The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

On Monday last these Serums commenced before N.
Coast, woo presided as Chairman, and a numerous
Bench of Ilagistrates.
ASSAULT AND PALM! IMPRISONMENT OP SOW-
STREET OFFICERS.
After the Juries were swoin, and some C3SCS of petty
assault disposed
Charles Mott, William Butler, and John James
Minch, three respectable Iliiiilllll.llllsl of Whitechapel,
were put on their trial fur a midseineatior, in assaulting
and lalesely imprisoning Thomas Goodin and
Attielby, both Bow-street patrols.
ftir. Alley stated the CASC lin the prosecution, in which
he enforced with great RAIIICiIIIESS the necessity of pro-
tecting (Avers its the discharge of their duty, to whom
eve.y honest mats was indebted, fur the protection of his
person and property.
lhounts Gooding deposed, that he was in company
with Ashelby on duty, as Row-street patrol, qui the Lunt-
mercial-road, about a quarter before twelve o'clock at
night on the night of the 7th of November. Ashelity,
who was a short distance before him,saw a woman with
a bundle under her cloak, which he asked her to chew,
saying he was a peace officer, but she refused. Mr.
Butler, one of the defendants, was standing at his dour
at the time, and came up to them and said, " Officers,
you have exceeded your duty." The woman said she
would go tit the toll•nouse, which was near, and would
there show her borate. She did so it contained two
bed • icks, winch sue told where site had bought, and
also where she loved ; after which, Ashelby and witness
said trey were satisfied, and site might go away. lice
three defendants had come with them to the toll-house,
anti Dustch asked witness his name, which he refused to
tell. Mott then took witness by the collar, and all the
defendants said the woman must give charge of
A mob collected, and the woman gave charge of witness
and Ashelby to a watchman, who took theta to a watch-
house, where the w an at first refused to sign the
charge, but being pressed by Ilse defendants, did itu
They were both detained an hour, till the officers
el the
night came.
the witnesses was cross.examined by Mr. Adolphus,
who was Counsel for the iklettdatit Mott, and by Mr.
Charles Pillips, who was Counsel for tba other twos.--
wttnhesses admitted thCo
at the defendants were all

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detained at housekeepers, and that while they were
the watch-house, lie proposed that all the
company present, itichuliiia the deletithaits, should join
to send fur drink. tie would not swear, that when he
was attacked at the toll-house to tell his Halite, lie would
see them all before he would tell his name.
Ashelby the other prosecutor, corroborated the first
witness.
The watchman and officers at the watch-house, proved
such of the facts stated by the first wiitl, s as took place
:•• their

iti their presence.
Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Phillips addressed the Jury hi
eloquent speeches for the defendants. They contended
that their chews had only interfered as own of honour
and feeling, to preserve a respectable female from the
iftsultsoi hardetted thief'-takers; and that the proscen.
non was a SpVClliiition to obtain 11l iwy.
Mrs...l4lllleS, the female who had tile bundle, stated
that it was about eleven o'cick whet' site was returning
home to Poplar, where she lived, and was attacked by
Ashelby, won did not say he was an officer, nor shew
his stall, but said site would give him the boodle she
hail under her cloak. She took him for a thief, and
refused ; but offered to go to the toll-house, which was
near. Ashelby pulled her very •ii, when the fleiew.
slant Butler cause sip, and said—" You use the woman
isifkindly." She then went with the prosecutors to the
toil-house, where they examined her boodle, and saw
site was well-known to the collector, and desired her to
go. Site asked who and what they were, and they re-
fused to tell their names. She then gave charge of them
to site watch.
Mr. Alley then addressed the Jury for the prosecution,
defending the conduct of the prosecutors, and said
hey must be protected as useful cats to keep off vermin.
Toe Chairman charged site Jury that the °dicers utust
be protected in the discharge of their duty.
The J try, after deliberating about Italian hour, found
all tile defend:tots Guilty.
Tots t :MSC, witch appeared to excite great interest oc-
cupied the Court I.r,tatt twelve so six O'Clork.
WIIIMEOPAY. JAN. g —biward Beddell, Gorge
Chambers, and Joint Nloore, were indicted for assaulting
%Valiant Winder.
The prosecutor, who is a licensed victualler, stated,
that he suutnuned Beddell to site County Court of
Requests 14/f a debt he owed him, anti obtained a decree
against Mob Beddell came to she Court, accompanied
by the tether two defendants, and it ttttt erhately sin count%
out they all three commenced abusing, hint its the grossest
en.111118:f. Beddell spit in his lace, and Chambers, whom
he haul never seen before, said he would give the prose-
cutor .Si. if he'd light him. Tine prosecutor said they
were three scamps, and he'd have nothing to do with
theist. Chambers 111041111 y struck him a blow that broke
she bridge of muse, and knocked Imo down, where
Chambers struck
..\lr. %Vellum, who was counsel for the prosecution,
was about to speak so evidence, whets the Jury declared
they were fully satisfied of the guilt of the primmer*.
The judgment of the Court was, that Edward Beddell
should be imprisoned in the Rouse of Correction, and
kept on the county allowance for sot weeks ; mat
George Chambers should be hispremied for tile same
time, and in saute manner ; and that John fslote should
be imprisoned in the same manner for fourteen days.
Alter all the appeal causes haul been disvised of, two
women were tried, on the prosecution of the Mint, for
utteriog cosinterwit money.
Margaret Crowley was COSI% lined of tittering two haul
Is It-crowns, anti sentenced to six mounts intiniso 1111 l cot
for each, and to find security for her own good behaviour
for tuts years.
Ano Jest kSOtt was found guilty of passing two bad
sovereigns, mid Wlllelteetl 10 a like point' •in.
- This prisoner appeared somewhat slime she common
class, and refused to give any other account of herself
than that site was the wife of a lawyer's clerk.

GROSi ASSAULT AND OUTRAGE.-011 Wednesday
etc :"11:111Irb, all ()dicer heloiltin4 to the Mary-It--
boor Bike, was proceeding towards lionie, with his
wile and family, near Elision-y(1.1.0v, N w.road, he was
surroutitleil by d bauditti of lellows, Stout If) in tttttt liter,
who posited acid insulted them with the most gross,
allustir laiignage, and pushed them torwaid. The firt-
h 111 pulled them about, and nearly tore all the chilies
limn Staples' back ; the officer with great fortitude bore
all Inc insults, awl never melitioned who he w is, until
coining to a watchitiao. lie requested tits assist•tice to
thrive them oil; tuit the [tali tits levelled the WdlClllll4'l
to the ground by the blow of a stick. Staples th.'n de-
clared who lie was, and sprung the watchlll3li's rattle ;
several oilier waichite7ii e iiiii log to his d,ISIttIICC, a gene-
ral conflict ensued between hie fellows, 4111 ii tilt' era elo
1111'11 who at length overpowered the iclial.loly gam:,
irking nine of tit most violent into custody. (./ii toe e a%
to the watch-house a general battle took place, and three
succeeded in making teseir escape. The remainder tin•
derwent an examinati iiii before Mr. Dyer, the sitting
magistrate at Alarlhorough-street, who ordered thew to
find bail for the gross and unprovoked assault.
OliStititlay muruug irur prisoner effected their escape
fruits St. Ao6l.l.llllc'S gaol, Canterbury, by forcing the
of their cell, all.l making a breach sit the walls;
our, hoc , shortly returned, and delivered hiiiiseli
up. As 00,011 as their escape was discovered, the ollie 'no
were on the alert, and traced the fugitives up the road;
they were seen lit Isversitam, and had put their at •
over their prison clothes, witch appearing like a gaurr •
dine, enabled them to pass unstilmctetl. They were
traced to Stockbury Valley, which they passed oi. horse-
back, Inn tug boo IlMed horses WI the road. Here all
trace of them was lust.
The wet weather has destroyed the potatoes very ge-
nerally in trelantl,and gt eat apprehensions are entertained
of f le in that coutitiy. From the hand to mouth
way in which the wretched populaii tt live, when a
calamity in this kind occurs, they are absolutely without
IMAM&

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VolUe.

MANSION-HOUSE.
The driver of one of the Camberwell stage coaches
appeared beforeilbe Lord Mayor, hut not until be had
fern su 1111 l toned a second limy, to answer the eoniplaint
of a shopkeeper io -Bishop/late-street, who charged him
with haven obstructed the business of the shop, by block-
ing tip the access to it with his coach. The defendant had
driven his coach close to the complainant's door, and there
he stood, notwithstanding the earnest request of the com-
plainant, to the injury of the business of the shop.
The defendant denied the charge, and was ready to
swear that he spoke truth.
The Lord Mayor said great complaints had been made
of late against the drivers of stage coaches, end examples
must be wade. His Lordship fined the defendant 10s.
Bow switE LT.
Mr. Richard itirkumn Lane, of No.42,Warwick-street,
Goblen.square, an Irish gentlesuati, who represented
himself as a member of the profession of the law, was on
Ft iday brought before Mr. Halls, the sitting magistrate at
this office, in the custody of Lee, under a peace warrant
issued by Sir Richard litruie, upon the application of Mr.
Wm. Coppinger, of No. I, Duncan-place, Leicester-
square, a metcautile gentleuiati, and also a native of the
sister inland.
Mr. Coppinger stated, that on Wednesday evening he
went to dine at a house called The Blue Post, where lie
saw Mr. Lane and another gentleman, then iu the office,
at a table opposite to that at which he was dining. He
Irad not been on terms of intimacy with Mr. Lane, but
knew him a little, in consequence of having met him oc-
casionally at a boarding-Imitate, in which his mother re-
sisted. After he hail finished his dinner, and when the
other parties who had been dining in the retail had retired,
Mr. Lane stood np, bottomed his cosi, put ow Isis hat,
strutted up to him, and accosted bon in the following
terms :—" Sir, I ass glad to meet you at last ; I have been
for sonic time past looking out fur you. Pray, sir, how
came you to tell (mentioning a particular lady) that I was
mauled to Mrs. Montague t" And without waiting for a
reply, he added, " If you said so, uti ale a liar; and if
you deny it, pin are a liar; and it you do not notice this
(flinging down his card), yon are a coward. Yost under-
stand me." Mr. Coppinger was quite astounded, and,
ringing the bell, he directed the waster to send up the
landlord. When the latter appeared, be told him he
wished to be protected agaiust the defendant's conduct,
whit It was that of a blackguard, and wluch he would no-
tice in no other way than through the medium of the
polite; lie would therefore thank him to send for a peace
officer. Such behaviour, lie said, did not warrant him to
place the defendant on a level with himself, or to treat
I • as a gentleman, Mr. Lane then observed, that lie
was as good a gentleman as the complainant, who was
only a seller of Irish provisions, and not a merchant as lie
represented himself to be. With respect to having said
he a as married (Mr. Coppinger epsomite,' t it was a Metter
of pecti•ct noltilerence to • whether lie was or was not ;
lie had heard lie was, and even it lie had said so, he did
Hot conceive there was any !twig libellous in it ; but if
Mr. Lace had asked I its a different manner, or sent a
gentleman to call tipou I , lie should have given hint an
eaplanetiou. From Use manner
.in which the defendant
acted, however, he hail, in his upittiout, thsentitted himself
to tile satisfaction of a gentleman. and he accordingly told
fum so ; upon which the defendant observed, that some he
would take no notice of what lie had said to him, he
would take every possible opportunity of I epeating it
is
the surer or wherever else lie should meet him; and if
that did nut make hint notice it, perhaps the application
to a horsewhip sought. Having cunsulted a prolesSienial
friend, be (Mr. Loppingei) fund, with hike advice, applied
to Sir It. Biome fur a warrant; and Ise Bow solicited pro-
tection at the hands of the magistrate ill/11l a repetition of
this outrageous conduct wills width he had been threat-

erred.
Mr. Lane, in his defence, admitted that the statement of
Mr. Cuppenger was m 4681411114,4 correct, except with
regard to the mention of • him sew hip. Hiwever
to his feelings the report might he, that he Was married to
Mis. Muktagne, a woman ul 110Iot web charscler, that was
the ostatisibla rearms tor his addressing Mr. Cuppinger
in
the way lit which he had dour; but the read cause which
had aidileed I to adopt such a proceeding was, the
repeated insults obeyed by him to his mother.
Mi. Hulls ohserred, that that was not the mode in which
he should seek redress for ass injury, 11 lie sustained any.
Mr. Lane bald, that limit were some minims W. such
liallite that the laws afforded no redress for them ; ihat
Was the case here; and lie was theletoit winged to adopt
a Mlles ent mink of pitreeeding flout that which lie
Willi. puma imam' Mlle' en! circ 11111 l lesieeS. When lie
saw 11 r. Coppitir;ei come iiilo the room, lie told his friend
that he shullid have souse lung to say to that gentlemen
wile a they were alone; au.l lie did accordingly, when the
so 1111 l was ovally empty, go over to i and address him
Ike lel Ails %bleb bad Weill slated; but lie denied Most
pobilieely having reel mentioned the *old " horsewhip."
Wnat right Mr. Coppinger had to say that he considered
lie could nut conyectuie ; he (Mr. L.)
Was it the pi otessiosi, and Was al least, Mi.
eilll4l.
Mr. Coppinger denied haring ever insulted Mr. Line's
'twilit:l,W' ally oilier lady II was liiree loolitlis ago 'nice
lie hall been in lilt noose in which she was, and Miring all
that lune the deielldallt might nave celled an hint it lie
liad ally complaint of that kind to make ; he was easily
1011,1.1, as lie Was 'Change every day.
Tut defendant Was Well tallcd 1111011 to enter into the
usual recogniaariees.
Mr. Cuppinger did 1101 wish the ileleitilmit to be put to
ally 111CoutellitIlee reslietlisig s iiClles.
MI. Lane accept of sit) lartoir at Nli. Coppincei'b
baud, loaf pledged his bottom, in aligner 10
ol limos', that lit should nut I eprat lull 1:011,1act to-
wards Mr. L.uppinger.
TOWN HALL.
0.. Friday Mr,—v.v.—v. appeal rl.l berme Alterman J. J.
11011E1, 11l dirt tauw. ally lie ii glen Ira 10 i5a11,.14111 III•
The 1/I.ll:setllligs VS:re iusulsiu ifly toe palisli "(beers,
a Isom* blaleaseill n appeared Mai air,
plied IU Iliviu !Ur rebel, stating that net alkiiiiimmient
by
her hub Anti, w riolberpleuer ur which stir, IV:maid awl lie-
tithiiiry iehurl, by wlllell Wean' she het ulr to
Meru, mid still cunt inuril to lit so. Bei 1113,UalaI ii.d berm
applied to, and although not lieerse to her a belite..
Kleist, yet lie evinced so oral h IIIdeCISIOII 11111114 tat bUslllesS
Thal tory were compelled to resort to the u,u4l race.. th
Cases.
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lion. She was accompanied by her sister, and approaehe
with an air of humble modesty; that at once excited spy
pathy and respect. Her eyes, however, were red and swill•
with tears, and she no sooner reached her husband, than she
suddenly seized both his hands, and then dropping on her
knees, cried in convulsive accents—" 0:1 dearest, forg.—"
A violent rattling in her throat told the rest, and she dropped
senseless on the gmund ; bet still ►he retained her husband's
hands with the grasp of death ! The Beene was pathetic
beyond description,and much more affecting than any tragedy
of fictitious woes. The vulgar crowd drew heti in amaze.
went, rind even the constables, who daily behold human
misery in its most hideous and heart rending forms. and
whose hearts (generally speaking) are steeled against every
impul.e of hurnaulty—even they were moved almost to
tears. Mr. -- for a moment surveyed the deadly
object before him, whilst the big drops forced themselves
into either eye. He evidently held some violent conflict
with his feelings t but as if recollecting himself all at
once, he dashed the pitying tear from his eye, then ex.
" Forgive? oh t no morel no more l" and vio-
lently disengaging himself, walked to the opposite side of
the Justice. room, whilst the officers gently carried Mrs.
-- into another room, where every means were used
for her recovery. Shortly afterwards the defendant, who
had by this time suppressed the violence of his feelings,
again came tot ward to assure the Magistrate, that altho'
his behaviour might appear inexplicable, it was not the
result of hardriess of heart or want of feeling. bet It was
founded on a thorough conviction that his wife had
wronged Win in a manner, which it would be criminal to
pardon. He hail married her with every prospect of
happiness seven years ago, and she had borne him two
children, who were still living under his own obsei tuition.
His conduct towards her was neither harsh nor illeberal,
and during that period she had squandered away the sum
of bOOlll. respecting which lie had never even ques-
tioned her, and never would for as much more, had not
circu,ustances recently' transpired • hich placed his dis-
honour and her perfidy beyond a doubt. He bad, in fact.
discovered, by letters in her passessi )))) that she carried on •
criminal correspondence with another man, and he then
most certainly did esciude her from his house, and he Mils
now willing to allow her any sum • hich the parish officers
might name, us sufficient to maintain her in a secluded and
respectable manner r but to forgive her the crime, and again
' to take der to his Miami, was what he knew no law, Manna
Plif dim sne, would tee ttttt mend, and what M., consistently %tab
his 110110113 Ur honour and moratn), could but conning to.

The wo.thy :Magistrate appeared much atrected by what
had passed ; hut although he seemed b sto or rely to pity both
parties, lie °limed no vu gest i n ou the ease, em ept advising
the defendant to nettle the matter with the parish, for watch
purpose he withdrew, and Mrs. --- was shortly after
conveyed hoi.e by her b %bier.

Thursday night an inquest was held before Tit ;;;;; as
Stirling, Esq. Coroner, at the Caldiot pe Arms, Gray's
lon Lane 'toad, on the body of Mr. John Graham,
who resided at the noose of Mr. G(4113111, who resided
at the house of Mr. lifeilell, in Gough-street, near Cal.
thorpe-place. The deceased had been in a respectable
situation under government, anti but a wife and child
liviiig. Ile was a few years ago in very respectable cir-
cumstances, anti lived in a state of affluence. Some
Wile ago he failed in a speculation iiito which he had
cowed, and was deprived of 'wady the whole of his
property. I laving arratiged his affairs, it was determined
that his wife and child sI Id go and reside with rela-
tions in the country, till he got a situation, by which he
would hr enabled to support them. Navin* tact with
repeated disappointments, and subsisting entirely upon
the sale and pledging of his furtiume and apparel. he
took au obscure bulging in Gough street, and Lorre le-
sdied for the last mire months. He corresponded with
his wife, and site expressed 111 her late letters a great
anxiety to return to two; in a letter which site received
Ir him last week, she b•lid she woold lie with him on
%Vetineslay. Stir arrived hi Loudon on Wednesday
afternoon, an'l went directly to his lotl4,ings. Ott enter-
ing hit ap Irtutcnt, her to can scarcely be conceived
at finding her husband a cold and lifeless corpse, sus-
'tended by a nail trOnt the side of the teed-room. It
was discmered that the deceased hail parted with every
bit of buntline and appirel, except rite bedstead mid
the clothes lie wore. lie Had omit for iihriiis•oti the
bare bedstead. Distress at the return of 1113 wilt tustini
him to misery, it is believed, ally cted his 'Matti, and
caitsed him to commit the act. lie tied a hautikercliv
Over his lace, and mother mood his legs before he salt.
petoleo itt.llsCh. It IS SU TO:it'll Will lice unfortunate mad
had been hanging twice the preceding mght. It is lin.
possible to f a:, adequate ilea ot the 1113:MS5111 state
01 the widow, kit WILII.OII a tiotise or friend, and at
such a distance from her relations. file ;shove facts de-
tailed by Mr. Frellell 1111,1 e au exrr.inr unary itopressimi
opoto the minas id the Jaty, woo returned a verdict—
•` that the deceased, w a ths•raeted sta.e of mind, pro-
dueed uy distress, put au 4'i/a Ll) ill> I. Icielicc try 11.111i:tits
Fonui:u No r Es.—J (din Clement and Joseph Cie.
Ratio It: Iv apltrenenited a lea* days ago, and eitaiiitneti
uelote NV Marriott, E-q• at the N• w 'Salley, Salford,
on a clear case 01 ULtellilg a lu,iu:tl tit E Igland
1111/Le• 'Lien hll4l C 1 t. lO 1.4.1114:a171//er Casale was
•USI,e101.1: I tile iillelloollll 01 tile Batik could be
daleertalllell with respect to thesis. 'l.le Busk D4lOClOn,
wrote to 11 r. Millie, the desk to the IllaytteleaLea." Filial
til.l had been at a very he ivy capetise w sewn's/
gold coin to AttiVly tilts pan O. the kingdom. and Mr.
persons who would now tour 011.;•p. 1 uoleil, Could
nut tie protected hy"iie Bt .k but tory former -
mated, sisal if a 11(11SCCII• lull WA> catit.ti 4114 they would
semi &WWII all iiesis.-ctor u expense, to appose
On the tru.l, to powe toe unpile*. ill CUOStilii.:lll.le
of
We 'kink PIM dl'Clialing to pruketite, toe Melt were des-
cisaiged or. Wednesday week.
NlLLAstruoLi Eve.); r.—Oit Christmas-dat.r, a les-
peciaule lauuiy, uau.cu Guest. fti011.1111,4 near Fitt Ohms',
had scraped 101 tneir d r WilAt they supposed to lie
horse-faddish, bat w.i.cli, unhappily turned out to he
way's • Luse ; they all partook or it, au I sitock mg to relate,
Mrs. Guest died in a short tune WWI ts.litts, and it was
with great diltiloall Mr. G. soil lIIC St. attL,ll subaetptelidy
recovered.

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