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London, England, 1818-03-30 00:00:00

tcKsov TODIIUNTER.

Mr. SCARI.ETr •tilr,l.llllll 11111 was all 11.1.111111 fur
In saisault ; that the I'lisinta, during the trial of a
canoe Mt the last Cosinheriand Astzeiii, hail milprate.l
Mgt VIIIIIrS% Wilk Ili% bead tied up, and two black
eyes.th6, upon lois bring questioned, it turned out
that the Oeresitlaist had given him the two black
eyes, in order to disable him fr being. It witness
in that action. The liiatory of the trinsaaction was
this :—Sisene time about the month 01 July I so,
the Defendant while riding on hur,e-
back. slw the Mandril (J.icksini) standing at the
door of a public-lioti.e.—i.he immediately jumped tiff

his 'mete, rho up to him. and without ony pnisoca-
tion,r Offitattiril ii him a moist cil.lent and out-
rageous astisillt, by beating him with his fist. Alr.
Jackson htd not the least notion ulna the assault
anusiinesided torpor at that time it did not occur
to him th it hr was goiog its a witness against the
I)efesolaut. Ile took refill?.e in ft puldic-lion.c:
the Defendavit pursued and heat lam mail lie was
persuaded by s 1111 l e person to go aw:4y. Ile !lien
rode out• a few paces.; but thinking lie had not given
the Plaintiff eionigh, lie turned buck again, and
commenced another violent attack upon Mr. Jack-
s 00000 who Was standing iii the is.telteli, flew at him,
and gave hi is it V14,14'11t WOW M ilh his fj4i. Hnmau
pltience could liar this J:TI lomp•r ; the Mai:dill'
immediately laud hold of ,11.. 'rodlinntrr, u violent
atroggkensued, and they hetnlilyd one upon an-
other. 'l•he landlord, who had since died, sepa-
rated the.° ; ►he Delevolatit was finally forced oct
of the I r, and the 1.1 arterwurts appeared
iu the condition lie load stated.

These facts verse folly corroborated by the evi-
dence of the miler nod a 11-wonder, and alter
POlll4. remark* by Mr. WILLIAMS, on the pint of
the Defeadceit, thelge Slummed op the evi-
dence, nod the Jury :4ave is verdict for the Plain-
iitf —Damages 80/. in the declaration they were
lisid at only 501.

TVESDAY, MARCH 24.
IrtaO.IIMIUR-T V. MILLER,.

Mr. TOPPING stated, that this was an action in
which the I'laniall. cominuitied of a trespass and
rise imprisonment. The taros Herr these : —The
Plaintiff' WWI an old soao, of the age of sisty-
two, in a respeetalde station of life, being in Che-
shire, but who lately bud I)••e embarrassed in Ins
circumstances. said was to go to Americo ;
he Intl married a female of the mane of Liertoso,
anti his brother and sister-in-law were desirous to
accompany him. Accordingly, on the 1.1!i of
Joly last, the three wrist on 1:030(1 tt ship of the
name of Sampson, bound to America, anal each
paid 8/. for ifirir pussage. the 151 h. Mr.
Miller, the soperisitendasit of the Police of Livcr-
pool, came los board this slap, acciiiiiininied by
a person of the name of Fold. a ('n-tint-house
officer ;he immediately addressed Is l self to Lila/ton
(the Plaintiff being present), and said, " Your 1111111 e.
is At Isiosati. Ills sider stepped up and said, his
name is not A tkilllloll bid ; Mr. Miller
said, I have letters to *hew to the contrary, and
ordercd the trunks to be opened—
they were opened, and in note of them was found a
pocket-hook, with the initise of Lawton at length;
this was site wui to 11r. Miller, and it was thought
it would 11.1ve satisfied liiin—no, that would not do
—and he ordered Mr. Broadhurst mud his brother-
in.likw Into klie boat. from which they were cooveyed
to the common gaol of Liverpool, and placed with
other felons, where they cmitimird until thus pirtrh,
who was auxious shout their return, canoe train on
board the ship, anti looked about fur theas at Li-
ierpoul, where, after 60111 t dillieulty, she espied
them throng!) the gratings of the window of this
She made communications to them, and
supplied them with meat until Saturday, the 19th
of July, when they were brought up 1)) fore a Ma-
gistrate front this gaol, where they loud been kept
duce the 13:it, without any but what the
sister supplied them with, said no evidence appealing
against them they were disrliiitged. I his was the
nature of the gist, 111141 it 11.1916,rd uu ohsei cations
f him to enable the Jury to estimate the vireo gs
of a fellowman, who hail been deprived of that
!test blessing—liberty, on the supposition that lie
was a 113311U1:11.11.1rilig 111:111g,..ing to A listrica ; where-
as he was a wohiciao. ‘Vlien these facto were
proved, he should be elititled to their verdict, to-
gether with an ample compesisation fur the damages
which hail bees' sostuined.
After seveial witnesses were examined, who cor-
rolioratal the above s'atemeeit. is very opitited de-
fence, on the part of the Defendant, was entered
into by
Mr. SCAULETT, who contended that Mr. Miller
was not answerable fur the iiiitiry -the Pluititiff hail
suataitird, but that it was Mr. Ford, whom he cali-
co!, and who proved that he had merely taketi
Aidler with him to assist hint, in case there should
be %lA. resistance. The Learned Counsel read
several letters from Mr. Loyd, a superior officer
in thee Customs, to Mr. Ford, telling him to search
this shir, as he hail heard that a person of the
wine of Broadhurst, a weaver, was gumg abroad,
and had seduced with him a young man of the
name of Atkinson. lie Wits free to admit that Mr.
Ford had sent them sit his own peril, but he coo-
tended that Mr. Miller was out responsible foe the
acts of Mr. Ffifil.
Mr. 'Tipster: replied.
'Flit Judge anointed up the evidence, and the
Jury returned a verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damagea,

IVEDNE%DA Y. MARCH 23.

No cioe of tiny interest ueeur►ed tin. ilsy.
088 the Crow's Node me u great number of
prisoners, too,t of them l'or nutmeg forget! Bank
outer—six for murder, and the other' for robberies.

The Cum, ItAitoN's charge to the Grand July
wit. delivered lure low it voice as to be scarceli au-
dible in any part of the Culla.

One slut• last week, st the foment, of A permn at
Ilertnnuoith, whilst the sexruit wits Wilt% up the
grave, ht It II 'tutu it, stud expired.