The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-03 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

TUESDAY, OCT. 29.—A gentleman, named Webb,
was indicted for having assaulted a watchman of Shore-
dnch, in August, at a late hour of the night, in die exe-
cution of hiss duty.
The watchman stated that as he was walking on his
beat, the defendant and another person were standing in
the street, both iu liquor. engaged in noisy conversation
and disturbing the peace of the neiglthotirhond. He de-
sired them to walk on, but instead of doitia so, the de-
fendant turned upon him, attacked him, and floored
him in the mud, endeavoured to drag, the rattle from him,
pulled has great coat Over his head, and dragged him
along until he was almost killed. This was done without
the slightest punocation. The defendant knew how to
give a blow well, for he kept a boxing school, and the
watchmen were practised upon by gentlemen attic kind
to prepare diens fur each other.

Auiptiter-watehniatt stated he helped to take them to
the watch house.

Alf. Adolphus, for the defence, regretted that lie was
daily in the habit of seeing the sCanddlOilb clients of the
watchmen to obtain money by insultnlg anll appiehend-
nig gentlemen. This was a case Mate kind.
A eentlenian then stated, that lie and the defendant,
on their return (rout Shacklewell, saw the prosecutor in
the street, and were desired by him, in the rudest 11::1111101,
to go ou. Ul expostulating with lit in, he called them
vagrants, seized the defendant by the collar, and was
dragging him towards the watch house, when Mr. Webb
resented such treatment by retaliating upon the watch-
man, whom he certainly pumnivled in die face. The
Jury at once delimited the defendant.
EXTRAORDINARY TAST6.—The guardians of a bOy,
who was the apprentice of a shoemaker, appealed to the
Court to have the boy taken back by his master, on the
ground that, if something of the sort were not done, the
boy would go to destrutason. They admitted that the
boy had some extraordinary peculiarities.
The master stated that he had been extremely indul-
viit to his apprentice, but that nothing could cure him
of the propensity to filth and late hours, and sleeping tit
tile air, winch lie practised in the depth of winter, to the
initiry of his health, and the afii•CLIIIIi of all nhu khew
hon. lie had ton away front his work repeatedly, and
absented Innis:ll fora mouth or six weeks at a time.—
Sometimes he was found lying in a cart covered with
vermin, and tortured with the itch ; sometimes in the
pens at Sinitlifi:ld Market, and sometimes in Fleet
Market, or on the bridges. Yet, although treated kindly
after all this conduct, lie still felt a dispusitiun to lie in
the air.

The Chairman was surprised at this account, and de-
sired that the buy should be called in.
When the officer went to call those who had the boy
under their protection, he learned that the apprentice
had rust away once more.
Titc master said he was afraid of the dreadful example
to his own children, and could uevcs thiul of taking
him back.

The Citairman thought it a case in which human
iiiterference could have nu effect, and dismis►ed the
applic.mon.
VEDuESDA Y, OCT. 30.--Charles Stewart Hay Allan,
goodwill of Ad ' I Allan, was indicted fur au assault
upon Itulotit Manion', a sthersontli.