Southwark Sessions.
The Times, 1824-07-09T00:00:00

Yesterday these sessiois were held beftrc the LonD MAfyOnt. the RECO1DEPn, and Alderman J. 3. SMITHK. - ATROCIOUS ASSAULT. A horse-dealer, named P,ardy, pleaded " guilty" to a charge of a-ssault preferred by a milkman named, Davis. Air. ArlrnnWs, the counsel for the prosecution, said, althouglh the prisoner had pleaded guilty, he felt it his duty to have the cir- cumtitanees of the case stated in evidence. The milkmuan then deposed, that the defendant had owed him a long milk score, which he repeatedly asked for, but never could ob- tain. On tfie day of the assault, the witness again asked for his debt. The defendant, without making any answer, or saying one word, went to his house, whichi was at a short distance, pulled ofr a great coat which he had on, and calling the witness to him, requested him to come in the house. The witness, seeing siomething strange in the defendant's manner, hesitated. The defendant then sprang upon him, and began to beat him with fury. The witness dieengaged hnnself; and leaped over the wall of an adjoining garden to make his escape, but he fell down. The defendant leaped over the waU after him, and as he lay on She ground, kicked him over the head until he was reduced to n state of insensibility. A witness deposed that he saw the defendant kicking the milkman over the head and body with desperate brutality as hie lay on the ground. Witness interfered and prevented further violence, The poor man's head was then all over blood, his eyes were swollen, and Mis face waas severely cut. The defendant said the milkman had rushed into his house and given him a challenge to fight, which he accepted, and rather got the better. A respectable female. who saw the whole transaction, swore that all tlhe defendant now stated was faLse. The RtECORDIR said he had seldom. heard of a more Savage as. sault; and supPosing for an Instant that he was challenged, was it necessary that he should kick his fallen adversary over the head ? The Court sentenced the defendant to be imprisoned for three montejs in the Borough Conipter. RoBBERY (I TISE TliAS?ES. W. Perring, a fisherman, was tried on a charge of having stolen two chests of tea froni the (Anion schooner. On the 24th of April, the Union was mooredl off Cotton's wlharf, and, in the dead of the night, a man on board the Fame, which was moored next to her, heard a noise, which occasioned him to get up. He then percelved some chests on the deck of the Uniion, and, not doubting from that circumstance that thieves were about hier, he concealed himself to watch their motions. He noticed a boat, with two men in her, waiting alongside the tier. He soon atter saw the prisoner come out of the Union cabin and take up one of the cheats of tea that were on the deck. The witness ran upon him as he was crossing the Fazme, when ihe dropped the chest and tried toget away, but witness pursued andl secured him1. An alarn of thieies was givet throueh the Lier. hut the twn men in the hoat rnwed tftf and Made their escape with one chest of tea. There was no doubt, if the thieves had not been interrupted, a large quan'ity would bave been carried off. The hold had been broken open. The jury founi the prisoner gsitsy. The RECORDEn said there was little doubt that thc prisoner be- onged to a desperate gang of depredatorson the river: an example was highly requtisite-....The Court sentenced the prisoner to be ttans- ported for life. PoryloN7wA SESSIoNS.