The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-06 00:00:00

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$l. JUDGE AND COLONEL BERKELEY.
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• Locaaaa. opened the pleadings. Tice deelenethin stela
this was en aideu to recover compensation in dextrines for as
wan eard,hatiery. committed by the defendants on the person of.
the Seising. at ha house at Northdeid.plaee, on the 14th March
be; the, laving then and there struck him with • whip several
Noy blows on the head, itc. with the bumend and lash, by which
he was muds eat, &c.
la the seeped count there was an averment, that the defendants
forcibly and vioiewdy committed • common assault. The da-
sages were laid at &ON/.
Mr. Preitt.tra-51sy it please you, my Lord. and Gentlemen
of the Jury, as ye* have ward the nature of the charge upon
mitt you ate imrreneUed, it becomes my duty to state at
boob, with web eireerystione as I shall conceive to •be neces-
sary. the facts if this ease. In the outset. I cannot help express-
tag toy deep my" at being obliged to unfold its details--my
deep regmt, that an the performance of my professional duty
ham to detail the pa:treelike, of ai atrocious, a brutal, and nn-
manly startle j arr °Orme, which not merely degrades the
Sena implicated, but the entire clan of society in which they
here been in the habit of moving. Bet to you, gentlemen of
the Jury, I look with some degree of confidence, and trust, by
year verdict, that class will at least be vindicated from any par-
th4ston in sash conduct. I will now give you the state
and °marital of the parties in this case; the plaintiff', Mr.
Judge. is the editor. and, I believe, pan proprietor of the Chelten-
has !mow! ; amen of some literary attainments; highly educates',
and though not so highly Wines some of the defendants, I boldly •
there was never yet a 'tato placed on his character. Of one
at the defendants, Mr. Hammond, 1 know little, but that he is a ,
gestientan of fortune, residing in Oloncestershire. Of another,
lord Smut Lunn, I need scarcely describe what he is; a gen-
theso in high station ;•a Nobleman; connected with a ducal
b ,;11,, being sou of the late, and brother to the present Duke of
It:emend, and I believe possessing largely of the fortune of that
feztll- Of the third defeddant; William Fitthaidinge Berkeley,
but perhaps I should rather call him Colonel Berkeley, though
eierminly not entitled to that honourable addition. from his share in
tois tremaition ; he is well known to you t he is the proprietor of
Berkeley Castle, and at the head of 20,0001. per year. These are
the parties on the record, and I shall now give you the particulars
td this cue. etch. at a man and a gentleman. I must designate as
the most outrageous. the roost nets dons in all its parts, that ewe
mimed. It woad appear that Col. 8.-and I name him meat,
though meat certainly he-is not the most criminal, in the atrocious
uaniacti,m, I feel the canduct of the others to have been by far the
worst, and to have been "such as to-place them below the level elt
halm minutes. ea. B. was offended at something that was
p.ttillshed in the paper of which Mr. Judge was editor; on this be
ail not thitk 'proper to revert to law for redress, but with the other
Clendants he thought proper to go to the house of the plaintiff',
114 commit this nutty e. They went there in the moat disgraceful
manner, actually skulking behind corners of streets, in lanes, and
in enrages, as will be proved in evidence, deliberately sad easily
trepan for the moment whet they could execute **WIN I='•
Per. Lord Surma Lennox went abbot two o'clock W the
acs inquired of the maid. servant for Mr. Judge. The mid—a
he was not at boor, and subsequently Lord Susie* Lanes ra►
lotted to an expedient degrading to his birth and to his station in
tactile. lam bsthdrd on that occasion that he told a lie—he
said he hats letter (or Judge. He arrived again at three o'clock
with a letter in his hand. Ile then went alone, and it will be
Prom? that at moment Colonel Berkeley was hiding at the
cutter of field-plebe with the other defendant. They were
`e-100ett en together. This, if any thing were wanting, will
rure the plan and co-operation between them. On tuned S. hen-
nottamvistrat the house the maid told him. Mr. Judge was in his
per:our. and he was shown in. On the instant Colonel Berkeley and
F. Hammond rushed afmr him. Their entry into the house I
t4lidon'tdye might be tegal; for I admit they said It was on the
11teSit of she paper they Caine about. The maid at that time
rigid Colorel Berkeley say, " I have come for an explanation re-
_your conduct to me; ' and Mr. Judge's reply. " Who
hate I Me honour of addressing'!" " I am Colonel Berkeley."
Uwe which Mr. Judge said, any explanation he required he
Auhl have at the office. •` No, air ; no, sir. Now, now !"
d hese the pliant parry, having closed the door:upon their vie.
commenced their operations. Colonel Berkeley repeatedly
'lithe' him with his whip ire the head, the eyes, and the lace,
61,191 blood at almost every stroke. The maid having heant the
Baof her master, with the blows of the whip, ran to the door.
, to the honour of these courageous gentlemen, one of them
ljikether it was the lord or the gentleman I know not) kept it'
wind. so that no person could get in. They most inhumanly
beet him until they were tired; and as Colonel Berkeley used
whip in the manner I have described, whilst the others closed
iamoll, that alone warrants me in saying they aided and as-
sisted an this outrage. The lady of the house, a hits. Morris,
alto tried to get in, bat without effect ; and then for a short time
WIT! I meal. She overheard one of them way, " d—n
1.11-" en ',L. ball Mx goollgh • let him go now." He was let go.
b --t•.`""l• he came from the parlour into the ball, sutam ing with
load ; wbui, whst followed, think you? After the inhuman
tiestrneu which they bad already given the unfortunate mail, wiil
yon believe, what 1, though I have it in my brief, can scarcely he-
"re t Can you believe, that afar they had released him, when
'4llg set for help, when striving te get to hit boil, Lord Sussex