Star.
London, England, 1801-01-09 00:00:00

wtrirMitisTElt SgssioNc.

Yefterday the adjourned &Mons were held
at the Guildhall, Wetiminfter. •
game: 'Nish Porter to Lord Gwtdir, was•in-
diaed for violently affaulting John Itcats, on
the Lith Jitne laD.
The profecutor Elated, that an the ci-ening of
the r4th June la% as he was returning from the
Theatre, •between the hours of eleven and twelve,
juft oppofite Lord Gwydir's houfe at Whitehall, i
he was ftruck a violent blow on the head ; he did 1
not know who (truck him, but on tutning roUnd
he perceived three or four of Lord Gwydir's fer-
vants, and conceiving it came from them, he rap-
ped at the door, and defired to fpeak with his
Lordfliip, meaning to inform him of the ill con-
duet of his fervants but was anfwered by the De-
fendant that his Lordfhip was not in town; the
Profecutor replied that's enough," and imme-
diately was going away, when he received a vio-
lent blow, and was knocked down ; upon his get-
ting up, the blow was repeated, when the other
fervants interfered. _ _

On his crofs-examination, he acknowledged
that he was very much in liquor, and did not
know exaaly the time when it happened, but was
certain it was between r t and t 2 o'clock. He
owned alfo, that he had been fighting with a man
previous to this ;. and that all he knew of the De
fendant's being the perfon that ftruck him, was
from his own eonfeffiotU•
Another witnefs was called, who Rated, that
tle was paffing at the dine, and faw. the Dcfon-
dant flrike the Profecutor a violent blow on the
head, but he was totally ignorant of his reafon for
fo doing, not having been prefent at the begin-
ning ; he was certain the Profecutor was very
much in liquor.
On the part of-the Defendant feveral Witneffes
were called; they Rated, that the profecutor had
been fighting with fome other perfon, and had his
coat and hat off; that his adverts!), called out fcr
affißance, faying, he Mould be murdered ; that
they were (landing on the area Reps, and clofe to
the combatants; they immediately feparated them,
and it was on this account the Profecutor knocked
violently at the door for fome time ; at length the
Porter was induced from his riotous conclua to
open the door, and demand his bufinefs • he an-
fwered, that he wanted to fpeak with Lord Gwy-
dir, who was his particular friend ; he was told,
that neither his Lordfhip, nor any of the family
were in town; he Rill infifted upon teeing his
Lordfbip, and Paid he would pull all the bells in
the haute to pieces, and behaved in fo diforderly a
manner in the hall, that the Defendant was oblig-
ed to take him by the collar, and turn him out :
they denied that he ever (truck him ; they Paid that
he was to very drunk that he fell down feveral
times.

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The Chairman Paid, that, from the Profecutor's
own cOnfefllon, he was mochintoxicated, and he
had been proved likewife to be fighting with fome
other perfon ; his whole condua was that of a
very diforderly perfon, therefore he could not be
fuppofed in a &nation to give a very clear ac•
count of what had happened. The Jury, how-
ever, would judge of the degree of credit to be
.given to his evidence, and give their verdiCt ac-
cordingly.
The Jury immediately found the Defendant—
Not Guilty.
The Chairman Paid, that Lord Gwydir' who
fat near him on the Bench, wilhed it to be known,
that the Defendant had lived with him for four-
teen years, and that he was an honeit, peaceable,
and well demeaned fervant.
L. DaMmore was indided for aittulting, with,
intent to commit a rape, Margaret Bryan, an in-
fant of the age of eleven years, on the 4th and sth
Ocaober latl. It appeared, from the evidence of
the Profecutor, that he took his opportunity to ac-
complith his purpofe, while the mother, who was
fervant to the Defendant, was abfent. It alfo
appeared that the flcpt with her father and mother,
in the fame bed, and that the had not mentirmed
it to her mother until the t 7th of the fame month ;
and feveral contradidions occurring in her
telli-
mony, the Jury found the Defendant—Not