Star.
London, England, 1829-09-22 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, Sept. 21.

James Stocking was indicted for stabbing H. Newton
in the leg with a penknife. The prisoner and prosecutor lodged
in the same house. The prisoner came home drunk at nine o'clock
in the morning, and broke open his room door, a scene ensued be-
tween them, and the prosecutor, a very powerful man, (the pri-
soner being a little one), threw down the other, and tied his legs.—
The prisoner drew out a penknife, and stuck it into his leg. The
prosecutor was taken to the hospital, and was Incapacitated for a
fortnight from working at his avocation as a porter.
The prisoner in defence said, that be was very drunk, and only
drew out the penknife to cut the cord which bound his legs.
The Court sentenced him to two months' imprisonment in Gilt.
spur-street Compter.
Peter Crowley (not the celebrated pugilist of that name) was con-
victed of an assault upon one Thomas Anderson, a watchman.
The Cocas, after making very anxious inquiries as to whether it
was the pugilist or notoentenced him to one month's imprisonment.
Mr. C. Putt.un exhibited articles of the peace against Christopher
Young, on behalf of his brother, George Young, keeper of the
Qty of London Tavern. The articles stated that the defendant
had sent several threatening letters to his friends, intimating his
intention to take his brother's life, and that he bad bought a
pistol for that purpose, and that he bad got a carving knife
ground, with which he Weld stab him if be missed his mark.—
A short time since his father had died, and the defendant sent word
to his brother that be should attend the funeral in usilk ignite. He
should not make any disturbance, but he had a secret reason for
doing so. He accordingly did attend in a green coat white waist-
coat, and white misters. He had since stated, that he had a
pistol then in his pocket, with which be intended shooting his
brother at the funeral, and he since regretted much that he did
not do so. On several occasions the defendant had been seen
parading in the front of the exhibitant's house, with something
grasped in his right hand, looking up in a threatening manner
to the room where the exhibitant's family reside. On the Slat
of August the 'Whitest was walking in Cheapside, and saw
defendant coming towards him with his hand in his breast pocket,
as before described. Exhibitant ran away, and was quickly fol-
lowed by his brother ; but he ran into the Mansion-house and pro-
cured a warrant for him. The officer found him parading before
his brother's bquse with his baud as described; he seised him, and
found that be had a large carving-knife in his pocket grasped
in his hand. He asked him what he was ping to do with it ?
Defendant answered that be meant it for his brother, and be was
sorry he had not shot him at the funeral when be bad a loaded
pistol in his pocket.
The defendant now said that be was very penitent for what he
had done. _ _ .

The brother (ezhibitaat) stated that the defendant was a cook,
and bad been apprenticed to his father.
The Court ordered the defendant to enter into securities to keep
the peace, himself in .11100. two sureties in 450 each, and to give
4$ hours' notice of ball.