The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

An ad'ou►nstrnt of them Sessions was yesterday
held at Guildhall, before the LORD Mayas, R.
CORDOR, and several Aldermen.

ASSAULT WITH iNTIOIT TO MUTE.
Robot flegf,a young malt reopectaMe eismeirelows,waa
indicted Ibr Salted, assaultlag, on the 11th of Attitude
1810, Sarah GeOffilltlS Johnson, a girl fuurteta-yeere of age,
with infest to violate her person.
Mr. Swam, stated the case with much feeling. He spoke
of the criminal iateation of the Defeadast as the most dread-
ful that eonkl be imagined, and accounted for the delay of
the prosecution. The Defendant was, be said, brosight be-
fore three different Alderson' at Guildhall, and at length
nimensitted, hat the Grand Jury Ignored the bill os the re-
Oil charge, recommending, however, that a bill showed be
preferred fur the charge now exhibited against the Primmer,
which was accordingly dune. From that moment to the
present the Defendant had, by every means in his power,
put off the evil day. Ten &minas bad passed over, but at
length the day bad arrived at which the criminal was to
meet with coodign punishment.
Sarah °combine Jobuseo, • very interesting girl, was
She resided with her mother in Fel t•-r
-lane. She had
a fatber.in.law who was a milkman, and she frequently
went out in the moraine and evening to serve milk to
customers. The Defendant resided in Cursitor-street, close
fry, and she weal there regularly with the milk. On
Woodsy, the 14th of August, 1616, having taken the milk
themes usual, she was invited by him to come that evening
to tea with his sister. She had drank tea there once before.
the going home she obtained leave to do so, on rendition
that if Defendant's sister was nut there, she should return
home immediately. She went at five o'clock, hut finding
the sister was out there, was about to quilt the room, when
the Defendant laid hold of her by the arm, and said she
should not gu till she bad had her tea. She esteemed him
to let her go, but he (*staked the dome. She thee proceeded
to state the ill•treatment which she had received, is which
she was corroborated by several other witnesses.
The Jury returned a verdict of Oidity, to the satisfaction
of a very crowded Court.
He was seatemeed to vie mouths' imprisoanwat. It was
taken into consideration that be had been cualimed seven
weeks in Newpte oa the former charge.

Spoattna.—.The game for, which was taken
alive in u bush before the hounds of RICHARD
Lewis, Esq. of I-midilo. Monmouthshire, was
turned out a few days since at Lanarth, • short
distance from the kennel ; and idler a revere run of
snore than an hour, during which he twice crossed
the Usk, besides passing over Lanellan bridge on
the same river. he was killed in a gallant style in
Panty-Goitre great wood, near Abergaventiy.

The Rev. Dr. Halloran. convicted of forging •
frank (by using the name of Sir W. GARMOW),
and sentenced to transportation, sailed on Friday
last from Sheerness, an board the Baring convict
ship, bound to New South Wiles.
S•catutuit.—On Sunday last a vast number of
books were stolen from the parish church of Christ-
church. immediately after the conclusion of the
morning service. Almost every pew was plundered.
The robbery wits effected while the parish offices
were engaged in the vestry-rount, in distributing
bread to the poor.
Lord Curroao's groom died suddenly in his
bed, at the. Manchester Arms, Adam -street, Baker.
street, on Nbairday. He had only arrived in London
the preceding day.

On the 16th instant ton bull-calves, the p?o)rerty
of Mr. /lousy, of 11111 Farm, fleabag, Dorset,
*ere sualreiortaly wounded moll manned ; anal ohm a
coll, the property of TnumAa Ps 1116 k, milting
On the Fame farm. A Gee pathos to any arc iiiii
plite giving information that may lead to cootie.
Cuts, is offered in last Gazelle. sonalyull
reword of .erritty pouadt un said cnnyulion,