The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-06 00:00:00

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wormvarxt SESSIONS.
At the Sitting of the Court yesterday, Thane,
Pritc, who was convicted on Thersday of pehlishieg
a seditious libel of and concerning the Deke of Yoek,
was put to the bar, when
Counsel for the prosecution, said
there was another ludic-tweet against the defendant,
for the,publicatiow of a libel of the woe mischievous
tendenzy with the former one, but in order to prom(
to hies that his prosecutors were not actuated by tEI
malign motives which he in his defence had attributed
to them, he should decline offering any evident,* upon
this second indictment.
The CHAteIIAN, after a few observations, 'esteem,
Ilse detersdost t*,*inudened twelve calendar utoatino
'IS Nett-gat, *orbit.** a 'et that peefoi, le mew
into Ids own. recognisance of 501. for his gOod beha-
viOur for two years.
Mr. 'lts ;mom's, on behalf of Mr. Frederick Accent,
the well known chemist, against whom a bill of in-
olintment was found on Thursday by the Urand Jury,
for petty larceny, applied to have his trial postponed,
en the ground that the bill haying been so recently
fne.nd, and he not having autiriptted such a mode of
pro;eedinsr, lie had not had uutlicieut time to prepare
for his defence.
'lir. ALLET, who is retained fur the prosecntios,
said he should not, under the circumstances, übjent
to hail being taken fir the api.earame of 31r. Mem

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at the nextiessions.
The trial accordingly postponed.
The it. • rlous Bili SONlkelt as pin to the bar as
reputed thief, he having been convicted as such by Mr.
Minshull, at How-street, and committed to the Ses(iona
to be further dealt with.
It appeared by the eridence of tidily, the Rom-
street constable, that he met liqamcs at Charing-cross
on the day of the Queen's visit to St. Paul's, and spill-

iu►i him by the collar, said, .111:11, you've on business
here and l u►ust quod you." •"11-by, Mr. 11414 y,"
quoth Bill, 1 tient a doing any thing I assure you
intly come :o have a perp at the Queen." Uddr bow-
ever, said he must disappoiat him of his peep," for
be had tirdert to take all suspicious characters into
cumotly. 'dill said it was d—tl hard, but he sup►-

ite must go. •
Alr. ALLEY defended him.
The l'ouar not deeming the evidence 'Admit ti
confirm the conviction of the Magistrate, Bill was maw
more turned loose upon society.

7huinas Clurke stood indicted for an assault enm-
mit•ed upon the person of Wtigliton, a private

in the Ist regiment of Life littartil.

*Pt lleinelOseeri tke-feewrefitre eine, which were crt
a erre atrocious natu►e. The Court was aware that
upon the occasion of levees t•iven by his najesty, it
was usual to make certain regnlations in the proper ne-
costumed departments of the Lord Chamberlain's of-
fice. On the morning of the 15th June last the pro-
secutor in this cit.(' ITltio stationed upon dnty a' :he
Horse Guard•, near the gate of the entrance
fronts the parade in St. Jaines'i Park. Being previoo-ly
instructed that he was to allow certain carriages t.)

pass, and no others, and•seeing the prisoner, who itor
driving is carriag.e towards him, not answering t!t;.:t
'description which he was under orders to remit t.•
proceed, he held up his hand to•warn bins to retire.----
The prisoner, paying no regard t.' this notification,
whiirprd his hors run : Wrightowthen caught Loki of
the reins read endeavours I to prev'ent him front entering
the park, which interrnption was relic:newly resisted
by Clarke, trbo sr:uck him several . :vitt) his
whip and knocked his helmit off his hea4l. irrigbtow
still persisting in opposing his progress got entaing:e3
in the reins, and the 'prisoner, repeating his blows,
felled him to the ground: in which position, the
wheels of the carriage passed an nearly over the legs
ethe life en ird's Mai% as to cut and tear his Wirt-
dash ; and, dnring which 'period, his babe was in ef-
fect seyere'y injured. I f the prosecutor was not now
present (the I earned ('o.insel sontinite.l), air I.able t.s
appear against the oefenditig parer, It old out
from any forhearanee, or any restraint upon the part
of him, the prisoner ; but was to be attributed ruttier to
the merciful dispensations of Providence, seeing that
his escape was indeed miraculous.
ltrighton was then esaniiiies!, and confirmed ;a
every particular, the statement made by Counsel. i:e
understood that the gentleman whims the prisoner was
d wing wia Sir Hubert Ginnes, who, upon finding tiust
personal injury had been sustained by the prosecutor,
expressed tudeis regret. •
J. Bottomley, a private of the same regiment, was
on gnard an the 15th ofJtine,at the other gate near-
est Parliament-street. He did not see the actual coal-
snission of the offence, but he saw IVrig,lston immediate
afterwards led away by others Of, his comrades, Mr •
person who was severely turt.:
' 'the prisoner, hi Isis defence, stated he had l)eel
in the entPloy of Mr. Swale, coaclsmaster, for 7
-years.ind.theu in that- df Mr. Swale's successor It: months,
fly witotu he 'was still employed. He declared that be
had been told by another life-geard's man, prevbans.y.
that he Might enter the Park by the gate near Char-
ing-cross ; ten which account he bad attenipi..d to .10.
so.; and only resisted the 'soldier, beeasse he tholibt
he'Jta, no right to impede him.• He denied the several,
acts of ilolenCe &lieges! against him, and assured t.'e
Court that he Aid himielt intend to have taken
&rent cour'e, before the accident oc,:arre4 ; but t',e
g-entleluan injured called hint a "d—d rascal," 4n.1
thaileliima go hylbe way pf Charing-cross.l ht.car-,
riahe'was a job carriage, and be served the Foul-
inas4er: •
The Claartlaat declared the sent's: e dthe Coart
to tit, that garke thouloe iuspritomed is the duals
df Correction far oiiit O'nsiths. • .
4.e. „_ • key..star.en, sit the.pae! of t efidgecntros, that
tei:-nsent,tidu that 1,4 d bees ass*:
tb k4sl fitobrt;tby ni • indcritoua) the iolkitoe

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