Star.
London, England, 1822-09-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. '

YesterdayJameaSimpsonlifaddocks,a young French-
man, was indicted for defrauding Henry Bailey, of
9s. under false pretences, on the 23d September.
Mr. Henry Bailey stated that he lived with Dr.
Young, in Welbeck-street. The prisoner came to Dr.
Young's on Monday last, and brought with him tss .
bottles of Eau de Cologne, which he said the Doctor
had ordered from Mr. Johnstoris, the perfumer, in
Oxford-street, and that he, the prisoner, was to be
paid 9s. for them. The witness paid him the money,
and he gave him a receipt for it. In the course of
Monday the witness called at Mr/Johoston's, and
found the bottles had not been sent by him, and that
he had several applications of a similar nature. On
Tuesday morning he saw the prisoner in Queen Anne-
street ; he tapped him on the shoulder, and told him
that Dr. Young had not ordered the Roth de Cologne,
On which the prisoner said it was a axistake, and re-
turned him the 9s. He then took the prisoner to
Welbeck-street, and from thence to Mr. 'Johnston's,
in Oxford-street. The prisoner hal a great number
of bottles with him, when he met him on the Tries-,
day morning.
In answer to a question put by. theDuatastAtu, he
said he had not returned the two bottles to the prisoner.
The CnAta►uAW.—" So-the prisoner has lost his
Eau de Cologne, and you have indicted him for a
aud, although you got your money back ?'
The witness. said lie did it at the request of Mr.
Johnstqn.
A' person in the employ of kr. Johnston stated,
that chere were several similar charges against the
prisoner, as that of Dr. Young's, but it was thought
that one indictment would be sufficient.

The CHAIRMAN.—" Then you have taken the
worst case to ground your indictment on, for the pro-'
secutor has lost nothing." He dip observed to the
Jury, that he had no doubt but the prisoner was a
bad fellow, but at present there was no indictment
against him which could be supported, it was there-
fore their duty. to acquit him.
The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not
Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
John Gee, a coal-meter, a decent-looking man, up-
wards of sixty years of age, was indicted for having
committed an indecent assault on Elizabeth Becket,
a beautiful little girl only eight years of age, at Clap-
ton, on the Bth of August last. Ht. was convicted on
the evidence of the child and that of the mother, the
nature of which is too indelicate to report.
Isaac Jones, of Princes-street, Red Lion-square,
was indicted for a violent assault committed upon
Jane his wife, on the 22d inst.
Flom the evidence of Mrs. Jones, it appeared that
the prisoner came home on last Sunda}* evening, and
because she would not supply him with more money
to return to the ale-house, he attacked her in a brutal
way with a fire shovel, and cut her head in a dread-
ful manner. _

The COURT interrogated the prosecutrir and pri-
soner, from which it appeared that they were most
heartily tired of one another; and the only question
upon which they seemed to agree, was a strong desire
to separate for ever.
Jones was found Guilty, and he was bound in his
owu recognizance to keep the peace to his wife.

KING'S BEYCII.—The Adjourned Sittings for Mid-
dlesex will commence on the 15th of October ; the
Court m ill be occupied with common Jury trials till
the 19th inclusive, when the special Jury cases will
commence and last till the 26th. The Sittings will
be in the Court of Common Pleas. On Monday, the
28th of October, the London Adjourned Sittings
-commence with common Jury cases, and on the 91st
special Jury cases will be heard, till the list of re-
am:sets is exhausted, for it is understood that the Loan
CHIB3 JUSTICX will not try any of the new special-
Jury causes.
Tilt LATE AFFRAY AT CHIPPINHAM.—Mr. MOM
is in a fair way of getting about again, though, it is
feared, with the total loss of one eye. Messrs. Guy
and Michell, the respectable solicitors ofChippeuhans,
are engaged to prosecute,_ at the joint expense of the
parish and the relatives of the deceased.
Cnict.—Letters from Chili have been received to
a late date. One of them contains an important tact,
and that is,that the existing Government has been in
some measure compelled to yield to the force of pub-
lic opinion, and agree to adopt a Representative sys-
tem. The present Government established in Cbili is,
with some very trifling modifications, the same that
was formed immediately after the liberation of the
country from the Spaniards, when Gen. O'Higgins,
supported by the Buenos Ayres Government, and the
liberating army, was made Supreme Director ; but
without the &treaties ngessary either to give con-
sistency or legality to the acts of a free Government.
—This establishment was then considered temporary.
although it has continued ever since.. It was fortu-
nate that the supreme command fell into the hands
DI a man like O'Higgins. whose mild and disin-
terested character served ep coolants parties, yet tba
progress of time has shewa thee the 'Executive was
too weak. the administration of jestice defective. and
at length even the people of Chili, the most Oleg.'
made of the *tube= Continent, feel that they =ln
the most essential requisite of free men, and require
a natio-AI rtpraeastatsors, and a Code of defined and
fated laws.--Odor letters by the same conveyance,
mention. that she Chiloe Islands had surrendered to
the faces sent by the Government of Chili. The
bonding system had also been established at Valpa-
raiso. by which means considerable losses will be
for if, after such extensive shipments as
eve been made to the Pacifie, merchants had been
obliged to sell their cargoes where they were pi►
sibly compelled to •laird tbsai order to seed their
Tinsels bat*, sad &as avoid ;kg iipePsed WV*
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