The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-07-16 00:00:00

THLItt; tl. cni.ties.

This was •n indictment for an assault, under eir-
count-toners of 'rely great aggravation. There wine
two counts in the indietilien! : one was for an lawsuit,
is cerseequente of wind' the firosieutris. who was';
on the lest mouth of her preKsi•ney, was delivered I
of a dead child ; and the other fur a CullltlloBl

The Propecutrix, Mrs. Thomas stated, that ►he
and Colic r resided io the same Monte ; that as she
was 'weepiest the passage ou the 201 h of August.
the hitter cone down stairs, and forcibly seizing he►
h) both arms, dryer her along the passage, and at-
tempted to put her into the ►treat. This, however,
she prevented, by laying hold of the street-door,
which was half-open. Collier them gave her a vio-
lent push on the breast, and ,hiew her down in the
paa.age. She became extremely il: iu con►equence
of this violence, and continued so until the 16th of
September, when she was delivered of a dead-born
infant. The fact of the assault was also confirmed
by a female witness, who saw the transaction from
a second-floor window at the opimete side of the
►treat.

Mr. Williams, a medical gentleman, said,. that
lie was called in to Mrs. Thome.; that he found
her arms much slisiotoured from the violent rel.-
pose of Cullier's fingers, the marks of which were
very evident. Ile +Minded her deem,: her Whom.,
when she was delivered of a dead child, lull grown.
lie could not determine how long, it bad been
dead; nor would . lie undertake to any that the
death will the consequence of the assanlt.
It turned out on the cross-examination of Mrs.
Thomas, that, in consequence of Mame embarrass-
!went suto which her ho-hand hail fallen, the land-
lord of the home in which they resided gave him
notereio quit, and granted a new lea.e to Collier.
Nlrs.Thoinas, nit choosing to comply with this man-
date. continued an possesaiou, and it was found rie-
•:essary to i all in dm as:mammy of the Sheriff, who.
oss the 17th Sr August. three days. before lil6lll*
mult, ejected • Themes and his wile in the usual
f , and delivered poassssion to Collier. Mr..
•flainnini. however. re-occup.ed her old position,
when Collier made an isiellectual i tf"st to put her
out of his premises on the 20th. She was eventually
dislodged on the List day of August, but not with-
out great resistance on her part.
Loan Et.t.mottotios. in charging the Jury.
mid, that they were to consider whether tlie ream-
sti tare labour of the utrie was occasioned by
the assault. If r mild he of that opinion, it
certainly would eat aggravation of the de.
fondant's offence, and call for a sesere punishment.
It did not appear, however, from the evidence that
such was the fact. The woman had gone with
child twenty seven days elter the assault. As to the
other count an the indictment, an defence had been
' made to it. the Counsel fur the Defendant not be-
ing able is prove the seem e legal nosier@ to
quit possession.--Guilty crt count charging
a common assault.

The Court was obliged to break op at half past
two, in consequence of an intolerable stench with
whicb it was filled, occasioned by the blowing up of
the sewers or drain+ under the Hall, in coasequenet
of the deluge of rain ■lid hail which fell about that
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