Star. — 1828-10-22 (London, England)

PADDINGTON COACHMEN.  J. Wakriow was indicted for a •iolent assault on John Boyd, a greet keeper of Mary-la•bonne, in the execution of his duty.  Mr. ADOLPHIIi stated the case for the prosecution. The defendant was a Paddington coach proprietor, bui on the day in question, the lst of September, was driee ing a gig:along the New Road,and being actuated by the same spirit as when on the box of his stage coach, proceeded with the most.heedless fury. The consequence was that a poor woman, named Keeling, 70 yeas of age, who was crossing the road at the LissonGroveGate, was knocked down, and so seriously hurt, that she is not yet recovered from the injury. The passengers though, the woman killed, and cried out, " Murder! siopt stop!" The defendant, however, I igged on with in creased vigour; but a street-keeper, named Cooper, seised the horse at the Yorkshire &ingo, and Boyd and another, having picked up the poor woman, went to assist in securing the defendant. The latter, who had a publican's son in the gig with him. immediately began to horsewhip the officers, and called out, " Drive over the they know I've got money, and want to rob me of it." He knocked the staves out of their hands, ,and a number of coachmen and cads came out of the public house and exclaimed, " Roll on to h—, master, over them all;' and, putting their shoul• der: to the wheels, turned the horse round, and rescued the defendant out of the officers' hands.  These facts were proved in evidence. Mr. ALLEY addressed the Court for the defendant, and called a number of witnesses.  Mr. ADOLPHUS replied—These witnesses had very little altered the complexion of the case. It was evident that the men in the gig thought the lile of the poor woman not worthy of their regard. They had been on an excursioo to Stratford, and as, according to the old saying, A cup in the pate Is better than a mile in the gait,  they cared for nothing but how to get over the road. The Jury, contrary to general expectation, returned a verdict of not Guilty. In the case of the King against Mr. and Mrs. Grindell, for an assault on their landlord, who wished to get them out of his house, Mr. SMITH moved th 4t the recognizance: of the defendants bail might be enlarged 'till next Sessions, on the ground that they were not now prepared to go to trial, the prosecutor having led them to believe that be was willirg to compromise the matter up to the last moment, and having appointed a meeting yesterday for that purpose, which the defendant attended, but the prosecutor did not, and on that account they were taken by surprise. The CHAIRMAN could not grant the application on these grounds. Mr. SMITH then said that the defendants would come in on the adjournment day. Two young men, named Street and Britermagent, were indicted for an assault upon Thomas Speedy. It appeared that the prosecutor was landlord of the Boot public-house, Cromer-street, St. Pancras. On the 10th of August he was going to St. Alban's, accompanied by a friend named Jamieson. They stopped on their way, at about ten o'clock at night on Finchley Common, and went into the Torrington Arms public. house for refreshment. On entering the tap-room, there was a general cry of " Body snatchers...informers:9— The lights were instantly put out, and the prosecutfq and his friend turned out of the house, after being severely beaten. A watchman, named Tinny, desired the persons who were engaged in the assault upon the prosecutor to drag him to a horse-pond, a short distance off, and duck him. The/ wete proceeding to adopt the watchman's suggestion, when the prosecutor as a rase asked one of the party to fight. and after two or three rounds said he had enough. He was again 1 beaten, and dragged through a filthy ditch, and left in the road quite insensible. The prisoners sets identified by the prosecutor and his friend, as being two of the most violent of the party engaged in the outrage. The prisoners were found Guilty, and ordered to be brought up for judgment on Saturday. AN