The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-16 00:00:00

8031E1:SFr COUNTY ASSIZES.

At Tstuitona an action was tried before it special
jury, hitnighi hy G. Balch, E.g. agitorit Mr. Poole,
a gentleman, of considerable property, for honlinjf
and killing a deer, which had escaped trout Mr.
Balch's pa: k, at S.lllit A 11.111,3, iu this cutfrity,
wherein a verdict ass given for the Plaintiff. The
verdict skews that the opinion generally entertained,
and which has been too ()deo act.-il upon, that deer
loch break Lot of a park cease to be the property
of the original owner, mid that any geotlentais has
a right to Inuit and kill such deer, is erroneous ;
indeed the Defendant's Counsel did net eveu set tip
'Arch 41 right on the trial.
Its a cause 'nought on at these Assizes by a lady,
who, with her sisters, keeps a most respectable
IPiariiiniv.fchool for yotnr• ladies in Bath, mouton
the "'Astor of Le PapeliotZ for a must wanton and
unfounded 111,.l that appeared in a publication
which for a short time disgiaced the preni, the
Defendant's Couirwl admitted the t barge, but
pleaded alinement of damage. in consideration of
the author's %Guth, his want of prorwrty. and sin-
cere dispositiou he had evinced to make ail amends
in his potter by so ample ass apology as would
place the Plaintiff in as •• high and distinguished a
light as she had ever deserved to shine in." But
this apology being offered too tate toile received
with honour ; and •sevend• inapt respectable gentle-
men of Bath having attended and spoken of the
Plaintiff in terms that did not let her character
%utter its passing throngli this fiery ordeal, the Jury
awarded `lool. damages.
Gage. alias Torr, who wait executed at Taunton
011 Monday la-t, for the murder of Mre. Stiiiite, of
Guadiana, wear B. idgwater. was a *inking Instance
of early depravity and villainy. tinder the semblance
of simplicity and. innocence. Front his appearauce
during his long trial,eo one could have supposed
hint guilty of the heinous offence of murder ; but
from the catch-tire it appeared, that, dont% the ab-
seoce of his master., who was a small farmer, he had
committed the act by striking the poor woman on
the bat k part of her head with a hatchet, and then
robbed the house. His defence %v.'s, that havirg
throw is down a tome brloniieg to the ti• crsiieft's fa-
ther, he understood that he was to Ile see to gaol for
it ; and seeing Iwo men approach hi. master's. he
thought they wete ruining to apprehend b m, when
be went off towards hip father's, at kingabromptoth
where be wasafterwardstaketi. His first declaration.
committed to tenting, after los conviction, wee,
that he was iresi,ted in the perpetration of the min-
der by two riven who were strangers to him. of
whom he 1440- a l .t miiutr de •Cripiloii, to bestow
pi.ll)%iblilly in. the story. fooling, however, that
be had elated gro.o improbalobtios, he acknowledg-
ed the falsch•osl, dad then accused one Bryant, a
labouring a an, as his accomplice; bat Bryant
Hearty prove I that he bad parsed the whole of the
day on which Its. S. was murdered, in sowing coru
for her father. By the exertions of Mr. Arland,
the Mr. Gale, and tithe's, the innocence of
Bryant was manifest; and do-is the young eillons
confessed that he alone was the stiarderer—.ii vr:itch
last declaration he persisted at the fatal tree,
where lie died. uopitied and abborri el, by a large
soucaurse who attiowled Ins execution: