The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-02 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER. SESSIOS;

YEsrailovithe General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace,. for the City and Liberties 'of Wg'stnainster,
commenced before Wp,f. MAINWARING. Esq. Chair-
man, and a numerous f_ench oflu)tices of the, Peace
for the said City and Liberties. -
After the Grand and Petty. Juries were sworn
with the usual ceremonies,

Michael Young, Robert Cashman, and Williatis
Bristow, wire indieled for a riot and assault upoit
Thomas Tiney, on the Ist September last.
It appeared that the Prosetutor *as a French.!
man, and kept an a-la-mode beef
_shop in --St. -114ar;,
tin's-lane. 170 On the evening of the day'mated in
the. indiament, -the Defendants came with their ,
pipes, tobacco, and ale; to- the Prosecutor's shop,;
and insisted upon having their supper,of his famed.
i-la-mode 'beef. He answered, he, was a broken
merchant, for his beef was all gone; • however; they
persisted in their intentions-, and made-a great• uoiSe,
and riot in the house; and when he endeavoured to'
put them out, he wasiviolently assaultedand beaten.
, They *ere all foUnd Guilty, and' the Court, sen-
tenced-thern to,pay a flue of 40s. each..
William Tilley, sen. Sarah, his Wife; and ITiilliam
Tilley jun, their son ;, also james.Cooke; Mdry, his
wife, and' William Cooke, their son, were severally
indiCled for a -riot, and assaulting the above-men-
tioned' Thomas Tiney, on- the L'gth 'of the same
month. ' •

•- In thii,caie it appeared that the Prosecutor 'was
the butt and quiz of that neighbourhbod ; and the
two boys, the Defendants, along With a third boy,
went to his shop window, with masks ori them;
and, by their derision; excited in hitvi a great degree
of irritation : told him, " that he and his girls would
be diummeci out of the parish ;" asked,' wha't stuff'
liis beet was made of i"- and. much •More of such
jeering and abuse. • The Prosecutor, being enraged,'
lATZIt out amongst them; ,and seized some of them ;
upon .which, thefathers and mothers
_interfered in
behalf oftheir.children, and a general 'scuffle' eh_
sued.

The Jury,.
,after some consultation, acquitted- all
the Defend:tuts, except Wm. Cooke, who, after re-
ceiving a ni6,,t impressive reprimand "from the
Learned Chairir.an, was fined 6s. Bd. and dis-
charged. - 4.
There _were other indielments against several
.pdsOns who" were..present at" the transaaion ; and.
all of whom Abe. Prosecutor, it was said, ciamaied
into these inclit;tmenta.. They were 'attei wards wit
drawn. . . • -
George Richmond, a black belonging to the Duke
of York's. Band, attached to Ills Royal Highness's
Regiment of Guards, was'Conviaecl of assaulting a
black woman of•the'name of. Francis. .
His sentence was deferred _ • •

7'homas. Four bottle was indialed for picking a Gen-
tleman's pocket Of his pOcEet-boot, in. Marlborough-
street; Police Office,. on the, 19th of May.
It appeared by the statement Prosecutor,
Mr. Martin, that' on.the dayvbf'Oe examination of
O'Ponbel, Gore;and Carterjor burglary, he was led
by curiosity to-go,into the °th and he ee, a
was there
three, or four times closely.Presied by the Prisoner.
'He remonstrated with Int-ifOti thesubjea, and,he:
shortly after felt some one picking his pocket on
attempting to protest. his property,. he seized the
band of , the Prisoner whilst:- it: was in leis pocket,
The Prosecutor" his book, and b'e• charged the;
Prisoner with the robbery.; but he took no notice. of
him, and retreated frorrytli crowd, which was very.
considerable,-, tOw'ards the door, when an Officer
received the .charge; and detained the Prisoner.—;
The book .vas afterw4rds found on the:',l-lo,br in th
Office.; 'NO witnesses ,gave the Prisoner a good
chra6ter and the Jury, atterweighing the-evidence,
acoitted hiM. . -

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On Saturday, last J. O'Donnel ,(the tiruiser) and
about thirty others, .were sen,kfrom Newgate to the
Igulks, previous tb transportation. Gore, an acl
cornplice of O'Pontien, and the son of a respectable
tradesman, remains behind.

At the Assizes. of Traleei .a very interesting cause,
in which EDMOND
,CoNN z L,.- Esq..,w--as Plaintiff,
.and
J. SPOTIVOC.)D, tscf. Defendant; carne on to be tried
beicire the Hon_Justice FLItTCHErt. The Damages ;
were laid at 10001: .brought- by the Plaintiff for ed.!,
minal interaOurie with- his wife. After h
hearing, the Jury returned a verdi& for the Plain7l
tiff,-1001. Damages, and ad:Costs.
Last week_as:Miss.Bliw,rty,..theAlaughterof a pie-
ture-dealer, inQrown-streeti Seveii.Dialsi was at-..
tending on au infirm-relation, theliit'in- the cham-.
ber communicated with • her dress;lanct befctre:any
assistance could 'be affbrded, she.. vk as scorched. in tl
most dreadful it-milt-ler, and in '4 few 'hours expired:: .1

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