The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-05 00:00:00

iftDDIESEX SESSIONS, TUESDAY, Aran

Throe ionises sernmaneed this morning, at the &Worm-hoes
cieekebnell. nefose.Y.CoeST, Esq. and a number of Magistrates.
Seem! man of assank were tried. of no particular interest.

W.z. aurrions was indicted frw a mi;demeanor. by intending to
cotuanit Fame badly harm on the person of Wm. Wcod.
Mr. G. Pis it.t.t PS stated the cue. and represented that the pro.
mammy was a very mipeciable man, seventy years of age. The de-
tendaue was s professional gentleman, and also very respectable.
The offinre charged wee, that by a letter written to the prosecutor
by the defendant, wherein he describcd him as a " dirty scoundrel,"
he intsockti to provoke him to fight a duel
Alter the ease had been stated,

Mr. Par Lurs consulted with his client, and said, if Mr. Adol-
phus would admit, as between gentleman and gentleman, that the
defardant had no interrion to offend him, or to injure him, and had
acted under a misrepresentation made to him, he (Mr. Phillips)
wield ermsent to withdraw a Juror.

Ur. .4 not-rut:* did so to the full extent required, and a Juror
was withdrawn.

Jelin Wallis was indicted for falsely imprisoning Martha Eliza-
beth Ritchie; and, in a second indictment, was charged with as-
nuking Win. Steadman Ritchie, her husband. The defendant
west to the house of the prosecutor, and demanded of the wife, as
she stated. seven shillings, then live shillings, and continued reduc-
ing his demand, step by step, till he came down to one penny, but
she did not know what for ; he then put a padlock on the door,
and leaked her in for half-an-hour. It turned out that he was a
collector of taxes The husband afterwards interfered, and some
slight assault took place, as it was said. These were the offences
charged. The wife told het tale simply ; but the husband was
very flippant in his manna: and when asked by Mr. Adolphus, in
lea etais-examination, if he did not glee the defendant a sound
beating, the Learned Counsel intimating that be did so, be asked
butts " How do you know ?'t
Mr. Alma. Pli Es shortly addressed the Jury, who found the de-
feedlot CiLiy or the false imprisonment; and Not Gailty of the
oariaidt.
Tar CHAIRMAW fined him thirteen shillings and foster:nee, and
be own dnehargM.
Jew Murphy was indicted fur assaulting a. par man named
.oastay.
The prosecutor handed up to the Chairman a written statement,
Wasteful., the particulars of the charge, which he wished to have
mad to the Jury.
Pit. CHAIRMAN said, the Joey could not try the muse upon
that documentary evidence.
The unusecutor then made signs by which lie wished it to be un-
derstoiiii, that owing to an impediment in his speech, be was kat-
pable of stating his complaint.
Pass Chairman put, a few questions to him, which he answered,
though not without extreme difficulty. and Inc lapse of considerable
tank. He was desired not to hurry himself, and, after much pain.
Sul labour, it was collected that there had been some breach of con-
tract, ti.e defendslithaving engaged, for valuable consideration, to
teach the prosecutor the shoe trade, and 'ninety him with work,
whieh engagements it was alleged he had failed to perform. The
promentor said be bad been bunch, as going to remonstrate with
Murphy.
%Men the prosecution had concluded, the Chairman observe!
that be never knew an individual who stuttered to such a dis-
tressing degree. If the ease had been one of any length, it would
hove been slmnat impossible to have received his testimony.
The defendant called several witnesses in his behalf, all of whom
saki rimy sew no blows struck.-4onsitted.
-- arm,. was indicted for assaulting Mrs. Walton.
The prowutrix said she lives in Poland-street, and ordered a
Mahe{ of cease/ the defendant, who resides in the same street, on
the 16,h February. They were sent in, but she suspecting they
were.mns Spied measure, &sumo/red a messenger to the defehdant,
desiring him to send a bushel that they might be re-measured.
Defender.' came in obedience to the summons • but instead of re-
wagering the wale, insisted no being allowed to take them home
again. Ihe prose...unix would not consent to this, sod the de-
fenitabt becoming nth steel, struck her.
'Chi• ronathosod the assault complained of. The coals wart
st#,,...rt.e 'lt measured, and they were proved to be more than half
pock deficient.
tosir,tr dorriud having *truck tbs proseebnix, bat admitted that
be might have p. :tied her win!c endeavouring to get his sack in
oftig), tau e e, which she refused to let him have. lie
segetahe ..!eml*wt-e re.tne inured by a rival dealer in the neighbour.
tied; they 'Agin have h-en a hub:deficient in quantity, hut lie
mode ri,urett to account for this by stating Ilia' it was well known
tlw the trade that foals, after shooting, would never measure so
numb as before. -(This assertion crested much laughter.)
The Jury found thedefendant—Hality.
The caudiugax said, this was an moult committed under cir.