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FAMILY BUOI LS.

Abraham Davis, and Sarah, hie wife, were in-
dicted for imaulting Phoebe, the wife of Hymn
brael. _ _ _

The Prosecntrix stated, that she had been for
some tune separated from her husband, but had a
"awn time smu•e gone to the house of the Prisoner*
to see bias. SIo. was there qinet'y roped to so.
licitiog him to rejoin her, AndYr MI domestic liar.
'army..-they were, in fact, talltuig together quite in
a strain of mililites when the Prisoners rushed unt,
and assaulted her ; the female Prisoner was very
violent, and struck tier a blow across the face.
In her Cmoll4-examlwition by Mr. CURWOOD, she
denied that she had ever signed articles of separa-
tion before the High Priest (the parties, as their
names denote, were of the Jewish religion). She had
certainly commenced a suit against her husband,
for the purpose of being rectumd to her nuptial rites.
She declined entering into any particulars respect-
ing the cause of the family quarrels, except so far as
the present cause rendered it necessary. The Prt-
owners were the sister and brother in law of her
iiushand: The assault was Committed in one of
the livenues of the synagogue frequented by the
parties. The avenue went through the house of
the Prisoners.

A constable of the name- of Harris, and another
person, who intend the synagogue for the preserva-
tion of order, corroborated the statement of the
Prosecurix, by stating, that when they came up
the Prisoners seemed extremely violent against the
Defendant, and one of them struck her.
Mr. CURWOOD, who was for the Defendants, ad-
dressed the Jury, and in the course of his speech
said, that the evidence of the Prosectitrix stood
wholly unconfirmed in its materiel parts.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, who was fur the prosecution, in-
terrupted him, mid said that the constable confirm-
ed the principal witness.
Mr. Cul:wimp complained of this interruption,
and said he would not be interrupted by any moo
while addressing his own arguments to a Jury. lie
resumed his address to the Jury with the observa-
tionwhich led to the interruption, mid

Mr. ADOLPIII.IB again interposed, and said, he
could not allow the same observation to go to the
Jury, as a statement of evidence; and as to the ex-
pression that the Learned Gentleman would nut he
interrupted by any man, he (Mr. Ado?phut) would
appeal to the Court whenever he thought his duty
required it to uphold the regielarity of its proceed-
ings, in the same manner that they would be up-
held in IVestmitister

Mr. CURWOOD said lie would always pay the
same deference to the Chair of this Court, that lie
would pay to the Bench in the Courts of %Vest.
minster Hall ; but he would again say, that no man
except the Chairman should interrupt hint there
while using his own line of argument to a Jury.
The CH•IILMAN interposed, and discountenanced
interruption, observing, that the Jury would have
an opportunity in the summing up of the evidence,
of correcting any mistakes into which Counsel fell
in the discharge of their duty to their Clients.
Mr. CURIVOOD resumed his address to the Jury,
and the f! tiatamsx summed up the evidence,.
Verdict, Gudry.—Sentence, A fine if 3s. 4d.
each.

This family quarrel, which' had nearly extended
itself beyond its original sphere. did not even end
here ; for the next trial war that of Nyasa Israel.
the husband of the last Prosecutrix, for au assault
upon his own father.
Abraham Israel, the Prosecutor, stated, that the
Prisoner, who waii/his son, met him lii the vici-
nity of Covent- idea, on the 19th October. The
miscouduct-efhis son had caused a separation he-
tween them for nearly eleven year,.. Since that
period he had had no connexion with his sun, and
when he met hint in the street on the day in ques-
tion. he tried to avoid but his sun came up,
and after using the grossest language struck him
upon the head, and spit in his face.
In his cross-examination by Mr. CURWOOD, he
said there had been r long family quarrel, and that
be would have placed the Prisoner well in life if lie
bad behaved us he ought to have done ' • but he had
not done so, and had even threntened the lives of
his father (wit!tess), mother, and younger brother.
He expressed a disinclination to enter into the par-
ticulars of the family disputes.
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty, and the
Couar sentenced him to three mouths imprison-
ment, and then to find sureties to keep the peace.
The whole of the parties seemed to be in a re-
putable station in life.
Margaret Smith, alias Green, and Catherine Pin-
ney, her sister, were put to the bar, charged by
cross-indictments with assaults upon each other.
Each party told her tale with a good deal of vo-
lubility, and not a little of recrimination, and the
sviitsesseti were also divided iu their opinion upon
the merits of their respective cases.
The Jury found Catherine Pinney Guilty, and
the Foreman said, it was because she was proved
to have had a stick in her hand at the time.—Mar-
garet Smith, dies Green, Not Guilty.
Catherine Pinney was fined his. Pd.
acquittal availed little for Margaret Smith,
for she was iininediately after convicted tOr an as.
sault upon a woman Tothill -fields, and sentenced
to fourteen days imprisonment.
Moses Levi was indicted for assaulting Rosa
Harrison the ilst September.
The Prosecuirix stated, that she kept a shop for
the sale of ladies' dresses, iu Holiwell.otreet, med

the Prisoner kept 11. e adjoining one. The ae nit
was committed upon her while she Vide sweeping be-
fore her door to clean the pathway. The P►i.uuer
swept the rlirt back again, and struck her with the
broom in the breast.
For the Prisoner some witnesses proved that the
push of the blush was nut intentional, but purely
accidental.

Verdict—Guilty. Seitteuce—a fine of 13% 4d.

John Willis was convicted of keeping a disorderly
house in Chair-court. Shire-lime, owl liberated on
his own rtyognieanee, as it appeared that the
nuisance was abated.

POLICE.

DIANSION-110USIL
STEALING A TWELFTH CAKE.

Robert an able, ill•lnnking fellow, was charged
Ly Jonathan Sleet, paatry.cuok, of Fssli-street-hill, with
having walked into his shop and deliberately shale', a five-
shilling twelfth cake, without endeavouring to conceal his
intention.
The Prisoner made a very crying story of it. He said
that he bad been twenty.fiye years at sea, eighteen of which
had been devoted to his Majesty's see vice—that he had been
it) London hut three days, and had nut tasted fund, 4011
which account he walked into the Complainant's shop and
began to feed on one of the things before him, aitbnut
knowing whether it was worth fire shillings or one shil-
ling Ile slisitil.l, however, as soon as he got his price-
money, pay hack twenty times the value of the cake.
The Lord Mayor gave very little credit to this story, and
wag confirmed in his mispicion of the Prisunet's veracity on
hearing the evidence of the watchman, who said that he saw
Smith talking to a lady and gentleman a few minutes InAiire
this occurrence, and declaring to them that lie was ill time
most abject state of poverty. The watchman observed, that
the lady mid gentleman gave Smith 9.1. after which the litter
drew a penknife, swore he was starving, and that lie would
murder somehuily in order tit get hanged as soon as possible.
After some impostulation with him, the watchman prevailed
en him to put up Isis knife and walk on. Soots after hiss
departure, however, a ionise at Mr. Sleat's shop attracted
the attention of the watchman, 'alto nil going In the spul
fonisd the Prisoner with a large twelfth rake initis hand, and
the Complainant .-ntleavottring to take it from him. Six-
pence in halfpence were found en hi• pocket.
Ile was sentenced to a moutli's ituprisuument and a good
sound hogging.

GUILDIOALL.