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London, England, 1822-03-25 00:00:00

THE KING V. WINCH AND ♦NOTHER.

This was an indictment apnea the Defendants,
Wrn. Winch and George Shrubrole Hunt, for as-
saulting Stephen Grestuck, Esq. end fut a riot at
Queenborough, on the 18th of August last.
It appeared in evidence, that at the last Assizes
for this county an action was tried between the
select body, 'Against the freemen •f the borough of
Queeoborough, in order to try the right of_ the lat-
ter to dredge for oysters in certain grounds, the
property of the Corporation. The select body
claimed the exclusive tight in the fishery, and the
freemen insisted that they had a right to fish
therein, in common with the select body. In
the result a verdict war found for the select body.
A motion fur a new trial had beet made on behalf
of the freemen, het the Court of King', Beech
refused the rule. The verdict at the Amen pro.
duced • great anation amongst the townspeople,
Who conceived that the select body of the Corpora-
tion sought their ruin, and intended to deprive
them of the means of honest living. The prose-
cutor, Vr. Grestock; the Mayor of the borough
for the year 18:11, 13.41 been to the Affixes
with Mr. Greet, Mr. Bowie, and Mr. Marshal,
other members of thg Corporation. The trial
took place on the 17th, and on the 18th of
August those gentleman, two in a chaise, re-
turped to Qiieenborough. When they eutered the
toe n, they found • number of the townspeople
aesembled in a tumultuous mount% They hooted
the gentlemen in the carriages, calling them rrkb.
biers, &c: The defendant. Winch, threti his hat at
the chaise in which Mr. Grestock was driving. Af-
ter the party had stopt at Mr. Greet's house, the
prosecutor, Mr. Grestuck, was returning on foot to
his own dwelling, when he was met by the defend-
ants Winch mid Horn. They seised him by the
collar, thrust their fists in his face, and threatened
him in violent language. A crowd of about fifty
or sixty people were then collected. Whilst the
Mayer was standing at his door, some person in the
crowd flung sii eartheuvrae mug at his head. It
grazed his cheek, and struck his maid servant in
the face, mud wounded her severely. The Mayor
then read the Riot Act, and the presence of the
military soon after restored order.
Mr. Serjeaut Lovas and Mr, COMMON SKS-

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nu? ieverklly oddness.] tl Jr, ash bet ejf
their respective client% contending that ja Digo
6w, the principal part of the charge. p.usel,. that
of riot, had not been made out. They stead
submit to a verdict. spinet their cheat. ys, tee
caul t two., the Mayor. and make an humble spolagy.
This offer wss declined on the part of the pre:e.,
cut ion.

As soon as the Cordon SLISRANT Kid rondo&
ed ilia address
The Jury said they wt►e of opisUon that ll*
charge of not had nut been mad► alit, /slid ti.
they were preored to Mid thi6 Defendauts hx
Guilty ou that charge, but MIMI them or it„

Mr. Baron GRAHAM said the gentled was c..r.
tastily fur the Jury ; but tie thought they ouch, ,
Itrar the case to au end. The Jury said Vein tui.ol:
were Made up upon the evideotot they had beard,
and therefore they found the Defesidaohe guilty et
the assault only, and aereitied 'hero el the rim.
Mr. Baron GRA nam expre.sed himself highly
dissatisfied with the verdict of the Jury; and avid,
that but for the press of other Wilms, he should
have waisted upon their healing his charge spot.,
the facts as well as the tow. Indeed he had sever
known an iostauce where a Jury had so expressed
themselves without hearts % the Judge, mod con-
tenting theaseelves with the law as delivered by the
Cuun.el.

The verdict, however, was recorded as deliverei
by the Jury, which was composed of 12 Esquires,
massy of whom were in the commission of tire pram.
This was she last case tried nu She civil side.
Twelve cause. were made remands. Unitas Illy
arrangement had taloa place, is would hare been
impossible for Mr. Baron Wood to clear the gaol.
Mr. Srrjeanst Limes and Mr. Serjeaat Toddy trite
',claimers yesterday to 'mist in clearing the gaol;
and the loner gentlem■n sot the greatest pa:catch.
day for the like 'Purpose.

SMUGGLING.
Daniel Baker, John Buffington, Francis Carder,
Joseph Clements, Daniel Tagg, Joseph
John Gill, Stephen Grimmer, John Hogle, Julio
Meredith, Thomas Mount, Edward Rolfe, Jaws
Rolfe. Henry Smith, Thome. Stokes, Janie. Tay-
lor, Charles White, John Wiaden, and They
wowiett, in custody, were indicted, together with
Stephen Lawrence, Henry Lemur, Johu Mills, sod
John Pollaid, not in custody, under the statute Md
Geo. 111. fur having, on the 2d of September last,
with other persons unknown, feloniously ■uembled
together, armed with lire•arms and other effensive
weapons, in the parish of St. John the Baptist, mu
the Isle of Thanet, in order to be.aridiug yid soot.
ing on the illegal landing and carrying away 1111C1/6.•
torned goods, and for having nialicioualy out at
sod wounded, and sided sod assisted others who did
maliciously shoot at and wound Washington Carr,
Thos. Cook, ■nd John Brialy', being in the ese.
cation of their duty as officers on the coast blockade
service.

This case excited very general iuterest, and lute!
the whole day.

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the whole day.
appeared in evidence, that on the night of the
2d of September the Prisoners, who had been hired
for the purpose by a man noosed Lae relive, pro.
ceeded to Marsh Bay, near Margce' where trey
gave the uses' signal, upon which a boot, lades
with foreifn spirits, ran in, and was immediately so-
loaded. Flee smugglers were divided into No
parties, one of fourteen, armed, to cover the laird-
lug, and the other of about forty, to work die
goods. Mr. Carr, a Lieutemat of the Sever*, with 1
four others, interposed, in the discharge of then
duty, to prevent the landing, obese desperate en.
garment took place, in which Mr. Carr lust his
sword, and received a wound across the temple ;
one of his men received a bullet in the hip, sod
another a cut from a fibre. Two of the smugglers
were also seriously wounded in the course of a dis-
charge of fire-arms on both sides, which lasted a
quarter of so hour. The smugglers all lee the •
time escaped with their booty. Almost 1.11 the Pri-
soners were Canterbury men. The great body al
the evidence adduced was for the purpose of tiaaug
the Prisoners to and from the scene of actun,
and of proving their possession of arms i*.
mediately before the transaction. Four of Os
principal witnesses examined in support of die
prosecution were acceinplices is the illicit
transaction, and their evidence corroborated
by many Important collateral circumstances, scot
to fix the Prisoners' guilt. The defence let
up for Taylor was en stibi, and several witnesses
were called to prove that he was two miles off when
the transaction in question took place. A great
many respectable persona residing in Margate were
called, end gave him an excellent character. its
answer to this defence, the Counsel fur the prosecu-
tion put in a written examinatioo takru by a Mogi*.
trate's clerk, in the absence of the Magistrate, in
which the Prisoner steted that he had gone to bed
in his own house iu the night in question at ele%en
o'clock, sod had not rises until past six the treat
morning.
Mr. Baron Woo, recapitulated the evidence
with great minuteness, and desired the Joty to cuts
eider, first, whether any three of the Prisourre were
present at the transaction, armed, for the payees
of running contraband good., and the rest I
aiding them in that object ; and second. at
any of the Prisoners fired at the of cent, and
ther the others were present abetting them u, that.
offence. He could draw uo distinction between shosy
of the Prisoners, fur their purpose am evideutly
illegal and unanimous.
The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, foetid
all the Prisoners Guilty—Depth; and %bey all cc-
ceived the sentence of the law.
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BIRTH. •
Os the 17th instant, at lioatiesd Hall, the lady of CA.
Keiser Tyne, E.q. of a sea aid heir.
MARRIAGE.
tk
Os Tuesday last, at Craarsird, Nordwisplooshint.(bS
Rev. W. V. Rutaimaa). the Rev. J. Lamb, M.A. Mielerat
Corpus Llyieri Coftese, Cambridge, is Moe. third sdaragfroar
of die Rev. B. Hotehioroa, rector of the furores Rion.
DEATH.
Oa Werlseaday, the it imemat. at MAl** COMMIPh 4,
Henry Toodnissams, Esq. aged MI.
HIGH WATRR AT LONDON IIaIDGS
Monied 3! after 3. I Reasios he after 3.
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Penned sad Pohlieheil at TIM BRITISH PROS and
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