The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-07-24 00:00:00

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1 wiecnearte. JULY ID.
At our Assiv.es (the !rosiness of which commenced
on Wednesday last), theta *ere only ten prisoners
far trial, none of whom was capitally convicted.
Robert Awdretvo, fur stealing goods from the waggon
of Menem. Brown, Brice. and Marshall ; and Char-
lotte Rooeiiaohe. for a f.lony in the shop of Henry
D.anghty, at Porticos, were sentenced to be transport-
ed seven years. Timms Gress, for assaulting bl.tor
Amps Femur. was fined 6s. ad. Kohert Witt.iree
was &charged; and Petetek Comae 10, Thomas Watts,
Jody bilsorrheal, Theses Mattorws, Ails Marsden,
and Sergi lirovea. arraigned for different offences,
were srveralty wriirsa.
At the Nis Air,. twenty-one causes were enter-
ed for trial, arms of which were tried by special
'win'
The EitT (on the prosectition of George Lovell,
r.sq.) e. Oen. Wilkins.-.-The Prosecutor lives at
)tookley House, in the•preish of Crawley, and is a
of the county. The Defendant is a far-
Migieltring'l Sonshornl and one of the overseers
Ede Om of the patish. On the 2d of September
blet.'the Prosecutor being out with his gun, heard
lielleeted tries, and violent blows given.. On riding
)r.u.... place whence they proceeded, he found
dant bearing a little boy, about eleven years
sid;ibr having suffered some -pigs to get into a
tilt}. The Prosecutor expostulated with the De-
illnehest en the severity of the correction, which was
tfiterme by the latter with great abuse, and an at-
el.,
ifeee lb ride over the Prosecutor, who, is come-
- Indicted the Defendant at the last., assizes.
41 being Mood, the indictment was removed
• sass the Court of King's Bench, and direffed by the
item to be tried at the Assizes, and was now sub-
ehitted to the decision of a Special Jury, who found
* Defendant :silo of a common assault only.
Morgan a. Turner—was an aftion for the oh- ,
stredioe of light, by building a wall against the I
?hind's windows. On an it-by-aim to the form
of the Britian. the Plaintiff was einsteired.
Reg v. Eldridge andAnodser—was an information
by the Attorney-General, for obstsuaing an officer
Or the Excise. The Defeatism was found gsiky.
• Elmore a. Heaih—was an eaion to recover 301.
'arts price of a horse sold to the Defendant, and
warranted sound and quiet : he proved, however;
to be unsound and vicious, and the Jury gave the
Plaintiff his whole demand.
A caesewherein Messrs. Heath and Son, brewers,
- were Plaintiffs. and Dennis Reid. Esq. Defendant.
' was
_chiely remarkable for the defence set up, and
the Defibielmst being his own advocate. After three
years credit, the Defendant resisted the demand of
payment for beer sold and delivered to him by the
ThsintiA on the allegation that the beer was not
brewed with malt andhops, but with pernicious in-
gredients To substantiate his case. he brought for-
wind the Plaintiff's brewer, who had been in their
nerviest 30 years, and other witnesses, who proved
so the satishseion of the Court. that the Plaintiffs
wee used any other ingredients than malt and hops
their beer. The Jury, of course, gave a verdict
the Plaintiffs.
- Hart v. Solomon—was an aftien between two,
'kw% residing at Prirtses ; wherein the Plaintiff'
=to recover 151. Its. the value of seeelei
is sold to the Defendant, which he pleated
bed been returned. The Jury found for the Plaint-
iff/1w his whole demand.
The Ling a. Thomas Payne, and the Sing e.
James Payne—were Widowing against the DOsed-
Wan for having naval stores in their possession be-
longing to His Majesty. The first went off for
. smut of Jurors to make up a Special Jury ; on the
*siosied, the record was withdrawn.
Tluf Kim e. Bull and Another, was called on
t went of also for want of Jurors.
no capital conviaion, this is termed
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I -4 - Beira, and the Sheriff. accc.rding to cus-
tom, paid five guineas (called glove-money) to the
- , i of the Court.
The General Quarter Sessions of the Peace were
bid here on Tuesday last, when Jane Johnson, eon-
opieliodie stealing a watch from Thomas Swan, of
figit
' • and ktisalfrtsb Noble, for stealing wear.
from Robert Boswell, of Gosport, were
to be imprisoned six months each. Wahem
Swam. for a theft at Otterbourn, to he confined
woe
toss the ether trials were for crimes of
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