The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-09 00:00:00

day is published, in 2 vol s. /Ivo. price IL Is. baarJw,
with • Portrait engraved by P 11,1,,, the Segued Elation of
riIHE LIFE OF WILLIAIVL LORD RUS-
T SELL, with some Account of the Times in wbects he
lived.
By LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
Ps infest for Longennii, Hurst, Rees, Orme, aid Draws
and J. Ridgway, London.
A too just published. she Third Editing, in Sen. price Its.
The LIFE of LADY RUSSELL, by the Editor of Mud.
do Deffaiiire Letters with Letters fro 'Lady Russell to
her Husband, Lord llenssell; nt
some Miscelhuseuns Letters to
and front Ludy Russell, ice. ice free the originals in the
possession of the Doke of Devonshire.
DtlltHelM ASSIZES. Avatar i •
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NISI PRIUS.—ASSAULT.

RICHARDSON V. LE RtSO&IEih CLERK.
Mr. Tt‘DALL opened the pleadings.

Mr. Scuttle/1' stated the case to the Jury. This action
arose from an election contest. On occasions of that kind
CAwdielsies bad band, of waste. One Candidate in this
twenty had • military baud, who proceeded from. Darlington
to Yarm; and, in the course of their progress, had occasion
to pass through Haar!non, a village of which the Defendant
we, Room.. The Defendant had finished the service of the
church before the band bail come up It ass on a Wednesday
in Lent.' The band had town called out for a candidate;
and in its train was a lad of 14, shouting the particular cry
which the festivity and the corcommoiowes of the lime fug-
yeast!. The Defendant met them iu his robe,. He was nut
instructed to say any thing against the Defendant • but he
moat state, that, on this ocoosion, forgetting his own haracter
and the temper of his profession, hr had struck a blow shit h
brought blood from the ,Mouth of the _Plaintiff, and lowwowd
one of his teeth. if the Defendant hid pulled such • boy by •
thetas., or taken him by the coat, no complaint could have
been made; but to have dep. ivied a boy of inch an age of a
tooth wars most serious injury. And what offence had the
Plaintiff committed? Noose that had the least air of pro-
bability. lie could tell no reasonable provocation; tint •
such as had been assigned he would state to them. It was
malting hut " Lasibfon for ever!" Surely there was nothing
irreligious, nothing indecorous, toothier offensive in that.—
The music had struck top "God ears the King," and
the boy, spirited up by the music, and feeling the pre.
sailing impression of the time, had cried out "'Lasoblon
for ever! Tim Clergyman (who once had belonged to
the profession of which he was au unworthy member),
graced aid' his canonical robes, bad thought proper to stop
the mouth of the boy with leis fist. Now, a clergyman ought
to have found a different mode of staisplag the mouth of a
boy of 14. The old law said, " • tooth Oar a tooth, an eye
for an eye." Re did not wish them to give that. He should
be very sorry to find the Rev. Gentleman ordered to lose a
tooth. He even asked somewhat less than way gentleman
would give as the value of a tooth. If the boy had been NIP.
der six, the tooth might easily boos been supplied, but hay-
ing been 11/, the loss of a tooth was irreparable.
Asks Nichol/ow, exassised by Mr. Buoyant* —Reines-
Weed being at Hanghton on the Bth of March. He was on•
of those who accompanied the band of music from Darling-
tea towards Yams, so far as Knighton. Young Richardson
was there. As they came near the church, the baud being
ou the road below the level of the chord/yard, witness saw
Mr. Le Mesurier come out of the church with another Gen-
tleman; be was dressed in a black gown and bands. It
was on a Wednesday morning. They then passed the
church. Some of them, among whom was witness amt
Richardson, had left the baud, and were returning borne
again. Mr. Le Mesurier then came two or three yards
out of his way towards the buy, and while the boy
was shouting " Laiabtoll for ever!" the Defendant struck
him over his mouth with his hand—whether doubled nr fiat,
witness could not see—And caught bins with the other timid
by the coat. It was a very severe blow, and his mouth
sprung out of blood directly. Witness exansineil his MOIll h
afterwards, and Awed blood in it, his toroth loose, and his
lips very sore and swelled.

Cross-examined by 111r.Serjeant BULLOCK —Hatighion
is about a toile from Darlington. The music consisted of
French-horns, clarioarts, and trumpets. The music was
very sweet. There were shout fifteen in the baud ; they
belonged to Major Meaner., and were blue jackets and
white trousers. There was a shorter road from Darlington
to Yarn, but it was a very had road. They cried coshing
hut " Landaus for ever!" When they came near Haughty's .
they begau playing, and cried " 11.nnobton fur ever'."
Mr. Serjcitat HilLLOrk.—Wisat more dial yon say?
Witurts.—Nothing but " Lanibion for ever"
Mr. lierjeani H tu.s.oesL—Goil bless me ! you called nes
liming tO al (with au elactinueeriug air) " Landau() for ever !"
(The crowd—said never Court was more crowded—returned
shoots of applause). •
Mr. Justice PARK —lf any one does that again 1 will com-
mit him
Mr. Bre :rant BULLOCK —Dial they not add, u And down
with—?" No, Sir, I heard nothing of that kind. Witness
was a wool-comber. Richardson went to school. His fattier
was a shoemakiT, and was well enough to do. Mr. Le
Wearier was between the chords and the school-house when
be struck the boy ; his house was on the other side of the
church. The buy Richards•). was in the middle of 15 men
sod boy., wbo were returning.
Mr. &druid HuLLOCK —Mr. Le Meunier, and the con-
gregation, had left the church before ?
Mr. Fl4.oaba • learned fiend-1 beg his pardon,
the learned Seikaiii—must recollect that we have no cou-
gregation in evidence.
Mr. Scrjearat HULLOCK.—Mr. Brougham ShOlehi know that
we never have praying in tots county without a cougrega-
Mr. Baovonsw.—May he so, but we have Duly a clergy-
' man in evistruce fur a cougrePtiomt.

Re•examined by Mr. larsuummis.—The shoemakers of
LWbovine eat wills teeth. •
Joseph Cooper gave similar evidence. The buy Richard..
son's father was with them.
Christopher Benson saw Mr. Le Mesurier double his fiat
and strike the boy Richudson a violent blow. Richardson
only said " Lanibton fur ever !" As he bad said " Lamb-
ton"—his mouth was stopped with the blew.
Mi. Serj. nut HuLtAmm—Theu it was not " Lawibton for
ever r
John Bradley Mt the tooth loose, and saw it nut after-
wards.
Cross-exansined by Mr. Wit.minli—tie did not jockle it
ont.
Mr. Wswassa—What are you? Witness—l am a man,
Sir.
Mr. Justice PA*R--Sis, if you answer so again I will
commit you.
Mitnesa—l detest know what be means.
Mr. WiLLSeeer.-Yee did nut know hut 1 but asked who,.
thee yaw were a mass or an ass ?
Mr. .110.1111111.--i submit, my Lord, that there wog an.
Ilioakagewrsv in the epitomes reply when he is asked such
.soglielin• as " Ave poi moo or se ass?" . •
*fie—alt that needless woo after, mad arose
:SIND Ms ammer.
alp.jusber Pasw—l woke weal allowance for the license
:Altllhehlwo het I sem will safer, while I have the bosom of
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