Star.
London, England, 1807-10-29 00:00:00

CLERKE WELL SESSIONS.

YefleidayAnn ,‘,bart.'es, a poulterer in St. Swi-
thin's-alley, was found guilty of an atTault upon a
girl of the name of Sarah Taylor, his lodger, by vio-
lently ohltrating her entrance into her own apart-
ment.

This affault appeared to have arifen from a mil-
conception of the young woman's conchal ; but the
circurnflances were by no means intereaing.
The prifoner was fined in the Turn of 51.
7ohn filikarcrth, a whipmaker in Islington, was
indicted ter an attempt to commit a rape upon a girl
in his employ, named Elizabeth Day, only twelve
years of age.
The evidence, in this cafe, was both tedious and
improper to be detailed to the public. The prifoner
was acquitted.
A man of the name of John Swan, an old clothef-
man in kolemary-lane, and a young lad, his fhop
man, named Green, were charged with a violent al-
fault upon a woman of the name of flat rid Salter.
It appeared that the profecutrix had gone to the
above mentioned lane in order to purchafe a loaf
from a man who had there erected a Ralf, in order to
fell bread at a cheaper rate than any of the bakers in
London. This occafioned a crowd to he daily col-
lected, to the great anncyarice of the neighbours, in•
habitants, and pafrengers in that (trees. The De-
fendant, who lived oppofite to him, was fo much
exafperated against this intruder, that be not only
encouraged his lhupman, but even affitted in attack-
ing thole who dealt with temporary bakers. The
profecutrix, after having purchafed her loaf, was
proceeding peaceably homeward, when the was al.
failed by the young man, Green, Kith a pail full of
dirty water thrown over her. This naturally czar-
perated her, the, in revenge, took up the tails of her
petticoats and fplafhed him well in the face. This
attack creating a crowd, and exciting the refentment
of this Defendant, he firuck the woman, and was
anted in the a Gott by his mailer, the other Defendant.
They were both found guilty, and fentenced to pay
a fine proportionable to the offence.
Sarah Catchpole was indifled for a violent affault upon
Elizabeth Macbeth, in Vinegar Yard, Drury Lane.
Mrs. Macbeth, or Macbcath, is a priellefs both of
Pomona and Thetis, or, in plain Engliffi, (he keeps a
fruit and oyfter Chop in Vinegar Yard, one of the
principal avenues to Drury Lane Theatre, and
where, af courfe, her cultomers may be either regaled
with all the fruitage of the Helperides, or the firefly
delicacies of Pyfleer, Melton, and Whitflable : the
alfo deals occalionally in Les ft tickets, and can help
her friends with admiffions to the Theatre on terms
much Mow par.
The Defendant, a nymph of the fame order in the
fame neighbourhood, deals alio in " Nice fruit and
bills of the play ;" and her mother, betide vending
the fame kinds of merchandize, is alto a rival to Mrs.
Macbeth in the trade of LrnJs tk!as. Whether or
not the C:o(hIcli of Difrord had flung any of her apple:
amon?,lt the nymph. and matrons who ufually ply in
this way about the Theatres, certain it is that constant
contention and perpetual warare the orders of tire
night between them.
From the tharcinent of Clunk], and the fubfe-
quent evidence of Mrs. Macbeth, it appeared that
the mother of the Defendant was endeavouring to
difpofe of a benefit ticket to a Gentleman for the
night's admitliou, at two thillings under the regulated
price, and juft as he was about to clofe the bat gain,
a young lady, one of the agents a f Mrs. Macbeth,
(!apt in, and offered to fell her filver ticket fixpence
cheaper. The Gentleman purchafed from the latter.
The old Lady became enraged f. r the lots of her
cultomer, and add:tired. the young one in a Stile of
elerprence well known in Vinegar Yard, and vulgarly
called " tippiu; the language.; "' The young Lady re-
taliated molt 'flippantly, and gave the old one a truth.
Several of the feniars cried " shame" at .her, and
told the prolecutrix what had happened. The af-
faihAnt thought fit to confult her fafety in a quick
retreat to the houfe of her miltrefs, Mrs. Macbeth,
who came to the trop door to interpofe. Mils Catch•
pole planted her foot on the threfhohi, and, in a
fpeech fraught with very forcible rhetoric, began to
" f;/ow up" Mrs. Macbeth. Much high words and
low larguage cefited. Mrs. M. (hocked in her deli-
cacy, cried " frame" at the Defendant ; and having
a (mall flip of paper in her hand, (hook it at her, and
laid the had a good mind to make her repent her lan-
guage. The Defendant replied by daring her to
come outride the deer, and the would " tear her
Ie) es nut." Mrs. Macbeth prudently declined the ex-
periment, when Mils Catchpole flew at her ala
ti,grfalc, and gave her Inch a blow as nearly deprived
her al breath. Mrs. Macbeth immediately grafeing
the foot of a float which lay en the counter, laid that
only for refpea to the laws the would wreak ample
vengeance or. the affailant.
This " burly burls" Isonecolleeted a crowded
and mifcellaneous affembly round the door ; and a
male friend of Mrs. Macbeth% then in the (hop
ruffled forth, Seized Mifs Catchpole by the neck, and
banded her over to the cuflody r f a perfon officially
beating her fermi!; name, who conveyed her tu Bow-
II reef, tvhere the was held to bail for her appearance.
On the part of Mifs Catchpole, two swift/per:
appeared to give evidence againti the Lady Macbeth,
ore of whom fvrore, that the latter had first thrutt a
paper acrofs the eyes of the defendant, and when
the raifed her hand to put the paper away, Mrs.
Macbeth gave her al:tripe with her hand acrofs the
face. The Jury, however, thought proper to find
MifsCatchpale guilty, and the was fentenced to (even
days consuement.

The woodcocks have already reached the Norfolk
coati. On Friday and Saturday lalt H. ElEst-Ey,Efq
apd another gentleman killed 28 brace at Sandring-
ham.

BTRTHS.
Friday, the Lady of George Moxon, Pfq. of Hull, of a fon.
On the 6th inftant, the Lady of Charles Granville Stu-in Men.
tcath, of Clufeburn, of a fon.
1-riday Jail, York place, Portman fqnare, the Lady of Colonel
Conway, of a daughter.
On the ad inltant, the Lady of John Gunning, Efq Conduit-
ftreet, Hanover lquare, of a daughter.
On the 6th of Auguft laft, at Malta, Mrs Somerville, wife of
William Somerville, a I. H. of a fun.

MARRIED.
Monday laft, Lieutenant Thornton, of the Wcft Middlefes
Militia, to Mira Whitby, of Swaffham.
On the 19th inftant, at Bufhy Park, (the feat of his brother
Robert Shaw, Efq M. P. fur Dublin,) Ponfottby Shaw, Ely to
Mifs Alice Lade, fifth daughter of Jonathan Lade, Efq. of Stoke
Newington.
Friday morving, at St. Gcorv's Church, Bloornlbury, Mr James
Ottway, Solicitor, of Staplehurit, Kent, to Mifs E Chiles, niece to
Jonathan Oellett, Efq. Woburn-place, Ruffell-fquare.
At Carron Hall, on the 23d infant, Thomas Bruce, Efq of
Arnot, o (lamenting, daughter of the late Major General Thomas
Dundas. of lingaik.
At Blacknefs. on the 13th in(lant, Mr David Math ie, writer in
Glasgow, to Mifs Robina Taylor, daughter of the late James
Taylor Ffq. Linlithgow.