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London, England, 1820-04-21 00:00:00

CUMBERLAND SESSIONS.

The Easter General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace for the county, commenced at the Court-
hon.'', Carh.le, on Tuesday. and ended on Wed-
nesday evening. Thr Lurd Lieutenant, and a very
full Bench- of Magistrate*, were iu attendance;
Francis Yates. premded.
Thonsu Hartley, Esq. of Gillfoot • Wilfrid Lawson, Esq.
of Brayton-house • Edward Stanley, Esq. of Poosooby-hall ;
Skrfngtoo Lotoidge. Emu of Holmrook ; Richard Fergu-
son, Emu of Harker-lodge; and the Rev.Tbootso Ramiro,
of Bransmoo, qualifies! as Magistrates.
Several additional names were announced on the
new Commission.

The following was the only business which came
before the Court, of public interest :

THU KING V. JOSZPII WILSON.

The Defendeut, who is an ■ttoruey at white-
haven, pleaded guilty to au indictment for a violent
assault upon Miss Jane Hamilton.
Mr. COURTINAY said, in stating the particulars
of this cape, lie had a painful duty to discharge.
The Defendant, lie was sorry to say, was on attor-
ney at Whiteheven, where the injured party also
re.ided with her mother, a respectable innkeeper.
He founded his statements upon the evidence of
Aau Kirk. Jane Hamilton, and Mr. Robinson, ■
surgeon, which he held in his hand, and which he
intended to put in for the purpose of having them
read. _

Tlie affidsiits alluded to by Mi. Courtenay were
then put in and read by the Clerk of the Peace. It
was stated that when the Defendant came into the
kitchen, lie pushed Jane Hamilton, called her eter-
nal faggot, and threatened to knock her through
the cupboard-door, near which she was standing.
He then struck her with his clenched fists un the
right b and breast-hone, &c.
Miss Hamilton deposed that she still felt' the
blows.

Mr. Robinson stated the injury which the Pros*.
cutrie had sustained, and the length of her confine-
ment. The contusion on her breast, in a few days,
was so much inflamed, that considerable danger
was apprehended, end he thought it necessary to
bleed the patient on the 4th October.
Mr. ARMSTRONG now rime, and observed that it
would appear evident to the Bench, that the con-
duct of his client must have arisen room some ex-
traordinary ' thou. What thus was, he was nut
at liberty to state. This irritation, aggravated by
liquor, led bis client to do *list he hail done.
Nobody could more regret the violence that
been detailed than the Defendant ; nobody could
be more willing to make reasonable atonement for
it. He therefore gave sconce that he should plead
guilty; and he had offered to the prosecutrix's
attorney to pay all expenses, to make en apology
both to the prosecuttix and her mother, and to give
a written memorandum that he never would he
guilty of the like again. He still continued ju the
same mind, and was truly sorry for what had hap-
pened.
An affidavit was then pat in on the part of the De-
fendant, verifying the fact, that on the 7th and Bth
instant he had offered to wake an apology, and pay

all expenses.
The COURT recommended a conferrence between
the parties, in order to spare it the necessity of
passing sentence.
The brother of the Prosecuirix and the Defend.
ant then left the Court, and in a short time Mr.
Courtenay announced that the parties had come
to an agreement that the Defendant should pay ■ll
expenses, and give five pounds to some charitable
itiblitisliuis.

Mr. Wilson therefore weir fined in the nominal'
sum of b. and discharged.
Against Elisabeth Sherwood. charged with steal-
ing a cop and frill. at White Wren, the properly of
Ann I'CUMEIVOII, there was no prosecution.

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