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London, England, 1830-05-22 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, May 21

(Before F. Courr, Esq. sad a full Beach of Magistrates.)
Thomas Robert Robertson was indicted for assaulting
William Clifton, with intent to murder him. There were•
two other counts in the indictment, charging the pr,
soner with obstructing one of the police of the county of
Middlesex in the execution of his duty. When called
upon to plead, the prisoner, with uncommon salty froid.
said, " I am not guilty of either count."
The prosecutor, who belongs to B division, No. 50,
was allowed, in consequence of his weak state, to sit in
that part of the Court appropriated for the gentlemen of
the long robe. He stated that about the middle of the
night of the 20th of March, he was on duty in the Broad-
way, where Robertson, who was loudly rapping at a door
and using most disgusting language, lives. Witness de-
sired him to desist, and he did so for a moment, but no
sooner had he (the prosecutor) turned his back to t•„
away, than the prisoner ran round him and struck hue
several violent blows in the face, which rendered him al-
most insensible. Robertson then seized hold of the trun-
cheon, and struck him violently across both legs with it,
which he broke in two places; he then struck wane,:
several blows across the head, exclaiming, " d—m your
eyes, I'll murder you."
The CHAIRMAN said, he was extremely surprised that
the prisoner bad not been indicted for the capital offence,
and tried at the Old Bailey.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, stated,
that on the night in question he returned home at a late
hour, rather intoxicated, and was knocking at his
own door to obtain admission, when the prosecutor de-
manded what he wanted ; upon which he said that he
wanted to get into his own lodgings. The complainant
found fault with the noise he created, and told him if lie re-
peated it he should take him into custody. A scuffle
then ensued between them, and he, the defendant, said,
" You'd better let me go, and not maul me about like a
drunken man or d—d old woman," when they both fell
down in the gutter together, and he seised the officer'.
truncheon in his own defence, and struck the constahlo
two blows, but cannot say on what part of his body.
The Chairman, in summing up, eulogised the maune:
in which most of the New Police Constables had been in
the habit of giving their evidence, 'and declared this to
have been one of the most inhuman and unprovoked as-
saults that had ever come under his cognizance, and could
only suppose that the man must have laboured under in-
sanity at the time.
The Jury found a verdict of Guilty.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to be confined ft)!
two years in the House of Correction, and there kept to
hard labour

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL

A man named Monkhouss, a general dealer, residing in Iforse:e,..
down, was charged with neglecting to maintain his wife. His de.
fence was, that although he had married her, yet he had a fonw
wife living at the time, and she knew it when they were marri,J.
She denied that she knew he was a married man, and said that h.
kept his country.house and was living in affluence. The Overseen
of St. Ann's, Blackfriars, who preferred the charge, threatened to
prosecute for bigamy, if he did not maintain the wife, and he con.
seated to allow her 3s. a week, and having paid 21. in advance, hr
was set at liberty.
BOW.STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Solomon', a goldsmith and jeweller of the Strand,
came before Mr. Blhashull, the magistrate, and informed him of a
daring robbery which was committed that morning in his shop.—
Between eight and nine o'clock one of the shopmen was left alone
in the shop, and although it was usual for one of the assistanta w
continue there throughout the day, for the protection of the pro.
puty--and it was a rule he should not leave the place till relieved
by another person—yet, on this occasion, the shopman fastened the
front door and went down stairs, but he was not stunt shove two
minutes. On his return be found that a massive diver wine cooler.
value between 100 and 1100 L with embossed handles in the shape
a goat, had been carried off during his absence. The computer.
to it wu left on the counter.
Mr. Mursaum. asked Mr. Solomon if be suspected any ore
Mr. Soloman said that a thief had taken advantage of the tern.•
porary absence of the shopman, and bad entered by a sidealoe:
which the shopman forgot to fasten.
Mr. MINIIHULL said there was great imprudence in leaving
shop at all where property to the amount of many thousand pound,
was deposited, and he feared that the stolen property had tee tlu
found its way Into a melting pot.
Mr. Solomon said that he had ascertained from a coal-haver.
who was near his house at the time of the robbery, that a young man
of genteel appearance was seen with the property at the comer of
George-court, in the Strand, and was observed to put it into a
A magistrate on the bench said, " It is gone to the melting-pot•'
Mr. Solomon. said the workmanship was very valuable, and Le
had exhibited the pair to the Duke of Bedford the day before. The
weight of the article stolen was above 200 ounces.
Mr. Mursatum. recommended Mr. Solomon. to employ one
the officers, who might possibly trace the property.
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:QUEEN-SQUARE.
MISTAIBM Hwitaxiwy.—A married woman, named Peorsus.
was brought before the magistrates, by a police constable, name
Green, and the following was the result of the examination :—The
accused was walking along fliillbank, opposite the Penitentiary.
backwards and forward, for the benefit of the air, and the police.
man, on a sudden, took it into his head that she intended to get met
the wall, and throw herself into the Thames. He went up to her,
and told her that he was aware of her Intention to commit suicide.
and all her protestations to the contrary could not convince him that
he was in error, and he dragged her, ei et omit, to the 'such.
house. The 3lagistrate suspended the Policeman, and said he
should represent his conduct to the Commissioners. The accused
was discharged.

BIRTHS.
On the 17th inst. at Cobham, the Lady of Capt. T. Baker. of a
son—On the 20th inst. at Croydon, 111 n. F. Hams, of a son

On Thursday, the 20th, at St. Mark's, Kennington,W. Langto:.
Esq. of North ldriston, to Harriott, daughter of the Lite J. Beale.
kaq.of Norbiton, Kingston, Surrey—On the 18th inst. in the
Cathedral of Cashel, the Rev. R. F. Laurence, Treasurer of Cuel4l.
and nephew of his Grace the Archbishop of Cashel, to rah•
daughter of the late Hon. Judge Mayne—On the 20th instant. at
Floore, Northamptonshire, M. G. Miller, Esq. of Goudhurst. Ken:.
to Anne Augusta, eldest daughter of R. Pack, Esq. of nom 11.sne
High Sheriff of the county of Northampton.

DIED.
On the I7th inst. at Tunbridge 11rells, J. Hornidge, Esq. Lt. o:
Great Ormond-street, aged 39.

COURSE OF EE
Amsterdam ...12 8 C.F.
Ditto at sight ...12 7
Rotterdam... 2 U 12
Antwerp ... 12 11
Hamburgh Y 1 U 14 ti i
Altura ... 21 U 14 21
Paris,3day'ssight 25 TS
Ditto —2 U 26 0
Madrid
Cadiz ..36;
Barcelona ..351
Bilboa ..36

,CHANGE, May 21.
Seville..33l
Gibraltar... .. 471
Leghorn ... 47*
Genoa ...
Venice ... 47i
I Malta 4Aj
INaples 3vg
Palermo .. 11841 per os
Li5b0a.....44
Rio Janeiro .. 21S
I, Dublin ... le
1 Cork ..

PRICESOF GOLD AND SILVER.
Foreign Gold in Bars ... ... Xl' 17 9
Silver, in Ban. standard ... o 4 11

PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP Re.
Town Tallow ... ... sal al I Yellow Soap ~, ... WCS
Yellow Russia ... ... 35. 6dMottled .. , ... ;as
White ditto .. ... 37. Od Curd .. . ... ... Ms Glod
Soap ditto ... ... 361 Od Graves ... ,„ ,„ 144 Od
Melting Stuff —.. 46a 04 Good Dregs ._. .50
Tallow Imported from St. Petersburgh. Casks l4
s, ......

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