The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

CIVIL SIDE.

amchi 22—The King v. Baldry.—This was an in-
f Jlimi filed Ly his Map:Ay% Attorney General against
the defendant, lor assaulting Thomas Gater, an excise-
officer, in the execution of his duty, on the 17th July
last, at Courlton, in this county.
The defendant, who was prosecuted by the name cr'.
Baldry, was as well known by that of Caleb Baldwin,
the bruiser. A person named William Barratt, a baker,
at Charlton, being suspected of using foul bill in 11,,
business i. e. salt taken t lrish provisiom., in order
to evade tile duty payable on fresh salt, Thomas Wier
and another excise-officer were sent to search his pre-
Muses and seize the unlawful article mentioned. The
defendant made his appetn.alice in the yard, and called
G.tter a bl—y iniormer, ,And asked hum if he could fight.
At this time tae had his hat under his arm filled with tile
unlawful salt, and he told the defendant that he could

not fight, and informedhim that it would be better for
him to be quiet. The defendant then put himself into
into a figinnia attitude, and threatened to knock his b—y
head ott. Tne prmecutor retreated, holding out his
finger in a cautionary attitude, when the defendant seized
it by the second joint with his mouth, held it tight by
hit teeth, and drew the prosecutor all round the yard,
making a sort of jeering noise, inviting some persons in
an adjoining skittle-ground to see the sport. The pro-
secutor was all this time in the most excruciating torture,
and at length, being unable to bear the 1.14111 tlO longer, be
drops the hat full of salt front under his left arm, and
strut k the defendant with his left fist in order to free his
finger. This had the desired elite, upon which the
delendant fell upon hint Must unmercifully, and gave
hint a dreadful milling.
The CJSC was clearly proved in evidence, and the
defendant not making any defence, he was found Guilty.
Tar King v. Mercer and OMM.—This was an infor-
mation, tiled by the Attorney General, akiiiist James
Mercer, James Godden, W Its. Brigden,
and Jas. Hurries, lar 3 riot at Tunbridge, on the th:ii
of Nov. last, Ana also for an assault upon W. Hedges,
an excise officer, and Mary his wife.
The case proved against the defendants was in sub-
stance this :—The town of Tottbridae having been illu-
minated on the night of the 16. h of Nov. inconsequence
of the rejection of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against
the Queen, the defendants, who had been merry-making
with their neighbours at the Castle-. , sallied out be-
tween one and two o'clock tlr the morning, and com-
menced an attack upon the winnows of the prosecutor,
ivlio was not illutmataied, and broke about 40 polies.—
Tne prineetitor and his wife being in lied, got
opened the chain her window arid IreallollStiatd with the
assailants on their outrageous conduct. The prosecutor
fired a pistol, but still the sines came thick into the
room. 'lwo or three Milieu' dropt Imo a crib in Wine!'
a baby was asleep. After the affair was over the prose-
cutor and his wile dressed Illeniselves and went to the

Bull public-house, where they found two or three of the
defendants, and the prosecutor charged them with the
tour Tue defendant, William IViffett, confessed
that lie was one of the party, and said he could name
the rest, and in consequence of his information the
oitter defendants were apprehended.
Mrs. Hedges swore positively to the identity of Mercer,
G Kitten, anti Bligtleti.—Another witness who ltatt
set vcd the transaction, swore that all tile defendants,
except %I/alien, were in the crowd at the time the Wlll-
duws of the house were broken.
The ease went to the Jury under the learned Judge's
directions, and they found all the defendants Guilty,
except nUfflell, witoto they found Not Cruilly.
The King v. David Thonspson.—Tais was also an in-
form Anon by the Attorney General ugattist ore ddentlant,
for rescuing from the custody ut officers belonging to tile
Severn, two persons, who were apprehended as suuieglet s,
at Margate, on the 214 of July last.
Graham Hewitt, Elms Syntes, and Thomas Erwards,
officers belonging to the .even:, proved the idelS Of Site
case, and no deletice being uttered, the defendant was
found Guilty.
The case was attended with circumstances of consider-
able violence.
The King v. Jahn llogtin —This was an information
against the defendant, tor making s guars at tile er,
ih K?tit, by tiring a guis.—Frie Jury Mond him Unity.
The King v. James Cruntmey.-1 h s defetidani was
also haulm Guilty ol ilmdittig to smuggle's at Folk stone,
un the night of the 21st September last.
CROWN BIDE.

The Grand Jury base thrown out the bill against
Sarah Baker and Afar) Baker. who were coniinitted tbr
the alleged inurdtr of Williain (J. eentree and William
Hearn, prisoners in Maidstone Jail, by sending to them
a poisoned pudding.
ARSON.—James Pigden, a pauper of Lewisham, was
convicted of rnalicioriely firing two hay-stacks, the pro-