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fiamuest ; I art not certain as le the day, but it was either
a Wednesday or a Tbursd*y ; she had • child at her breast;
I don't recollect its age, but I believe about live months;
Mary Cuer was absent from her ward until 1 fetched her on a
Sunday morning; she was in a cell behind in the back. p..rt of
1/10,011: these cells are for lucking up persona that are dis-
ordeily ; the cell was a sued damp cell ; 1 did not observe the
Iluor ; she complained of being cold ; there was a bed in this
cell ; I took her back to the ward, and she still complained of
being cold ; I requested the rook to give her some tea or gruel
—1 remember her being taken ill on that night. There was an
alarm given, and my hueband got up and gave her some medi-
cine. My husband was the tack-waster of the prison. This
was in November. It was dry, hot very cold.
Cross .examined by Mr. Erskine.—There was a quarrel be-
tween Mary Cuer and another prisoner, 1 believe my hutmend
sent fcr the gaoler. I supply ama I articles to the telltales in
the ward. They supply themselves with earthenware, and
when put into solitary confinement they take all they have with
them if they choose. 1 can't speak positively as to whether
Mary Cuer did so, but I believe she bad • pint basin with her
in the back cell. The cell which Mary ':tier was scut was the
same as the other cells iii that part.
Mr. Edward CON.* examined by Mr. Selwynn.—l am clerk
of the peace for this county, I have the Occurrence Book"
of Ilchester Gaol. Witness turned to an entry of Thursday,
November 19, ISIS. '1 nis was in the baud-writing of Air.
Biidle. Witness read—" Thursday, November 19, IblS.
Put Elizabeth Smith, and Mary Cuer, into solitary couldiemeut
fur being disorderly, and fielding in their ward."
V. juices was directed to turn to the entry of Sunday, Nov.
22. It was in the baud-writing of Bridle.—Released ltheatheth
Smith and 31ary Cuer iron on prunirse of
future good behaviour.--See Nov. 19th."
The witness was not cross-exemined.
Thomas Oaidimer, a smart-louLing, and well dressed lad,
examined by Mr. Sergeant Pell.--1 mu nearly led years old.—
was a pis:met iu fletiester gaol ; I was there two years ago
last alarch ; I sin net now a prisoner: I was released on the
'alth of lut September. 1 have worked as a blacksiutelo. I
am liming with my uncle and aunt at Bristol. I remember in
November le:20, • charge was made against me in the gaol for
Laving picked one of the prisouer's pockets. 111 Consequence
el this, a report was made to the governor, and 1 was had in
before him on Sunday. Mr. Bridle charged sue with the crime
—and 1 told lieu 1 knew nothing at all of the matter. Mr. B.
then stopped my wages for it. This was oo the Sunday. On
the Monday I was taken very ill out at my work. I hau a very
bad pain in lily inside, and a bleeding at the nose. 1 saw Mr.
Bridle pass, but I did not speak to him or be to me. In the
eight was taken worse. It was a continuation of the same
coinelaint. No person came to me. The next time I saw Mr.
Bridle after this was the nest day at three o'clock. This was
oar die Tuesday. Mr. Bridle asked me what was the matter
with me, and I told him I bad a pain in my inside. Mr-Bridle
said, be considered I had a fever quite strong on me, and he
would fird an hospital for myself. I was then put into a 801ir
tary cell by meself. it was a dark cell which we sleep io. It
bad a stout floor. I remained there three days, and thee the
doctor csine to me. During these three days Mr. Bridle did
not come to rue. Calcimine was the name of the doctor who
came to rue. After the doctor came, 1 continued in the cell
about nine days longer. I saw Mr. Bridle at the end of that
time. I had not seen him (twin any part of those nine days.
When be came be asked me how I was, and I said I was bet-
ter, and asked him to forgive we, but tie said be did not think
I was quite well enough. Ile then left use, and I returned to
the solitary cell. I had been brought down to the door of Mr.
Bridle's Louse. In the everting atter, a person of the name of
Carter came up and took me into the passage. Carter was a
prisoner. He (Carter) was charged with horse-stealing. I ,
was then set down in the passsge, asd had my hair cut. 'I here
was then a lather put on, and my head was shaved There
was a to: taring blister put on, and they put on a cap over, aod
tied it on. Carter put it on. A man named Pike was there
dating the whole time, end saw it all. Pike is a turnkey. I
hai a strait jacket put on, and I was pot to bed. Mr. Pik.
put the jacket rm. I had the strait jacket put on before my
bead was shaved. When I was put to bed, I bad the blister,
and the nightcap and the straight waistcoat on, I remained so
all night. In the morning Cuter came up, and Pike just at.
terwards. I suffered great pain during the night. It was just
the same as if needles and pins, or pe :knives, were running
into my bead. Curter took the cap otr. They then took of
the blister, and said it had not rose. 'they then put it on again. I
and tied it on is toe bailie 111d11111:1, and left me. Time studt
jacket was taken oft for me to put on my clothes, sod in about
a quarter of an hour they put it on again, and left me-
could not use my bands. About twelve o'clock the blister be-
came worse, I was crying. and Pike came up. Belau this I
rubbed off the blister : 1 rubbed it Mt against the wall. 1
could not use my bands, and rubbed my bead against the wall.
My head was then bare. Pike asked me what was the matter
with mc, and I told i.im I was very bad. 1 begged him to go
down and speak to Mr. Bridle, and asked him to forgive me.
He asked rue, did I wish to see Mr. Bridle ? I said I did,
and lie went down. Be came back about three o'clock. This
was about twelve. He asked me what became of the blister,
and where it was ? 1 told Lim it was is the chamber pot.—
Ile said there was d—d impudence!" and that be would so
and tell Mr. Bridle, and have another blister put on. No per-
sou came to me before the everting. My head remained bare
el the time, and the strait waistcoat on. in the evening
Carter Game to we, and put on a dressing to HIT head- This
was on a Tuesday, 1 believe; I reinaiued till the Sunday
following in the sauce roll. On that day, Mr. Bridle had
me down before him at Lis door. I earnestly asked Lira. if
I.e would be pleased to forgive me. He answered he did not
think I was quite well enough, and be would have another
blister put out. I was then returned to the cell again. Three
or four days after this, Mr. Bridle asked me how I was i I
told Lim 1 was ready to go to work if be would forgive me.—
Ile said it I would own the stealing theesurse, he would forgive
tam I told him I knew nothing about that tny more than a
baby. The strait waistcoat remained on till the Sunday alter.
It abed to be taken off at night to allow me to undress, and was
then put on with all my clothes oft. It used to be taken oil in
the morning to dress, and then put on again. It remained thus
till I was released term solitary confinement, except one morn-
ing when Mr. Pike took it cif and left it oilier the w hole even-
ing. During this time I had bread and water. I placed them
on the bedstead in the morning before the waistcoat was pot on.
When 1 wanted to eat or diink, IL used to get down on my
hands acd knees I was released is the morning from the
waistcoat to walk. It was then kept on during the day when
I was iu the cell. When I was thus *Acing one morning,
Mr. Bridle came to the mails and asked how I was' 1 told
him I should be glad if he would forgive me. He said I must
beg Mr. Datis's (one of the turnkeys) pardon. I did not know
for what. I was taken out of the lodge. I did not beg Mr.
Davis's pardon. I was out taken hisf.‘4e sn-fmagistrate the
day eter this. Foible; was done to ma.

Cross-examined by Mr. SS illiams.—l don't know a adagio-
trate of the name of Quntock, or Slue'key, or Wall. 1 WAS
taken before some magistrates a few days aiter I was released.
No magistrate came to my cell dining the whole time of my
ponishiuent ; I think it was about three days after my punish-
ment that I was taken before tl:e magibtrates. 1 did out know
why I shuultl beg Davir's pardon. 1 did not ask why : I did
nut ask any queb.ioos M all. 1 can't say how many times I had
committed offences in the prison : it wits nut a great many ; I
can't say whether five or six unit a. I never ron s penknife into
a man's knee. It was one of the knifes of the prison. Tile

name of the man was Zebedee Beauchamp. It was a bit of a
scud (a scratch) I don't know the difference between a scud
and a scratch. I bane not told the jory all the poniahments
got. 1 have not told the jury all that was done. I never said
to the turnkey, Damn all the magistrates in the country. I
wish them in hell." All the rest I have paid is as tree as this,
and this is us true as all the rest. I never mid •• d— n the ma-
gistrates" to anybody. I don't know how old I was when I
went into prison. I was in prison iu Bristol. 1 was never in
any other gtiol hut Bristol and tins.
Mr. Nkilliams—What were you sent to Wish.' gaol for ?
Am I obliged to tell you ? I don't clause to tell ynu. lam not
In with my uncle and aunt in Bristol, because low now
living bete in the court. When I went out of Ilehester gaol
I went under my aunt's jurisdiction.
The question as to living with his uncle end aunt was repent-
ed, and •11110.11 answered—l lived with my uncle and aunt
about a fortnight before I came here. It is about a fortuigit
ago since I received a subpoena to attend.
Mr. Williams.—Was it then you went to live with your
aunt ?—lo it any difference to you, Sir, where I live ?
Mr. Williams—But it way tuak.e a great difference to you
by and by.
With whom did you live before Ibis? I bare been in lodg-
ings.
Be so good as to say where ?—Near Great Gardens, not near
Lawford's gate , I have lived near Law.ford's gate.
Did you live at your aunts this time could not live at
two places at the same time.
Do you know what it is to lire upon the cross ?"—I sup-
pose you know it, Sir, as well as me ; I have knowed it, but
have not lived titat kind of life niece I came out.

What were you in Ilehester gaol for 2--1 don't wish to tell
that at •present, my character goes quite far enough as it is.--
It was not till the dead of the night, after the blister was put
on, that it was like penknives iu my head ; it did not fiat at
all.
Mr. Justice Ilichardson.--We ought to know what the pris
soner was in gaol fur, or know the relative aituatiou of hies
and the tlt fendant.
The question, was again asked.
was charged with housebreaking.
Was this before your trial or after 1-11efore I broke open
the house, Sir. It was after my conviction.
Examination continued.—l newer said to • person named
Mersin!l or to Pike, or to Wright. or to John Pool, " D—n
the Justices, I wish they were iu hell." I never said this to
any person. All I said today is as true as what I now say cf
Marshall and the rest. I never knew such a person ss Aune
Davies or Davidge. I never said to any woman in person, or
any one else, that 1 was up to a thing or two—that this wan a
good job ; that the blister did not burl me, and that I would
wake by it.
Mr. Coles, examined by Mr. Gazelee, was desired to turn
to the entry in the " Occurrence Book" of November the 4111,
1620. It was in Bridle's hand writing. He read it. " Thos.
Gardner's earnings to be suspended for picking the pm krt.: of
his fellow prisoner." " Nov. the Gib, Thoinaa Gardner basing
been very idle since the suspension of his earnings, and pre-
tending to be very ill, I ordered him to be confined in a solitary
cell".
Cross-examined by Mr. Williams.—This is the book exposed
for the inspection of the magistrates, when they sell at the
gaol ; anti they have power to make inquiries reapectiug any
entries therein.
James Brier examined by Mr. Admin.-4 am a surgeon.
was surgeon to 11r:herder gaol in tire year Itlo. 1 kept a jour-
nal of my proceedings in the gaol ; the journal I left iu the
gaol. 1 remember • prisoner of the num: of Gardner. I was
just going, after making up the medicines and seeing all the
people, when Mr. Bridle came thrangh a door (Min a cell to
me, and asked me how the people were? I said there were a
few patients, but nothing particularly extraordinary. He then
said If you can care your 'wheats, 'tis more than I can do.
with mine, for 1 have got a very troublesome man in confine-
ment." MS said can you give him a strung black disc?'
said I Lad no such medicine. Ile then said, " What do you
ittil.k of a blister 1 1' said, •• You may have a blister, and as
his head seems affected von may put it pretty high on the poll."
Gardner was the man. I ordered a blister to be spread. I
went away, and left the blister to be applied by the attendant.
Mr. Adam.—Did you nut visit the prisoner 1 1 ant sorry to•
say I did not. The attendant's name was Carter. The con-
versation which I have mentioned is I believe all that passed
between Bridle arid me on that occasion. (A book was here
handed to witness.) This the book I kept at the surgery In
the gaol. W itneas was asked whether he saw an entry on the
21st of November, 1520—.. A blister to the head, for Thomas
Gardner." I made this entry, but not at the time it hears date.
belies e iirnight be a month or six weeks after that I made it.
Mr. Bridle asked me if I had entered the blister for Thomas
Gardner's head. I told Lim I bad not. He said, I think pia
had better do so. Upon that I made the entry. I did not bear
at the first time that Gardner bad a etrait waistcoat on.
By the Court.—L
his confinement. Carter, who was toy assistant, wan a on-
, stoner, and knew nothing of surgery. He only did what he
was told. Sometimes my partner went to and [tom the pito°.
when I did not attend.
Here the case for the prosecution closed.
Mr. Williams then addressed the jury for the defendant at
great length, and
Witnesses were called on behalf of the defence.
El.ealleth Sommers, examined by Mr. Erskine. was a
prisoner at Ilehemer in November, itSifi. I remember Mary
Cuer being in the gaol. I remember Elizabeth Smith and the
quarrel het% e.n her and Mary Cuer. 1 was not present et the
nialrel; but I know that Mary Cuer went into solitary confines
ent for it. In the course of the same evening that Cuer
m
confined, 1 went to the cell where she was. I carried her a,
saucen. There was a tire-place in her celt. and fuel. 1..%
was pa
offered to Mary Cuer by Mrs. Hobbs. who went with Tie to
her cell ; but she answered that her time was not long, and that
she di not mind it ; site would be —al if he would have ally
fire atd all. It aw Mary Cuer m hedr cell ;s she had an earthen
jug to drink o tt of. live
Crexamined by Mr. Sergeant Peel.—Wilness said I
use-
now in Bath. wheril was born and bred. I went to liveiche
gaol in August, Ibl 6, on untie on of tobly:ry. I was .trisd
and found suilty. and sentenced to transportation for
I bare now been twelve month; out of prison. Mary t
bad a littie child in es geol. wive ;th 'tickled ; when se cane
out of the :olittry lte said en wete . 111. but I did no: h

it. I saw her child. and it seemed very well; quite well, tad
liyely as if well fed. This was when they came out of the
solitary cell. The weather was rather cold. 'rlie solitary
cells at Ilchester are not damp without rain. Whether there
had been some snow that day (the Thursday) or not. I do not
recollect. I have had children myself, but I never buckled a
c ild fsur days on bread and water. Mary Cuer was not kept on
bread and water; she had broad and bacon Thursday evening
I saw it carried to her. Elisabeth Smith, who quarrelled with
Cuer, had a child, and suckled it. She was let out of the solitary
confinement at the same time that Cuer was. Smith was not ill
when she came out of the solitary cell, nor was her child.
Mary Thomas said, I am the wife of an innkeeper at Ilchener.
I saw Mary Cuer some time time after she was discharged (ruin
Ilchester gaol, and conversed with her.
Mr. Sergeant Pell objected to hearing that oonventation. Mary
Cuer had not been examined as to any conversation held witu
Mrs. Thomas.
Witness.--1 have known Mr. Bridle 11 years. My house is
not more than 300 yards from the gaol. I always heard Mr. B.
spoken of as an uncommonly kind and humane man.
John Treganza said, I am the master of the new House of
Correction at Bedford. I was once a principal turnkey in
licliester gaol, and was promoted from thence to any present situ-
ation. 1 know the solitary cells at Ilchester. When this wind is
one particular way, rain may beat against the doors, and make
them a little damp; they are not damp otherwise. I was princi-
pal turnkey at lichester while Mary Cuer was confined there. It
was my duty generally, as principal turnkey, to attend those
prisoners who were put into solitary confinement. I recollect
Mary Cuer as a prisoner, but I have no remembrance of her
having been in solitary confinement. When prisoners are put
into the solitary cells. they carry with them their cups, water
'
basins, or sancepana • if they omit to do so, the Reticles are car-
ried after them. The county allows only bread and water in the
solitary cells; but if the prisoners have any other food, they are
allowed to curry it in with them. I was more than two yews in
Ilchester gaol. I left it in November. iht9. When prisoners
have been sick. I have known Mr. Bridle send them provisions.
I have had abundant opportunities of knowing Mr. Bridle, and
always considered him as an extremely humane man. I believe
that he has done many things for prisoners which he was not at
all bound to do. and which he did entirely out of kind feeling
towards tin'''.
Jane Lang said. I am wife to a serjeant in the Somersetsleire
militia. I WAS under sentence of transportation in Ilchester gaol
in the year 1818. I remember Mary Cuer and Elizabeth Smith
there, and I•rentember their qu-s-relling; Cuer beat smith. Mr.
Bridle was called in. I saw Mary Cuer go away to the solitary
cell ; she carried with her bread arid bacon, which she took out of
our pantry, and a basin which belonged to her. I saw her again
atter her liberation from the solitary cell, and I saw her sucklo
her child that same day. I was a year and eleven months in
Ichester gaol, and I always thought Mr. Bridles gentleman and
a good governor.
John Poole said, i was a constable in the convict ward of
Ilchestergael in the year 1820. 1 knew Thontas Gardner there,
and remember his being locked up in the solitary cell. While he
was confined, lie d—d the magistrates and Mr. Bridle too. I
advised hint to humble to Mr. Bridle. He said he would see
Mr. Bridle in hell first, and the magistrates also.
What was the general character of Gardner ?
Mr. Gaselee objected to the question.
Witness.-1 can tell it the gentlemen without his asking any
question at all.
Mr. Sergeant Petl insisted that Poole's opinion could not be
evidence.
Witness continued.—Gardner was a great reprobate, always
cursing and swearing until the blister was put upon his head, and
then he con quieter a good deal. He gave very bad language to
the officers of the gaol, both before their lases and beituid their
backs.
Cross-examined.—l was in Ilchester gaol myself on a charge
of niisden.canour. It was for dealing in smuggled cider. The
blister put ur at Gardner's head was about the sine of the palm
of my hand. Carter and I put it on batween us. We shaved his
head a bit first to make room. We put him on a strait waistcoat
too. In about two days after the blister was on. Gardner gut
pretty quiet; before that lie was sulky. The strait waistcoat was
taken oil when Gardner went to bed at night, and put on again
in the morning ; it was also taken off for him to get his meals. I
had been in gaol before I was at Ilcnester in !situ. 1 was in
about twelve months before. That first confinement took place
in 1815. I can swear that Gardner was not confined 12 days;
the longest was eight I attended him night and morning during
the whole time. l never saw a strait waistcoat in Ikhester gaol,
excepting that which was put u; on Gardner. I remember the
blister being found in the urinal after Gardner pulled it off. He
had a cap on over the blister. He used to say, very often, that he
wished the hanging of me. or skinning of me alive, he did not
Cate which. It was Carter that ordered me to help shave Gard-
ner's head ; who ordered him to do it, I don't know. I look him
down to Mr. Bridle four or five times during his confinement;
Mr. Bridle never threatened to put hien on a second blister. On
those occasions (the meetings) Gardner was always sulky or inso-
lent. Mr. Bridle, in fact, was too good to the prisoners—too
indulgent altogether.
Charles Marshall said, I was two years and a half an officer in
Wheeler gaol; I had the superintendence of the men at wink; I
remember Gardner, and have heard him curse the magistrates
heavily; he has often threatened to deter me; he threatened to
do this with a hammer ; lie said he would sio fur the imigistrates.
and Bridle and me too; he was idle, and, at times, would not
work ; I saw him take up a mallet once, and threaten to knock
out another prisoner's brains. Mr. Bridle was always very kind
to the people under his care.
Cross-examined.--1 never heard of Gardner's having a blister
on, and don't believe the thing ever happened. I am not now
iti llcliestcr gaol. I left it three months ago.
Robert Gibbs.—Was a prisoner in licliester gaol in the year
1820, under sentence of transportatien; remembered Gardner's
being in the pnson t I remembered a man nettled Beacham also
in the prison. Gardner ran a knife into Beacham's knee in the
presence of witness; the knife went almost an inch into the knee,
and the blood flowed rapidly when it was taken out. Gardner's
conduct was generally bad—Le was a very violent. dwolute
fellow.

Cross-exarni ned.—Beacham gave Gardn ev no provecai ion when
he stabbed him ; they had no quarrel whatever.
Vincent Stuckey, Esq. Sheriff of Somerset. said—l remember
Gardner in Ilchesier gaol. I rememSpr in September last seeing
him very violent in his conduct. I was visiting magistrate at
Ilchester from July to October. While I visited, Mr. Bridle put
Gardner in solitary confinement. On finding by the Occuacuce
Book that Gaultier was in prison
Mr. sergeant Pell felt himself compelled to interfere, and
Mr... usuce Richatdsun decided that the matter was not evi—
dence.
Mr. John Valentine, surgeon, at Sametton, was partner with
Mr. Brier in the year 1820. and frequently attended the gaol for
him. Remembered seeing Gardner at Ilchester in the year 18211;
um him professionally. Gardner was in a solitary cell; he cool—
phiined of sicknesa. Witness tilt his pulse, and examined his
tongue, but thooglit he was in perfect health. Witness knows
Mr. Bridle well, and always consider.d hint to be an exuemely
humane kind he trted titan.

:•Sirlin Arland itaii,lihave been 411 years a magistrate. and
IG years chairman of the sessions. Nearly the whole of those lii
years I have been active in the superintendance of the gaols. Air.
Bridle was appointed gaoler at Ilch,•ster in J uly,llloB, and I have
had et ns•ent op, mutinies ever since of noticing his conduct.
Thiont It the who a course of these oppottunities. I have thought
While a kind hen tel, humane, benevolent mao.erremely tau,-
tut of all utiact fib charge. He CX.O Chet' all
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towards them--sthe farthest in the world in his conduct and feel—
ings from nourishing any thing like vindictive principles. I took
every opportunity of inquiring among the prisoners themselves
as to the vestment they received in believer gaol. I constantly
in my visits went into the different wards, and inquired for com-
plaints against the officers of the gaol, saying if there were any
such complaints I would hear them in private. From the state-
menu I have uniformly received from the ptiaoners, I think Mr.
Bridle entitled to the character I have given him. 1 think him
an honest man, and a most meritorious officer.
Cross csarnined.—ln July. Ibis, I formally retired from the
situation I held as chairman of the sessions, but I have kept up
my knowledge of Mr. Bridle ever since. Even after the year
1818 1 knew every thing than passed in the gaol, for I had con—
stant correspondence with the defendant.
Thomas Poole. Esq. said, I sin a magistrate of the county of
Somerset, In that capacity I have frequently visited the gaol art
Ilchester. I have visited for the last 7or 8 years. I have had
abundant opportunities in that dine of learning the character of
Mr. Bridle,--opportunities going down to the time of Ins dis-
missal. From all 1 have ever seen or heard, I believe Mr. Bridle
to be a most humane person. If I hail now to native a governor
for a gaol, Mr. Bridle should be the malt, and I believe I should
do the country service by appointing him.
Sir John Cox Ilippisley said, I have been s magistrate 16 or
is years. I have had frequent opportunities of knowing Mr.
Bridle's character, and have always considered him a most hu-
mane as well as intelligent officer.
Mr. Coles, clerk of the peace for the county, had the highest
opinion of Mr. Bridle's getieral character.
Mr. Edmund Broderip had been under aheriffof the county six
or seven times since Mi. Bridle's appointment at lichester. lie
always consitle.ed and understood him to be a man of the most
benevolent character. _

Vine nt Stuckey, Esq. blieriff of the county. always thought
Mr. Bridle kind and humane to those itnder his charge.
Chas. Allen, Esq. h .d known Mr. Bridle fa years ; knew him
when he was serving in the Fencibles. Always behaved him to
be a kind, humane, and worthy man.
Newman. Esq. a magistrate 15 years, bare witness to the
excellence of Bridles character. . .

Francis 13. Morgan. Esq. live years a magistrate, corroborated
the testimony of the former witnesses to character. Had known
Mr. Bridle a great many years.
Mr. Win. Maier, under sheriff, spoke to the same effect.
Mr. Lang, coroner for the county, had known Mr. Bridle ever
since his appointment at Ilchester, and entertained the highest
opinion of his characte
Mr. R. P. Caincs, Mr. J. Bourne, Mr. E. Chippeter, Mr. U.
Messiter, and Mr. W. Smith, bore witness, generally, to the
defendant's chatacter for humanity and benevolent feeling.
Win. Erasmus Hardy has now succeeded Mr. Bridle at fiches-
ter gaol, and was before deputy keeper of Newgate. Witness
has known the defendant 17 years, and always considaed him a
m::n of the greatest humanity and worth.
Mr. J. Ganes expressed the saute opinion.
John Quantei, Esq. a magistrate of the county, had been a
visiting magistrate at Ilchester gaol. Witness had had constant
opportunities of knowing Mr. Bridle's chaiacter, and always
thought him a most humane meritorious otheer.
This was the case on the part of the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Pell addressed the Jury in reply, and the Judge
summed up.
The Jury, after deliberating a few minutes, found the defendant
GtrtLTY upon the charge that referred to James Gardner only ;
and strongly recommended him to mercy in the Court above, on
account of his former excellent character.

Mr. Justice Richardson said, that the recommendation should
certainly be carried to the proper quarter.
The trial lasted from nine o'clock la the morning until sear
eight in the evening.
LENT.
UNDERHILL E. SHORE, ESQ.
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The trial of this cause excited considerable interest. The
plaintiff was a schoolmaster at Ramsgate, and the defendaut,
Mr. Shore, son of the late Lord Teiguniouth, was a gentleman
of fortune, residing io Guildford-street, Foundling-hospital.--
In consequence of the death of Captain Clough, late master of
the ceremonies, of the Ramsgate assembly-room, a vacancy was
declared in October last by the subsclibers. Being, u It
seemed, an elective office, two gentlemen, Darned Bayley mad
Hayes, became candidates, and theirrespective friendszeslouely
embarked in their cause. By a resolution of the grave he.i.ls
of the assembly, it was announced that all ladies and gentleines,
inhebilauts of Ramsgate, who should become subscribers before
six o'clock in the evening of the Bth of October, were to be
qualified to vote for the dignified office. On this occasion Mr.
Peter Moore, M.P. for Coventry, warmly espoused the cause
of Mr. Hayes, in whose behalf also, Lord Tumour, and his
Lady, and Mrs. Svreateaham (both these ladies being sisters
of the gentleman) were deeply interested. On the day of elec-
tion, which took place on the Bth of October, Mr. Peter Moore
was appointed scrutineer for Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Shore, the de-
fendant, scrutineer for Mr. Bailey. About six o'clock, in the
evening of the Gth of October, Mr. Moore produced a list of 73
new voters, whose subscriptions were paid by Lor.l 'rumour,
and they were accordingly admitted as voters. Amongst the
new made voters so qualified, were the pigswill, his wife and
daughter, a journeymen carpenter, a sausage•maker, and other
persons not falling within the de6nitioe of quality fro'ks. By a
resolution of the old subscribers, a gender's's!, named Sherwood
was voted to the chair, and armed with authority to determine
upon all votes which should be tendered. On the day of el, I-
lion the assembly room was attended by all the red qsality of
Rates4ate. There were nearly an hundred ladies of the brat
fashion present, besides a great number of the male tun, fre-
quenting that watering place. The p II having commenced, the
plaintiff, a gentleman, described to be of Lilliputian altitude,
tendered his vote in favour of Mr. Haves. The plaintiff, not
being a person in the habit of attending assemblies. nor consi-
dered likely to become a practical votary of Terpsichore, the
defendant objected to his vote, assigning for special cause of
demurrer, the aforementioned objections. At length Mr. Asses •
sor Sherwood determined the schoolmaster's vote to be a gaud
one, and lie voted accordingly, apparently to the great discom-
posure of the defendant's feelings. As soon as his vote was
received, Lady Tumour, who took great interest it her bras
ther's success, sent the plaintiff with her carriage In bring Mr.
Cricket, an honest, iiidustrious, operative master builder (one
of the new tairde voters.) The appearance of a labouring me-
amide, attired in a fustian jacket, grizzly beard, and a body
swathed in an apron, for the purposa of voting for a Illas'er of
the Cereetonie, naturally excited a great sensation amongst an
assembly so constituted. Cries of shame ! shame ! thus is
too bad," resuended froin various parts of the room. Mr.
Cricket, with great good humour, honestly confessed that bc
certainly should not have obtruded himself bail be not been
brought there by the plaintiff in Leah. Tninour's carriage, ant
forthwith retired without giving his vote. Ills transaction
was construed by the company into a direct acorn on the part
of the plaintilr. Several ladies declared their determinati 4444 of
q nil 1114 the room, miles* some gentleman had the spirit to pro-
tect them froth such insults. Upon which the sierenstant, roused
by this appeal to his gallantry. immediately dart st at ills plain-
: Wl'. seised him by the collar, and insisted Lyon Isis insistediatelY
sparing the 'vols. The plaintiff, however, uos. Orin; ilispixicit
I to y Stitt le sues request. i mimed ately fell upou the Ilmr, and
began kicking right mad left. :attend orrs gentlemen, bor-
es er, *or; deteruiined to ell crt the &If:at:aut. and *.ly 411111

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force the plaintiff was dracted along lb. POWs find at length
kicked down stairs. This was the ges►rtl Wien of the case.
Witnesses were examined on both *ides, each set daffy con-
tradicting the ether in their account of the treatment Iliperit•Ced
by the pluintif.
Mr. Sherwood, the president, Mr. Moore, the member of
Parliament, Lady Tumour, Mrs. Sweatenhani, her sister, and
Mr. John Holmes Gibson, were examined for the plaintiff.—
The ladies gave a most alarming account of the defendont's
treatment of the plaintiff; that he shook him violently, .truck
him repeatedly, knocked Lim down, kicked him whilst on thie
fluor ; thought he would have been murdered ; that his fame
was bruited, and that he bled profusely at one of 'pia eyes in
sonvequenee of the savage treatment he had experienced.
be defendant's council admitted that there must be* verdict
for the plaintiff, hut they undertook to thew that the cue, with
a view to damages, bad been coloured most preposterously.
Cipt. Cotton, Thomas Garrett, Esq. W. Kenney, Esq. Xajor
Colgrare, and Mr. Beard, the keeper of the essembly-roons,
were called, and they deposed, that in cosmq of the iam-
b:nes and inivoonduet of the plaintiff, the defendant, at lb. oar
gestion of the ladies, thought it hie ditty to tarn him out oftho
room, in which several geutlemen joined. The first four-men-
tioned genii. men solemnly said po.,itively swore that the defon-
dant never struck or kicked the plaintiff; that the piainfilf
exhibited ao marks of violence on the (sue ; that be had no ap-
pearance of blood upon bum, and that no more violence Was
used towards him than was necessary to remove him front this
room.

Mr. Sergeant Teddy replied.
Thhe Lord Chief Barnn sJinined op the whole of the evidence,
truing the Jury they must tied their verdict fur the plaintiff.
but the amount of the damages was peculiarly their proviso. to
determine.

The jury (fiver only of shorn were special) immediately found
their •erdict for the phial a—daniages one shilling ; costs 40s.
Auctur 13.—The busdiess on the Crown Side tiMshed to-
day, when sentence of death seas passed upon 11 capital sou
rims, none of wham were left for execution. Their cases
were not niaiked by any prominent features of enormity, be-
ing chicly burglaries, sheep stealing, and horse-stealing.
t IVIL SIDE.