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years that you -have greater powers than his Majesty's Chaim-
tuant ; they recover in the Court of Exchequer, but you have a
readier located. Recollect, it is the land tax you theorem for; the
chute liwereleria should have been consulted find. Worthy man—
Clever law-enaker—Ruarelean law has been talked of for sonic time,
but 1 think now they have in your person one that can outdo all
has predecessors. 1 oat nary say you have not taken anything but
the goods; recollect pushing the girl out of my house, and refusing
'my wife the key of the doors. You parish-bred blackguard, SUMO.
tune reward thee fur it. lam not afraid of thee. iuipudent and
igaorant as thou art. I hope soon to meet thee; don't be frighten-
ed. but go on; It Is not my intention to intimidate with that, let-
ter lowish thee luck with it, and then for the remedy. I shall
conclude this by telling thee, thatthou art the most ungenerous fel_
hoe that the country can produce. I rtinsio, your deteentined enemy
till death. J(//1/1 HAIIPEtI."
.Mr. CAMI re E L L commented upon the contents of the above letter
to show the existence of malice on the part of she defendant towards
the plaintiff The defendant, after sending the above letter to the
plantift, brought an action against hint " for falsely and mali-
ciously, and without probside cause, obtaining from the Commis-
sioners t f Taxes a warnsnt ut seine his goods," ba. The trial was
had before Mr. Justice Park, at the too Summer Assize", and the
Learned Judge held that there was evidence of a probable cause,
and uedet his direction the present defendant was then nonsuited.
in August, 1%t!3, the defendant preferred a bill of indictment for
perjury against the plaintiff, which he alleged was conit»itted by
him in his 'avit, sworn before the Commissioners of Taxes, that
the defendant was a defaulter in the sum of 641. Is., etc- The
Grand Jury found a true bill on that occasion, and on the plaintiff
passing by the Gould Jury room the defendant twine out and in a
1 cod and exulting ton* exelaiwed, " A true bill against Richard
Cook, for IVillul and Corrupt Perjury," a number of respectable
promo being present at the time. The plaintiff put in bail to an-
ewer the charge, and the trial came on last Gloucester Assizes, and
ee mg to a new in the indictment, the plaintiff' was acquitted, and
tie bnotorld this action for the hinny his reputation has sustained
veal to reenter compensation fur the expense which he had been put
to bi defcwaliag himself from the unfounded and malicious charge
of perjury.
Mr. Lucile, Clerk to the Coninaseioners of Taxes, proved the
deficiency of ate defendant's account to be 641. Is. - lie :deo proved
le,: promise to pay the same in a furtniglio but that he absconded,
end a warrant was issued against Me goods, µyou the +bemire
fobbed.
t eross-examination, he said the affidavit was lost, but be swore
the pleintitf made an affidavit in writing.
Re-examiui el : lie was with the plaintiff and others near the
Grand Jury Room dour after the Dill of Indictment was found
aeeinst Me plaintiff, and heard the defendant exclaim " a true bill
against Richard Cuok, of Ruardean, fur wilful and corrupt
vrjury."
Other evidence, as to expressions used by the defendant against
the plaintiff, were proved.
('u ateonn addreseed the Jury for the defence. Re contended
that bk client had not received the 641. Is., as alleged by the
plait:anti: and that lie was mile aronintable foe the sum he actually
lad melee!. Ile argued to ;hew that there was a reasonable cause
MN the defendant having preferred a till of indictment fur perjury
against Mr. R. Cook, as Mr. Cook had falsely sworn that the de-
fendant was a defaulter to the extent ol 64/. Is., which he knew was
not the fad at the time. Nor use the plaintiff Cook acquitted of
the perjury upon the Teethe of the ease, but owing to a.flaw in the
indictment. If the Jury believed the defendant had a reasonable
cause ler prosecuting tie plaintiff' fur the perjury, they would give
him a verdict on lids oreacico.
Mr. Jto the PAUL summed up, amp adverted to the defendant's
emend letter as prooi' of misting malice on his part towards the
plaintiff If the Jury we-e of opinion that the defendant had rea-
sonable cause for preferring the indictment for perjury, although
he di I entertain the most malignant feelings towards the plaintiff.
Mill lie a'as entitled to a verdict. If the Jury were of opinion the
prosecution fee perjury was malicious, and without reasonable
cause, they would give, in the first Out, the seventy or eighty
pounds ripens, he had been at in defending himself from the now
seams imputation ; and also award such damages as would, in
were degree, make him amends for the pain he had endured by
having a charge of perjury hanging over his bead for months, and
ao the iejuiy to hie reputation.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a venlict—
Teerragre ; sloe COI. foe costs, and 101. fur the injury to his
charm. ter.
CROWN SIDE.
Bef.re Mr. Jhfilee LITT LZDALE.
t'ha'nes 'ilry/oe stood indicted fur embezzling a sum of money
whieii !it had recoived freer a tradesman at Gloucester, in the es.
pacio of a clerk or traveller of Mr. Alderman Garrett, of London.
The primmer, who was a man of respectable appearance, it was
steed, .lad applied to his own use property belonging to his em-
ployer, /MOW: :Mg to near 11001.
Misoncr pleaded Geikee to the first indictment.
%Vitae:Fes were miffed on the part of the prisoner, who spoke
highly of lamas a ran of {erg:74y till the present affair. One of
the onneyel said something objectionable to the moat-Moe, and
Mt II V13:71t Sent in four other bills of indictment before the
Goon: Jury agaiest the prisoner, which were all returned true bills.
'elle energiser wart um:lined upon a se nand indictment.
N r. C. PeoLetr= was Counsel Cur the yrrosecution.
Wheat the Grand jury brought the bills into Court, • Maeis-
tone going on the Ranch, by the aide of the Judge (who AT be-
le is the Chairman of the Quarter Sersiona.) said to Mr. Phii- '
fiee—•• You have teenaged this business, on the part of Alderman
tot:tete with a rooft deal of policy."
Mr. Pritionis exproesed his surprise at the Gantleman's oboes.
vataan, which, lie arid. was impel anent, and very unjust.
The Goldman. (whom we imani was Dr. Cooke) repeated his
Grater oesertion.
Mr. Potteries appeared to be e,very angry, and said that the
prisoner had embers eel his master's property to the amount cf IXIOL
and that Alderman (brunt was a, oepectable a man as any person
upon rite bench.
The prisoner aenin pleaded Gaik; m a second indictment, and
111r..Puetice IaITIEDALZ Ilelll.llCed hue. to seven years traps-
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SA:EMMY, Auo. 23.
Befure Mr. .1 uttice PAU.
TIFF V. ETIIENIDCE AND WIFE.

Mr. Cants opened the pleadings.
MT- TAUNTON said, that this was an action for a very violent
as :auk, committed by the defendant, and his wife, on the plaintiff,
a very wives:table female, residing at Woodman Cot, for which
the now applied for a lair compensation in damages by their
v eel ict.
:oho Chandler mid-1 live near these parties at Woodman Cot ;
the defendant, E:heridr, who is e. farmer, was lapping a tree.
As rs. TitT, the pi aintiff said he she uld not t oso ; she is a dresanuaker.
Etheridge said he would, and she said, if you do I will have the
the tree stood in a I:Alge in premises rented by thel
peannua. Tile plaintiff and Etheridge had a tussle for the boughs I
ami he pushed the plaintiff down a bank. The bank is sloping:
and shoat four feet in height. Etheridges wife came up. and
Lt got the bough from Mrs. Tiff, and threw it into the garden of
eiidge's mother, and th... defendant went on with his lopping,
and Tiff tried to prevent hit:: lie was standing on a bench, and In
the struggle fell down, and the pLinitiff threw the bench into a
dash, and then Etheridge and his a ife both laid hold of her ; but
we wise said to her hoeband, .• Let het alone. I will manage her:"
and she Men h.rd tire ir.to :Le ditch, and held her there 'while
her hcsband lopped off another bough, and he said he 113t1 a right
t) 1.0 Cie tree because be was eons:able. The bought. pf the um
wen:2lll the road.
C.:Yr—examined by Mr. Loutbw—hirs. Tiff rents the piece of
Etheridge. I have said they were and blowing Ilse two
badgers in a bag.
Dar. Clement Banks, a surgeon—l reside et Ilrincheombe, and
was celled in to attend the plaintiff for a hurt in the leg.
Gross-examined by Aft. C. Putt.tiPS—jlie lives four tr.iles
from my house. She used 1.3 walk to my house and back. She Is
EA: a ferninine looking lady, bat a gt:st strapping etotunu, who was
Lath- to take bee own part in a row.
Mr. LUDLOW addressed the Jury fur the defendants, and eon-
temftd that the parties were equally to blame, for it was in evidence i
that they wow all pulling and blowirg like badgers in a hag, and
as to the ec.,,tch in the leg, she walked four miles, and would have
fiats ft cheaper and better to have applied brown palter and vine.
gas_ an tokstre called ins surgeon.
uStkr: Tarte said, the assault was certainly proved,
inr: is was a trumpery ease, and no action onght to have beak
bronglit.
c'd et far the pleintiff.—Damar,es, Is.
Learned JUDGE said, hn should not ce7nLiY for costs.
DOC, GM lIE DIVIDBF. CT 1.05 D Sittl:lloltN E, V. wt LLET.
This case occupied all the rest of the day, but did not Fossess the
liiigteitAT public intense.
CHOWN nnay.

Before Mr. J-Satiee LITTLE/UM&
Jars Peery, an extremely respeemble.lookinr snarled man, was
indicted for abusing the person of Elissh?tn, the daug::ter of
Thane t Ttylor, a child of the ar of four Tears and six months.
The child was a remarkably handsome line-looking ore. hilt as,
item her tender yearn, she was ignmunt of tllc religious obligation
of so oath, she could nut be exa.nintd, and the yrisoner was there.- I
f;r ?ctiaitted ut the rental charge, but was tried for the norsie-
theS•;ol'.
The prisoner was found Guilty on the clearest and most disgust-
ing evidence.
Eli:rebeth Lame was charged with the tnerder of bee bastard
child, on the COOSICeS Inquisition, the Grand Jury having ignored
the iedietrient.
Mr. :Insect. applied to the Learned Judge to quash the *qui-
on the ground that the offence was alleged to have been !
ositinhted in the reign of King George the nos; and oleo be.
cause the offence was rot alleged to have beet: committed in the
eaumy of Clouces.ter„ ear indeed in any county at all.
Mt. Justice LiZTLEntLE.—These objections are fatal; the
antolsition must be quashed.
The prisoner was then discharged.
Dorid Witte aged 19, •PRIC Beard, aged 20, and Ja.., Runt,
sled 23, were irdicted for a rape on Anne Keynton.
Air. Pit t t POTS stated the care.
Aune Keynton, a tall, tine looking-girl, about 23 yeses of age,
said, I was barn at Caine, in tViltebtre, but have latterly been
employed in weaving at (-alfcrd. In tiluur:stersbire. On the 7th
of July, 1 was at Charles
Public-house, at Ohalford
Lynch. I went there between 2 and 3 oclock in the aftcrution. 1
was asked to go in by a young man. I saw the three prisoners
thaw drinking • they were hi the kitchen. David Wilts asked me
to *MCI dronk tom^ beer with them. I sat down with
them, till 7 or 8 o'clock, and in the course of the time I drank two
glasses of gin and water, and in the second glass, I perceived
a:omitting which I supposed to be jalap. I drank part of it,
a.si threw the rem away. In a quarter of an hour. I went
4 tit and saw the prisoners in the garden. They atterriptoll to
take me into the house again, and then John Mint took TOT to Ilia-
Jey COMIP00) the usher putouts not itecouT;e'ying to. This was