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Dt~Nls u. TALBOT.
The SOLICITOR GENERA S. itited the esse to ti.e
Jury. It was Rli Rows brought by the
who is Nil a,totecy, uil:ttn•t the I)rf••ndat.t, Ike
keeper of r house for I:te ►erel.nntt • f 'per.
sons tit Iletliii4l.gweil, for w In-smog, .111.11 falsely
imprisooing biro to tits I'la;uhfl''•)
tinder inertlye that he wins lil•atte. The Learned

Counsel, atter descanting on the serious injury a
charge of this kinel ass likely to operate ag:ttast
a profes►ional man, ploreetled to state, the flair•.
tiff was a young gentleinin, re' 25 ye.r.o of ailt's
who after eerviusg his cierk•liq , with infinite.
creslht to was by his late inneer (Mr.
Williams. • respectable 'dorm, ), taken into
p4rinentlnp. It happened in the nth i.f :lley,
11SIy, that the Plaintiff, in cone. Of ea-
ccanve 111111110:010t1 to business, was atlas krill by
11 nervous disorder, which hiooglit on a brain
fever, attends-el with delirium am, strong symp.
toms of insanity. During that time he resided
at the I r of his niotlirr at Bethnal-greet.,
and at her desire two of the Defendant's men were
pi y.e.l in the house. At the end of three week•
his fever abated, and nu ►yuttitom of any aberration
of intellect remained, and lie becsme as well as
ever. The Defendant was acquainted with the
Plaintiff, anti was ill daily habits of interconr•r with
him ; he knew, therefore, that lie was perfsctly r►.
stored to his reason. In conserportece of the death
of his mother, Mr. Dennis came into the pn•ws.
'ion of s onsiderable property, wed it became none.
cessary for lion at that rime to follow the profession
to which lie had hero' brought up. The partner.
ship with Mr. Williams having clawed. lie in.
tendril to go abroad for a short tune. and on his
return commenced horsiness Oil Iris own avenues.
'l•he Defendant 11.41 intrusted the Plaintiff with the
management of his affairs up to the pern.el of the
MSS stilt in question. The Plaintiff had en uncle
who was in needy ciecumsiances, ausl it appeared
that it was in consequence of some communication
from him that the assaidt took place whirls was the
subject of inquiry this day. The Learned toun.
set then entered into a history of the m inner in
which his client had been occupied the three or
fair days preceding the assault complaorel of.
On Friday the 2•I of June last the Plaintiff was
ilia-mined that Mr. Talbot wished to speak to
liim ; lie immediately went over and POW Mr.
who Femmes' home with hits, auil on his
way told him that his neighbours hart complaint-41
of the disturbance occasioned by his firing pi•tuls
out of his windows. The Plaintiff expressed his
ignorance of any complaint having beret mad-, of
that the practice lid annoyed any one, or Ise should
have iinmediately disrolitioued is. On gettiog to
his own door Mr. Tallied wished
and on entering his own house lie fungal Ineaselt nu
custody of two of die Defendant's then, who kept
him in restraint from that tune till the Sunday.
night following. It was for this as-suit, which he
(the Solicieur-General) could not but attribute to
malice or some worse motive, that the preiittit at tient
was brought.

Mr. Thomas Williams examined by Mr. SCAR.
sin an att yof the Lon! Nlayer's
Covet. The Plaintiff was my articled clerk. At
the expiration of his articles I took him into part-
needn't, in consequence of my bein4 so extremely
well satisfied with his conduct. I remember his
hriog taken ill in May, 1819 ; his previous eeppli.
cation to business had been very great. Ile went
to the sea side with hi. mother. Oei his return
put it to him at a min of honoar whether the part.
eiership should slot he dissolved without notice, and
it was dissolved. Ile was in an emaciated atute
after his mother's death. He wound up the metier-
ship actounts with great rapidity. and conducted
himself as perfectly gamor! as any man upon earth.
The Plaiiitifrs home was to Paradise-row,
i.-
green ; Talbot's home is just opposite. I recribed
u letter from him desiring to see me. On going to
his home I found Mr. Watery lilt et`, 81111 two !Lieu
were there, one named Dolby ; I found hien psr-
reedy quiet ; I went in consequence of what the
men told me to Talbot's. I said to dlr. Telbat, ye:a
have sea two men into my friend Demits'a house.;
lee said I have ; tasked lout by %bit authorny ; he
said it trap under a medical man's certificate, hut
he refused to shew it me. He also said he had
the authority of Mr. Dennis's node. I asked
what has he been doing ; he has been settle! g it
tricute accounts with me, slid I sllnded to a fotmer
conversation I had with Talbot. He hesitated at first;
at last he send he had been firing in his garden,
laughing at chapel. and shooting at the chimney.
pots. I said I was fond of shooting, sod )ou may as
well enter my house and confine one. healing Takeout
inexorable, I quilted him. 1 te tttttt ed again that
night and saw Mr. Druids, anJ thou had no reason
to alter my opiteion of los sanity. 1 saw I • he
next day ; Mr. Gutheeic went with me : I went
away with Mr. Gutlitrie, and returned, and found
three or four Doctors with him, Mr. Warburtun,
Dr. Powell, and Mr. Salmon sue would met gye
his 'mine. Dr. Powell inquired about firing u•s.
tots ; after which I desired them to depart. Vie
Plat„ tiff conducted himself with moderation ; tie
Dooms withdrew, and I sent one of the men
to Talbot, who brought hack a paper from his
toaster, and said, he hail orders to keep posseasin
of Mr. Dennis's person and property, except he was
removed by force. Dr. (sett came in the afternoon
of that same day, and I left him anti Dennis. I
saw Inin (Dennis) again on \Imola). morning, but
the men were gone, and in the afternoon I took
Mrs. Williams with me to dna tea with hem. 1
went over to Talbot by hi. desire, and took we'd
me sit account between Talbot and Dennis. and
paid the balance to. Talbot, and asked him if that
was the account of a madman ? ale said, if it sere
not for such extraordinary thin4s you lawyers would
have but little to do. I have seen the Plain.ett
since continually, and have nut varied in my ul
mots of his sanity.
Cross-examined by Mr. DENMAN.—NIr.
told Mr. Dennie, in answer to a question put by
him, that lie had signed his certificate on the day
before: that was 011 the Saturday morning. Mr.
Dennis's mother died suddenly ; I feared it tn;glet
have a reriour effect on hits, but I was happy La
field it had out.
Mr. Robert Woolvey examined by Mr. GUILNEY.
was aumeging clerk to Mr. Williams. and had