Star.
London, England, 1829-04-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. • •

COURT OF RING'S BENCH, Aran. 45.
Sittlnp before Lord Tatum sad a Common Surf.
ASSAULT.
IMAGO D. VIVI AND NATHAN.
Sir JAMBS &imam? (with whom was Mr. HOLT)
stated that this was an action for an assault, brought
by the plaintiff against a Sheriff's officer and his assist-
ant. The plaintiff resided with his father, a very re-
spectable man, who had a house in the New read. Be-
, tween six and seven o'clock, in a morning of t' e month
of June, 1827, the defendants 'came to the house, and
seeing the plaintiff io the garden, they asked whether
his father was at home • to which the plaintiff replied
that he was not. They ;hen asked whether he had left
a message for a Mr. Jones. The plaintiff said he did
not know, but he would inquire of his sisters, and en-
tered the house for that purpose, followed by the men.
He went up to the door of the bedroom of his four
sisters. and asked the question whether his father had
left any messagifor Mr. Jones, and was answered that
he had nor. The men thee stated that they had awt .t
against Biagg, the faiher, and attempted to enter the
sisters room to search for him. The plaintiff put out
his hand to prevent them, requesting them to wait for
five-minutes, that his sisters might have an oppos y
of dressing themselves. The officers, without any other
provocation, dragged the plaintiff into another r-om,
knocked him down, beat, bruised, and kicked him for
half an hour together, till he became insensible. Two of
the sisters hearing the cries of the plaintiff, r ame down
in their night dress, and begged of the efficeis not to
' mender their brother,_and then one of the defendants
gave one of the sisters a blow on the cheek. The sisters
sent for a constable, who, on his arrival, found the
plaintiff lying ia a state of insensibility on the finrir,
bleeding at the mouth, and with his head and face
bruised and swoln. The officers, however. thought
proper to charge the plaintiff with an assiult, and in
attempt to obstruct them in the. execution of their iltry,
and gave bim in charge to the constable, wit , as they
insisted on it, agreed to take him before a Magistrate
at eleven o'clock, as at that tine lie did not think the
plaintiff in a condition to accompany him. It would
be for the Jtiry to say, when he should have proved his
case,. what damages they ought to give for this nits t
wanton and aggravated assault. As he might possibly
have an opportunity cf addressing the Jury again on
this case, he would merely, in the meantime, make this
observation. It was absolutely necessary that all should
submit to the authority of the law; because, without
this, there was no safety to person or propeity, and
those who came armed whir the authority of the law
ought to be implicitly obeyed, in as far as they were
authorised in their proceedings by the law. But as it
was necessary that those charged with the execution of
legal process should be aimed with great p .wets, by so
much the more was it necessary that they should be
confined within the limits of their powers; and for that
reason, When officers in the execution of legal process
grossly overstepped their due limits, and were guilty of
wanton and unriecessaty violence and cruelty. Juries
were very properly in the habit of visiting them-ssi h
much mire serious dam. es than if the case had heels
one of ordinary assault, ari•ing out of a casual and suds
den quarrel. L-aving that observation to their consi.
deration, he would proceed to call his tigresses.
John Window-4o June, 1827, was living in the
service of Mr. Bragg, in the New Road; one motnin;
in that month and year, as the plaintiff, Mr. Bragg s
sin, was in the garden of the premis-s. Levi and N..
than, the defendants, came to him. at About hal' past
six o'clock, and asked whether Mr. Birigg, the tattier,
was at home? the plaintiff said that he was ni t ;
p!aintiff wet born the hinise, and the men followed I im;
tie went to his sisters' bed room and asked, -in com-
pliance with a question by 'he bailiffs, whether any mes-
sage had been le't for Mr. Jones; one of his sisters
opened the deor a bate, sand said then was nut. The
bailiff' then insisted on going into the bed mom of
plaintiff's sisters, and the plaintiff desired them to wait
hot five minutes till the sisters should be dressed. Trey
wid they would nor, and who n the plaintiff attempted
to prevent their entrance, one cf the bailiffs (N than)
knocked him down, and Levi and Nathan dragged him
intlianother room, and beat him, jomped upon bun,
and kicked him; and one of them (Levi) took a short
stick out of his pocket, with which he beat him. The
plaintiff cried out. and the sisters came in their night.
dress, and requested the men not to murdit their btu.
they. The witness went for a constable, and when he
returned with one, the otficets ran to the do ir, and
charged the plaintiff with an assault and an attempt to
obstruct them in the discharge of their duty. He was
taken to Hatton-Garden.
Cross examined by Mr. BROUGHAM—He was servart
to plaintiff's father—a marker at the billiard room;
Mr. Bragg kept billiard rennin and baths of all sorts;
ke did n t see any of the Misses Bragg strike Levi or
Nathan with a cue or mace.
Miss Ann Bragg examen•A by Sir J.SCAaLETT—She
rememb• ed the transaction in June, 18'27; her father
was not then at home; heard the altercation between
plaintiff and the officer s abyut half past six in the morn-
ing; got out of bed and ripened the door, but shut it
again ; then heard a noise of swearing arid blows, and
she and one of her %Weis ran out, and saw the officers
shamefully beating her brother. who was lying on the
door ; her sister held out her hand and exclain.ed, Don't
kill my brother; on which one of the men gave her a
blow on the cheek. One of the men then went into.ithe
bed-room, where two of her sisters were in Led, and the
other continued beating her brother, whO lay insensible
on the ffsor. Witness sent the boy for a constable, and
then the officers gave plaintiff in charge, saying that he
had ill-used them. The constable took plaintiff to Hatton
Garden, where. en the evidence of the officers, he was
held to bail. The officers also charged her and her
sista with ill-using them. The Magistrate held the
plaintiff to bail, but neither he nor the si tees were called
at the Sessions.
Cross-examiaed?-Her father had been in custody
since under a writ.

The other sister corroborated this statement.
Crossesamined—flhe held out her hand to the men,
and begged of them not to murder bet brother, but die
did not attempt to scratch them.
Reynolds, a constable of Notariale district, went to
Bragg's house with the boy, and saw the plaintiff lying
on the fltvr bleeding at the atouth, with the officers
standing over him. They gave plaintiff in charge, and,
as telly insisted on it, be took him out with him ;. but,
on going to the office, the plaintiff's bead and face wets
so much swelled, and he was bleeding in such a ways
that he recommended to him to return and get advice,
and be would eaU for him at eleven o'clock. The young
man did so, and at the hoste.appoioted betook plaintiff
to Hatton-garden Office, and there the officers charged
both the brother and sisters with an assault. 'L'be plaintiff
was in a very week state, and appeared to be seserely
.iejered.
Mr. hiscdoegal and Mtn. De Randall, surgeons, nest
PeotooviUss attended the *WA and described the in-
jury which be bad sustained as oh a very settees de-

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scriptinn; the loins were bruised and discoloured, and
the head so brni.ed and swelled es to tender it doubtful
whether a concussion of the brain had not taken place.
One of the surgeons attended him for a month, and the
other stated that be did not Ott recover from the effects
of the assault for a year after.
Mr. Snot/GRAM, for the defendant Levi, contended
.that it was the duty of the °films to search the Mato;
they were oat entitled to Werth open an outer door, hot
having got into the house they were. bound to search it,
to be sure that Bragg, against whom they had a writ,4
was not at home; and then it was a most remarkable
circumstance. that neither the plaintiff nor his sisters
made any charge against the officers either to the con-
stable or the Warstrate, and that the Magistrate (Mr.
Laing), who had heard the parties,bield the plaintiff to bail.
He coald.not call any of the family of Mr. Bragg witb
any hope of advantage to his dicta, and enfortunately
no others were present at the transaction. But from the
newt of the case and the circumstances which f 01..,
lowed; the Jury might safely infer that the assault bad
been grossly exaggerated against they officers, and that
they had been first assaulted by the plaintiff.
Mr. PLATT, for the defendant Nathan, followed the
same course of argument, and called the attention 'of
the Jury to the great responsibility of officers ; and con-
tended, that when officers were obstructed and assaulted
in the execution of their dotTp they were excusable, if
nor j ustifiable, if under such,eucumstances they suffered
themselves a little to overifep the line of their duty.
Lord TallTalUna recapiolated the evidence to the
Jury; and obseFved, that
.rdthough the plaintiff had
offered some resistance to the rams when they at-
tempted to go into his sistira'bed room, that would by
no meads h.ve justified Web a violent assault as the
officers were sworn to have committee.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damson, Forty Pound;.

LONDON SESSIONS, Aran. S.
This *tinning these Sessi Ins were held before the Rs
conuka, and Aldermen Sir J. PUKING. Sir P. Levan,
BitoArr, and FARABROTRER.
The only case which had to be submitted to the Jury
was a charge against a gentleman of property and re-
spectability, named *Kenzie, for having assaulted and
obstructed the officers of a certain Ward in the per-
tormance of their duty.
Mr. BOLLARD, who appeared for the prosecution, said
that his clients having reason to think that the defendant
had acted from mistaken notions of the law, they were
willing to abstain pressing for severe punishment, inn!
tided that he would withdraw his plea and plead guilty,
which' would be. in -effect, making an apology.
Mr. ALLey advised the defendant to adopt the plan
suggested, which he immediately consented to do.
Mr. Alderman BROWN desired to be informed what
the nature of the obstruction was?
Mr. BOLLARD replied that the Ward were enforcing
s,nse regulations relative weights and measures, when
the matter complained of occurred.
The COURT were of opinion that the offence was one
of a very serious mature ; but, as the party did not ap-
pear t press their complaint, and the defendant having
exptesse.i his contrition, the Court would only sentence
him to pays fine of Is. and be discharged.

MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS,AraiL2S.

Ms morning, John Elmsford Sayers, a young man of
most fashionable appedrance, was 'ndicted for having
falsely pretended to Mr. James Eddells that he was
Captain White, of the 32d Regiment of Foot, and in
that character obtained six dies, shirts and one silk
handkerchief from Mr. Eddells. • The indictment also
charged, that he was authorised by-Captain Smith to
atsin a satiety of goods fui that Gentleman.
• The prisoner stood at the bar • ith his lace partly con-
cealed, and in a low tone of voice pleaded Not Guilty. •
Mr. Eddells said he Was a hosier in Coventry-street,
Haymarket, and b.d another shop of the same descrip-
tion in Piccadilly; on the 25th March the prisoner
troduced himself to witness as Captain White, of the
32d Regiment; he represented that be had lost his
mink tiaselliiig from Ireland, and inquired if be sup-
plied Captain Smith with goods ? He replied in the
affirmative; and the prisoner then said he wanted a
variety of goods for Captain S. who was quartered at
Kilkenny, and also a considerable quantity for himself.
The prisoner selected half a dozen dress-shirts and a
silk handkerchief for hivown use, and the same number
of shirts and half a dozen of doeskin gloves for Captain
Smith, promising to pay for them on the following
Thursday, as he must arrive in Ireland by Sunday. The
goods were sent to (Gold's Hotel, Jermyn•striret, but
Mr. Gould entertaining suspicions of his inmate, re..
tinned five of the shirts to witness's shop. The prisoner
called again the same evening, arid selected more goods.
to the amount of W. for Captain Smith, and requested
that separate bills might be made our. The prisoner
afterwards left Gould's, and he heard no snore of him
until he applied at another shop belonging to witness,
in for more good., in another name. The
ssitness added, that he had letters from Captain Smith,
showing that be bad no connection with the prisoner.
The shopnian proved the delivery of the goods.
Mr. PHILLIPS, for the prisoner, took some legal oh.
jections to the case.
The CHAIRMAN overruled them; but said he was of
opinion there was not sufficient evidence to convict the
prisoner, and be was acquitted.

The prisoner was again indicted for having falsely
pretended to Mr. .Robert Golby that be was the Ho-
noorable Henry Fitzroy, of the 4th or Royal Irish Dra •
goons, quartered at Humpton Court, and by means of
that representation °bullied a Goat, value eight guineas,
from him
Mr. Golby stated, that he was a tailor, in Leite.ter.
street, Regent-street; en the 26tb March the prisoner
came to his shop, and reore+ented that be was the Hon.
Mr. Fitzroy, of the 4th Royal Irish, and brother to Lord
Southampton; be said the regimen was .quartered at
Hampton Court, and ordered clothes to the amount of
Sato be sent to the Toy, at liunptoe, near °Attends,'
the seat of Mr. Hughes 801 l ; be agreed to pay for thins
by bills drawn upon him, and he coasentod to accept
that mode of payment.

camaiiima..—bo, then, yen gave him credit.
Mr. Golby—l did so certainly.nod be only owes AMP
for one coat at present. The others were returned to me
by the landlord of the Toy.
Mr. Putt.sata--.Aud you would have no objection to
Mr.
hisn at poreett
Mr. Goan—Not needy at present.—.(Langliter).
Piser.urs said his cheat achnowiedged that Ite,
bad nand iadiscreetty in assnealog a false eaus!, bat
' he had resorted to that eapodieat in cilistilemavePt
baying had the misfortune to hill a Gentleman le a duel,
a short time ago; in beiawd; but his family was mat
respectable; and there was a Gentleman present WOO
wink, pay au &mods. open hie% as be bad eeeeived
instroetiostsfrom the Has. Mrs. 88yers to do se. • -
Csatassam--Tbat is dis bat put of the sob* bud.

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pers. The east, therefore, sem stopped. and the psi.
SOW!' was again Acqoiteed aad discharged.
Five oaf, *nanitd, Pinder,' Miftifierwon, Davis, Halm-
'tries, end Sheppard, were indicts* for, the Miming
scandalous assault and entrap, al:Hounslow, on the
:2d of March.
.. it waaproved in evidence, OM oh the above day
Mt. John Finale Cooke, the high constable of Heaton,
and two other officers proceeded to execute a.warrant
against Piedar, who had•viiilontly assaulted a constable
named Pelby, in the performance of his duty. On
reaching Irish-lime, Cooke was assailed by the prisoners
in the most deiperate manner, and he received such a
dreadful beating,• that he was obliged to apply for
Medical Issistanceekaviog spit a quantity of blood. The
prisoners refused to surrender, and 'pursued Manlove,
one of Cooke's companions, into a house, sweering they
would murder him, and broke all the windows in the
place, and committed,uaboVontrages. having provided
themselves with heavp.elugeons. which were exhibited
in Court. The Military were called out to suppress the
riot, and the prisoners were taken into custody by a
party of the 15th Hussars, in a field near the Welling.
ton public house.
The prisoners were all convicted; and Pinder. who
had previously been found guilty of assaulting Peibb
was sentenced to Fifteen Months-imprisonment in the
House of Correction—Mavis, who was one of the ring-
leaders, was ordered to be imprisoned Twelve Months ;
and Sheppard, Mitchergon, and Humphries, Nine'
Months, and the whole to be kept to hard labour.

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SOUTHWARK ADJOURNED SlSl49lll4lkrius
A JUR? LOCKED VP AI& BUM'S.
Mary Sullivan was indicted for stealing from the per-
Con of J.Munro, a watch, three gold seals, ring, and key.
••• The prosecutor stated that he was in optician, and
resided in Lambeth. On the night of the 10th April
he was out with some friends and got so much intoxi.
;ated that he scarcely recollected any thief; that hap•
fened to him. He only remembered going into, a pub-
lic house in the morning (he did not know where) aqd
afterwards missing his watch and appendages.
Cross.examined by Mr. Psis.—Hs found himself
locked up in the w.atchhouse, and the prisoner was al:o
locked top. He was a constable of Lambeth, and bad
his staff of office in his pocket.
RECORDRA—Then he had taken a great deal of liquor
into custody, that is all he knows.

• Barney Quin, a watchman, deposed that be was call-
ing the hour of 'four o'clock an the morning of the 11th
of April, when he saw the Prosecutor. the prisoner, and
another man epd woman go into the Goldes.last prob.
lie house, near the Borough market; he shortly after-
wards went in to Bight his pipe, and saw all of them
drinking together; us a few minutes he sate the prose-
cutor and the prisoier come oat Without the other two
persons, and knowing the prisoner to be a bad charac-
ter, and seeing the prosecutor very tipsy, he desired her
to go about her business; she walked of, bet Moaro
was angry at being separated from her, and joined her
again. Witness then went up to them, and told Mr.•
Munro that if he had any thing of value about him she
would be sure to steal it; the prisoner immediately ran
away, which induced witness to desire Mr. Munro to
see if he had lost any thing, and he immediately missed
his watch. Witness then ran after the' prisoner, overtook
her in a place called Mermaid court, and lodged her in
the watch house; she was searched, but nothing found
upon her. Mr. Wilkinson, the night constable, then
Accompanied witness to look for the watch, and they
found it in Merm rid coon, where the prisoner had been
pursued; it was against the wall behind an iron wheel,
and must have been thrown there with great violence,
for the handle was bent and the steel chain separated
from it and lying close by.
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......-.&ammation, he admitted that a drunken
man might have gone to the place for some necessary
purpose, and have dropped the watch there.
The above was the evidence adduced yesterday, and
the Jury began to consider of their verdict about twelve
o'dock at noon; shortly after which they begged leaie
Ws wire to a private room. In the coarse of the after-
noon they came into Court and desired to know if the
prosecutor could swear that he bad the watch in hie
pocket when he went into the public house; the prose.
eutor answered in the affirmative, and the Jury again
retired. At half past six o'clock they came in again, and
one of theca stated that it was not likely they would be
able to agree, and hoped that he at least might be allowed
to go home, as his child was dying. The Recorder said
he was sorry for it, but his duty would not allow him
to accede to that request. The Jury were accordingly
again sent back, and the Recorder waited until nearly
eleven o'clock at night, when understanding that they
were not likely to agree, he adjourned the Court until
nine o'clock this morning. At that time the Recorder
came into Court, during all which time the Jury had
been kept without food or firing. The Recorder then
seeing no probability cf their coming to any decision,
discharged them without giving a verdict, and the pria
sonee was ordered to remain in custody until the next
Sessions, unless she could procure bail.
The question which now arises is, whether the pa..
soner can be tried by another Jory, about which there
is a great difference of opinion amongst lawyers, some
of whom contend, tbst the Jury being. discharged,
amounts to a virtual sequins'. This question has never
yet been decided, although some short time ago a
similar case Cccue red at the Old Bailey, where the Jury
were discharged by the Common Sergeant from giving
a verdkt. and tit; prisoner *as not tried by another
Jury. The question, however, was not then mooted.
ST. OLASZ'S PARISH P. WILLIAM WAN.
Mr. BARRT appeared on the part of the parish. It
was an appeal against an order of affiliation made open
the defendant, which the Court affirmed. In the course
of the proceedings Mr. Payne, who was Counsel for the
defendant, omitwod to prove some facts sbieh ha had
details'd in his opening speech, and begged permission
to call a witness back for that purpose.

The Recoaoto slid that hi would hot permit t 1

witness to be recalled.
Mr. Paktum—lt is a practice used every day by the
Judges. of the land; and I hope . your Lordship, as a
Personal favour, will allow me to put thrquestion.
Ratoanao—You shall not, Sir—learn slink decency.
Mr. rkrus— If your Lordship refuse me that favour,
it is visiting the alas or inadvettencies of the Counsel
en the unfortunate client.
• Ramat:ma—l niu.t say. Mr. Payne, that your eon-
doer is miremely irregular; and I desite that yea will
liouce(ofth keep/ourself within bounds,
tin PATlOl—.Thetels a public opinion respecting my
duct, which h quite at TafillOCC with the private
• • of year I.oedship.
litimwwwcw—l deal know what yes mom, Sir; mall
wean, I will not 'WIC, the witness called back.
Alc,4),cavi—e'rbells Oy. Lords it the Oak 01 fay Ps'
fsesiosigiresitesies. 1 Iwo only say. that toesecto
the "wean* behose.-41ele die *abject dropped.

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ultioLvarr DEJITD2/1 COURT, Abouu.lB.
op=Meetritedl Geiser was opposed by MT. MEATH
j of Messrs. Simpson and Carden, wholesale
cheesemongers, in Neefgate-street.
The insolvent lately resided in Cumbellsna-row. Bak
nigge Wrll, road. and Carried on business as a cheese-
isooger. is Int another shop was opened in his
neighbourhood, and be sell his goods coesiderably
lower than his opponent.: In November and December
last he obtained goods from his opposing and other ere.
-dkors to the 'meant of 2001. which be sold at 76
per cent. less than the original price, and with the pro-
duce paid his brother, surd other particular creditors
to the amount of 901. In January he was elated 10.51.1
few his house and stock, but this he refused, and in a,
short time afterwards sold the premises and stock to-a
friend or his for 571. and expended that motley in sup-
porting himself till his arrest.
The Carat Cousstastowan said, that the insolvent
hawing given the reference in paying his relations to
his othircreditors. had acted fraudniently tower ds them.
The Court therefore sentenced him to nine calendar
. months imprisonment.
The Court then rose. till the Ist of May.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE..

GUILDHALL.
The knotty ease FleseSonv. Flatten, which lay over for consider-
mien until Sir Pena Lanais could have an Opportunity to consult
the learned in the law. bad a finalisearing yesterday. Mrs. and
Mr. F. both attended, the latter had the assistance of his barrister
Mr. Heston. The case brieSy recapitulated is—that Mrs. Fktitoo
had prosecuted her husband In the Spiritual Court for a divorce,
foe alleged adultery. hot she was reftieed redress. because she was
inqplicated with the mote offence. Mr. Flenton had instituted a
ahnUar prosecution for the like purpose in the same Court, sod he
too was refined release—being implicated with the crime which be
Feseeuted in his wife. Neither could obtain a divorce. and so they
ported; Mrs. F. to Yve how'she could, sod Mr. F. so said the evi.
deuce, to live with another woman. In this state of matters Sirs.
Menton became chargeable to the pariah of St. Andrew's Wards
~be, who pursued Mr. Fleaten to support his wife, and be refused,
or neglected so to do. -
.Mr. Heaton contended, that the *fidelity of his client's wife ex.'
anerated him from bent; chargeable with bar support, and quoted
cases of precedent.
Sir P. Lamas, en his own opinion. sod with the concurrence of
the opinion of the City Solicitor, held that Mrs. Flews must be
either married or single—mil as she could not at present marry
without being guilty el bigamy, on acmes, of her naerriage with
Fission, and if the law recognised him as her husband is one point,
be ws to all Insists, Mond to support her us his wife.
Several lawyers bad given a different spiels., and the case was
se aldose, that Sit Paves was wishful that it might come to trial.
His W•aship, therefore, ordered Mrs. Flynt* to bo siawid 4s.
per week ; and en Mr. 'teetotal/baling to comply, be was, as
law directed, committed to Bradman for a term.
Mr. F. immediately gave notice of appeal, and was safferedeg,
go it Imp on his own sureties until today, to find bail..
Sir _Parse remarked, tbat if large allowances were to be made*
faithlees wives, be thought the peer rates would *mach increased,
but in giving the present desist= be considered it holding out s
premium fur prosecutors to awns is* Coon with clean hands.
Margaret Dimas, wife of Robert, of an old.establisked house in
far-famed Field.lane, was commkted for trial for seceiving stolen
goods.

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- ROW-STRRRT. . .
Yesterday Young, the hump** eel Farmer in crime of the
three men who were Imaged at finseesoary lane Gaol on Mon-
day last, was placed at the her, to be re-eta:tined on a charge of
bevies borgiatiwasly oenrod the home of a Mr. Parker, reedier
et Ram Common, and steelier therefroma variety of satin. i
The witnesies Dot being all present In the first charge, the pri-
soner was charged under the following circumstances:
Sergeant. Major Dring, of the 15th Regiment of Hussars, on
being examined by Sit RICHARD SIM, deposed as folloire—Onl
the 14th of December last I .Hampton Coon, where My regt- '
rent was quarteted, and wen to Housalow Barracks, foe the pus.
pose of settling mono military matters. After I bad finished my
hedoese. I went into the Canteen public-house just by foe some
rotresheneot. There were manors there, and one of this., ass
my preparing to depart, about a quarter past seven in the evening,
inquired If I was phi across the heath? I replied In the Iniga•
dee, as the road was bad, and I had money to the amount 0301.
with me. To another •quedion I said that I should ride over the
bridge, and it would take a better man than myself to rob me • I
then went sway, without taking any notice of the strangers. About
eight o'clock. as I was jest at the bridge. I heard a slight whisper-
hag, but I did Dot think anything of it at the time. A few seconds
after my born shyed, and at the same mama some one trod at
me The ball passed by my face, and I could feel the nth of the
air width it occasioned. I was able, though the night was way
dark, tosee two men, ewe *flattens bad a light pair at trousers es.
I tried to make my horse imp the bridge, in order to Prue them,
but It world not.
Air Rscuaeo—Look round at the. prisoner, and sea it pas can
*miry him as one of the men. .
Soldier—No, Sir Richard. I cannot swear to him, as I did not
take particular notice of the strangers at the public house. and I was
not able to observe distinctly the features of the men who seethed
me. After the Teddington.lock bad been robbed a wenn be a
public house told me. that the man who shot at me would no dank
he discovered.
Sir Rena as—ls any see present who can identify the prisoner
as having been at the nuses on the 14th of December!
Seldier—There is not, your Worship.
Mr Hansa ao—l should like some we to be present Inman
bums sod some day this week I will send a summons bye home-
'peel to the proprietor for him to appear. There will be, I meld.
pate. other charges against the prisoner, said I shall remand him till
peat Monday.
The prisoner is a powerful, well made man, and hisemanteneee
at once indlesen a dada; and resolute spirit. He war dressed as a
commas labourer. but cleanly and neptly. His minonistai ue a
raideobential charge is greatly wished tor. as beard Ma Yam
Mr brined • osenitiste gang, and were the terror ef the.
of Tedollorten
brahnit Ittlasco. the mine, appeared before the Magistrates
to show caste why he stela um pay the expenses which have beim
occasioned to the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, by one Mary
Nasal, who, with the emielesco of the said Aby Relate°, has hinght
a child into existence, wit& hes become charitable to that parish.
Aby said, he was ready to make oath that he was not the father
of the child, and he asked their Worships if it was pootible that it
could be, he being a very dark man and the child remarkably fair?
Sir R. Manes observed, that the girl bad sworn he was the fa-
ther, and that the connection took place in his house when shown
Meg semen With him.
. leiesco—l can prove that she had left my stroke eleven mentle
Pad a fortedrit Wore she was brought to bed. end I will tipped
to the Scubas. The father of the child Is well knows—he- is a
Sergeant in the Guards; and I have enough to do to keep my own
children.
The Magistrate said, they wan bound to remise the oath et the
girl. and Salsas put in myelin to prosecute his appeal at the nest
Semites.
MARY LA-BONNE
Rage boaarnoos.—Thomas Knight. alias Du ns. a journeyman
earpootar. was charged yesterday bents Mr. Ramage)), and Mr.
fihavoino with felony.
It woe *and. that on the pth of January be was in a very desti-
tute Moo, and Wanes Groves, of Little Croydoo street.
alizud
lfsente, for old acquaintance sake gave him half Me bed.
In reetelng Orono wont out for milk, is accommodate the
primeval& beelailegeand whin be was abeam the Omer ran
Ewa bin waleb,4lllh originally cost sit guineas. A very
t search woe after him, but be was trot found until
y, and then *a Aker' apprehended him at the Bed-
ford Arms public-We* Chelsea. When Wall took shim into cus-
tody he mid, " I simpuse you think I am the man who stole the
welch, but I know noting of k." He made the same declinable
Ihefore the Magistrates; but it did not eons possible that soy gas
doe could have stolen it, and he was sent to Newpte for et&
LAMB''"'
iPoneme Novi,. - '"

18a WO a •
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Ilassis• Maw were re.siassiaid as Assisi se • Webs to..
Rook of Reiland notes. • .
Mr. Lanais& a boot lad shoemaker, I Raddills.auss; eres4.
that so Saturday morning the prisoner lobes, amemyetded by a
wall dressed female, tame to his they sod selected seem oboes. to
the mama of IL 1 sw. ed. Jena modeled Mu a IL sae Is perwelk.
sad although be (slums) thrsubt k holed myisiess. hs tame
sad jaw hums the Anse. Me GAS AMISS for _Wpm. and 6.-
- the balk stMc .se James Jig.*
fame dist

produal a O. id% all he ()In joiip4o) ave laistitimige forth
h had am bees retained to his as a lottery.
N'. the Bank insSeeitse, pr limunCed bolt, Mites to
Wa ferias. so well teatime 'that they might he tratemieely
Mame bite the forgery was descend.
• Severel Mideemen who bad hood MOW apes by the geglestrs,
es the gang with which it Is yew known they OM coometed, wore
lo attendance, hot their car were sot inquired into, it being
petted that many other charges will be preferred on Thew"
ens. seewhisk day the prisonecs were remanded for • limber Ms
sum
THAMES POLICE.
Tmiaday considerable excitement appeared to have been pre.
&load at thh f3See, by the apprehensla of "Aaron Smith, cos.
madikt of a merchantman, front Batelle, upon charges of piracy
std tputplar. The prams' eecaped from Antwerp, where be was
rommilad,and was epprehansied at his lodgings in Sipple, by me.
fromiatenef Surveyor, asd Mr. Bligh, a Surveyor' attached to this
t, on Wednesday week, but his capture and examine.
helm Mr. Bare.aavant were kept perfectly secret' etil yo,„
seam when several Commanders et merchant ships whosetressis
tarplastered by a piratical selammer, commanded by mks
in the year Mi. were In attendance i amens these wet •
'Fa74711; Cook, who, when master of. the brig Cambrian, resew
the magorpart of the crew and passengers of the Kent East India
man, when on tire in the Bay of Biscay. He bad beet+ piondece4
sad ill tread lor the piratical schooner commanded by the primal
at sea. whoa he was master of the Delight.
The prissier Swath is said to be the individual wholes, tlisi
the Admiralty Seams of lea for '.racy. 10 having plundered
merchantman edled the Industry ; but having clearly established
that he was made prisonet by the pirates, and compelled, taw
fear of death, to act as their Commander, be was acquitted; aid
,he present charge against him Is for plundering a Dutch vessel at
300 tuns, called the Be-tektite, on the 12th of July, 1822, of tqa
Wand of Cubs. causing the death of two of the crew, and setae.
quently setting bre to and burning the adv. Tnis offence was
committed prior to that upon which he was tried, and be now de.
dares he acted under the same compulsion of the crew of the pre.
Beal releaser. ,
The prisoner, who bad the assistance of Mr. Wachs. from Mr.
Harmer's Mee, was placed at the bar in the public *lee, before
a bomber of permits, for examination at one o'clock.
Mr. BALLARIWIt. addressing Mr. %Yoder. said he believed that
be attended as the legal adviser of the prisoner?
Mr. Wooler repiied that be did, and expected Mr. Brodtkh.
Mr. BALL/OMNI said he bad reason 'o think that great pvjedlie
was caused to prisoner. before their trial, upon charges of this WE,
as details of the charges and the evidence by which they vrenewp.,
ported. by some means became public. and often recited vibe*
pioneers a vast outcry. He was resolved am on make biesdi
party to any such Mug, and had dumbest detefttalnedae ham Me
prisoner examined in a manner strictly private; aides Igalifferke
ittended as the prisoner's legal octal*, he woad requite keel
him a pledge. that if he allowed Maid be Ovulated ibis plea
isitatahtation, he would tag le sit sumer give publicity a atm
occurred.
Mr. Wader instantly gave a onqoaltlied and neconadmi
pledge to that required by the iiighstrate.
The primmer made no request 'dower publicly upon thambia
The Magistrate, hie Clerk. the Dutch Captain, a Conetaisleohs
pima, and Ur. Wester, ilia alkyd lam a private rums tegethoi
The prbiror. alter an ettailillen alowne haws, was renaming.
WI sItaRTINITUIBT.
Clierbaltisheris. on elderly chef ma. was charged with as.
malt* a lisle glel, only se m, pup et age. The prisoner Wad
in she hearer dirchild's fhtliet. Ewaccionaker, at Islingtoo ; and
it appearisilhein the child's eihninane that he had assaulted he..
several occiebni, bet had set cdmpleted the capital odence.-116
was committed.

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EXECUTION.
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Perim" Hinton, and ?inviter, convicted of ions
stealing, underwent the extreme penalty of the last sak
Monday last, at the new drop in front of our Court/
gaol. It being the first emotion that has taken plate
since the new C,oonty gaol has been erected, together
with its being Easter Monday, the concourse of specta•
tors was immense--not far short of 20.000 persons wets

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present: 1111*liiiiimeiner of the unhappy meo. frow
the time of their beiog fated guilty up to.the last
moment they ceased to exist, washighly.praiseworthr;
they expressed the justness of their sentence, and wished
to die in peace With mankind. Oa Sunday night Var-
itass took leave of his wife and brother., the latter still
under sentence of death; the parting frost his wife, m
whom he bad only been married two years, was very
affecting.. The condemned Sermon was preached os
Sunday morning by the Rev. R. Burnaby. to whom the
culprits seemed to pay particular attention. Young
Vainest: sobbed aloud when the Reverend Divine al-
luded to him, as not being yet out of danger. Oa
Monday morning the sacrament was administered.to
them. On entering the yard to have their irons knocked
off, they all walked with a fum step. Varnam, no
changing his prison dress, said, since he had been is
prison .4.he had become as weak as a cat." At about
half past i they were pinioned by the executioner.
Hinton sighed heavily, but said nothing. Shortly after
they were brought out on the scaffold—Hinton first.
Vat nam nest, and Forrester last. They were placed
under the fatal beam, when the executioner drew the
cap over their faces ; and after a.few minutes in prayer
the heel belt was drawn, and they were cut off from
the land of the living. Hinton seemed to die without
a struggle; Varnam once appeared as if he was in the
last agonies, clasped his hands together. gave a heave,
and all was still; Forrester seemed to die very easy..
The bodies, after hanging the atual time, were cot down,
placed in coffins, and delivered over to their respective
friends. Varnam's body was taken the same day to be
buried at Coleorton, his native place. Forrester's father,
who resides in Northamptonshire, was in the town, but
we understand did not witness the execution of his son,
whom he had seen or beard nothing of for several years,
until he was condemned to die for horse stealing.—
Leicester

Tuesday, as the draymeo of Goding and Co. were too
ployed in drawing a butt of stale beet from the cellar
of the Phceoix public house, in.tplib.street. Chelsea, s
fine dray hone, to which a full iask was attached, either
could not r would not draw it up, and actually-suffered
himself to be pulled backwards by the weight of du
beer into the cellar below. The pulley being in the way
prevented his fall from inflicting a serious injury; but
such was his situation, that it was in vain attempted n
get hinsrup. and the pulley being taken away, he VP
let down into the cellar, where be was lodged for tbt
night. The entrance to the cellar being narrow, tot
animal was with great difficulty got out on the folio*
ing day. which was however accomplished without It
jury to the horse.

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