Star.
London, England, 1825-09-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Saturday, Thomas Henry White, surgeon, who is in-
dicted for a forgery on the South Sea llou applied,
through Mr. Asniraws, his Counsel, to have his trial
postponed. in consequence of the absence of a witness,
whose evidence would be of the utmost importance In
his defence. The trial was in consequence postponed
till one o'clock on Wedne-day next.
William anon was indicted for the wilful murder of
Thomas Gay, on the night of the 17th c.f. July kst, by
giving him divers blows and k cks about the lower part
of his body.
Two ss itnesses swo.e that they heard an uproar in
Jew's-row, Chelsea, and on going up, saw the de-
ceased on the ground, and the prisoner striking and
kicking him ; *hen the d ceased got up, he walked
away neatly double.—A third witness stated, that he
saw the affair nom its commencement; there was a
quarrel between two women, one of whom (the pri-
sonei's wife) was knocked down by the other ; that the
deceased came up to the prisoner, and said, "If you
don't take your wife home and give her a good beat-
ing, I will you ;" the pi isoner said, that the man had
no tight to interfere between him and his wife, and
desired him to go away. The witness then swore that
he saw the deceased aim a blow at the prisoner, who
partied and returned it, by which the deceased was
knocked down. Witness did not see the prisoner kick
or mike the decea,ed when he was down. The de-
ceased afterwards got up, and walked away as well as
a man could who was as much in liquor as the deceased
was. The Surgeon of St. George's Hospital said, that
the deceased was brought to the llospital, labouring
tinder a stoppage of his mine, of which complaint he
afterwards died. Witness opened the body, and found
the urinary canal had been cut, and a mortification had
taken place; that injury was the cause of his death;
it might have been caused by falling on any'very hard
subs'ance. The prisoner, in his defence, described the
circumstanzes in the same manner as they had been
detailed by the third witness. He denied having kicked
or struck the deceased when he was down.

Mr. Justice GASELEE told the Jury it was quite clear
that uo previous malice existed on the part of the pri-
soner, and the capital charge must be dismissed. The
Jury had therefore only to determine between the first
two witnesses and the third. If they believed that the
prisoner oily parried or:e blow and immediately re-
turned another, he must be acquitted on the ground of
the provocation ; but, if he afterwards struck or
kicked the deceased, when the latter was on the ground,
he must be convicted of manslaughter.--The Jury ac-
quitted the prisoner.

• Ames Smith, a farrier by trade, aged 40, was in-
dicted for having forcibly violated the person of Eliza
Benson. The prosecntrix, an interesting girl of 14
years of age, swore, that on the 4th of August last,
her father and mother being out, she went into the
room of the prisoner, who lodged in the same house
with her parents, and requested him to It,nd her a flan-
nel, which he did. In about a quarter of an hour she
returned, and thanked him for the use of the flannel,
when he told her to stop a bit ; he then seized her by
the waist, threw her on the bed, and holding her for-
cibly down by the shoulders, effected his purpose. She
screamed and resisted, but in vain ; and immediately
on being -released, she went down stairs, and communi-
cated the circumstances to Mrs. Evans, another lodger
in the same house.—On her cross examination she said,
that the prisoner had not been taken bei ore a Magistrate
until a month after the transaction, during which time
•the parties had attempted to compromise the matter,
and money had actually passed beta een them.—The
Sargeon who had examined the girl immediately after
the occurrence, gave his evidence, and the prisoner was
acquitted.

Lelltia George, an elderly woman, of no very pre-
possessing appearance, was indicted for having killed
and slain John Scott, by kicking him on the lower part
of his body. That the prisoner gave the kick was very
clearly proved; but as the surgeons, from the pre-
viously diseased state of the deceased's body, could
not swear that the kick had occasioned his death, she
is's acquitted.

Jinxes Simpson, who was capitally Indicted fit an offence, charged
to have been committed at the Man and the Moon. Vine-street,
was acquitted; Mr. Justice GAZltl.rt and Mr. Justice I.I2TLTDALZ
being of opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to estaldids
the capital part of the charge. He WAq, however, detained by
their Lordships' order, to be tried for the minor offence.

North Berwick is daily thronged with visitors to the
Bass Rock, which has of late become one of the most
fashionable aquatic excursions, from its isolated si-
tuation and inaccessible precipices, and from having
been once the state prison of Scotland, where a great
many eminent men were confined. The decayed walk
of the ancient fortress still remain, and upon them stood
the cannon which announced the memorable entrance
of his Majesty into the Frith, in August, 1822.
The neve street, from the west, will take a direction
meth-east by north. ,It sill commence opposite to
Coventry-street ; and, by the removal of the south side
of Sdney's-alley, (taking in Mr. Hamlet's, the gold-
smith, and Mr. Gibbor►'s, the saddler, both inWhitcomb-
street), the line will be formed, by the north side of
Leicester-square. Then it will proceed, in a gentle
curve; due north, cutting away Cranborne-alley; and
henceforward the line will be straight into the grand
street, and opposite Long-acre. This sweep will beeffeesed
by the removal of all the houses in Cranborne-alley ;
the west-end of Bear-street; the east-end of Great New-
pert-street ; part of Ryder's-court ; and the corridor
leading into the Panorama. The new street, on enter-
ing the grand street, will terminate the improvements
in that quarter.
The grand street will nearly annihilate all the trian-
gular streets, which are very numerous about the Seven
Dials, and part,cularly, Great and Little Earl street,
and Tower-street.

A number of labourers are now employed in clear-
ing the ground .for laying the foundation of the new
church, Margate, towards the erection of -which the
Commissioners under the Act of Parliament for build-
ing new chutches have given 9,0001. The spite is to
be lofty, and will be seen at a considerable distance.
A Frenchman cannot travel in France without a'
I passport. His locomotive faculty leaves him at the out-
skirts of his town or district, unless he obtains permis-
sior to go further. A gendarme may cut short the
walk or ride of a Parisian between Paris and St. Denis.
Even Peers and Deputiesktre subjected to the necessity of
travelling by permission, as well as the common citi-
zens. The only difference is, that the former obtain
their passports from the President or Questors of the
Chambers, while the multitude must apply.to the police.
,It is said the Missionaries are exempted.

POLICE AtTPLLIOENCE.
BOW-STREET.
CIA gag or roaceat.—lSaturday, Major. Berger, alias cv„.3
who, our Readers may remember, was examined on a charge
of
being concerned in an extensive forgery on the banking-110u,,
of
Sang= and Co. was re-examined. The only additional evldnet.
produced was the following :
Mr. Bennet, a clerk in the house of Sansotti and Co. stated thii
cheque, purporting to be drawn by Meurs. Joseph Green atd 6.
for £75 was paid on the 29th of last June in a £5O, a At2t;
£5 in sovereigns.
Mr. Beujamin Green; the brother of the Gentleman whose r,3.4
appears first in the firm, said the hand-writing of the
was similar to that of his brother, but to the best of his belief it
not written by him.
Catharine Callaghan was then called—l am housemaid of the 08
Swan public-house, at London Bridge ; I saw the prisoner zed h..,
other persons at the house one Monday in the month of June ;
about twelve o'clock in the day. Neck ham was one of them. j!".
gave me a 25 note to get change ; my mistress gave him the
I did not know any of their names at that time; I saw a Dan:l44
of papers on the table; I cannot swear to the person of the Frist...n
although he is very like him; he bad ngt got whiskers tin !het_
(The prisoner had, since his capture, allowed the hair on
lip to grow). Johnson was not then with them; when they
out they told me that if a young man called I was to tell him
would come again; Johnson afterwards called. The witness,):;.;
son, who is in custody, was brought in, and the girl identified hyr
Yoko Coster—l am a porter at the Spread Eagle, Graceehum
street. I carried, in the month of June last, a letter dArected
" Mr. Johnson," at the countinghouse of Messrs. Salconi and
I asked for the Gentleman, and Johnson, whom I have j,i-t
was sent for into a back office. I gave hint the letter, and hr said a
should be attended to.
Robert Partridge—l am the son of Francis Partridge. 311/
father is an upholsterer, and lives at No. 19, Upper Queen.trert,
Bloomsbury. He lets furnished lodgings. Peckham lodged Om.
(Peckham was here brought into the Office, and sworn to by ife
witness.) The prisoner used to come there; he went there by ti.»
name of Clifford ; a person named Jones was also in the habit
cooling there.
Mr. Feesiirtttn, the Solicitor fur the Bank, said that he tr,l
prepared with no further evidence at present, and therefore the
prisoner must be remanded.

Mr. Monism. told the prisoner be would be brought up apin
next Saturday.
'lke prisoner said he was desirous of making a few remark an I
askhig some questions of the witnesses.
Nliusiumi. reminded hint, that be hail trusted his ea‘p
very competent Gentleman, Mr. liumpbrays. He had better
suit with him before he asked any questions.
Mr. flusirniums told him he should certainly disadvise his atkirg
any question, or making any u!Aservasion. He would hare an oppi,..
utility of saying anything he thought proper at the final examinuks.
The prisoner said he was perfectly willing to abide by that adv.te.
He was not conscious of having committed a dishonest action iu
and required only the truth to be told.
Mr. MINSHULL then directed him to be brought" up for re-era.
minatioa on Saturday next.