The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

James Stocking was indicted for stabbing H. Newton
in the leg with a penknife. The prisoner and prosecutor
lodged in the same house. The prisoner came home
drunk at nine o'clock in the morning, and broke open his
room door, a scuffle ensued between them, and the prose-
cutor a very powerful man (the prisoner being a little
one), threw down the other and tied his legs. The pri-
soner drew out a penknife and stuck it into his leg. The
prosecutor was taken to the hospital, and was incapacitated
for a fortnight from wotking at his avocation as a porter.
The prisoner in defence said, that he was very drunk, and
only drew out the penknife to cut the cord which bound
his legs. The Court sentenced him to two months' im-
prisonment in the Giltspur-street Compter.
Peter Crawley (not the celebrated pugilist of that
name) was convicted of an assault upon one Thomas An-
derson, a watchman. The Court, after making very
anxious enquiries as to whether it was the pugilist or not,
sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.
Mr. C. Puzwes exhibited articles of the peace against
Christopher Young, on behalf of his brother, George
Young, keeper of the City of London Tavern. The ar-
ticks stated, that the defendant had sent several threaten-
ing letters to his friends, intimating his intention to take
his brother's life, and that lie had bought a pistol for that
purpose, and that he had got a carving-knife ground,
with which he should stab him if he m►s.sed his mark.
A short time since his father b►ad died, and the defendant
sent word to his brother, that he should attend the funeral
in milk white. He should not make any disturbance, hut
he had a secret reason for doing so. He accordingly did
attend in a green coat, white waistcoat, and white
trowsers. He had since stated, that he had a pistol then
in his pocket, with which he intended shooting his
brother at the funeral, and he since regretted
much that he did not do so. On several occasions the
defendant had been seen parading in the front of the ex-
hitant's house, with something grasped in his right hand,
looking up in a threatening manner to the room where
the exhibitant's family reside. On the 21st of August
the exhibitant was walking in Cheapside, and saw the de-
fendant coining towards him with his hand in his breast
pocket as before described. Exhibitant ran away, and
was quickly followed by his brother; but he ran into the
Mansion-house, and procured a warrant for him. The
officer found him parading before his brother's house with
his hand as described ; he seized him, and found that he
had a large carving knife in his pocket grasped in his
hand. He asked him what he was going to do with it?
Defendant answered that he meant it for his brother, and
he was sorry he had not shot him at the funeral when he
had a loaded pistol in his pocket.

The defendant now said that he was very penitent for
what he had done.

The brother (exhibitant) stated that the defendant was
a cook, and had been apprenticed to his father.

The Cower ordered the defendant to enter into secu-
rities to keep the peace, himself in 1001., two sureties in
501. each, and to give 48 hours' notice of hail.

ARBITRATION ON THE DISPUTED

GOWN OF WINTRY WARD.

(From the Times.)

At length the long contested right to the . ablermanic
gown, vacant by the death of Alderman 3lagnay, has been
decided. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that
the Lor.l Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench stated
in Court, that it was the opinion of the Bench that the elec-
tion was in favour of Mr. Winchester, who was opposed by
Mr. Wilde, and that a mandamus was issued to the Court
of Aldermen, commanding their Worships to swear in Mr.
Winchester forthwith. The Court of Aldermen, which
had maintained a different opinion from that of the Court
of King's Bench, did not at all relish this formidable inter-
ference of an authority to which implicit submission snust
be paid, and deliberated again and again upon the matter,
and always found some excuse for delay. The Chief Jus-
tice was not insensible to the embarrassment in which their
Worships were placed, and saw in some of their sugges-
tions ground for sending the question to a gentleman of
the bar for arbitration. The point was, we understand,
whether or not three persons who voted for Mr. Win-
chester were qualified voters.

Mr. Broderick contended, upon the part of the City
of London, who, it will be remeelbercol, made Mr. Wilde's
case their own, that the majority of qualified voters had
voted for Mr. Wilde ; and Mr. Law, upon the part of
Mr. Winchester, who was had to bear the enormous ex-
pences of this litigation, unassisted by ►he civic purse, ad-
vocated the cause of Mr. Winchester. The examination
of witnesses, and the arguments of counsel, we are informed,
occupied 10 or 12 days, and on Saturday Mr. Follett, of
the bar, to whose arbitration the matter was submitted,
pronounced in favour of Mr. Winchester.

The Lord Mayer, upon receiving information to this
effect, immediately ordered summonses to be issued to the
members of the Court of Aldermen to attend a Court on
Tuesday for the purpose 44f obeying the mandamus, by
swe•►ring in Mr. Winchester.

It was some time ago reported and believed, that what-
ever might be the decision of the Court of King's Bench,
the case would be taken to the House of Lords. The
Court of Aldermen, however, are determined not to par-
ticipate in the expence, so that if Mr. Wilde should think
fit to contest the right further, he must do it at his own
expence. The opinion of Lord Tenterden, and the result
of the arbitration, have been directly in the teeth of the
judgment of most of the city legal authorities.
It is odd enough that there is a statute which states that
a ward cannot be without an Alderman for a certain period
of time, which period has long since in this singular case
expired. It is even said by many of the quidnuncs of the
corporation that the want of an Alderman for so long a
time has had the effect of abrogating the office.

Mr. HERRIES arrived in town on Saturday
from his seat at Sevenoaks.

Sir HENRY BLACK WOOD arrived in town on
Saturday from Portsmouth.

We have reason to believe—on that which
we conceive to be good authority,—that there will be a
re-issue ofsmall Bank of England Notes, and that a meet-
ing of Parliament before Christmas is certainly under the
consideration of his Majesty's Ministers.—lt is the general
opinion in the best informed circles, that the Russians
will negociate with the Turks on very favourable terms.
—Berkshire Chronicle.

PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF
THE BOROUGH OF DONCASTER TO THE DUKE OF WEL-
LINGTON.—On Wednesday morning last the MAYOR,
DEPUTY-RECORDER, Magistrates and Town Clerk of
Doncaster, waited upon the Duke of WELLINGTON, for
the purpose of presenting his Grace with the freedom of the
Borough, in a gold snuff-box, value 100 guineas. There
were present Prince ESTERHAZY, Lords CHESTERFIELD
and WILTON, Sir JOHN and Lady ANN BECKETT, &c.