The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-09 00:00:00

FrESTMINstsk SENSION —I A 4. 8.

Thisday the Sessions for the City and Liberties
of Westmins.er commenced, before W; Lisle
MAINWARING, E.q. Chairman, and a numeraius
Bench of Justices of the !'Cate, for the said city
and L berries.

h. Lawrence, bolder, was convilltd of an as-
sault nn one Lane, a labourer, wh • worked under
him in October last. It appeared on the triai, that
Lane having threatened to beat a you lad in
Mr. Lawrence's employmen., the lad fled to Law.
fence for prutrct:on, who consequently struck the
Prosecutor on the breast and legs with a !mad
cane which he usually carried. 'rife Court was in-
duced, from these circumstance., only to fine the
Defendant in the sum of 'lO Shillings.-

Hen", Nfuttnree, sad Franris Sweat, were indicted
for assaulting and falsely imprisoning John Notes.
The Prosecutor stated his own case, with great
precision and animation. He had lived, he said,
tor some time happily with his wtfr, tiU the De-
fendant, Musgrove. by artifice and acHress, seduced
her, and removed her from Woolwich (a here the
Prosecutor was employed in rho service of His Mar
jetty, as Cillar maker to the Artillery Corps) to
a house in Monmouth-court, where, on the .Ith
October last, Noises discovered her, and insisted oa
her returning home ; perceiving her unwilling to
accompany him, he seized aer roanstthe waist, and
endeavoured to bring her off by hire, which Mas-
grove (who frequently visited there, and actually
hired the lodgings for her) preven.ed him from
doing, by filiging 1-im by the collar to the ~,her
side of the room ; at length Mrs. Nc lees. set ont
with her husband to the Woolwich stage, in com-
pany with the Defendant and others. On their
way thither, Mrs. Noises informed some soldiers
whom they met, that the Prosecutor was a deserter
from his corps. and charged them to detain him at
their peril. Noires asiared them, he had a pass
from his Commanding Officer, but on searching his
pockets, discovered he had lost it, and charged hie
wife and the Defehdaor with robbing him of the
pass. Of this, however, riot being able to produce
any proof, he was conducted to a guard-house,
where he, remained, in close custody, until 11
o'clock next day.
in a few days after his release, he again came
from his quarters at Woolwich, to town, and insiy-
ed on hi. wife returning with him. Sutton, the
landlord of the house. hearing the alteration
which took place, came up, and, with the ZICSig!AnCe
of the Defendant, Musgrove, turned the Prosecutor
out of his wife's apartment, threatening if he con-
tinued to &sittib the house. they would commit
hire to the care of a Peace Officer.

The au: y Accordingly found the Defendant
Musgrnse, gra 4y, and the Court sentenced him to
pay A tine of ten pounds.
The thfeadant Sutton was ecp;tleal.
EARL PERCY'S ELECTION.
ffeary Bdl, High Constable for the Hailliern
distri3, was indiet-a for a viti:ent Assault upon John
Bradley, a master carpenter.
It appeared, that on the day nn which Earl Percy
was elated to serve in Parliammt for the City of
Westminster, his Lordship having been chaired by
the populace round Covent-garden, and from thence
earned home to Northumlyerland House, where the
Noble Duke, his father, had provided a quantity of
bread and cheese, and Finer, to be distributed
amongst the populace, the Constables were ordered
to preserve a circle, that each rerson might have a
fair chance for a s!sare. The Prosecutor, who
was a special constable, %were iCif thence.,-ion, was
endeavourir.g to keep order, but the mills behind
him preisei upon him, so as to oblige him to give
way; a tics the Defendant came up to
and, with large silver staff, clenched in bolt
hands. rushed against him, and threw him back with
violence. The Prosecutor produced his conslable's
staff immed!ately. and was about to remonstrate
with the Defendant, when the latter drew back se-
aerial paces from him, and again rushed against him
with his staff, With reclont-ied nce, accompany.
ing the alien with mcst insulting and abusive
language.
Tne siefenc! set up was, that at the time this
affray took place, the Defendant being a constable.
was mere?' atiting in the discharge of his datv, ana
the violence of the blew arose mutely from the ne-
cessity of the moment, in his et:cleave:wing to pre.
serve the circle.
The Jury, withmt hesitation, found the
ant Gaol's. and the Court sentenced Lim to pay a
fuss of &is.