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London, England, 1804-10-23 00:00:00

BRENTIORD

John Warwick and Jamis Holder were indiaed
for assaulting Stephen I aishington, Esq.
It appeared, that on the 30th of July last, the
time when the EleCtion for Middlesex was going on
at Brentford, and when they* were so many riots,
but so few assaults, Mr. Lushington (who was son
of the banker of that nen!) was riding through the
town of Brentford, with a light blue cockade in his
hat, the mob were hooting and throwing mud at
him, when the two Defendants, who were both
groorra, belonging to Nlr. Newport, of Oxford-
stieet, and bad then each a led horse with him,
came up to, and abusing him, both struck him several
times across the face, with their whips. lie could
not immediately extricate himself lion) between
them ; but, as soon as he did, he gallopped off as fast
as he could, and when he got a little way on the
road to London, he slackened his pace; but they
again came up with him, and again exercised the
same discipline on him, and anually chase i or
hunted him to the barracks at Knightsbridge, where
he sought safety. Having got a constable, he went
in pursuit of them, arid overtook them at the top of
Oxford-street. It was then almost dark, and he
asked them, tg were they the two jolly lads, who had
thrashed a Muster/ringer ?" upon which they boasted
that they were; th,y then rode off a different way
from that going to their master's ; and, AS Mr.
Lushington supposed, they suspeaed all was not
safe; they immediately set to gallnpping as hard as
they could, direThng their rout towards Paddington.
lie followed, and saw them go into the yard, at the
G reen Man, at Paddington; but, by the time he
came tip, the gates were barred against him, and
while he went into the house, they made their escape
the tack way. Some time atter, he had them ap-
prehended ; the constables persuaded him to have a
third mm taken up, but be was afterwards dis-
charged. As to the two Defendants, he was certain
thq were the very persons who assaulted him in the
manner described.

Mr. ALLEY, on the part of the Defe::Jants,
chiefly rested his defei.ce upon the possibility of Mr.
Lushingnsn's being mistaken in the persons of the
mcn at the bar; }lowever, the Jury, atter some con-
sultation, found both Defendants Gully.
Mr. Lushington then observed, he had received a
very excellent charaEler of them (turn their master ;
and as it was by no means a vindietive or malicious
prosecution on his past, he requested that the Court
would t.ke this into consideration. In consequence
of which, they were sentenced to two months im-
prisonment.
Samuel White was indiffed for assaulting Mary
Francis, wife of J. Francis, with intent to ravish her.
On the evidence of the Prosecutrix it appeared,
that her lius'sand was a publican, and kept the
Bunch of Gram, in Portpool lane; the Defendant
was a pump-maker by trade. and, along with the
other workmen of his master's yard, used to fre-
quent the Bunch of Grapes. One evening he was
in the tap-room, he came over to the bar to her,
and. upon asking him what he would please to
have, he took liberties with her. and followed her
into her own private parlour, Wiese he treated her
with rude familiarity, tore her pockets, and other-
wise abused her.
On her cross-examination, she said, she never
played romps ; she never toyed and kissed with any
one ; he did kiss her once or twice, but then her
husband was not present ; she afterwards told him
of it, and he. desired her to take no notice of it, as
he was a good customer; she cried out very loud,
but nobody came to her assistance ; all the men in
the tap-room at the time were shopmates of the
Defendant.

Several witnesses were produced on the part of
the Defendant, who all stated, that he used fre-
quently to ki.s aid toy in a jocular way with the
pros tcutrix in the presence of her husband ; in
short, whenever they met they were always playing
together, nor had they ever any disagreement until
the 9d of September, the ni,.;:ht the assault tock
place, when there was a dispute abut the reckon-
ing ; most of the witnesses were present, but none
of them would swear positively as to the trans-
action in the parlour, though they all admitted they
might have seen it.
Mr. hire, who was the master of the Defend-
ant, stated, that he had, by the desire of the De.
fendant, written a letter to the Prosecutries hus
band, offering to accommodate the matter; aad
two days after he declared to him, he would
n t have followed up the prosecution, only that the
Defendant and his &helpmates had taken their custom
from the house.

The Defendant was found Goi/tv, and the Court
sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.
Mr. Artite then requested, the sentence might
be .hanged into a fine, as he was a good workman,
and he would be a great loss to -him. But the
Court rela,ed it, obs,Tving, that his Witnesses had
given tntbir evidenc • evidently to mislead and mis.
represent ; the Court w aware a fine would rea•
dily be paid, fur which reason they bad pronounced
that sentence.

One of the most ajtive Members in a the Society
for the Suppression of Vice," is HENRY Cottonton,
Esq. a Gnitlernan well known in Yorkshire, end
whose whole time is tiesliceted to the promotion of
useful purpovi.

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RIF.WMARKET THIRD OCTOBER MEETING.
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Sweepstakes of 10gs each. T. Mi. M. B. C.
Mr r nail% bright ,n, aged, 84 31b.
Mr. atlabtl': L•ttle 401111, 4.yrs n 144 Tat Ilb.
Mr. Howard's Zephyr, 3.lrs old, 6.1
Mr. Emden's Latitat, a•FIA dJ, .561. lolh. .
Ld Sta*,ll% Sr agst Sir C. Hant;al's Pro-
spero, S.t. 2ib 1) 1. SIPOgs, h. ft.
14 Grudiator'. Ceairio, agst Mr. Delme Radell'f.?; c ad-
by jobs' Bull; out of Trinnyetta, ea. VA each. Two
miles and a hall, to end in the Firers, h. ft.
D. of Grafom's Penelope, 84. 71b. arit Mr F N Bob-
tail, Ilat. B.C. langt.
IA Grown, • bagatelle, apt Ld WWI e. I'Vatery, by
Waxy, B.t. etch. D. I. 1400ge

Mr Wysid'aarres Young Eclioso;en 7:b. asst raisitl.'s
Harefam, 7st I I:h. First 3M.R. C. 200 g h. It.
Mr. MeßisYs Eagle, in. SH. apt L• 1 Sackvill.os Dock AD-
dr.ass, Bst. 2111. D. M. tflOgs.
Mr. R. Royce's Dismal, Ilar. lllb. apt Mr. M.:llise's Tate-
tows 7st. 7b. Two yr old c. !Sgt.
F G. (Marne. Elisabeth, ag•t Mr. De:nte Itad 1. TA
Nine, 54t. emh. D. I. bOgs.
R Watlelrs br. e. by Ur••rton, dim by M,iske, ar t
Mr. R Clarke's gr f. Jetsam,* by Delvini, 7at. 101. eaalr.
Ai.caatcs4g. 250.
TuL,D A V.
Fifty Pounds for 2-y olds, carrying ■ Featly.-r ;
3-Yr olds, 7st. 51b. ; 4-yr olds, Bst. qlb. ; 5-yr old,,
9ct. 31b. ; 6-yr olds. 9st. 71b.1 and aged, 9.t. 1016.
Last 3 miles of B. C.
I.J Foley's Captain Absolute, b yrs old, ag:t Mr. tiartine: ,
Sir Harry Dimsdale, ♦ps old, lsl. Vb. lath. I) I Ile.,
h. h.

Gen. Grosvenor% b. c. by Humre, sot or Lai', Javii. sea
Sir J. c. Little Fryiticy, he Lop (Suva of Mo..s
Northe'l, est. 311 b. each. Ten yr od C. 190 p. h. R.
Mr. Wilson's Lennox, est. alit D. of G•altoretaeritsols I.
SUP. Last threw miles of B. C. I,lop.
Mr Warsi•it's Trombone, eg. rib. apt
IVhwfig 1, est. Acres the Fat, Itilrßv, •
Mr. WlllOlll% Stately, est. agst Mr. Watitan% Sweri, Sat.
First half of Ab. M 5:40. •
WIDNESDA V.
A Gold Cup, by Eight Sialiscribers, OT .towardu..
at tops each, for horses of all ages '2 ;r uldi ea-
cepted. Across the Flat.
Present Subscribers—Lord Groirenor, Sir J.
Shelley, Mr. Wilson, and NIT. Watson.
Mr. Wi1t.:014% Drealnoughi, 13st. 410 ago IA Fobs,' y Wa.
tery, 64t. lib. R. M 102 g,
Mr. M illish% Eagle, 9sr agit Sir C. Bulibury's Eleanor, 7st.
91b. Too yr old C. 200 gs.
Mr. Lake's Giles, Sat. 91e. egst Mr. Iforroitlfs um/4NC
7st. 1210. B. C. 100 gs.
T*OlinAV.
A Subscription Handicap Plate of 501. for 3 yr
olds and upwards. D. I.
IA Groorouor% (;..aria, B.t. art Mr F. Nesires lafAlib.
worm, 7st. 71b. A't. Si. 100 p, It. It.
Sir J. Shelley's Strap, est 414. agst L.I Falq's Watery, ?,t.
411 b. D. I. 200 gs.
Valnk V.
Mr. Wilson's Lennox, Sat. apt Sir J. ShellefiStr
7st. tutu. II C.

Accounts from Mal iga, up to the 15th
SLAM, that the deaths, at that t;IIIC, had not
b. en quite so numerous as in the preceding week,
d Ting which they amounted to upwards of ..00
daily. At the above dales, about 240 died everx
day. The decrease, however, we tear, may rather
be attributed to the reduced population, than to
the epidemic disorder being on the decline. Uttle
doubts are entertained that it will hay. COWS.
pletely subsided hy the end of the present month, as
by that time the inhabitants will ether have got
over the fevers cr have been carved ofF by it. A
very considerable emigration had taken place, and
at the above date it was thought that nor more than
from 20 to 25,000 persons remained in the city and
the subui bs ; and of these 3100 were sick in the
town, suburbs, and hospitals At Velez hlalaga
the disorder was not less fatal ; but at the 'rower of
Velez, which is three mdes distant, and from whale*
the shipments are made and goods laud:4 time
Was r. .1 symptom of contagion.
0 der. have been sent to Por..month, that the
treasure on board the Spanish ships titere %lion's&
be conveyed to the Bank; and, we presume, tat
similar in,truaions have been dispatc:ied to Illyr
mouth, respeCting the frigates which have Wen
brought into that harbour. Several Spanish ves-
sels, outward-bound, have been also detained in
our ports.
For some time past the inhabitants of Wapping
and Ratcliffit Highway have hen much disturbed
by foreign seamen, wh.., in a state of intnication,
go in large parties with bludgeons, in detiante of
the laws, fighting and causing much annoyance to
the passengers going on their lawful business : how-
ever the interference of the police officers has 're-
stored good order.

Sundty afternoon a cock porridge, suppowti to
have escaped from a poulterer's, flew to th- w•ndow
of the Turk's Head, Aldgate High-sireet, and
broke two squares of glass, and flew in o tne room,
where he was caught alive. lie had n,t sustained
the least hurt.

Last Saturday, night, about nine o'clock, a num.
bar of ropemakers' servants had the boldness to as.
amble in the High-strciA of Shadwell. Two of the
party stripped to fight, a %% AS made, and the
combatants with their seconds set to. Before the
second round tack place. notice was given to the
p tiice officers, svha instantly absernb:ed, and forced
the crowd, upwards of i” persons, to disperse. and
caried the two fighting men and their .econds to
place of security, where they le:name! till yesterday
morn:ng, when they underwent examination berore
the Magistrates, and were severely renrimindeds
and rdered to find sureties for their ft.ture good
behaviour.

On Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, as
poor old watchman (whdl* station is At the door c

Messrs. PINCII MIMI and Davis, in Feachnrch...treet)
was going his rounds. he pie,ced up a hag contain-
ing nineteen hundred and 6ft • pounds in bank n,,tes,
and fifty pounds in cash. Much to the credit tit the
poor old creature, who is now 70 years of age, he
instantly communicated the circumstance to several
inhabitants of the street, though advised not to do
so, by many of his fellow-watchmen, and he has
paid the amount into the hands of a repo* able Bank-
er, subjea to the claims of any person, who can de-
scribe the contents, should such person prove to be
the owner. What renders this circumstance the
more singular is, that no notice has been taken of
such a loss, by advertisement. The fin Jer's name is
ROZI Zit. The inhabitants of the street have taken
the man under their proteBion, to defend bisu
against the attacks of rogues.

Imis.