The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-25 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

John Baker, Jesus Baker, Beside:xis Baker, and
three others, were iwilieteil for aisaultiug the Rev.
11. Williams, and keepisig him in iusprisoumeut,,
the whole of the night of Ttwaday, the 21st of I.le,
cember, awl milking him sign a promise to pay 51.
as a cmisideration fur relestiang hair.
The Rev. Mr. Williams wai castled. He is a.,
yount ma% and gave the followingextraordittary
count of the transaction : ha said he is Curate of the
parish of Kinfuni, induscouuty, and that John Ba-
ker lived in the viea-age-house with him, that he per-
mitted Biker to inhabit the house in couederation
of Ins performing little domestic services for him in
return. The whole of tbe diet of Sunday, the 2lstof
December, be had been performing his clerical du-
ties, and particularly catecliiiiing the children of the
village. On his return hutne, he heard a great
noise AU the kitchen • upon which he sent for baker
to come to him in the parlour, and when he came
he desiredliins mildly to sit down, for be wanted to
siwak with him. Baker said, he musigo back to.
the public-home, to receive seine money, and de-
sired him therefore to be quick in whit kited 1..-
.ay. 'Pb. Witness said lee did' hot approve of
Baker's going to Ire public house to receive money
on a Sunday. ilaker upon this grew very insolent.
saying the Witness was not his master' and he
should do as he liked. At length he clenched
both his fists, and thrust them in a menacing
manner in his face. Upon this he said he was
alarmed, and seeingan old gun which stood in the
corner, which he knew to be unloaded, he took it
up with a view to defend himself, but at that mo-
ment Baker seised him, and heat him to the
ground ; he then dragged bins to the kitchen,
where he was assisted by the other two Bakers, and
they all joined in dragging him about, and his
clothes were much tore. They nest dragged him
out of doors to the green, on which there were se-
veral people, some of whore cried ,out to give it
him well. On a suddeu he heard Wgenend cry to
take him to the public-house, and he was action'.
ingly dragged to the public-house. and made to sit
down in a little room. When he had been there a
short time he gut out, and escaped about a hundred
yards, but James and Benjamin Baker pursued him,
and forced him to return to the house; bore they
kept him all might, and sang Profane and indecent
songs in his hearing. In the morning they said'
they wohtd take him before a Magistrate. but, by
' his entreaties. they permitted him to go h ne to
change his Clothes. Eldridge sod Hill yet mown-
punied him ; and they frightened hits by telling
him that he had committed a traoaportabk Mimes
by having taken the old van. lie was so much
alarmed, that be was induced to dis a promise to
give them five pounds if they WOWs let hung..
On crow-essansination. it appeared that lie had
actnally pointed the gun. at Baker, and that he
signed the piper, which was written by his own die-
tatioo, as compromise focap_oemult.
lama!! 'committal on Baker. He
also coots 'mad himself iu so many pertienime,
dud the Jury immediately found the prisoners,
141
George Luosehy was ladiutid the a burglary in the
house of Behind Dewdney, assists 'hug therefrom
a tablecloth, anifseveral other articles. It 'mewl-
ed in ewideuce that on the night of the 2d of Fr-
braery last, the prosecutor N 4 fattened all his win-
dows. The wife said, that having occasioo to rise
before day-light, she discovered that a. witraow bad
been broken open in the night, sad 'the saticks is
question were stolen array. '
A maiglihouriiig cottager said, that on the niora-
lug Mies the robliery, a person whom she knew to
be the Prisoner, hut who was theta a stranger, called
at her cottage and begged Pennissiou to leave a
bundle, which be said was linen belonging to his
wife. She gave him leave; and she produced the
bundle, which was found to contain the articles
stolen.
The Prisoner being called upon for his defence,
did not deny the charge, or give any account how
lie was possessed of the articles is queation.—
&Laird Ball, who was convicted of forgery at
the last Summer Assizes at [ewes, but whose
sentence was respited on the groniod of improper
evidence having been received, was put to the Bar,
and the Judge told him, the Judges were of
:opinion that his conviction was right. Ile there-
for was sentenced to die.
Tattoo, Gillespie and Loosely, also received sen-
tence of cleatii.—The Assizes concluded, and no-
thing of importsuce occurred on the Civil aide be-
yond what we have reported.

ctutsllEL, *main 16.
On Monday night last, the horse aflllll. Marton.
near Clagheen, was attacked. Two rebus% km
ing a strong guard outside. entered. mut nishiag_
into the parlour *seed at Mr. Hinson; the ewe dno•
Rowdy wounded Mrs. Horton, who was sitting with
]ter husband and a friend. the bail passing through
her thigh. The reason assigned' by the titian* woos
that bir. Barton hod taken seine load cootiaoy to
the standitur order. _ _
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eonweristffilithiiiiiiihas
bees arrested and ideutillbd. He is* now in Oar
met gook
A lomat named i.psch, is the neighliintehtmi
of Gallas, was 'ettairkod on Thome'. night last,
and had both of his ears eat off, for taking a lime. ,
What the villains bad cut of both his eon, they
thrust one of them duwu his throat with-the bet
eud of a whip.
Ou Sunday night, the farm-house of Mr.
Lain Mislosh/Vitilurgesslaud. was *necked. awl
his steward rob of his antwieithowhich his aisle..
ter had prinilded LIM to protect Isis property.
On Sunday night one Louergan.l an nailer stew—
ard of ?Visual Greeue, Esq. living within two
miles of Cloninel, was attacked on his way hoots
from this town' sod Liosteu so dreadfully, that his
hie is not to be counted upon for an hour.
Mr. Thomson, who came down here to prosecute
on the part of the Post-Officer for some ateW.rob-
beries' watt waylaid on his return to this town, on .
Sunday night, aeon the house of a friend? where he
dined, and Lenten to such *degree, that those who
attacked him left him fee dead. •

Yesterday, Edmond Power, • Magistrate for the
county of 'Tipperary, was tried for the murderef
Joseph Lonergaii, at MuHough, in this County, on
the 41st of April tart. The Soliriteestieuend
stated the case on the part of the prosecetinii. It
appeared in evidence, that the deceased lay under
suspicion of having committed setae offence, and
.e lou reward had been offered for his apprehension.
The Prisoner, as a Magistrate, west in pursuit of
hint, and found him working in a field, where he
tired two stints at him from a musket. There was
n• third person present at the first diot, which sp.
peered to have tinsatsi, but when thd second shot,
which Lilted the deceased, was tired, he was seen
runnin; away. It also appeared thWt the deceased
had thrown a stone ut Pnsester.—He was acquitted.

The Open case will again be brought before the
CM 4NCEILOR to-morrow, the f(olicitor of Mr.
TsvLoa h'aving been served with a►atice of a sea.
Lion fur that day.
The follavr;lig is an extract from as Advertise-
ment in a Bath Parer :

Mn, Egerton, of Vlidcoashe, wife of Mr. rgertse, of t/s
Thratres-Ruyal Bath and 'list* nedersteedirig this, to
cousrquence of fluor). sosrepreiwatatioes sad rsalitit>As igth
;mations, a report has Mem iudestriwigly circulated,
•st
is wt the sib of Mr. Egerton Mn. Mrs. Egertoe t
thinks it a dog she owes to herself' sod hew (hitting, tm pub.
the Certificate of her marriage. int it sill he aegreasty
itat to sapiens to those who an uescriusiated with the cis.
rosostance, that Egerton is as assumed met, (takew, as is
frequently dime, eq eatcring the tkeatriral prufganon,) mid
that lhadsturk is the real one, as expressed is die Cerfiecolles
of which*, following is a ropy
CERTIFICATE.

" Page els. (Tim Year tHat) No. 11000.
" Den ee I lig Asiatic, of this purl, Wehrle', *mid Sera
Clark, of tLe saute, spisater ; scere worried to ibis ebswels
by beam, dab' toli day of lay, la tLe year 094 by ma, H.
Hubbard, 3l;oister.
" This marmite wee salesasisal heti:ten es Desist Orri-
stock, Ratak Clark...4e the peiseucangf Alec. Mom hes
IVhite

"ti. R. The above is aeopy of the Morrince Register of
St. Matthew, Dolitarsl-t4een, is the mislay of Iliddleon.-ws
Extracted ibis oth dsy of October. Mal, by isiy,
Clarke, sitabiter."
Mrs. Etradstock Egerton will he happy to Bench, say Lady
or Gentleman with s sigkt or the original Eertigeate, or tis
avower any intpitire they may factor her be snaking:
conscious that erery ernes of her life will bear ibeetrietere
tinestigatioo, silo is i.ttyclied Owe pul.lidy tc ,indicate
boihritr, to unler to delei.t then Ahiuslivue .4 her onsindma
Witicuoilee-hill, foot dwelt above the Crooccat.