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took a whip out orthe corner and. atettbk she Plain,.
tiff several time* about the legs. The 6.4 to ,J
like a huntsman's whip. The Plisiistit 'tirade • Oil
resistance. Doer said he would slam every .bodt•.
what it was for ; he then wrist and fetched t l e
grouse out of the room, and•• horse-whopped I:3'.
Alluron again. and threw the birds into the rniridin
of 'the street.
Richard Yonwpoptvoql,4l4.bruijaroi.y of the
last witneay. AIM 1111110 ik11,4 MN.' •
Mr. CHARLSS PHILLIPS, for the Defeadont,
said, the Jury must by this time he pfepy
• well aware of the nature of the case. He rild
not. stand there to justify what his ..ehrut.licel
done, lot he was persuaded the Jury would Wait
with him that ,it was aursct capable of bring fait-
listed. It wee net,: as, his :Learned Friend
Denman had stated. on unprovoked, minion, or
deliberate assault. What was the case ? !hal
were two persons. wlio.,though neighbours, ear
not an habits of intimacy, mud our of the-e persons
sends a brace of:grouse to the other; mod why should
that he done but for the purpose of iosultoig
when so far from being in habits of riosurrcy with
him, Isis client had to ear, ago a tpeurrel with
the Minn& and hid not visited hint. since ?
wonder he sirs surprised atZhiaiing don. the Piaui-
till had relit Wm a brace of bird., hiss %IWO he
eistered WA shop (Iwing called from his droner
on r.ceive this atisnsslating present) he might.' sell
think some pestilerice had entered, Of ilpit ill '414
bread turned putrid. 'I be grouse had waterfront
Scotland, and lie (Mr. Phillips) thought there WIN*
pretty good evidence they were not worth lesrepitig
there. In fact, they were in such a stare 1./40,w
linitgriest Alderman could nut have touche' lheor.
and indeed they were well capable of pr..rredirig
bacit to Scoilasid of their own accord, 11'bi1.t Min
client's blood war boiling sit what he diusii.;ht a gite.•
affront, the Plairitiff who had not ero.seu his
threshold for two j ean, COOK', in, and berirgdesirs.
ed hy the Defendant to quit Isis shop,: ittsfold.br
complying; lie deliberately takes 91Ja ill. packet-
huodkirreisiel to blow his nose, cud then told: Wm
siireriirgly that he be locos hint •a• brace 'of
birds, knowing he Vas, fiStut "a" high
,gline.
The Defendant srii.d. 'a'n old briikeet
and struck. the Plastfuti across the legs, lesiifying
by that no desire to hurt him, but merely retdritithC
iwult for iteadt. Whit damages, then, dirt the.
Plaintiff deserve? Could it be permitted fOr a
maw on enter the sarictiiary of Nouther's house. to in-
sult him. and then to coin that insult into 'Hooey ?
He (Mr. Phillips). as lie bad before observed, dal
aft mesa to justify his client; perhaps it might
be said he should have suhmitted to the insult ; bur.
what *its that but saying he ought to have exhibited
a model of perfection, which human nature ream
Out capable of attaining, Ile requested the „fiery. to
make the case their.hen, when he was convinced
that as they roust give some stowage., they .wcidlit
at- all. events think ally sum under 40a. would he
sufficient.
%Viniese:Caltyc then examined On the part of the
Defeuslakt:
Mr. DitSMAN briefly replied.
The Loan Cuter Joiner charged the Jury
that the Plaintiff was entitled to a verifier, as tint
Assault and battery had been proved. The mea-
sure of damages was the material point for their
cOnsideratiou. mod that meat be governed by Ore
opinion which they would form of the intention
with which the present of gronbe was inside. His
Lordship then referred to the eVldeute bearing ma
that point.
The Jury, after deliberating for a short period,
found a verdict fur the Plainteff—Damages Y5l.
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