The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-20 00:00:00

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CLENCENWELL SESSIONS, Sul,.

Edward Bash was iitdivttti for an assault upon
Thomas Fowler. The Prosecutor is a smith, and
woman, who lives Ly washing bottles, lodgcs wt
bi• house. The Prisumr, who is a porter to a
dealer in bottles, was in the habits of brisigiug bot-
tler to this woman to wash. The Prosecutor stated,
that, on the si7th of October last, the Prisoner
came to his !muse with a basket of !Mills on his
Lead, which he desired him to take down, as, by
that mode of carrying thew, !te injured his pa.-
sage, MI he had often done before; that. the Pri-
sailer thereupon threw the basket, bottles and all,
on the top of hins,aini cm him severely in the head.
This was iorroborated by two other witnesses. A'
liple girl,, for the .Ovfetidittot, swore she saw the
tratreactioti, anti lila Prosecutor struck the Pi isoiter
nit the breast, which caused the basket to fall otr
his heed. The Joel's giviug credit to the proilevu-
tioa, found a verdict--gisilly. Tba Court dieu-
tented the Prisoner to two months imprisonment.
firrard Dearlate was indicted fee assaulting
Jane Moore.
The Prosecutrix swore, that about the hour of
eleven O'clock, On the night of Good Friday last, as
she was standing at the Prisoner's door, be,"with-
out any provocation, Caine out of his house, end by
a violent blow knocked her down the step*, by
which she was dreadfully cut in the beck of the
head.

Ott her cross-c lamination, she owned she will n fe-
male of loose character; that she hod previously
Wets' in the Prisoster'a house; else denied sloe wits
asking it not at the Prisoner's door, or that he had
got out of bed for the purpose tif endeavoarim; to
get her into the house, Calif taking her by the hind
she pulled it frith bins, and, falling buck, thereby
product d the weculent.
Tin, in fact, wits the Prisoner's defenee, and
was swore to by a girl, who sail she was present.
The Jury, imsever, disbelieving her, found the
Prisoner gel/sp.—and the Court sentenced him to
pay M fine of '24i.
Servrel "rusks was ouseirted of assaulting
Hobert Ewitiv,. Ilia wan ame .e Irwin b twee.'
the parties, orighating to a quarrel between two
buys, their PA/A. He sastitall 51.
James Deidaaaw was indicted for a very ghouls
sod violent ii' onoti 34:111 Nudd. The Pro-e-
-cutor stated he is by trade a butcher, fivitig in the
parish of Fulham. iltbnat twelve mouths ago, he
married the mother of the Prisoner. whose lit'ilier
huslwod was a markevoistriier. reg. ding in the
mile parish. On the silt of Decrinher, living at
Isis origiaal tlaelhog, where he carried on his bolsi-
nee, he wee sent for to the house inhabited by his
vide, where he found the Prisoner, and two of his
brothers. 'flier,. WAS also there a man of the name
11,Agi.haiv, whom he had pot in to take care of
the premises. Tin, brothers were abusing their
another. and threateniog liagsliaw, to make him
leave the peAlMml6ioo •of the premises. He desired
Bagshaw to go amay. The Prisoner afterwards
seized on his another, and the Prosecutor with Alit- -
Acuity *took her from him. After some time
spent by the -Prisoner in insulting and aggra-
vating the Prosecutor, he tell upon lam,
and, fastening one hand in his ueck.cloth,
till the blood was forced nut of his ears; hr twat
him over the head and body with en iron candle-
stick most unmercifully. The Prisoner then allot
to procure a poker, for the purpose, as he said, of
finishing I.lw, and by this the Prosecutor made
his escape.

The riefente set up by the Learned Counsel for
the Defendant, was this ; the father of the Prisoner
and six other children; he his will, at his death, had
left all his property to his widow, in his comidefice„
as lie expressed it, of her c-‘re of their cisildreis ;
notwithstanding which, the had shortly raer mar-
ried the Prosecutor, and they had prooeeded to
take possession of every thing. leaving the child-
ren without support.
The Jury found the Prisoner--Gritry.
The Court sentenced him ill Iw confined in the
Cold 81th-fields Prison for the sluice of sty months,
and to find sureties to keep the .peace, himself in
10901. end twit persons in 5001. each; and to be
confined till he found the same.
Auursios Ribrearpierre e s indicted for an as-
sault upon Darvey Sloths, with intent to commit
an uniotural crime.
Tice Prosecutor, a privste in the East Lnewlon
Militia, swore, that going home to his lodgings, at
the Seven Dials, shoat half-past eleven,. on the
night of Suorlav, th-. =2sth of Julie but, he was
acemted in l'weadilly by the Prismwr, who, after
some conversation, anode indecent proposals to
him; he went forward. to avoid him, and in Lei-
cester-square the Prisoner bettan to take some un-
warrantable liberties with him, upon which be

threatened to charge bins on the watch ; he, how-
ever, persisted, till he got into Russell-court.
Drury-lane, where. attempting to repeat his inde-
cencies, he gave him in chisrge ton watchman.
Upon hiscross-examination. he swore, positively,
he never met with a single person, watchman. or
other, froth the time the Prisoner ♦ccostrd him, till
hr gave him in ciistrely.—The Prisoner was sober.
For the Prisoner, a Gentleman. of the name of
Ilewick, deposed, that on that day he, the Prisoner,
■nd another gentleman, since guise abroad, dined at
the Mermaid at Hackney, whence they went to
Cannonhury Douse, where they drank freely ; the
Prisoner was partietilude drunk ; they parted
al•nut half-past nine, and believes he was incal,nble
of knowing what he was doing; he gave him the
most moral nad excelkat tharacjer.
Michael Daly, a waiter at Cannotilinry Honor.
proved the state of drunkenness of the Prisoner
leaving that place.
Mr. Gordon, a merchant. iu whose counting-
house the Prisoner lives, together with anotheV gen-
tleman, ulso bore ample testimony to his good cha-
racter.
Trie Jury declared it was unnecessary to proceed
farther, and nrviriired the. Prisoner.

Monday ats'iinight, information having been re.
e•-ivetl at Marlyn, that some French Itflicers, on
parole: at Want,i4e. !rt hroken their parole, and
antrete,l to he in the vicinity of 'Rye, a hne-
awl -c y was made after them, and two French gen-
tlvqaen, b. wrier; the mak of Captains. were taken,
shout t"a at &gilt. at a b►idge near Cliff'a•ltud,
In a parte of the Ea-t Kent Militia. and Wised in
the pars:-room of Play don Barracks.