The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. o.

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William Cotter was indicted for assaulting John Pere' g
Bethnal-green parish-officer, who stated that in consequen,-0 be
a gentleman's house in Bethnal-green being reported.:tton,
haunted, a mob collected before it on the night in clue
bow..
and he endeavoured to disperse them. The defendant,• „„
ever, refused to go away, insisting upon his Fight to reman',.:7,
the King's highway, upon which the prosecutor thrust hint giant
ward with his staff: A scuffle ensued, in which the defeur„,
ngaveame thethhee
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knockeda ckt eeyde,e
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The next witness was also a parish-officer.
swore by 0— he would do no such thing, and iminedia_t.b.
struck him in the face ; upon which he was taken to the wa"
house r the night. thst
The fo
CHAIRMAN asked the witness if he was dau.:„dsat
nothing more passed between the parties before the OThliat
struck the rosecutor ? Had not the prosecutor thrust
with his staff?
hetras
The witness admitted that he had, but added that who
bound to do so, because he and 30 or 40 other constables,.
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had been ordered out by the head-Constable that night to:n
the peace, were directed by him to disperse all those who
still in the street.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that head-constables the
had been known to do wrong sometimes. He then askeu
witness who it was that had knocked the defendant down ?
The witness admd that it was imself: d
The CHAIRMANitte
in charging the Jury, aniroadye-rte d ea
the misconduct of the parish-officers on this occasion, au cos
their hardihood in subsequently bringing forward such t
as this, merely to satisfy their own vindictive feelings, al It
unsupported either by the parish or the magistrates. fl,iig
peared that the defendant, who was the only person star,luthiy
still at the time, because he dared to disobey the orders of
co_,
parish-officer, was attacked, abused, knocked down, and
pelled to pass the night in the watch-house.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guill
aY•
Mr. AnoLritus said, that the Chairman conferred brrtv,
obligation on the public by his just animadversion 111)°,utbrie
conduct of these officers. Really the airs that some or,_ the
petty officers gave themselves were past endurance. -"_'),a
present case, he understood from the defendant, that
suffered considerable illness from the usage which he hat,'
ceived from the prosecutors. .101'4
Edward Stockman, (the prize-boxer), Jame: Rainet, to,
French, and two others named Dobey and Field, werfejoll
dieted for a riot and assault at Paddington, on the II th
last.
Dobey did not appear. Field pleaded guilty, an" wsee,
charged upon entering into recognizances to keep the ,e,sidifig-
The prosecution was instituted by the parish of vod.
ton, on behalf of two of its officers, named Holt and days
bury, from whose statement it appeared that on the aho"lor..
Holt having been informed that there was a fight inr, tb,
mer's fields, went there between six and seven o'clock ;,„01
evening. He found a mob of about 2,000 persons coon!,00
there, and two men fighting in the centre of them, t I;hp to
Stockman and Haines were acting as seconds. lie v'eutnored
Stockman and told him that no fighting could be
there, to which Stockman replied that after another ro
'or two the whole would be settled. At that rnoni
outcry was raised of " the Beaks, the Beaks," and crept
body called out, " Who the hell is he, that he's to Prgoit
the fight ?" Upon this manifestation of returnedoppogiti
withdrew for the purpose of obtaining assistance, and toe(
shortly afterwards with Bradbury. He then saw
_afore:-•
Stockman nor Raines, but the crowd was as great .0 t in his
Dobey appearing to act as time-keeper, with a watcg njeci
hand, Bradbury seized him, upon which they were surrou
by 200 or 300 of the lowest characters, who pelted thecni;ei
cow-dung, and every other missile thes could find' otctv
had to pass through a brick-field on their wl to the
e_ol
house, and here the mob pelted the officers wit brick
of which struck Holt, who was so severely hurt, that 1,„hoil0'
down in a state of insensibility not far front the wate" occe
and was for some time supposed to be dead. In congerq three
of the injuries he received, lie lay at the watch-house to 5 05,
weeks, and was then removed to his house, where he wtogst
fined for another month. French and Field were amongst
to
those who pelted the officers, and upon the former's c01,n.7044
the watch-house, Bradbury seized him, when he struggles'
struck the officer, endeavouring to get away. Act
This statement was corroborated by the evidence of„ ~aua,hty,
witness, of the name of Newing, and that of Mr. ;sing
the parish surgeon • the latter of whom happening
at the time, saw Holt lying on the pavement in cl.house.
to bloohle
state. He immediately had him taken into the wat hit
and bled him, which operation lie had no doubt saved
afterwards.
although he was not out of danger for upwards of a t°'
Stockman said that he had been going „uiedP
when his attention was attracted by a craolwodng,
to them he saw two men fighting in the midst of A nl," othefr
brickmakers. One of the combatants was larger than t",e,ote.
and appeared to be gaining the advantage, when the hnoit hi
broke in, and hustled them about ; upon which he 21'4%4 hits
to leave off, but the man refused to do so, and requeshe corn'
(Stockman) " to see him righted," with which requeat he
plied ; but upon the officers speaking to him he wentg "wren
put to gre
meso;
This was all he had done ; and lie had been
pence by this prosecution, and kept in prison
which lie trusted the Court would be of opinion was 1)% 0(04
enough for his share in the transaction, lie having ha
to do with the throwing of bricks or any thing else. A, so
Raines expressed his regret for what had, ogcurrtuAl the
athnde
sured the Court that lie also had had nothing, to fdoor
treatment offered to die officers. his fate
French said, that lie was merely returning from ~.toss,
to Kennington, when, seeing a crowd about the watch _ out +u,„
pressed in at the window, upon which the officer cstaji, brit
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seized him. He had thrown no bricks, nor been.iu
field at all. character
Some of the Jury bore testimony to the goo
.f
industrious habits of the defendant French.
The Jury found Stockman and Raines " °
thh'
and French " Guilty of the assault."
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The CHAIRMAN having summed up the case. f th, riot'
The CO tru-r sentenced the two former to three to keep
tional imprisonment, and to enter into recognizance
peace ; and the latter to seven days' imprisonment-

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A society has been formed at Lausa i co.
the purpose of educating young Greekst.ii,sue j i 0
cert with the association already eSta"bb
Paris. ~ 101 I?
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Two fen gentlemen, in passing au of nd illiWefiir
at the late Peterborough Fair, ate 200 oysteri% '",„ quan",-js
ately afterwards two pounds of sausages and 3 '3lto taeitli
of bread and cheese, washing the 'whole down with 1"
each of Buckle's ale.
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On Friday, the 21st inst., at Shieffsburl, the
Eaton, jun., Esq., of a daughter.

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