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leaving Mrs. Sullivan to ael at she pleased,—[Witness herd
proved the letter an read by Mr. Adolphus in his state-
menta—Willicilli wrote an enurer to the Defendant** note,
which be sealed and left on the table. Almost. two
hours after, just es every thing was ready for ilk* &-
rehire, the Defendant returned home. Wilmette BS-
mesliately presented him the note he hail written Jo
him. The Defendant read the note, and said to wiloess
in reply, "I don't elmse to go, Sir; but Mrs. Sullivan may
do as she pleases." Witness asked Mrs. Sullivan to do him
the honour to give bins her Mead to conduct her to the car
&
riage. The Defendant immediately said, "No nueo
lay hands on his wife." H'itnese asked what was his reasun
for such conduct? The Defendant gave no explanation,
but said Mrs. Sullivan might do a she pleased. Witness
offered Mrs. Sittlivan his band spin, which she tout, and
they went down stairs together. Mrs. Sullivan went into
a bark parlour to take leave of ladies. Witness went
into the shop, and %lien Mrs. Sullivan came out of the
redone he again offeorl her his hand. The Defendant, who
bad (gllowerd them down stairs, came into the shop and again
said, No man shall lay bands en my wife." Witness said.
to him," Wby you know von promised that you would come
and speed a week or ten days with me." The Defendant re-
plied, " You are a liar." Witness retorted the expression,
and the Defeatism instantly kaockeJ hint dowo, and Week
him several blows about the head so •inlent that he thought
his jaw was broke; his ear swelled as thick as bis hand, sad
he could scarcely open his mouth to take food for some
weeks after.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLICY—He look away the Dr-
fecdant's wife nod I ropes ty in the coach. lie struck De-
fendant several times, trot not till be was struck by him. He
did out raise his arm to remit the Defendant's taking his
wife (turn him. There was none of the propetty is the
coach put into it by him.
John Chapel a xamined.—The Defendant and Mrs. Sullivan
lodged in his (witness's) father's house in Piccadilly. Mr.
A 11.,, visited them—not often. Hews. there on the 24t11 of
Apiil, when be and lb* Defendant appeared very friendly,
an:t shook hands at parting. Mr. Allen said, he would be
with him (the Defendant) in the morning. The Defendant
said, "Very well." Mr. Alien came next rooming in swath,
with an eldcily lady. Mrs. Sullivan and the lady put seve-
ral things in the coach. .Mrs. Sullivan went into the back
parlour to lake leave of the wituess's mother. Mr. Allen
stood in the shop. At that moment the Defendant came
home, passed through the shop, and went up stairs. Mr. Al-
len bid the Defendant good morning as he passed through the
shop, but the Defendant did not speak to him. Mr. Allen
followed the Defendant up stairs, and they soon returned
Into the shop together. Mr. Allen said to the Defendant,
It was strange that after he had agreed to go to his house
with Mrs. floill•nii he should now object to it. The Defen-
dant said he never agreed to it. Mr. Allen said he bad; the
Defendant called him a liar. Mrs. Sullivan came into the
shop, and Mr. Alli n offered bee bin baud. The Defendant
said tio man should lay hands ou his wife, and knocked Mr.
Allen down and heat him very much. Wilms! said he onus,
derist, and the Defendant went up stairs. Mr. Allen sad
Mrs. Sullivan gut into the coach soul drove off.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY—Did you not hear the De.
fentlant say, that the reason he would not let his wife go
with Mr. Allen way, that he had sees him kiss her the night be-
fore?-.-Mr. Allen stood up and declared, in the most solemn
manner, that lie had not kissed Mrs. Sullivan, nor had the
Defendant imputed it to him.
The witness's cross examination proceeded.—The Defeo.
-dant, after much bad language between him and Mr. Allen,
said his wife might go where she pleased.
Mr. Toulmiu, a surgeon, stated that he attendee! Mr.
Allen after the 25:h of April. He r saw more serious
bruises than be had on the side of his bead; his ear, cheek,
and melt wort in • livid state. He had no doubt that blows
less severe had often produced death.
The case foe the prosecution closed here.
Mr. Areal addressed the Jury for the Defendaat with
great warn.rh. The prosecution was mi attempt to justify
whit could not be justified—tahlog away the Derailleurs
wife. IVas it to be endured that because a gentleman, le
the fuluess of confidence, had nisi be would go and spend a
week at the house°, a person be considered bis friend, that
when be bad reason to ebasge his opinion of the hospitality
offered him, he was still to see his wife taken away before
his face by the man be could out trust. The Defendant said
to the Prosecutor, " You shall not take away my wife," for
that was the meaning of his declaration, " I will allow
no man to lay bands on my wife." The Proseautor persist-
ed in taking her away, sod has kept her ever since, and now
seeks to punish a husband for opposing his wishes by the
protection of bis.owu wife. "Had I," said Mr. Alley, "been
guilty of the disgnici ful conduct of taking away a man's
wife, I would for ever eedearoat to hide my head in the
thickest darkness, instead of comic; into Court to make •
complaint of her outraged husband, because he had cedes-
mimed to protect her."
There were no witnesses called for the defence, and the
Chairman briefly cherged the Jury that if they believed
the evidence, which there appeared no reason to doubt, they
111011 find the Defendant
Tie Jury, after a short ltallea, returned a verdict
of Guilty.
After the verdict of the Jnry was pronounced, Mr. ADOL-
rill'n said, he had no wish to offer any observation for the
purpose of influencing its effect, but be thought it • duly to
his clieni to say, as he was enabled to do on the *wheat, of
his oath, that the imputatious which Mr. Alley had been in-
structed to cast on the honour of the Defendant's wife and
the Prosecutor, were utterly false mod groundless.
The CIIAIRMAIII, after some consultation on tbelletsch,
addressed the Defendant. He bail been fowled guilty of a
most violent meson, which, it WS' the opiuios of the Bench,
the eirenmsta nee, of the case did not justify; the judgment
of the Court therefore was, that he should pay a flue orb!.
to the King.
PERJVIRY.

)fr. Edward Granger, a builder and carpenter, in Fetter.
lane, min indicted for wilful ■nd corrupt priory, commit-
ted by him in the King's Palace Court, so the llth of Ja-
nuary last.
Mr. WALSOID slated the ease to the Jetty in a long speech,
by which it appeared that Mr. Joyce, a respectable engraver,
occupied • house in St. Jolm.street.road, belonging to a
Mr. Fieldhouse, and that on the 29th of September last ►e
left the Weise, sent the key, and the rent doe, to Mr. Field.
house, ■wl immediately went into another house is Gos-
well-•ttret with his family and furniture. Mr. Field-
house commenced a prosecution against Mr. Joyce is the
Palsee,Court for the quarter's rent, and to establish his
claim he put Mr. Granger, the present Defendatat, in the
witness hue, who, on that occasion, positively swore, that
on the sth or Silt of October last he had a conversation with
Mr. Joyce respecting the engraving of • plate, In the house
in St. Joba.street ; and it was one of the most singular fea-
tures in this case, that the must Prosecutor ne►er saw Mr.
Granger during the whole course of hie life, soma he gave
evidente against him in the Palace Court. This was the
. perjury assigned to Mr. Granger, sad the learned Gentle.
mao called a number of witnesses to establish Isis case.
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Mr. ADOLPIFIVI addrentd the Jury for the Defendant, and
called witnrsees, sho proved nothing material, excepting
that Joyce, the Prosecutor, had not 341 paid the richt mod
the costs of the snit against him in the Palace Court, and
that the Defendant was comldercd by them as a man of un-
blemished character.

The CIIAIRM•M chorged the Jury, who found the De-
fendant Gnillil, and he wee irebtantly sentenced to six mouths
itaprisoentent in the Bonn of Correction.
BETHNAL-GREEN BULLOCK.HUNTERS.

George Reregt &mutt Taylor, and Joseph Young,
three of the ringleaders of v demmrate gang who Mfrs,
SpitaMelds and the neighbourhood and who Irwhorowsly
assaulted the peace-OAI. era, and nearly murdered John Barr,
a consiable of Spitaltidds, were brought up for judgment,
having been found guilty last Monday. be two former
were seatetteed to twelve months, and the latter to three
wombs Imprisonment in the House of Correction.
la the course of the day the Grand Jury came into Court,
and presented a great number of bills they had found, and
stated that nog bad uo 11101 T business before them, and were
dismissed.

The belle of Chichester were roof weevily on Thwarts,
night, in rnosequence of the arrival there of Lord George
Lennox, one of the M.P.:s of the city, With his hoop of the
Lancers, no Om Notch to Chresichutclo.