The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-09 00:00:00

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2KTILMOLD TOR T.3IZ
PUKE OF ATM's BIRTH-DA?.

HAIL loyal EDWARD'S Birth, his Natal Day,
Each Muse direas, and all inspire the lay.
To mark his various, full, accOmplish'd Mind,
As truth sincere, as weeping friendship kind; ,
Where every virtue that-adorns his race
In bim we find, reflected-back with grace;
The tenderest feelings, with the highest spirit,
A genius born to find and measure merit ;
The graceful pride of truth, know how to scan,
And, though' a Prince,. a perfea judge. of Min.
By gracious manners, and by polish'd art,
Commanding reigns o'er every heart.
By Nature form'd on great things to decide,
His Royal Parents' jay, his Country's pride.
Spreading his own accomplishments around,
All that approach him arc more polish'd fot;td,
From the first Csesar he adopts ilis-plan-.7!
The Prince is always second to the Mart.
ROBERT GRIER,
Lieut. z 3 ib..458,

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WESTMINSTEk, SESSIONS.

THURSDAY, J. 7.

THIS clay the. Sessions for the City anctLiberties
ofWestaiinster was held in King street, 'WILLIAM
MAINWARING, Esq.' Chairman. The usual PlO-
clkmation was lead for punishing vice and immora-
!icy', and the Grand Jury .were in. The
Counsel then proceeded to try the traverses.

THE KING ¶l. CHARLES 114C0II:
This was a case of considerable importance to
masters of families, and those who have appientices.
The Defendant, who is a genteeMooking lad, of
respeftable parents, was indided for assaulting his
master; Mr. Binns, Upholder, of Mbunt.street,
Groslienor-square, to whom he had been apprentice
sear four years and a half. .

Mr. Binns stated, thr.on the 3d of May he gave
.the. Defendant, leave to cline at his father's; ex-
pefting his return at night; •he waited up a con-
-s:iderable time; he, hoWever, clid not-return all
on the following morning he sent'-to his fa-
" ther.'s house, 'requesting to know the reason, when
he was informed he was very lit. He then desired
he might ,not return till he was rerfe&ly well: In•
about six weeks he returned, and professed himself
to be re.covered: He was suffered; as a mark of
kindness and favour, to sleep at his father's ; this
he continued to do fpr some time ; but instead of
attending to his business, by coming at proper time
in a morning, he did not' come till a late hour.
The Witness then remonstrated with him, and in-
sisted that he should attend to his business regular,
or in default he should stop art hour- laier' in the
evening. This he 'refused to du, and on the even.
ing of the stli OclOber- he was lea,..ing his work
at six o'clock; when the Witness told him he should
not go home to his father, as he found he 'neglefied
his business by.-so doing, but should sleep at his
hous' for the future.. The Defendant said, in re_
turn, he. would not, when the Witness took him
by the,arm, and requested him, in a mild manner,
to go in with him to the parlout, and he would
converse with him about it. He still refused, and
got away from him, when the Witness took- hold
of him again, and insisted upon his going, in with
him ; the Defendant then struggled and disengaged
himself, and immediately collared the Witness, who
being.enraged, scuffled with him, and in-the scuffle
the Defendant fell, and his coat was torn ; he then ;
immediately got up, and putting himself in a me-.
nacing posture, said, " Now what are you for ?"
He then struck the Witness in the face, and gave
him a black eye. Mrs. Binns and the servant came
forward and gave the Defendantkome advice, during 11
which he got out of the house, and did not return.
The Mfendant's Counsel rested his defence on
the ground that the conduel. of Mr. Binns had been
so extremely bad and cruel to the. Defendant, that
what he had done- was with a view to proted him.
self. He was instructed that this was the case ; if it
should appear so from the evidence he meant to
bring forward,.the.Jury.would have no hesitation in
acquitting him, for though he was an apprentice,
the law did not authorize -a
-master to Use unneces-
sary correction, and if he did, the apprentice was
justified in resisting such brutality. He then called
three Witnesses, who to far ftom proving the case,
as stated by the• Defendant, served to confirm and:
strengthen the prosecution..
[Onedf these witnesses was an apprentice to the
Prosecutor, Who conclueted himself so' pertly in
the Court,' that his. Master wars - obliged to appeal'.
to the Chairman for his *interference, who ordered -
him to go home, and told Mr...-Binns, if he did not
.
conduet himself properly,ta.take him before a Ma.
gistrate.]
The Jury found the D'eferdant—Guily,
chaiiman. then sentenced him 10. be impri..;oiled three months in the prison of this Court, and
from :
to he kept apart the felons. ,He observed, that
he hoped the punishment would operate as an in.
ducement tto reform his conduCt. •