Star.
London, England, 1803-10-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL SESSIONS.

Yeßerday, as loon as this Court was opened, the
Grand Jury (worn, and the Riot Aft and his Ma-
jelly's Proclamation againß vicious praltices and the
profanation of the Lord's day read,
The RECORDER laid he fhould deliver no charge
on the prefent occafion, as he perceived by the ca-
lendar that the fubjeCts on which they were to exercife
their judgments as Grand Jurors related merely to
matters of common occurrence, which required no
obfcrvations from him to gentlemen of their refpefta.
bility and experience.
A petty Jury was then immediately (worn, and
feveral perfons were tried for affaults. The following
cafes may be confidered as not uninterefling, and it
may be ufeful for the public, and particularly for ;
Peace Officers, that the examples they afford may be
generally known :
.7.60 s 7 boTtpfon was tried for affaulting William
Chalice, a PeACC Officer, while in the difcharge of
his duty. This tranfaftion arofe from Bartholomew
Fair. On the night of the 6th of September lag,
the profecutor Chalice, in confequence of an appli•
cation made to him by a refpatable tradelman of '
that neighbrurhood, went, with three afliilants, to
the Coachmaker's Arms, in Holler-lane, where, On
entering a room in which were fitly or feventy per-
Cons, men and wonv-n, all in an uproar, a perfon of
the name of Gregg complained of having been
abufid and ill treated, and he pointed to the prifo-
ner and two or three others as having committed the
attault anJ outrage opts. him ; upon which feveral
.hives were drawn. Chalice was knocked down re-
peatedly by the prifoner, and received from him .a
wound on the left cheek with Tome !harp inflrament'
which the prifoner held concealed in his band. With
much difficulty he and his affiftant Officersofided by
the tradef man who had applied to him to go to the
public houfe, conveyed the prifoner to the adjacent
watch-houfe. Gregg, who accompanied them thi-
ther, was on his way dabbed behind his hack by fume
perfun who efcaped unfeen, and Gregg's life was for
Mme time in imminent danger. He was unable to
attend in Court.

The foregoing circamaances were clearly proved,
and the prironer made scarcely any defence, except
by a downright denial of the fads. He was found
guilty and fentenced to fix months imprifonment.
The neat trial was that of jabs KewAft/4 a Peace
Officer, who was convicted of having *franked one
of thole poor anfortunate females who are too often
On addition to their other miferies) oppreired by
tl.e corrupt underlings of the Police. It appeared,
that he (tined her as the was returning from the afore-
laid Bartholomew Fair through one of the flreets near
Smithfield; that he led her in cußody through fere-
ral dints, until they were at length met by.an based
Drachm, who had ken the girl before, and recede .
rd her face. This yaw: Al.rva interfered, and the
l'onilalb7e. aimed with a fiat, and full of his 'shred
refnied ro kt her go, unlcfs (be, or tome
one for her. “ Ihiuld bid pay him (even (billings for
ti,c If Lid i. , r:." 11)qx perions came 94
uid the ref it was, that :he Coillable was comprit•
r.cl, the parties brought neat moaning before as AI-
.I man, and the pr.,: auga Jircdcd and tallied ono

at the eipence of the City. He was fenteneed tei t 2
months imprifonment in Ncwgate.
The next trial was that of three Peace Officers,
Inhofe names are Znittfin, Duddy, and IRAs:, who
were found guilty of a moil grofs, wanton, and
barbarous nitwit or. William Male. In the courfe
of this trial it appeared, that there guardians of the
nightly peace of the City fallied from a watch.houfe,
in which they had been drinking on the night of the
3d of IA September with Crime of their friends, in
the neighbouthood of the laid liptholomew Fair ;
and met the profecutor, an hotteß induftriotis trader.
man, on his way home, with fnme of his neighbours;
that they attacked him and his companions without
any provocation, with a ile cf elite, and a drawn
wiry;; that they wounded him in a molt defperate
and ravage manner, iitionn:ch that the Surgeons of
Bartholomew's Hoh,italsould not pronounce his life
out of dangerfor fix weeks. His hat and coat were
produced in Court, and exhibited arks of dig
which feemed have been repea mted with increafed
fury, on the profectitor's pleading his and his neigh.
!sours' peaceable demeanour, and imploring for the
mercy which their unfeeling hearts denied him.
The Itzeolusa, after fome very jail and appofite
obfervations on the enormity of theirguilt,pronounced
the fentence of the Courts viz. each of, them to Puffer
twelve months imprifonment, and paY i fine of Sol.
and to be further impriloned until each of them re-
fpestively lhould pay the fsid fire. •