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London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

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HOME cutcurr.—HEIMPORD, MARCII 2.
Cunt. Atom
517011.1 Cali: JCSIICI WILDS AND • COIOIOII ivAT.
ILIAD, AN INFANT, V. BADOICA.
This action was brought to recover damages from the de-
fendant, by reason of hie haying shot and wounded the
plaintiff.
It appeared that in the beginning of the last shooting
season the defendant, and a person named Green, were out
on a shooting expedition in the neighbourhood of Finch's),
and the former fired at a blackbird that was in a hedge
and killed it, and some of the shots wounded the
laintiff, a lad thirteen years old, who was at work
in the field on the other side of the hedge. Upon
aseertaiaing what had occurred, the defendant expressed
has regret, and promised to do what was necessary, and the
boy went home when it was found that a number of shots
I had entered his neck, shoulder, and other parts of his
body. A good deal of laughter was created by the state-
ment of one of the witnesses of the result of the day's
shooting of the two London gentlemen, which it appeared
consisted of the blackbird before mentioned. a sparrow, and
a partridge.
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, damages, 201.
The civil business was got through by twelve o'clock, and
his lordship then proceeded to try prisoners.

OXFORD cmcurt—ABINGDON, MARGE' 2.
Bunn Me Amon FLAT?.
UNAVIIMUSID
Williams Woods, 23, sod Mew limulsy, 29, were in-
dicted for night poaching at ILemankesa. and with having
assaulted Thomas Penn and Themes Neville.
It appeared in evidence that W. P. Freeman, Esq., of Re-
embus House, had let the *la of shooting in certain
woods and over pertain land In that parish to a Mr.
Jackson, and that Peen and Neville were employed
by the latter gentlamsn se gamekeepers. Soon aibr
three o'clock, on the morning of the 3rd of November,
the keepers heard the report of a gen in Remenliam.park.
wood, and es they went la that direction they saw the two
prisonen come out of the wood. Neville inquired what
they had been about, and took hold of Beasley, but finding
he tad no game, be let him go, and then seized Woods,
who had got a laneasant in his pocket. Immediately on his
collaring him,Woods drew a knife from his pocket, and
pointed it at him, upon seeing which Penn struck him
woes the arm with a large and heavy stick. Bewley
now seized the gas by the barrel, and anted • ,blow with
the butt and at Pena, but Neville ran in at the moment, and
putting up a stick warded it at A sciMe took place, which
resulted in Neville bele' stench to the ground end rendered
insensible for several minutes, the injuries altogether being
rather severe.
The leaned counsel for the prisoners noes-examined the
witnesses, and it wee shown that there was a public path
through the wood, and that the primmer, were standing la it
when Pena went up and aught Bunny by the collar, and
that they had no deputation from the lord of eke manor.
Mr. Baron Platt said, as the witnesses had no deputation
from the lord of the manor to exercise the rights of game.
keepers, they acted illegally in making an attack on the two
prisoners, and the case was not one coming within the
meaning of the act of parliament. The blows gives by the
prisoners were only those that would naturally arise in self.
defence when a person was attacked on a public road.
The Jeri concurred in his lordship's view, and the two
prisoners were sequitted.
OXFORD, MAIICR 2.
Mr. Justice Pittman and Mr. Baron Platt arrived in this
city at fowl o'clock this afternoon (having finished tier
bedsides% Abingdon soon after non), and opened the MM.
minion lathe County Hall.
There en 44 prison'', for trial, hut the cases are gene-
rally of a tridiag description. The civil business blight.
NORTHERN

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