The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-22 00:00:00

FORK ASSIZES.

GUILDHALL, FRIDAY, AtIGVST 17.
Wm. Dent (an old offrnder) and Robert Robinson chow
with feloni..usly stealing a sumbrr of wai.lcont Oran ant
eminterpetnes, the property of Samuel lolarooh, of Hull. Toe
evident e in dos MO was eutitely ciresimstaati•l ; it was our
intention to have...presented it toour read. re, Vat o tore-
serawd limits prevent mi. Six persons, who had homes I:ti-
bias** a number of year., gave hint a good eliaracter.-1 Le
Jury found butt' the priausers Guilty, hut reeomincood.A
Limon to merry. His Lurelidiip immediately sem. nerol Ike
tu be tram:ported beyond the star for 7 years, mid Roliiiiwis
to be inapriroued in the House of Correction, tu hard labour,
fur our year.

LINCILIVSHIKE ASSIZES.

CROWN SIDE.

Tlinmens Pelee, weed 20, late of the borough of Slane°tut,
shoemaker, was indicted foe that he, ou the 29th of April
last, upon Mattuah his wife, feloniously, wilfully, malteitin.le,
and unlawfully did make as assault, and diet stab tied cut
on the right side, feloniou.ly, wilfully, and of malsce &fut..
thought to kill and monk' bee A wood count stated the
intent to he to disable liir ; and a thud to du her
grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence, that
on Satutilay evening the 28th of April, the Prisoner went
out from his lodging., and returned at a quarter past twelve,
in such a slate of intoxication that be was unable to get 1.,.
stairs •lone. When he gut up the next niuruing (Sueday),
at eight o'clock (by no mess. recovered hum the r Beets of
the previous night's druuktuuess), he went nut, aeeueu.
;mailed by • fellow workman named Masan, to the Horse
Shoe public-house, where Olt y had some ale; they then
west to Jr. Willinsuter, a giu.shup, where they each had a
glass of gin; from thence they went to the Cures and
Horses pulthe.house, and afterwards to another, front whiniest
the Prisoner was lest home, at eke?* ticiock in the morning,
by Mason, who took him •p stairs to Its lodgings, .here
his wife was lying on the bed, who said to him oa his en-
trance, You're off drinking, Themes, and leaving me half.
pined al home." Mason then left him standing by the Are.
Soon after Mason had left, the person at whoa, hippie time
Prisoner lodged heard his wife call not, and she came duels
stairs bleeding very profusely from her side. On the laud.
lord's going up stairs, be found the Primmer lying os the
bed, with a shoemaker's knife is his hand, very bloody ; he
was quite drunk. The wound given the wife was of the
seared' rib of the right side, shoot an inch in depth Rad
length, sod went upwards in all and (tie
some time it was considered very dangeioes by rte ,
having severed an artery; had the Ignite ristsr,il 41141'1, •t
sushi have probably proved fatal. The Pt isutier'i reit. tal
eueduel to his wife was described as being very good, sacrist
when isi a stale of intoxication; and in his way to the gaol
Ire expeeeted sorrow fur tbe rash act, and said that it was by
accident.

Ihe Priooner, on being called on for hie defence, r•id, ha
mere barb.mred malice against ber in his life; and be wieb-
e I her to be called,

Some couversation thee ensued between the Judge and
Slarrystt, Canniest for the Prosecution, as to whether the
wire could be called. His Lordship was yolk clear that the
wife could he called in evidence apiust her husbaad, in a
ease where she had suffered personal violence; it had hems
solemnly decided by the twelve Judges is the case of L4lllll
Amite), and since confirmed, and repeatedly send us : but
it was I qoally certain that the wife could toot be called for
the husband.
Mr. RlAtiunrrr—" We have not the (east objection, my
Lord, to call her."
Mr. Justice PMILIL" I know you have not. 1 !Wok she
had better be called: this is • very seli000• (barge, cowl very
properly piosecnted."
After weitiug a considerable time, ohilst the woman wee