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London, England, 1808-10-25 00:00:00

LONDON SIeSSIONS, OCT.

!Voce the Itscotiose duff! a Bench of AtDrlltr.S.
'Casi Smith, Thomas efolloon, as Were (kwalay, • ere its
dlied rot wanking Priscilla Cook, wife of Limes Cook,
riblicas, Long-acre, on the teth of august last.
Mrs. Cook deposed, that she scut to the Justices' Room,
with this wife of the Defentlaut,
to state her met fur her to tlie Aitken. ta, she havlbr stun-
mositat Defendant. Seattle. 'rho Magistrate dismissed the
complaint. When the lVitursa and Mrs. Smith wee• coal
out of the Other, the Defendants began to abuse them ;
the Witweis said to her compantoo, don't let us have
any comobaios here," and they. *cot away ; the Defend: et,
Staab, followed they. tilled op his chew to the V. it-
nes., and shored it in her ace, envier, "she had not • '4f
business there, and he would drive her teeth Jost. her
throat." She desired hits to let her pass, web, dal out want
to have any thing to say to him ; on which Deferielauti,
(hooky, came up, and spat twice in her face; anti the De-
fendant, Aughtuo eatertit hold of her by the arm, aad so•oe
he would shake her out of her skis, for she Lad no bosine,s
there.
On her cross.anumistatiota ikl Mr. AR•11111 ; she said sbe
n did not coma there to he • by a lawyer, and that she was
not more her temper, when the assamit was COM.
twitted, than she was thee. end she was not then roiliest, for
she tumid look an .west man is the face—she hoped she
had not miscalled him.
Elisabeth Smith corroborated the teatimes,/ of the hat
Witness, and the evidence fur the prosecution timed.
Two Witnesses fur the Defendants, proved, that
C... l was the aggress, and the Jury, ithoet hesitation,
wevoi:.-;,, the Defendants.
Jab. elbolk, keeper of Wilrs Coffie-lhourc, as. indicted
for refusing to sieve as Constable iu the pamili of .tidgate,
be being duly e:ected.
Mr.!. a APP, iu defence, staled, that the rr (natant refused
serving asConstable, under an ides that he nos exempted
from serving the office, laihnviug a license (rem the Lad
Mayor to keep a cosmos nee sod tietwailiug.huuse and the
Lord Marx always cautioned persons who were chosen Con-
stables, from entering into that line of (wain.-..
The RECoR/IR observed, there was no clam of men 't-
empt from Selling as Constables, even military men could
' be obliged to serve ; it had been even determitied
women were out exempt ; seat if the Lord Mayor cave
such instructions or (amities, be we. wrong, sal .be law
would sot bear him out hi it. . .

The Jur) found him guilty. Judguient was minted until
nest Session.
11 r non! SoLatt,n and his wen were brought wo to receive
judeinesit, they havi:se ploaded ,essity to as ttsilOrtwient tad
Session, for keeping a hour_ of ill,feege„itsiamarerhatrect,,
Vlset-street.
Solomon an sentaace4 to pay a failai teat and to los
consiiiittA to priiun until it is riatt-Ais was was iiarl use
shilling, and discharged.

CLERKENWELL SESSIONS.
HICKS'S HAIL.

These Sessions C01111110•11Celi, yesterday, before Wit MA ix -
If •111/11G, Esq and the Bench Klein ices.
Rickard Cittibcl:g was Untitled Inc assaulting and bemire
Jobs Hudson.
The Prosecutor, who is a weaver, deposed, that, nit the
33th of septrmbe; last, as he was returning from his em-
ployees, with wort, he was attacked by the Defendant is
Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, who beat him severely, thonitli
be defended himself sus wellas be was aMe ; and that on the
next day, after bringing the Defendant before a Magistrate,
he again kicked him M a very &sprees part. He selintivr-
ledeul that he bad formerly had a quarrel with the Defend-
set, and had ever niece avoided him, on irecoant of his quar-
relsome disposition. He also owned im bad been one of the
mutineers coucerned la the mutiny at the bore, bat thee he
had suffered severely foe it.
Being asked whether he did nut challenge the Deblois..
the night before the assault, to fight him far tea /alums l he
owned he had.
Wm Wheeler, • friend of the Prosecutes, swore that the
Defendant bad knocked him down three tames Warr he
eindil save the goods le was carry nag from injiwy.
The Defeulaist, es the other hand, said, the Prosecute/ amid
the Witaeoi were is the eenstast habit of aggravating sad
insubing him, and that be wow the person attacked. This way
corroborated by a witness, who ass t the night befi,re,
whew the Prosecutor abased the Dainiot.
The found him Godly, sad he wee sentenced to pay a
Ise of One Shdling.
Mr. MAINWARINIO, at the same time, admonish.- I the
Prosecutor that he ought to conduct himself re peaceably,
after his life had hers forfeited for kis conduct at the bore •
reminding him bow ill he conducted Lulli.:if .Ihile confined
is the House of Correction.
Sneak Arial wan Oak. ted for assaulting William Allen
The Proserutur and Defendant bail Owed together, is rather,
to me his awn words, she had kept b Nu company, lint ii:son his
distaresteieg to marry, she bad Itches ell iii the mast inituage.
one tanner, threatening his life, sued, iu fart, Itati repeatedly
essoatted and abused him.
she weefooed c,i,i/r,„ and was ordered to find seenrity to
keep the peace, herself in a recognizance of du pomuls, sod
two sureties in to pounds each.
Arrriu Q.M. was indicted fur assauttico John Sias-hag
The Prosecutor, who is • Clerk to a mare haut, stated, that
as he %A, going along the City-rued, on the manias i..f the
i sth of August L-st, be vas met by the IDefeeidaat, • Lo is a
=uncials, who mopped him, and linhhog hew hut and mit*
up to ha rase, need the most opproturom 1 and insulting las-
guage to him, following him -those a quarto of a suade, with
a repetition i,l the same. It was attempted t.: account fur the
discunt lietween the panties, ha extincti:.‘ from the Prose-
cutor so acknowledgment, that Le IRA& on a (newel I Arran i un,
intnerd the Defendant, by traducing his i hap aster ; Litt the
(.01111 being a fiVitli.,4l they could not 1,0 into it, be was
foiled may, and senteuctd to pay a fine of are ski:kegs and
eight leace, and to find securiiy to keep the peme :or t tithe
months, himself in a recognisance of roil ouJ t•.!suret,es
fur itf.l. each, and ft be imprisoned till he found sub se-

rarity.
Adult, /Vitrut seas lathered for satauftirg *ad stelestly
heating William Ruston, a 'on, 0144111 i twelve %ears of wit,
who swore t►e ltefendaut eat LIM severely w itb a cart, tea
playiag wAls atr..ther buy, at nicker, stew Lissevia's-ims-
lief&

...
Mr. Esok.hard. of Queeii-turert, Lincshisaita-llelda, soul
another Grath snap. snore they .o the Defem. sii,• A
a beadle is the employ of the Society .f Lioculde-iss, fur
the purpose of ke.:pir.e thr squire clear of hoproper resoos,
mite the child, awl, holdout him by the arm, not him wort
einmertifull%; spun kelt Mr. Fowhsrt wised hit, aid
brought hue before the Mag;strate, et aloe •street, by whom
he ass committed.
The Jul y'foued him C;.3ty, as:d he was sentenced to pay
• Ilse of forty shilbues
There belt g no forthc. ioi:oiss to come hef..re the Cost,
theßeciader :Le Jura, soul Lite Session eloted