Star.
London, England, 1824-06-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JUNE 18.

• John Foster, Writ. HorT,rffradley, and Henry HaW-
awa, were indicted for assault and falie imprisonment.
Mr. PLATT, in opening the case, said it was one of
great importance, and of a most extraordinary nature,
and not less brutal than it was extraordinary. The pro.
secutris, Miss Sydney Cowell, and her mother, resided
at Chelsea, and let out part of their house. In the
month of June,- 2 Mr. Rawstorn came to reside with
them, and continued with them to the month of Decem-
ber, when he left them, and at which time he was in
their debt upwards of fifty pounds. He was also in-
debted to one of the defendants (Foster), who kept the
Princess of Wales, a puh;ie-Louse in that neighbour-
hood, in a trifling sum. Soon after Mr. Rawstorn's
de-
pasture, Foster called for his bill, and was informed by
the prosecurrix, that Mr. Rawstorn had left their house,
and she did not know where he had gone to. Upon
this, he became very abusive, and said he would make
either her or her mother pay the money. He called
afterwards with another of the defendants (Horn), and
conducted himself in such a violent manner, that the
prosecutrix was obliged to apply to the Magistrates at
Qneen.square, for protection ; and on their hearing the
case they bound Foster over to keep the _peace. On the
7th dry of May, the prosecutrix being at that time con-
fined to her bed, and her mother absent from home, to
fetch Sir A. Creighton, her rhysician, the defendants
_came to their house about eight o'clock in the evening,
and asked to sea Mrs. Cowell. On the door being
opened, they rushed in; Miss Cowell alarmed at the
noise, got nut of bed, and came to her roinii door in her
night dress, where she was met by the defendants, who
seized her in a most violent Manner, and dragged her
down stairs into the parlour, where they treated her in
a most indecent and disgusting manner, saying, they
would tracts her how to take Foster to Queen-square.
They would not sufKa. her even to dress herself, but
dragged her into the street almost in a stave of nudity,
and afterwards forced her into a cart, where they con-
tinued their brutal treatment, until their arrival at
Whitecross-street Prison, where she was confined from
Friday to Saturday evening, when she was liberated on
her mother paying 21. Bs. the suns for which she was
detained.—The same witnesses who made these charges
at Bow-,treet, in the first instance, were now called,
and proved the facts ; and the Counsel and witnesses
for the defendants were unable satisfactorily to meet
this evidence.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the
defendants. Sentence will be passed on Thursday.

Private letters from Prague say, that hopes are en-,
tertained there that his Majesty the King of ENGLAND'
Vili visit Carlsbad this summer.
Mr. Cooke% Annual Exhibition of Drawings has been
for same time o,,en in Soho-square, and we feel great
pleasure in directing the attention of our Readers to it.
The dravt ings have been selected from the works of the
most eminent artists, living and deceased, and its for-
mation has been aided by the several distinguished pro.
printers who possess the rospective works. The names
of Sir l'lintnas Lawrence, Messrs. Turner, Jackson,
Stothard, Wilkie, West:di, &c. &c. arc to be found in
the catalogue, with many others of equal celebrity.
There are also three paintings by Gainsborough. exhi-
bited by artificial light, which form a most pleasing
optical illusion.
A curious occurrence took place at Plymouth dairing the loyal
visit to the dock-yard in the year 1787. At this time. the great
North Dock was constructing by Mr. PAILLST, the architect, by
whom the docks and public buildings at tha place and at Pons-
Mouth were erected, under the direction of the Navy Hoard. The
good old King (thrones the Third), always interested and inqui-
sitive in the affairs of his Navy, discovered, by the plans laid before
Lim, that the builder wax exceeding the dimensions given hint, and
inquired the reasua of thi. deviation from his instructions. Mr.
l'armat inftn-ined his Manstr, that the French were then buililin7,
at Touters, a first-rate ship so large that none of his l‘lwar.stv's ducks
were capable of admitting her. Ile, therefore, considered it neces.
nary to enlarge this one a little, that the Commerce de Marseilles
might have outs dock in i:.ogii:nd fit to receive her. This so pleased
his Mausir, char he immediately called the gums to let her know
what Mr. Pacts? had told him, and both were highly delighted.
It will be scarcely less gratifying to the re Act., than if was
to Mr. PASI.IIIr, to iearn that the first ship ever taken into that
dock was this very o,Littneret de Marseilles, becoming ours at the
surnawitr of 'Coulon, in I;tpr.