The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-09 00:00:00

'FRE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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log at the company going to the Duke de Frias, the Spa-
nish ambauador's grand entertainment. Some boys threw
squibs among the crowd, and at the open carriages used
by some of the company. He seised one boy who had
thrown a squib, and said he should go with him. The
people took the boy's part, and rescued hint. He (the
prosecutor) attempted to keep off the snob with a sword
cane, bust they pressed on hint, and he rant a brick-bat
struck him from behind, and he fell, and in the fall his
cane dropped from his hand, and the sword came out.—
The prisoner was one of the persons who pressed on him
most, and struck him. The prosecutor admitted, on his
cross..easnsination, that be never skewed his constable's
staff, though he had it with him, but positively denied
that he strew his sword.
A gentleman, who was present, swore, that when the
crowd attempted to rescue the boy who hail thrown the
squib from the proseenlor, lie drew his sword, and Sou-
risked it at them, which was the cense of his being as-
saulted.
The Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner.
The chairman told the prssosser he probably owed his
acquittal to the feeling excited by the prosecutus's draw-
ing his sword instead of his staff, but he must nut again
mecidle with the constables.

SURRE, sessioNs.
On Monday last these sessions commenced before C. Bar-
ri:on, Esq. (the chairman), Jahn Hedger, D. King, S.
Davies, and J. Dolmen, Esqrs.
Henry Bird was convicted of feloniously stealing four
fowls, the property of William London Wilts, of Champion
Dill, Camberwell.
The Chairman immediately sentenced the prisoner to be
transported fur seven years.
John Pierce was indicted for committing an assault upon
W. Brown, a junior deck in the lottery-office of Messrs.
Richard,,,m,Cioudlack, nod Co.
Wm. Brown stated, that im the 3d of August last, ns he
was returning home to Kennington, between nine and ten
o'clock in the evening, he heard at female since imploring
assistance; witness ran immediately to the spot. and pt r-
ceived a %%111111111 stiuggling in the arms of the defendant.—
The w itness expostu!nted with Pierce, when he directly re-
ceived a violent blow on the tare from the prisoner which
felled him to the ground; on rising the blow was repeated ;
watchman came up, and secured the defendant. The de-
fendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to two months' im-
prisonment in liursemmager•lone.
WICLINESPAY, DEC. 5.
Robert Bewler, a hackney coachman, was tried upon a
charge of having enthralled twenty shillings, the property
of his master, Mr. Jackson, of the Kin g's Arms, in the
Kent-smut. . .

The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner drove a hack-
ney coach (or him. He went out with it, Di usual, on the
of November, but did not return home either upon
that day or upon the next, and lie (the prosecutor) set
Persons upon the scout. Towards night he received
information that the coach had been seen with five resin--
revisit in it, and who were set down at the King's
Bench stand. On going there he found the prisoner in a
state of iiitoxatiti, and the horses in a state of the utmost
exhaustion. On interrogating the prisoner, lie was told
by him that lie was coming bone on the night before,
when five viaticumn took the coach and kept him until
that morning, when lie was discharged at the foot of
Blackfriars Bridge. He admitted that lie lied received
Ills fare from the geollernen. The night'', hire si as 425.
besides two days' fare. Ili, prisoner received regular
wagco. He was given iu en•rody, when Inc officer, on
searching hiai, loom! tic nil.
The Jury found the pi koner Oi,dty, and the Court sen-
tenced hint to be nom isoned for Aix months to hard
labone iii the con., y' gaol; besides, be prevented hum
driving a hackney come,.
Elizabeth Cox was convicted of listing received goods
stole:. trout the l000•e of Mr. Coverley, iu lheohabl.street,
fur which robbery Butt men were sentenced to lie trans-
ilft. fed ou Tuesday. The prisoner cohabited with one of
them—sloe is young, and the Court expressed their hopes
that there was still sonic chance of her reformalion; they
therefore sentenced her to be imprisoned It months in the
emit)! guoi.
John Drake was convicted of having stolen Ids. from
an old man who had invited him to drink with Icon, when
the prisoner took an opporttiiiity of picking his pucket.—
He was sentenced to be Imprisoned tor six months to hard
labour.
Esther Williams was hied on a charge of having stolen
a pair of trowsers, the property of David Morgan, tailor,
in the Bosough.
The Jury found her gailty,and the Court sentenced her
to he imprisoned for three months.