The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-17 00:00:00

KINGSTON SESSIONS.

Yesterday an appeal was heard against an order signed by
two Magistrates, for stopping up a road in the pariah of Chert.
Say. it excited considerable interest, as the person most parti-
'eularly, interested in resisting the appeal was said to be a Man'
of great influence and rank, and the apppellant one of the ordi-
nary. class.
Air. liansr.wat.r. and Mr. TrIESIGER contended for the
stopping up of the road, which, they said, was wholly unneees-
sary, and added to the expences, of the rvirA in a very, We"
degree. Against this very proper measure, the only man who
contended was a village patriot, named Keen, who expect,d to
'Make a character by hit opposition. If the- Bench considered.
the effort, '.as no doubt they mug, with. referenee to the multi-
tude benehtted, they would confirm the order of the Magiatrates,
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who owned 7,000 acres favoured the decree. '
Witnesses were then called, who stated their opinion that the
road in question Was not necessary, although it was partially.
used, and was a shorter way to some places which were fre—
quoted by those who resided in some of the populous parts of
the parish.; One of those witnesses, a surveyor, declared that,
the road was.of ,no use whatever, and that it was, in fact, quite
desolate, until, from respect to Sir Henry !Latham, who re-,
sides close to it,, he (the surveyor) made it passable and re-
paired it: lie added, that the (Andes became a nuisance.
upon. It.,
:Mr. iiirrcitixsou supported the aPPeal.. The tact, he,
'said, was, Sir Henry ilotham was the respondent in' this ease,
on whose account this very honourable surveyor had first re.,
paired the road, and now wished to destroy it. The appellant,
because he. was not, wealthy, had met with acorn and derision
on account of his independent and manly support of the rights.
of the parish ; but if, heeause a band of Oipioes might visit
'the gates of Sir Henry Ilotham's house, the rights of a pariah
were to be violated, a dose might be pot to the law of the land
on the subject, and the question referred tq Sir henry Ilothani
himself alone. The road could not be proved unnecessary and
uselesa, and unless it could be proved so, the. Act of Parlia-
ment did not comprehend it within its operation. Mr. utch.
inson then stated, that ithe .road was considerably shorterH to
numerous places than the main road ; and that it was fre-
quently used, especially.when the other road wits flooded ; and
that it was an old public road.
Witnesses were then called, who deposed to the above-men-
tioned facts. The Bench deliberated and differed. A division
took place, and it was decided that the order should be eon-
firmed by a small majority.

Mrs. ELIZABVII WHITE, of No. 10, Barrosa-
terrace, Bottutal-green-roadi while on her way
home, between six and seven o'clock on Wednes-
day evening, through a field near the Lamb pu blic-
house, in Bethnal-green, WAS overtaken by n man,
respectably dressed in black clothes, who soddenly
made a snatch at is silk shawl she had on her
shoulders, and finding that she was determined
to resist his attempts to rob lier, after striking
her several times about the head and body, at
length he , felled her to the ground, and then
commenced kicking In'r in the most brutal man-
ner. Having thus deprived her not only of all
power of resistance, but nearly tar life, he drag-
ged ber by the legs for some considerable dis•
lance, and threw her iuto it dirty ditch, where lie
left of and decamped with her shawl, &c. Th,
unfortunate lady, was 80011 after discovered in
this situation, and wins convubyed home ; she is
since confined to. her bed in a very precarious
situation. .