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Wilily or his tracing them, 31)ten the Defendant
wrote • letter to him, without • signature, inform-
ing him that the 961. were found, and that necrs-
•ity had induced the finder to keep them bark, hut
that he would repay them moan as he could, with
interest. The Plaintiff. from this letter..was en-
abled to truce the Defendant, with whom he after-
: wards had an interview, .when the Defendant Sc.
knowledged having written the anonymous letter,
end proposed getting some of his friends to be se-
entity for repaying the money ; but on the Plain-
tiff's applying to the persons he named, they de-
Otbed having any thing to do with it. on which
tbte:'Plaint►R brought the present action.
I The case for the Plaintiff was proved, .and the
Jury, wider his Inidship's direction, round a ear-
l' duct for the Plaintiff—Damages p6l.
, , TOOT V. ROWLEY.
Thisoisaa action for slanderous wards.

•,MsearANWSsebeenal llto Plaintiff's case. His
Client lad timmiessetione to lose his daughter by
she. ernall-pax. and during the illness the Defendant
, amended her as a medical men: but the Pleintiff,
f,b,b hid an idea of the inutility of drugs in that
1 elipwilee, did not pe her en take such a quantity
ay. perhaps, the Defendant tho.saht necessary, who
Illftewwoude. no toe death °Lille child taking piece,
tkAd thel!taintilf, is the presence of several people,
vileat lee had murdered his little girl. For this elan-
Is
Uter the present 'metr, was brought.
A oneness was called olio proved the words
l'ittooketi ; hut on cross-examination it appeared that
the little pit I who turd was an illegitimate child of
4.4 he Plaintill,
The Lotto CHINE JUSTICI held that the action
could nice be malistanied.
ThsPlsintill. was accordingly nonsnited.
His lordeltip observed, that although the words
were indecorous. yet if they did not impute a
felonious slaying, the actiou could out be main-
+slued.
RIDISNCN v. SWINNERTON.
Mr. SCAILerT stated the Plaintiff's case to the
Jury. The Defendant was the next door neighbour
and thee landlord of his client, at Colobrook. The
present action was brought fur a most brutal sled un-
provoked assault committed by him on his tensest.
Mrs. Rebheck. It appeared that Mrs. It. wished to
catch some rain water, nod placed a washing-tub in
the yard (wheels was common to both the parties).
Shortly after she saw the Defendant removing her
nib, and an going down the yard he poured the
whole of the water over her, and afterwards pressed
her against the well with the tub, and as she ran
7 towards the house threw a brick at her, which
struck her on the back of the leg. There were
!,seireely oil circumstances which could justify so
mash no a vvoinaii, sod he (Mr. Sca.4ett) was glad
.to find the Defrucleut thought sr. also, by his denial
. a the assault. He should cell evidence to esta.
blish the facts he hid stated, when he had no desobt
• of their verdict for such damages os they should
think each all outrageous proceeding merited.
Witnesses were called who proved the assault:
Mr. Dim gam, fur the Defendant, cositended that
, his client had done nothing but remove the tub
front ander his premises, where it had no business
to be, in iluen-4 wMch a scuffle had taken place:
The prawn' was one of those actions too frequently
brought fur the purpose of paying the landlord his
rest out of his own pocket.
The Loan Cam Jurrics left the case to the
Joey on the evidence, who found a verdict for the
Platntiff—Damages In/.
LADY SMITH V. °WWI AND AVOTHEa.
Mr. MAIIayATT said that this was an action
against the Hundred of Osrulaton on the statute,
fur a breaking of the Plaintiff's windows •by a
riotous assembly of persons. on the occasion of the
illumination which took place in honour of the
corohation.
l'., The Plaintes house was situated in Piccsalillys
Terrace, looking on to the Green Park:
Witnesses were called who proved the damage
done by breaking the library and hall windows to
amount to 20f.
Mr. LAWNS. for the Defendants, took a techni-
cal objection to the declaration, which was over-
ruled by Isis Lordship, and the Jury found a ver-
dict fol. the Plaiutiff Damages gut.
ALLAWN V. DUES.
Mr. DiNNAN, foe the Plaintiff, said that this was
an action for a most extotorditiory and ectorovoked
assault. The parties were near neiglibunne, re-
. soeciable tradesmen. livibg in Bond-street : his
client was a bookseller, the Defendant win a baker.
The Plaintiff had received a brace of grouse. which
he sent as a present to the Defendant., It seems
that the birds were not so sweet as they ought to
be, sod the Defendant most unacconntably chose
to consider the sending them as sic Insult, used
without making any tomplaidit, or hearing any
explanation, he took a horsewhip and inflicted a
severe chastisement fur the supposed insult. He
(Mr. Deninun) did not aek for vindictive damages,
but he trusted the Jury would give sufficient to
teach the Defendant better Wandler+ and more
neighbourly conduct. The Learned Counsel theta
called his witnesses.

Mr. Martin probed having received six brace of
grouse from Scotland, One 'truce of which he sent
to the Plaintiff; he partook of one brace at Isis
own table, they were rather high, he could not
tell the state of the brace which were ►eat to the
Plaintiff. The box in which they came from Scot-
kind was fall of maggots. He did not intend to
offend Mr. Allasou m sending the birds to him.
The Plaintiff's apprentice proved fetchlog the
grouse from Mr. Martin'. on the 24111 August, and
according to his master's direction, carried them to
the Defendant's with his master's respects. His
master had not taken them out of No hand, and
did nut look at them, Mr. Otter on receiving
them appeared very angry, and said that he could
not scud his respects back again, and desired to
know whether he meant to insult him; wheat he
delivered that message to the Plitiutiff be went
over to Mr. 13,

oir. 'um
On his cross-examination, he said the birds were
high, and some maggots were upon them.
Henry Wiz, a lad of eleven years of age, stated
that he was passing through Bond.street on the
44th August last ; he saw the Defendant at the
butcher's, next door to his awn shop. He was
swearing that he would horsewhip the Plaintiff if it
cost him 1001. Ile then went into his own shop ;
the Plaintiff was there. Doer went into a room
adjoining his shop and laid the grouse down, lad