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London, England, 1806-11-10 00:00:00

expostulatory communication which 1 addressed to
that Officer on the 24th of May, 1803, I• concluded
with the following words :

" I have now expressed to you in detail my sentiments on
" several important subjeas. Your duty to the King exalts
" from you explicit statements and opinions to His Ma-
" jesty's Ministers on those parts of this letter which refer
" to public service. The circumstances which are of/a na-
" tore personal to myself, require such an explanation' as,
" in some form or other, you know, and must feel, is due to
" me.—l mean such, an explanation as may prove satisfac-
" tory to an Officer and a Gentleman—To one who 'never
" intentionally committed an aggression-:- who through life
" hai proved himself to possess a conciliatory disposition,
" but who never did, and never will, suffer improper ex-
" pressions, if applied to him, to pass unnoticed."
To this communication I received for answer,
that Sir SAMUEL HOOD bad transmitted my letter
for the consideration of Ills Majesty's Ministers.

I am, Mr. Editor, .
Your faithful and obedient Servant,
• WILLIAM FULLARTON.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

ON Friday last a cause for an assault, was tried
before Mr. Justice ROBINSON, and a Bench of
gistrates, which excited a considerable dearee of in-_
terest, as deeply involving the security aid happ*ss
of society.—Mr. Lloyd, theTrosecutor, is a respea-
:able tradesman, residing in Bread-street Cheapside.
The Defendants were Thomas Mansell, .the Watch-
house-keeper of St. James's, Clerkenwell, and Wil-
liam French, Watchman to the parish of-St. Luke.
It appeared that, upon the tfith ofSepternber.last,
the Prosecutor was upon his return home, at half-past
ten in the evening, along Goswell-street, in COM,
pony with a Mr. Price, a SUrgeon in Tower-street.
A rattle was sprung behind them ; upon their. turn-
ing round to inquire the
,cause, the Defendant,
French, seized the Prosecutor by the collar,ljolding
a stick over his head in a threatening attitude-charg-
ing him with an assault, and insisting-upon his going
along with him. Mr. Lloyd and his friend remon-
strated, and endeaVoured to convince him that he
was in 'error ; but all to no purpose.
Several watchmen coining to the assistance of
their associate, they began to use great violence,,. nd.
drag the Prosecutor .tow-ards the.watch-house-. Upon
his attempting to resist, they beat him with their.
bludgeons in a most inhuman manner.—His head
was cut open by a violent blow,,which deluged ,him
in blood, and deprived him for some little time of
his senses.— Still the mobsters did not desist, but
continued their blows for some time, till>a number
of persons colle&ing routid, they began to be ap-
prehensive for the consequences. . Fearful Of% any
interference, they gave out that-the Prosecutor;-was
mad, .and put into -then' possession. for .being so.
They 'offered to let him off, on his giving them a
pound note, to be divided between them which
proposition beinf.x,,objeeled to, lie was forced to the
watch-house in' Ray-street, Clerkenwell. Mansell, ,
One of the Defendants, wrote something. in al)ook
as a charge, without asking any' questions, or enter-
ing into particulars, and French, the other Defen4ant,
signed it.
The Prosecutor was instantly thrust by -a number
of Watchmen into what is termed the Black Hole,
a place about four feet square, perfcEtiy dark,. very
damp, and without a possibility for any, admission
•of air, (and in .which they boasted afterwards of;
having confined nine persons for 24 hours:) . The
Prosecutor's friend, Mr. Price, endeavoured to
tam his liberatioco by the most earnest entreaties,
and offered the most respectable bail. They Nyould:
listen to no propositiantheir reply was, " why did
he net make it up when he had it in his power
He shall remain there all night—we will not take
bail froin /he Churchwardens, nor Parson of dui
Parish'." . •

A branch of the temporal artery being cut by the
blow received from Mansell, Mr. Price begged to
'dress the wound, or send for any other professional,
mail, as the case was dangerous. This was alsb
refused, and the Prosecutor was suffered to bleed for
14 hours, at the ithininent -risk of his life. .Upon
appearing before the Magistrate at Hatton Garden
the case was referred to the Jury, then .sitting at
Hicks's Hall, when a true bill. of indiatnent for the
assault was found against Mansell and French, no
other names being known. The trial occupied the
whole of the day, when they were found guilty,
very much to the satisfadion of an indignant Court,
and 'sentenced to six, months imprisonment in the
House of Correction, as a warning to watchmen not
to exceed their duly.

•
A private letter from Paris, dated O&ober 22,
states -as follows :--" By this day we believe that the.
Emperor is in -Berlin ; if so you may expe& to
see 'JEROME On the Throne of Prussia. You call'
the Emperor a monster—but did such success at-
tend any man in Europe, except the French. Em-
peror, he would certainly be adored. But, believe
me, it is not •so here. The French are .become a
strangely altered people—all the enthusiasm you
read of is confined to the Public Journals; neitlTerin
Paris, nor
~in the Provinces, is BONAtiARTE adored
as a demi-god, as they would represent. - hear
of:vi6tories daily, it is true—but with the twist• per-
le& apathy. The people have not been • able to find.
the advantages of entering Vienna last year; and
therefore do not expe& ,much. from the. occupation.
of Berlin. -They do not hesitate to say as much
openly in the Coffee-houses. Sometimes we are told
of a vi6tory at sea ; it produces the most . Marked ,
contempt—for though we are not suffered to read
any of our disasters, yet, from the clerks in public.
offices, the news gets among the people;;' and. it is
not more strange than true, that' these.. aervantS'
olthe Government are- its. most determinid
mies. The only good news.to the.ParisiapS, wallet
be peace with England. They wish to. see:john:'
Bull with his guineas again. :Commerce is at a dead'
stand here ; and the greatest distress and misery are
felt."
,
The PiIgrim,.CALLANDR, from St. retersourgh,
is arrived off Scarborough, after throNVing pa:a Of her
cargo overboard.
• The Ticket No. 12,103, dra:vp the 'Fourth' Day
of •Drawing, November the 7th, a Prize' of Ten
Thousand. Pounds, was -,sold in sixteen. Sixteenth
Sharei, at CARROLL and Co.'s Otlice, No. 26, OX-
ford-.sireeti near Rathbone-place, Vihere Tickets and-
Shares will' continue on sale, Avatrapted undravin,
during the Drawing.--N.B. The.. Lottery finishes.
Drawing on Saturday next. ,

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