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FROM THE LITERARY HFREInf.
Midst gature's frozen sleep another year
' Has dawned upon us, and again we feel
A thouiand strange sensations o'er us steal
Of joy andvorrow, mingling hope and fear,
Whose ceaseless strife haunts all our moments here,
And ever bath done since that awful morn
When the first year of Time's swift course was born,
And Man essayed his doubtful way to steer
Through paths untried and devious. Lo ! we are
Still deeply wandering, following the iaia beams
Which shine through floods of grief and clouds of care,
Deceitfully and brief in life's fond dtrsms,
Shining to mock us, like the meteor's light,.
Which, fading, !saves us to a darker night!

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MIDDLESEX SESSIOAA, JAN. 18.
Vomas Burgess was—
inlasted For assaultin? Rosa
Wart, on the Isth of November.
It appeared, from the evidence of the proseeutrix,
that on.the evening of the ptii of November she en-
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' tered .a stae-Coach in the deity to 'proceed ter rotten;
ham, where she resided with her husband. -Two ladies
and a young gentleman were in the coach, and the 'de-
fendant entered it soon after. The defendant sat down
beside the prosecutrix, and saidi4, Hall(4),is it you, Mrs..
Hart?" The prosecutrix was rather surprised at this
familiar address, because, though she knew the pri-,
zones by sight, she had never spoken to Wrn.- 13efore
the defendant had been in the coach long, he began to.
utter the most obscene language in a whisper to the
p.rosecutrix. She was naturally indignant at this base
• conduct, and told the defendant that he had better
speak what he had to say aloutd. The defendant then
gave her a pinch in the side with his elbow. 'The pro-
sectitrix was in the farnily way, but unwilling to state
her situation publicly, she merely said to him when ha.
struck her, that he might do her more injury than he
was aware of. He then repeated his blow with greater.
violence Mau before. At Newington the two ladies got
out of the coach, and the prosecutrix placed herself.
'Uncles the protection-of the youiig gentleman who was
sittiirg'on.the opposite side of the coach.
• Mi. Leaver, the young gentleman alluded to Lithe
• evidence of theProsecutrix, stated, that when the ladies
had left the coach, and •the prosecutrix came over to
his side of the coach, the defendant asked h&r holy her
Sister wa., observing that she was 44 a good girl:' The
prosecutrix .fleW into, a 'Passion, and said, 44 Am I not ,a
good girl ?• I his been married IG months, I have
got -one child, and• I have another coining." She also
called the defendant a nasty blackguard, and used other
- angry 'expressions. She complained, too, of having
- been hurt, but the witness had heard her say nothing
mitil after the defendant made the observation about
4rei sister. lie kiln,/ nothing of the parties.
• • The CSURT ob;ervecl, that the last witness had put an
end to the case for thezpitisecution.
• The Jury immediately ilegeitted the defendant.
Wm. Strickland, James Paik, and John Cuttell were
indicted for having obtained Money from •Wm. Mum-
bray', under false pretences.'-
The prosecutor stated, that on one of the sale days at
Aldridge's Repository,'in St. Martin's-lane, he took two
horses there t() be sold. He arrived too late fur the
• sale, and intended to take the horses home agaia. He
left the hor?es in the street for a few minuet in the care
of a boy, and when the returned, he found themin the'
possession of tr;relctard and rask, who .44 that be
_vire prosecutoi). 'xnUst pay a fine Of • five Shrifins's tnr•
eaCh'horse, on aciount of having exposed them tor'
in the street. I'M prosecutor protested that he • bad
. not iotenAd to sell the hores in the-street; but in spite
.of his rerinrnnstranlces they were taken to the green-yard,
andthe prosecutor, before he could recover them, was
,compelled to pay a fine of ss. tcir each horse, and Ids.
to the owner of the greenlard.
• It' was stated by. Mr. 0,44 y, for the defendants, that
Strickland and Pask had only thseharged their duty. in
Seizing the prosecutOris'..horses. • . The tact was, that in-
diViduals were the habit of bringing horses and ex-
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tinting them for sale outside of Mr. Aldridge 's Reposi-
tory,. and to the. peat annoyance of the inhabitants.
Strickland and Vask were beadles of St. lartin's
parish, and had received instinctions from the coo!.
mittee•which appointed them, to endeavour to abate the
nu itrance s;liich the inhabitants of Si. Martin's-lane cons—
plairid if, by 'seizing all :he horses which they found
standing in the :Street. It-was under these circum-
stances that the prosecutor's horso were seised. The
fines Which the prOsectitor paid had bitten 'given to the
Vestry Clerk.
The Cova7r was of opinion that there was no proof
thit the deferidint's had been actuated by any corrupt
cr- tivo ; if they had cried,'4 wassfr'om.mist44. ,
The Jury returned a Verdict of N'irtOrt?fal..
rktnies Er well was indicted for cornmittiu4. an as-
sault on the—pelson of Mal y t e . •
'• It appeaiedircint the evidence: that -the prosecutrix
lived as 'a servant with the'deeticlaist, Who was a baker
residing in Compton-street, •Cleittenivell.. The prose-
w4s 15,.years of age. Itiliwal. he; duty to sit tip
t 9 let the tvOrtnen On e 1;1.1E4 of the 19(11 of
November, she was sittin; as tist,t4 on a sofa, in the
pairionr, waiting the arrival of the men, when the de-
fendant came to ber, and proceeded to take indecent
liberties with helf. The prosecutrix itruggled very
m•trc,l3, and •iried on!, and the prisoner,-thinking he
4baFtsciniehody Coming dow,ostaits7 left her. The-de-
ft:a-dant is a.marricii my
'The. r
d;ferrrhMt called a woman named Taylor, a'
Ipergi!; in his house, wlit2 stated, that she bad onseAral
ereaasions seen
s the defendant and the Rrosesut, ix kiss-
ing..
each her,.
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The. Couar, unties these, circumstances, directed the
Jury. ter acquit tbe defendant.
The Jury aeciirdigglY returned a Verdict Not Guilty.
The COURT obslrked the defendant's conduct.
bad heed post dis4iaceful.- -

Mnnclax seenight: Mitchel; of Car-.
tinustie Fens! near MOntrpseo watriding ljolnp, his horsp.
feth and *he* %Yap **lnfo' pnajelly precipitated to 'the
grcklpcit ani4 killed vi) the spot. Whsa found. his 'horse
iyas.starlding
. The. alp4ition of the; Scottish commissary Court,
4.94 ilace qs?y. The busineksnoivccqt.tes:
*thin the juzlsdictiOn of the Shea COurts,
Prlcfai an *inn:tense crowd issetuhletl on the banks of.
• the Clyde pear. tylsc*s Moiwmcny Lp witness a nosed;
• • 9141tion, Itgosely* a,knagitiilseated: In a tubs huoyett .up,
. • Jay bladders, and.draetn: jitise aingice.elihe soca*,
by two geese. He descended the riser from nearly ap.
posite tbb Monument to tlte•Woodert Bridge, if not
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the ecrireatio:4l4.l9A.t4sAitt4eoel4,9f; the spectators


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LAW ATIEWCENCE.
flitt!gs ,oppolgted tp •be held in :Middlesex spit
London, 'bef* tke Right -Hon Sir CHARLSS Atapoirx
Aiot.;leordhiaf 414 ti& pf,the coon of King's Beach,;
in andAftar Hilary Term,lB2l
IN TERM.
mptiniespx.
Wednesday - January .28' Thursday - January
'Wednesday - fehrgary 4 Thursday - felruary 5
-rfitei#ay - - 10 Wedriesday • - 1I
AFTER TERM.
Friday- F,,ebruaky I Saturday - - Rehruary 14
-Sit at lialf-pait twelve o'clock,
and at half-east nine on the other days.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 13.
THE KING 1.4.33,11NNETT.
This was staled to be one a the series of prosecutions
for assault, but no prosecutor appearing, "a 'verdict of,
Not Gully was taken.

g'HE KING V. CAPPER. •
Mr. SCARLETT stated the circumstances.—This was,
a prosecution for perjury against the defendant, who,
Was a principal Witness in an action.
,against the prose.H
tutor, Dr. Veitch, keeper of a private madhouse at
Brompton, for cruel treatment of a lunatic, Air. Leach.
It would be proved that the evidence Was false, and that'
the motives were corrupt, the falseevidence having been,
given in consideration of 2001. of which 601. were paid.
The defendant Capper, was a barrister.
Thomas Sergeant produced the record in the Nisi
Prins trial.. The damages obtained were 501. The trial
was in May List. Mr. Capper gave evidenCe.
Cross•examiined by Mr. Anor.rtrus.—The trial liaa
been expected in February before, hut had been put off
on account of the proceedings case..
Mr. Waters, crier of the Court, administered the oath. . •
A person who was prentat the trial, and took notes
at the time, gave
.evidence- frmn his noes; they were
long notes. Witness red therd,•but so little correspond-
ence was there between What was found in the notes,
-and what wits set forth in the rgcord, that .his L-wc4lli.p.
directed a verdict for the defertdant.—Not

NAAR V. AMIXANDER.
This was an action upon a bill of exchartgefor 15L 14
Mr. GURNEY defend,ed on several grp,tr ds.
1. The bankers at Brighton had A:kt retul,r.ed the bill'
.by the first post, after it had been .found ,that thqe were'
no effects, but kept it till .the next d4ky.
Ilk LORDSHIP over-ruled this objection. Not only
endorsers, but ail through whose hands bills-passed were
entitled to a day.
2. A cognovit and warrant of attorney fo+• 29/. for
goods sold and delireied was granted by defendant.
Mr. HUTCHINSON Abjected to the evidence offered.
The LouD• Cane's 'Juirtci said, that Mr. Gurney
stated the objection with so much gravity that it would
be better not to interrupt it. -
It soon appeared that the cognos it and warrant,
though filed;•were not forthcoming, and that the 291.
were' entirely out of this
,question..—Virdict for the
plaintiff, 66.

LODGE V. HURtIELL.
This was an action against the defendant, for criminal
conversation with the plaintiff's wife.
Mr. BiIaUGIIAM stated the case. The plaintiff
is a clerk in a •tnercantile hence, having a consi-
derable salary; and the defendant is the son of a per-
son of considerable property. Mrs. Lodge, it would
appear, was engaged in a lucrative business, in conse-
quence of which it was ferried necessary that a partial
separation should occasionally take idate, but still
Lodge occasionally visited his wike and child ; but during
this-separation he should pioire -Oar 'the defendant ef-
fected his object of, seduction, and Mrs. Lodge became.
pregnant by him, and was delivered of a child. This
circumstance, however, was calefudyand successfully
concealed from Mr. Lodge for sere: al months, and wa.
at last discovered by the other chilU meationing to its
father, at one of his visits, his little brother. The whole
circumstance was then discoveted, and investigation led
to the present inquiry. It might be said that the plaintif-
had lost nothing, he having separated himself horn his
wife; but let it 'be remembered, this separation had not
been vuluntar) ; he had not des;oled her; the circum—
stances would be all before the Jury, and @question of
damages would be for their consideration.
131eakey knew Mrs. Lodge befote her marriage
—her name was Clough. Witness was present at the
marriage, in Mary-14-Bonne Church ; witness had since
visited them on business. Mts. Lodge was a milliner
and chess:maker before and. since her marriage.
Crosl-examine.!.--,Had.lier first child about three or
four months after hgr marriage ; tier pregnancy was vi-
sible at the time of her marriage, in Daember, 1816.
In 1820, she was again confiued, and her husband hav-
ing lett her, witness supplied her with many necessaries.
Does not know. that they did not sleep together, even
when they lived in the same house.
George Bruce, Clerk to the plaintiff's Attorney, pro-
duced the register of the marriage.
Elizabeth Newton, servant to Mr. Everitt, with whom
Lodge lived in 1821 ;-thinks Mr. Lodge was at that
time an Attorney's clerk, but does not k how for certain;
knows the defendant Huirell, who used to be at the
house three or four times a week; Mrs. Lodge's mother
also lived with tiled). In 1821 or 1822, in tbe summer,
Mr. Lodge ceased to live. at Mr. Eve] he s,. but Mrs.
Lodge remained. Nits. Lodge had one child %Oren Mr.
LoclAe went away. Witness afterwards saw a child
' about four months old, who, she understoqd, was Mrs.
Lodge's, and was born at Mrs. tloote's, Mrs. Lodge
continued at .Mr; Everitt's two iqr three months after
Mr. Lodge left the house, during which time Mr. Lodge
came once Ortyice; Witness frequently 'saw Mr. Har-
rell: at the house whilst Mr. Lodge lived there; he used
to come in the evening, and ask if Mr. Lodge was at
home? if the answer was " Yes," then he went away,
but if Mr., Lodge was out, he used to go up stairs to.
Mrs. Lodge. Sometimes Mr. Lodge came home whilst.
Mr. Hurt ell was there; on those occasions Mr. Hirrreli
used to go up. the second flaor landing,. and when Nh.
Lo.lge was safely. in, Mr. Iturrell traed,to slip out. This
happened' to witness's knowledge three. times. After
Lodge.left Everitt's, Mr. fturrell used frequently to call
to see' Mrs. Lodge;. witness had seen them both in the
bedroom and sitting-room,and on one. day witriess.went
'info the. sitting-room, and sawNir..Hurrell sittingon the
sofa, with Mrs.todge,
.with his _arm. round her neck ;
'the, seevant, Charlotte Blake,. used generally to sleep
with Mrs. Lodge, but ihree.or four nights Charlotte.
Blake. slept 'with' witness ; two_ or. three -nights after
Lodge left the house, Witness let Mr. Hurrell in late,
and on one of these nights witness is lure he did not go
away ; she heard him go out about five.the next morn-
' ing ; she, knew his steps so well sire was sure she was
not Mistaken ; Mr. Lodge is Isetweert.Bo and 4.0, and
Mrs. Lodge a pretty woman of 26, or 27.

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