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London, England, 1830-08-12 00:00:00

02010 E V. OILLING.
Another action for assault, in which it appeared that the plaintiff
is an attorney of Durham, who had bought a hone for 151. of the
defendant. upon condition of paying for it by • certain day. flame
difficulty arising, and the defendant seeing the horse at the Durham
recce, took that opportunity of demanding it bock, or payment fee
it. This was done by letter intrusted to a servant, who adhered so
strictly to the letter of his instructions as ta insist upon mounting
the hone and leading it home, with the plaintiff's saddle and bridle
on it. This was the tomtit complained of.
Mr. POLLOCK, for the defendant. said, his client had sent back
the hone immediately, and had offered an ample apology for the un-
accommodating sturdiness of his servant, and under these circum.
stances a verdict for the plaintiff was given, the costs to be settled
out of Court.

LEWES.
(Before Mr. Baron Oaaaow.)
THE MHO V. TERESA.
This was an indictment against the defendant for conspiracy
whereby to prevent the attendance of the principal witness in an ex-
cise prosecution.
The facts of the case, as they appeared from the statement of Mr.
On artElr for the prosecution and the evidence, were as follow :
A man, named Billingness, bad had an information laid against
him for selling brandy without a license, the principal witness against
him being a man named Mercer. The day was appointed for the
case being heard at Battle, and Mercer had received a summons to
attend, and in order to prevent the conviction of Billingness, it be-
came an object to keep the witness, Mercer, from attending, which
the present defendant, and others already convicted, undertook to do.
For this purpose two of,the party_went to him and professed to be
anxious to buy a plum tree. Mercer being a gardener, desiring
him to take it to Ronde n.corner ; while he was proceeding to do this
they got him to a house,where they stayed two or three hours, and
during that time drank some beer. When he was going home they pre-
vailed upon him to go with them to a public-house, where they
kept him all night drinking and playing at cards. In the morning,
at about nine o'clock of the day on which the hearing was to take
place, Mercer set off for Battle, distant from the sane of this trans-
action three miles. The defendant, seeing that if Mercer succeeded
in reaching Battle, all his plans would prove abortive, resolved to
resort to some other mode of detaining hfm. That the landlord was
despatched after him to get part of the bill. This was immediately
paid, and their hope of detention in this quarter failed. They then
followed after him themselves, and charged him with stealing a
bill-hook, telling him that he mast return with them to a con-
stable's. He answered, that they had better go with him to Battle,
where they would find constables enough. This, for evident reasons.
they declined doing; they, however, sent a person for a constable,
andthen, after a time, they sent another to say the constable need
not come. They commenced an attack upon him, threw hint down,
and endeavoured to get the summons from his pocket. During this
proceeding he was exceedingly ill used. They then took him back
with them ; ultimately he made his escape, and found his way to
Battle, about four o'clock in the afternoon, where he learned that
the information had been dismissed, in consequence of his non.
appearance. Evidence was given to show that the defendant had
endeavoured to hire a room, avowing that it was for the purpose of
detaining Blercer.--A verdict of Guilty was returned.
CRIMINAL SlDE—(Before Lord Texistunnt.)
Sassuct Richard Baynes was indicted for feloniously assaulting
and committing a capital offence upon Mary Ann Hodgkinson, an
Mat under ten years of age.
The little girl gave her evidence with the greatest clearness ; but
from the evidence of the surgeon, it was doubtful whether the capi-
tal crime had been committed.
A number of most respectable witnesses appeared, to speak to the
prisoner's character, who, after some consideration on the part of the
jury, was acquitted.

REPORTS.

MANSION•MOuss.—The otliroad-street Ward called at
the Justice-room, to state that the officer who brought up an unruly
watchman the other day had made a mistake In saying that the de-
fendant belonged to that ward. The moment the report of the case
appeared in l Lisa Times newspaper an investigation took place, and
It was ascertained beyond a doubt that no watchman employed by the
authorities of the ward had misconducted himself. The Deputy
hoped that as the imputation was calculated to do injury to the
character of those who superintended, the error (committed no doubt
unintentionally by the officer) would be corrected.
Bow-srazEr.--Infomation having been received by Sir &.
Birnie that a young man, named Knife, had died in his lodsfoa i•
Little Wild-street, Long-acre. in consequence of some Jujube
he received about a fortnight ago from a shoemaker, named Asses
Lee, a warrant was issued for the apprehension of that penes en
the charge of murder, and the prisoner was accordingly apprehended
by Kingham, an officer of this establishment, who conveyed him, by
direction of a magistrate, for safe keeping, to the police station is
Covent-garden, where he will remain in custody until a coroner's
jury shall have inquired into the cause which produced the death of
the deceased. It was stated in evidence before Sir R. Birnie, that
on the 25th of last month, the prisoner, and a man named Cobb,
quarrelled and fought, when the deceased, who was a friend to the
latter, took part against the prisoner, and received a blow, by which
he was knocked down with great violence against the step of the
door of the house in which he lived. He was removed nearly insen-
sible, and lingered until Monday last, when he died.
Lesteess-Srxxxr.—A young woman, named AIM Thirigh
who resided with her friends in Silver-street, Whitechapig, was
brought before Mr. Walker. charged with having attempted to de-
stroy herself by poison. Failing in her purpose by this means, else
next tried to hang herself, but was prevented. Her conduct is stag.
bated to her having been seduced by a young man while at genies.
Mr. Wexcon remonstrated with the unhappy girl, but finding
that he did not seem to prevail with her in persuading her to aban.
don her evil purpose, he sent her to Mile-end Old.town workhouee,l
with directions that she should be watched,and taken propeet:A
Harrow-seatsur.—Sertuel Crossland was yesterday
up for final examination before Mr. Rouse and Mr. fierimal
Sztot.ox, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences.
It appeared, that on the Ist of July last the prisoner b.
sated the following advertisement in a morning paper s—
" Wanted, a young man, who can write a plain hand, to at-
tend an office from nine till five o'clock daily. Salary one
perweek. Securities and testimonials of character will
L'ne la uired.Apply to A. B. Magnet coffee-house, 8e.)..
min-street, ClerkenwelL" In consequence of this advertisement,
a person of the name of Cosgrove waited on the prisoner, and it wee
finally agreed that Cosgrove should deposit 101. fn cash, with a note
for 101. more, in the prisoner's hands, and that he should give him
a cross bill for 20L payable at the expiration of 12 months. The
agreement was drawn up, and every thing executed at•die chambers
:TT Smith, of Chaterhouse-square, solicitor, and Capon was
sent to an office in Berkeley-street, Clerkenwell, where the prisoner
pretended be carried on the business of a hbuse-agent, adding that he
bad a number of other offices in mental parts of the city. Cosgrove
remained in the office for a week, but without business, and after the
first day or two he saw no more of the prisoner, uatil be was taken
into custody on the 14th by a city officer.
Another young man, of the name of Joseph Worts, paid the pri-
soner 101. at the same time, under similar circumstances, but he re.
ceived no acknowledgment for this money ; and when, on the follow.
log day, Mr. Smith advised him to try and get back his money from
, the prisoner, the prisoner refused to refund it, and told Worts to do
his best and his worst against him. A third individual, of the name
of Henry Howe, delivered to the prisoner the sum of 2L under the
pretence that it was necessary to pay the expenses of a bond,
which was never drawn up, and he received from the prisoner
a receipt for the money, but did not afterwards see the prisoner
until he was in custody. Mr. Smith attended and assured the Ma-
gistrates that as soon as he had reason to suspect the prisoner's con-
duct and motives in this affair, he warned the other parties con-
cerned in it, advised them to get back their money if possible, and
have nothing further to do with him.
Mr. Bonsai declared to Mr. Smith that he had acted an honour.
able part, and that no blame could pasibly attach to him.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
A person of the name of Thomas Mastiffs was charged under
the following circumstances :—A policeman of the E. division,
while on duty at :a late hour the night before in George-street,
Broad-street, found the defendant mounted on a lamp-post, and sus-
pecting his intention was to extinguish the gas, he took him into
custody. Night after night, notwithstanding the vigilance of the
police, those lamps are extinguished, and on one night, only a short
time before, sixteen of them had been put out altogether. The in-
habitants complained very much of the nuisance, and it was thought
that some persons inimical to the gas company had set to work
agents for the purpose.
The defendant said he was in liquor at the time, and after a suit-
able admonition Prom the magistrates, he was discharged.
QUItZW.SQOASE.— William Dennison, an elderly man, who
gets his living by picking up bones in the streets, was charged with
steabng a quart wter-pot from the house of Mr. Wood, of the
Star and Darter, Slaene.quare, Chelsea. The prisoner was met by
a police constable on duty, about six o'clock in die morning, within
a hundred yards of Mr. Wood's house, and the pot was concealed
on his person. Mr. MAIIRIOTT sentenced him to one month's im.
---went under the Police Act.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was holden at the
London Hospital. blile.end.read, before J. W. lbw* Esq. en the
remains of Mrs. Sarah Clay. aged 70 years, who woe to her death
under the following melancholy abominates t.—Prep the evidence
It appeared that. while alone, at her' mikes' is- Joha4treet, St.
Goarge's in the Rat. en Thanday eenolos bet, r spark tons the
Sr. fell apse her °What; width Wised lima, *and Win any ugh&
sace rea be:, she was boot 61 as 'MAW a mama that io was
onsidined neeeseary at ewe to tentave hero the here
she lingered in the greatest aptly until Monday' mionlos, when
death pet a period to her endhlings. Verdict, Anadomal Asada