Star.
London, England, 1827-09-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Sin. 21.

James Browne was indicted for an'assault of theism
aggravated nature upon Mary, his wife. The prosecutrix,
a decent but plain-looking young woman, stated that on
the day mentioned in the indictment her husband, upon
coming home, said, What, Jre you not dead yet?"
The CHAIRMAN asked her to explain the prisoner's
meaning in putting that question.
The prosecuttix teplied, that on a former occasion
he gave her phis n; he brought ht.r some gin, which
he of erwards told her contained oxalic acid. She
'drank only a small quantity of it, which she almost
instantaneously discharged from her stomach I .he
urged her to take m-re; but she became so ill,
that for worlds she could not taste another drop.—
She begged wf him to give her mow), if he had it, in
order that she might support herself and her little girl.
who were .neatly starving : this he refused to do, but
promised her as much gin as she pleased to drink, tell.
ing her that he should like her the better for drinking
gin. 011 the day he committed the assault, he trok a
razor from his pocket, sit) ing, I have got something
here to settle the business."

The CHAIRMAN requested the u itness to be cautious,
and not to overcharge her statement.

Oh no," replied the poor woman, ,4 if I told ynu
all the truth, you'd hang hun." She then went on to
say, that the prisoner, after committing an act of the
most indecent description, charged her with being,
visaed in the course of the day by two fellows. I

was then lying sick in my bed .(continued the witness):
I told him that the two fellows were the doctor and
his assistant, and that one of the persons re,Ping in the
house came with them into the room, in order that he
might hear how 1 was. This did not satisfy my hus-
band; he reached over to the bed, and struck me several
times on the-back and sides. I have been since in the
most wretched state, and am now residing in the writ k •
house-. All I ask of the Court is. that they bind him
over to keep the peace, and wit ill use me any more.—
I do not want to have him punished."
The officer who arrested the prisoner said, that on
going to his house he found the prosecutrix so very un-
well, that she was not able to . move
_ . .

The priso.er, on being called on for his defence, said,l
he wished to make up matters with his wife ; he also
handed in a written defence, in which he denied having
mixed the poison with the gin—he admitted that the
bottle which contained It was unclean, and this, he said,
produced the effect on his wife's stomach ; he was now
satisfied to allow her ss. a-week.

The Jury, in returning a verdict of Guiliy, expressed a
hope that the Court might visit the prisoner with the
severest punishment.
The CHAIRItAN said, that the indictment did not
state the whole of the prisoner's conduct. It merely
referred to the assault, and to that the Court must con-
fine itself; had the prisoner been charged with the at-
tempt to poison his wife, he certainly would have been
transported for seven years. .it present that part of his
conduct served only as an introduction to his subse-
quent cruelty. The sentence of the Court was. that the
prisoner be imprisoned for one year in the House of
Coriectina and kept to bard labour, and that at the
expiration of his Imprisonment, he enter into his own
recogniaances in the sum of 201. to keep the peace to-
wards his wife.—The Coon adjourned at its rising to
next Thursday.

POLICE

BOW.STRILEY.
Yesterday, Mr. William Cobbett, jun. had Mr. Runtbell, the
Collector of Tolls at the Isliugtos Turnpike-gate, summoned to this
Otte, for two distinct eifeaces, namely, foe taking a toll eta palsy
I more than the law allows and for abase. The former proceeding was
had seder a clause in the Act of 4 Geo. IY. Which renders it im-
perative oa a Magistrate convicting a party, to inflict a penalty of
not less thank, and the latter was grounded on the Act of 7 Geo. IV.
George Sparks, a cowkeeper, residing I. Tottenisam.place,Totten-
hanvcourt road, being sworn, stated, that as he was proceed-
ing to Newingtootreen in his spring cart, widt his wife and a
hamper of pigeons, on the 10th of August, he had to pass through
the gate, of which the defendant was collector. A boy, named
Cotton, was standing at the gate, and to him a toll of Sd. was band.
ed.by the witness, who, without saying Inything, was driving on,
I when Cotton came ruuniog after him, saying that the toll ought to
have been fourpence not threepence, and Wasting co having ano-
ther penny, which however the witness refused to pay, alleging
that it was an imposition, and that hi. cart wassoot a ph-antra
vehicle—upon this Cotton called out for Rumben, who came
up and seined the heading rein, sod stopped the horn an abruptly
that else suddenness of it nearly checked the witness and his wife,
and the hamper of pivess out. He used towards the witness all
disgusting epithet• and on his elfering a sispente to bare the penny
taken est of it, Rumba insisted on his (witness's) going bact to
the gate.
Sit R. Baum—Well, that's rough sage, I mast acknowledge.
Mr. Weeder, who appeared for the defendant. costeoded, that
the cart was a pleasure cart, and not a case of burden.
Mr. Cobbett —What pleasure could there bad Had sot be his
wife with him? _ _ .

Wooller—Why, atm* a ma have plenum with Ms wife
as well as with other woman ? I hops Was you marry you'll find
that he ma. _ _ _ _ .

said, he was no advocate fee abridging the pleasures
of the poor. A case, however. was made out against the toil col.
lector, who bad failed to chew that the cart was a pleasure cart, and
ellaConly for that purpose►
illoota.aa was thee proceeding ha show, that a late Act (4
Geo. Iff.ygavia Magistrate a discretionary power as to the penalty.
fir RieIIAILD Bums said, that had be all the powers lathe world,
be would not think of inflicting a less persaity than sL—Tbe do.
fendant was also co aided for the other offence.

HATTON-G ARMIN.

T. Best was remanded, charged by his employer, Mr. fkalwood.
bander, with stealing a quantity of leaden pipe from his workshop,
with which he was stopped in Portpool-lane.
T. 17ptoos and W. Kirby were charged by Thomas Saint, a watch-
man on the Foundling Estate, with furious (Hying, and assaulting
him. on the preceding night, in Brunswick•sgoare•—Ordered to

find bail.

M A R LBOROU G H- S TR E ET.
Yesterday, three well.dressed young fellows named ClieriesSesilli
alias Smith, Igrosteis 114, and Edward frillieMs, alias Smith, were
brought before Mr. Cowie, by Clements and Ballard, two officers
of the establishment, who charged them as reputed thieves, and with
being about the streets with intent to commit a felony of some kind
The racers stated that they met these three fellows together, in
Ring-street, Covent.garden, the evening berme, and knowing them
to be thieves, they watched their movements, unobserved, through

Covent-garden, Russell-street, the Strand, Clare-market, and into
Lincoln's Inn-fields, and in this route saw than cast very WOO-
cant glances at shop doors, windows, &c. but did not see them
commit any act of felony; but 'tin, as they (the officers) bad no
doubt of the object they had in view, they, without waiting further,
at once took them into custody.
The prisoners declared their entire Innocence not only of any
bad act, but of any bad intention, and descanted a good deal upon
the liberty of the subject, and the illegality and hardship of inter-
raring Gentlemen when only walking quietly along the street in
brdad day, as they weve.
The officers, however having clearly identified them as well-
known thieves, and reminded them even of their alias's, the Ala-
&baste sent the three for one month each to the tread-milL