The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-22 00:00:00

COUN7'IIY ASSIZES.

WINDSOR SESSIONS.

The Jetisioas for this I.urough were held on Friday last•
After the astral foams bad been gone through—
The Racoatata, in addressing the Grand Jury, ob.
eeeved, that upon ordinary occasions it was nut his prse•
Ike to detain them with mary observations, but since be
had arrived is tow■ a variety of rumours had reached
him, respecting a ease winch would be atibmitied to Sittig
consideratta. Now, it ass impossible that these state.
cants should not ►ave beta heard by them; he therifore
wished to caution them, though be felt It was seared,
necessary, again* pertaittiug any previar imprersions
which they might have received from tulip octets t►eir wird,
whea they were deliberating spun Hatt bill which would be
laid before them. He was quite sure, from the respetlabi.
illy of the gentlemen whom be had always mew I. that box,
and saw now as usual, that in considering the,evideace opus
this assault, they would act as though they wire perfect
straagers to the transaciiito, up to the anemeat that they
tarred the Joey Room.
There was tasty one Pilaster, Wood, in tostody for trial.
He was convicted of stealing a pair of hslf•buotst and as.
keeled to fourteto days inspisonmeut.

THE KING ON THE PROSECUTION OP JOHN
O'REILLY E. WILLIAM moss.
Mr. Tomtits, Solicitor, stated the case on the part of tho
presecotaue, is a very perspicuous miennzr, and estniiiiivict.
ed spun the aggravated nature alb, offroce in terms of the
severest reprehrrisios. We regret that se cahoot bud room
for his powerful appeal to the Jory, on behalf of les client ;
beta is ibe kip scersaary,es the mate facts of the ease were
laid before ear readers at the examination before the Mayor,
o• the evening after the uffiay between the parties happened.
The REGOIDIR summed up with considerable maces.
saes.; and the Jury, after • abort consultation, returned •
verdict of—Gsilfy. He abets, its • short but impressive and
feeling address, passed the judgment of the Court upon she
Def admit, which was, that he do pay a i.e to the liiug of
301, and ester into recognixaeees su keep the peace NI one
year, kiemell is 10011 mud two sureties at M. sea.

BUCKS ASSIZES.

The Summer Assists fur this county commeneed at Bark.
Ingham en Moodily last. On the evening of that day the
HUN. Sir W. Draper Year arrived, and the Connotation
was opened. His Lordship 'needed divine armee the
next monolog; and on his return, the Grand Jury having
been sworn, inldreseed them in a brief but comprehensive
charge. Nis Lordship congratulated the county upon *llk
small number of uffeudets In the calendar; and expressed
his satisfaction that from the perusal of the depositions it
was most probable that an offence would be -sinned by the
heaviest infectious of the law. The Learued Judge ascribed
the diminution of crime to the toleelent discipline and
salutary regulations of the couoty gaol; where the iuiro-
doeskin of a register system of Ishitur, regained involuntary
exertion, had fur some time banished that disposition to
idleness which was so instrumental in confirming the evil
habit of the eu'prit. His Lordship concluded by expreosieg
his ftiIIOICII spun the hong' it y mid vilest of the Jury.
WINCHESTER ASSIZES.

Os Tends, Mr. Janice Burrough sod Mr. Justin Rich*
ardent arrived I. this city, accompanied with the noon
cavalcade, and immediately prereeded to open the Commis•
sion for bolting the Sommer Unmet for this County. Next
moraing they west to Si. :tinnier's Chun+, where an excel-
len sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Sionestreet, aftes
which they repaired to the Court, Mr. Justice Bureasgb
taking the N it Prius side—Justice Richardson the Crows
side, who delivered the followng charge to the Jahr—.
" The mason in which the gaol is conducted is very
satidatvo►y to ose; and it appear■ to me in every respect 11l
be perfectly ditto and healthy, as is the Brideviell, both of
w►ic► I visited sine I ►ave been iu the town. I must also
notice, that the work done by t►e prisoners is not too much
fur t►em, nor is it intended to be so, as those who are there
do not work half the day, nor indeed enure Otto four hours is
each day; these persons who are senesced to bard labour,
bring conveyed to other places for the expren purpose
of worklog bard. i tan hippy to hod that Ike Calen-
dar of Irrisosers for trial, dues sot counts more thy■
twenty cases, and of those nut above three or four seri.
on, and the rest of them minor °Mons. The most WPM
clues is, one charged to have been committed about fan
years ago, and therefore is not to be placed among the
eft which belong to the present Assizes. The calendar
has generally retested upwards of forty prisoners, many of
then for series, offences. You will aow retire' to your
chamber, to a less burdensome duty, and Mon, use some
bills that 1 may proceed to trial."
The number of civil causes on the list amosaled to
tweoly, some of them of importance. The lint cause tried
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