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London, England, 1821-05-30 00:00:00

SCOTTISH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Peter Wallace, John Robertson, John Shaw, and
Wm. Smart, were tried at Perth for assault and rob-
bery on the streets of Dundee, when the Jury returned
a verdict finding them guilty art and part of theft.
Their Counsel moved an arrest of judgment, on the
ground that no sentence could follow upon a verdict
for a crime not libelled in the indictment. On Mon-
day last the objection wad ably argued at Edinburgh,
by Mr. URQUHART for the prisoners, who was fol-
lowed by Mr. SHAW and Mr. IVORY on the same side.
After hearing Mr. MENZIES against the objection,
the Court appointed Wednesday to give their judg-
ment, to which day the Court adjourned.—On•
Wednesday the Court accordingly met. All the
Judges were present, and delivered their opinions,
unanimously sustaining the objection, on the ground
that sentence could not follow on a verdict of guilty
of a crime not libelled in the Indictment. After a
suitable advice from the LARD JUSTICE CLERK, the
prisoners were dismissed from the Bar.

Mr. HERSCHILL is appointed one of the Commis-
sioners of the Board of Longitude, in the room of Dr.
WOLLASTON.

Mr. LusutuovoN, of the Treasury, in reply to a
letter from C. M. &mum., Esq. M. P. has signified
that farmers will not be prevented from wetting un-
saleable barley as food for their cart horses and
other stock.

At the late Uckfield Fair, when, as usual, a nume-
rous company of farmers dined together at the principal
inn in that place, not a single bottle of wine was drank I

POLICE.

Town-11A LL, SOUTH WAR K.—ln consequence of the 1
termination of the charge against Mrs. Harmer, Mr.
Bunny, the Overseer of St. Olave's Parish, waited
yesterday on the friends of the deceased, and gave
up possession of the premises, which he had held in
the King's name since the fatal catastrophe.
Mr. !Walston, of To3ley-street, London-bridge, was ;
charged with violently assaulting a boy, thirteen
years old, named J. Flinn. The complainant said,
he was playing in a waggon with the defendant's
son, when the latter fell out accidentally, and he im- :
mediately ran to his father, and said he (complainant)
had thrown him out ;upon which the prisoner seized
him by the ears, and, having suspended him some
minutes, suddenly dropped him on the stones. His
head and body were contused by the fall, and he
had been so long suspended that his sight began to
fail. Again he lifted him up in the same manner, and
again he dropped him on the ground, and was about
to repeat his barbarity, when a man rescued him
from his violence. The defendant endeavoured to !
skew that the boy was impertinent, and that he had'
only shook him, but he completely failed. Mr.
Alderman Starr( observed, that an assault of the
most wanton cruelty was made out against the de-
fendant; but thought it would be better if the de-
fendant would make some compensation to the boy's.
friends. If this suggestion was not agreed to, he
should send the case before a Jury. The parties then
retired and settled the matter.
MA RLROROUGH STREET.—DA RING OUTRAGE.--
A case of an infamous and cowardly attack upon
some respectable females and young men, and which,
,to use the words of the Magistrate, is almost too bar-
barous to be credited, came out on an inquiry into
the conduct of William Etter, a street-keeper, pre-
ferred by the young persons in question, one of each
sex appearing, with black eyes and bruises. it ape'
pealed by the statement of the complainants, that
they were walking two and two on Sunday evening,
on the Bayswater-road, when the females were in-
sulted by a group of gentlemen's servants, about ten
in number, who dragged the females from them.—
One of the young men, whose sister had been forced
from his arm, remonstrated, when one of the ruffians ,
knocked him down, and another stopped the shrieks
of his sister by a violent blow on the eye, and after-
wards throwing her into a ditch, and literally strip-
ping the clothes from her back. The attack upon
the unoffending,.seven in number, became general;
part of the ruffians keeping off the spectators, while
the others ill-treated the complainants. A witness,
who was a stranger, corroborated the brutal beha-
viour of the servants. Ewer, the street-keeper, who
is employed at the New Bagnigge Wells Gardens,
Bayswater, was charged with the fellow who first
began the assault, and Ewer seemed to know them
all, by shaking hands, &c. On their way down the
road, the person charged, having the arm of Ewer,
gave a counter-charge of the young man whose sister
was torn from him, and he took hold of the street-
keeper's other arm. Ewer's advice was to settle it,
and not go to the watch-house, telling the young man
injured that it would cost him much money and
trouble, and his better way would be to pay a quart
of rum, and settle with him (Ewer) for his trouble.
The young man spurned the offer; but when near
the watch-house, the street-keeper and the assailants
went into a public-house together, the former re-,
fusing to take the charge to the watch-house, as he
said he knew him, and the servant gave an address
in Montague-street. The Magistrate, Mr. MA IN.
WARING, observed that such men as these, who had
been sworn in temporary constables, were sapping
the very principles of the Police, and this, in addi-
tion to another case lately before him, was truly
shocking, and tended to the disgrace of the respect-
able Police Officers. The Magistrate desired that a
warrant should be made out against the servant, who
gave an address in Montague-street, although there
was but little hopes of finding him. Ile rather sup-
posed it was an attack by thieves, to cause a diver-
sion for plunder. The young persons went in search
of the offender, and for the present the case was or-
dered to stand over.

HATTON-G A Rastc,—Yesterday, Thomas Carter, a
journeyman shoemaker, who lodged at a house in
Leather-lane, was brought up for final examination,
charged with firing a pistol, loaded with powder and
leaden slugs, at James Beeson, of 18, Cross-street,
Hatton-garden, with intent to murder him, or do him
L some grievous bodily harm. The following is the
F substance of the evidence :

James Beeson sworn.—l live at No. 18, Cross-street, Hatton-
garden, and am a boot and shoemaker ; the prisoner had worked
for me about twelve months since ; when he left me, I was in
his debt about 21. 17$. 6d. About one 'o'clock in the afternoon
of the 17th of this month, the prisoner came to my house ; be
was let in by • Elizabeth White, my servant ; I was in the par-
lour nursing a child ; she came and told me there was a man in
the passage who wanted me • I came into the passage with the
child in my arms, and met ;he prisoner, who told me to give
the child to the girl, as he wanted to speak to me ; I did so, and
he said go into the yard ; I proceeded along the passage towards
the yard, and the prisoner close behind me; as I entered the
yard I heard the report of a pistol, and felt myself struck with
the shot on the shoulder, and one fell out of my sleeve; on look-
ing round I saw the prisoner throw away the pistol, and stand
with his back against the wall in the passage. I asked hini what
it was he bad done? Ile answered, " You may take up the
pistol and shoot me." I believe the pistol now produced to be
the same. [lsere the pistol, or rather blunderbuss, was pro-
duced, it was about ten inches long, a thick brass barrel, having
a muzzle as wide as a wine glass.]
James Jones sworn.—l lodge in complainant's house; I was
in my apartment, at the time stated, when I was alarmed at the
report of a pistol; I ran down stairs and found the prisoner
standing in the passage, and a pistol lying on the floor about
three feet from him ; hesaid," You know why I did it."

Edward Read sworn.—He is an officer belonging to this Of-
fice ; being sent for, he accompanied the last witness, and found
the prisoner standing in the passage ; he saw the complainant
wounded in the face, and the marks of the shot in the shoulder
of his coat; witness took the prisoner into the parlour and
searched him. Witness asked the prisoner why he did it? he
answered, " Because Beeson was a rogue, and he deserved it."
Witness asked him if he did not expect to be taken? he said,
u he thought nothing about it, for he had cheated him out of his
money." The pistol then produced was that be received from
the last witness.

Doctor Skinner, who attended'the complainant,
was not examined. The complainant gave his evi•
dence with a greafdeal of reluctance. The parties
were bound over to prosecute, and the prisoner was
committed to Newgate for trial.

The throats of two valuable draught horses, be-
longing to Mr. W. HART, of South Frodingham,
Yorkshire, were cut during the last week, whilst out
at grass.

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