The Sun. — 1828-10-01 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK SESSIONS.-(THIS11.  These Sessions commenced this- ttnorning be:; the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER, `the Irligb-08-. of the Borough, and two of the City AldermenThe Calendar is by no means heavy, there bete but twenty-one prisoners for trial, and of these tler has been committed upon a charge of murder, Phi petrated in Ireland some years ago; and angled has been committed in order to give evidence egtilei him upon the said charge. As far back as the 1011 1825, the Grand Jury of the county of Cork retig a true Bill against the prisoner, whose naPi.id Michael Hayington ; but since then he has cotatflot to elude the vigilance. of, the officers of justice. ty is now to_be. transmitted to Cork, for trial eta next assizes for that bounty. - The remainder 0' "; charges are. principally cases of assault, and a fel( felony,The butofa RECORDERvery ctorni trivial character. the ter Grand- jlt upon the lightness of the calendar, after which Court proceeded in the trial of the traverses kr the last Session. Mary Stonor was indicted for an assault LIP Elizabeth Curtis, upon the 9th of June last. jir Mr. PAYNE conducted the case for the pres 74 tion, and the defendant appeared in propria pers as her own Counsel. fed The prosecutrix appeared in the witness-box, hote genteelly dressed in a black silk gown, a leghornLif net, trimmed with blue ribbon, and a light ye'avvit coloured shawl: Notwithstanding -her fashialtell appearance, she soon reminded us of the copy' used to be set to us in school— " A man without learning, and wearing fine cloOle* Is like a gold ring in a pig's nose." wit) When she gave her evidence she deposed • 11 considerable volubility that the prisoner Was gleb into:tier:led and used very insulting cords t 001) and then tore the flesh off her handsi, broke the 'AP, in her hair, and all without the slightest provers;ye Prisoner—Oh ! please your. Magistrate, I l') touched her; 'twas she struck me: (Laughte.l%in Prosecutrix—l never struck her ; I was not I sitivation. to strike her. Prisoner—She was, and she did; and her Ft) in prison for thieving beads. A; ate The prosecutrix fiirther deposed, that a stl',ool little Stonors.assisted their mother in this outror: assault, and that she never struck in return. . Jot All this was corroborated by a witness; b 6 which the Recorder called on the prisoner lot defence. Please you my Lord, said the prisoner, theY,be all very bad characters. I Was not drunk, biltijo attacked me with a pack of thieves to help' Pre my children were attacked by the young Corte and by their father also, the. husband of Mrs. Cu and my son fought Mr. Curtis; and he gie'd !cot him well, and Mr. Curtis gave in, and thetos.t.lidi spite they got the warrant—and-my son didlt, to Curtis, and well too--ilnd that's some ca p' however this here trial may go.—(P6if ter.)—And as for. Mrs. CUrtis' I never all, but Mr.- and Mrs. Hill saw her'leating'tnelle Mr. Curtis said he did gii4.it to..me well, bill:yr of}' wished he had, knocked my -- head o--ral"'s'e boy. is in prison for stealing the beads, and the all bad characters,and— DIP  'Mrs. Stonor was evidently waxing eloqueutlo' her oration was cut somewhat short by the 'OOO CORDER, who asked her if Mr, and Mrs. H 01341,0! give evidence in her favour. Their names".‘" called, but Mrs. Stonor found herself in OW cament of the woman accused of outrageoni, eabl duct, who declared she was the win peaci, creature in the wide world. Will your nOighlire say so, said the Magistrate Qh, curse the ill-natured jades, they will say AO such t' but the reverse," cried this very pattern of peace quietness; and so with Mrs. Stunor—her neigtl did not appear, and the Jury, MR‘lgrg all bet quence, found her Guilty, et The RECORDER ordered her husband to be for, in order to give security for her peaceable • haviour for twelve months.