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evidence being re-
subject.
The Sotacyroa-(;knust.—You have endea-
Soured to get facts equally vague from the whites..
The Loch CHIEF JUSTICE—WouId it not be
more congenial to the feelings of all parties, that
the matter of this action should be inquired into by
some Gentleman at the bar out of Court I '
The Sot.tmoit-Getexast.—l stand here for my
Lord Westmeath, who is anxious to submit his
conduct to the fullest investigation. This subject
is certainly one of a very unfortunattliature, and
one which it may be desirable not to. make the sub•
jeet of inquiry in a public Court. The question.
when before the Lord Chancellor, was heard in a
private room. In the present instance lam most
willing to concur io your Lordship's views, and am
willing that my Learned Friend shoold name his
own referee.
Mr. GURNEY said he was placed it. a difficult
situation. His Lordship would see that this was en
action brought by a tradesman against the Noble
Defendant to recover a very small sum.
The Suucerott-GsasitaL said that Isis client
l*as most anxious that it should not be supposed
-I'hait any part of his conduct, as had been suggested
klite witness
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be painful to his feelings to have only. part of the
evidence inserted in the newspapers, by which it
had been insinuated that Lady Westmeath bad left
his house from personal violence. He trusted no
body in fairness would draw an inference of this
description.
The Cam Jurrtcl—" No reasonable man can
draw such an inference."
The SOLICITOR-GaNaltal.—" That is all we de-
,.
sire, my Lord. The object of my Lord Westmeath
11., that the whole case away be fully investigated."
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Mr. GURNEY having consented to a reference, a
Iwerdict was taken for the Plaintiff, subject to an
award.
Lord Westmeath and Lord Fitzgerald were in
Court during the proceedings.

THI lIINO •. ItICILARDI.

This was against the Defendant
for • public nuisance, in beetling feather-beds,
whereby such violent noises were made, as to render
the houses in the surrounding neighbourhood unin-
habitable. The proarcittion was instituted, as we
understood, by the Earl of Cardigan.
Mr. SCAILITT, for the prosecution, stated (as
soon as the Jury were sworn), that, after the indict-
ment was found by the Grand Jury, the-Defendant,
in August last, had altered the mode of conducting
his business, sod had reduced it to such a system,
Allot. as the part of the Prosecutor, he was instruct-
ad to ear se evidewee, the Defa•d•ut uademakrog

Seamier to verdict of (kik/ to be recorded; ander-
Atanding that he would tont be called up for judg-
ment, so long as he did not exceed the limits to
which he had reduced his business in August.
Mr. GUILNEY. for the Defendant, said lie had no
wish to discuss the question whether Oiln was a
nuisance or not. The Defendant could have no
wish to give offence to his neighbou►s, many of
whom were of the nobility and gentry, and also has
customers. Upon this principle be had no objeeteon
to plead guilty to the indictment.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction.,
therefore found the Defendant Gsti/ry.

WIN TON, tSQ. V. au:mom ESQ.
This was an action against the Defendant for an
alleged assault and battery'. The Defendant plead-
ed that the Plaintiff had committed the first assault.
Mr. SCABLETT (with whom was Mr. J. Wit-
Lints) stated the case 10Ir the Plaintiff, as one call-
ing for considerable damages. The Learned Coun-
sel said it was one of the must aggravated cams that
ever came before a Coast of Justice. It was the

case of an athletic powerful young man violently
assaulting one many years older than himself. and
much inferior to him in size and strength, attended
also with circumstances of premeditation, which
gave an unusual complexion to Cases of that de-
scription. Before he stated the facts of the rate.
he entered into • detail of some disputes between
the Managers of Drury-lane theatre and the De-
fendant, who was a proprietor of a minor theatre ;
and stated, that the Defendant having caused to be
represented at his house a melts-dratna coifed lleresf,
which had been first brought out at Druryalant,thei
Managers of the latter had obtained an injunCthen
against him. The following was a general outline
of the facts :—The Plaintiff was stated to be Stage-
manager of the Theatre-Royal. Drury-lane ; the
Defendant is proprietor of the Royal Coburg
'Digitise, and also one of his Majesty's Hon. Baba
of Prosionert. In the month of May lest Mr.
Glossop!) had been in attendance on his Majesty
during his visit to the theatre. aid had devised
Isis own servant to be in leadiness ifs the lobby
of the theatre, in case he should be wanted. Ile
Plaintiff. as Stage-manager. had received instruc-
tions from Mr. Elliston, to keep the passages clear
of all persons during Isis Majesty's entrance Imo
and departure front the theatre. ft was alleged on
the part of the Defendant, that whilst his servant
was waiting for him in the lobby. the Plaintiff pre
ostlers " to turn oat that Issmplighter's servant,"
alluding to the supposed circumstance of Mr.
tfilossopp being a contractor for lighting the Little
Theatre in she Haymarket, with Which. it tars
stated, he had nothing to do. This offl'usive lan-
guage being communicated to Mr. Glossop!), arid
conceiving that it was meant as su insult to hirnas•lf,
lie determined to express his sense of it the first
sine he met Mr. Winston. Accordingly, on the
I Ith of May. Iwo days afterwards, he laid ir?
wait for Mr. Winston. On his cooing out of the
theatre. about funs in the afternoon, he crosaird
over the way instantly from a hatter's shop, where
he had bees. standing on the 100k-out, and with
a horsewhip, which hr lad in his hand, he strus c

him two ci three blow, on the shotslcier. Tl:e
Plaintiff raised his stick in bit, defence, eon,

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digeglithrs coniert that Ludy Witte
•itouito in &titan -street. Always lam
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~ktlyship from the house. She mil
'Westmeath *wild hare wished her 1.4
main Bolton-street. The children
Lady' Westmeath to Lord Sslisbury's.
Was not Lord Westmeath obliged
the Court of Chancery to get the th
Mr. GuanaT objected to eviden
Ceived from the witness on this subject.