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am one of Taney. When i went into the room I had
4.. ■rd I borrowed It Its. from my brother-iu•lawi
Mitre were twelve or thirteen persons prenent in the room ; I
know Clement, the is a shoemaker, and lives
in Crown-mut, Sherrardvdreet. I never said I would ruin
Farrow by an action if he did not pay me back what I had
lust. I dirt arrest him for the monev.
Several other witnesses were called who were present whew
the play took place, and they confirmed the evidence of
Burn.
Mr. Gvntery addrened the !wry for the Defendant, mid
said, he shotild produce evidence to prove Born ►aving de-
clared that 'bp sans be had last was only 91. 10..; further, he
should submit that this croon meld not be maintained,
Barn himself having eirontsnerserd au aetiun, which nu still
;n•odine, when this suit commenced. _

Mr. Hohiason. the Defend:tot's attorney, was then ratted,
and he proved haring put in bail to the action commenced
by Baru, and in obit's the Plaintiff was afterwards nun-
suited.
Mr. SCARLET,' contended, that as that was an action not
braised seder the statute, it did nut bar the piesent
Plaintiff.
The LORD Cuter 'titmice thought the present action
maintainable.
Mr. GURNEE' called John Posihill, a bootatiker, who
stated that he was at the Goat and Staff, in Swallow.street,
an the 15th of I y. avid heard Bora say, that Farrow had
won 3/. 10s. and had hoasted that lie had WWI 191. las, and
if it cost him (Hurt.) 1001. be would ruin hint for it.
Mr. SCA IILETT replied.
The CHIEF Jurrter summed np the evidence, mid the
Jory found a verdict fur the Plaistiff—Dasnages 191.108
SHARP C. THE REV. MR. YIALLS.
Before a Special Jury.
Mr. PATTISON opened the pleadiags.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS stairel the case to the Jury for the
Plaintiff. This was as aetios for • malicious proseentios
which had been preferred by the Defendant, who was a der.
ryman of the church of Englasd, and is the enjoyment of
the liritig of Twickenham (where he resided), utensil! the
Plaintiff, • poor labooriog gardener. He (Mr. Phillips) did
sot mean to east as imputation on his ',metal I prof.
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but when the Defendant had acted as he should abr.', with
whose profession all the chili bier' of life were 'opposed in.
separably connected, lie was but the more justified in expos.
ing hint to the world, he hoped, as an excepsion to the
general charlotte of his brethrea. If the Defendant owtight
to get off upou any legal dais, he (Mr. Phillips) nutria not
envy him that triumph. The Defendant, trim had stated, is
• clergyman of the church of England, living in luxury and
*potence; hi 4 (divot, a poor man, who had hired hinis,sl to
the Defining as his gardener. The Plainiiff, on a Sunday,
ou a visit ikb his arm, who pirated his acceplaiire cf
• piece of beef. The HMI d.iy Parson Vial's taking a walk ithis Honer gaideo, made • dead set ai ibis beef like a pointer
dog at a covey of birds. The ;moon snaletird It up, pus it
hobo his breeches pocket, sod ordered the gardener to follow
him to the kitchen' where hr took down • piece of beef that
had it himself and tits fur a week, from which be
en • slice, a perfect fee simile to the beef found in Poo
garden, and asked the conk to ewesr that both slices were
cut off the same piece ; but she swore that it was impovilde
the gardener could have access to the beef, shirts was kept
wader luck end key. Toe next whams was the butler, who
said he could as easily swear to water an to he.f, mid slant
said, " How tills I swear it Is yours, as your beef is of a
!such coarser grain than this ?" The parson insisted it wan
his beef, only being larger cut it did not look so coarse and
fah of retry. The Magistrate to whom the ease was re*.
ferred dimaimed the complsiet. Now, the parson having
foiled by the evidence of the butler and c-.ink, peosistid
in swearing to Isis beef ; be bad the to in, after cuts_
tinning to work for three days in bis garden, indicted
at Hicks's- Hall, where be swore upon the May Eras.
genets, that he knew the beef was hie from its com-
plexio•. The Lesiread Counsel said, be had level of
the ettaspleastuovef men and women, but men r before heard
of the emstplexioa M told beef; hut the parmsa's beef seemed
as ifmatked by the Gager of the church—it might indeed
be exiled aneroid beef The Learned Comsat' prureeded to
tell the fallowing story of Johemy Hook, a Ilighlauder,
emisraled to America, taking with him a Nile boll
whisk, whew the revelation happened, was lodged for tire
revulstlooory•rmy in &ores,. Johnny Houk employed the
Attorsey Gerserst. and when the Congress eve thank-
ing the God of Nature for the blessings of hinny
awl emancipation, who should iaterrapt the triumph
of victory, but lehasy Hook, with the cry of " Beef, beef !"
In Anterrea, Ow name of Johnny Hook would never die—.
genies had toughed, nod made It lARERIsIaI. Bat what was
Joitiny Hook mostreated with Parson Vialle ?—as a taper to
the sun. From shs moment that the Parson glanced hie Item
. worldly, lithe.diseersing eye tioto the poor man's box, his
very imailmetHein become beatified; throughout all creation
he total 111111 01111 Reg but beef. This rounded world, with all
its rich varletlat, was, is big laird, nothing but around of
beef.s—(Lseghter.)—His roses and his lilies became trans.
formed into bullocks; not a teat could he thirk of except
• " the ffellls-Pole of LIMP( " Beef became to him what ale
was to Boafface—bie diet and his dream—lsis garment and
his pillow. la short, whether he was eatiag or detukiog,
Irritating or prearlitieg-t-he sow nothing, soil soiling,
thought of sothiog, but beef, beef, beef! The disease, into.
cent at Griot, became at length malignant. It excited all his
attlipathiee, moduli hls-sympatistml ; and he vowed by hie
holy hatred of persecution—by his love of Christian charity
and forbearance—be his abhorrence of all' sinful appetites
in the poor—by his reprobation of all luxury oat of the pale
of the church, that he'd grind the desisted beefeater to dal.
If he relented but fors moment, the mutilated round swam
amine his memory, snot with it the train of its perfections.
Oh, it was a retina ft for a rector's appetite! around the

chary of stealing fair Name inert the roped, sif the Her.
T. Vial's, of Twickenham. Witness Wild p 1.0.111 at the trial of
Sharp. Mr. ffi•Il• then stated limit fiestas walking in his garde's,
nn the ?Rd October, last year, sad on looking in the HMI.
Idolise, in • dreamt where reed. were kept, be tliteavertil
'lice of Neil He was struck with its appestat's), and imp-
posed his revisits were at their old tricks wise. He look
it ludo the kitchen, and cat a afire off his awn 'nand, stressed
the day before, and, on conspiring it, he4ind on donlet it
rants of the same joint from ihernmplextun ;I Int Ow (11*,4
denied lie got it from off his round, bus stated that he got it
from his aunt at Camberwell, hut that Sharp refused to ten
him his assist's name, or where she lived. ifSepli Wilson, the
Powecolor's butler, was called, but he could not identify the
beef.
Mr. Pniu.sys asked the witness the winds which Wihaua

used.
The SOLICITOR-Gaff/IW, objected that Ire might rail
Wilmot as a *noes', now, and Hart-fore the evidence thus at
second hand was not admissible.
Mr. PritLLlcs to the witness—Did Vialls Borer the slice
(mod came off his round?
%fitness—Yes ; he said the ton slices lallird an exactly.
he had no doubt they came off II ..re same rottwi.
fairs Baldwin examined by Mr PHILLIPS—Wito".....,e•I
len a 414 she
wasau'l
Sundae, he d t I
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dined with
Plas
ntrhe ;he ;r uuthresll also
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1821,
was pre•.
and on Sharp cuing sway he gave him some slices of
Mir and Mead for 1.1. dinner nazi day.
The son of last witn. s* was then called, and he coolinnid
his mother's testimony.
Charlotte Eder' tasmitted jiy Mr. PHlLLws—Witness
lived with the Rev. Mr. Visits as hie cook. and had the care
of the larder, which she always kept seder lock and key.
She recollected on the 22J of October her master went lino
the larder, and cat a slice off the round of beef. He stand
that he had found some beef in ihm„Acardener's lool•house.
sod wassure the gardener could useget it unitise some of the
servants hod given it to him. The round of beef of her mas-
hes had been dreatird the day before; it was a juicy piece
of beef. Witness saw them both ; Ibe difference between
them was very Memos, and toll her mailer So at the
time; the one was oell boiled. the otheross under-boiled.
Witty's, told him his b•cf was alo•ys kept locked up; wo-
oera wryer gave Sbarp any beef, nor soy person to give to
him, amid to d her mrster ill at the lime. Mr. Visits keeps
nitre sir, .111., a es. role and four boo es, arid bas 'Hoge.
they the rideblishmerit of a man of fortune.
Orr her rms. exiimioarrost by the SometeottiC . L.
she mull she was suit dismissed, but in a few days after her
father sent for her to ace.
Re emodord by Mr. Mimi?, —The reason her father
sent for min was 111 CntiStlintllCP of !rating heard that twe'
Rooster had rir flood hit rof truing away his elelleale. Nhe is
11,111/ in soother smite. Mr. VIM. nfosed to give her a
character.
The Otter !ureter object, d to Mr. Phillips's iteration
of the 'surd P..sson," as applied to the Defearlset. it
was," lie said, unbrenining a woo of his taste and Men,.
to use • team of reproach. It is awl good taste. I don't
say it is a term of reproach utiles. WI ward."
Mr PHiLLIPs dor Loured home( used at at a term of rr.
poach.
Richard Andreas, o working !shunter, in the mesh-e of
the Delendant, proved iikasp usually kept hts (busier di
the tool bows.
William Andreae confirmed the last oilers*.
The case for the Miliaria here • loved.
Mr PHILLIPS mod lie had other witnesses, lint he did not
Wok it necessary to call them.
The SOLICITOR GFIVERAL addressed the Jury for elle
D. ferillact. He complained of the spirit and temper with
which the case was rowloct,d, and 11.111401 it rather extraor-
dinary, bat undoubtedly some of the parties connected with
this ease exercised an renitence over the public press of the
coo ntry, which they seemed to hive put in mottos' ip a must
eistraurtlitiary statues- ataipsi the Defendant, for whom lie
felt noire partscalatly intertsted, al he had had the honour--
of knowing ham fur many years; sad after the onmeamired
abuse which hit Limited Fri lead. (Mr. Phillips) had lavislwdr
on him. he (the Solinetot.Geaeral) might be allowed to
say, that a more 1101111/14N kiosk generous man did not emirs
in iii,- ehole compass of Isis .Mejmy's domiaimr, A info.benevolent or chartorble ruin could sot be Nand than the
geutleoran elm. whom Iris trained Friend had lavished
every epitiod of cootemely and Muse, amid inatingat other•
be bad applied reproathfolly the term Parma," tilt it
hod called fur the rderervaiirro and repechroriois of Irs•
Lordship. Hr (the S. limier-General) wools' call the atter,
lion of the Jury ill the real question whit h they had to
sty. It was, whether Oda proweadion was instituted from
tearstives of malice la Hie bast tsf the Defendant. That it
had town iiimitoted and fader, had nothing at all to do with
the pelmet isequiry. Prusetutioos see institutid coatinually
which fail from a variety of etectoostanees-(rpm oast of
evidence—from doubts floating to the minds' stiMeJury, to
the benefit of which the party prosecuted was hi all cares en..
tilled. But was it to be said that because the prosecution
fail. d the inalividual was therefore entitled to bring his action
and recover damages its a Cowl of J testier? He did not mean
to deny that he might briog such actin. if Overeexitted
no ressowable or probable cause for the prosecution, and if
it ctientated in motives of malice; oarless the Jury were ilia
fled of thmi. there was am ernitad fur au *mow of this kind.
He ioireated the Jury t• govern th-ir verdict by the err-
dear, is liar owe, and out by the itiflammatesty itatewmats
of his leeward Friend (Mr. Phillips). Where, he would ask,
was the mitlinee Mahe, I Mr. futile was • gentleman of
easy &clime, and had rested for army years where be now
resides, Nniverselly r.apeciell by Mime knew him. The
Platatiff was a dayslibuorre employed by him. What ma-
lore fluid he mimeos evilest such a person i .11•41 he ever
mitered a single sentence from which the Jury could infer
Abat hr was actuated by motives of malice ? Had there bees

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very Corpiseatiern haehr have ravioli! a round that might ! tiny dilly!, about 'ages, or complaint on his pelt of the
have stet at *Aimee his whole Commas Cuenca after a frail. , • eater in which the Plairit.ff did his business in she
day.... i 'house ! Not • tilde of say thing of the sort had they
The mood ems a picture for painters to study, 1 pieta is aidenee—spot a single witnews bad been ern-
'he fat was iniarhise, and the lean worse amidst,. . , _monied to establish lb, Gel of molter. Ili' Learned i,ienct
And then (sonlitiord the Learned Gentleterall) his Ralliollb.' (Mr. Phillips) tad endeavored to get from 51e. Winner's
digattlois burst auto eolffergag:—" Ili make ao exotiffile if •deek, whir had hero put its the witness box, facts which be
the miscreatit ! I'll make a City business of it! I'll have
!floe. could be 'pokes) by Wilsoir, the huller, but he had
hint fried at Hicks's Hall! I'll
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employ not only • Cionssol, , ikhooght proper to keep bask Wilms (although he v... In
hot one that is a Jadyr oo prosecute him! The Deputy Court), because he knew that %s leon could esplait other
Browder shall be my Connie,. and we alit glees what a Re. ,'proof the tionwietiost. He pot et In the Jury then wli..th.r
corder can du! I wilt hit'e the ease called on five Wailes they did not remrohaltetbe asonagemetit and ...oviduct of It,
before dinner'!" Solar Otis' s live' red a jest ; but what *add ease in mod, a every man must reprobate ihe langnoge ne
the Jury oat to Ibis ftro.Goottrosso tkiz. three ds7s.to i his Learned Friend (N 1... Phi Pipe). lie (the Soliciturdlene•
deliberate before he droned this poor peasant before e Ma. rat) cirivaphinied nut oily of the suit' nod manner of too
. Learned Friend, but it the Indira with which the rouse was
gisthate ? He. was rich—he was happy—a man of Goef!..-.
Hr had enough of charlly—enoisgtt of beet He, howevor, 1 rooducted. He doubted out that Is., Learned Friend 'poke
took lilm before a • Magistrate, who was hialtks Parsno`e) from Inscutorwiatte.llll, but he ato••• etemPlam that Ito should
etas-f,sikos,4l,Josot whose ears were shocked with the cries hive lent himself to the abominable feeling (be would call
which pervaded 'he cause. The Jury had been /led
of ''Church sod Stale—. Beef end Botany Hoy." After it)
praying ha God fur three days (if suds men ever prey) fur serest deal of who was 'opposed to have paced before the
destruction to this poor man, even salbrl`in that the pour : 3legististe; but hie I. anoint Friend, with Hest volt-sto
fellow had berm driven by hunger to help himself to a slier - and address wh.eb he generally .xerrised, busied rather to
.r his beet ought Tint his generosity, as the Minister of the effect whirls Lis ann.nn.ll.ll would I.A•e no the Jury,
Christian charity and forgivenes, 10 hate Indueed him to in pieferesee to milling wetness. Why had he aim cub.
bare pardoned hint fur lite consniissionlof sii palltt aalnirfocr? rut she Magistrate, huffed f
... ra,..1
.E otos. ntioo. sod sisyy
by so doing, this Orthodox diethe mightitsra Matt rumple of ind 155111wal MO , Winch, had lie railed witness**. osig..i
. have helm *utast/0000ml or refined. Thal Ow, wooed acs t-
the benevolence of his ;Christian character, but before an
indignant and natnnighedettort he swiwen charge of felony, been refuted, be (the SolieitoveGeneral) was well arania: ;
There stood the Minister of the Gospel, with that very book fir some voids bud her" elated stitch it *at tiwititimmt4.•
in his hand from which he peeselort ehrwitfi 'wearing "Way albite colloid have bear weed by the persons to -how they
the liberty and character of this poor fells*: Thfs injured w. re attributed. 'l'l.e lory world pee there woe tau evoyer..-
man might have rotted in • dungeon, whilst his Proseeutor of r00k... ; but he wow.. g.l A ~.i. fortlirc• and wesed. +.px
hail his bed of down and Wilma iee around hien, his spies- then, is halter there *a nisi paih•rrie (-sae bar ilw pl.. 11.
dill mansion, snit crowded buard of Oland., which no man Tint ! The Learned Counsel eh• tt proceeded to c...,.... ~.,
envied him. This Man, forming, as he ought, a tisk 'with the eiri timid/ince of the Maimed' humbly Difulk.l 14.1`,..i. , •
the he bore bud this tilt!, world in *mew • , address of Ms ann.. (snip whom he hail stated ob., hr ,e.
ought to point the day by his example to he thus - iliseived the piere•of reef, and cooteoded that thet fact Mon,
bly disputed toward, his fellow cement*. If he had. ' teasandiCiall la noble* the Jur, to Nay there PM peulmlie
olFered lo pay this twin 201 for his *unease', fills proseeutloo 'emoted few she Prostrating': and if du, vete of Illoadtpiainu,
might not biota have brought' him, in hi. native colotirr, be. . 11601104m0al gad.* verdict for-the Derewwwit. .
fore so twiligblsof poblle, whose eyes' %%veld' be opened to I - : no Lertrobllteowtrver tolled an witdesdel. •
such glowing pe;sertilloh. This wan strong lantusda• but The LORD Cis .1 ''r * i - ' "1" gC. lir ureic!, Ot ?Moon oft I— 0ti...,111,,
it Ru called for frog! tilt farts Herd' ion' the Minister of "rioyd . the Joe.; liiiivt6errso ii,,, . ii,-;54,,. ii; ihielii." ,1,
charity and forglielitige''stlieartrig •ppitisimi, seventy, and ip,,,,i. eileate stated •to their by hi „I, g,hrekor_bititit-ak;!:::,
Peraerattaar from that affei,hdok ream aolddfahar°, 641°h_ , Id ..;
ien.eofClttsitiiistateittip tenlhr ,rjr'Yti;sl evideleetb
a
he comfit. ftthe Jury arid 'honesty it 'respect, !Dough ',. 6,44.-eht,,,,';,ii „,ing.;„: ..d 144timilifigui: at
clothed Is etko-Lood perieehtlai le del•lfitiMi. fllVark -I; (jive,. • fliers 44 4)011;7 • ltf,l -,•' .•- • °.
.1. tei eev &lie! If kW. (-
adorned with enlti;ield dezilintiritts diontoods— tly would : mit a,,,,•• -14 '4',,,?lthit tbitb„iarklissgn...,:iii . ,
find a verdict ideisist. the Defeidaut. • Tiltiy,**PhierliVeliik 1.:4461: oar,invtifiT;?, h ilYe
Mr. Butler, clerk to Mr, Flannel'. fee attorney. produred . Arnow ',thereon' the tidal abarneVoisiti ita"rufaltleir ottitve
the record of the sequin's' of MAT, the Piosecutor, ou the ' eattee, Jitries would MGT the existence of a thentledit Tit., e.