Star.
London, England, 1830-10-26 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, Ocs. S 5.

This morning these Sessions, which had been adjourned at Kingston,
commenced at the Sessions-house, Newington, before R. Human,
Esq. and a bench of Magistrates.
The calendar was unusually heavy, presenting a list of 93 prisoners
for trial, of whom 83 were for felony, and 30 for misdemeanours, besides
which there were several traversed cases to be trieL

Upon the Grand Jury being sworn, the Cel—a—max addressed them.
He regretted to perceive so unusual a number of prisoners in the glen.
der, but be could only attribute such a number to the increased vigilance
of the new police, under the new system. He hoped the Grand Jury
would bear in mind, that they were not to allow the clamour which had
been raised,against a system of police which the legislature had thought
fit to say should be the guardians of the public peace, to influence their
minds for one instant; they would have sonic of the new police before
than, and on the credit given to their testimony many of the decisions of
the Grand Jury must be given. He therefore trusted they would not lend
their ears to any clamour against the new police, but that they would
calmly judge whether they were worthy of credit, and gave proper evi-
dence in each ease. The learned chairman then drew the attention of
the jury to a dilapidated house in Bermondsey, and begged that after
they had finished their other labours, they would view the premises,
as they were authorised to do by the act 14th George HI. and then
present to the Court whether they were in a dangerous condition t for
tf so, the Court would take care to adopt reels:wee to prevent any dan-
ger arising to his Majesty's subjects.

ASSAULT BY A CLERGYMAN.
The Rev. Thomas Hardwick, resident minister of the parish of St.
Mary, Rotherhithe, was indicted for assaulting Mr. Thomas Monk, on
the 30th of July last.
Mr. TMEISIGRR, in stating the cue for the prosecution, said be =-
I ceedingly regretted to have to appear to prosecute a person in the sta-
des of life in which the reverend defendant was, and he should have
been happy if this case bad been otherwise disposed of.
Thomas Monk, the prosecutor, stated, that he resided at Rothe:.
hithe. The defendant was the resident minister of that parish.
The defendant's clerk having bon seat to prison for debt, witness
was appointed to Aldus in his absence as clerk. He so offi-
ciated from the Ist of May to the 13th of July. On the
latter day (Sunday), the defendant took him by the arm, thrust
him from the vestry, and told him to go about his business. Wit.
nee did not know Irby he was so unceremoniously dismissed, and
be applied to the churchwardens, who were equally unaware of the
cause of it. He afterwards went to die defendant's house to ask him
the ream of his dismissal, and the defendant said, it was for writing an
anonymous letter to the bishop. Witness had never written to the
bishop, and he told the defendant so. A day or two afterwards
witness made an affidavit before &magistrate, that he bad written no such
letter, end be enclosed a copy of the affidavit to the ddendant,
who desired that be would mil for an answer in a few days.
On Friday, July 30, witness called at the defendant's house
for an answer ; the defendant said he should not trouble him.
Iself any more about the matter; witness told him that as his
character had been smiled, be hoped the defendant would
set it right, others/lee be would tenet to • higher authority. The de.
fendant then seised him by the arm end shook him for the space of 12 or
15 yards, and when they reached the gate, the defendant gave him a
violent blow on the month, which prevented him from eating his food
for four days. The marks of the defendant's fingers were visible on
witness's arms for some time afterwards.

By the Chairman--The Rev. Mathew Hewitt was the rector, the de-
fendant was the resident Minister.

Crosa.examined by Mr. SACON.—Witness had beard also of
anonymous letters having been written to the Rector, but he did
not hat they were attributed to him. Witness did not swear
at the defendant, nor did be insist on sitting in the kitchen
until he obtained satisfaction. He did not on this occasion go into the
kitchen, but waited between the kitchen-door and hall.door.

Mr. ilecox then addressed the Jury for the defendant, and remarked
on the improbability of a gentleman in the defendant's situation being
guilty of an offence such as this now laid to his charge. He described
the defendant as a person of great respectability, who was incapable if
wantonly assaulting any person ; and he said he should be able to show
that the prosecutor was requested to leave the defendant's house, and
upon his refusal the defendant pushed him gently out, but without
striking a blow. If he should be able to substantiate this, he trusted
the Jury would and a verdict of " Not Guilty," for a person was justi.
tied in removing any person from his house, provided he used no more
force than was necessary.
Jane Williams, servant to the defendant, stated, that on the day in
question, Mr. Monk came to the house, and, sitting down in the
kitchen. declared he would not go until he had an answer to his letter.
When Mr. Hardwick came down stairs, the defendant swore at him,
and said he would report the defendant to the bishop. The defendant
requested the prosecutor to leave the house, but he refused, and the de.
fondant then gently pushed him out at the gate. She mote positively
that no blow was struck, nor was the prosecutor's mouth cut.
Mr. Tmeamosa !spited.
The Cuarnmax briefly summed up the evidence, and said the Jury
would have to determinedeterminewhether the defendant used more force than
was rectum in /* ling the prosecutor item his house.
The Jury foundthe defendant Guilty.
The ClitalliNAN, in passing sentence, regretted to see a person of the
defendant's situation in life brought before this Couriers a ce of this
kind. The judgment of the Court was that he pay a tine of M. to
the King.

The partners of the Sherbonie Bank lost a considerable
sem of money some months since, in consequence of a parcel having
been stolen containing their London remittance. At the time, a person
took up a temporary residence at the Angel Inn, in Shaborne where
the mail coach changes horses, and from whence the parcels are ;oohed.
Upon this person strong suspicion rested ; tut, having left the mail at
Hammersmith, his residence was unknown. On the Ilth inst. however,
he again made his apparatus at the Angel Inn ; and, being ne
brills landlord, he immediately communicated it to the inn otlrj.
Pretor and Ca and he was taken into custody. He was committed to
take his trW at the neat Assizes.
There bee very rarely been an instance of such respect
being paid by say country to the virtues and the talents of one who
never so mud as set foot on their shores as in the honours beeped in
America upon the miasisy el Bishop Heber. Among various moon.
mans and ioeuipdome se the seam diet, the isbabitants of Cow-
dallua. a 12P Area le du intense of the State of We, Yeck, In
the Oen et do fhb et the Megan, have caused his atm to be
'wand la hefts g MI rock ot 'matte, which fetus pert of
the outer feesdatiorefehett 'pimps' dwelt.