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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

Richard Bucheridge was indicted for assaulting Juhn
Rushby.
The defendant is a peace officer, and according to the
evidence in support of the indictment, it appeared that
he followed the example of all well disposed Governments,
'44 sought to secure peace by going to war. The proe-
tiger's mouth was the field of action, and sustaining
junag e from the conflict, he sought the aid of his Majesty
lue King of Great Britain, to redress the grievance. The
PLtneecutor in stating his case; did so with all the
int,t portance which the occasion demanded, suiting
Zword to the action, as the defendant had
evieusly suited the action to the word. The prosecutor's
roman Was the historian upon the part of the prosecutor,
1414. P. neighbouring watchman was the Plutarch of the pri-
?l*; but, alas ! their narratives clearly proved how
ittle
history is to be relied upon, for though each had
°!nlar demonstration, and each was sworn to the truth of
statement, which we believe was not the case with
ttinher Plutarch, Gibbo,,, or other celebrated historians, yet
ntY flatly contradicted each other, and his Majesty of Eng-
land, therefore, withdrew his aid from an ally whose merits
so problematical.
Thontas Fearon was indicted for assaulting Saul Va-
katiae, a worthy follower of the law of Moses.
, ins Majesty of England was again referred to as arbi-
niter in this case, and ascertained that Valentine actually
;414 *ix battles, not a six-days' battle, although the said
(dentine would not admit that he fought at all. Poor
tll:l4ocent lamb ! he only raised his hands to defend his head,
et:ugh they occasionally fell, according to the evidence of ,
er tvitnessee, accidentally of course, but very heavily,
:I Pen the proboscis (no small one be it observed)
the defendant. A broom-stick made its appear-
-4,44 in the hands of one of the parties, hut the by-
;:lindiers neglecting the established usages of war, recog-
'lett even as far back as the Trojan war, if we take the
au
therity of Virgil—
ReSleetin lu
uysau virtus quis in hoste requirat ?"
this grave authority, they deprived the
I:4lYithedoifiiixt we e
weapon la with which his ingenuity bad fur-
Hie Majesty in this case also declined to interfere.
t.:6l4rft Harwood was indicted for assaulting Mary
terthuraite.
Age Case Mr. ALLEY and Mr. Prizt.rirs were engaged
and con, but why we cannot conceive, for the great con-
17t between Demosthenes and iEschimes fades into utter in-
iiincance when compared to the eloquence of the plain-
„„,'"nd defendant.- The eloquence of the prosecutrix was
1.7. Y to be equalled by the appropriately vehement action
,47ich distinguished her oratory ; and the display of the
msfendant was only inferior to that of her great antagonist.
(She Weighs at a rough guess about 20 stone.)
fMr. PHILLIPS said, that neither party was to blame ;
at the battle was entirely brought on by General Gin,
tkwhom the plaintiff, he asserted, was very much at-
.. bed, but he served her a trick in the engagement, and
lunglit her to the ground, though the defendant was under
her
taking into consideration the weight of the pro-
a severer punishment need hardly be inflicted.
" Prosecutrix protested against the unfair imputation
upon
rat her character as regarded her intercourse with Gene-
d ; but, as in the former cases, his Majesty did not
"ns it a proper case for his interference.

IMPROPER CONDUCT OF WATCHMEN.
... J,4'nes Lennox was twice indicted for assaulting two
4;!hrilen belonging to the parish of Norton Folgate.
tinre of the watchmen deposed that he went to the King
Qtassu public-house, in Norton Folgate, to take the
t'tn:fondant from thence, at eleven o'clock, when he resisted,
this was the assault complained of: He further said
t the prosecution was instituted by the parish.
Mr. C. Pnruars-..-It is no such thing.
A Person near the witness—Yes it is. I pay the ex-
pellees.
Mr. PHILLIPS_.By the authority of the parish.
The emue
person.—I will charge them to the parish.
do men of the Jury, this is a most scandalous transac-
!t' There are two indictments arising out of one
rsosaction. The fact is, that my client instead of assault-
'4, was the party assaulted. He was asking for another
Nita of liquor, when he was seized by the collar by the
watchman, who proceeded to eject him from the house,
aid in the scuffle he was knocked down and beaten by
theft; and not content with this, they framed two indict-
Nuts instead of one, for which the pariah is to be called
4Pon to defray the expences, although they have given no
Ltllthority whatever for the prosecution. But this
not all, Gentlemen. While he was on the
Maud, he was beaten by them, and when taken
tothe watch-house, a person who had witnessed the
t44saction, told him that he would come forward in his
141 f before the Magistrates and bail him; upon which
ir guardians -of the night seized him, and actually in-
leted him for a rescue at the last Sessions, where he was
'4ltoediately acquitted.
I:‘Mr. PHILLIPS then called a person named Sweetman,
,1,.0 deposed that he saw the watchmen beat the prisoner
+th sticks, and immediately told them not to ill-use him.
They then took him to the watch-house, where he fol-
,*ell, toul told the prisoner that he would come forward
14"41 state the manner in which he was ill-used. The watch-
o4ll jusirtediately said_." What, you want to rescue him,
to;You? but we'll prevent you," and they accordingly
Oit 4 him into custody, and he was sabsequently tried and
uitteds for Ise had never interfered at all in the matter
than by speech.
O"qhe JurY immediately acquitted the prisoner on both
ctraent„.
1121. Penton who had advanced the money for the proseil
applied for the expenses, but the CHAIRMAN said,
traut hem the circumstances of the case, he could not 1
thA Per"u, who represented himself as one of the bail of
fe: Prisoner, applied to the Court to be relieved from the
t 77 usually given to the Clerk of the Peace, upon the dis-
t4Se of the recognizances, which in this case were double,
v,,r.e being two indictments.
tel.; CHAIRMAN told him that he had no power to in-
th_lre, and he accordingly withdrew but when we left
t.!.(4,11rt the defendant was still remaining, apparently is
gtody, for those abominable fees.