Star.
London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

John Rarenscre, Sarah, his wife, Dana, his son,
and Hannah, his daughter, and T. Hopley. wholuid
been found guilty on the first day of the Session, of]
a conspiracy to defame Mr. Roby, surgeon and apo-
thecary, of Old-street, were on Saturday broutqa up
to receive the judgment of the Court. /S'ancy'll'ond-
cock, who had been found guilty on the same charge,
at the same time, was not brought up, in consequence,
it was stated, of her having lain .in since her convic-
tion. Mr. ALLEY, who was Counsel for the prose-
cution, stated to the Court, that he was directed by
the plaintiff to implore the Court, that they might be
discharged, on entering into recognizance:: to com.
up for judgment, if they should hereafter be required
to do so.

The CHAIRMAN addressed the prisoners, and said,
if anything could add to the exalted opinion formed
of the plaintiff by all who had heard .the evidence, it
was the generosity of his conduct in the application
he had made to the Cei:tt for the remission of the just
punishment of those who had sought his ruin. The
Court then ordered the prisoners to be at large, on
, their entering into .recognizances, in £lOO each, to
come up for judgment when called upon.
D. illeotzies was indicted for assaulting -/-Earnshaw.
The prosecutor, who is a private in the Life Guards,
stated, that on the 27th August, as he passed through
Oxford-street, he was attacked by a mob, who fol-
lowed him, calling him " Murderer !" " Piccadilly
Butcher !" and other opprobrious appellations ; and at
the same time pelting him with stones, &c. Ily the
time he had reached Tichfield-street the mob had
increased to two or three hundred ;* and after he en-
tered the house they continued before it in such 3 riot-
ous state, as induced him to fear they would commit
some further act of violence. To avoid this he pro-
ceeded to Marlborough-street Police Office, the mob
following him with the same spirit of outrage as
before. He obtained the assistance of several of the
Police Officers, and went into the mob, when one of
the Officers seized the prisoner. The Officer swore
he saw the prisoner throw a handful of mud at the
prosecutor. Several persons gave the prisoner, who
is an apprentice, a most excellent character. The
Jury immediately pronounced him Guilty ; and the
Chairman sentenced him to be imprisoned for three
calendar months.

James flupion was indicted for assaulting his wife.
The prosecutor, before giving evidence, stated to the
Court, that all she wanted was, that, as she and her
husband could not agree, they should separate, in
which case she would support herself. The Court
thought this proposal reasonable, and recommended
the husband to agree to it ; he positively declared
that nothing should induce him to consent to a sepa-
ration. The wife said, if he persisted in his deter-
mination she would give her evidence: he was in-!
flexible, and she proved an assault, of which he was
found Geilty.—As soon as the wife heard the verdict
pronounced, all her resentment appeared to subside
and her conjugal affection to return, and the im-
plored the Court, in the most ardent manner, that her
husband might not be punished.
The Court, in compliance with her prayers, fined.
him Is. bidding him to go home, and never lift his
hand against his wife again while he lived.
J. Brice(; fold and E. Locke, two children, weie
brought up to receive the judgment of the Court, on
a conviction for theft.

Mr. CONST, the Chairman, thus addressed them:

Brickfield, a mere boy in size, you are a giant
in wickedness. It is a dreadful thing to see a crea-
ture of your age in such a situation. It appears that,
young as you are, you are actually the teacher of a
young gang of pickpockets—a fact which would IC.
quire a certificate of its truth in the place to which
you are going. You must be transported for life.—
E. Locke, you are to be imprisoned for three months,
to be whipped three times severely, and to be fed on
bread and water."

The very next case was that of a little child for a
similar offence. The boy v 6 as found Guilty, and the
mother implored from the Court the severest sea•
tence of the law.

The CHA IRMA N remarked to what a dreadful pitch
of depravity the children of this metropolis were at-
tired, when such applications were made by parents,
and, from the facts which came to the knowledge of
the Court, proved to be too well founded.
The Court accordingly sentenced the boy to trans-
portation for life.
J. Phillips was next put to the bar, charged with
' assaulting Alr. W. Barber. The prosecutor and de-
' fendant were brothers in law. Mr. Phillips bad been
' a Lieutenant in the service of the East India Com-
pany, and Mr. Barber was a respectable stock-broker.
On the day laid in the indictment, the defendant
went to Mr. Barber's house, in bis absence, and ap-
plied to his sister (Mrs. Barber) for money to discharge
an execution which had been laid upon his house,
which Mrs. Barber refused, but gave the defendant
some refreshment. However, upon the refusal be
became quite outrageous, and acted so violently that
she was obliged to send for her husband. Ilis con-
duct towards- Mr. Barber was quite as violent, and
he gave him a very severe blow.
Mr. Barber said, he had repeatedly relieved the
defendant, but his demands were too frequent to be
always complied with. The present prosectlion was
not founded in any vindictive motive ; in fact, it was
merely meant to be the means of protecting the peace
of his family against similar violence.
The defendant upon this pledged his honour that if
mercy was now extended he would never offend
again, and the Jury having found him Guilty of the
assault, he was discharged by the Court with a re-
primand, and under his own recognizance of £2O to
keep the peace towards his brother-in-law.

The mate of a Danish ship, lying at Wapping,
was knocked down on Friday night by two men on
Tower-hill, at nine o'clock, and robbed of a silver
watch and chain, and his pocket-book containing va-
luable papers.