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London, England, 1807-07-30 00:00:00

MIR CIRCUIT.

IMAItDSTOtet, JULY ft.
yesterday evening, Sir J ANIS MANSFIELD er•
rived at this town for the purpose of holding the
Assizes for the county. Mr. Justice Heath, we
understand, was too ill to travel, and Mr. Serjeant
Osissow undertook to sit on the Crown side for him.
After the usual formalities, the business of the
County commenced this morning, Mr. Serjeant
Onesow sitting on the trial of the Prisoners.

CIVIL SIDE.
Bdbre Sir J AMR* M ssriaLo.
SIMIAN D. LN ZWOOD.

Mr. Warren stated. that this was an action to re-
cover a penalty of M. for a breach of the Game
Laws, by using a gun for the destruition of the
game. • .
Mr. Serjeant Bur said, the circumstances of.the
case would be very short. The Defendant was a
far mer. tesiding near Sittingbourne, in this county,
but not qualified to kill game. On the Gth of,Sep-
tember last, he should prove, by a most respeaahle
witness, that the Defendant was out with dogs and
a gun, beating the cover' fur game, and when he
had proved this fag, it would entitle him to the
Verdi of the Juty.
The witness he called to prove the fad was the
Baron Hompeseh, who appeared with a most eller-
mous pair of wasstarhset. He stated, that the De-
fendant used the lands ;:f a Mr. Chambers, who
was now a prisoner at Vr.dun, and whose manor he,
the Baron. rented. He saw Sherwood on the 6:11
of Fehruat y last, in a small cover rear Sit!iog-
bourn*, with a gun on his shoulder, and a dog
following ; the cog was 'oetw, en a setter and a
sheep-dog. He said to him, i art mer Sherwood,
you have kern beating this cover ;" he replied, what
it hr had ? The Byron answ, r ,* who gave you
leave ?" He replied, "He had taken leave, and
what was it to the Baron?" ihe latter auswere.l,
" That it would appear bete:titer what he had to do
with it."

ITpon cross-examination, the Baron said he sheul.l
know the dog again if he saw it—it was something
like a sneep-dug, but Fanner Sherwood told him it
was one of the bet: dogs in the country for a hare,
and he had been offered a great deal of money for
it. kie admitted, that formerly he and the Defend-
ant were upon good terms—that the Defendant
came to him, and dune some time with him, and
they played sixpenny whist together. at the Baron's
house, tai.til one eveaing the Defendant's wife came,
and gave bins a good trimming. She boxed her
husband's ears, and made him immediately go
home. A few uays afterwards, the Baron adinitt-cl
that be sent the Defendant a small present, con-
sistine of a little wine, to refresh his stints after
the beating wile gave him, and a horse-whip,
very nea.ly ornamented with ribbaads, which he

recommended him to use as a good alterative medi-
cine for his wife. He, however, denied that he had
written any libel on the Defendant, or had beliaved
with indecency to say lady. which was the subjea
of the present complaint.—But hit. Gaasow
assured bins be should hear of something of the
kind before the Assizes were over. The dog was
then produced is Court, which the Baron admitted
to be his old acquaintance, as au evidence to prove
that be was no lurcher.

Mr. Cattiest, for the Defendant, made a most
animated address to the Jury. He said the cause
had been supported by two Witnesses, the Baron
and the dog, of which the last was certainly an
honest Witness; and with sespea to the former, as
he called himself, *6 His Excellency the Baron
Hompesch," he supposed be bad just and legal claim
to the tide; but he insisted that the Jury ought not
to mei& the Defendant en his evidence, because
it was most clear that there were other motives in
his mind than the mere desire of enforcing the law.
He adverted with great force to the virtues which
ought to adorn high rank and fortune, and dwelt
with energy on the condua of his Excellency the
Baron, in sending a horsewhip .to a man for the
purpose of chastising ►is wife. If ►e had himself
received a good drubbing with it from the strong
arm of the Kentish farmer, be would have met his
deserts. He then alluded to tome matters which
we did not distinctly understand. but which seemed
tot** to some improper cond.set in the Baron to-
wards the .Defendant's wife. He :aid there was nu
evidence whatever that the Defendant used his gun
for the destrultion of game. In these times every
man ought to have his gun ; and as well might you
conviB a professed duellist of a design to cominit
footpad robbery, because he had a brace of dragoon's
hair-trigger pistols in his pocket. He animadverted
with severity on the conduct of the Baron in at-
tempting to introduce dissord into the family of the
Defendant. which he described as most harmonious
before their acquaintance with the Baron.
Baron Hompesek betrayed considerable impa-
tience during the speech, and as soon As it ended,
he addressed the Court, observing, that he did not
think it regular to interrupt Mr. Garruw, but now
he begged leave to say, that he had been uttering
most foul and malignant kw.
Mr. GA 'Row. in answer to this language, threw
himself upon the Court.
Lord Chief Justice MAPIIIIILD-..." Sir, that lan-
guage must not be used in a Court of Justice."
His Lordship then summed up the evidence, and
the Jury found for the Plaintiff in one penalty for 51.

IIkAP.I4AN W. ILIDNI•Pl.

. Mr. Cuawoun stated, that this was in anion for
an assault against Mr.,Kidman. the keeper of an
Hotel, at Margate, uncles the foilowinl circurn.
stances: The Plaintiff was an old man of 76 years
(Sage, who lived with Mr. Ktdman. as a porter.
On the t7th of September last. .a boy in the em-
ploy of Mr. Kidroan amused hirrhelt with rinp,ing
the porter's bell, and then rovning away, laughing
at the Plaintiff; at length the old man, ;riitated,
caught the boy by the hair of his head, who scream-
ed out very loud ; and at that moment the Defend-
ant coming into the yard, withour inquiring into
the cause of the dispute, fell upon the old man,
and beat and kicked him moat brutally. His head
and face were badly cot, and the bruises remained
for seven weeks. A witness, of the name of Skelly,
proved the fatt as stated.
Mr. Gaa R OW, . the Defendan:, untended that
this was a roost utfling anion. that the Defendant
had foolishly struck the Plaintiff. without proper in.
quay. but that there was no proof he had sustained
ally serious idjory.
Verdi& for Plaintiff—Damages 1(4.

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