Star. — London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

OMOINI.WI ,, ..IMPO'm LONDON SESSIO - NS, SEPT. 7. • These Sessions were held yesterday in the Court of i King's Bench, Guildhall, preparatory to the com mencement of the Old Bailey Sessions on Wednesday next. The Lord Mayor, the Common Serjeant, and several Aldermen, were present. The Recorder was absent from indisposition. • After the Grand Jury had been sworn in, the Com- MON SIRJSANT addressed them. Helamented that the calendar before hint presented such an unprecedented list of prisoners, and so great a body of crime. The list of persons committeJ for alledged offences in the 'city of London more than doubled the number which had on former occasions, been sent before the Grand Jury : but he was happy to say, that the C2FIS did not present to him much of the nature of atrocity or enormity. He would only call their attention to a point frequently omitted to be laid down to the Grand Jury. They were now a complete Jury of twenty-three, and by the Jury no bill could be re turned by them as true, unless a majority of twelve' agreei upon it. It often happened that some of the Juro:s lett the room, by which means the original number was lessened. In such a case thty were bound to return their bills, or ignore them by a ma, jority of twelve also; any contrary proceeding would be irregular. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 7. This day the Sessions commenced before FRANcis CONST ' Esq. the newly-elected Chairman, and a full bench of Magistrates. The Chairman, in his address to the Grand Jury, took occasion amongst other things to notice the non at:endance of several gentlemen, and observed he would not remit the fines for non-attendance, unless strong reasons for the absence of such individuals were assigned. James Phillips, and Anne his wife, were indicted for a riot.—The prosecutor, John Barnard, stated, that he kept a straw-bonnet warehouse, in South street, Manchester-square. The defendants were of the same business, and lived in the same street. On the day mentioned in the indictment they came to the prosecutor's l Juse, knocked at the door, and Mrs. Phil lips, who was far advanced in her pregnancy, was very abusive. This collected a large crowd about the door, and was the riot complained of. On the cross-examination of the prosecutor, .it appeared no person took any part in the disturbance except the two della) laats. TIC CHAIR:IAN observed, that to constitute a riot time must be more than two persons concerned, and therefo• a the defendants must be acquitted.—Verdict, Not Guilty. William Jr!,:hell was indicted for an assault on W. Clarke. The prosecutor, it appeal-el:I; held the office of cow-keeper and cattle driver on nornsey-common, under the provisions of the recent act passed for en closing that common, and 'under which various al lotments of land have been made to individuals, • though not yet enclosed. Oa the morning of the alleged assault, the defendant, who is a copyholder, had turned some cattle on the common ; the prose cutor observing diem straying on•a part of the com mon Which had been allotted to other persons, at• tnupted to drive them off ; the defendant came up at the time, and desired him to, desist; the prosecutor not doing so, he attempted to drive a chaise in which was riding over him, and struck him several times with his whip. The defendant in his defence, contended that he had a right to turn his cattle on any part of the common which was not enclosed, and to resist the prosecutor turning then; off. The CHAIRMAN observed, all the Jury had to con sider on this occasion was, whether the assault had been committed? The question of right was a ques tion of law to be decided -in another shape. The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and the Court set:unwed lam to pay a fine of 1:10. SEPTEMBER 8. SEVP.ItITY OF. CItASTIS)MENT /N* A SCHOOL. William Deacon was indkted for wantonly assault lag Henry Loftus. This case occupied a consider able portion of the time of the Court, and the facts, as &tailed in evidence, were shortly as follow : Henry Loftus, a boy, aged 13, stated, that his pa. tents were both dead. fie went to the defendant's school under the direction of Lady Aflkek, who was his patroness and guardian ; he went one day to school without his grammar, and being afraid to tell his master so, one of the other boys did, on which the master gave him permission to go home for it, in stead of doing which he went off to the house of a Mr. Tow, in Kentish Town, where he remained some time. On returning to the school for his books on the 16th of February, he was severely flogged by the defendant, who keeps an academy at the west' end of the town, and he was so much hurt that he could not pull up his trowsers. He then went to Mr. 'heir's chambers, in the Temple, gnd complained to him of the brutul conduct of his teacher. The boy then underwent a long cross-examination by Mr. ALLAY, and by that left no doubt on the *sill of the Court and audience of his being a de praved youth. Mr. Tzw next stated, that his wife was a relation of the boy% parents, and he considered himself the oaly person who had any interest in' the fate of this boy. On the day in question the boy was extremely ill, and complained of being much hurt by the treat; inent of the defendant. Witness took down his trow ,ers, and found his body much inflamed. The boy it of a very delicate constitution. Witness preferred this indictment on account of the defendant's brutal conduct. Did *it use any u'ndue severity towards him when apprehended. • Cross-exanthted.—The defendant wad apprehended in school hours. Mr. Acts; for the defendant, contend:A that a more malicicos and scandalous prosecution had never been before any Court. Eftry thing had been done to ruin the defendant's character, who had an Aca demi attended by 150 hosts at least, and whose con duct was in the highest degree satisfactory to every parent. The Learned Counsel, in the most forcible terms reprehended the conduct of Mr. Tew, and the gross impropriety of which he was guilty, in appre hending the defendant during school hours. Though be knew no Magistrate attended till the evening, and that the defends:asst . -hoof was' shut at frve, he chose nevertheless to take him a prisoner at three, in pee- senrc of his sell t .rs, from no other motive than that ef bringing him into public disgrace. lie did so, notwithstanding the advice and request of the Con stable, who, on that occasion, evinced a de gr ee of humanity which did him honour. The Learned Gen tkman concluded, after making some ohservations on the necessity of rigid discipline in schooli, by calling the witnesses for the defence. Lady Affieck stated, that the boy was-tbe child of two of her servants, who were dead. The father had been her slave, but she gave him his liberty. flaying promised to them that she would take case of the boy, she did so, and put hiM to the defendant's school, af ter inquiring into his character. Every person gave the defendant a most admirable character. The boy had run off several times, and was addicted to play ing truant. She seat her servants after him, and was about to publish haad-billi, when she learnt he was in Mr. Tew's house. She sent a note to the master, desiring him to flog the boy, and to tell him that the flogging was inflicted at her request. She was much named at the conduct of Mr. Tew, for he had spoiled the boy. The boy has some money, the interest of which is £l6 a-year. She kept him, free of all ex pense, and allowed this to accumulate for his bitnefit. Thomas Moore, a servant of Lady Afflexk's, re collected the boy's trunk being taken away, and or dered to be conveyed to the Temple. The boy had acted like a truant, and very improperly. Wm. Smith, usher of the defendant's school, said he thonOt the punishment by far too lenient, and that the boy had deserved ten times as much. Mr. ALLEY said, he could call a number of the boys in the school to corroborate Ms. Smith's evi dence, but he thought it unnecessary. The CHAIRMAN, en summing up, went very mi nutely over the evidence, and was decidedly of opi. nion that no school could be kept in good order with-, out discipline. He heartily wished the case had never been mentioned in the Court, for it certainly ought not to have been so. He would not say what mo tives had induced the parties to bring it here ; but it was trifling in the extreme. Unless masters were al lowed to chastise scholars, there could ba no rational hope of obedience. It was impossible for the Jury to say the conduct of the. defendant was objection able.—The Jury instantly found him—Not Guilty, to the satisfaction of a very crowded Court. . . The CU.% IRM A N-•-" Mr. Deacon, you leave the Court with a blameless character." • BRUTAL - ASS J. Hazer/was indicted for violently alsaolting Sarah Jobbins.—The defendant keeps a chandler's shop in LasceUes-place, St. Giles s ; and the prosecutriz is related to his wife, from whom he had been separa ted 11 years, living with another woman, a ithout allowing his wife any main:enanee. In May last his wife came to town; she being a lace-maker, in Buck inghamshire. Her object in coming to town was to obtain an allowance from her husband, in consequence of work being scarce in her own busines!. With this view the prosecntrix 'accompanied her to the defen dant's house, where be asked them in ; and when the object of their journey was explained to him, he' swore that he w( uld settle nothing on his wife, but that, as she had maintained herself so long she could continue to do so still. The pro-ecntrix remarked on this, that if he could afford to keep 11T:idler, he could allow his wife something. The defen dant, without any more provocation, seized the poker, and made a blow at her, which broke her son's umbrella in his warding it off his mother.—, He then pushed his wife, and the son of the prose cutrix, down, and struck the latter over the head with a poker, so violently as to lay open the scalp to the skull a length of three inches. Mr. Jones, a sur geon, was sent for, who found her so feverish and insensible, that he apprehended a fracture in the skull, and directed her to be put to bed, even in the defendant's house, and him to be taken into custody, until the woman was out of danger. On the night of the assault, the defendant expressed himself very sorry to Mr. Jones, but never paid that Gentlethan's bill, amounting to £4, which was defrayed by the woman's husband. . The defendant endeavoured to reilmt on the pro seeutrix's character, by asserting that she was in li quor, and smelt stz ong of it ; that she had been very abusive to him, and had advanced, as he thought, to attack him, when he lifted the poker. This, Mr. Jones said, he had every reason to be lieve to be untrue, from many conversations he had had with the defendant himself; and he had toldhim the direct contrary. The woman, he could himself assert, was perfectly sober. Verdict—Guilty The CIIAIRMAN then sentenced him to be- fined j £2.5, and to be imprisoned till the same be raids Mmatosi-Housn.—The LORD MAYOR eras inters rnpted yesterday in the course of business by a Sailor, a Showman, and a Monkey! who arrived at the Jus tice-room with a multitude behind them. The Mon key was making a hideous noise,• and the Sailor and Showman, who•had been arguing on their way to the Mansion-house, were so wholly absorbed in the sub ject of the dispute, as not to take notice for some tin* of the authority presiding. The Monkey, however, was more respectful in his manners, and seemed to have a due impression of the dignity of the Magi 4. trate before whom he was brought. His Lerchihip having noticed the respectful demeanour of the Mon key, called upon the Sailor and Showman to follow the example of the animal, which at that moment began to exhibit some of his amusing tricks ; such as pulling the Showman's nose, untying his cravat, dragging open his waistcoat, and in fact proceeding to tae busipess of stripping him. The LORD MAYOR having desired that the complaint, if there was any, should be stated, the Sailor said, he and the Monkey were the injured parties, and the Showthan the ag gresmr. His Lordship seemed to think, that the Monkey would be as well able to explain the matter as either of his companions, and this conclusion seemed to be just, for while the features of the men ware agitated by passion, the Monkey's were as grave sts a Philosopher, though he now and then blew his nose in his paw, and wiped it on the Showman's whiskers. The Monkey kept his eye fixed upon the Lord Mayor while his Lordship was speaking, and at the conclu sion of every sentence, uttered a piercing cry, The Sailor then said, that he went into Gilman and At kins's Exhibition of Wild Beasts, in . Bartholomew Fair, and while he was looking at the curiosities;he recognised the Monkey to be his froperty-414ad purchased him at St. Kitt's for four dalian, an . d-ioss 'Watt at Portsttmoth some time ago. 1L immediately .told the Keeper that he was a.—a if that was not his Monkey, and have it he %mild. The Keeper refhsed to give it tap, and declared that his master had bought is•feirly foe The Showman was i by this time in a high passion with the Monkey, which had seized him with sear violence ay the nose as to make kiln roar out. The animal was growing more and rriore averse to the control of the Keeper, held his paws cut to the Sailor, and moaned piteously. The LORD Maven said, the only way fur him na.decide upon a case in which there was positive assertion on both sides, was to leave the matter to the Monkey himself. His Lordship then directed that the Mon key should be placed upon the table, and that each party claiming him should use his powers of fascina tion, in order to ascertain to whom the Monkey was most attached. The Monkey was put upon the bet narrowly escaped death from an attack made upon him by a dog, which has been :t constant visitor' at the Mansion-horse. The Lone Mavon marked the effect of this- very important edventere upon the plaintiff and defendant, arid was of opinion that as 'the greater concern was manifested upon the Fart of the sailor, he was the right owner. The desired ex periment was now made: the Showman put a piece of stick into the Monkey's paw, and ordered him to shoulder arms—instead of obeying this order, the Monkey struck the Keepet. on the head, and then threw it in his face. ',The Sailor then ceded to him, "Jack, make a salamb'to his Lordship ?" The Mon key instantly stood erect on his hind legs, raised his paWs to the trip of his head, and' made a low how to the Lord Mayor in the Turkish style ; he then hugged the sailor as before.—" If any thing else is necessary,. (said the sailor), there is a hole in one of his cars, which I bored in St. Kitt's, for it is fashiona b le for the Bucks to wear ear-rings there his left pew is marked by a fishing hook, and part of his tail is bitten by a parrot that used to quarrel with him."— Thess marks were observed. The LORD MAYOR ad vised the Showman to give up all cleim to the Mon key. The Showman refuse..., ; the S.:ilor refused to part with the Monkey, and the Monkey refused to part with him. The two drseutants then left tie.: (Kee, the Monkey hanging about the neck of the Sailor in the most affectionate manner. STOCKPORT ItkOTERS•—•CRESTER Assiza.s, SEPTZ3.I.• era 5.---Jacob Ilinchrliffe, a dyer of Stockport, in this county, was indicted as implicated in the riots which took place in that town on the 15th, 16th, and 17th ofJuly last. Mr. Garside, a mostrespectable manu facturer, gave evidence, that he employed nearly 500 spinners and weavers at his machinery in that town; and in consequence of some of the persons. in his em ploy leaving their situations and refusing to work, he was under the necessity of sending to Burton upon- Trent for others to supply their Place, who were fe males, whom he lodged, on their arrival at Stock port, in his factory, going to which place they were beaten and loaded with mud by the populace, who also broke the windows of his factory, and threw. stones at their highly respecfable Magistrate, Mr. Harrison, when reading the Riot" Act, by Which a, horse was knockei down. The mob attaCked Gareides carter, with a load of cotton, and beat him.. The prisoner, Hinchcliire, broke some of the Winslow's' of the factory, by throwing stones at the iiiisetherhia! from Burton. Mr. Garside had igveral stones thrown.' at himself, which* struck him on the back, the irtincs being brought to the street by boys, forthe_pitrO'ose of being thrown by the men ; and .HicchclNe particularly active in encouragini:tbe *singirrgjeof a song of a vete inflammatory nature:accompanied br a blind fidler, for ihoni he made - a ring, in,prder that he might be snirounded by the populate, heit infuriated. Mr. Gaeside was .undue the .neceleittof withdiawing these women frieni his factory leg aeu diciOus manoeuvre, to a house in the neighbour*:e4 the window shut:ere which - were afterwards ptaled down, and entry into theheukin part made Opug. the windows ; but further depredations were lye vented by the arrival of Sir John Fleming Liam ter's Troop of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry.—Mr. Serjeant BEST very emphatically mentioned ,to the prisoner, that had he been indicted eapieully e seltich he might have been, he should have left him for exe cution. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to three years' imprisomiient; and fined Is. The priscneraeas very much aretcod. Joseph Baker, indicted frir the same Offence, was also found Guilty, and scatenced to one year's imprisor.ment, and fined Is. • * conot4Ens . • We have alrrady. noticed the untimely death of CHARLES GRANT, Esq.- by a spring gun, which lasi been placed in his garden, in Grove-road, Mile-end, by his own directions.' This melancholy. event •cseca sioned an inquest to be taken before Joliet %Vision? Ifewisr, Esq. yesterday, at Mile-end:—lt appeared that on Sunday week, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, the deceased was alarmed by the violent feeekitig of a NeWfotinelland dog, which in deiced him . to- go intci the garden, suspecting that semeepersons were.in the act of robbery, as various depredations had l'e:ere been committed there. In order to welk with the greatest silence, he quittedthe 'neer:el - es - elk and proceeded close to the garden-wall, where inoe unhappily, through forgetfulness, he trod on the wire of a spring gun, which instantly went off' antilotiged several bullets in his thigh, and caused his.death.—The Coroner observed, that the mode of defending property by spring runs had been tonsi• dered by persons eminent in the - law es highly creep tiouable and illegal. In the present Instance, how ever, any observations of this nntu-e were tendered the less necessary, as the .ieceased had•fallen the vic tim of his own. unhappy precaution, -and had been the only sufferer on the occasion It was quite im possible to view the transaction in any other light than of an aceident.—Yerdict—"eaccidental Death." —During she investigation, an anecdote was men tioned, deserving of notice : Mr. Grant hippened to be at the Hague at the time °fella disturbance there during the list war. • hen the British army came to take possess:on of the town, the deceased consulted the Governor, and by his consent, he, in regimentals planted the British• colours momentarily upon the fortress. This struck terrier into the lines of the French army, and they fled in all directions. The consequence was that the marines and troops belongs ing to the British effected a binding with -scareely any opposition. For this service the deceasiii - reeeiie.l a-gold snuff-boa vattte Elflo:guineas, from the Beilidi Governmenti-which boa-he else:tee-Opt onehe Irian xlepiece of his bed•diamher. • The.ifeceased Welk di eminent koker, and eee. of the first fieVists oldie day: LOXDOS ..11,01715 - s, &ZPTL.VBZ2 Corso.—The Comm market is reacher heap ; the total sales do not exceed 600 pocks,,,es. inept. titulars are-160 Pernankmo 24.1 few s in , ;. tins 17d. 50 Grenadas Ulid to 81 f di 60 c ar 6 4 , 44 ' el Id. to 24id. stained at 18;c1. to 14iLa fez Mora. serrats 20d. and in the house. 210 Bengals 101 , 1.11. zed- a few %ram at 18d. The total imports into Cheat Britain thin Tel?, compared with that cf 1817, during the same tner,ths, Is as follows : Prom tor Jan. to zist Ang. /SM. Wont the United States 167,1t1 Itrazil & Panui,..-.1 fit Att.s Kist Indies ?lAN West 'tidies, &c. MAW Ist In!. !e :Tut fr 1.. r G. 541 112,::3 I :3,1= tejr. ;22,M6 I%lakir.f;, , an increase this year of abouf 150,0301., nd there is an increase of stock is the liingdsm",,. nearly an equal proportion. Ss/own—The demand for Mnscovades duriag b it w-ek was very limited, yet there were few mil er , a any reduction. This morning there is Ettle mto business ding in hluscovades, and pnrchasrs be made ls. per cwt. lower. These was a m idi. Table request last week for refilled goods, mi ce . larly I.;:ayes, whith are getting scarce. The rnsfie since has been rather heavy, and prices a shadtleve have been submitted to. Molasses have bEer, iar," demand, at au advancing currency. There !semi", enquiries after Foreign Sugars last weds ; the prk m of Ilavannah and Brazil descriptions could am b e stated at any alteration. COFPEE.—There wits little rarintion in the rfim, of Coffee after Tuesday last week. This fs ree . , r , z sale was brought forward, it consisted of 128 casks 74 bags Jamaica Coffee ; the greater pan was mi n in at a reduction of 2s. to Si. per cwr. from the isi ms obtained last week—the first lots, good to fi ne of & nary, taken in at. 14•Ps. 6J. good otdmary, estea;mo'y at 14 !Is. and,l 465. 6d. ordinary 1435. to 1455. a per.' of middling Coffee went at a greater nattier' dim we have mentiorted, being taken in, Twofers, r l 535. and 1365. The Coffee - market tray be eate.J exceedingly heavy to-day at the reduction of 25.E3 Ss. per. cwt. There is uo business doing by prime contract. _ _ I RI si I Pm - IN - ism:vit.—The demand for good Freels r.f Ilea . and Pork for shipping continuer., ?mica / 4 for prinv.; of the latter. Wean is is steed- rt.:um Butt e:.s a: e very heavy, but no depression can at pre. sent be stated ; i: is supposed the late salutaq rain ' will in some measure restore the veptatim cf tie pasture lands, and augment the supplies. Ricer—The demand for Rice has subsided;—ti: few purchases made are at prices a shade lower. Sricas.--Mace and IN:utmegs are 1.1 impreviagJe. mand. Pepper is very heavy on accor.nt cf cc:.iet• .rable arrivals. pin: ento is also a shaLie ao. siderable parcels' have been brought fr,rwara. sold -chiefly 1014 to !Old. a fer lots ;C d. an.cl Jamaica (ingcr ' realized £lO to £l5; Barbaices Ginger 80s. to 82s. TozAcco....—Thpte is little vari:Con in the primi Tobacco sints.our. • - 41Clillr, FLAX, AN15 . 41R1.0W.--17`frt :7":! g7tl 'll4Bl:l4atiott; in TAllostt, ellow Cade wa; ir. gat Teknest towards the 468e•0f last 'wc - A, the paces :IZ. y.itno•d SIJI much raloiliirg, .91s. was reilized, sti Jatesls. to Vs...itigber were.a.skel ; the den:aal izt sitice..snbs7ded, and the market is iga;r. 1,;•-er ;—fir 11s city Lhe seas 4 is. Hemp became .'as int eat k4lit'e.W; and the prier; improve. The hr:tiel of liar:We:4lli) with soliei•confideace both f.; a impygyemesit .iniebe demand and la the prizes; it curresey is.alret4y ..at an advance. NtEtUSioaEs.—.The prices of Tarpe-.1t::.! little varied.. A considerable parzcl of Is Tar iteilreported• to be taken. In Ptah a:2 1'..;2 .theists nO alteration. • Otr.s..;-abe prices of Whale Oil aJsaar:,: coni cierably tosvaeds the close of last wed r::c rcrcz has sip t ce subsided, and the market lir Fit ea way.— ti however scarce., and the pticzi 3:e conde rablytigher, and difficult to be procand At. die ad. estate. ' Linseed is without variation. Oil may be quoted a shade lower. • ,iku,sf.,.T4taNDT, AND Irorl.ase.,--The prices of rtnrg . areist a great moastire ne,i)ftnal; pa:A:ante however lie made at rather lower ruts, sa: hi. per iailrin . • but there is little or no btrinsrs 361 at the decline. Brandy is steady, and mete btalca doing in the inferior descriptions ; leter may ?e -atatS4. a sh ade higher. .There is no alver.mca is ta prices of Geneva. GLASGOW MARKETS, sr.r7T.:crit r.. (',Duos.—ls rather dill, but no alter...4.n in pri ':! - e of the week; inauling If7o by auction, are ee r Sid p.:4 6 lies Nana arcfrgia,mr, at 35.-7i4..ta ' Ord dittd, eon, if cold. to 311 9. a Yew At 214 , t —N,rm at teask—Diincrari and Rerbice f 4., at 2:IJ. - o Tortola 27, at 20J d. t0.20341.-13eag 9C, r. 3.!.tc• Di Public Side— 270, at 23,9. to 21. i?:. MARUIED. Thoinas Usher, Esq. tkirrean, R.N. to 31 , •. '.•1•• detester of the Rev." Archdeacon Price, of Ler. I: Herbert Baldwin, M.D. of Cork, tt. Julia, wardlierrkk, Esq. of Beilmount, m that cocas. Abraham Chatterton, Esq. to Jane, eldest 434h:eat di ht RCN'. Htrzerakl Tisdar„ of Cork. Ifnodey, Wm. Craw, Esq. to Jane Ann Turner, - • ter or the late flentettant-Colonel Holland, DVlrli Sept. I, at the manse At Prestcnpar l',•cr 7 ; ,°:.:- EdinNores, to Agnes, second dau,srltter of the PM% Sept. 1, at B‘relend, Jake Forbes, Esq. serf , '.' r Very Bskhcs Campl,,•:l„ daughter of John -4 • Boreland. MED. At Lockerbie, on the Vat ult. Hire MEtent eT•I'• dine, of F.ttriekhc.lm, relict of Mr. ICAlter chant and pot:matter in Lorterbie. At Milton of Durao. on the 45th nit. im c` . ? nge, James Garlock, Eng. of Gatinchtfcre,t4=n'a c retid,lnt mtdiral p ' ractitioner in frchneldran. *At Canaan Grore on the zOttinit. !tenet 2 4 . comptant in liiiinburgb._ PRICE OF WTOC: Bk. Stock - • !I educed shut . Cons. 751 7Gif 7576 3i per Ct.— ^ 4. per Ct. shut Navy 105} 104 103} Long Ans..— `I (ON s...TvnrLy Ittdis ticock Ponds 54.53 p . 1%. . Ornn. "'``'. .9 Lottery lickots___,_7s. Ifillit•WATWist LOWDO • Mcylder Afti . arnen - 5 BRMOK To-MoTtli(v 12 minutes :a* s j y Q ,. A: .I"4,:tcd d rrl , llo . ca hp Ltt ci X(1 1 11.11711.13.. r. • • • - .~+r