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had also tee him ; hr was n:rriet horse. *Karts never
me, hum kirk nn any nteastua.
CIIINI•11111111110t ••• lie had nut driven him in ainglehartiess,
bet bad seen his father drive him.
J. Holland, euarbtnast to Or. Morro, pule up treat stable.
to Mr. Malirrot, and had frequently asei•irsi the earthman
ia lesitlittit In in double h ;hr nee always quiet ; and
had since rissisied Mr. itullui k's arrsaiit to put him in sin_
kk lemmata. lie h.o‘i sir a him 7,0 out of Ike Mews Yew at.
ally, mid ■lwats quietly. The turirinciiut of the Mews was
a had our. lithe horse LYd been • kicker, stints's. thinks
he **mild hese hp Iced there.
Mr. igCARI.ETT 111.1114.11
be Cltls.r Jvskscr. rammed up, end the Jury found •
fealty% fur the Plalurtff—D.auaprr, fit.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

TUESDAY, DICEIIIIIEII SU.
••••••-•
Ltnaon adjourned Silting, after 311ehnelnurs Tem. before
Lord Chief Justae LAI.WI,endCONIMOn Juries.

I

FLETCIIFIt V. CatcHTMlll4.
This win an action for assault and battery.
Mr Rerjeent Pact. stated the ease to the Jury. It was an
action mtsitig nut of • transaction •hich had oecerreil On
beard the lierriesfon, n Sioith F. aorso. The Iph,tstiff was a
Surgeon min board, and the U. feiolant wan the Captain. It
happeord that • (panel had taken place hetween a porrola
on drill, of the name of M ethers, and Fletcher, the *micron,
Own, some treslal matter r,.pectiise a boil, anal the Captain
ittierrised and !Nat Ike Plaintiff must minim cifully wills a
thick rope, in consequence of which lie was confuted to hie
bed for several weeks, and in addition to this be olitairted
nothing to eat but bread and seater. He was Informed that
these facts would be aatisfartortly proved; soil if sit, lie
could not herniate to tin, k that the Jury would award very
mole damages fur the injury mistaissed..
Milian' Chip being sworn, stated that'he sailed in the
fairterfon i the last year; .hr was a South Searnati, Imola
IfUe Foglatol. Pletcher was the horgesin, a•.l Brightman was
the Captain. In the min oh of May, before their arrival at
the Cape of aunt Hoye, Ge;oge and the Surgeon
had a quart, I al/Wilt a !Mt width belonged to Mettler', which
hail spoiled the Surgrini's clothes. ttihile they were cuarrel-
fine the Captain came no and •liuct; him with • rope; lie
was hearted d it. mill while down he heat. him several
times. The tope with which he struck him was 24 inrises
thick. He saw the Sllrgemt seas rat time, after; he was con.
641.41 to his bed fin swirly three nicks, and the ouly food he
received wan bared and water. They smote.' at the Cape of
Good Hnpe in Iwo or three months after. Some little nuts-
roihmesit Wllll give* him by the ship's company out of their
allowance. Fir saw Flidehor when they came ashore ;be
was very thin and terribly had Wllll the scurvy.
John Milts, a carpenter on board, corroborated the state.
Metil of the former *thetas.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGSSII addressed the Jury on behalf of
tj
the Defendant. The charge in this case was • vet) gri
one, amid got up with a great dial of 111.'0111.0y. It was of
die final importance that order nod subordination should be
preserved on board • ship; and if he rould prove, as he was
Wormed he shostld that this besting did oot lake place
without sufficient prprosatiou, than lie was sure the Jury
would he of opinion tine the sinslleat possible damages
would astiory the justice of the ease.
Will.sni Wells wine then called—He was chief mate on
board the vessel. He remembered a quarrel haviog arisen
hewers Healers and Fletcher; the Captain was We deck
taking the 11/11; he was within ten yards of Mether mid
Fletcher; they placed themselves in • fighting position; the
Captaiu came forward to pr. Vela it, and said be would allow
M fighting. Fletcher insisted he would fight. The Captahs
Mid he would not allow him. Then Fletcher *aid he would lad
•'rope for Brightmas.'s neck when he came home. Brightman
used no more provocation for these words than saying, if he
did nut keep quiet be world bud a mao of war fur him; sad
uru the words used by Fletcher, the Capi•its said, them 1
bail better find a rope for >our body." Fletcher was nut
incapable of doing his ditty one hour. From the second day
after the beating, he saw him WI deck every day. He Wen
ordered to get bread anti water, became, he refused to do his
duty. Fletcher had been distoiso it from the slalom of
steward o• accuuat of eosin gain% liquor and striking the
chief officer.
This statement was ansitmed by another of the crew, who
Adel, that the Doctor said to the Captain he would
thrash him like • sack ; upon which the chief mate said,
" Captain. if you stead by and hear such alum 75111 are not
It to be mister of your own shili." lie saw the Doctor on
deck three days after the beating, and he seemed to lie the
Fame as before. The Captain called on hint to come up,
and firm lietaid he toroidal. and tHot lie said be wouldn't,
because he knew be would get no ray fur it.
Mr.Serjeaot PALL having replied,
The LORD CRUM JUSTICE commented upon the evidence.
sad said it was clear that the Captain hail cumdeseted himself
with great Impropriety. but iu estimating damages the case
should he considered always temper•tely.
The deny. after s few minutes' couetillatioa, returned a
yet diet fur the PlaiiiiilT-..nansages, 100 f.

OLD BAILEY,
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10.

Charles House and James Bull stood indicted for
feloniously stealing 60/. ru Llihk ut England 'toter,
the 'property of Mr. W. Honeycomb, farm his
person.
The Prosecutor stated that one day last month
Iss met the Prisoners in a gig in the Edgervare-
road, and knowing House, accepted of their offer to
ride with them to London. lie had opened some
bank.notes to the amount of 601. which lie had in
his novae...hon. in the preseher of the Prism:pro, awl
afterwards put them into his pocket. On arriving ,
in town, he was stepviog out of the gig, when he
misavd bis notes. and exclaimed, " I have lost
them—you must have got them." The Prisoners
answered, " that can't be ;" end one of them, he
was not sure which, paid, "there is a note on the
ground." %Witness picked it up. aid found it to
be a 281. note. He then called out " there were
40i. more," and -the Prisoners dime MI at fell
speed. He ran after them, crlliug " Stop thief !
and they were stepped by a watchman. The notes •
were afterwards found oa the ground, iu the wad
between the place where he got out of the gland
the Ogee where•the Prisoners were stopped.
The watchman, rod Brickridge, • police officer,
prgvad the taking of the Plisoners into custody,
their deuial of having taken the notes, stud the find.,
iag of the 40/. in the road. , Buckridge arid an.
other•constahle, named Doris, also dep. sad that the
prosecutor at the tone said he had hero robbed by
a pollee officer.
The prosecutor being recoiled, denied that he had .
ever said that a ',Wirt: uflicer had rubbed !IRO.
Mr. Mitchell, hi.P. and another gentleman of
the -sortie tonne, a relative of the former. gave the
Promisetstlie best of cliaracte,s; House bell% set_
mot to the former,. end Hull to the latter.
RSCORDKR chargrd the Jury, who insteutly
acquitted both the Primmer*.
W. thaw war frond Gritty of attempting to
extort from Henry Goldsluid. Ei•, a auto of ITIO.
hey, by threatehing to accuse hint of an unnatural
emu., sad soutencid to be transported for seven
purrs.

A specimen of a toed. which was taken alive from
the centre of a amass of solid alone, has been sent to
the College Mobeussi of Edinburgh. by Lord
CIL; MC .-( bdersberwh Marr.j