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street, the defendant met them. The witness was the se•
coin' file, nearest the defendant, alio pitched 1 against
the first tie, and knocked him down. The defendant said,
" This is not .s pl Ire for satchels." After the witness was
knocked down, the Seijeant. who was iii the rear, risme
up and asked why tile witness had been knocked down.
The defendant 141'0cl:sit off the Serjealit's cap, and said
he would serve While party in the same way. The wit-
ness was injured by Ilse blow he received.
On his close-examination he said, he saw a man and a
v. 0111411 going the same way ; he did not push the man sir
the lady. The defendant said he bail been pushed by the
first man of the poi •y. The account riven by this witness
was coutiruied by the Set kind and two other piivales of
the patty.
Mr. Nt Word. fur the defendant, observed, the Jury had
much experience, and they knew that it was nut probable
that an individual like Mr. Mallard, would venture to
assault soldiers on duty iii ilia manner stated by the a it-
messes, our was it likels that three persons would wan•
tinily wish against the Guards going slung the sheets, be-
cause they would know they were doing that which was
dangerous to their flan petsonal catchy. The defendant
was a must respectable kadesonati, carrying on the busi-
ness of an ironmonger in St. Alai tiiesdant.. A witness he
should call bad paid hint a v kit on the eta, the transaction
oeent red, and tram that witness the Jury would heat what
really were the far Is of the case. Many of the Jury hail
doubtless waiked along the street when soldiers were
going by, and hail seen the style in which they match ;
it was well known, if passengers did nut get out of their
way, they %wild push them oust of the way.—lf so, would
the Jury believe the 'soldiers in this instance did nut act as
they always had done t The Jury would never admit that
the respectable Citizens of Westruinster arc to be pushed
about in the streets by sultlices in the manner Mr. Alan-
yard hail been Mr. Wallard then called Mr. John Tes-
ter, who said, he lived in South Auilley-street. He had
dined with Mr. Alunyaril, on the 2titli of December, and
about 12 o'clock they west towards home. His wife was
on his lett min, Nlinlyarti was on his light side. When the
soldiers Caine up, be banal his wife justled, and wheeled her
round, with her back against the wall, to let them pass ; he
placed himself in the same situation. He saw uue of the
sololeis push Mr. Mussy ard against a shutter. The man wits
knocked down. The Se rjeunr then came up and said—Why
did you knack dawn sine at my men t ifiunyard said—if you
bad served me as that man did, 1 would have knocked you
down. The Serjeaot then levelled his halbert at Muosaid•,
breast. 'the witisek said—Serjeaut, let us have no military
law here.— The Curpurol was then sent fur a constable. No
assault was committed by Mutisuid upon the Stajeant. The
a fitness supposed his cup tell alt is hen he Wait is the act of
levelling his halbert. 'flue second rieht-hand man pushed
violently aguirist Mrs. Tester. They gave uu notice of
their apprivich.
Mr. Baker, stating the evidence to the Jut,, observed,
that there might be an excuse for the assault by Nliniyaril,
yet if a Seijeaut marching through the sheets found one
of his turn knocked Joan, he had certainly a tight to
secure the man who committed the offence, and to detain
I . The Jail would nut, however, look at the parties
as soldiers but as citizens, and say whether the defendant
aa, guilty or not.
'!•be Jury found the defendant Not Guilty.
'louses or ILL farag. —George Francis and Martha
"'enact alias Mary Conway. were indicted fur a misd.mea-
uoi there were two counts in the indictment; the first
charging them with keeping a notorious brothel in Lisle-
street, Leicester-square ; and the *tetrad with lieepiug a
disorderly house.
Mr. Barry ►tated that it was not a parlsh indictment, hut
a prosecution by a 'expectable tradesman in East-sheet,
Manchester.square, whose child, only 16 years of age, had
been harboured by the defendants. The poor Mall, in
November 1817, missed his disiOster. He afteraurus found
her in the hospital, where she had been sent by Mrs. runway;
he brought tier home, but in three mouths after she was
again seduced to the same house. He naturally went there,
and was told by the lark, she had sent her to Guy's huspitul ;
but on enquiry there it was no such thing. He morseled
her a second tune. She had beta with tuns only three works
when she ag:.in vanished, and he found lit r in the same situ-
ation as betioe. Ile again went to the house and took her
away, and kept her ever since.
lie then called \lr. William Sayer, the father of the girl,
who described himself to be a shoe-maker, in East-street.—

Tile gill wail the oldest of eight children, and absconded Furn
him in November, 1817 ; he discoversd in Mardi following
that she was at the house kept by del:lid:int., but on g ' g
there he could gain no info, nation, hut at length found her
at St. Bartholomew's-hospital, inn shocking state of disei.se ;
he brought her home, but she again lett loin. He confirmed
all the facts related by his Counsel.
Sarah Laver, the girl herself, was then examined. She
conclusively proved the facts charged in the Milli tin •nt, with
pal tieulars vrbith we do not think fit to give publicity tn, in
all of st hien she was confirmed by Harriet Johnston another
unfortunate girl.
Thos. Stseekly, a constable, assisted Mr. Sayer in finding
out his daughte. ; he went to e secure a warrant to the
house, and was told liv the servant Mr. and Mrs. Franci:
were 111 b. d. Slimily :lifter Francis came down is his
morning gown, and offered 50 or 40 guineas to make it up.
Walt he and her produced a supersedeas to the warrant.
Air. Ailey addrussed the rt;ttrt at considerable Irngth for
the defendants; and the jury instantly found them both
goittu„
T,..• each sentenced George Francis to pay a fine of 1001.
and both to be committed In the House of Correction for 12
month.. and then find mrerws for their behatither tor three
year; ',(NIL each, and the studies in ISOL—
Ait instantaneous shout burst lot th throu4hout tile whole
Court.