The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-17 00:00:00

xR. PfWVON.

This Gentleman being declared by his medical attendants, so
.far !overed as to permit his being removed without danger, be
*as on Tuesday brought before Sir J. Pinhorne, at Union Halt,
by Goff and Collinburne. In addition to the evidence already
Xsid before the publiC, the female friend who went with them in
the foyalty Theatre, was examined. Her statement relative to'
gibe cicearostasces which took place during the tithe She was with
Away corroborated the statement made by. Allis Colson on a
.former day. It appeared also, that previous to leaving her
house in Crooked-lane tr go lathe Tower, Mr. Ellistoa had pre-
sented her with a broach, Which he bad just bought, butwhich,
sae decline.d to accept, saying, she supposed be labught it ,for
Hiss Colson, to which he replied; ".-No, I have gofa present
-for her in ray pot !Let."
The evidence of Miss Colson, taken an it Nrsgerday, was then
read over to her, when she again deetatoa her pet*unsion.that he
bad no intention of injuring her, hitt that his itstentious were to
4rstrey himself.
Mr. Humphreys, who attended an behalf of Elliston, here
submitted to the Magistrate, that under these citcumstances the
qfenee of his client did not come within the meaning of the Acf,
'gamely, " Of maliciously shi•otiag at another person with intent
Set injure." The words of the Act re,quived that the pistol should
tie loaded, presented, pointed, or levelled at the tierson,inju.ed,
as did appear to he the fact in the only case which he recollected,
that bore any analogy to the present, viz. that of Mr. Hackman
and Miss Ray. From the evidence in thii case, it did not ap-
pear that more then one ball had been found, it was therefore
to he presumed, that only one pistol had been loaded, which had
been directed against himself.--Mr. Humphreys acknowledged
the enormity of the cti lie, but contended that it did not amount ,
its a capital offence, and that therefore Mr. E. ought to be fiber-
sated upon entering into such recognizance as Miss C. should re-
quire for his future good conduct, and to answer any complaint'
she might hereafter prefer against him.
Sir John Pinhorne was' of a different °pillion, and observed, ,
that from the moment he heard Miss Colson's statement of the
ortoysaction, it had, coupled with other circumstances, conveyed
sufficient proofs to his mind of the intentions of the young man.
However much he might feel for the parties, yet there was .a
duty due from him to the public:, which imperiously called upon
Rim to put the law in force. The father of the young lady, she
being a minor. should rte hound over to prosecute at the ensuing ,
Assizes.— Miss Colson here, with much emotion, declared she
would not appear against him, convinced as she was that he had
no:intention to injure her, and that it was only owing to her
iittemPuto seize the pistol that she was hart. By the advice of
Air. Humphreys, however, and the earnest intrcaties of the
gentternao himself, she at length consented. Sir John then oh•
nerved, that it would he necessary Mr. Elliston should be cum-
mitted till another examination could take place, in order that
the coachman and another witness who did not then appear,
'night attend.
Justicr-noore, GVILDITALL, TyfEtirlAY, SEPT. 12.
A soldier, named Frederic !tickler. a private in Colonel Mar-
ray's company
of the $d regiment of foot, was charged by .the
keeper of a gin-shop at the corner of Fleet-market, with an as-
Sault, and attempt to defraud him. The facts were, that Rick-
icr, with a comrade, was roving on a foraging, party through
'let-street, and made a di:scent into the prosecutor's slop,
where they called for two carts-Wars of his liquid ammunition,
va ttich they immediately touched, and were making a rapid re-
treat N ithout beat of drum or feeling it necessary to pay for
what ittey received. The owner of the shop, however. was a
Pale' too much on the alert, and collared Rickler. who in his
turn struck at him with his fist. Rickler's comrade, who had
sallied into the street, finding his friend a prisouor in the ene
iny's hand, rallied and counter-marched to his assi,tmance; but
the gin-inerchaut, by a ruse de guerre, cut off the retreat of the
Ai;soilasiti„lfor he ran into the street, held the door fa't on the
'outside, and called the watch, so that the parties were obliged
fosurietider at discretion.
- Sir John Earner ordered Rickler to be conveyed to the Prevost
prison, and a letter to he written to his Commanding Officer,
CoMmunicating his ansoldierlike conduct. - •
• Pita Duffy, an Irish West-Indian, W 4.9 brought up on a
elnarce of haeinii desperately. assaulted a countryman, Darby
Itt'Nevin, by 'only just laying open the back part of his skull,
in a Chic;tiaue skiemish, so that he wits conveyed to St. It.tr-
.v...te..nr-n.'s hospital, and yetpaincd there three weeks, with
.p.;62„* of fet.:o Very.