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London, England, 1820-04-12 00:00:00

KING P. PATRICESON.

This was a third indictment against another De-
fendant for the same offence. There were several
counts in the indictment; one for betting 20 gui-
neas at hirckgammui, another for betting 20 gui-
neas in drawing the highest card at 100.
This case was not gone into, as Serjeant CROSS
of to submit to a verdict being found on the
first count, which was agreed to on the part of the
prosecution, The Jury of course found the De-
fendant guilty on the first count.
On Tuesday last John Postlethwaite end Henry
Patrickson appeared in Court to receive judgment,
when the L.lerned Judge pronounced widener in
nearly the following terms :
" Yoe have each of you been found guilty of the offence
of winning money, by gambling, from Tbumas Itoutledge ;
be was a clerk in a merchant's employment, and you must
have knows. perfectly well, from his station in life, that the
money which you won from him could not have been Isis
own. See to what a lamentable condition he is reduced by
this pernicious habit. He is now confined in this Cast L..
His character is blasted, awl his prospects are ruined. lam
glad that these proisrciiii )))) s rill now make it notorious that
indictments fur this uffesice may be instituted, not only by
the party who has lost the money, but by any other person
whatever; PO that the gamester must not imagine that the
law will allow him to bold his iitgatteu gains in safety.
The sentence of the Court is, that you, !Wm Pusrlethwaile,
dim pay to our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of 100
guises., iveing five tiniest the autumn of twenty guineas won
by you ; and also 500 guinea., being five times the amount of
100 guineas likewise won by you—making together 1100
einem. And that you, Henry Patrickson, do pay to our
Snvereiga Lord the King the sum of 100 guineas, being five
times the amount of twenty guineas won by you. And that
you be severally imprisoned until your respective lilies are
paid."
• • • •

Oil these sentences being &tined the prver
officer demasidei the fines, and the Defends'''s
not being prepared to pay them were taken nits
custody.

against the Defendant, and found by the Grand
J tart-.
The circumstances were of on indecent a nature,
that females were not allowed to remain to Court.

THE KING v. CRESSWELL, CLERIC.
This was an indictment preferred by Mr. Thos.
Dyer, jun. against the Defendant, • clergyman.
A diviite had taken place relative to some ducks
which had been carried away by Mr. Cresswell, the
Defendant. The Prosecutor, Mr. Dyer, thought
the ducks belonged to him, but whether they did
or not (die Learned Counsel said), that was a clues.
Lion which it was impossible to enter into. There
would therefore he no inquiry as to whom the docks
belonged; he would only say it was a very unfor-
tunate dispute for all parties. In the course of it
Mr. Dyer was led to the house of the Defendant.
Ile had, previous to his going thither himself, sent
a message by • lad, couched in temperate terms,
but the answer given by Defendant had not a ten-
dency to chew that he was actuated by • spirit of
peace. Mr. Dyer was consequently induced to go to
the house of Defendant himself, where a discuss►on
took place about the ducks. One word led to an-
other, and unfortunately Defendant lost sight of
the situation of life in which l►e stood, and was au.
justifiably induced to give the Prosecutor a violent
blow under the ear; lie struck him against the wall,
and afterwards pursued him, and using language
the most insulting, eventually drove him off the
premises. It was for this assault the indictment had
been preferred.
Evidence of the facts, as stated by the Counsel,
was then adduced, and the Defendant was intim...
dtately found Guilty.