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SATURDAY, JANUARY '29, 1.20.

ASSAULT ON AUGUST 16, 1819.

Thomasllor was brought up to answer for an
assault column:ell with riot.
The Clerk—Von submit now ?
Prisoner—Yes,

Mr. ASEIWOFTH—The prisoner had now plead-
ed guilty. The atrsault and riot had been com-
mitted on the memorable lath of August. On the
evening- of that day the' Magistrates had diret:ted
the pnblic-houses to be cleared. Mr. Withingt on
(a yeoman), a constable, was employed with
others in clearing public-houses in Pendleton,
whets a crowd collected, and stones were thrown
by some. Mr. Withington, anxious to disperse
the crowd as tniidly as possible, remonstrated
with them, and particularly with the prisoner,
who was most active, but he remonstrated with-
out effect ; the prisoner assaulted him ; Mr. Wi-
thitigton had his coat torn from his back, his
waistcoat likewise, hut he firmly and resolutely
(indeed, Mr. Withingtoo was distinguished tot'
his courage) stuck to the prisoner, and took him
into custody, although in the midst of a crowd.
The pti,oner had been imprisoned ever since the
16th of August, and now Mr. Withington second-
ed his plea of guilty, and thought that sufficient
punishment had been suffered. The Court, how-
ever, would exercise their discretion.

CHAIRMAN—What situAion is the Prisoner in
Prisoner—l am a tailor.
CHmamAs—A journeyman tailor, I suppose.
Prisoner—Yes.

CHAIRMAN—The sentence of the Court, consi-
dering the time you have been imprisoned, is, that
you py 61.8(1. to the King, and enter into recor,-
nizances to keep the peace, yourself in 201. and
two sureties in 101. each.

Sureties were provided soon ►afterwards.
Henry Junes, ❑o evidence being offered, was
acquitted.

LIBEL.

Mr. WlLLtAngs moved, that the trial of John
Charlton (\lr. ‘Vroe's servant) should next be
proceed ed in. _

Nlr. Cot:rmaN objected ; and urged, 631 as
Dark! Wroes case stood first iu order, it ought to
be taken hist.

Mr. WILLIAMS that he was for the prose-
cotion, anti had tiberefore. a power of using his
discreihw. Io the exercise of that discretion, he,
ivith his friend Mr. Starkie, thought that it was
more for the purposes of justice that Chodton
should he (tied first,- As to the order of the paper,
the Court, like all Courts, were masters of their
paper. Ar Assizes nothing was more common
than to alter the order in the piper. But on the
behalf of the prosecution he had a right to choose,
and in the exercise of that tight his election was
for Chorlton if called on to give his reasons, he
was quite ready to do so ; but he had a right to
make a naked election.

Mr. STARK! g, on the same side, stated that this
was not a question between two parties, as to
-which of two indictments should first be tried; it
was only a question as to the order of two prose-
cutions.

Mr. HAY.--1 consider that the prosecutor has
a tight to make election.
Mr. Nottßis. He has the right ; he may give
it up if he please.
Mr. Courmat.T.—Well, if he do so, I'll take it
in that way ; hut as to the practice at Assizes,
no priotity is ever given to any cause without
the consent of the patties. I know of no instance
of any alteration having been mule in a paper
without cause ; 1 know no dictum of law to sanc-
tion it.