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London, England, 1822-04-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

these latter injuries the death of the deceased was, in
the opinion of the witness to be attributed. On the head
being opened, a quantity of extravasated blood was
found.

The prisoner said nothing in his defence, but called
five witnesses, who gave him a good character for hu-
manity, pirent.il kindness, and inditsiriou, habits. The
witite,ses also described him to be a very good and care-
ful driver whets sober.

The Jury fount him guilty of manslaughter, but re-
commended him to mercy, on account of his previous
good character.
William Backbutton, a bov of 14, was indicted for
assaulting James Newson, a child, on the highway, and
taking frosts his person •t sovereign and a tin box.
The boy Newson had been sent to pay the money to
a person named Powell, when he was met by the pri-
soner, who had got acquainted wok the fact of his
being entrusted with the sovereign, and who took it front
him.

The prisoner was round guilty of stealing from the
person, but not with force and violence.
Samuel Taylor and Thomas Leach were capitally in-
dicted for assaulting Samuel W. nen on the highway,
and taking from his person, and against his will, five
shillings in monies numbered.
The Jury without hesitation, on hearing the evidence,
pronounced the prisoners not guilty.

LONDON S ESSIO.VS.

On Monday last these Sessions commenced before the Lord
Mayor. Recorder, Aldermen Schurley, C. Smith,
111(111T•L ASSAULT UPON • YOUNG Erna ac,—Wm,
Head, a young mull, who is in he service of a horse dealer,
named Joseph 'Tapley, of Croydon, Whit tried upon an in-
dictment, charging him wish having beaten and attempted
to expose the person of u very Interesting young woman,
named Harriet I lartlin,:.
In opening the case, Mr. Andrews said, be hoped for the
sake ul huinan nature, he hoped that the statement he had
to make would be contradicted to the satisfaction of the
Jury. Mr. Andrews then stated the follow lug circainsimices,
which were fully borne out in evidence :—Hurriet Harding,
now St yearn of age, hod lived a ith Tapley seven years, and
had by him four children, all of whom died except the
youngest, an 'Want of two months old. 'Tapley thought
proper to desert this young woition, and allowed live shillings
a neck to support she child, Harriet lit dini;„ its her
anxiety In see the father of her child, utter the illness
went, accompanied by a Mrs. Searle, a widow, to his
yard with the child. Upon entering the yard, 11 cad
asked what she wanted there? She replied, that she
wanted not into, but the father of Ler chill. Tapley
was in the yard at the time, used Head loomed to him, nod
said," Ihere iv doe."—Tapley then approached, and desired
Head to say what she had innitt.ii him to du; upon which
?lead said, " Sh• anted ills to sleep pith her." 'Thepro-
secutria, alien the neard this int./mons and false imputation,
called Head a pimp and a swindler. Head without any cere-
mony struck her with his fist in the face, amid then beat her
with a stick about the neck and hack. Titeley all the time
being a spectator of the scene, and hissing caned 'num Head
to expose her persun, and scions her like a child, !lead pre.
pared himself for this carrel*, in conformity with his mar.
ter 's commands, and but fur the biterterctice of Mts. Scales,
would have accomplished his object in the presence of
number of little boys, who were collected iii the 'tad.—
Finding himself disappointed in this aim, he dashed her into
the street, and she fell almost senseless a4iiinst the steps of a
hall-doer. Head having performed this manly f. at ran
all: The poor girl had been ennfilied with tier child lit the
time the fellow said she asked him to go to bed ss ith her.
The Recorder here exprened his sanitise that Tapley had
hail 1101 hero included its the indictment. . .

Mr. Arabia said, upon the pat t of tile defence, that if his
instructions were correct, he could prove the whole story to
be a fabrication. It; however. the facts could nut he con-
tradicted, he was ready to admit di it the case was us bad u
one its ever appeared in a court of justice.
The wife of Tapley's groom was then called, but Instead
of contradicting the ciicomstances that had been salmi to,
she, so far as she was an evidence, cots otturated the state-
ment fur Site prosecution. She heard II cad ea), 6• that
tfarrict Hurtling wanted him to sleep scab her,"l and saw
hiw poem her against the well's
Mr Andrews merely said, in commenting upon the evi-
dence for the defence, that it proved the trod l of the charges;
and usktcl why Tapley, whu had been in C,unt in the morn-
ing, and coati have served Head if the evidence fur the pro-
secution was false, had withdrawn himself.
The Jury iiistantly found the poisoner
The Recorder, in passing sentence, hoped r pley could
be brought Injustice. Head had acted uhdcr tile auiliiii ity
41111 SA111:11°11 of that person, and justice upon the pi incipal
mover in this disgraceful transactiuu was imperiously called
fur.

timid was then sentenced to imprisonment in the Giltspur.
sts eet Comp ter for six eaten far 1t1114116.
Ihe Itscorder then addresstd Harriet Harding, who is
without n protector, and advised her to consult with lilllse
no were qualified to iustruct her us to the propriet) of
bringing Tapley before the Court. He assured her that
I lie event of a coov iction the fellow slmuld be compelled to
do her justice far the serious iyjurics she had sustained at his
hoods.
KING, ON TIIE PRONECUTION of WII. ANNABA/IS,

V. JOHN BINLILLY.
The defendant was iiiibeted far a V wield and unprovoked
assault on the prosecutor, on Stinday evening,
the 4th of
Nu vember last, lit Mr. Bunter's, the Old 1161 f avow, lklle
banvage-s mil. The case was clearly proved in evidence,
and the l'oreinan of the Jury, after tellaig the learned Judge
there wus no necessity fur his Lin dslitp sun tttt i t up, returned
a verdict of Guilty.
The defendant was sentenced to pay a tine of 51. which
he paid necoidingly, and wit; diseharg;ed.
1.111:,,DA Y, APRIL 16 —A solicitor, named Couch, nas
indicted fur having committed an te,ault upon a ia
flouted Gent, w hose house he entered Ito tat: purpose tit
levying a thstr,ss fur rent.
The 'miscount( stated, that the defendant knocked at her
door, ntid whin it was opened sailed in, and behaved in the
most violent manner, without the sli.;htest provocation.—
To add to the lienioustivss of she almilaUll, situ said she was
advanced in pregnancy at the time, and was sane ked by the
fright in such it
larly alarming. The when she expostulated with
him, became e 011,11Ove, stand. and In oiw .1, and shed
the bland 101 her at at, 4HiluUill lac ilqtl 140 nowt 1.0.:21Uts

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in the home than to distntio roe the me of Si. 13". which
was due to the lundloid.

A an who fudged in the house stated, that she heard
the prosecutrot cry out " Murder!" and un going down
Haus, baw her almost fainting against the wall and net
arm bleeding.

Upon the-part of the defendant witnewes were called
who reversed the story. They declared that Mr. Church had
never acted in the house with the slightest violence, but the
prosecutrix had given the greatest provocation, not only
with her tongue, but with her actions. In the presence
of two or three men, one of whom enteied the house
with the deleudatit, she took up st cleave►,. and swore
she would clew the first man that laid hold of a chinw or
table in that house.
The Jury instantly acquitted the defendant.