The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-22 00:00:00

CLERKANWELL SE4SIOINS.

Yesterday John Falkner was inciieled for an as-
sault upon Margaret Allen. _

It: appeared that the prosecutrix and the prisoner--
had lot utterly lived together ; bui the proS, cutrix haJ
abandoned her paramour and married heri•reselit
husband ; the,prisoner kid also enteted the H) in.-
neat state ; and 'as the two families resided in the
same court in the neighbourhood of Brick lane, jea-
lithsy, thit dire the to doincStic kfppinv,,s, occasioned
eternal qUairels between them. At the conclusion
of one_of these battles-royat the prisoner surpried
prosocuttix washing the mud which had been
showered on her in the course of the action, at a
pump which Stood in the court, and after some abu,
sive expressions, threw a lare piece of brick at her;
which cut her head desperately. . .
He was found Guilty, and sentenced
.to two
months impri.onment.
Antonio Anastaiia, a Greek seaman, was indi&ed
for a•saultiog Frederick Willianu,,,a Portuguese sea-,
man.

The prisoner, it appeared, had formecian amo-
rous conned ion wit a fair one, who resided in Star-
yard, Nightingale-lane ; she_ had, Weyer, most
cruelty forsaken him ; and, on Sunday, the sth of
August, he sallied forth, like another Menelaus
deter mined to recover hl3 false Helen, or perish in
the attempt. Three times he esAyed to enter the
house in which his mistress had taken refuge,
threatening if she were not given up, that he tined,
wreak his vengeance on every person in the place,
'particularly the Portuguese seaman, whom he sus-
petted of having beguiled the affections, so lilht
and so vain," of his favourite ! Williams, who ap-•
pears to to have been the Hector of the day, dime.
back his opponent each time ; but he made liiS
flitirth appearance at• the head of a posse of his
'countrymen, who, carried every thing, before them.
The prisoner struck Williams a blow witti a .huge
'club, which knocked him down, and' cut him se-
,verely. In that'state the victorious Greeks, in true
Achillean style, dragged him round the court by the
heels. They then assailed the house with Stones
and brick-bars, and totally destroyed the doors,
windows, and window-frames.
Several witnesses were examined, one or whom
proved the prisoner to be the person V% ho struck
Williams; the others merely deposed as to his hav-
ing been the ringleader of the Precian parry which
destroyed the-house. • .
Sir WM. PARSONS explained the allegations of the
witnesses in Italian to.the prisoner (wiin ‘k ould not
'or could not speak English) ; and also interpreted
his defence, which was simply; that he had not
struck Williams, nor did he know who had.

He was, however, found Guilty, and sentenced
to a month's imprisonment.

Ann Wright was indiated for a violent assault on
her, husband, John Wright,
The,prosecutor, a superannuated Chelsea pen-
sioner, who was scarcely able to mount the steps of
the witness's box, hail, it appeared, about nine
months ago, married the priioner, who was-young
enough to have been his grand-daughter. Since
the.period of their marriage, they had lived in all
the proverbial harmony-of cot and flog ! The green-
eyed monster had taken complete possession of the
husband's mind, and his suspicions had Wien- on a
young gentleman, of the name of Ward, the sun Of
the prosecutor's landlord. It happened, about a
fortnight since, prosecutor knocked for admission
at his door, about seven o'clock in the morning ;
his wire not, rising to let him in with 'all the
promptitude which his impatience demanded,- lie
immediately concluded his supposed rival was in the
house, and taxed her' with infidelity. This accusa-
tion she answered by_tearing hisneckcloth and shirt
to pieces—and, as he stated, by stabbing ith
a knife in the hip..
A woman -of:the name of Bird, who resikli'd in
tho,house was examined. She knew nothing how
any particular assault-; they were 'always w-yairg-
ling. As to the wound in the nrose‘,Utor's hip, it
had never been shewn to her ; nor did she ever
hear of it before.

Mr. Ward, the Gentleman whn.had railed -Such
a tumult in the aged husband's brast, 'slated, that
he knew nothing, about •the- astkault ; but thiS he
knew, that Mr. Wright had taken very. UnWarrant7
able liberties with his -name ; this; he supposed,
araie from the following cause :=-41is father is the
o-A ner of Ranelagh Walk, and be (the, witness)
bAug, in consequence,. very intima:e
-Shepherd, the proprietor of the Minor Ranel,:ig-h,-
at Millbank, bad received 'some tickets from' 1.1i113,
and he was requested by Mrs. Bird to give one of
these tickets- to Mrs., Wright,- that site might :loin a
party which was going to enjoy the Sp:endOis of
that lashiotable place of amusement : he cOmplied
with the tequest ; and since that' tittle Mr. Wright
had. propagated very --silatnelul reports concerning
him. He wanted to go to Cambridge to take out
his degree,. as he' WaS intended tor, the. Ministry pt
the Church of Englan4 and was afraidssucit
fakehoods might do him an irreparable inj,:ry.
The witness, who had not rn,,ch the apyearance
of a "gallant gay Lot hario,7 delivered his 'com-
plaints in a• style which caused general imaginer;