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it. I saw her child and it owned very well; quit* well. a lively as if well fed. This was when they came out of the solitary cell. The weather was rather cold. Tile military cells at Ilchester are not damp without rain. Whether there had been some mow that day (the Thonday) or not. I do. not recollect. I have had children myself. but I never suckled a c'tild four days on bread and water. Mary Cuer was not kept on bread and water; she had bread and bacon Thursday evening ; I sa w it caned to her. Elisabeth Smith, who quarrelled with Cum., bed a Add, and suckled it. She was let out of the satiety confinable& at Adam= dine that Cuer was. Smith was not ill what she mai wet of the solitary cell, nor was her child. iery_Thaelel eddy i am the wife of an innkeeper at Ilchester. I saw Mg Com some time time a ft er the was ducharged from 11thester pol, and conversed with her. Mr. isqprnt Pell objected to hearing that conversation. Mary Cut bed not been examined as to any conversation held with Mrs. Thomas. Witnes...-1 have knows Mr. Bridle 11 years. My house is not more than 300 yards from the gaol. I always heard Mr. B. spoken of Nan uncommonly kind and humane man. Julia Trapani said, I am the master of the new House of Correction a legeed. 1 was once a principal turnkey is Ilehoner pal, awl was promoted from thence to my present situ ation. I Maw the solitary cells at lit:honer. When the wind is one panatella way, rain may beat against the doors, and make them a litde dew ; they are not damp otherwise. I was princi. pal turnkey at !Mosta while Mary Cuar was confined there. It was my they generally. as principal turnkey, to attend those prisoners who wer e . put into solitary confinement 1 recollect Mary Cuer as a praline,. but 1 have no 'remembrance of her having been in so confinement. When prisoners are put into the solitary cells, they carry with them their cups, water basins, or saucepans ; if they omit to do so, the ankles are car ried a ft er them. The county allows only bread and water in the solitary cells; but if the prisoners have any other food, they are allowed to carry it in with them. I was more than two years in Ilchester gaol. I left it in November, 1819. Wilms prism= have been sick. I have known Mr. Bridle send sham I have had abundant opportunities of knowing Mr. it and always considered him as an extremely humane mart I believe that he has done many things for prisoners which he was not at all bound to do, and which be did entirely out of kind feeling towards them. Jane Lang said, I am wife to a serjeant in the Sotnersetshire militia. I was under sentence of transportation in Ilchester gaol iii the year 1818. I remember Mary Cuer and Elizabeth Smith there, and I remember their quarrelling; Cum beat Smith. Mr. Bridle was called in. 1 saw Mary Cuer go away to the solitary cell ; she carried with her bread and bacon, which she took out of our pantry, and a basin which belonged to her. I law her again alter her liberation from the solitary cell, and I saw her suckle her child that same day, I as,. a year and eleven months in I khester gaol, and I always thought Mr. Bridle a gentleman and a good governor. John Poole said, I was a constable in the convict ward of Ilchestergaol in the year ilia). I knew Thomas Gardner there, and remember his being locked up in the solitary cell. While he was confined, he d—d the magistrates and Mr. Bridle too. I advised him to humble to Mr. Bridle. He said he would see Mr. Bridle in hell first. and the magistrates also. What was the general character of Gardner ? Mr. Gaselee objected to the question. Witness.-1 can tell it the gentlemen without his asking any question at all. Mr. Sergeant Pell insisted that Poole's opinion could not be evidence. Witness continued.—Gardner was a great reprobate, always cursing and swearing until the blister was put upon his head, and then he was quieter a good deal. He gave very bad language to the officers of the gaol, both before their feces and ballad their backs. Croes.examined„—l was in Ilchester gaol myself on a charge of misdemeanour. It was for dealing in smuggled cider. The blister put upon Gardner's head was about the sise of the palm of my hand. Carter and I put it on between us. We shaved his head a bit first to make room. We put him os a strait waistcoat too. In about two days after the blister was on, Gardner gut pretty quiet ; before that he was sulky. The strait waistcoat was taken off when Gardner went to bed at night, and put on again in the morning; it was also taken off for him to get his meals. I had been in before I was at Ilcnester in 18110. I was in about twelve months before. That first confinement took place in 1818. I can swear that Gardner was not confined fY days; the longest was eight I attended him night and morning during the whole time. - I never saw a strait waistcoat in lkhester gaol, excepting that which was put upon Gardner. I remember the blister being found in the urinal after Gardner pulled it otE He had a cap on over the Miner. He used to say, very often, that he wished the hanging of me, or skinning of me alive, he did not case which. It was Carter that ordered me to help shave Gard ner's head ; who ordered him to do it, I don't know. I took him down to Mr. Bridle four or fire times during his confinement; Mr. Bridle never threatened to put him on a second blister. On those occasions (the meetings) Gardner was always sulky or inso lent. Mr. Bridle, in fact, was too good to the prisoners—too indulgent altogether. Charles Marshall said, I was two years and a half an officer in Ilthester gaol; I had the superintendence oink men at work; I remember Gardner, and have heard him curse the magistrates heavily ; he has often threatened to do for me; he threatened to au this with a hammer; he said he would ski for die magistrate:, and Bridle and me too; he was idle, and. at times, would not work; I saw him take up . a mallet once, and threaten to knock out another prisoner's brains. Mr. Bridle was always very kind to the people under his care. Cross-examined.—l never heard of Gardner's having a blister on, and don't believe the thing ever happened. 1 am nut now in llchester gaol, I left it three months ago. Robert Gibbs.—Was a prisoner in Et-heater gaol in the year 182 u , under sentence of transportatien; remembered Gardner's being in the prison; I remembered a man named Beacham also iii die prison. Gardner ran a knife into Beacham's knee in the presence of witnesa; the knife went almost an inch into the knee, and the blood flowed rapidly when it was taken out. Gardner's conduct was generally bad—Le was a very violent, dissolute &How. gave Gardner no provocal ion when he siabl...d him; they had no quarrel whatever. Vincent Stuckey. Esq. Sheriff of Somerset, said--I remember Gardner in Ilchester gaol. I remember in September last seeing him very violent in his conduct. I was visiting magistrate at Ilchester from July to October. While I visited, Mr. Bridle put Gardner in solitary confinement. On finding by the Oixurrcnce Book that Gardner was in prison- Mr. Sergeant Pell felt himself compelled to interfere, and Mr. Justice Richardson decided that the mater was not evi dence. Mr. John Valentine, surgeon, at Sometton, was partner with Mr. Brier in the year I tit°. and frequently attended the gaol for him. Heniemberul seeing Gardner at Ilchester in the year 1920; saw him professionally. Gardner was in a solitary cell; he com plained tit sickness. Witness telt his pulse, and examined his tongue, but thought he was in perfect health. Witness knows Mr. Bridle well, and always considered him to be an extremely humane kind hearted man. Sir John Acnuni said, I have been 40 years a magistrate, and 16 years chairman of the sessions. Nearly die whole of those 16 years I have been active in the superintendance of the gaols. Mr. Bridle was appointed gaoler at llchester inJuly,liititt, and I have had constant opportunitim ever since of noticing his conduct. Tli ougli the whole course of these opportunities, I have thought Brittle a kind hearted, humane, benevolent man, extremely care ful of all under his charge. Ile exercised all Christian 'Alaimo tuwarkla his pawner., and stem. must be;aring and tinbeiuing THE NATIONAL REGISTER towards then—the farthest in the weld in his mew end kat- Mds teem memeideigg toy dig triediedm peineires. I leek may opportunity el legal% arm the rinses thenedeas sei to the freemen' tie, forked it Mei- tar gesi. leered!, bay visits went isle the diligent ward% read isseing e n , on . plaints against the Ames of the gaol, saying if them wee on, ends templaints I wadi her them in private. From de mote. meats I have uniformly emitived ken the rimers. I think Mr. Bride entitled to the dander I hem gime him. I think him an ease man, and almost oseemises diem Crags egandowl....la July, Iota; I faunally retired from the situation add asseikesan of the 11111.1161, but I have kept up my kameihnige et Mr. Bridle eves slam. Even aLer the year iota I save way thing than=the gaol. for I had con stant centegendanse web the Them Posie. Nog. sail, I en a maggiteittc at the essaty of lammest. la that soperdy I bawl leritil visited des mei at Ileaseter. 1 heige visited rielbilia 7 8 y I lige hed seediest oppermaillem is that dotal the dencter at M. Ilddieedgies rag down Is the dim of his de nied. From all 1 bee sae sem or heed. I Were Mr. Bridle to be a most henna rem. If I had new to name a governor for a gad. Mr. Bridle abseil he. the man. and I believe I should do the country semime as y sy mppeintimglime Sir John Cox H . Mid. I rive been a magistrate 16 or years. I have fragment seretunitses of knowing Mr. Bridle's character, sad have ewer masideged him a most hu mane as well as intelligent ease. Mr. Coles, clerk of pane for the county, had . die highest opinion of Mr. Bride's gassed character. Mr. Edmund Breenip bsd been tandem sheriffof the county six or seven time -less Mr. Ilvidie's aprimment at Ilehester: Ile always consideed and umisestood him to be a VIM of the most benevolent eharaseet. Vincent Stodgy, Saw abaft' of the county, always *aught Mr. Bridle kind and busteme to those under his charge. Chas. Allen, Req had kneed Mr. Bridle en years ; knew him when be was serving in the Flllicibler. Always believed him to be a kind, humane, and wady mete. --.. Newman, Esq. a ategistemes IS years, bore witness to the excellence of Bridle's characece. Francis B. Morgan, Esq. five years a magistrate, corroborated the testimony of the former witnesses to character. Had known Mr. Bridle a great many years. Mr. WM. Melliar. uar sheriff, spoke to the same effect. Mr. Lang, coroner for the county, had known Mr. Bridle ever since his appointment at leheater, and entertained the highest opinion of his character. Mr. H. P. Gaines. Mr. J. Bourne. Mr. E. Chippeter, Mr. U. Messiter, and Mr. W. Smith. bore witness, generally, to the defendant's character for humanity and benevolent feeling. Wm. Erasmus Handy has now suaeseded Mr. Bridle at Haus er gaol, and was Mese depot' keeper of Newgate. Witness has - knave the duke loot 17 yews, and always considered hint a man of the greatest humanity and worth. Mr. J. Gann eepreated the menteernien. John Quantal. Ego. a magisimate e(*s seanty. had been a visiting magistrate at lishoster rd. Mimes had had constant opportunities of bowing Mr. lISW. destaceer, and always thought him a most humor diem This was the use el doe gut sf Mr. Sergeant Pen adieseed the in reply, and the Judge summed up. The.l ury, after deliberridng a ter mimes, found the defendant GUILTY UpOrb ers =flut to James Gardner only ; and strongly hem to way in ths Court above, on account et his Mlle eiledigat dreter. • Mr- -hotb B alibminit id deg the mememandaden should certainly be amid to the rage quarter. - Tie teal heed them nine o'clock in the ineeseg red near eight in die maim& KEN?. UNDERHILL e. SHORE, ESQ. The trial of this cause excited cousiderahle interest. The plaintiff was a schoolmaster at Hasusgate, and the defendant, Mr. Shore, son of the late Lord Teignatoutli, was a genUeman of fortune, residing in Guildford-street, Fouudling-hospital.--- In consequence of the death ofCaptain Clough, late master of the ceremonies, of the Ramsgate assembly-room, a vacancy was declared in October last by the subscribers. Being, as it seamed, an elective aloe, two gestlent..a, named Bayley sad Hayes, became candidates, and their reepective friends zealously embarked in their cause. By a resolution of the grave heads of the assembly, it was anaonneed that all ladies sad path:aim inhabitants of Hamsgate, who should become subscribers before six o'clock in the evening of the 6th of October, were to be qualified to vote for the dignified offices On this occasion Mr. Peter Moore, M.P. for Coventry, warmly espoused the cause of Mr. Hayes, in whose behalf also, Lord Tumour, and his Lady, and Mrs. Sweatenharn (both these ladies being sisters of the gentleman) were deeply interested. On the day of elec tion, which took place on the Bth ofOeteber, Mr. Peter Moore was appointed scrutineer for Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Shore, the de fendant, scrutineer for Mr. Bailey. About six o'clock, in the evening of the 6th of October, Mr. Moore produced a list of 75 new voters, whose subscriptions were paid by Lord Tumour, and they were accordingly admitted as voters. Amongst the new made voters so qualified, were the plaintiff, his wife and daughter, ajourneyntan carpenter, a sausage-maker, and other persons not falling within the definition of yeality folks. By a resolution of the old subscribers, a gentleman named Sherwood was voted to the chair, and armed with authority to determine upon all votes which should be tendered. On the day of elec tion the assembly room was attended by all the real quality of Ilaurrate. There were nearly an bemired ladies of the best fashion present, besides a great number of the male ton, fre quenting that watering place. The poll having commenced, the plaintiff, a gentleman, described to be of Lilliputian altitude, tendered his vote in favour of Mr. Hayes. The plaintiff, not being a person in the habit of attending assemblies, nor consi dered likely to become a practical votary of 'Terpsichore. the defendant objected to his sole, maligning for special cause of demurrer, the aforementioned objectious. At length Mr. Asses sor Sherwood determined the schoolmaster's vote to be a good one, and he voted accordingly, apparently to the great discom posure of the defendant's feelings. As soon as his vote was received, Lady Tumour, who took great interest in her bro• ther's success, sent the plaintiff with her carriage to bring Mr. Cricket, en honest, industrious, operative master builder (one of the new mode voters.) The appearance of a lahotning me chink, attired iu a fustian jacket, grizzly beard, and a body swathed in an apron, for the purpose of soling for a Master of the Ceressionies, naturally excited a great sensation amongst so assembly so constituted. Cries of shame! shame! this is too had," resounded from various parts of the room. Mr. Cricket, with great good humour, honestly confessed that he certainly should not have obtruded Mussed had lie nut been brought there by the plaintiff, in Lady Tumour's carriage, and forthwith retired without giving his vote. This transaction was construed by time company into • direct affront ou the part of the plaintiff. Several ladies declared their determination of paining the room, unless sonic gentleman had the spirit to pro tect them from such insults. Upon which the defendint, roused by this appeal to his gallantry, immediately darted at the plain till, seized him by the collar, and insisted upon his immediately quitting the room. The plaintiff, however, not bring disposed to yield to such request, immediately fell upon the flour, and beaten kicking ri4lit and left. Several other gentlemen, how ever, were determined to support the deionlant, and by main forest the plaintiff was dragged along the floor, and at length kicked down stairs. This was the general native of the ease. Witnesses were examined on both sides, each set flatly cos tradictieg the other is their account of the trealmeatexperiesced by the plaiatiff. Mr. Sherwood, the president, Mr. Moore, the member of Parliament, Lady Tumour, Mrs. Sweetenham, her sister, and Mr. John Holmes Gibson, %vete examined for the plaintiff.— The ladies gave a most alarming account of the defendant's treatment of the plaintiff; that he shook hies violently, struck hiss repeatedly, knocked him down, kicked him whilst es the floor ; thought be would have been powdered ; that ►is Cass was braised, and that be bled profneely at one of his eyes i• conselemsee of the savage treatmeat be bad experieseed. The defendant's coursed admitted that there mat•be a verdict for the plaintiff, het they undertook to thew that the came, with a view to damages, had been coloured most preposteroasly. Copt. Cotton, Thames Garrett, Esq. W. Kelsey, *sq. Major Colgreve, and Mr. Beard, the keeper of tits assembly-room. were called, and they deposed, that is emwergassee ef the inso lence xnd misconduct of t h e plaintiff, the defeadant, at She *q uestion of the ladies, thought it his dot, to taw him out of the room, iu which several gaseliers, joists& The int foer-mea tioned gentlemen soleassly and positively swam list the Sofas dant never 'Week or kicked the plaintiff; that the plaudit exhibited no marks of ►idsses is the hoe ; that he had a ap peeress, of bleed upon him, sod that is mare videos* was used towards him than us neoessary to remove him his the room. Mr. Sergeant Teddy replied.. Thhe Lord Chief Baron mowed ap the whole Odes 'sidearm. telling the Jury they must find their verdict for the plalatit but the amount of the damages was peculiarly their proclaim to determine. The jury (four only of whom were special) imassilialely found their verdict for the phial/If—damages ens shillias; ants 40s. Amway 13.—The business on the Crow. Side Welted to day, when senteme of death was maid upon 13 capital sea ries, Done of whom were left for eseeatien. Their cams were not marked by any prominent features of enormity. be ing chielly burglaries, sheep-stealing, and horse-stealing. CIVIL SIDE. GREOSON AND OTHERS C. MORRELL AND OTHERS. This was an issue directed by the Court of Exchequer to try whether there was an immemorial models for saowiag *reps is the parish of Hastkbarst, is this amity, at the retool W. per acre in one part of the parish, and I. another. The ',le cipal plaintiff was Mr. Jesse Gregsoa. formerly a respectable solicitor in London, and the defesdsnts were the lessees of t h e titles of Hawkhnrst, and the Dean sad Chapter of Christaktuch. Oxford. _ ----- The plaintiffs' case was °Deducted by Mr. Cutesy. Mr.fier point Teddy, and Mr. Comye• ' and the defendants' by Mr. Merryat, Mr. Sergeant Lewes, mid Mr. Mirehosee. This case was of great hsportasoe to the parties. Altar a trial of considerable length a verdict was firmed for the OWN tiffs, establishing the modes, and confirming a decision epos the same question between other parties, is the 6th of leases the Ist. ELSAM AND ANOTHER V. MANTLE AND OTHERS. This was an action by the plaintiffs, as architects. to recover the amount of their bill for erecting the new gaol at Dover, in pursuance of a contract with the defendants as Magistrates of the Borough. After the trial bed proceeded a considerable length, it was agreed to refer all matters its differesnee te the arbitration of Mr. Selland. GAY V. WHOLMES AND WIPE. This was an action for defamatory words, imponekiag plaintiff's chastity, and imputing to her an improper Wier course with the male defendant. The words were alleged to have been spoken by the female defeedaot. Special damage was laid in the loss of the plaintiffs's situation as a consequence of the slander uttered by Mrs. Wholmes, which was widely circulated through Lewisham. DeptAwd, Greenwich, and the neighbouring district. The plaintiff had applied to an edger. tieing Adj . -price solicitor, by whom the scams was brought. The Jury, under the direction of the Lord Chief Baroa found their verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Al. co►ta 40s. LORD TORRINGTON V. HENHAM. AVGEST 14 —This was an action of tresspau for cutting down coppice and underwood on a farm, of which the defendant was tenant to the plaintiff, at Merewortb, in this county. It appeared that the defendant had been team* to the plain tiff's uncle of the farm is question, consisting of 109 sores of arable and 111 of wood land, under a lease for Teats. The property was settled upon the plaintiff's uncle for life, without impeachment of waste, under the will of • Mr. Master, with an express provision that he should not accept any forogift, or other money, in the comae of • fine. When the lease was granted to the defendant, the plaintiff's uncle took frees bias a sum of about 7001. being the value of the coppice and under wood then upon the farm. Upon the death of the plaintiff's uncle, his father succeeded to the estate, but haying serviced hut a short time the plaintiff himself became the next tenant in tail, and took possession. Just before the expiration of the len*e, the defendant gave notice to the plhintiff, that be should expect to be paid for the coppice and underwood then growing upon the farm, after the rate a► which he bad originally paid his uncle. The plaintiff refused to pay the vales of the wood, alleging that his uncle had no authority to take the 7001. origi nally paid by the defend**, inasmuch as he was prohibited by the settlement from taking any foregifl or other lam in the na ture of a fine. Upon which the defendant proceeded to ant down about 50 f wood in order to reimburse himself. and he sold it fur that purpose. For this act the plaintiff brought the present action. The injury which the plaintiff Ind sus;fiined was estimated at 6241. The defence set up was, first, that by the custom of the country, when the incoming teoant pays fur the 'applee aad underwood, he is eotitled to the value of it on giving up his farm ; and second, that at all events the amoout of injury al leged to have been sustained by the plaintiff was greatly over rated. Witnesses were called to prove the custom end the value.— The surveyors estimated the value of the wood cut down at about 4001. In reply it was argued, that the custom of the canary could not controul the worths of the settlement ander which the plaintiff derived tide to the property ; and with respect to the questioa of value, the evideoce fur the defendant being only loose and uncertain, ought to over-ride the estimates of the surveyor* examined for the plaintiff. The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found their verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 4004. In the reign ol Edward I. (in 1292) there were but 1441 Irwyers in England. • Chancellor Furtescue a•sures Its they increased in 3 little wore than 100 years to shout 2000 lawyers and atuunies. L.rd Coke, in his institutss. reckoned then at MAW, and what their number u at present we know nut.