The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-13 00:00:00

MAR YLEB ONE.

Yesterday Peter Chillitson, a cab-driver, was
brought before Mr. HOSKINS, the sitting Magistrate,
charged with committing the following wanton and
unprovoked assault upon Mr. John Goss, of 36,
Paternoster-row.
The prisoner was then committed.
HATT ON- GARDEN.

Charles Ward, the driver of the Hope Omnibus,
and George Mitchell, the driver of the 'Waterloo
omnibus, appeared at this office on summonses
charging
them with furious driving.
The Magistrates sentenced each of the defendants
to pay a penalty of .5/., and to he imprisoned three
months in the House of Correction in default of
payment.
William Barrett, a greengrocer, residing in
Church-place, St. G. iles's, was charged with having
assaulted Mary Linch. The complainant, who
is a woman of the town, between one and
two o'clock on Sunday morning, heard a child
screaming violently in the defendant's house. On
approaching the house she perceived the defendant
at the door, brandishing a bludgeon, and threaten-
ing to murder any one who interfered with him.
At this moment his daughter, about seven years of
age, made her appearance, and was instantly felled

by a blow from the bludgeon. The complainant
ran forward to rescue the child, when the defen-
dant knocked her down by a blow which rendered
her insensible.

Mr. LAING asked the defendant what he had to
say to the charge ?—He replied, that the compla'-
nant was the terror of St. Giles's; that she made
an attack on him, and he struck her in his own
defence. _ _ _

Mr. LAING—You are fined 51., and if you don't
pay it you'll go to prison for two months.
Mr. ROGERS—I think 403. quite sufficient. I
know the complainant to be a most desperate cha-
racter.
Mr. LAING—That is no reason why she should
be half murdered. Where is the weapon with which
he assaulted the complainant? The officer handed
it to the Magistrates. It was covered with blood,
was about three feet in length, and nine inches

round.
Mr. LAING—I should not like a slight tap with
it on my head, I can tell ye.
Mr. ROGERS—Then let it, remain .5/.
The defendant was then locked up.
THAMES-POLICE

Yesterday Mr. Alley, the barrister, accompanied
by several pawnbrokers and others, waited on Mr.
BALLANTINE, on the part of Mr. Cording, for whose
committal to prison, in default of complying with an
order to make restitution for a gun, alleged io have
been destroyed by fire, a warrant was issued last
Wednesday. The object of the Learned Gentle-
man's attendance was, to endeavour to prevail on
the worthy Magistrate to reconsider his decision.
He contended, that if the Magistrate did anything,
he must convict the pawnbroker.
Mr. BALLANTINE answered Mr. Alley's objec-
tions. He was of opinion a Magistrate could make
an order. The Act of Parliament was clear in au-
thorizing the justice to" award compensation by or-
der," which could not be considered as a conviction
against which there was an appeal.
After some further discussion, during which Mr.
Alley advised the Magistrate to rescind his de-
cision, otherwise legal proceedings would be
warranttuteu a
mgamusstt n
, against him, Mr. BALLANTINE said that the
Ibe: xecui ed.

Mr. Alley then advised Mr. Hurst, solicitor to
Mr. Cording, to offer the sureties, and give formal
notice of appeal. This was done, but no notice
was taken of it. The Learned Gentleman then said,
that both the officer who captured, and the gaoler
who detained Mr. Cording, would be trespassers.
A pawnbroker said Mr. Cording would be ruined if
he was compelled to make restitution for all the
pledges lost. Mr. Cording and his friends then left
the office, followed by Boyd and Silvester, a land-
officer of the Thames-police. Mr. Cording had no
sooner reached the street than Silvester produced
the warrant, and said " You are my prisoner, Sir."
He offered to read the warrant, but Mr. Cording
declined hearing it, and Silvester conducted Mr.
Cording to a coach, and conveyed him to the House
of Correction.