coining nine. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the number of prisoners was not above the ordinary average, but there were some of the offences of a most serious description, although they did not present any unusual difficulty. There were two men, Joseph Brooks and Isaac Brooks, charged with the wilful murder of William Davoy, a police-constable, at Acton. Thelearned gentleman then referred to the principal circumstances connected with the murder, which are already well known, and said the question was simply one of fact, and upon that' the grand jury would have to decide. There was also a charge against a female named Jane Lake, who was indicted as being an accessory before the murder and the principal evidence against her was the contradictory statements she had made, together with the admission that she had destroyed certain articles of clothing, which might have helped to elucidate the murder. Of course, the jury would have to decide in this case whether there was sufficient evidence to substantiate the charge, and if they should be of that opinion then they would return a true bill against her. The offence of uttering counterfeit coin still occupied a prominent position in the calendar, and it was to be regretted that forgery also was not on the diminution. He did not think there were any cases that called for special remark, and therefore he need not detain them from the commencement of their duties. The grand jury retired, and in a short time returned with true bills against Peter Quin and several other prisoners.  Mr. E. M. Ward will probably send to the Royal Academy two pictures ; one having for subjecsthethies Toilet of Charlotte Corday before her execution.o_ her by shown seated, contemplating the portrait paintedute f M. Huer ; behind stands the gaoler who cuts cdioff her hair. ge's visit to The other picture represents Hogarth's studio. The childreentahreelonokiown looking htheehpoosrptirtaailt, of their benefactor, Captain which the painter is presumed t;rhav'erecently completed. Hogarth, his wife,and the Captain are introduced watching the effect upon the little ones, who crowd round with various expressions Life sof interest in the work. The of Blake, the visionary painter, left nearly complete by the late Mr. A. Gilchrist, and carried on by his widow, will soon bo published.—Atheticeunz. The opening cf the New Charing Cross Railway Station will bring an enormous accumulation of traffic to that end of the Strand : a large portion of this must come from the west and north-west, the ordinary access being by way of the Haymarket or by Waterlooplace. Both of these roads are objectionable, as having steep gradients and being at right angles to the lines of the Strand and Piccadilly, so that the traffic must proceed along two sides of a square. For a long time past the formation of a new street, by widening Hemming's-row and extending it into Leicester-square, has been talked of. This would afford a shorter route and gentler incline, Now is the time to do it.