The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

POLIG'I.•

CitrLDUALt.
MISCONDUCT OF A NIGHT C')NSI,►HLI„

Sir. Sims, serving in Ilia own light AA cotionw „1 14, ward
of Fairingdun. Within, appeared yesterilly to 31.1*,r a slim
mona, charging him with refusing to take a won
William ganilall, a watchman of the Ward, this
on Tuesday morning, between twelve and WV! 1,*4!,,rk, he
brought four 141411 into the watch-bone•, on 4 tinrir M.
melt ; the Defendant was the night cuinitalik, and he re.
Need to take it. He, the Complainant, had kinuk.ui
down twice by the men, and they also struck him ta Ice
the watch-house. Two gruilenken came into lite W411'4
to speak of the misconduct of the men, and the Dchunlaiit
asked them if they would give a charge against the
they replied in, the negative, as they were obliged to
town on urgent business that morning, &nil ennui nut at:, u.I
before She AlcierMan ; beaidel, they thought it nuinci ~,
as the watchman's charge, in their opinion, was
The Defendant, however, refused to take it, and tlit :twit
were liberated.

James Hihhert, a watchman, corroborated the chterotat
of the Complainant.

Alderman 3.1. Smith, the pre►idinz 51ricistratr. 11b,erv.d,
that there had lint bees a charge entered tit the hoot thi the
hit three mouths.

The Defendant stated, that that was visits aecrinsfrit for.;
he had been nine months 'presiding at Ilse sruclaNnue ►.
coostsbie of the night, and during that lime these aevto bad
been but tine charge to cuter. _

The worthy Alderman then inked the Complains's', what
reason the Defendant gave for out taking the charge!
The Complainant—The only re4stoss hr gave was, that it
was 100 much trouble, and that he could nut afford to lose
the time of going before the Alderman unit them Yu llse
following day.
The Defendant, in his defence, said that the roniplainant
brought the Gentlemen into the watch.huuse in a very abrupt
manner, and insisted on their being Milt to the Commie
forthwith. lle held one of the Geutlemin Ity tt.e throat
until lie was black in the face, and after he tel him go it ass
several minutes before the Gentleman coold ►peak. The
Quaker refused to give any charge, and said that tie *etch.
men were to blame, as they anunied too mnrh entltotit.
Pie refused to take the watchmesi's charge, as he thought
they wanted to extort money from the Gentlemen ; beanies
he did not think it right that the Complainant should com-
mit an assault upon them after they were before him.
Alderman J. J. Smith observed, that it was imposhible far
him to have sat so long in that chair witliont knoWing tin
stances of watchmen preferring charges fur the pa -pests cif
gain, hut it had also come to his lot to know of constables
refusing to take charges from the same motive; theme was
no positive proof that that was the case here, but be had pus
suspicions. The attempt at whispering did nut loot well—
it was the duly of a constable of the night to hen every
thing brought before him aloud so us every persoa in the
watch-house could hear, ■nd except it was some very frilly-
lour charge, to receive and enter it in his book—solar ►is
joriediction went, and tio farther; fur oilirrwise, if hr was to
decide on all cases, there world be no necessity foe the at-
lessdence of Magistrates at the different offices. Tie: cast-
duct of the Defendant in not takiug the charge was mu•t
unjustifiable, and he was sorry that the Act of Parliament,
regulating the conduct of the constables of the city of Lau-
don, did not inflict a more severe punishment thaw a flue
of 2Us. He therefore convicted bins in the full penalty.
A BRUTAL ASSACI.T.

_Stickier Cohen, who was rentandea on blonde• on aroma
of the object nl his brutal attack being consolenil by for
Surgeon of Bartholomew Hospital to he in a 41sKerucs
stale, so much so that her life was Jest aireJ of, was oil Cr
the bar.

It will be recollected that the Prisoner gave tharze of am
unfortunate W 0111311,041 Nit Saturday uieltt, at :it. Audtess'.
witch-loose, for robbing his ; but from the voiaerabk state
of Ilse WOMOU from blows, the coustable of thy stighudosised
the Primmer, said sent the woman to the Hospital; uul
being considered out of danger, she attended 'yestrolsy to
give bet evidence. It is impossible fur us to give a descry.
lion of 11th, miserable abject, Sbe appears about forty year.
of age, her right arm was in a shot:, and not a part of brr
that was observable that had not the appearance of the IP.It
savage brutality baring been commitled ou her, it appeared
contusion on contesion„ and a white spot was out to be per.
ceived. She gave her eittdenee as follows:
" My name is Catherine Percy; I am a single venom,
and lodge at No. 3, Plough-ruint, Holburoditil. 'nacre are
VIVO WO4Dell more lodge in the same room. Between twelve
mad vise o'clock on Saturday night the Prisoner soil anutlor
1111•11 was driuktng a put of porter in the room. The Pr,
maser was sitting on the side a the bed ; on a sudden he x..t
up and knocked me down,und said I 'had roldwil On
my recovery from the eff.ete of the Mow, I saw lie had my
apron 'miler his arm, I asked him for its we which be duev
me neck-and-heels down stairs. ti crept on any la oils and
hares into the court; he followed me snit jllllll.ll ill
1 have nu recollection of any thing further, until I found
myself in the hospital, where they shaved my bead, suit
dressed my wounds."
In answer ton question put by the A !demon, she said al,
had no wear acriatutauce with the Prisoorr. She only kin ./
him by his lodging in the same court. She had no wity'sits
present.
The Alderman observed, be remold account for that, as it
was nut supposed she would have been sloe in have came
forward to hive giveu her evidence on that day; the e
tresses were nut ordered to attend. He sight 'tweet:ire tr.
stand the Prisoner until to-morrow, when there w.As tot
doubt but they world be its attendance