The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-20 00:00:00

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IrESTM I SSTER SESSIONS.
TMORSOAT,OCr. 17.--Thieday these sesainna.eont•
minced before F. Como, Esq. Chairman. and a bench
of M taistrates.
About It o'clock, Waddington, the radical, appeared
on the floor, and addressing the Chairman. said he ha 4
a matter to submit to the Coon, that highly concerned
the administration of justice and the liberty of the sub.
ject. He proceeded to observe. that it was within the
Knowledge of the Court, that he had been indicted—
that he had given bail to appear to take his trial—that
he had appeared, and beets tried and acquitted ; yet.
notwithstanding his having so fully complied with what
the law required—notwithstanding his having beer. pro-
nounced by a jury of his country an innocent man' a
letter had been lately written by Mr. Allen the clerk of
the peace, to each of his bail, vatting that hio recogni-
zance had been forfeited by his non-appearance. and
would be immediately returned into Eaclieqtter to be
entreated. This proceeding, he understood, intik place
in consequence of his refusal to pay a lee to Mr. Allen.
If Mr. Allen would show him any law by which, alter'
having appeared according to the terms of his recogni-
zance. and taken his trial. and been acquitted, his hail
should be called on to pay recognizatices which had not
been forfeited. because he did not pay a fee, to an officer.
be would, if necessary, sell his bed to save his bail; but
it there were no such law, ht hoped the Court would
protect him from such an imposition.
The Chairman having heard the complaint with great
attention, said, that by giving bail and appearing to sake
his trial, and having been acquitted, he had satisfie.f every
detbanti of that Court, and t.o process out of that Court
should or could to c n account of the recognizances

he had entered into; but a might perhaps be serviceable
to him to inform him, that it was the duty of the Clerk
of the Peace to return all recognixances that were not
withdrawn to the Eacheytee; and that on the with.
drawing of recognizance, he (the Clerk of the Peace)
was entitled to a fee. Mr. Waddington had the means
of aicertaining what that fee was, as it was stated in a
table of fees which he co►►ld inspect; but if he did not
choose to pay the fee, the °Seer would probably
return the recognisance into the Exchequer. where. !a‘
prevent their being retreated, he would probably have
'mull fees to pay, and veopld incur a. c►nsiderab et.
pense. It was a matter, the learned Chairman added.
over which that Court had no control.

Waddington thanked the Court fur the informatoon;
admi.

but said hetnust consider it a great defect in the aan.—
nistration of the law. end a great violation of the
li-
berty of the subject, if after au acquittal by his country,.
an innocent man was to be left at the mercy of an
°Blew.
Waddington was proceeding with his speech. when
a learned gentleman, before whom he was footling.
observed that he was taking a greater liberty with its,
Court than any gentleman at the bar would do, oaths",
never replied on the Court.
Waddington quickly replied, the reason of that was
-plain enough. " You" addressing' the. bar, "do no.
thing but what you are paid for, and when ytolihink
you hare done euough for your fee. ?Oil are Teri well
content to do no more ; butt have my own interest 04
the interest of my country to attend to." Waddington
then expressed a wish to the Court that the rt•vrnoCitia
recognizance might be delayed to afford hios -an upper.
tunity of petitioning Parliament on a satire of eo.ostaels
public interest • he had reason 13 believe that Mr. G.
Bennet was ready to present such a petitiou. to
support it in the House of Commons.
FRIDAY, Ocr. 17.--George Yelli :was convicted 'of
an assault upon a boy about Bor 9 years old. The pri-
soner had been a private in the 3d Gouda. from which
he was discharged, after he was in custody for this
offence, receiving, however. • good character fur the tins
he had served in the regiment.

The Conn, therefore, only sentenced him to four
months solitary confinement.
Joseph Deane was indicted for an assau't upon Elie.
Hammond, a child under the age of nine years., with
intent to commit a more serious offence, The child
stated, that the prisoner lodged in the sante house with
her norther, and on the re gof Thursday. the'llbb
rust. between 7 and a o'clock. aa hen they were alone.in
the kitchen, the prisoner placed her on the table, •god
with his hand took an indecent liherty with her. She.
however, kicked him once or twice, upon which lie kit
.her and went to bed ; and did not repeat the offence.—
Upon the suirges of one of the magistrates. the
Chairman asked the witness if she had not before stated
that the prisoner had taken freedoms with her twice P
She replied that hr had not. Upon being remit deri by
the Court of her having said that the prisoner sent her
out fur porter (having first stated that she was not sent
out of the house that evening), she said that he did send
her for a pint of porter, and it was afterwards he did as
she described.
A surgeon who examined the child. swore that she
had the appearance of having received violence.. het. he
could not positively say that it might not be the ellett
disease.

The prisoner in his defence denied the charge alto-
gether. and called a witness, who swore that 'hst was
with I elsewhere un the evening in question. until
past nine o'clock.
use learned Chairman. in his charge to the Jury, ems•
tioned them against suffering their horror of the nature
of this offence to prejudice their tnittds against the pri.
soner ; and to ponder well before they convicted hiut
upon such unsatisfactory evidence.
The Jury. after about ten iii itt utes deliberatinn, found
the prisoner guilty I and the Court sentenced Malin be
imprisoned for tour intimhs, and be kept in solitary ems.
hutment for the first mon.h.

ThOMal Bates, a luau ul decent appearance. between
50 and 60 years of age, a grandfather, was found guilty
of hiving c • itrd Jets 01 toe most shocking indecency
towards three female ciuldrett at dterreut ittecii since the
tit of !day. 1821.

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