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LOY DOX ADJ OtlitiED-.4I7SSIONS, JVLT 22.

These f3/411RiCall aimmencedyesterday morning, In the Exchequer
Court, Guildhall, before Aldermen Ansley Cue, Brown, and
Key. Mr. Sergeant Arabln, and Sheriff: VPhittaker and Laurie.
Was. Gearirg Ciarkror, a proctor of some respectability in
Ihretors Commons, stood indicted fur a violent and unprovoked
insult upon Air. Thomas Wilson, the bookseller, at the corner of
I sean's.coort.
Every body must recollect tirt obstructions and annoyances which,
till very lately were occasioned in St. Paul's Church-yard, at the
entrance of Aran's-court, by a set of fellows plying there as
porters, and in the capacity of barkers for some of the proctors,
accosting every individual, male or female, whom they suspected
might have business in the Commons. with offers of their services
to take them to a proctor. A knot of these fellows were a short
time since conviemd, under the new Sewers Act, for this sort of
obotrisetime and annoyance. In bringing about this conviction Mr.
Wilson, it seems, took an active part, and to that he attributes the
aninoosity on the part of Mr. Clarkson, which led to the assault of
which he now complained. Ile had, he said, observed Mr. Clark-
son apparently watching about for two days, as if waiting an op-
potunity to insult him. On the day following, vie, the lith June,
he (Mr. Wilson) having occasion to go down into his cellar, stepped
across the court to the lodge, to ask the porter to give an eye to his
shop during his absence, and while talking to him the defendant
casne walking backwanis and trod very bud upon his toes. Son-
porting it was purposely done, he asked him what he did that for ?
floe defendant, who had his tooth-pick carelessly In his mouth,
said—. Pore accident, sir ; pure accident." The sneering man-
ner In which this was delivered, provoked him to tell him that
he was a blackguard, and deserved to have his head knocked about
fur it. "Oh l" replied the defendant, " you are a fighter, I be-
lieve?" Ha sold him he was no lighter, and turned from him to
go into Iris shop, when the defendant followed him, struck him
violently right and left, got his head under his am or, in the
pugilism dialect, put his head in Chancery, and fibbed him very
'evenly.
Mr. ADOLPHI:O emenexamined Mr. Wilson very closely, to
snake him allow that he had first called the defendant a thief and a
swindler; but he firmly denied haying used any opprobrious epithet
at all, wr done anything to provoke the assault beyond what he bad
already stated.
Two other witnesses also proved the assault, and all Mr.
Adolphus's ingenuity could not draw from them the slightest fact
of previous provocation on the part of the prosecutor.
111 r. Iluelock, the surgeon, described the nature of the injuries
the proem** had received, which rendered him unfit to attend to
his business for several slays.
The Jury found the defendant Genie, and
Mr. Sergeant Asset N, In passing sentence, said, the Court felt
this to be a use of an extremely aggravated nature, and taking
into their consideration the respectable station in life of the indi-
vidual who had been smoothed. as well as of the defendant himself,
adjudged him to pay a fine of 21J. to the King.
/Vol. Moores-VI and Vomnois ("hirer were indicted for an tumult
upon Porter, a little chimney-sweep, only 12 years of age.
The case was clearly roved by a tutmber of respectable witnesses,
and the Jury instantly found them Galley.
Mr. Sergeant Assam, in passing the sentence of the Court
on them, animadverted on their brutal conduct, particularly Clarke;
and they were tenement to imprisonment in fillnpur-street Comp-
ter; Clarke fur twelve months, and 3loorcroft for ale months.
They were then taken from the bar handcuffed, but were called
bark by the Court, who Wormed them, that such was their in-
human most:tact, the Court thought proper to alter their place of
confinement, and ordered them for the same teem in the House of
et:erection, with the addition of hard labour during the time.

SURREY SESSIOA'S, Tmu AAAAA , JULY 22.

James Davis, aged 17, Magritte IlrrHng, aged 12, Daniel EL.Bridge,
dridge, aged 17, and George Got, aged 17 were indicted for steal-
ing four gowns, one pair of stays, one silk handkerchief, and one
frock, the property of Sarah harsh, a laundress, residing in Quer.
mite-lane, Streatham.
It appeared that the prisoners were most notorious thieves, and
had formed themselves into • gang for the purpose of committing
every species of depredation to which their talents were adapted.
On the ?.Id of June the peetseeutrix saw them on Streatham com-
mon, not far from her house, and she immediately kept a sharp
luok-out for her linen, • great quantity of which was hanging 04
the lines in her garden. The prisoners however seized an oppor-
tunity, at a time when the prosecutrix had left the garden fur • few
minutes, of stealing the articles mentioned in the indictment. She
emit missed them, and instantly ran off towards town, calling at
all the pawnbrokers' 'Mops on the mad, at several of which the
prianneni had offered the property, but in consequence of its being
Ito a wet state they refused to take it in. The silk handkerchief
and the frock were recovered, having been pawned by the prisoners.
They were all found Guilty.
Late and Herring were again placed at the bar, and indicted
for stealing a watch, value 21. the property of John Raiford,
milkman, of No. 3, Chu:eh-street, Lambeth.
The prosecutor's wife stated that on the 23d of June, the priso-
ner* and another bey (not in custody) came to her shop lOr some
milk, and while she turned round to serve them Herring ran into
the parlour, and minting out again, instantly left the shop. 1/avis
and the Wu; boy billowed; and witness pm:meeting that they had
stolen something, she went ituto the parluur anti missed a silver
watch which she had seen there just behove. The watch has not
since been found.
The prisoners were found Guilty.
Tke tiles MAN said it was quite time that a stop was pert to
those practices, particularly as they were all well-known charac-
ters, 'seem OA who, front what he had learned, was not so far
Involved in crime as the other prisoners ; and therefore, in hopes
of his becoming still an honest lad, the Court would make some
distinction in the punishment. The sentence was, that Davis.
Herring. and Eldridge, be transported Me seven years; and Heir
to twelve months' hard labour in the house of correction.
Jells l'taAksrll, JAN Voiding, Steidtrn Golding, VW. Gold-
ing, and a/argued tree 1, were put to the bar en two indictments
charging them with stealing a but belonging to %Vol. Redford, and
a handkerchief Iwlonging to 11. m. Ricketts.
The prosecutors and their wives were returning home along
Peckham-lane, et one o' clock last Sunday monting, when they
were out irked by a number of men and womrn, who bent them in
• newt dreodful nianaer, until their cries of •• Slurtler !" brought
the Hos-street patrol to their ussistarce, when the ptisoners were
mien into custody, and the renta,nder escaped. The presecutors
and their wives were dreadfully beaten and covered with blood.
During the affray the hat and liandkenhiel were stolen, but whe-
TUE 11740 a. so.kti L. they by the prisoners or the persons who escaped there was no
.Tble was a proceeding upon an Extent in Aid, at the snit of the
4•anra, to recover the sum of 201 ff., or to ascertain if the defendant The Camila( AN said the prisoners ought to have been indicted
possessed property to that amount. , for an assault; there was nu pried whatever that they had cow-
It spawned. That about tOreir mashie since Information wait giveni.aihred any fcluoy.
to tha Ettrise thin an Mien diatiM'ry was kem hurdle distillationl Under his directions, therefore, the peritonea were discharged.
tail spirits. in Parton-street, Hamlin: A few nights after the re- The prisoners form part of a very r mss gat,g of choracters
. urn of the inhentation, the Excise officers (11uniphreys and an-1 who have lung infested l'eckhatu and the by-lanes in the neigh-
proceeded to the house of the defendant, who is by trade a' Wareham!.
orippersmith, and perceived toluenes of smoke towing frum the area Natk,o.iel Dd.:Ls..., a hal of reaper:able appearance, aged 17
windows of the premises. They proceeded inns the house by virtue years, was Indian! lot stealing a silk-hundkerchref, the property of
either:. nffice, teased the implements of distillery, and the wash I Mr. Y. Weller.
which was then Mine prepared foe the purpose of distilling the spi- I Mr. Weller was in the pit of Ashley's theatre on the evening of
subsequent to this, an informatiun was exhibited against the the 26th June, wheat a disturbance occurred, during which he felt
defendant at tits Eerier ; hut instead of pursuing the regular' a pull at his pocket, and on turning ntroid he caught the prisoner
e.wrae before the Cammintioners, the defendant communtieed the with h i Iris handkerchief in his hand. Ile then gave him nto the
alsdr„ admitting his liability to pay a fine of 2011 J.; but previous to, custody of Stowell, an officer.
this he had taken care to sell the whole of his property, his stock in Stowell stated, that he took the priaimer into custody from Mr.
trade, ata to his non-in-14w. for 571. tea, and the Imminent was af- Weller, and an searching him he Mond four other hartelkerchwts,
terwatds carried on by the son-in-law. Proceedings were then • • gruff-hoz, and card-case.
taken against the defendant in the Excheuer-eourt. and he was I 'l'he prisoner said he picked the handkerchief ap in the pit dur-
t here condemned In the penalty of Ma lay this time the t 'ruins ing the distiirhance ; the other bandLerei,,,.es, z„, well w„, the woof=
Stdieitors had cedireted receipts given by the stn-in-law, *Mee Isis , boa and eariLease, were his property. lie added, lie had been for
parelame of the business, in the defendant's name ; and :dsu bills , the Lust nine menthe with his brother, a stock•broker in the Ro-
ulade aft in his nettle. whereby suspicion arum that the transfer of funds of the Batik, and was not likely to have coimuited this
tlie business was fraudulent, anti that it still rentained the leave fide rubbery.
I.toperty of 0'1(01 The, whole hulk of the trading innidemt,nts. The Jury found him cw:4o.
hupaeliold furniture, sleek in trade, he. was consequet•ilv seised The CM eta IMAet alliteneadhius to sir months hard labour in the
order a process (bout the Court of Pschequer, and en Aroused. I House of Cori-cilium
The present proceeding was therefore to inquire before a wry, upea Mr. Tit fuss:nen begged to call the attention of the Court to the
an. Extent in Aid, what roperty the defendant pores:eh trial (yesterday) of Mr. Lewis Mows, for felony, and begged that
The defendant, fit:mite O'Kell was sworn, end he deposed that ! the rued would grant him a copy of the indietment. The
at the present time he did rot pommel any property ; that lie legally learned Couture' observed, that it must hare been clear to every
said the business, b00...1101d furniture, he. to his eon-in-law, for I person in the Court, that a %rime flimsy attempt, or a mote on.
which be received x7l. 10%. and gave a receipt fOr that stint. The founded endeavour to affix the c ' .11f felony to any num. never
neton of the hills him ing given in his name after the trarteaction I was attempt's,. lie had • right to bring the whole eiremitstanees
wee. to benefit the wok : but the chief part of the bills were merle Into is court of justice, ir, order that the base proceedings might be
ow in Mr. Portent name, who resolved all the ess'o, s scS his and Mr. Moses' character. in the eyes
tho world, co.
aught, arising out of the trade. j devoted from the stigma cast upon it.
James Bonus was rest sworn. De deposed, that Ise served his' rhe envier refused to main the application.
retprenticathip to the deft/Vent that the defendant wen linable to Mr. Tneaetuta advised Mr. Moos to apply to the Atterneye
vnte, and enructittently he always made out the bills; the purchase General, which be declared his intention of doing.
or tee business front Mr. fr'Kell was a fair and legal one, toil he
paid the sum as pie receipt (which the witness here reduced) ; the
bill which had been sitade out in O'Kelre mime, was made out
immediately after the transfer of the business. and the content* of
it belonged to Mr. but the business was now hie (wit-

SHERIFF'S COURT, RED ItION.ACIUARE,
THUSIBDAY, JULY V.

nip
TM officers of the Cmwn put in the bilk. and the inventory of
ti:e ditto taken in the house. alleged to belong to [intim.
Zia Jury were of opinion the defewbutt.had lithethtr to evade

CIIAIWE of SW IN 111.1110.—Thomas Saints:, a young man of
genteel appearance, was nr.examined, charged with carious arts of
fra is 1.
Mr. J. C. Archer, brass-founder, 119, Brick-lane, St. Luke's, !
stated, that on Saturday, the 17th of April last, the prisoner en,-
ployed him to lit up the house, N 0.20, tloldembine, Barbican,
with gas-pipes, he having taken the house as a coal and potato
warehouse. 31r. Archer, on undertaking the work, was referred by
the prisoner to a Mr.Wittinghans, of 34. Seefliing-lane, Tower. I
street, nary agent, for a character (of whom we will speak here.
after), and the character he received was so very favourable, that
he (Mr. Archer) finished the work the same day, which came to
4f., and the prisoner gave him a note for it payable in two months.
I n the Monday fullowin,.; Mr. Archer. in paring the shop, to his
surprise discoecrial that the prisoner had left, and a strange man
arts in possession, who said be hod purchased the fixtures, stock in
trade, &c. (which unginally cost 3'l/.) for ready money for 1., and
for which he produces, a receipt ; that this man, who no doubt be-
longed to the gang, remained only sight days, rind sold the entire
to a broker for 39s and that Inc offered the whole of the gas fittings
to Mr. Archer tin us.
Mr. Cilward Waal, engem salesman, living at 38, Crispin-
street, Spital-fields, deposed 'that the prisoner, in the latter end of
March last, purchased from him three tons of potatoes, and gave
reference to bly.Wlttinghasu, of Setthing.lane, for a character, who
nut only did so, but gave a guarantee for 10/.
Upon Mr. Setgrant Sex4ow looking at the uarantee, which
was dated the Ist of'Apell, he jocosely ra marked too 34.1C00d that
I it was unfortunately 6001.0 All Fools' Day.
Mr. Wood had furnWvwl the prisoner with potatoes, and his
being so pressing fbr the gsininn was the cause why the prisoner
left his new establisholynt so some.
It also appeared from the evident* of Mr. Archer and Mr.
Wood, that li'ittingitarn occupied expensive a ts iu Seeth-
spc-,----v-- ing-lane, from Mr. Wood, the great turtle de in Tower-street,
Smack 1 Nt; les ur..—Yeaterslay, at three o'clock, an about six weeks before he decamped, who represented himself as a
inquisition was held at the Spread Eagle public-house, ;olden. person just conic to town from a .ea-port, never having been in
lancsbefacesl• W. Vaunt, Esq., upon die body of Francis Tur- London before, amt had much business to transact with shippers
net, a wine-drawer. who resided in Whiten-yard, tiolden-lane• and ship owners. and that he wooed have much business to do with
who came by his death by rotting his threat, whilst lu a state of persons who would Nov to call on him. 11'ittingham, on getting
intoxication. Verdict—•• That the deceased conintiurd suicide, this lodging, ware Ale. Wood of Tower-street a retaence to charac.
being at the time in a state of temporary derangement prottuced by ter to n man named Owen, who lived in a coon in the Old Bailey,
excessive drinking." who lima since disappco:d, but whose name is in the Rogues' Oa-