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and th.il she screamed and got away front him. She
said she told the circumstance to Fier mistress, and
to another woman whom she named.
William Watt., a tailor, deposed, that he saw
the Plaintiff with a young girl shout the time mein.
honed by the 14%t whites', and that his attention
was directed to the field, having heard a scream.
Honors Kinnealy said, that Mary Perry told her
the circumstance.
Mary Fitzgerald, a girl of 14 years of age, who
was at the school, said. she heard it reported in the
school shout a year ago, among the girls. that the
Plaintiff took improper liberties with wane of the
female children. She said, that shout a year and
half ago, the Plaintiff threw herself down in the
kitchen of his house, when nobody was present, and
attempted improper freedom. with her, and that she
succeeded in getting tinder a table from Imo.
Eleanor Ilteiman, aged about 16, said she was
at the school, and did not hear the girls speak or
the Plaintiff taking improper liberties with them,
but that klary Murphy told sinless that he did so
with her.
Ellen Kilty, was atone school, and did not hear
the girls complain of Plaintiff ; hut she said, that
one evening when the mistress was nut, witness was
blowing the fire, and Plaintiff came up, and pulled
back her head and kissed her ; upon which she
gave him a blow of the poker She saw another
girl come out of Plaintiff'• house, alter driving
geese in by Plaintiff's direr • crying.
C. Kitty corroborated Eleanor thentiatt's testi-
s-ionic as to what Mary Murphy had told them.
These witnesses were severally cross-examined,
with a view of shelving their strquaintinice with a
fetuale of the mime of Hurley (.c ho was not, by
the Itye, lumbered at eithor oath.), and upon other
paints also, with a View of utvaltdatitio their direct
Several aged witnesses were then examined, alto
proved !hit 13 months ego they heard it reported
that the Plaintiff took improper liberties with ha
female scholars; and after the examination of a
moo who aos present at the scuffle about the oars,
to prove the provoking hateguage used by the Plain-
tiff towards the Defendant, the Defendant's case
was closed.
On the part of the Plaintiff, Mary Murphy was
called, and she denied most positively that Plaiutiff
had ever taken any improper freedoms with her, or
dist she told any one so. Here Eleanor Brennan
and Ellen Kitty, and another girl, named Margaret
White, were brought on the table to confront this
girl, and they swore positively that she told theta
what the two first had already sworn. Tbis she as
positively denied.
The case on both 'ides having HOW (111,ell--
Mr. O'CONNI.I.I., on the part of the Defendant,
and Mr. Hitclitock, on the part of the Plaintiff,
severally spike to the evidence, after which the
Learned Judge charged the Jury at considerable
letigth, who retired for near half an hour, and at
eleven o'clock returond a verdict fur the Plaintitf-
-1601. damages and 6J. cost..

LAACASTIIII SPRING ASSIZE'.

Before Baron WOOD.

ANDREW PHILLIPS V. HEAD and ANOTHER.
Mr. LITTLED4LE opened the pleadings, by
stating that this was Mn lietloll of trover against the
Defendants, for converting to their own use the
goods of the Plaintiff; to which the Defendants
had pleaded the general issue.
Mr. Scsat.Err then acted the Plaintiff's case,
at some length, which was • tissue of invectives
against the Defendant, ale. Head ; but he said the
quest' to be tiled in this cause depended mainly,
if not entirely, upon the point, whether the Plain-
tiff, Andrew Phillips, was or was not a 'roofer
within the meaning of the bankrupt laws, the De-
(endows having possessed themselves of the goods
of Pin' •W under a commission of bankrupt issued
against bins.
John Garsitht said, that he took possession of the
Plaintiff's effects, on the 9th of February, 1816,
by thy direction of the Deleniktits, and diet, the
goods were afterwards brought to Casli.le and sold.
JOllll Christopherson said that he was employed
Defendants, in the begintsittg of 1416, to sell
Plaintiff's property, under the as►ignees : lie sold to
the amout.t of 206/. 1.11. on the Ntli and 9:II of
February, 1816. The sale was under the duration
of Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Wood. 11'ititess received
no money—the clerk at the sale received it. Wit-
tres► received h.—Witness also Wild furniture usaler
the commission, but dues not know the amount, nor
the value of the raids sold under the cot
Dere Mr. Serjeaut Iltrt.t.ock, for the Defend-
ants, addres►ed his Lordship, and said it was tooly a
waste of time examining this man as to the particu-
lars. G, 1 will allow lints to be called again, if tie-
sb Id the Plaildiff ever let ►lust 1..,."
Thomas Sturdy, before proceeding with the exa-
mination of the Plaintiff, was questione-a by Defend-
ant's Counsel—fie said that he was not bound to
pay coy lout of the costs of this act 1111 l , but ac.
knowkilgra that he soul tither Fietiol-, when
Andrew Phillips was iu prison, with a view to
obtain his release, advised with Mr. Stoker, au

attorney at Neseintle, upon Plaintiff's case. from
motives of humanity, anil that they paid Inc bill for
Haling a care and taking the ul su.of Counsel
thereon. Witness was Own examined at great
length, the purlto►t of which was to skew that
Plaintiff was not, to hie knowledge, a trader on his
own account, but merely acting for his SOD, James.
In the course of witn►ss's ertisinexsminati 0000 a great
number of bilk of exchange and check% were pro-
duced, and witness proved the Plaintiff's signature
to each, mail a number of other chicks sigtwit by
the Plaintiff for A. and J. Phillips. The fallow-
lug letters were also irentlnce.l, which witness bee
litre(' to he of the baud-wrens% of Plaintiff:—
lend, 1. M. Head, Newcastle, Aug.% teli.
As I rams°. get to Ca►lisle its tier, I bead thee rsefused
170/.1% brclathua way place drawn. I esptet my M. Thu-
oar, will call tea thec—he will want a few nuts and checks,
shad; will oblige thy Mend. •
AND. ruiLurs.

_
P.S.-1 have got all pretty well sold.
Kraprcted Friend, J. M. Head,
I have but received • scribe of a pen since I saw thee--
from all appeareace thou wilt fall short cuusielavali4—l
thumb! if thaw meld seal It ur I,Boof. that I could secure it
spin my estate, it might relieve thee a little. lam jest set.
wig out fur bieweitalk. 1 have gut a good deal of bacon
this lurk, which I hope will do souse gonad, but Las thaws