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London, England, 1821-12-06 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

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William East was tried upon an indictment, charging
him with having, in a contest for a passenger, as-
saulted another coachman named Kendal. It has
been known that on occasions of the kind attempts
have been made to overturn coaches.
It appeared that the defendant tore a female, who
[ was entering the prosecutor's coach, violently away,
and carried her to his own coach, and after having
placed her in it, he assaulted the prosecutor for re-
monstrating with him on such unfair conduct.
The Learned Coun,el for the defence, assured the
Jury that such things were considered quite fair in
the warfare that was every day carried on between
stage-coachmen : he mentioned a fact in favour of
his case, which he said occurred the other day. A
Lady intended to go to Pentonville by one of the
stage-coaches which took up passengers at Bishops-
gate, but was forced by one of the Clapton coach-
men into his coach. She discovered that she was not
going in a direct road to Pentonville, when she had
reached about half way to Clapton ; but she called to
the coachman in vain. He drove her the whole way
to Clapton, and there set her down. What rendered
the conduct of the coachman still more culpable, was
the fact that it was night when the occurrence took
place, and he refused to take her back.—The defend-
ant was found Guilty.
The COMMON SEIUE AN T said, that to his own know-
ledge, and in his own per!onal observation, tl, prac
tice complained of as ( ring among the drivers of
stage-coaches, ha!' been Lataied on [peat), to the an-
noyance of the Public. It was not to be endured dial
the livesof lOs Majesty's subjects should be constantly
endangered, and the peace broken, in the contests of
those fellows for passenger . The Conanon Serjeant
added, that the Court would take care, if any other
case should cone before them, horn the examination
of which it should appear that the observations I.e
now made were likely to produce no good effect, that
the offender should be punished in the most exem-
plary manner.

SURREY SESSIONS.
BOWDEN V. JENNINGS.
Mr. James Bowden, lliuisterofthe l'aragon Chapel,
Nebb•street, Bermondsey, exhibited articles of the
peace against Mr. John Jenning,. It appeared that
some years ago Mr. Jennings left his wife, who not
hearing any tidings of her husband, was cmverted,
re-baptized, and even married her Pastor. Mr. Jen-
nings returning to London, sought out his rib, and
claimed her. In doing this he had been very violent
at the exhibitant's house, and even at the Chapel,
%%here he produced a pistol and threatened to blow
out the Pastor's brains.—The defendant was ordered
to find bail.

A fellow was convicted of having circulated bad
shillings. I appeared he had engaged pretty exten-
sively in the Borough ; twelve bad o:tes were found
in his possession.—The Court sentcnced him to be
imprisoned for twelve months.
The Counsel for the Prosecution—" Now, pri•
sorter, let me give you a few words of advice. You
know that you have been only a month out of New-
gate for a similar offence. Now, when you come out
again, take better care of yourself, as you will the
nest time be prosecuted capitally."
' Prisoner—" Now you're wrong for once. It is
two years and a half since I was last in Newgate. I
thank your Honour for your advice, and shall, I hope,
benefit sufficiently by my experience, and manage
better to keep out of your way for the future."

BOW•STRlET.—Yesterday A man of respectable ap-
pearance, who gave his name James Cunninglon,was
charged by Henry Swann, Esq. with assaulting and
annoying him at various times, by threats and other-'
wise. Mr. Swann stated, that he had known the pri-
soner for some years, he was formerly coachman to
a Gentleman of his acquaintance,who,.at his decease,
left an annuity of £3OO Or £4OO a-year to a woman
whom he had kept. Tht defendant, at the demise
of his master, joined company with his ci-devant mis-1
tress, and they together hired a farm on an estate of,
his (Mr. Swann's), in Huntingdonshire. When the
defendant went into the house he paid £26 for fix-
tures. Witness found him a very bad tenant, with
respect to the payment of the rent, and, after he had
been there more than seven years, he was under the
necessity of levying a distress, but, though it was in
harvest time, there was not sufficient property found
to discharge the rent. At length the defendant en-
tered into an agreement to quit the farm, and when
he had done so he required that the £26 he had paid
on entrance, for fixtures, should be refunded. This
he (Mr. Swann) refused, but offered to p,ay him what-
' ever sum an appraiser should value them at, the de-
fendant having had the use of them for seven years.
The defendant persisted in his demand, and for the
last two years had taken every opportunity of insult-
ing him in the grossest manner. When Ins met him
in the street he pointed him out to the pas;engers
witb—c, This is the Member of Parliament who was
convicted of bribery—this is Mr. Swann, of the
King's Bench ;" and he had carried his abuse to such
a, height sometimes, as to oblige the witness to
take rouge in a hackney-coach. The defendant had
also sought him out and insulted him in a similar
manner at some of the Club-houses in St. James's-
street, in the presence of his friends, and had even
threatened to make his appearance at the House of
Commons, and expose him, as he termed it, there.—
That morning he had met with him accidentally in
the street, and, experiencing the same treatment,
had walked into this Office to claim protection.—
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he had
a right to the £26, or he would not have demanded
the payment. Mr. Swann, he said, was as violent
as himself, and had once, at a Club-house in St.
James's-street, seized the poker and threatened to
annihilate him.—Mr. MINSUULL, the sitting Magis-
trate, said, the complainant must recover his money,
if it was due, in a legal way, and not insult a Gen-
tleman in the manner Mr. Swann had described. His
conduct was most gross, and he must give bail. The
:defendant was ordered into custody.
In consequence of iafornuttion) constable