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lest; en their reterishigiokne, after rite cderta;
meats they coot through Gray's-Inn-tame ; as they
cat* to the crossing ut the end of lilut-sticat,
M. Alt der went nu first, sad stopped on the sappo-
+me dagway, wititts% footles' coaipau;, wider the
windows of the aelentiettetiltoasc. She hod ot,t
stood n mourtit, when a win.la, was openc.i, aud
yowl. costemilig solue,liquid, winch had is.n the
used pleasant eiliuria, W 441 tioptied on her, winch
weed her to he skin ; her conipahy mine up, and
two gentleinen`who were passing, and saw the trans-
action. Site kobtlied at tile door with her ust-
!nolo. which wee not opened for some tittle list lost
140 liefesidutit,,Scott, come to the door, whet' she

told him site was am/prised he would allow hits
ers to eiaiity then...its:sets oat of the windows. He
replied it was ti t—d lie, for he had op lisdAerti in
rue irmit and Coat see was a dirty
st:ainpet. She said he was a dirty do 4 ; on which
to,. Otleadaut, Mrs. Scott, came out, mid said,
ir.to calls him a dirty dog?—ha is my husband,
mill immediately caught Mrs. Miller by the col-
lar of her pelisse with the left hand, and struck
1,.-. with tlev r4it ; Stott .weut into the house,
a td ietterued with a stick. which he betook in. Mrs.
tiiillees lace, then called the watch, and gave
her. in PihVge to ir wateltinane—Miller tried to ex-
iroxtiirat4.not is viii,. Scott desired a titial to a
white frock Xo, take care of Mai, who dragged 111111
towards the watt.h-.tome' by the collar, but let
11..4 1' before he it.:ll'.Wit it I".MOtt ACC OMpdttleti
Mt% Miller with the oareitinap to the watch-houses
inahiog air of most scurrilobe language ; on their
aeries), he gave her charge, mid if it had not 'area.
fortell humanity of the eoustalilc, who accai.ted of
tan Olineas as a security for her impeuniticc tie et
bustitnig at asqon-garden iwilice-045«., she must
hali;nr ainief a Prisoner during the night. 'lite.:
ne o usitaug the mattes attended, when thu
Pdimettleve disiutssed the charge, and rec
nifty*. to the Plairtilo to bring an action,
and told Schtt that lie would make his con-
duet known to isio. brother Mar.ti des. on the
next day foe vmesning heroism.' T.ie Leanne.'
Clussel #l, he was a. a 100 t° Itaow artist defc,ice
th.• 9efirt.Liot etre t• rot ;if the liquid did not
come from :heir window'. it entisthert muse from
the heavens, 5...6 tisc c.esids held*" let ft!. water
with sueb a jot, fume. His bores! brotaer,Ser-
iegOilt had iseisiliwporef precedv..t to
CAI CC. Anne Catalan' lir tarsi Castlervigh ;
hil‘shat.he did nor think VIM :I paint, .as it ramie
/Tort a bank seirsolesth Sate elosdem He Jaw" a.
uo.dcfeuot or orecedent they could have for 10
scab !alcius art.o.:•ras'e.
Tuts case war tally proved by If.. Mintiest ai.d
Mrs Ross,. who happened to be passing tbroußtt
Gray's-inn-lane.. and who gave their a Vv..- on tl.•
sight of the. ,/%IClie, to tar Plaintiff*, frsout their
sense of the isedariouo cognise. of the Define lents. "
They were corroborated by Wire. Percival ,tit a Mrs.
Butterworth. the two learatess who were is cam-
pity of the ilairdatis. •
In &tinny, there were three witnesses called,
loditsve rf Ott
.I,l4ficeditista, wbes attempted to prove
the 5111.• Ainber tilditWittatti.e Ant assault, and
that the 'Defendants behei4eitit quite in a peaceable
manner. But the Jut y did trot give credit to their
testhitesiy, sad fooled a rordirt fee the Plaintiffs—.
Damages 101. and 40s. costs. •
Sins sea S. saw-saw.
This was an-action brought lay the Plaintiff, one
of the partners of therhouse of noodle and Bridge,
Ludgate-hill, to recover damages from the Defend-
ant, the owner and &Ayer of a Grahaeod. stage-
coach. far. drivirti his *tothli against a. one-horse
chaise of the Plaistirs, driven by his
servant, and breaking it to ritiaes red danucing the
horse.

Francis. Aaiun, aertaut to the. Plaintiff, deposal,
that on the 34th 'of February lust, he was
his. otarte Ai one-horse chaise through St. Merge-
r-01441, iu tire liorongb, be was on the proper
min of the street, wit:tin threc feet of the flag-amp;
on the opposite aide there.was *press of carriages
the coutrary way. The Defendant, instead
of foll.twifig the line .of eurriages with his stage,
was driving at the rate of nine miles an hour, and
attempted to pass .hetwern the line of carriages
sad the chaise, the hill& wheel of the stags took
tltr wheel of the chaise, broke the two shafts,
frigh'en•d the horse, who ran Itg-ainit an apple-
:44h. and then against a post, and hurt himself very
Thomas Wiilians Palaver, au oilman an St. Mar-
pret'odaill, deposed that he WA' from his shop the
boy driving the chaise on he eight side of the read,
about n yard from the kirb, ak the rate of about
live talk% AU hoor ; the stagecoach was on the wrong
side of the rind, and driving at the rate of 9 miles
an hour, sod he had not a doubt I-it the accident
took place by the owerwlriving of the stteze ,:ouch.
Mr. Wright, a cosalwiaaker, proved his bill for
repairing the chaise. tel. 9s.
John Chapman. ve:erinary surgeon, proved
his hill for attendance. and medicine adaLuitmered
to the home. tql. Si. lid.
La drfetice, it was attempted tole proved that
the accidrat happened .thrt.ugh the negligence of
the Plaintiff's servant, but it failed, and tire Jure
gave a verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damages 351. auk
snit. costa.
OLD BAILEY, FialuAv, Dec. S.