The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-25 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, OCT. 24.

A Mr. T., residing at Stoke Newington, stood
indicted for assaulting Mr. P-, who resides near
he defendant. •

Mr. PIIILLIPS conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
ADOLPHUS the defence.

About nine o'clock on the night mentioned in the
indictment, the plaintiff was proceeding home alone
from his town residence to Newington, when in go-
ing •along a lonely path near Kingsland-green, he
thought he heard some footsteps behind him ; lie
turned round, and saw the defendant approaching
him with a large stick in his hand. The plaintiff
was about to ask him how he did, when to his
amazement he raised the stick, and struck him a
heavy blow on the head, which he repeated several
times till the blood flowed very fast, at the same
time saying, " There, you rascal,. take that, I am
glad I have served you out, if I have not I will ;"
he then took a knife from his pocket and made a
thrust at him, but his cries being heard by some
persons in a cottage at a distance, they came to his
assistance, and the defendant ran away. The plain-
tiff was carried home, and such was the dreadful
injury he bad received, that he was obliged to be
attended by a surgeon for sonic time. This was
the case.

For the defence it was attempted to be shown,
that the plaintiff had given provocation, he having
spoken disrespectfully of the defendant to a friend
of his, named Bartleman.

. The CHAIRMAN, in severe terms, reprehended the
defendant for such cowardly conduct, and ordered
him to pay 501. to the King.

The Duke and Duchess of ST. ,ALBAN'S ar-
rived in this city on Saturday afternoon, on their return
from a visit to the lakes. They stopped at the Black
Swan Hotel, and were immediately welcomed to our an-
cient city by the ringing of the bells of St. Martin, Coney-.
street, and the fine peal at the Cathedral. On Sunday
morning the Duke and Duchess breakfasted with the Rev.
W. V. VERNON, at the Residentiary-house, and 'afterwards
attended Divine Service at the Cathedral. At the close of
the service they viewed the curiosities with which this mag-
nificent pile abounds, and in the afternoon they set out for
the palace at Ilishopthorpe.-,- York Courant.

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re-
spectable farmer, named William Duane,
near Churchtown, was entered by about 50 fellows, well
danboarllp
armed with guns and pikes. They fired several shots, and
nineteen years old, from her child, who was yet at the
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breast. She was nut two years married when her husband
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asiniar gentleman'sdiseo,
discovery
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of notibur
kegs 100 t(43sekear search, gang.faltl‘ra
recoveroftm.icei victim of
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spirits was made last week. The son of the proprietor
having occasion to go into the dog-kennel, observleesnlstarafthb°aea:n'pti
of straw, which drew his attention, and on removing a por-
tion of it with his whip, lie was greatly surprised by per-
ceiving four tubs, which, on examination, were found to
contain spirits. The keeper who tended the slogs was ques-
tioned, but declared his ignoranc,, of it, as did all the
inmates
,of the house. The owner of the mansion was in-
formed of it, and having used all his endeavours to find out
the persons who placed them there, but without success,
immediately sent for the officer commanding the preventive
service, • and gave the kegs into his custody.—piy,„o„th
Herald;

THE THAMES TUNNEL.—The operations of
theo urTabhia
Tunnel has been extended upwards of ten teet beyond the
point at the water burst in in May last ; so that all
which iSi are
nce tphreocreeedsuitY pt ini on
u w
ipuo point
et r havingendier
_
applectrehensions of a recurrence of any accident from the inn-
state of the bed. of the river in the spot referred to,
perfect
manner
Toeurn.
nehave subsided. In the course of the ensuing week, it is
probable all the dangerous ground will have been passed,
and the miners will, as the frequent horizontal borings have
indicated,
osmolpidletclioany,of tThehiTs desired
n o
ed a matter of certainty ; and the work will be prosecuted
with that activity which was manifested before the accident
been attained,
arrivtiew a
ct
happened.
.The leakage is at present extremely small—a
proof that the steps adopted by the engineer to improve the
bed of the river have been successful. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Clarence has not yet visited the works, but is
expected on an early day. The usual weekly Court of
Directors sat on Tuesday. The Report handed in by the
engineer of the progress and state of the works was highly
satisfactory.