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London, England, 1814-09-13 00:00:00

liptita Mns hernia a Magistrate. When at last he
was bernight•boftre "the Alderman, he agreed to `a
<li.".ed of. sefraratimi, by which a: hound him elf to
allow her a sum of money for the support cif the
.child; but having never performed his agreement,
she had bean advised .to indict him. As to herself.
she wished for no Mainto4atice from him,' only that
heswould allow. her sn'licieut to keep the child, and
'neither molest her 0 r it.
.In his detence,.he utterly denied that beeves struck
her, or wished ir desired li•T to do as she !41,1 .t ord.
He was willing
,to maintain the chid as well as be
could, being only a porter at the Castle and Falcon,
Ald,:7sate-street.
He called one witness, wits did not appear ; and
the Recorder directed the Jury to find him guilty.
T.c was then told hi:a by his Counsel, that if he did
n.Y.,•before the neat ailiotonment day, makes proper
provision for his child, the Court had him now ifrits
rower, and would punish him most severely.
He was admitted to bail, iu order to enable trim to
make the provision required of him.—Adjourned.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Yesterday the Sessions for Middlesex cotanroneed
before W. lidatowaansto, Esq. the Chiirman, and a
full Bench of Magistrates.
l W. /alums was indicted for assaulting am an named
Hedges.. It appeared that the parties were coal.
heavers, and were employed in workiog a ship !aim
with that commo4ity. In coasequ-nce of some act
done by Johnson, the deteadant, which was not alto-
gether consistent with lionoltrAle dealings towards
his companions of the fraternity, having come to the
knowledge of Hedges, he reported it to the rest of
the workmen ; this had caused a rankling of discontent
in the mind of Johns, a towards him, and.whilst tl ey .
were working near each other. be Lsok occasion to
heave a large piece of coal, as if by chance, in such
a direction, that it came in contact with the prosecu•
tor's head, and gave him so severe a blow its to lay
him prostrate on the floor of the vessel. Tins was
the assault complained of.
On the part of the defendant, it was alleged, that
the blow which the prosecutor received was not de-
signed, but an accidental favour.
Several witnesses on the part of the prosecutor,
however. stated, that it was visible to them the de-
fendant aimed the coal at the prosecutor, and the
Jury. stithout hesitation. found him G.iilty.
The Court sentenced him to Le imprisoned two
months in the House of Correction.
W. Bennett was indicted for an assault on G.Todd,
.on the 28th of May last. The prosecutor, in this
case, .was a linen.draper in the St:and, and stated,
that on the day mentioned in the indictment, he was
walking along the street near his own house, with a
little dog following him, when his attention Was at-
tracted by his dog crying out, and on turning nomad
to see what ace tsione'd iz, he discovered that a larger
dug had come out of the shop of Mr. Stunt, another
tradesman in the Strand, and was attacking his faith-
ful but feeble follower, very violently. Roused by
nis affection for kis favourite, the prosecutor went
back, and separated the two quarrelling animals. but
had no sooner done so, and restored peace between
them, than he was attack;A by the defendant, who,
like the f rmer gmarreltotne animal, came also out of
Mr. Stuot's shop, and who struck the prosecutor so
severe a blow on the Lice, that he had a black eye
for upwards of a fortnight afterwards.
A young
_man who was passing by at the time,
but did not see the beginning of the fray, stated that
he saw Mr. Todd struck.
Mr. GurtNes- addressed the Jury on the part cf the
defendant, and stated , that sti far from the defendant
being to blame, he should prove that he was the ia.
jured person. lie slit•all prove that Mr. Todd's was
by far t!:e s:rongcst animal, and that he •was f ivied as
a fighter. and, as such, prized and caressed by his
master., He sit:1111r.! prOrcent Mr..Stuat's dog, which
was a small span:el, was lying quietly at his master's
(Mori when the prosecutor and his fighting companiva
by'cbance passed by, and that in facfthe prosecutor's
dock commenced the • attack. A shopman of Mr.
Stunt came out, and eadeavonred to part the two aril,
male, but Mr. Todd's dog fib-ivied the other into the
shop. Mr. Todd following him, and apparently en-
Soling the syort. The defendant, who was not in the
shop at the time, hearing the noise, however, came
op, and joined in endeavouring m put an end so the
'confusion, and for thus interfefing-with Mr. Todd's
champion he was now put on his trial.
This statement was proved by the evidence of S.
Spading, Mr. Stunt's shopman, who first endeavoured
to part thiclogs, and who stated that Mr. Todd struck
hitts for doing so. On the defendant coming up, and
Xmnonstrating with the prosecutor on his conduct, he
abused him, and threatened he would give bins a
;toed hi dins, if he interfered ; adding, that fie did nos
care for the la.v.
• Two women. who were passing at the time, also
stated, that Mr. Todd's conduct was most violent.
They heard him encourage his dog, and saw him hold
up his fists in a menacing posture at the defendant,
and threaten to give him a good beating.
More evidence was about to be called, when 'he
thairinan interfered, and said it was unnecessary, and
the Jury, without hesitation,- acquitted the defendant.

An adjourned Middlesex Session was had at
Hicks's Hall, on Srtterday, to hear appe,sls and bu-
siness not concluded at the General Sessinnr. An
appeal was heard against a conviction which took
pl tce at Marlborough-street Office, a fist/ weeks since,
when a dealer and breaker of dogs, of the name of
Helps, who resides in the Edgeware.road, wits con-
victed in the penalty of se3o, for stealing a dog, the
property of Mrs. A. Wilson, a lady of fot tune. The
defendant took the dog frosts the servant of the lady,
in the street, and stated, that it was his property..—
He failed, however, to prove it by evidence, on Sa-
turday, and the conviction was confirmed, o ith six
guineas costs.

Thursday, H. Bestwick was committed to Not-
tingham Gaol, on a charge of uttering a forged btll
of exchange for £44. 14s. 6d. with intent to defraud
Mr. Abbott, of Nottingham.
Monday se'nnight, as Mr. Child, bookseller, late
of Neath, was returning from Bath to Bristol, in coos
pany with three men dressed as countrymen.
wt
knocked him down, beat out one of his teeth, and
a spade gyve li in a dreadful cut over his chin. Af er
rifling his pockets they took his money, and Lek b m
senseless.,