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London, England, 1822-04-08 00:00:00

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SURREY.
• Triit Woo V. PAILIVIi, Alb' •NIIIIITFR.
KtfiCOTEIII, Ault. 11.—This was an indictment neninst
nenry Parnier and Thomas Jo,ihu.t Park. for a con.pirocv
to derma Sir Thomas Swimmer Clianspueyv, Raul, of Rills
nr Backstage. to the notount of ;01. and of vrorranto of
attorney to n lOte amount. by 'eons wf false pr( tenecp. im-
itortinr in staboonce, that they were monied persons, nod in
rondlion to advance aunty to the provecutor upon bur.h
Feet:rifles.
Mr. *afford and Mr. A dolphin conducted th. yrn.ecntinn,
?dr. Gurney
:and Mr. Know lys conducted the defence of
Pa. ker, nn i Palmer simtenred in person.
The trod lasted front ten in th.• otorninz until hvif past
ve este' day evening, it nun it aal atli.ittrited 111161 Ink mot it.
ine by mutual content, and occupied the court till paid three

o'clot k.
Mr. Baron Graham summed up the rasa with strict imp's,-
and thr Jury, after a Shot t daberation, fuuuJ butts
the drfetal..tits
KINGSTON, APRIL 4.—Ctirtt. SIDE.
SERIES V. THE SOUTH LONDON WATER-WORKS
COMPANY. 4
Thi ,ion for

_ ois was an action to rcc••ver a compensat.— an
injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the
negligence of the defendants. The declaration stated,
that the plaintiff was the driver of the Godahning stage
coach, and was driving the same in a public highway,
• in the parish of St. Mary, unbeth, anti that the defer•
slants, by their servants. excavated a part of ,stich high-
way for the porpme of rep:ring ►he water-works of the
company, and that it was the d.•fendauts' ditty to paid
such excavation, so that the public might safely travel
along the said mad with their carriages; bin that the
riefentlaws noglecting their linty, 89 improperly filled up
such excavating, that the road became itis.'cure and dan-
gerous, and in conseqtretice, on the 5t Iv of June, 18110,
the wheels of the coach which the plaintiff done stnik
into such excavitions, and thereby the hlaititiff was
thrown from the coach, and had one of his thighs bro-
keit. None of the passengers were hurt. The
was for seven Weeks under the care of a surgeon, and is
lame to this day, notwithstanding t►re skill of his surgeon.
To recover a compensation fur his suiferit es, his ex.
peliCt`ll, alit! loss. al employment during his illness, the
present action was 11109011. It was roved that he was
in the habil of earning front los: to 15s. per day, that he
had suffered a great deal of vuit, that he was now a cry-
tile, awl that the, durgeon's bill amounted to WI.
The damages were laid at 1,0001.
Alr..Baron Graham charged the Jury, that the defen.
dams were responsible for all the consequences of their
servants misconduct. The plaintiff, who had ruflered
severely, was entitled to a lib. rat, but at the same time a
temperate compensation for the grievous injury he had
sustained.
The Jury retired for about fO minutes, and returned a
verdict fur the plaintiff—Drinages 4001 i
CHOWN OIDE.

MANSLAUGISTER.--.lolm I.tribert was indicted for
felloolowdy killing and slaying James Allingliani,on the
3,1 of September, in the parish of Lambeth.
It appeared in evidence, that the pri,;otter was somin.
lave to the deceased. 0.1 the day mentiiitied in the iii-
siictment the deceased was intoxicated at the Tit reeTons
public house, where he met the prisoner, whom he
sum k several times, and insulted with the most pro.
van% language., but the prisoner forbore evtry
like violence. The deceased went in and out of the
house once or twice, and was very quarrelsome. At the
time the unfortunate accident occurred,which occasioned
the death of the deceased, the prisoner was standing at
toe door of the puldic house, when the dec,ased came
up to him with some violence of gesture; the prisoner
gave hint a gelide pit,li with li-s hand to keep him (AI;
toe deceased fell upon his back, became senseless,
and never recovered. It was proved that the deceased
was liable to firs, and it was doubtful whether he died
of the fall or in a fit: •
The Jury, tinder the learned Judge% directions, found
the prisoner Not Guilty.
•Joirti-Dtirey was indicted for the wilful murder of Jas.
Darns, on the gth of September last, by shit ink over
him with a stagecoach.
It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was driver
of the Paris mail coach, and in the evening of the above
oat/ was driv tie through Loinbard•street, at the rate of
about eight miles an hour. The Dover mail set MT at
the saute tune, and both coaches were racing. 'like Do.
vet mail drew up at the corner of Lombard street, and
the Paris mail being obliged to make a sweep round the
former, to get into Gracechurch street, deceased crossed
the way at the instant, from Feuchurch-street, and was
knocked down by the horses, and boils 11:.s legs got un-
der the wheels, awl were fractured. He was taken to
Guy's Hospital, where he died in a few days afterwards
of a mortification.
Nit. Baron ‘Voocl left it to the Jury to say, whether
the misfortune had occurred front mere accident or gross
misconduct on the part of the prisoner. If the latter,
the prisoner ought to be found guilty of Manslaughter;
Lot if the filmier, he was entitled 10 an acquittal.
The Jury touod the prisoner Not Guilty.
'William Salmon was indicted for feloniously killing
and slaying John Roe, nu the 6th of Nehru try last, by
striving a cart against a ladder, on which the deceased
WJS standing. in the !latish of Christchurch.
The deceased was a bricklayer's labourer, and the
prisoner was a cuter. On the 6th of February the de.
ceased was asg%?tating a ladder to repair the roof of a
a house in the Borough, when the prisoner's cart clrore
a4aittst tire ladder, kituel,ed it down, toren. the deceased
or upon the pat einem, and occasioned a compound
frJctlr.• of clue of nis legs, which was immediately taken
ofT a; Gin's tio.pra I ; but his frame hail received such a
i'vek that lie died in a few days after. The prisoner,
i. appeared, was takina uweare of his horse at the time
toe accident happened. but let the animal take its own
cu use. «lieu the accident did happen the pi twiner
benaved whir the must greatest insolence and iiidittsrerice,
Upetaatlets etilisnivoured to take hid number.

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