Star.
London, England, 1806-10-28 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION S.

Yeflcrday Mr. TM,a, Morgan, an Attorney, of
Gray's Inn, was indicted for alTaulting a Taxia-
theter of his dicifion, named Thomas Gould.

From the evidence of the Profecutor, it appeared
that he had frequently called at the chambers of the
traverfer for one guinea, being the Hair-powder 'FYI,
dint! that Mr. Morgan told him he was exempt from
the Tax, being a Yclunteer, and frequently promif-
od to produce his certificate, but never did; and that
the profecutor at length took with him a broker to;
the Chambers, to feize and fell effects to the amount,
but was prevented by Mr. Morgan's Clerk, who paid
the demand. In a few days afterwards, Mr. Morgan
met him in Gray's Inn-lane, and called him to ac-
count ; fome altercation earned, and Mr. Morgan
beat him feverely.
Mr. Morgan, in his defence, faid the profecutor
knew he was exempt, and for that rearm he had not
paid him the tax for the two preceding years; that
the only carafe of delay in producing his certificate,
was owing to a change of Officers in his Corps, in con-
fequence of Lord Else ix g's elevation to the Chan-
cery Beach. The Jury, however, p.onounced him
Guilty, and Mr. Morgan was fined 3s. 4d.
A man named Strom was convicted of an aWault
upon John Benfon, Headborough of Norton Falgate,
for throwing a quart pot at his head, when he came
to quell a riot in the public houfe where the prifoner
was drinking.—Sentence—Ss-uea days isorfloament
Several other affaults were tried, of no general im-
portance.

LONDON SESS lONS.
Mr. Simon Cock, a refpeflable merchant, who oc-
cupies a houfe for his bullock in the vicinity of Finf-
bury-fquare, but in which he does not 'elide, was in-
dined by the Maginrates of Tower Ward, at Guild-
hall, for refuting to perform the duties of an overfeer
in his parifb, to which he was nominated at a parifh
vent'', and appointed by the Magifirates.
Mr. Cock retied his defence upon the plea of non-
refidence, and his liability to a fimilar nomination in
the parifh where he did refide ; and he obferved, that
he was not the kind of perfon likely to rein this no-
mination merely to lave a fine of id. which would
exempt him from the fervice ; he objeded merely on
the ground of junice.
The Rscoanaa, however, told Mr. Cock, that all
the Court hadco try now was, the fat of his refufal
or agreement to ferve the office agreeably to the ap-
pointment of the Magifirates. His plea of non-refi-
deuce thould have been urged in the fit n inflance in
an appeal to them ; but now, and in that place, it
came too late, and was inadmiffible.
Mr. Cock, by the advice of bit Counfel, Mr. Cossy,
fubmitted, and was fined tol.
At one o'clock the Petit Jury was difcharged, and
the Court proceeded to the examination of appeals ;
the mon curious of which was upon a charge of bal.
tardy, (worn again° a Gentleman of mon rein :gable
charailer and fituation in life, by a girl who had been
a fervant in his family.
The Gentleman denied any connection with the
girl that could lead to fuch a refult ; but the appear-
ed to fubliantiate the charge, and, in the courts of a
very long and ludicrous examination by Mr. ALM,
was led to acknowledge, that the charge, as again°
her mailer' was wholly unfounded ; that the hale
p aver did not re° his birth-right upon the authority
of eat father; but that he was, in the language of
tht bookfollere, a coatileths, or a kind of Variorum edi-
tion ; and that the illegitimacy of his birth was corn
penfated by the number of his fathers; for that he
was the nett proceeds writing from the lady's commerce
with a parsnei/hip of lovers, confining of her me:ter's
footman, and /Ivo others lin the neighbourhood, of
the fame rank ; and that her only realon for
(wearing the child to her mailer was, that °bethought
he could afford to be the ben father to it.

The original cony ieti on ins, confequently, annulled.

BIRTHS.
On Sunday, the 26th Infant, the Lady of Admiral Willi*, of
Redgram HaU, Suffolk, of a lon and Iscir.
On Tuefday lalt, at Leaden Park Haute, near Colcheller, the
Lady of Captain Mercy, Royal Artillery, of a fon.
In Haupt Meet, Dublin, the Lady of the lion. Boyle Maquiere,
of a too.