The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX Sir:3SIONS, Culaitustt,

Yesterday these Sessiods comMenceet. After Out
Grand Jory bad been sworn end retired, .the Coma
men Jury *ere empanelled.
CONTEMPT OF COthtt.
Mr. ADOLPItos awed that he had en epplrea.:
tion to make to the Cuott of a novel tisture. It
might be in the recollection of the Court. that rr►
the last Session a stage coachman, who bad been
convicted before • Magistrate for racing his coach
against another, which made him come in contact
with the Carriage of a gentleman, by which means it
was apse, and the life of the gentleman eudana
gered, had appealed from that conviction, and on
the hearing of the appeal it was quashed, on accoorit
of the non-attendance of a witness whose evidence
supported the conviction on the hearing before else
Magistrate. That witness had been regularly sub•
pcettard to attend the Sessions on the appeal ; there-
fore what he had to ask of the Court was, that they
would punish the witness for the contempt of Court
by fine or imprisonment.
Mr. Corave, the Chairman, doubted whether the
Court had the jurisdiction.
Mr. Attotentts contended that it had. Chief
Justice Abbot, sitting as the Chairman was, at the
Old Bailey, without hesitation, ordered the pro-
prietur of • Sunday newspaper to pay a fine of 5001.
for a contempt of Court : the question was after.
wards argued in the Exchequer Chamber, and the
order was confirmed by the unanimous opinion of
the twelve Judges.
The CH&SIKAW—" In that case the Court had
made an order that a publication should not take
place until a certain time; and, in the face of that
order, the proprietor of the paper did publish.
Here there was no previous order ; beside., the pe-
nalty for not attending is expressed in the body of
the subpoena, which is 1001. You can bring your
action for the recovery of it. Can you state any
came in which • similar application was ever made to
the Court 1"
Mr. ADOLPHUS said he believed there were such
cases, but he was not prepared to state them; he
would look for them in the evening, and, if he found
them, he would renew his application to-morrow.

BRUTAL ♦SSAULT.
Ebenezer Hughes was indicted for assaultiog
Henrietta Humphries, on the 4th of July last.
It appeared from the evidence that the Prosecu-
trix was a 'Servant out of place, and as she was gain
through Red Lion-square, about ten o'clock on the
night laid in the indictment, she was accosted by
the Defendant in a familiar manner, which she
repulsed ; he afterwards caught hold of her by the
arm, which she with difficulty disengaged from him,
sod asked him what he meant ; on which be
knocked her down, and kicked her in an improper
place; some gentlemen who were passing interfered.
and had the Defendant taken to the watch-house.
The Prosecotrix was obliged to be attended by •
medical man for some weeks afterwards.
The Jury found the Defendant Guilty.
The CHAlitmAm postponed passing the judgment
of the Court on him until to-morro*, to give the
Prosecutrix an opportunity of ascertaining tie
amount of the surgeon's bill for attending on her.
Was. Drake, an elderly man, was indicted for
*masking and taking improper liberties with Su-
sanna Williams, the wife of John Williams.
Mrs. Williams, an interesting looking young wo-
anen, with • child in her arms, stated, that afloat
silt o'clock on the evening of the bth of July abe
was passing by the Defendant's home, in King-
street, Westminster, when she saw s bill on the
window for lodgings to let. She knocked at the
door, and asked to see the apartments; thwiDefen-
dant took her up stairs to the first fluor; she had
her baby and • huddle in her arms. He admired
the child, and paid he wished he was the father of it ;
he then kissed her ; she could not prevent him on
account of her arms being engaged : he put his
hand into her bosom, and attempted to take further
libertiss. She cried out, but was so much incensed
with his conduct, she did not know whether she
called loud or not : she got down stairs as fast
es she could, and returned home. She immediately
told the woman with whom she lodged of the cir-
cumstance, and they went and informed her hus-
band's mother of it, who advised her not to !mo-
tion it that eight to her husband, fearing he would
personally revenge it. -She told her husband of it
on the following day, and he got • warrant foi the
Defendant.
The Jury returned a verdict of Gni/in, sod tie
Chairman sentenced hint to pay a fine of 404 with
liberty to speak to the Prosecutrix. • •'t
The Defendant, in a very loud voice andl.
hereut manner, declared it was a conspiracy,. Or
although he had a house he had not • 41111141 n
the world, he would go to prison before he would
either pay thy fine or speak to the Prosecntrix.
He was then removed from the bar in custody.
Philip Codd, EN. a captain in the army, Ives
indicted for assaulting Samuel Cozens.
It appeared that the Prosecutor and the Defend-
ant occupied adjoining houses in Ormond-street.
Kensington, that the Prosecutor's wife took in
washing, and that the Prosecutor kept pigs and a
dog, and that the Defendant kept chickens sad
ducks for his amusement, and th.it the dog sod
the poultry did not agree. The Prosecutor bed
also sons, who amused themselves with the quarrels
of the dog and the ducks about the offals that were
thrown from the Defendant's house to the letter.
On one of these occasions the Defendant spoke
harshly to the boys, on which the Prosecutor warm-
ly interposed, and was answered by a volley of blows
from the Defendant.

The Jury found the Defendant Guilty, and he
ass sentenced to pay ■ fine of 10/. with liberty to
speak to the Prosecutor. Captain Codd itnehdp.
ately paid the Prosecutor 51. and left the Conte'

ASSAU LTII.- LI OE IN LONDON. . :*

Mr. /Pi/trans Thompson. a respectable looking
young man, was indicted for assaulting a watchman.
Wm. Suggen, a watchman of St. James'inporisn„
Clerkenwell. stated, that on the night of the 20th
ofJuly, about half. past one o'clock, two bigger'
were stripped and fighting in the street ;_ hp alt.
tempted to take them both into tweedy, wine
ire
escaped from him, he held the other by the son, as
his cost was off ;he was raking him to-the state
house When the Defendant, accompauied by snotperson, 'came up, and called out. "Nig t
Ciiarleys." The meaning of ths 1 erissmasiOw ha Pe,
derstuud to-be to serve oat Me mediae*. The 17e;

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tensiontstrnck him 'even] mimes on his arm with
so. umbrella. He sprints{ his rattle, rind, with the
aeeittooce. of another watchman, he took the baker
add the Defendant to the watch-house.
• 0 t bit eases-examination by Mr. ADOLPINS,
he said that the constable of the night at firm roe
feted set take the charge against the Defendant,
but hr imisted'on it. and he wrote it iu the watch-
house hook himself. When the Defendant was
"teemed to the Police-office the Magistrate directed
that they shoitld retire and settle it ; but he would
'• not, 24 the Defendant only offered him 7s. 6.1.. and
he wanted• It The Defendant might hare said
that he would sooner give him 7.. lid. than have
11,1 more trouble about it. The lowish did not in-
'diet him—he had done it himself. fie was quite
certain that the baker bad Ina c.,at off while he held
him by the arm.
Thomas Camp. another wa.chasen, corroborate 4
the evidence of the Prosecutor.
lit *cower to a question pot by the CHAIRMAN,
he said he was certain that when the Defendant wreck
the Prosecutor with his tombrell... the latter had
hold of the biker by the collar of his coat, and
daring the whole time he never saw the baker's
coat off.
Mr. AlbOLPlltill, Counsel for the Defendant,
stated, this was a charge of that nature which they
were too often in the habit of .hearing of—thud of
watchmen preferring (hears sgainet respectahle
yowl men in hopes of getting money from them,
nOwing that they would rather equender their mu-
&fey thlith be brought before a Court ; and if the
IF,trosecutor.bed not been tee extravagant in his de.
mantle, he Weald base succeeded in this case, foe
his client would leant given hies 7a. 6.1. 'sooner than
have appeared whirche did th.tt day, although he
• had nit committed' the shadow of
.• crime. The
Prosecutor had told them ii his evidence that the
' Defendant said, •• Mill the Clusekia." He would
prove by a moat respectable gentleman who was in
• company with the Defendant that such an rawer.
stun AA not fallen from his lips. The expression
watt 'tot • new tone, but lied come into use through
• very lively and entertaining publication called
Life is London; and in every instance since, where
a watchman hid preferred a charge against a gentle-
man, he always load the expression put in his mouth.
So with the Prosecutor here; but he ought to have
followed the author ef the book further, to where he
gave a description of the watchmen in their eonver.
-.astral, where they cursed the gm, as from its bril-
liancy they could not get a job, and if it was
allowed to emoting, they must starve, for they
were often for a fortnight without a broken head
ot u broken lantern, to enable them to get hush.
issevey, and that their whole business. on account
. of the gas, wits obliged to be done iii holes and
corners, where they could not be observed. The
• Prosecutor had told them lie wits ready to take
liash..mottey. but that the Defendant. knowing that
be had not broken the peace, would not Abed sof-
, firieittly. He was ()liked to the Learned Chair-
man for putting the (petitions which he did to the
Prolocutor sod hit witness. One of them swore

• pontively that dm baker wan without a cost, and the
other swore-.. positive that be 11..11 1/11. 011. After
soch a color:Amnon it would be only aftrtmling the
Jety to ask them if they would believe on. word
of the other part. of the evidence; but if they did,
Le had witnesses, and most respectable owls, that
wias.l4 coortedict every word they had land.
Time Foreman of the Jury said it was onnecessary
Sot the i.earned Counsel to tall yrsttivaort, as their
editadiassere mule 11 11. _ _

- They iftoradiately brought in a verdict of A%ot
• Gritty. • • .

•miinam— •
O. Wednesday sennigbt a person residing in Smith Rath-
. snowdstreet, Eatioheargla, pat • period to his eitimease wish •
Define cusanaitieng the rank sees he kicked the dour
steno apartment. A precogaiion hes helm lakenbe roe the
Mni, on she ease of the deceased. which as yet is erupt in
considerable mystery, be leaving beer altugmber malusion
herr. His name is V. D. liner, which was whims me • slip
of paper found in hi. wallah-um pocked, sad which had the
• mapearsoce of heirs just placid tittre; but letters found en
his (tusk Irma a (ritual ha Lundoo afford little clue to be
documny of Lis connexions. L. one lesser the subscription
foe the umily of she Use Mr. Emery is eneasinued, and a
' yam, lady's benefit is alluded to. Thu correspoodent of the
deceased espouses a hope moo to see him. The kites, were
all addressed to At Post-ollee. The only person who med
. local! upon him was a gesitleman with whom he collimated
so intimacy during she voyage bona Imodur, and who at•
tended him lu the grave. The deceased appeared lobe •Miut
tnewly-five nr twasetysia years of age, of agreeable
manatee, regeslar habits, aid discharged his 1041gieg
. eapeams punctually. He was , snuck eugagrd is
tubing drawings of the scenery in this maglabourkuud, but
wheeler foramu.rmrnt or prubt dour out appear. He has
loft a small bat genteel nordrobe, sad V 14s. in cash. The
efetal act was coaanaltied heevreeo nine mot tee u'alock in the
materwiees, by one of a pair of wee pimple ' • the ether was
fiewad loaded. The unfortaaste gentleman hod placed hien-
leaf before the pious, anal put she morale of the fatal wrap,.
iWlehadi ear; be livid .boat so hone, but during that period
was seise insensible. His remains were Maenad ma Sahara
' day, sod admitted to the grave by a respectable cow.
. Atiother melancholy isstswee of so icide ocesered as Morm

lag aide, near Edinburgh, a foe daps age. The wire of a
' roamer there, the mob's- or four Andrew, ►ut • period le
Maw etirisence by cutting her Moat wish a risor in a shock-
-
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seer meaner. RAe had twittered sitar of aberr si ion of taielleei,
meet was suspend ley her hieshastel of meditatiaa • desists
assiast her Wet he had not lame wattled tee horse rhea ehe
emalappr woman, afire asses; her ebtest daaaleter her 'Wiriest,
*Poll her teut,and th.o leistk the uppottusity of eeeillisting the
&LA set.
We err eaticerteed to state, that • reticule.) oho once eel
• 'par igu.• a merrhaut in Lire, pool, as e•eue of Si.
aria wt. G. and H. 11., Iris rereaely terminated Lis extsteemee
tat Quebec, le celistquraiCc of embarrassed CifC111111•11111tel.

IVAIVAL 11% TA LLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SIIPTEMORIL R.
Arrived the Redwing and Reticule troll a crime; Wiwi-
pass from New tiouili %%stator Loselest haw, Norte% frum
Atmliwrratitag. ; and Tryptiests beat Bailors. Also arr,,ed
”neertlay the Triton, M ireitvii; sod Fredericton, Barnett,
Jail Wad*. IS Si. Jobu's. firwfsaaudlantl.

• PLVIIIOIIIII, PCPTV.MBER 7.
Arrived Om Repos, Goddoo, Amu Romeo; mid Timm,
Carter, (tom :aro.
rALDuokm, 'irrational" 7.
Arrived and sailed 16e George, Deeper, hunt Loudon for
aretra Lampe.
hurled pesserdsp the Duke of Kent packet for Lisbon.
DIAL, 'artiness D.
Arrived earl waited for the River Ike Coif* abilde„ from
V.rgirbis ; Itakridel,Johueou, frost Quebec; W Vellum,
Orker, (r.. Pori-au-Prisee ; Trafalgar; Wither, from
Mheinnii sad revered .Intro, partieullms oerikairs.
roolvorsk adsio bf etuedrary woods the trilfiid, Howirotod,
4"eleatla7i sail &West, Read; for itiotioillaillte.

TO me EDITOR OF THE BRITIRII PRESS.
............

!nil—Toe casuset fail to hare eked that the public
tatinstiou of Isle hos brae mach setireeted to • speeslatioa
sow carrying on ie Foreign Tolle*; it report speaks trine,
it has for its object the sooe•polyof the whole supply of this
article for some cossiderable thee to eorae—whether such
scheme is practicable or not shill moil now stop le impair*,
bet se • plain miller of fuel alas, I was h•pH to riboeive i■
your Paper of Sitar.lay last, • matesneet e< she Apply and
consosoptiost of this article for the last two yews, and a■
Deepens of the amply for she coolie, season ; it tetables the
public Jejurage fu► themselves epos shot view& tie wheel*
is eutertaisteel, and whist is likely to revolt Cr.. the pre.
aeration of is It will 4e in their reesteeeliee thee are
attempt wipe Ina& lain season so raise t►e priors of Ikaap and
Candles 40 or 60 p►r cent. bet it did pot osseeted; It only
prodeced lower prices than nested before; and I de hope,
Mr. Editor, that a similar result rill attend the attempt
which I ashierstaad is now meditated, fw where there is ■o
actual diminution is the supply (sad as regards this article
there Astas appear to ree to be an excessive supernbisdonee),
all the necessaries of life should bear • reistilis
the quarters loaf remains as ed. to 7d, and prime beef and
mottop is to be had in an oar pablie markets at 4J. to bd.
per lb: I I, Sir, cueeeive why we s►ould he called
spots to pay an extravagant price for those articles wbteh art
me necessary to the comfort sod eleanlinen of all classes, and
more particularly so to she lalmoriteg part of she eamulueity.
The time, foe iworsopuly and high prices are elite by, sled, it
b le believed, for ever.
AN OLD HOUSEKEEPER.

Box ERS.

.11111.•
Cyrna Davis, in NMI ha the challsaga .1 Mat Caspar,
says—" I 'wild Irish fipr Coupes se asst. alitre I slight ninst
►im to leaks a deposit, as my marsiey is ready, s. fight his
the aantr day dist Martin as 4 Rafael] fight, at that of
Srilig and Neale, for 100 sove►eigns, and Out leas."

BAILLOW ♦HD JOSHUA Hutstos.—This beille (ow wide%
the (stare pugilistic fame of the cusistrywies depends) will
take place this day, within, tIH wiles of the sietropolia.
Barlow is decidedly the favourite; although a number of the
• Ofd king gem" will elks' so Josh. for him game qua/wire.
The cosistryitias, it is said, is hie trial ref-fe with the first
sputter ow the list, was est fossil woolen ; and this typist
has gives hies a good lift is t►e opinion of the eameteere.
Thu .paling ~14 are ire the alert tespectiog the @vest.

PLYMOUTH DOCK. Sarum's' 7.

The Navy Board have been officially employed
in the Dock-yard, every day during the present
week. Yesterday the arrangements respecting the
discharge of clerk. from the differeut 'Aver, and
the classification of the remainder, were carried
into effect. The clerks disinimerl are—
Messrs. Pleadnell, John Grills, mad Joseph fterdwood,
from the Cheque Oita; Thomas Gill and William Grills,
Storekeeper's Gem Leddrs, Tioshrr.llllantnes Office;
Whams, hlasirr-Aftriadames Offset; Tucker aad
hisiler.ltleasurer's Office.

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l'he clerks retained in the various offices (43)
are separated into three classes.
The number of the first class consists of five. viz.
Items Brigs% Caakeeienneaer's Oars; Nasokivel and G.
Fleeter, Cheque 0160 e; T. Jelaaer aad H eaeuek, atertireepres
Office.

The at/Nissans of the salary of this class is 3001.
which is to be int:reined 101. mtually. till it shall
summit to 4501. which is to be the se-Arafura%
The second class. of twelve clerks. the mist/own
of whose salary will be 1301. sod the rivaxisisia
3001. t• he locreased upou the sane pr►uciple as
observed in the first elm... comprises—

Messrs. Tom, E. Poster, W. Pike,. and •S. Parsonere,
Cheque °See; Dem, Cesessamiostes's 011iee; Morris, Trait,
mot Trickey, Storekeeper's Olise; (looter, Hasler Ship.
weight's Office; &aile', Timber kbeeter's °See; Patty,
Wester Atieudaat's Matiscutl, Master hi
Ofice.
The third does is compere,' of the remainder of
the clerk*, wit. 45, the minimums el the oelAry of
which is 804 and the ina.rionas 150/. ;This clans
consists of
mr.srs. Winchester, Stokes. Bert, Peufolel, John Dordiened,
Phillips, Scott, and Couch, Cheque °Sire ; Peals rthy,
Commissionei's Office; James Jrneer, Sealy, Sh•w, Joh..
Gill, msel Thompson, Storekeeper's Otice Da.eull and
Al•Carthy, Master Shipwright's Oahe e Couch, Gibbs, ere..
lock, and Treweekes, limber Mimes's Miser ; Foes, Lee,
Luke, 'Williams, sad Jury, blaster Memurer's

Notre of the salaries enjosed at present by any in-
dividual retained will be reduced, except by the
operation of the Superannuation Art. It. Ellery.
Esq. Is appointed Secretary to the Cornmarsioner.

Seventy men are ordered to he ttischarged from
the books of the Dock-yard on Friday next, six.
23 shipwrights, 2 caulkers, 3 riggers, 2 riggers' Ir.
bowers, 6 carpenters, 4 sawyers, 6 smiths,
wen, and 20 labourers. _

Mr. Morgan. from the college for the superior
class of shipwrights iu Pori smooth Duck-yard. is ap-
pointed foreman of this o.ick-card.

The meammen of the different regiments in Ply-
mouth garrison have seceired directions not to put.
chase game of any kind, in order dist they may not
afford countesinuce to the illegal practice of poaching.
Captain Owsn, since the snack made on him by
the convict on board the Bellerophon, bus been in
considerable danger, though the symptoms by the
most recent @consuls from Sheerness are terror...led
to have become less alarming. We are tramped by
• coerespoudesil with the following particulars of
the moat unprovoked niteinpt on has life
Heavily, the Ewe who is sespert,.l in he a partiei.
palm. in Mrs. Dom.'s'''r mord. r, as. twinned frog• Maid-
stain on hoard the Bellarophon last Illuuday weak, a•d on
the follow's( Wedoeoday he war called to work with the
other meta, which he excused hionotlf front by pleadiog
illness; tau the Thassolay, wk.', he was again called,
he refused to go; upon shish Captain Owen had him
brought up, and remonstrated silk him iu the presence of
the other officers. Hearily declared he would not work,
boat had rather be oersted. and, indeed, wished he had
bees, in preference to being sent here; to which Capron
ttono replied, that he was too urocrateful wraith, both to Cid
and his King; the woe for besilan with how so lour, mad the
oilier for spoon( hi. life; when the fellow drew his band
host bin bosom sod struck Coptaisa Owes" with the haife, as
Indoor stated. It appeared that be bad taken some tremble
r to rub op the back e•lgr of She knife, and it Is wsprosvil that
the chief mate, otiose duty it was to set them In work,
was his Intended *len.: Is is sot known by what means IM
knife come into be. rutlinsilbil. Until Monday, Caplan'
(teen neat ou sea, well, whir pain came on slightly, hut
soothing usf.vusrsbl• appeared till Tuesday minting, when
on great was the iotionutation in an hour and a half, that
the surgeon took its ounces of blood from him at ogee, s•d
soon sitter 10 more, bond,' leeches, which entirely 'Wedged
the iresainiatian ; and from that lime till Thursday worn.
lag be was melding. wheal he was seized by a violent attack
is the bowels, attended with nano revere pain, which coati.
nosed till late as iamb,. sad Irvin los low and exhausted stale,
fatal canrequeocce were dreaded; but towards asonsiog he
obtained moose very comfortable sleep, sod at eight o'clock
ea Friday monsieg was left muds refreshed, and iis the opi.
abso of the doctor altered for the bailer. The culprit was
Mill is the ' black bale• OR beard, haedeaed sad mulles."

THE MP.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. Smut's'''.
• DONCASTRII oT. 1.20119 e.
• to It apt Swap IA to I nit atortellaa
Oto 1 apt Mao/lass 190 -to 1 optAotosio
• to T apt Ajax St to I apt Papalie.

N4WMARICET ST. LEGER.
Ens sie Slopes I • 1. 4 opt Pointillists.
BARNET RACES, hart DAT.

The Ladies' Cop, valor 60 goirsees, for posies 13 bawds Welt
. feather weight.
Mr. Chsrltos's eb. f. Mavis'
Mr. Camlit's b. f_
Mr. Nipps's ch. R. Dandy (hotted)
This was a good race. the startioeNaNiew apt the geld;
after t►e first beat. I to I as Mildly...
Nil►isa was role her the Ladies' Cop la good style by
Tom Porren.

The Town Cnp for OaDewey., 13 hawk Jerboa; feather
weights; valve b 0 pilliella.
Mr. Sharer b. f. Ma 141.44 all.aratrk
Mr. Green's b. on. Maid ettlea.Mall
At inertia( 3 to 1 on Mai444thalliH; after the Ars beat,
7 to ♦ on hleid.of-oll.work.

'rhos was a good race, and excited great interest, as Maid.
being considered the beet Calloway fu England.
The winner was rade is high style by Richard Moctford, a
lad of 12 years uf age.