The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-06 00:00:00

KENT-MAIDSTONE, Atm 4.

•On Mouday the Commission for this County
was opened before Mr. Justice PARK and. Mr.
Baron .Gannow, and on Tuesday morning ti►e
business of the Assizes commenced, the to.rmer
Learned Judge pi esiding at the Nisi Prius. Court,
and the latter in the Crown Court... ahe amount
of business in both Courts is rather less than
ranicubriy on the criminal side. There were 4l
veoirt!s, but on!y 3:2 causes are entered for trial,
and the Calendar contains. 73 cases, of which some
are rather of an heinous nature. The cases tried
yesterday in both Courts possessed very little pub-
interest. Amongst those disposed of to-day
were the following :
CROWN .11'0E.

Alexander Hunter was iodicted,'untkr Lord El-
lenhorough's - Act, for maliciously shooting at
Mie3el Davis, with intent to In:infer hits, at
1-lonOsatn, on the 12th of June last.
Mr. 'Serjeant thest.ont and Mr. Knox conduct-
edthe prosecution.

lr appeared in evidence that the prosecutor and
prisoner were both seamen belonging to his Ma-
jesty's ship Severn, which is stationed in' the
Downs to prevent smuggling. The greater part
of the crew are divided into watches and dis-
embarked, and they form a cordon round many
miles of coast. On the night of t`.,,A l!1;.,11 of June,
at Hougham, near Dover,' Davis 'was at, thy
watch-house, it being his turn JO arnd
Hantet's to be out. Davis was lying in .his' !Aim-
!dock, when Hunter carne in,' and made a great
noise ; the 'prosecutor remonstrated with him, and
siiid if he did not go out upon his dory and. quit
the watch-house, Tie would make g complaint to
the affirer, upon which the prisonir struck him a
Hew. The former then jumped up for the pur-
'lose of making his complaint, sstlfen7the .1)64-oiler
'declared he Ironic; shoot immediately
taking the guard off his pistol, he OisclUirged it at
him. The bullet grazed his rein*, and his left
cheek was dreadfully burnt with the powder. The
prisoner was within a yard or two of the prose-
cutor when he fired. The prisoner ran away, and
was found next morning concealed ;I) some blii!:CS
in a gravel pit.
An excellent .character for good nature and hu-
manity:was given to the prisoner by the prose-
co,or and the Officers of the ship.
The prisoner stated in his detencei that he was
iittoxicated at ttic.tinte, and knew not what he
did.

The .Inry, without hesitation, found hi ft) Guilt y,
but strongly recommended him to n)ercy.
Air. Baron Gnattow, in a pathetic address;
passed sentence of Death, infurminwhitn that io
a casc nt this serious character lie could ni.t take
upon himself to say that it would not bq carried

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itito ditLL, 'b,',l en-,tl 11-e gi.,,t,la seetnii,,llle recoiii• I
mendation of the Jut.; in the proper quarter.
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The 'prisoner was greatly affected, kept bit-
terly, and scarcely held his head up during the
trial.

?;rlge and -- Sozitherton were in-
dicted for feint-1101)51y sterling at theenwicit, un
the I2tll of May, a mare, the property of David
Mountford.

It appeared in evidence, that on the 12th of
May, the prosecutor sent his servant with the
mare in question to be sold at Blackheath Fair.
The servant met the prisoner at the Fair, and
Bilge offered to become a purchaser. At first he
proposed to chop a horse of his own for the mare,
but the servant said he could not do that, as his
mastet's peremptory orders were to sell the mare,
and Ming the money. The prisoner then agreed
to buy the mare for 191. atml paid a 11. note down.
He got upon the mare, saying that he would just
try her, and return with the rest of the money.
The hatter part of the promise, however, was not
kept, nor did he return with the mare. In a
sew days afterwards he was apprehended in. Lon-
don.

The ptisoncr said in his defence that be tvas
simple Yurlisitiremmt, and that the prost cwor's
servant had chopped the male for a horse of- his
`Own. The latter, it appeared, was dreadfully
glandered, and was in a few days afterwards coo=
signed to the knackers.

The Learned Baron charged the Jury, that it
they were of opinion the nriFonrr,had got posNes-
s:oo Oe mate with a felonious intent, “FAI,..r
rtrenCe of a pnrehase, it. %vonid be th,ir duly to►.
find him guilty ; but, otherwise, to acquit .
J,iry found Edge G tun!, ; hut arquitted
the oti!...r prisoner, us there was no evideute
against hint.

CIVIL. SIDE.

KING V. Wimp AND OTI-IFRI.

This wiis Hn i_ndictinent against the defendants
for fvsattlfine. and falsely imprisoning a person
too»ed Pollard, at Canterbury on the 19th of Jujy,
ISIS,
M;-: IVlarryat and I\l-r. Gurney conducted the
plaintiff's case, and Mr. Adolphtts•and Mr. Chitty
the deteudants.

The case was this :—The prosecutor for many
years had snbscribed towards the erection and
a Chapel, called tbe.Union Chapel,
for the accommodation of the followers of the
late L.Ady Huntingdon, at Canterbury, but be-
coming tired of the expellee, he discontinued his
subscriptions. He was allowee, however,
for some years to retain hi 4 pew itt the Chapel,
wiihout contributing any thing towards the ex-
pence of the establishment ; but in the course of
last year be received notice from two of ,the de-
fendants, who are the Committee of Management,
that he could no longer he allowed a pew, truleSs
lie paid his subscription as other menthers of the
congregation did. The prosectitG! , however, was
determined to maintain adverse pssession.
one occasion, finding the pcw locked, be clam-
hered over the partition.; and-took his seat ; and
on another, helesorted to the expediett of taking
the lock off the door. in the month of JUly, the
pew, w;tiell be bad previotr..ly occupied, -being let
to other 7,ersons, l,e went ;0,0 the chapel on Sno-
ttily tbe t9tl►, and took his seat in a pelt}" belong-
ing to'ilitee families, before they came to attend
Divine ki/Orsh:p. One lady, seeing the prosecu-
kir in her.seat,_ was obliged to retire else Where,
and two others, wi!li difficulty, getting in. The
defendants already alluded.to, went to the prosecu-
tor, and told himile must retire, to what ate called
the free seats, .being forms for poor people:. This
direction the prosecutor declined complying with;
upon which the other defendant Tapley, a con-
stable, was sent for, and the prciecutor was in-
duced to follow the constable oitt of the Chapel.
Upon the production of his .„fir of „flief., anti
when out, he was told he might go where he
pleased, bur he could not he suffered to go back
the pew from whence he came. The were
the circumst,qlces Which gave rise to. the prose-
cution.'

Mi., Justice PARK charged the Jury, that th-y
inns( certainly fin 4 the cletenclAtits eolihy, but sedd,
that if it tell to his province Po atijudee the s-en-
tence, he Should only fine !ben) one farthinl.;
'rhe prosecution W 1 1110,t Vexations, particularly
when it was contidered that the indictment - had
been removed by the prosecutor from the Sessions
into this Court.

The Jury hesitated fora long time, but At 4'1,01
found the defendants Guilty.
Tit e Learned Judge intimated, that if his Re.
port should he called for fiy the Court above,. he
should intimate his sense of the prosecution,
S,ntence of death was passed on the. following
capital convicts :—Daniel Andrews and Willi am
Edge, for horse-stealing; Thomas Barton,. for a
burglary in the day time ; Jahe Bowman,
.fur
stealing privately in a sliop ; Henty Ducks and
Will;karn Saltmarsh, tor iheep-stealing.

VIOLENT STOISM.—'I7IIiS City was yesterday
.visited with one of Ole most tremrndo.s storms
of thunder, lightning, rain, and • hail, within the
recollection of
.the oldest inhabitant. It com-
menced about half-past one in the afternoon, ant;
continued ith increasing violence for nearly an
ht;nr. The rain pourefd
,dowtt in torreots, Foul
the hailstones, which ,were of an immense size,
fell with such force.as to break the glass of many
-windows. Thelighining was vivid and fregilent,
and followed by such loud peals of thunder, as to
render the voice of the Counsel, pleading at the
Assizes, inaudible. A hull of fire wits seen to fall
on the:(Nnmey of a
.honse in the iiigh-street,
which shivered. the -ear; hen top in pieces, and se-S
vend of the bricks fell Into the room, bit! fortu-
nately nu pet son Was injured: Those. evlio most
excited our commiseration were rite market-
people ; who, after;" braving the pelting of the
pitiless storm,"- tmtil they were drenched- to the
skin, were forced to fly for shelter into the.shops,-
where tticy hod -the mortification of seeing their
commodities wished off their pannicis into the
street: this nkneis.sutlicient to prove the impe-
rions necessity of a new market-place ; and we
trust the Burr 'is nor far d,s;aut Whet) we sig,di
see it carried into effect—an application being in-
tended to be-matte. tO• Parlimmtmr at the next Ses-
iton for that purpose.— (liketerFlVit-vi'vst, zieg 2-.)

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POSMIEN, PORTT:I-IS, Scc•
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MANSION-HOUSE.—YcstetitiV
EmerY, Green, Broughton; tiod
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cbar3ed %ilk laying illegal corm ilmti"us "f 51'
public, tinder pretence at being porters au' [1•"cle
then, beudiog than) letters anti parcel,t, f"r tv.
it t,,tlte re
they obtained postage ant: carriAF,c.
from rite confession of one of the.gaug, 11'31 1110
business was conducted q•tite system.itically: too
town was divided by them into districts; "He,vving
employed in, miring letters, a second ill w'rni,
up Pareti.s, a third or fourth in delivering
and others upon the look-our fur midresseg) 114
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formatio, &c. The prisoners underwent a Pat
ti,il examination, and were remanded tor ocver of
days, when .it is expected that a multitude
charges of the above nature wiil br prefer
re
against them- •

01' WATERNIES;
130‘17-.s.niv.ET.—joseplo, Day , the own!. 71 b
%re
"'tic" )1 -1)0dt wisbrought to the (:)."...„%,
S41111f1)0111, Charged WWI) liniatr
ill-ti t!Aling, and assaultiog. Amdia WilliAint.ss
vvite Fa con Williams, of Pliczoix-aHei/ Ys

acre; and also Watson. vena
Amt.lia l'itriams stated, that Morrwl %eel
ielt she, aceompenied by Elizabeth Watsoer
to Vauxhell..gardens. They went by water ilito
watetniae's, boat of the hanie of Arthuir,'.oo
promised to he in attendance at Vauxliale;e—eit
About ewe, o'clock to bring th•rm back.
:Welty; minutes after two they e.eet to Vati"-°A;
stairs, e.beire the defendant told them that i,e;
thin' V,,,3 gotte away with his boat, atitl,:tee,
he (dieted to carry river! es este a, Artbui"es
She then agreed to gibe hint two sitilliogssef
take them to IVaterleo bridge, on the Slr*re
side. He had put oti his bout trout tbg 5,13.11)14
only a short distance, when he •bego to
improperly, made use ot iudecenelaegreige, 401,
which sn alarmed her, that she desired hien to 1
lritn 0
them on shore again, and site would pay
fate the same as if be took her to Wavric
; but this had no effect upon his 114'1
like conduct, which he repeated, and told•hr;(1.
she did not sit quiet he would how her orerb(lo
4,
Another boat then came alongside the defetidililliee
in which were live men ; they all came to the 'roe
fendent's boat ; she went to sit with him .° reed
tection, but- then
to afford her any from
attacks. The boat seasleeveral tittles under ve,
so that the water poured in, aild site teas c,c)icit
pletely eet through ail her clothes,
had given her such a violent cold and b°':ol,
ness that she could scarcely speak. S!leeeieS
so extremely alarmed from the- boat • u-0,1
under water several times, and .the 1.),e0
indecent treat meet site experienced boos (be le,
Pendant and tee fire men he admitted into ea
boat from another boat, that she feinted. t " i
they were near Westmiuster-bridge, she entrelite
him to put these aeltdre, end , she would pa}
his fate, but he iefused to comply with her. It e
,
quest. When they got to Watt:l-leo-bring-WI
was going through it, when she screamed, el' ,e)
far assistance, and insisted on being pat on 11410
when he, with ::latch reluctance, rowed his 5.>„
to-the steps of the hi idge (so the Strand sj(le=e
When she got out or the hoist it was 4' o'clt4.l.
she having been kir:, ire hie ;;oat' an tic°
forty Iliintje. Shed then. told tie,:-cleirOotort
iatF
come with her ter the top ot the steps, Let,Pl
would pay him. He then seized tier by t.;6-al:r
.and held up his fist to her, attemptiog strike:
She having paid him, and extricated heist:if fl,(
him, culled for the Nvatch, when Cana flout tire'`:,
ceum and one front the Sit and came to her e05,0‘
auce : however, on thvit approechiug hint, 1“1$.;e:
into
his boat al'llratitedoff'. This seatentent
confirred by her companion, Elizabeth Wat6abe"
who also charged Sateriel Abel, whom she ?;(4,
served in the (Mice, with bring one ot the 114
men wbo came into their.boat Irons the other,
with aasreeltitig her. A b.
• The Magietrates not only iestly reprobett
watermen's outregeous and infamous, coornie-4
this petticitlar case, bet nil that their
in gentled wes,so extremely bail as to be a P1'744
srandel. To he Magistrates cutessed that ,ltaf
weuld-sooner put up with any inconeenience":oo
go into a boat. It was impossible to sat
itb money, for their demands had no bolt'"
and their general insolence and miallehtivio"t2-
,
met to be endured, and which was not euouliol
to the Dieu employed, hot he was joined by b 0141:
of them spending their rime its idleness et the '
of the steers, hooting and insulting people. r
Day teas convicted in the penalty, with 02-ti
anti Abel ordered to find

DANDY HORSES, ACCIDENTS, &c.
MAALBORCWGI-1-:STLigET.- sever4l
past complaints have been made at this Officeli,4
persons of the greatest respectability,
Year the Regent's Park, who stated to ti,"/.
gist rate, that every evening (Sundays nal
cepted), the most disgraceful scenes were e% /ot
bitted near the Regent's Park, especiaUY atrih
l
end of Porriand.road,, whiels exactly
A set of ptrsons, amounting. to 500 of etirstitoo
asstmble every evening to view Rtrsona riding -s,
'bobbv-korses, and scarcely on evening pass'
that some accident doss not ,happen by their go4ol- 0:,
,over perlons. A boy was run over by oile
.Tuesday night, anl was, taken to..a Surgeon to
serious cou;,ition. The Rev. Mr. Minor attenue,
.yesterday, and mails a 3i111.0107 complaint, ail-41:0;
quest 4 to know how to p; occt:d to put it7dt's"
lie was referred to the Pal

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lii ll'l'l 1. ttiS
On the ad iti.itaut, in Dorset-street, Purtman-squar-
Lady of lUtosay, Esq. ot a soti.

3ref.-
Yesterday, the sth inst. at St. Civorc,e's, Hanover's qu 0.,
11:-
at
F .1).
Thomas Tray ton .Fulier Elliot Drake,. Esq. of Nutt; pea
curt, and of Buchland.Munlieborinn, in the CutiatY o
pl 9
vun, nephew of the !ate •Loril Heathseld, lo
daughter of Janitslhaatirti, Esq. of P.ccadilly, acid of
haw, in NliddlcseK:

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of
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.Yosteriby rip-ning, at. Kentish Town, in cowericenc:ha,
an ivjury snst,:invd by the on.: 1 urn uf
.a stilgesen,ch, 'd,orde,
1,: err Parr, Esq., agedCi3,' letaing 10 chAdren to "P.
bii loss. ' • , . I, woo
Sud,lcn!y, o.rl . Wednesday evening, at her fathers ii,ld,
Sarah, ~nly clan:Otter of the 'ILI:. Wlllialn Thontai, of Pg.
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in livr c7lll vcar.
LONDON: Printed by 3. B. CAW:TAMS, of No. ='9, tile"
Orroond-street, (4acen-sittaru; and published
sclaPvs, of No. 7, south Mnttoil-zureet, at rl4,,F' dir9lf
();hce, No. 112. •;trzu!; • when: Adi-est;g'unints-,
Let tin s, {(lust-paiti) must be alaressed,

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