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.r..4rr IXTFT.r,ran-cr.
COURT OF KING'S BILNeli, SATURDAY, JtAY 2.
WILSON V. I'DWARTIS.
This was an ac•ion tor wn zoi•atilt. The defendant pleaded. i.
justification, that the plaintiff was a mariner on board his ship, and
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having got drunk and iliaalserd his orders. he (defendant) had
nualeratelv punished him: the plaintiff replied that the defend.
ant i punished him to excess, and upon that emetic)" issue wad
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Mr. ScAht.tte stated the ease. The defendant was the alinet
and rap:ain of the ship Aiinwell, a trader between Liverpool and
and the plaintiff, a man of colour, in the spring of last
I year, was engagcd by him to jco upon a voyage to !Serbiaand
back, as cook i 4 that vessel. Nl'hen they arrrived nr Bedsit* the
ittesard was discharged, and the defendant rewired the plaintiff
to unticrtskc the dutiet. of Steward in aedition to those of cook.
Sonic diffcrence aro.- between them upon that rubj -ct, and one
evening, the plaintiff Miring been on shore, end drank Whet MO
freely, was, upon his returning on board, called on deck by the
defendant, and ordered to make some alteration in the siivation of
the cable. Not proceeding immediately to obey this order, the
defendant rushed at hint, -knocked him down, and then with the
aid al' the mate, dragged him along the deck, wedged him in be.
twecn two watenca.‘ks, and, whilst there, kicked and beat hhn most
unmercifully, repeatedly threatening to kill him. In consequence
of this ill-usage the plaintiff remained ill, and unable to do arty
work during the whole of the homeward voyage, and on his arrival
• at Liverpool was obliged to go into the hospital there; his ganetal
health had been completely ruined, and his ability to maintain
himself by his labour wholly and for ever deetioyed.
he facts of the use were proved, nearly as stated, by Morritaffl;
one of the crew.
Bunt:o'lAm addressed the Jury for the defendant, but called
no witnesses; and
Tht boaD Cut E r JraTicr having summed up the case—
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages One Hun.
drcd Pounds. ,

Stan-rim rouNO.
This rosy an ection brought by the plaintiff; Who Wes an iron.
nu niter, against Florence Young, Esq., late High Sheriff of the
County of Surrey, to fix him for a debt of 132!., under the follow..
intr circumwances :

Mr. Duncan, a solicitor, watt employed by Mr. Martin to sue
out a writ against a Mr. Harvey for 1321., due to him for iron-
mongery, which he dhl accordingly, and delivered it to Riess:s.
Morison, Cox. and Co., who were the officers for the High Sheriff
of Surrey ; but aline time after it was ■o delivered a return was
market, upon the writ, elating that Harvey was cot to be found hr
the county of Surrey. It was however proved, that at this very pe-
riod he was in his own house at Nine Elma, and had been seen
there by Cox, one of the Sheriff's officers, who had seen him at 1:!5
house upon another writ, and came out with a hundred pound note in
his hand, either in settlement of the second writ, or for some mine
business.

Under these cireurrytanres a verdict was taken, by consent, for
the plaintifr—Danivg.r.. 111.
There were several und,fended causes.

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IRELANA
DUBLIN COMMISSION, WIDNZIDAT, SVYt 20.

COMBINATION AND CAPITAL CONVICTION.
Patrirk Ilinehy, Michael Serry, James Curly, Timothy Maw,
nreph II Ifh, and Thews Cullen, were indicted, tinder Lord Ellcnl .
orotigh's Act, for aietaultingJames Butterworth, on the nth of
April last, with intent to murder him. There was a second count
in the indictment, which laid the offence as haring been committed
by the prisoners, by cutting and wounding with intent to maim the
aiiiJames Butterwort'.

Ale K.C. stated the case as it appearyd by
the following evidence:—
Mr. James Butterworth sworn and examined by Mr. Townsend.
—1 am a clothier residing in Chamber-street, and-upwards of seven
years established there. There has been lately a change made in
the process of manufacture in my concerns, by the erection of two
sheering machines for the purpose of finishing the cloth. Thotto
machines produce two effects—the work is done quicker and better
by them. I remember the 17th of April last; it was the Sabbath
day. I walked forth in the morning, and alone, for the purpose of
raking the air, in the tenter-field at the rear of my own house.
When returning, about eleven o'clock, I saw a great number of
men ass-Jut:led and in conversation near the field, I suppose about
fifteen, anti apprehending that they were lying in watt for me in
order to do me mischief. I tunied off' into a small field called the glue.
field, for the purpose of avoiding them. As I passed I heard those
outside in the lane say, " That is he—follow hint!" 1 was not
near enough to know any of them. When I heard what they said
I knew what their intention was, and as there is a small house in
the field inhabited by the man that manufactures thaglue, I walked
up towards it. lie was standing at the rear of his house, and as I
approached him I saw six or seven men follow me, armed with
sticks and cudgels, not of the ordinary kind of sticks. I ran to-
wards a ditch forming the boundary of the field, and thought to
leap over it, and then get to a small lane that would lead roe to my
own house; but owing to weakncsi and confusion I leaped into the
dyke, and by the time ( got into the lane and upon my feet, the
men came up to me and began to beat me on the head with their
unmerciful weapons. After one or two blows I lost try senses.
When 1 recovered I found myself stretched in my own narlour,
with my wife and several persons about me. I was beaten on the
head, legs, thighs, arms, and shoulders. I don't know any of the
persons who were engaged in beating me on that occasion. I know
the prisoners Maher, 11 alsh, Cullen, and Seery ; they are journey-
men alttermen. I did rot ace any of them on that occasion. 1
never had any quarrel with the four prisoners just named. Pita six
men who followed to beat me were a part of the fifteen.
Jir. Catlett, examined by Mr. DAVID PLUNNIETT..-3 lire in
the glue-field, rem the tenter-field. I remember the 17th of April.
Mr. Butterworth seemed to be frightened as he came towards met
and I showed Ilia. the way to the ditch, and after he fell into it I
saw several mon leap after hint, and I heard dreadful blows follow.
I was then unwell, Just recovering from an illness, sr I would hays
assisted hint- I saw the fellows beat him down the lane with
weapons. (Here a square oak stick, about two feet long and two
incites square, rounded towards one end in order to render it more
easy to hold, was produced and identified as one of the weapons.)
One of the men stood upon the top of the ditch and wielded
sword, and said something which I do not now exactly recollect,
but it was encouraging the others. The man with the sword afters
wards ran to where Mr. Butterworth lay upon his hands and feet.,
and I saw him strike Mr. Butterworth with the edge of the sword
on the back part of the heath ; he also struck him on the left arm
with the fi it of the sword. I was distant from them about from this
to the window at the back of the Court (about twenty yards). The
prisoner Ilinchy was the man alto held the sword, rind hit Mr.
Butterworth with it. According as each man hit Mr. Butterworth
he went off; and threw away his stick. I went up to Mr. flutter-
worth, and found hint bleeding very much. On speaking to him
he shook his head. The Imit blow flinchy gave Mr. Butterworth
was when he lay on his side, and it was given with the flat of this
sword.

Mr. Richard Anderson examined.—l remember Sunday the 11th
of April ; about eleven o'clock, there was a great crowd running
down Ormond-street ; there were ten or fifteen persons, and several
were throwing stones at those as they were running ; I wee
alarmed, and went to the end of Lovedane, Cork-street, where I
saw three men walking down, whose appearance made me suspece
them, and there I asked a crowd of persons standing at a puldie.
hou►e, to assist inc in arresting them ; no one came, and then I
caned out to stop the murderers, upon which one of the three nte‘
alto were corning down, pulled a sword from under his emit, ana
flourished it as if in defiance, anti went down Marrowbone-ltit:e ;
succeeded in apprehending one of the three in Matrowbone-Lit.e,
and the Police immediately afterwards took another. rite Ft,lice
took !finely, the man who had the /mad, and I took Carty.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ilautvrox—There was a cro.td the
first time I saw the men who were running, and some persons were
throwing stones after them ; when I saw the three nine first, they
were walking ; I did not see the sword at first, nor until the man
took it from under ids coat.

By the Jury—flia"e-h;;;wed the sword at the crowd by way of
deterring them.
By the COURT—Catty was in the street when I apprOienecrl
him ; when I first saw the three men they were a quarter of a mile
distant from where Mr. Butterworth was beat.

By the Jury-1 was led to sweet them from their dirty appear.
ante, and no: being shaved at that hour on Sunday.
Stephens, a pace-officer, deposed, that he was on duty at
Jamet.'s-street Police-office on Sunday the 17th April, and that 134
consequence of Mr. Anderson. of Loyedane, coming to the office.
witness, and another peace-officer, named Cannon, proceeded to •
houses; the end of the lane leading to the tenter.fields. and in au
unoccupied room they found inchy ; witness first asked if there
was any one inside, and not receiving an answer, he was about force
ing the door, when he felt a pressure against it on the other side ;
and upon getting a poker to force the lock, the door was unlocked as
the inside, where they found in til2 room the prisoner Hirschy, and
upon asking hint why he concealed himself there, he said that att
there was a crowd in the street, and many persons running. ho
came into the house for shelter, and finding the empty room and the
key, he locked himself in. Upon being asked whose was tae
sword he had, he denied having any, and a search top made up the
chimney and several other places, but it could not be found. Wit.
netts arrested Cotten and Seery in the street at Leeds, in Yorkstfire ;
IValsh and Cullen he also arrested in Leeds, and found them non -
coaled under the stairs of an unoccupied cellar, which was without
light or fire. A boy, named Nugent, who accompanied witness to
Leeds, identified the prisoners.
Henry Nugent—On the tiunday that Mr. 13UttaW011.11 win
beaten the witness went into a public-house in Ardee.row, and eater
about fourteen or fifteen men assembled there, and amongst them
were four that he knew, Maher, Walsh, Cullen, and Seery. :Bahr(
called tin more drink, and Walsh came into the house in a hurry
and spoke to Maher, and then all went out quickly. They etooJ
for some time on the opposite side of the way, and witness stood
looking at them. They then proceeded towards the tentar.fietd
Walsh anti Maher hail their right hand inside their coat, as hitst
also more of the party, and whew they asaedibled at the end oh
_Ow
Tenter.lane, there were fourteen or fifteen pertora. Wheo Mr.
Butterworth crossed up the Tenter.fields, a man with s two:J
posed witness, and truck the sword aitaingt it stone, an ten to•
wards Mr. Butterworth. There were Ire Of six men about b 7 r
Butter wer, It, all of whoa Scut him. The man wish the sword *so
in the public-house wi.h the rest; Cullen, Seery. Matter, and
‘Valsh were in the crowd in the street, but cannot soy that Se-re
hplaredblict.ohoguoeetofiar Pthir ;nalrhpoa° next
day. wt:hsewas near a month out of Owe Ise
.men that beat Mr. Butterworth. They all ad *%
avrte'rrat oa.etnixgn.sgk —Neil waiter in
.a publ!e-house chid o
tdrsrlBl;YdY:;3lgliernamet sdit'aliyllal:tihneguiwi'ltryactia/nllehrele.:3"binllritedto so appear in this business was owing
to the people saying that Oordon's bey knew all abduf :t, tai fist