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London, England, 1822-07-02 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

tetterday tbemSessio DS *net/levied by the LORD Stared,
"beau) 684 Sheriffs, and several Aldermen. A Jury befog
sworn, tbe following aim was railed on:—

THE JUNO, ♦T THE PROSECUTION OF !ARRIVE C.
ORTON.
Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS Hirai Stilled lb* Sue to the :tar
AS follows:

" Gentlemen of tbe Jury-1 appear is this test as Cortese!
for the prosecution. The traverser steads at the bar Indicted
for se assault upon my elite., Mr. Parkins. Mr. Parkins is a
gentleman who has lately filled the high office of Sheriff of this
city. His character must be too well known by you all to
require any observation front me. Of the Defendant I know
nothing, but 1 cannot help tegrettleg; that • gentleman of
his appearance should stand accused of t►is offence. He Is,
1 understand, Clerk or Secretary to an Association called
the Co•►titutional Amenteflon, of which yon most •11, ao
doubt, beve beard. With the polities or *lees et that
Association 1 have no concern, nor does It form soy part
of my duty, and still less of my inclination, to me. my-
self up with the opinions or principles of any of the par-
ties in this transaction. It happened that on the 18th Map
last Mr. Parkins was silting in his office at No. 10, Bridge-
street, when a knock cause to his door, which, was opened
by one of his clerks. He there saw a gentlemen who In-
quired if Mr. Parkins was at benne, tied beteg auswered i■
the affirmative, be desired the clerk to tell him that Mr.
Orton wanted to see him. As soon as Mr. Perkins received
the message be went down, whoa Ortos instantly said to
hint, " How dare you go into my room sod take say paper►?"
Now Mr. Parkins will swear to you on oath DIM be newer
entered Mr. Ortoe's room, and sever took his parsec.—
However Mr. Orton did not wait for an mower, bat took •
stick or switch from under his coat sod thrust It at Mr. Par-
kin's els. Hal neither gave him time to answer nor woke of
an assault. When Mr. Parkins recovered from the surprise
which the attack occasioned, he commenced defeadiag
which be would have done most effectually, but foe the
interference of some dogs, which, 1 will not say, were
brought there by Mr. Ortoo, but certainly they mimed
more friendship for him than for Mr. Parkins, fur they is-
Meted upon him no less than eleven wounds. However,
Orton did nut come off scot free, for he bas got sufficient
reason to teach him, armed or unarmed,
attstk upon Mr. Parkins again. Mr. Parkins was so wooded
that he was unable to go to • Magistrate, and accordingly
he seat for • Worthy Alderman, whom I am sorry to my, I
do not now see present (Mr. Alderman Waitlem•n). He
instantly attended the call of Mr. Parkins, fulfilling, as he
always most do, his duty. My Learned Friend (Mr. Adul-
plias) says that the wounds inflicted by the doge have no-
thing to say to the case; but it does appear is my sosamen
sense, as, I am sore, it will to yours, that Orton Is rearm-
slide for all tbe wounds inflicted on my client by sews of
his agg►essldu. These wounds might have bees much more
verities ; and had the femoral artery of Mr. Porkies been cut,
Orton might slow stand arraigned upon a very different
charge. I shall now say no more. These ore the fame of
the case, which I have detailed without eoll3lllflll. if Or-
ion has • defence, I shall have an opportunity of address-
ing you again. If not, las sere it sill be to you, gentle-
men, • p: ble duty to prosovace a verdict of guilty;
and into your bands I commit the case, conscious that my
client will find justice.
Mr. Parties was then called, and being examined by Mr,
Phillips, deposed as follows: He saw the Defendant, Orton,
on the 18th of May, at No. 10, Bridge-street, al eleven o'clock
la the foreouoo. Oue of ►is assistants had left the office,
and Worsted, statism, that Mr. Orton wanted to see hint.
At that tints he was dictating a letter to a yetis; man in tee
office. He went to the door, sad iris uneasily accosted by
Orton in these words, "How dere you, Sir, go to my room
and lake my papers His hat was off, and be bad gm
weapon of any kind. Before he had given an answer, Orion
pulled a stick from under his coat, and struck hiss repeat-
edly on the face. There was a chest behind him, so that be
could not retreat. There was a MOW gut Linear them,
u born he pulled out of the way, and in getting from the dour
he wss seised by two dogs, one of them, • large dog, easughi
him by the calf of the leg, the other by the hamstriugs. H.
called out, " For God's sake take the dogs from me." All
this time Orton repeated his blows with the greatest fierce-
ness that could be conceived. The office in which he_ had
been sitting was appropriated solely to bin own business.
He at length kicked t►e dugs from him and knocked the
stick out of Orton's baud, who then struck him with his fists;
is the emliel, Orton wem down. He received eleven bleed-
isg worsteds ma ►is lace, nine on his thigh, ■nd Iwo on the
calf of his leg. Nut being able to go to re Magistrate, he
sent fur Mr. Aldermau Manholes, and also furs Sargcou.
He was confined to his MOM for awe than a week; Gems
of the wound; were not healed yet. He meet gave Delos
the least provocation.
Cross-examined by Mr. Aool.l.llllll—He peter, by accident
or design, gut possession of a paper belliniging to Orton; bat
he saw • paper of that description on • table in a public
passage leading to his office, end also in the hand' of the
waiter.

On bigot asked whether the paper related to the
Cinistitetiouel Association, he said, he should ritesb nr
memory by lookmg at ars extract he bad suede finis the Times
newspaper. Witness thee proceeded to read the extract,
stirs he was interrupted by Mr. Aldolphus. Witness, salt
continued.
Mr. ADOLPHUS (with vehemence)—N Will you act, S:r,
like every other sheers i"
Mr. Perkius—" l sill, Sir, *ben you 11MSHOs hue I.ke a
Gentleman."
The RECORD= then interposed.
blr. A uoLraus—" I am not,Sir, to be iaterrupted by the
observations, stock are made for the purpose of ca,
laughter. An advertisement has been pot is the pripes• Line
sun Ong, foe the purpose of bringiog a mob here."
Mr. PHILLIPS That °bewailing should out be made."
Mr. Alderman !Snows s—" It is as observation stitch
should not he made us Court."
(Some hissing sae thee beard io the Court.)
Mr. ADOLPHUS—" There. sow, you have the truth of my
• etwervanou."—(More hissing.)
Mr. Alderman Hnowss-ss" That bisateg was excited, Sir,
by your observatioo."
Mr. ADot.rwus—" This Court Is boned by law to defead
me, and I most receive the treatment of ao advocate."
The cosmasamination was thew motioned.
He did mot seed that paper to be published. Me bad no
1 doubt his clerk look a copy it. There were three persoll•
in the office. One of his servants (Gill) stood between loos
and Orton. He Jid not push Orlon before Ise struck Ling.
The cane with which be was struck was a heavy nue. He
defended braise:l as well as he could, but with great
Vantage, as the dogs were at hie legs. Orton (Woof go dos %t
more than once. He saw the dogs sleet : at. of them livid
at No. d, Bridge-street, and was a regular inmate 4.11. Nu. 10,
Owe the office was removed there.
Re-examiutd by Mr. Pult.t.tra—The Jogs came from Ole
passage white Otto. was staging, and Hoy acres se aed