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fir, .. • . ASSIZES. that they corresponded • with.l3eeeh's shoe. Bennitt's for he.had neertr.heatd of . a more cruel or unjusti- .fi om Loyd . Byron, Ta . s . so's lei e . s.aeor ,aseee,, a and —. finger was wounded. . fi able action on the Game Laws. some original compositions, which he modestly co n . • - BERKSHIRE. Cross-exarnined.--A surgeon was sent for to look Mr. Gtiesrey then went to the Jury, and put it to s assed were attempts of his own. Though the pri them in strong . terms, whether the defendant had tuner still declared that nothing could be done to at Bennitt's finger. He is not here. LIMBER D. TOWNSEND. Doncaster.John Earnshaw's mother k ee ps a public .house in kept the dog with intent to kill game? He urged . serve him, unless in the way of the profession t o This action was brought to recover a compensation in damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The He saw the prisoners in the house till that the evidence in the cause completely negatived , which he was so strongly attached, he betrayed, wi t h • past eight on the evening of the robherY.—Guilty. the intention. He animadverted upon the iniquity the exception of his first poetical flight, no symptoms damages were laid at £3,000. The plaintiff is the James Taylor, aged 23, and James Butterworth, of the action, which strongly marked a spirit of op- of me ntal . derangement, but gave his answers to the ; daughter of a farmer at Duckworth, in Berkshire ; aged 3s, were charged with having burglariously pressioli, which he hoped awl believed was not pre- questio i n . s its to l him in a very cool and preper man. the defendant a farmer at Weald, in Oxfordshire.— _ valent amongst the gentry of the county towards n_er. o . t e rea ay o his disttess his attire bore evi- At the Berkshire Summer Assizes, 1819, the plaintiff's entered the dwelling-house of John Walker, at Scam monden, near Huddersfield, on the 16th of March their tenant' y. If they believed that the defendant dent testimony. Ile had neither shirt nor stockings; father recovered from the defendant 1;500 damages for last, with intent to steal his goods and chattels. had not kept the dog for the purpose imputed, he a fustian waistcoat with sleeves, a pair of trowsers, the seduction of his daughter, the plaintiff. James Walker, the prosecutor, stated, that on the was entitled to a verdict. He hoped the law of Eng. with shoes, constituted the whole of his dress. His • The LORD Curer JUSTICE summed up in a very 16th he came home about eight o'clock in the even land Was not yet so oppressive that a man might not appearance, notwithstanding, was cleanly ar,d w h o l e . able and impartial manner. He thought the promise ing. His wife had previously gone to bed, and left breed dogs either for sale or domestic uses, without some. The Magistrate treated him with great Ile- of marriage had been proved, and, if so, the plaintiff the door only latched. He was at home nearly two subjecting himself to penalties. The Game Laws manitY, and directed that he should be taken care o f was entitled to a verdict.—Verdict for the plaintiff, hours, when he heard a whispering on . the cellar were written in sufficiently strong characters, and -in the Compter, till some inquiry might be made re. Damages One Shilling. steps. He called to his wife that somebody was in already executed with a sufficient degree of rigour, specting him, which may lead to his restoration to Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Serjeant Pit Axe and the house. . Three persons immediately rushed from without putting this additional construction upon his friends. The prisoner, on hearing this de m i, Mr.Ceoss Attornies, Messrs. LEACH and names, the cellar towards the outer door. One of them went them, whish would render the situation of afarmer nation, again repeated his theatrical bow to t h e m a . Witney. Counsel for the defendant, Mr. JERVIS and out, and the other two attacked the witness. Ile at- under an oppressive squire, absolutely intoletable. gistrate, and made his exit. Mi. TAUNTON ; Attorney, Mr. CECIL, Oxford. tempted to seize a gun which was upon a chest of Mr. Justice Bunnouon expressed extreme regret EreAottotsitieOternce.--Yesterday,Mr,There„ WIBLEN V. REEVES. drawers in a corner of the room, but they over- that this action had been brought by a Gentleman tee, who keeps a chair aud sofa manufactory i n t h e A n act ion for assault and battery. Verdict for poeered him. In the scuffle the gull was broken; described as a man of fortune and respectability, be- Borough, appeared before Mr. Alderman ,I,j,e saTß, the.plaintDamages Five Millings. one man got the butt-end, and the other the barrel, cause he thought it one of the hardest that ever came the presiding Magistrate, at the Town-Hall, &sil l . ~ The jv DG Ecertified that a battery had been proved, with which both beat the witness very severely. Find- to his knowledge ; but he was bound to tell the Jury, wark, to answer the complaint of c er ta i n persons .a , which subjects the defendant to the payment of the ing afterwards an o pportunity, he rushed out at the that a man who laept a sporting dog, though there whom he had most grossly assaulted, under eery •e plaintiff's costs. door, and made towards the public-house, which was no proof of his having actually used it to destroy aggravated circumstances. The first charge was pre. OXFORD. was about two hundred yards off. He was followed game, was liable to apenalty. The same observe- ferred by a'gentleman named Hale, who stated, teasSWADLINO V. TARPLEY. and overtaken by two of the men, who knocked him tion would not apply to die keeping a gun, because on Tuesday evening last, abeitt six o'clock, he This cause excited a very considerable degree of down, and kept beating him, one witk the barrel and a gun is necessary to the defence of a man's house. passing through the Borough, when he me t the ae. interest. It was an action for defamat brought the other with the stock of the gun. While he was in But there is no occasion for a man keeping a volt- fendant, who was carrying an extremely e r i t i e fai„ .. by the plaintiff against the defendant, a Cl Clergyman, this situation, one said, eGo to the house, and. see ing dog for that purpose. A common house-dog looking Monkey in his arms . As v 'tress a pp roac h e d . - a t Flo Ore, near Daventry, Northamptonshire , , a well what they are doing ; I think we have quieted him would answer the same -object equally well. If he him, he suddenly, and without the slightest provo . - known in the University and City of Oxford having now." :Ilse .other r eplied, "rn do another bit at was wrong in his ruling, the defendant would have cation, threw the animal in his face ; the complainant - formeily been a Tutor of Christ Church College, and him," and punched the witness on the right side with an opportunity of collecting his judgment in the threw up his arms for the purpose of re p t a s i n ., t h e :: Proctor of the University in 1813. The plaintiff had his foot, so as to break two of his ribs, and then went Court of King s Bench, and with that view he would caresses of this unwelcome intruder ; but p os n e r ac a o . lived five years in the service of a Mr. Gunner, a re- away. The man who remained (Butterworth) put reserve the question, in order th 4 the point might be fi m n r d . in fi g a h le im s s t e o l i f it i l i y kel r y ou t s o d co ti ze n t e o ck tl , m a gr nd ou b n y a, u sei .ay ze o d f spectable tradesman in Oxford, where she conducted his finger into the witness's mouth, lifted up his head, finally settled. herself to the entire satisfaction of Mr. and Mrs. G. shewed him a pistol, and asked him if he knew what The Jury expressed great reluctance in finding a shewing that he meant nothing unfriendly, b egan to wertehenyotseveemryedactcoepatffaohrledtmo much The plaintiff went from Mrs. Gunner's to the h e that was ? The witness said he did. Butterworth verdict for the plaintiff, but in deference to his Lord- lick his face, ull his ears and nose, a nd to p l ay ~ 1 ant's, where she remained three years and a half, as then desired him to lie still and make no noise. Wit- ship's opinion, in point of law, they felt themselves o co th m er pl p a r in an an k t s: whichalthough nursery-maid; riming three years of which time the de- ness again got up and ran towards the public-house, bound to tied a verdict for the plaintiff—Penalty £5. fendant and his wife frequently called upon Mr. G. then about fifty yards off. Butterworth pursued him _ amusement to Mr. 1 hornton, who testified his satie faction by loud bursts of laughter. At length co rn . when they-visited Oxford, and spoke in the highest. to the very door, and gave witness a blow as he was GUILDHALL.— A STAGE-STRUCK Heno.—A young terms of the plaintiff, and thanked Mr. Gunner for lifting the latch. The people came out of the house man, about five feet ten inches in stature, who gave plainant succeeded in shaking off the monkey, whidi having recommended so valuable a servant. About and pursued Butterworth, and took him within a his name Camac God frey, was brought up by the fell on the pavement with some violence, and be three months after the plaintiff had quitted the de- short distance. The manner of breaking into the watchmen of Fleet-street, charged with disorderly was about to ask the defendant, in a naturally in- - fendanes service (pursuant to warning given by her house, which was new and unfinished, was by re- conduct. Gillespie, one of the watchmen, stated, dignant tone, the cause of such unaccountable con- , to the defendant's wife), the plaintiff was hired by a moving a heap of slates from the outside of the cellar that about eleven o'clock on the previous evening a duct, when the latter, vexed at the treatment his Mrs. Turner, the wife of William Turner, Esq. as a window. The inside door between the cellar and the comrade told him that there was a man seated in his favourite animal had received, commenced a most cook, and the day was appointed for the plaintiff to sitting-room was shut. watch-box. He went there immediately, and found violent attack on the complainant; he knocked him 0 to Mrs Turner ' s. Upon Mrs. Turner applying to Sarah Walker, wife of the prosecutor, got up as the prisoner seate d at his ease in the box. He, of g • • down, kicked him in the ribs, and otherwise ill- the defendant for the plaintiff's character, the de- soon as she was alarmed by her husband. Two men course, desired him to retire, when he called him a treated him, .and then retreated towards his own fendant wrote the following letter: came towards her from the outer door. She asked " base born beef-eater," and bid him stand off, as he house. Two persons present at The attack, b o re tes . I "seas. TUILNLII, SHITTOWON-CHORWILL, 31411. woootrocir, what they had done with her husband ? Taylor told was quite "at Home!" Finding neither entreaty nor timony to the violent conduct of the defendant, and oxroaosotaa. her to make no noise, or they would kill her imme- remonstrance of any avail, the complainant was coin- the peaceable demeanour of Mr. Hale. " eIATIAX—Mrs. Tarpley being unwell, has requested me to :• mately. She struggled till she got to the door, when pelted, with the assistance of a brother watchman, to The defendant said, that the monkey in question answer your letter of the 234, received this morniog. Susan Swilling lived with us as nurse-maid for more than three years, Taylor pulled out a knife or a pistol, and said, "Be force him out of the box. The prisoner then said having escaped from his house, he went in persuit of • and we have reason to believe was for arise lime attentive to her still, or I'll ilo for you in a minute. " A -nail came he would give him some trouble, for thus forcing his it, and had much difficulty in overtaking the animal. duty ; but now she is neither honest, i,bcr, nor steady, and would out of the house and asked for the keys. She said august person from his throne ; andcrossing the way, Having done so, he was carrying it home, but it , have been turned away if she had not given warning. Under she had none. 'The man then asked Taylor for some- immediately began breaking the windows of Mr. being rather of a mischievous dispesition, it jumped 1 Q the semblance of modesty and good conduct, she is, in fact, a most vicious and profligate woman. It is Impossible for m „,, thing, and he was heard soon afterwards picking the Kempton's shop, N 0.156, Fleet-street , et:claiming at upon the complainant, but he (defendant) denied describe the grass insolence :le is capable of, and has fres. locks. Taylor remained on the inside of the door the same time, ti What, ho, Brabantio, Brabantio!" having wantonly thrown it upon him. The coin- quently shewn to Mrs. Tarpley. We have undoubted proof about half an hour, till the people were coming from In consequence, he secured him, and lodged him in Plainant and his witnesses contradicted the latter of her going to the manservant ' s bed-room most nights , for the public-house. • She had been in the cellar about the Compter. statement. It was also added, that the defendant . months before she left. No servant would or could live with • her, and numbers left us on her account ;as a proof of this, we eight o'clock ;it was then safe on the outside, and The prisoner, when asked by the Magistrate, Mr. had beets guilty of similar conduct on the same even- have two returning to us at Nlichaelmas, whom she drove out. I she locked and latched the inner door. She examined Alderman VENABLES, what account he had to give ing, towards a young Lady named Stevenson, who • am glad of an opportunity of exposing her character, for a more again after ten o'clock, and found the window laid of himself? advanced towards the front of the bar, lives in Walcot-place, Lambeth. It was stated, that vile wretch does not exist. I know her to be a base liar, ,great open by the removal of the slates, and the staple of bowed to the Magistrate, then assuming an attitude, he then had the same monkey with him, which he • thief, an insolent homey, and to have lost her character. The 4 , •.. man-servant's mute is David Scary, and you may have many ".e lock forced on one side. It was moonlight, and commenced his address in the following words:— Hung in the Lady's face, and almost frightend her opportunities of enquiring about them in Oxford. I wish you to she was sure Taylor was the man. "My name is Camac Godfrey, a rural swain—l will into hysterics. She attended the Justice-room ne read is letter to hats ` should you see her again, but I warn you William Bottomley, a constable, was in the public- not, however, upon consideration, trouble your Wednesday, to get a warrant ; hut tinderstandisg upon no account to take her into your service. house, the Royal George. Hearing a cry of murder, Highness with my unhappy and eventful story—'tis that one was already issued against the defendant, " Your humble servant, " Floore, Daventry, Sept. 26,1820. „ ic. M. R. TAR p LE y . . , he went to the door. Walker had then hold of the too long—indeed, so long, that if every word were she expressed her i ntent i on of indicting hi. mat the In consequence of th is letter, Mrs. Turner refused latch, and two persons were running off. Witness a link, and Vulcan would condescend to forge them Sessions.—The worthy Magistrate said, the defend • to take the plaintiff into her service ; and for the in- Pursued and apprehended one (Butterworth). He had into a chain, the Master of the Gods might hold one ant's conduct was most brutal and unmanly, and to jury the plaintiff had sustained by the defendant's not lost sight of him. The man presented a pistol,* end in his hand, whilst Pluto lashed the rebellious a person of weak nerves might be productive of sud- having wiitten this letter, the present action was but the witness seized it at the muzzle, and knocked ghosts in Tartarus with the other." — This proem, and den death. For his own part, he had no hesitation brought. Some of the most respectable witnesses .cite man down; he kept repeating his blows till the the theatrical tone and attitude in which it was de- in declaring, that if he had been the object et either appeared on the part of the plaintiff, and spoke in Pistol was given up. The witness took him to the livered, alarmed the worthy Alderman for the length of the outrages now disclosed, he would have de- the highest terms of her character. public-house and searched him. He found upon of the speech which was to follow it; and not having stroyed the monkey by any means that laid in his Mr. Citoss addressed the Jury on the part of the him pistol-balls, powder, a pocket knife, and a pair either leisure or inclination to listen at that time to power. The defendant's mode of conducting his de- defendant, after which several witnesses were called of gloves ; one a the gloves was on his hand, and a display of the histrionic art, he cut short the pa- fence, was well worthy of being compared with the to prove the charges contained in his letter were true. very bloody ; the pistol was loaded with ball : the sonees oration by desiring him to come at once to rest of his conduct, and under all the circumstances, Mr. JERVIS made a most eloquent reply ; and the butt-end and barrel of a gun were brought t' the the matter of fact of breaking the windows. The he should require very good bail for his appearance Jury, after hearing the Judge's charge, and consider- witness by John Hamer; upon the butt-end he ob- prisoner, having nothing to say upon that subject, at-the Sessions.—The defendant found the necessary fug their verdict about ten minutes, returned a ver- served a quantity of hair and blood; the stock was placed his hand upon his bosom, bowed as he would sureties, and was discharged. diet for the plaintiff—Damages £5O. shivered to pieces. have done upon an interruption from an audience , MANSION Housw—Wednesday, a person named Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. JERVIS and Mr. John Hamer was at the public-house, and assisted and remained silent. In answer to the various ques t Jeremiah Ga.!field, underwent a eublic examination Bottomley. dons of the Magistrate, the following account of him. on a charge of having for ged the Duty Stamp and TAUNTON ; Attorney, Mr. CECIL,. Oxford. For the , -.‘ defendant, Mr. CROSS and MreEueN ; Attorney , Mr. The examinatioh of Taylor before the Magistrates self was at length drawn from him :—He was born the Mark of the Goldsmiths' Company, technically BURTON, Daventry. was put in and read : he admitted his participation at Newry, where he had been in business for himself called the Hall Mark, on a quantity of plate, with • YORK. in the robbery.—Guilty. as a merchant, and where a brother whom he dearly intent to defraud the Revenue and the Goldsmiths' , ESSEX.—CHELMSFORD, AUGUST 8. loved still resided. He was unknown to any one in Compar.y.—The Solicitor who attended on behalf of John Bennitt, aged 31, and William Beech, aged -- HAYWARD, ESQ. qui tam V. HORNIER. London but Messrs. Alexander and William Ogilby, the prisoner said, he was now prepared to defend h i s . 22, were charged with ha v i n g robbe d William Work- This was an action up on the statute of Anne,against and Mr. O'Hanley, of Delahay-street, Westminster. client in the man ner which he wided ; but if the man on the 21st of April last. the defendant, to recover a penalty of ES, for keep- He had been in Landon but a short time, and had' case were remanded for a week, he trusted he should . William Workman is chief constable of Strafford ing a dog for the purpose of killing game, not being lodged last on Saffron-hill: from distress, however, be able to adduce such facts as would exonerate his and Tickell, and clerk to the Magistrates. He was duly qualified. he had been compelled to sleep latterly in the brick- client from the charge made against him. The pro- -at Doncaster on Saturday, the 21st of April, where The plaintiff w t as s ated th is be a gentleman of landed fields, and for the last four days had not tasted food. secutors had no objection whatever to the request he received publicly a good deal of money, nearly oe ty pr p r at Haverilly, in county, and the defend- Being asked what had reduced hire to this condi- being acceded to, and the Lotto MAYOR accordingly E7OO. He left Doncaster at nine o'clock, and had ant a considerable landholder in his neighbouth oo , ion . he replied a fancy for the Stage had brought remanded the prisoner for a week. proceeded on horseback about WO yards, when he in the parish of Helion Bumsted. The facts proved him to it, and that he did not even now care for his A warrant was issued against another individual ' saw three men upon the road on foot. He attempted against the defendant were, hat at he kept a setter life, unless it co uld be passed in that profession., in the trade on a similar charge. The duty is Is. 6d. to pass them, but they surrounded him ; one of them bitch and two puppy pointers in his house . About He was asked whether caught at the reins of his horse, which reared and two years since he had sued the setter for the pur- Stage, to h wle lc he replied, yes, for three nights. He turned rolled ; another, he believed Beech, with aMARRIED. pose of killing game; but from that time to this performed the part of the third Monk in the Play of .: large bludgeon, struck him a heavy blow on the there was no proof that he had ever used the dog, Bertram. The theatrical di rect i ons August 4, Captain James Giffonl Cowell, of the Royals, te for -the character Miss Ormsby, daughter of the late Henry Michael Ormsby, Et+ . back; and the third pulled him off his horse. ,They except for the purpose of taking it out now and then were, that he should enter breathless. In order to August 2, at Edinburgh, Captain Spear, R.N. to Mr.. Grate, e beat him very much while on the ground. He cried for a little air and exercise. In other respects it was qualify himself, therefore, for the proper performance eldest daughter of the late Rev. Patrick Grant, of eroludne out " Murder !" and one of them put a hand kerchief dog. only used as a house The question was, whe- of the character, h May tl9, at St. Andrew's, Lower Canada , Dr. Hugh Cald- e ran till he was out of breath, and Strathspey into his mouth to stifle his crie s . Witness bit that her the defendant was r lal3 we le to a penalty for keeping in t hat state made his entire upon the Stage. The 11, of the 91st Regiment, to Margaret, eldest daughter all person's finger, he believed , seve rel y ; for after the a dog for the purpose of killing game. Mana g er cried " Don't speak so fast, don't speak ao Newbigging, Eq. Kilmarnock. handkerchief was taken out of his mouth, the man Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, submitted that fast." On this rebuff, his spirits sank, and he was Wednesday. at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Sr grasped his throat, and left marks of blood on his Francis Sykes, Bart. of Basildon Park, Bucks, to Hewlett', this was clearly not a case within the statute. To unable to proceed with any p ros pect of success. He neckcloth. One of the men took his money out of bring the defendant within the penalties, ' it must be was also disgusted with the scantiness of the P eldest daughter of Henry Villebois, Esq. of Gloucester-OM le tom- Portman -square. his right hand pocket, and then they left him. In clearly strewn that he kept the dog with the intent pany and the meanness of their appointments, parti- PRICES or FOREIGN STOCK to LONDON, Accent the struggle witness and one of the men had lost to kill game. He referred to a case in the 15th cularly ' in that part where Bertram says "Draw your French 5 per Cent. Ann. with div. from March 22,137 L .50c. their bats. The man turned back, and finding wit- East • I a reports , where it was held by Lord Ellen- swords, ye valiant Knights," and all the valiant Ditto Exchange, 25f. 40c. to 50. ness getting up, he knocked him down again. He borough, under nearly similar circumstances, epees,brit a Knights there were, were only four low fellows in Prussian 5 per Cent. with div. from Ist of April, 81. had previously torn the coat sleeve of one of the men, young dog kept in the house, though of a sporting morning cloaks. This determined him to try tl Russian 6 per Cents. with div. from lac July 82. be believed Beech. When they left him, they ran breed, was not sufficient subject , le Exchai:e 1" to the party to the London Stage, where merit, if he had any, might Russ i an '' 7. • across a field, leaving a handkerchief and two blot- Metallic 5 per Cent. with div. from March I, 78. • penalties of the statute. meet with due promotion. He ha d a pp lied - the E • at Exchange, 3.1. • geons behind them. There was something remark- Mr. Justice BURIIOUGH thought it was a question Theatres, but without success. The character which Neapolitan 5 per Ccnt. with div. from tat July, eat. • .. able in the voice of one of the men, and on hearing for the Jury, and said he was not aware that it had he proposed to come out in, was that of the Cen- Spanish 5 per Cent , with div. from April :10, 56. Benoit[ speak in the Town-Hall of Doncaster he re- been ever vet distinctly decided that a person who tinel, in Pizarro. The manner in which dr• Exchange, 4. 3. • • cognized it as the voice of the man who stuffed theat chat Austrian Metallic 5 per Cent. div. from June 1,74. kept a sporting dog, though he did not actually use ratter was at present performed, being, in his • d handkerchief into his mouth. ju g- Exchange, it for that purpose, was exempt from the penalty.— went , entirely contrary to military regulation, p arts- American 6 per Cents. with div. from Ist July, 99, to 101 Cross-examined. —He was not alarmed, he had Tile case referred to was distinguishable from this, cularly in the manner in which tile challen ge is Ditto 5 per Cents. ditto, loot been too long in the Cavalry (Yeomanry) for that. because there the dog was so young that it would given to Rolla.—From this mode of •• • it Ditto 3 per Cents. ditto, 70. George Arrandale apprehended both the prisonerscriticism, Bank Shares, ditto, £24. have been useless for the purpose of ki lling game; was suspected he had been in the------=-% at Bennites house, in Hull. Beech wore above- army; and, on in- ----- but here the dog was obviously a sporting dog, and quiry, it turned out that he had been private in - - ---- --7— "Ute•ITI. HIGH-WAThatat LONDON BRIDGFC 70- ..Ift green coat, torn on one of the cuffs. a two years since had been so used by the defendant. 48th Regiment a b out 2 5 Naming - - o minutes after 1E J. Atkinson, jailor at Doncaster, produced Beech ' s ) days, but his friends had Afternoon . ---. 0 He could have sincerely wished, however, that the bought him out. On examining 1 • bundle, - "2.---,-----'—..--- '• coat. He saw the footsteps in the field, and found in it was law would have enabled him to nons • • ' tut the plaintiff, found to consist of numerous ettN DON i'iirded -rci , :ehli-heil by I.xvzi. 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