The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-08-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

mAar.BoitoueßorressT, AUG. (17*
ASSAULT.

Jmnev Simmons, a hackney coachman, charged
Denis 'freight with as.autting him on Sunday
at Mary-le-bone. He 'taiga, that ahout it
'clock he perceived the Defendant ingulti.ig a
toutig woman. tali.• had a band-hex in her hand
he requ,:atett of him to desist. whirls the Defend•
ant answered by knocking hip hat t,.Yan:l atrikiii
him :Ire called the watch. and Defendant was taken
into cu,indv.

The Defendant entered into his deferre with all
the attitudes of NO orator : he said he esw, a 'naive
of Ireland by birth, and (rude a gentleman: lie
was a stranger its this coisuiry, had spent the
day with a friend, and was rtturniag home to his
lodging-. He felt the day hail been spent with too
much jociatety, for his brain turned, his prise beat
high, his t.norie stuck to his worth. and his legs
refiesed to perform their usual functions. To give
the Magistrate a full description of what were h:s
feelings at the time was then impossible ; he did
not doubt but lie would convey some idea of them
when he told Itim he was ri-d drink : he applied
to a watchman to see him home, winch he agreed
to do ; they were jnined by smother guardian of the
night and a woman ; for their politeness he base
them soinethiug to drink : he denied all know.
ledge of the Prosecutor, and it was impose:hie
he could hive spleen the truth, fnr it was
impossible fur a mm of his (the Defendant's.) re-
fined delicacv, to have held any couveriatiou with
a permit in such a low station of life. He had been
i 4444 nerged in a dungeon all night ; be was the first
of his firmly that ever had been cotilincd in a pri-
mal ; his licniour. and the honour of hie family, hurl
received en irreparable Injury for doing that which
every man had • right to da in a free country,
namely, to get drunk : he claimed the protection
of the Magistrate for the right of the subject, it
was the birth-right of his countrymen. and one of
the last they would allow to be infsinged on. This
Ihul lwen a con.piracy of the prosecutor and the
watchmen to rob him of his good name, they well
knowing he was a stranger in this country : he had
loft his pocket-book. and its content, ten still-
!lnge. He hoped the Magistrate wont,' direct that
the Prwectitor should make a public opningy to
him for his innicturiduet, which would perfectly sa-
tisfy him, the Defrottimett.
The worthy .Nlagisirate observed, that as the
Prosecutor did lint appear In have received any
material injury. he would advise the parties to re•
tire and pestle it, by the Defendant's giving the
Priweeterir sonic pecuniary compensation.
The Defendant said, however much lie might
wish to settle it, his nice at liar of the degradation
the hminttr of his fausily had sie-lined, would out
allow idin.

The worthy 111agnArrite ohßerved, that his real
geom. fir I i. dnty, as as ALigo.trate. compelled him,
without tlar 1.-rat comptstwaoto, to commit the De-
fendant In lake his trial for the was:atilt et the &test
Qtm.iter ties.enn..
ic was accordingly ordered to find bail.

110.11 E CIRCUIT.

AcSIZES.

SATURDAY, AVG. 23.
CIVIL SIDE.
&jure the Loup CutLr DARO/f.
THE !<I%G V. IMARMILN.

Tm. MN! an act poost Mr. I larben, by Mr.
ahu ass a witne s its the cue of yesterday.
and mri.dmg not of the vnie unfortanate squabble.
Mr. Ilarben kid ...okayed • Lill of iodicionel,t for
perjmry to he !o'er-rival rioinbt Mr. King; for his
upon which the rule for a criminal inform-
anon wea moved •gainst Mr. 11. in the King's
Bench. This bill the Lintad Jury threw out, and
11r. King hreught the ',resent action against Mr.
1141iien, for miliciously ineferring that bill. The
enie we., linArser, not gone into, it being agreed
to settle the case by taltms a verdict for the Plain-
tiff for 1001.