The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

Mr. Scarletten your Lordship sees he paid him up the half-slarterthe time he went away. Mr. Common Sergeant—There appears some misunderstand ing in this case. Perhaps we shall clear it up another day.— Plaintiff oonsuited. WOLF V. LEVY. Mr. Scarlett stated the ease to the Jury. The parties belonged to the Jewish persuasion, and were of the same trade ; and ac cording to the old proverb, .. two of a trade cannot agree."— There was another cause of quarrel—their Irving in the same n eighbourhood, as dealers in old clothes, in which there was a nn e s potition which of them should sell cheapest. They lived is lieuming's-row, St. Mary's-lane. Jonas Smithy, an Israelite. saw the row. Mr. Levy came to WAl's door and struck him • blow on the ear, first with his right hand fist and then with the left; Mr. Wolf gave no pro vocation. When witness was in the shop next door, he heard high words, but could not repeat them. James Burgess, plumber and gluier, Green street, Soho, saw Mr. Cell hit Wolf two or three times, with all the violeuze he could ; Wulf rondo no residence at all ; witness is one of Mr. Wolf's customers- there are several other Levys live in the same neighbourhoo d. Mr. Gamey, , or defendant, said he never would consent dud the parties being of the same religion, the same trade, or living in the same neighbourhood, should be an excuse for an assault. It was not, es the levy must have beard, the first time the wolf cemplained of the lamb without cause (a laugh.) Now, the caus. of quarrel was the very provoking language Mr. Wolf made use of—" D—n you, teefl you can sell cheaper tan I ; and you know you robbed your creditors of 7001. and dot prove." Mary Arndt lived next door; beard Mr. Wolf mill Mr. Levy s house-breaking sou of a Is---k ; he had not a thing of his own in the house, for be bed robbed his creditors of TOOL, and his brother was transported for felony ; upon which the plaintiff came and put his finger in his face, and the other pushed hint off the pavement. Mr. Wolf ran out, as she supposed, to get witnesses, saying, " Now I'll de fur you—l'll soon bring you to your bed on a boodle nfstnw !" Cross •examioed by Mr. Scarlett—What are you Mrs. Arnett, Mr. Arnott's wife.—What is he A ladies shoemaker. The first thing was Wulf putting his finger in Levy's face, end Levy pushing Wolf off the pavement. It flurried witness so that she could hardly tell what further passed. Beard Wolf say something about Cheating people out of 8001. worth of pickles, and that the glass bottles would stick in his throat— never said to her knowledge, that Wolf was en ill-used man— witness never visited Wolf—does Innt know about his being a pleasant or unpleasant man—bas talked with hint at his own door. Mr. Soarlett addressed the Jury in reply. He trusted the plaintiff was at least entitled to nominal damages. The Lord Chief Justice observed, if the Jury found for the plaintiff the damages would be very small. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages one shilling, and one shil ling costs. SEW:MON.—PALMER V. LEGGETT. This action was brought by the plaintiff, as natural guardian of his niece, agiinst the defendant, who bad seduced her, and thus deprived the plaintiff of her services. Mr. Gurney stated the case. The plaintiff kept a straw hat manufactory, and his niece lived with him as servant.—The de fendant was a gentleman of fortune, who lodged in the plaintiff's house. In that situation the defendant had freqaent opportuni ties of conversing with the young woman, who attended on him, end he succeeded in his plan of seduction. On the 2titli of last April be presented her with a piece of bride cake. The circum stance reached the ears of her aunt, and some examination ensued. The niece made a conleasion of all that had happened, and declared at the same time that she was pregnstpt. The de fendant left the lodgings, and the plaintiff, who supported his niece during her accouchetnent, brought the present action to recover costs and charges, as well as compensation fur the loss of her services. Ann Allen was examined.—ller appearance was that of a spriahtly girl of nineteen. She confirmed the statement of the learned coetisel. On her cross-examination by Mr. Scarlett, she said she did not tell her stint the defendant intended to leave his lodging... The charge of 51. Ills. for the midwife and doctor was proved, hut it did not appear that the plaintiff bad been at any expence for another servant during the confinement of his niece. Mr. Scarlett addressed the Jury for the defendant. lie con tended, that they ought to look at the testimony of the young woman, Allen, with considerable doubt and suspicion. The ap parent levity of her manners would no doubt reduce her claim to demaser* If such a person was to obtain implicit credit for all she alleged, any artful woman might first decoy a wan, and then ruin him by legal proceedings. Nominal damages in such a case would be sufficient. The Lord Chief Justice summed op, and the Jury found a verdit for the ptaiutiff—Damages, 251. FRIDAY, DEC. G. DERNASCONI V. REECE AND ANOTIMR. This was an action for work and labour. The plaintiff, • plasterer, sought to recover from the defendant, Doctor Reece, a person well known to the public, the amount of a bill for re pairing certain premises of which he was considered the pro prietor. 11 appeared that Doctor Reeee bad established a 'Medical Hall in Piccadilly, and Was desirous of forming another in Clarendon square, Somers Town. The defendant had a partner named Want, who bad since become a bankrupt. The plaintiff was employed to do the repairs at the house in Somers Town, and when he sent in his bill, be was tu.d the defendant was not liable. The Jury found a •erdict for the plaintiff for 24/. 7s. LADY BLANSCOSILI D. BRIDGES. This was an action against the defendant fur making an ex. erosive distress. Mr. Conley stated the case. The defendai t was II tailor in itleinheini-street, liond-street. The plaintiff lo dged in hi. house at the rent of 40 guineas a year ; she bad so Sired some rent to he due, and on her return from the cow try the defendant requested payment. She asked what it was? Ile said ten guises' ; and she took ten sovereigns and ten shillings out of Let purse to pay bum, but the defendant refused, from an im ...) proper feeling, to take the tender, and meet a broker to dis 1114ty 1 'Main ; furniture s aid t o b e wor th 401. w as taken for 10 guineas. The Jury found a verdict for the plaitotiff, awl gave her 5!. 1 " MALICIOUS PROSECMON—LETMAN V. WILSON. ..,,,, : ;_tbe plainiitf sought to recover compensation In damages for !malicious prosecution. ! Mr. Gurney described the defendant, Mr. Wilson, to be a builder, who had erected a number of houses in Spa-Gelds.— One of the houses in John-street lie had let to a person named Norris, who under-let it to one Pike. The latter gave no•ice to Norris of his inteution to quit. The i Lace was received, and the goods of Pike were removing. '4l e defendant hearing of the rcutot al, put in a distress for grow d-rent, pull forbade the p orties to rem.. e the goods. A seen. of riot aid tumult ensued, and the defendant committed an a, souk on Cs: wife of . REGIST En Price. An action was brought against him for the assault. — The cause wan set down for trial, but in consequence of the absence of a witness, it was put of Wilson then obtained st list of witnesses to be examined against him, and indicted the whole for a conspiracy to remove goods in order to evade pay ment of rent. The indictment was called on, and no witness appearing, the parties were acquitted. The plaiutiff then brought his action fora malicious prosecution. bo defence was offered, and after proof of the above facts, and that the attorney's bill for defending the parties indicted amounted to 1831. the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages 4001. REYNOLDS WILSON. The plaintiff, who wan the driver of the Vah, which was loading with Price's goods, and one of the men indicted, also brought this action for a compensation in damages. The same evidence was heard, and there being do defence, the jury found a verdict for 15t11. damages. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. TEESDAY, DEC. 3. ELLIOTT C. DROWN. This was an action to recover damages for injury done to the plaintiff 'a horse, by the negligence of the defendant's servant. The plaintiffs are brewers residing iu Pimlico ; the defendant is a cheesemonger living in the neighbourhood of Long-acre. It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses, that the plain. titre horse and cart, were passing, and ( as was alleged) by the servant's negligence, struck against the plaintiff's hortie,kuutked him down, and drove the shaft of the cart into his side, by which he was seriously Injured, and under the care of a veteri• nary surgeon for a considerable time. The loss occasioned by this alone was estimated at sixteen guineas. An offer was made by the plaintiff to settle the matter privately, but the oiler was refused by the defendant. The Jury, after hearing the learned Judge's summing up, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 161. lfni. DAWSON V. ANGERS.--ASSMILT AND PALS! IMPRISONMENT. The plaintiff in thin case in a journeymen carpenter resident in the neighbourhood of Lisson-grove ; the defendant is a green grocer and market gardner, in good business in the same neigh bourhood. It appeared that on the 19th of March last, as the plaintiff was quietly walking along near the Rock-tavern, he was met by Angers, the defendant, who without procuration seized him by the collar, and took him prisoner in that manner, until he came to the police Milne, Marylebone. He there gave him in charge to the officer of the day, to be kept until he (defen dant) went fur the prosecutor. Plaintiff was detained for above two hours, and was at length discharged on giving his word for his re-appearance. The only alleged ground for this gross ill-treatment was, tLat the defendant, - ivhi; is a constable, had on a former occasion called on the plaintiff, in the King's same, to assist in keeping the peace, when he was straggling to take a black man, named scipto. Mr. Justice Park summed up, and the Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40*. and costs. It appeared from a question put to one of the witoeases, that the plaintiff had been, since the transaction, tried for having re fused to assist the constable, and acquitted. Novrt A vcr lON.—On Monday last, a respectable Auctioneer put up for sale, at Garraway's Colfee-house, accord ing to the description in his Particular of Sale, a Life Interes of a gentleman, aged 52 years, arising from .1001. in the four per Cents. Bunk of England ; when a most ludicrous and novel scene took place. Ths auctioneer stated, by way of induce ment to the persons assembled to bid for the property, that the person whose Life Interest he was about to Mier for sale, " was as souisil as a roach," owl a good walker! 1 have, said lie, had him examined ny a regular Surgeon ; and I base also got a letter from a person who has known him since he was 12 yearn old, to prove he bas never bad any serious illness, or a particular complaint ; and also a surgeons certificate that be is sound. He then produced a letter directed to him, to the fol lowing effect I have known Mr. W. this forty years, and I have never known him to have any serious illness, or a particular com plaint. After thisletter had been banded round the room, a surgeon*, certificate was produced, of which the following is a copy : " This is to certify, that I have minutely ear/mined into the state of Mr. E. W.'s health, and find that be has not any (or ganic disease.—Dec: 2, 1852. " Member of the R. C. of Surgeons, London." After Ibis it was remarked to the Auctioneer that the certifi cate did not prove the gentlemen a good goer, and that proof ought to be produced that he was, to which the auctioneer agreed, and sent for the gentlemen, his employer, who soon arrived, when he was requested by 'the auctioneer to walk up and down the room, by way of trial, and proof that he was • good welkir, which was directly complied with, and a walking scene tuck place once up anti down the public sale-room, before all the persons assembled. After 04 the auctioneer was asked if he would warrant him sound, which he agreed to do, or to return the deposit ; the hiddings then commenced, and soon got up to 401. when the auctioneer, in order to obtain a higher price, Mated there was nothing the matter with his employer but a little lame, of no consequence ; that lie was a very hearty eater ; he had dined with him once, ■nd lie had never seen any one eat more, and a, : ain requested his employer, alio was sitting down in the auction-room, to walk up and down once more, which be willingly did, which caused the lot to be knocked down for 6.11. to the no small amusement of the com pany assembled, and who had witnessed . h is novel auction. Thursday evening a +totem gale sprung tip from N.N.E., and continued with unabated fury, accompa nied by vtolt.tit and heavy showers of ruin, throughout the night, until about four o'clock on Friday morning, when the gale abated, and the wind shifted snore to N E.; the rails also abated alsoni lice o'clock. The greatest devastation happened. So tiolent was the storm, that at 12 o'clock the watchmen could scarcely keep their sands on IVestinitister Bridge; several of the covers of time lamps wt re blown away. Many accidents happened in Somers Town. Sortie slight buildings in Lunheth -were blown some yards from their situations, and were found in the morning heaps of ruins. Three slat ks of elsimiteys fell into Loudon -street, Lambeth; and a poor watchman, who was sitting in his box, was blown, box And al., trout the sante nines, some distance. Toe roof of two houses also fell in, aboutone o'clock, in the saute neighbourhood. A turkey-Cock, the properly of John UT, E.q ui Resit:stook, near %V hitchurch, Si op, which u„,s tiL e t ; last sear, has now become perfectly white: this extraur. &nary change took place so gradually, that, in Lilt. moulting the bird was beautifully muttLtf, ti►e feathers being black and whin: alternately. THE NATIO] CORONERS' INQUESTS. On Tuesday last a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of Joseph Manning, supposed to have been murdered in the Croydon Hoed. A respectable J itry suocmhied at the W hausheaf Inn, and the following evider.ce was adduced before Charles Janmett, Itsq. Coroner for Surrey I.—. William Hanwards, of Croydon, stated, that on Sunday last, about seven o'clock in the morning, as he was going to Streatham. and within a short distance of Mr. Sanderson ' s Lodge. he saw die deceased lying in the ditch by the road side. Ile went up to him and found he was dead; he was lying with his face down— wards. He then went and asked Mr. Santlerson's gardener to assist him in removing the body, but he declined, and advised him to go to Streatham for asastanee. He did so, taking with him the deceased's hat, and a basket which was in the ditch, in which was about four inches depth of water; the deceased's head was under the water; be was on his knees, and leaning on his elbows. There was much appearance of struggling on the sine of the ditch. The body was carried to the Whearsheaf. William Irons stated, he lift Mr. Colic's about Kee minutes to la o'clock on Saturday evening. and as he was going towards Streatham, shoat twenty minim s after twelve o'clock, he saw the deceased going toward., Ctoydon : he appeared intoxicated. and shouted out. The night was moonlight, and rituals perceived him Lir some time going along irregularly. Mr. George Bottomley. of Croydon. surgeon, stated, he had examined the body of the deceased, and could not find any material external marks of violence; there was some extrara. sated blood in the head, and the vessels of the brain were very much distended. The okinien of die win - mu was, that de.ca.,ed died firm suffocation. -""• The Coroner here summed up the evidence to the Jury. He • ! stated. that they heard the evidence, and they had no pruof of the man's being murdered. They could consider of the verdict under such circumstances they ought to give. The Jury then retired, and in a quarter of an hour returned with this verdict--•• The deceased fat into a ditch in a stare of intoxication, and was svflocated." Another inquest was held on Tuesday afternoon, at Rethlam Hospital, by Mr. Shelton, Cosner, on the body of Jas. Pawns, one of the lunatic patients. James Smith, one of the keeper,' of the Hospital, sworn : The deceased was taken into the Hospital on the illkh of Ju!) , last, tr. consequence of labouring under extreme melancholy; but he was perfectly harmless. Last Sunday the deceased took tea with witness, and then several ether patients were in the room witness did not notice hint afterwards. About eight o'clock. the custommy hour for the patients to go to bed, witness, missed deceased, and went to search after him; tie found him in the dining ran, lying under the middle window, with a rope round his neck, one end of it being fastened to die window bars. Witness cut the rope. which was very tight, and went for Mr. Wright, the physician. Mr. Edward Wright, physician to the Hospital. stated, that he was sent for to attend the deceased; found him quite cold. eseept his belly. which retains the warmth longest. Witness butted. that the deceased laboured under great depression of spirits and a bad state of health ; latterly he had been improving I both in mind and body. He was perfectly harmless. and used to assist the keepers in making the beds. The deceased attempted to make away with Maisel: three times before be went to the Hospital. A long discussion took place as to the manner in which the deceased became possessed of the rope. Knives hese been sometimes imprudently given to the patients by their friend-. but have been taken from them again as soon as they were seen by the keepers. Mr. Nathaniel Nicholson, the steward, said. that if he had kept all the knives that have been taken front patients, he would have above a peek ai them. The rope with which the deceased committed the act coms— ponded with that in the sacking of the witness t,nyth's bed. itch the deceased sometimes helped to make; hut the wins." never missed it, although he lashed his bed tighter on Surglay last. It appeared dial no blame was attached to any person connected with the Hospital. Verdict—" That the deceased committed the act while in a state of insanity." Oit Wednesday, the Sr7th tilt., the 5111 p Lord 111.51 w. lon, Bell, muster, front Quebec for 1,4111:1011, wit an Falmomh an great distres-. having had her bulwat,,, stamichions, and all her Dfialli washed away, and tier sails tithe' blown away or split iii.o Laura. The vessel aka sprang a leak, and they were compelled to throw a considerable part of the cargo overboard. S ill the leak gained of them, and it was only by the utmost exertions at the pumps that the crew were able to keep her above watt r. For four weeks they continued in tins distressed state, having no other provisions than bread and raw pork. They would have been wholly unable to support the latigue of cm ll i ttt ial pumping, had it not la,en for a gentleman and lady who were passengers, and who blip piled them at intervals with porter and sugar, :re 111 the/ private sea stock, and which the lady regularly distil tinted to the crew, stayina on di.ck nearly thew title of the tame, so cheer and stimily thew regtd,rly wi:11 alas most valuable beverage. Out Tuesday lin y made the Scilly lylits; and feat:ma:hat they would be ultivt it on shore, the buy disisatimed among she er,.av a go-until of &mildews. siylly, that some might esczre, and that the mosey would be mend to the stint mots. Happily thetr appieltensions were net real see; they made Fal mouth our Weilitesul.,y mariting, and this heroic woman, tv nil her husband, have, contrary to their expectations, once more set Mot on English ground, though in a most exhausted and deplorable condition. Witco the scowl came into port, alto haul Mire feet of water in the bold. During the voy,h;,e one of the crew war ktllcd by falling 110111 the yard-arni, and another was severely Is 4bUt..s . r.-01) N1,11.!?y last an ingoisnion was lipid at the twutse of Nlr. Leam:it, Tavern, ota the St. Pativras road, between the church and the Small-pox llotpital, luenure Thomas Stirliue, Esti. one of the CuriillerS tur the comity of Middles( x, awl a most reSpectable jury, on stew of the body of a male isitairt„ reported to he lialfdrinl and pr , Vatel) Fiat, d by the pa tents, the bur:ll beinet tamer... Ad. Atter theft. anon of several watiess.-s, Cite pity brought in a verdict of— Stilhaarirn. A't'Bh.MPl To al: t.vr. Pai3ost.—Alsmit eiebt o'clock Oil Wednesday mottling, itie 17:11 Wtiuut, a desperate AtICIIIpt to tirc,ik out nt urr cry tail , al ua s nia,ig by several men in ensili), at :Ile criminal side 01 that inison. A. guard, cuossiiiii 4 id a corporil and time pri‘alc,, is alwa)a pos..y.: t mght in an apartment inside :ac and had imi yyt :vest relicved, %%hen a iitvit. Ltr of :he prisoners, tikina a• , .iiiitage of the opening of a dour, for the purpose sit feeklolllll4 the prisourls' WA. •111:g, rushed nut and ilioariiitil the 11,1,1•111 iit their file. and utatn ali.e I ii:vu s, - IS es int the defensive tor a t.titabilieT.lllle. tulle, Milli NI r . g the aoler, obtain. d reinfmceinent of sold.eis, ul. my appearance of whom the desp.radue• sulJutitted. AR':