The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-03 00:00:00

SURREY ASSIZES.

xl tisTO W. Millen 31.
John Moore, a lad of 13, was capitally come/tied
of setting fire to • rick of barley. the properly of
Mr. Haws, at Ewell, in del, county.
'lle Prisoner confessed that hr took • candle fi om
the lantern and set tire to the straw surroundii.g
the batley stack, and the only reason he
for this conduct was, became hi. master kept him
late at work.

CIVIL SIDE.
One special Jury cause occupied the whole day.
which was the cane of

minims* V. THE SOUTH LAMBETH mart:monks.
The action was brought fur a compensmion for
the damage done to the Plaintiff's brick-fields, in
consequence of their having been flooded by the
water being penned back by the Defendants' works.
A great many witnesses were examined cian both
sides, as to whether the damage was done By the •
water being penned back, which was sworn tr. by
the Plaintiff'. witnesses ; or whether it was in con-
sequence of the extraordinary flood which eusued
the sudden thaw in March last year, as was cated
by the Defendants' witnesses.
It was admitted that the ID,fendostits had laid
down culverts, or cylinders, in the old ater course.
which upon ordinary occasions were sufficient to
earry elf the water. It was also proved by the
witnesses on both sides, that there was at the time
of the damage done a most extraordinary flood ;
and it also appeared, that, by some negligence.
one of the sluices was down, which stopped one of
the cylinders ; and the PI 'ff's witnesses awed,
that although the flood was great, and might of
itself have done some mischief, yet it was conaids
ably aggravated by the watercourse being morrow.
ed by the Defendants' works.
The Jury found for the Plaintiff.-.-Damages to
be referred.

The Court adj btrned to Monday morning.

STAFFORD ASSIZES.

On Friday morning an action to recover a wager
upon a horse race was tried, in winch Patti, lc
Macalister, a hawker, was Plaintiff, and Mr. Wits.
Hadon, of Bromsgrove, was Defendant.
Mr. DA 11 NCET stated that the het for which the
action was brought, was one of six guineas to fniir,
taken by the Plaintiff on Bob Booty, %moo the
field, for the King's plate, at Litchfield. n WS.—
What induced the Plaintiff to make the bet, was,
that he and Bola Booty belonged to the same coun-
try—they were both Irish. and he had invariably
observed that there was something in the con-
stitution of an Irishman that made him back his
countrymen wherever they met. He rectiiiectr.l
having heard of one of that nation at a horse rat e,
who during the running appeared so much &raster'
that the gentleman next him inquired the crow.
"Och !" said be, "and don't you know the raison
do you see that little horse there ? lie belongs to
me—Little Botker'eas is his name, and he is dri-
ving all before him."—" And true enough it 1•14."
said Mr. Daumcce, " for all the other horses had
run away from Little Botkeitee, and yet the Irisin.
man would not believe but that Link Buther'en
would win. So, in this instance, lid client bad ba, k-
ed Bob Booty against the field, though there wt it
live to start." After snaking other hunaouruus
sernitions, be stated, that Bob Booty won, and ti se
Defendant having refused to pay the wager, tii
action was brought to recover it. The lot was
then proved to have been laid at the Golden 1.4,i,
.it Stratford. and that Bob Booty won the ra,.e. h.•
De •
by a cross-examinatinn of t.i.-
Plaintiff's witnesses. endeavoured to slit t tii•L C;O:
wager was off by consent, but this turned out to
have reference to another, respecting the tn.,n-n4
of Bob 800/o'64ler at Warwick, *nether it was
Beast er Bounce.

Mr. JERVIS then addre►sed the Jury, rt.it;ng
that his Learned Friend seemed to be in ssllu,+tam►
of walking the course, as both the Defroddia mid
the witness bad disappeared. He however tiler-
wsrds made some play, bat his ground being bad,
Vat. :iltt Uia harm he had backed, iu the anti won
d rase.

A decent lookmg Will Lai beca committed fer
ut Plymouth, stmoding (hared. on hta awa
erlafe.soyn, with having innrilered a perwou near
Nocluury, to Devon, emus eight year, &nee.