The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-28 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Orromr, Our ?1.--Tome sessions commenced this
day, Faber Francis Cons!, EA. and a full Bench of
maxistrates.
TILE RECOGNIZANCE 41ct...—The Chairman, in ad-
dressing the Grand Jury, said he thought it eery material
to prosecutors, witnesses, and defendants to know, that
the act of last session, called the Recognizance
would commence its operations these sessions, and that
it therenne became necessary for all parties, who were
humid upoll their recognia slices, to a!mear to plead, it
not I. try, at all events upon the adjournment day.—
The mrirwquetice of any tiegleet in this flirt would
be doubtless moss disagreeable, as the n-tt piece retorted
to would be the Court of Exchequer, where lite ftCo;;lii•
lances would be estreated, and toe defaulters obliged to
answer with their persons.
Edward Kelly, a scavatiger, who resides ',pun the
Itarrow-road, was indicted for an assault upon Edward
lltircomb, a parish.constahle, on the I Ith of May last.
It appeared from the evidence of the proseentor, that
as he and his latother constables, George Brown and
John iMonre, were on duty, ou the night of the I lilt or
Me v. they heard a cry of murder, from the house of the
defendant, at l'addiogion. In the execution of their
duly they knocked at the door, upon which the defen•
dant appeared at the window with a gun, and instead of
goring any explanation to theullice•rs, threatuned to shoot
them, if they did not instantly retire. A woman, who
lives wi:h the prisoner, took the gum from him, upon
.which he seized a quart bottle, threw it at Hureostib,
and severely wounded him in the breast.
The evidence of LJ urcoakb was supported by that of
Brown and Moore.

The defendant desired to withdraw his plea of Not
Guilly, end to pleail'Goilty.
The Chairiorn told him he had been well advised.

Toe delcollaot • then pleaded gailly, was fined one
shilling, gave 61. in a charity, and was discharged.
ill is, a respectable young Mall, was tried
fur an assault upon Isaac Hawkins, a roost:1111r. for pot-
ting an end to a fight tog light. Itte Jury acquitted the
tit tentlaoi.

TuEar.ity, OCT. 22.--The greater Nrt of the day was
occupied wilt) the following trial :
Sautuvl Johnson W 23 indicted for assaulting John
Davit.; Chat. lieveretta and John /token were indicted
for assaulting Hit ; and John Davis, James
Melts, and John Jones, were era's-indicted tor 'wail I I ing
Samnetionnbon, one of the watchmen of the vatic' of
St. Pattern.
'Fite Itairman summed up, and the Jury found John-
son 'witty. and 4equatted Devereux, Rotten, Davis, and
/licks.

‘VEDNEEDAT, Ocr. 23.—John Simple, a wharfinger,
residing near Clandea Town, was indicted for assault-

itotwri Lewis, %lade the latter was endeavouring in
protect a boy, who was liangin6 from a crane wer a
canal.

Rohert Lewis stated, tha• on the 4th of September he
saw a toy thrown into a pond of water, near the canal,
and then dragged along the ground by the defendant,
servo said the boy had been stealing his apples. Soon
siCter the defendant dragged the boy to his wharf, and
wiiness hearth cries of—•• murder" front the boy, who
tens h tneing by the defendant's crane over the water, and
w.s black in tile face. Witness went to the wharf to
the laity's assistance, lint dirend ant interlered to patent
11.111, and t nick him lioleutly, at the saute lion. catch-
ing 1101,1 or him.
Tile Jury a>keil whether the boy cou'd e got down
tvi;il,int assioanee.

Witness.—" lie can't! not. If 1 had not gone, he
would have been destroyA. His mouth was wide open,
afoil he was black in the face."
A witness described the scene as one of great cruelty
to the boy.
A buy, who was passing by, eonfirmed the account
of the inhumanity of the defendant.
Another witness said he saw the boy kluged, and the
pmsecitiot hanged, fur oaring hi:n.ll-90 being hanged.
.14111 t S La) field bald, he seas the boy wino stole one or
two apples. Defendant threw thin tip to his knees in
the toil twice, with the assistance of another man.
Mr. Broderick, fur the defence, stated, that the de-
fendant was a respectable whatfinger, and had been sull-
ied to innumerable garden robheries. Ile had punished
tile boy himself, rather than inflict upon him a punish-
:it:oat with the assistance of the law, witch, the learned
counsel bAieved, would have sent bins as a rogue and
sagiliontl its a mill.
The Chairman said, that such sets were going an
upon the premises of the defendant as seemed to require
rite fereoce of strangers. The defendant might lie
v•-1 y respuctahle man; but he had evidently (tor:toilets
If upon this occasion, ansi ought to be old ged to
tho,e who would interpose. There was a jusiimation
in entering the premises, upon the grounds(); humanity,
at. i Ito doubt existed of the too great severity of the pu-
iiishmi lit ititl•eteil on the buy.
Toe l hairmaii, in addressing the defendant, said, he
was sure the violence had been committed wiiholit
thott4lll, and sentenced him to pay a fine of lUI. with
laterty to speak to the prmressitir.
CASS or SacTANDY.

F(t DAY, Orr. 4:l.—Mr. Parkin. appeals! against the
ord(J.ol libation issov:l by the magistrates of St. filar).
lehotte opium him. (It remit'.,, that he shuulti pay 41. per
week for the support of the :told.
Iklr. Alley for the appellant; and Mr. Adolphus for

the iirrish - _
Mr. Adolphus then called Humid' IVhite, who re-
;le ded the evidence given by her nt the Nlarylehone
Oilier. She wrs, she said, delivered of a child about
five months ago, in the workhouse, and Mr. P..rkins
n is the father of the child.
On itel cross-exvinination by Mr. Alley, she said, she
;night have seen \lr. Parkins about twet.sy times before
be went before the Justice. Site might he acquainted
vh hitu irozprlls three, lam, fi%r, or aiJC amcs. 11l

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