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This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover cornpen.
Ration In damages for an assault committed by the defend At upon
plaintiff 's child, by which the child was materially injured, and
ulaintiff had lost the use of his service.

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Mr. Hu a NF.Y stated the case, and called the following witnesses
to support it.
Windsor examined—l know the defendant, and re.
member to have seen him at Feltham in December last. He was
driving his cart towards London. his son being with him. I saw
Wm leaffiam on the road. and he was knocked down by the cart.
The wheel passed over hint. Armstrong did not stop. The child
could not walk, and wu carried home. Mr. Armstrong did not
afterwards come back. The road is wide enough for three carts to
part.
Cross-examined—l was in a field when this accident happened.
A man of the name of Ellwood was with me at the time. I will
swear the horse was galloping at the time of the acciiient. There
is ■ foot-path at the side it the road. No dog was set at the
boys. The dog was one hundred yards nit I had drank nothing
that morning. The plaintiff and defendant both lire at Feltham.
I have often seen Mr. Armstrong driving, but very rarely so fast
as on this occasion. I saw Sarah Taylor in the rued, but it was
not until after the accident.

The Loup Cuis:r JUSTICE—Tour plea is " Not guilty,"
3lr. Chitty.
31r. ill IT T Y-1 will prove it was no act of the defendant.
William huflium la child about 10 years of age) examined-
-3ly father's name is Richard ; he is a gardener, and I work with
hint. The day I was run over I was cooling front school, playing
along the road. I could wmdk a little, and was taken to a house,
where a doctor attended me.

Una's-examined—l was coming from school, between four and
five o'clock an the afternoon. No dog was running after me. The
cart it was that knocked me and another boy down.
William Mates examined—l was in the road when Mr. Arm-
strong and his son yawed on the evening of the accident. lie was
driving at a fastiali rate. I was Intl penis off when I saw the boys
knocked down. The cart did not stop after the accident. The
child was then lilted up by two boys, and taken home in a wheel-
barrow.

Crum.-examined—lle was going at a fast trot, having pulled in
down the lull. The boys were not running backwards.
.loveph Ellwood examined—l raw Mr. Armstrong driving on
the evening attic accident ; he war going at kart N or lit miles an
hour ; the children were in the road before the cart came up ; 1 saw
the boy knocked down.
Crovv.ea:uuined—Some of the boys went over the road, but not
arms. it. _ .

Ilenry Taylor examined—l was startling near Joseph Ellwood
on the evening tit the accident. The witness fully corroborated the
last witnes...

Harrison Wilkinson examined—l ant a surgeon, and attended
this hoy niter the accident. I attended hint daily for ten days, and
occasionally for three weeks ; my charge was only 21. 3s.
lieu e the case to, the plaintiff closed.
Mr. CIIITT Y addressed the Jury fir the defendant, and observed
the defendant would not have come here to-slay, if imputations were
not thrown nut against his character ; while be wisheal to stand fair
and upright in the world. Ile (Mr. el was instructed to say. that
Ale could prove the defendant was not to blame, that the children
were no lawfully using the road, and that defendant was not driving
at any thing like a furious pace. The truth was, that a dug was
mambo/ or other set aptal the boyS. a hit rushed tnwar.ta the mid-
dle of the road, just at the moment when the cart passed. The de-
' temlant was the t .ther of eight children, and was not a person
likely to put the lives of children into U•ekaa jeopardy.
Armstrong (son orate defendant) examined by Mr. STEER.
was with my father on the evening in question ; its was nut
galloping, but driving as he usually does ; we were not a quarter
of a toile from hume when the a,..tel,int happen.sl we saw the
boys before we came up to them; they were all running about the
road, backwardsand forwards ; I saw a dog. hut hr was standing
still ; I rat nothing of the accident ; my tither was driving in the
middle of the road. . .

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'I7 he Loan Cm .11•.ivice—This witness haw proved the
plaitaill's case. and it you call other witnesses, I suppose it is to
contradict him.
Mr. t•ityrrv—lle seems, my Lord, to know little about the
matter.
Hannah Veneer examined—l was in the road the evening of the
accident, and I remember Mt. Aroo.trong delving at a pace which
I can ni idler call galloping not slow. I saw a dog mar Ow boys
some of them were afraid. but I cannot sty whether the tushing of
the dug occasiotietl the accident or net.

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Mr. Justice tiliiiime presided at NW Priam in this Cent.
yesterday.
The whole day we oesipled by the above use, which 0 1
le the settlement of pilmerehip transedont, iind the dereaillihrl
voluminous accounts. The case did not ponce say /enters of '
general Metres 1
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CONSISTORY CMIIiri'IIESDAY, JULTIIP. I
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IN. 14GSDINGTON Said, that this was a suit for a divethe; Fa.
mood by Mri. Huhn/ against her husband, in cantigeonce of
cruelty end adultery poetised by him. The parties wee miniod ti I'
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in January, IBIS, and they cohabited together until the Meow end
of Janney, HIM, when they separated, in consequence of the NZ
segrlacts of cruelty exercised by Mr. Hu/me heeds he with.
idnhmr..thEsthe:lAad.=o7inlilie2:lB,beludallegedf otor. 3117:11betaidwi7sumilleu ben liau7ll that, •I'l , : , •
according to the evidence produced, there was rod seelefactoryee•
elusion to he Omen that the charge of cruehy and adobe', bad
been substamlamd. I 04
Dr. Ltoinnetor ow contended that both dales *ere e
the Mumma all deposed to the generalerduct of Jlr. A= i
that be frequently applied towards her theta of • esry_igipme-
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brious deacriptioo i that at various times e threstated OM at i at ,
one time be seised a ted-liet poker and swore he would hest bee ,
brains out ; and at another time,her cries of " Monde 1" lbeisoght '
the servants into her bed.room, where Mr. Moline SIND ,
brandishing a Mtge knife, end sneering he would tier her. • t : •
This conduct wee evened le I time when. Mrs. Halm was in it , I
very dangerous alai of health, from a recent emalrtheolet, and
tended much to inerease ha iselisposhion ; in consequence of such •
treatment she had, bow ohigsd to exhibit articles of aft=11
against her husband ; and be ID,. Lushino•ton) thoughtthe ( r
of amity was, thaefOre, pin herd all question. As to' the 4, t
of adults?. it was proved y strand witnesses, that while
erintilme was landlord of die three Canipsmas public-deso In
Beick-lane, he aihabited With a woman whom 1r always caned i i • :
" Am." and who genendly called lereelf Mrs. Mule*.
Dr. JESSE ADAMS SUblllitted, that the cruelty was not mil.
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dandy moved ; It emaisted of mere general abreastabreastend me. •
nett, used by a man of an imitable and passionate *snipes 104 - I ~.
wards his wife, and not of that nature to call an **Caul fee I . .
a divorce..
Sir CHRISTOTMER ROBINS! X said, he woe istbied that Use 1
libel wascooldin all its parts, I sib of cruelty and adultery : the
together only a ya ir, during which time they
E:tere child, sad it rippeand die foe nineeft ListtObeilio
husband had enercised Ms brim& conduct tow . his wits It ap.
pared he wasalways quarrelling with ler, ha Gel il
with a red. hot poker me time, dud with 11, knife at mutter • i
firemiestly *weans( with dreadful oaths he would yen her me of .
bed, and other ace, which were certainly acts of amity ; the charge ~ ,
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*adultery me dm prated, hod therefore the Court aammi for dud ilt
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ifellthr the COMMON SERGEANT sad a ,Lowdat Jowly.
Felix it'Dooosik, aged 66, sad Barry Druids!, aged Morel/ :4 ,
indicted for stealing from the paten of Thome Weavers meet. 11, r
Molt, value la. sad Bank of Erigland and other amass video @best
lON. his property. .
. The prisoners are persons of very respectable appearame, and
when they clime into the Dock bowed respeaftelly le the Comeau/ •
Jury. . , . . .
Mr. CARRINGTON stated tie mere the priletedthle; Mid ob-
served, that one strung fact against them was, test although in the ' •
near relation of fpther and son. the elder prlshaer, In deprecate ei c ' ''
the younger prisoner. stated, that he led rely Mem him far o . •
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t*dvtmonth. The Lamed Counsel, later giving the aides ei . 2 11
the ease to the Jury, called .
Thomas Weaver, the prosecutor, who lietna sworn, mid, Ide a . ,
linen-draper . residing at Abingdon, in Berkshire. I was is Lon.
don on the 31bh of June, and an that Met mete the argil sa- i .
loon, in Piccadilly, when I met with the pftaahtra I Owe talk-
hog accidentally of a book called The iferorie in Lathsu, While
the prisoner said, " My friend tylkintiog to his hdiref ; • .
L the nut of it.' The dim prisoner mewed mishits be my 1i .4
acquaintance 4 we convened about other periodical pnblisakins. 'i \
It was about twelve o'clock at night when Se met si aodidsm. i
The elder prim/sager* me his eked, Captain Duncan, ; a
Hotel, Dosetereet. Druid gave me his new; Mr. Jets,11114:111. :
Newland-street, liensiagton. Unquiet* at both the hoeseestasd- ! •
ing to the addresses, but could haste nothing of them. The 11th Imo ,
was on a Tuesday. Having obtained their adder:um, we hit t e , , .
Saloon Mgether about three o'clock in the morning. I was dated • /
with wine, but not so much so but that I perfectly well kmew what A. ', i
1 was abet. I wet mu SIR arid DOW • look. I seder ou dm' • A • #
coach-bas with the younger prisoner and the eldie one ad beide. ,
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We drove to the Bell Inn, Holborn, where the priameal ini. del .• • i' '
would sleep as I lodged there. I said I was going.tht stilt riof 'AL 01 1
Abingdon, and they said they were going to Oaffed. 1 rang
gate-Mil when I got to (lee Bell Inn, and Mechem* thimencli. At
that moment I mimed My watch, end sidled ham the amok and • 14. wished to return to the Saloon in starch of it. The prisoners were
present at the time. The coachman demanded fh. whiell 1 refused • . : i
to give him, considering it an exorbitant demantL I paid tarn 35... :
I again got on the coach-box, and said I would go bast as I had i
lost my watch. The Captain got inside; the ;winger risme did
not wish him to
_go. I insistedupon his gang boot. but I did not I
use threa-s. Druid said—" 1 on need sat go bock; I have takers
care of it, and will give it to you." At this monism a watchman /1
came up, and desired us not to disturb the people in the Inn. I
gave the coachman another shilling, and discharged him a second
time. The younger prisoner how pulled violently at the doer-bell ;
so much no, that he pulled down a side.bosrd, upon width is paint-
ed the names of towns where coaches run to from the Bell Inn.
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Upon this violence being commhted, the watshman took both toy.
self and Drum to the watchhouse. A scuffle emoted between Mtn
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and the watchman, and we were both taken to a watch-hone ; I
believe St. Andrew's watchhouse. Whilst I was calling the coach I
to return to the Saloon the two prisoners were together at the cad of
Fetter-lane for tire minutes. Fetter-lane is just opmete the Old
Bell Inn. I was at sonic distance front them at that time. When
I arrived at the Compter the next morning I found that I had loft •
my pocket-book, containing about HOM in notes. There wee in It
four fire-pound notes of the Abingdon Bank ; two ten-pound notes •
of the same Bank ; one live-pound note of the Oxford Beak ; and
one five-pound Bank of England new. I don't recollect the de-
scription of the other note. There were also letters in the pocket-
book which I missed. I mentioned my loss to Druid, who said no 1
doubt we shall find them, as we know the number of the coach.
On our way to Guildhall from the Compter I stated the circuot- •
stance to the constable of the night, who said he had seen nothing i '.l
of the property. Druid siiil—... Why are you so unhappy ab.• •t t
it, we shall hod it when we have settled this holiness." Alderman
Thompson was the Sitting Magistrate. When Pruid and I wire t :
before him, Captain Duncan appeared, and said he came volunta-
rily to speak for Druid. Ile gave his name Captain APDonald, V
and said he knew the prisoner. I believe the proceedings were taken
down. The Alderman directed a search to be made of Druid by
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Fogg, the marshahnan, and I afterwards saw the pocket-book in I
possession of Fogg. Ji
Croes.exanuned by Mr. A fLe sr, for the prisenets-1 nene t
went by the name of Charles. I have been at Calais, but never • I/ '
went by the name of Charles Weaver there. I have lived at
Abing.lou about twelve years, and have been several years a f'i 1.
linen-drape there. lam not a married ir.an. I brought to Lo:i.
don with me ISO! I Dever said that my hiss was Mil.; I never /
paid so in the Compeer or anywhere else. I came to London on
business. I intended to leave tt ape the next morning. I meant
to take the money home with me. I got a letter of licence from
my creditors about three months ago. I positively s waif that I
do not know Mr. Gibson. of Newgatesstreet. At the lime of the
robbery I had no bill out for 21./. that was over-doe. There sae
no bill of mine over-due in London. There ass a bill :rimed 1
from Lied*, which was presented at the Abingdon bank and paid. I ' i 41'
I had another bill returned about three months ago; the name of • i
the acceptor of that bill was said to be • forgery ;it was for IV. , . 4
and indorsed by me to Knatchbull and Co. Gracechurch-street ; I . .
took up that bill myself. The 201. bill was returned after I had '
left London. I did not dine at the Saloon ; I dined at the Swan.
in Arandel-street, between three and four o'clock. From dinner
to the time I went to the Saloon I was in my business making 1 4 I
purchases. I bought goods that night till half-past Line; the last
place was at Gilliam and Lucas's, in Ncirgate-streeL 1 .. i
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1 The prosecutor, in this part of his examination, dropped down in
a fainting St. He was held up by the officers of the Court, who, ' • Ili
by ordercf the Common Sergeant, procured Min water. He an.
then permitted to p act of Court for a few minutes/ :' .• 1
On his return hie examination was resumed.—l was in crimpuly t
with some ladies at the Saloom. One was called Mary Ann (lark. ; i
I don't know that that was her name. Ladies and gentlemen Ire-
tome the Saloon. A person named Westbrooke was with um be- • . • '1
fore I was in company with the prisoners. The ladies and West.
brooke drank some Chatnpame with me there. There was also
mite Ilucellaa, but I did not drink any. I retired se about half
an hour rn with Mary Ann, but when I returned into the tom I .
know my pocket-book was task. It was about one o'clock when I I
retired with Mary Ann. I was absent about half an hour. She
returned with me, but did not sit down. Shear:cued me of having
used her ill. and gave use a slap in the face, which set my nose
bleeding. I threatened to report the house if such conduct war
persisted in. There are no back seats to the boxes. The seats
themselves ate about three feet high. Persons sitting in them are
visiole to the company. I don't know where Window/4e is now; • 1
I saw him at Abingdon s few days since. lam aware that an
affidavit was mode for the trial to be pot af. The affidavit stated -
that four wheelies could not be met with, and did not partieulsrly
advert to Weatbrooke. He amides at Atrial/doe. I told him that
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I was coming to town about the trial. The lest time I eaw bins
was yesterday week. I never said that it was secessary for him to
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