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THE NATIONAL REGISTER:

The indictment was accordingly read. %%A:irk charged MrNuut .
with illiedulting Mr. Dowling on the lith of September.—
Mr. I-Imit pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Alley rose, and in form repeated his motion, that Mr.
Jri put to the Bat.
The Chairmen—Then, as the motion has heen made, Mr.
Hunt must quit his scat ; but I do not think it right lie should
be put to the Bar, as he says lie wishes to take notes—let lion
timiefore remove to the end of the table.

Mr. Hunt bowed to the ( ourt, and took his seat at the end
of tile table adjoining the jut y
AL. Ctirwooil then opened the pleadings.
Mr. Alley stated the plaintiff's C.l4e to the Jury. In anti-
sioti to what had just oecin red in Coml. he oirsei ved that he
never should have thought of refusing to Mr. that that
courtesy is hieh was sometimes extended to defendants, had
it out been for the tire whirl* was ill the present instance
made 01 it. The offence with which the defeildant stood
charged, was for committing an assault of a very aegravated
character. The Learned Counsel said, that although he had
volonie of instructions in his brief, showing the inter false-
hood of Mr. Hunt's imputations noon Mr. Dowling': cha-
racter, and explaining very folly, and he thouelit very satis-
factorily a number of transactions not of very recent date,
yet lie thought it more proper and decorous to abstain alte-
gether ft oin matter ss Inch was not directly connected with
the time and eireitinstances of the assault. The Learned
Counsel then detailed the trans ictions precisely in the manner
they have been already stated to the
Mr. G. DOWIIIIL! wets ettlit:tl to prove the assault. He
stated, that on the tttli of September lie went to the shop of
Mr. Clement, in the Strand, far the purpose of returning a
Newspaper, w lien he saw Mr. Hunt :bud several other per-
sona in the place. Mr. Hulot immediately addressed wit ne-s,
and said, well Mr. Spectacle Spy, ate yon disposed to finish
the liorse-whipping you commenced in Covent-garden ?
Witness answered, 1 wish to have no altercation with volt,
dlitl then turned round to leave the shop; when Mr. Ilmat
repeated his offensive expressions, and asked him it lie
was disposed to show himself a man and go out to fight him
in the street; witness replied that he was unaccustomed to
such exhibitions, and certainly would not : lie also said that
he was not deserving the false imputations which Mr. Heat
had ap:died to him. Mr. Hunt then charged hall' with pub-
lishing sonic false statements respecting a public transaction
in which he had been engaged; witness denied this charge;
and 11r. Hunt retorted upon him, that if lie had not done it
himself lie employed some other person to do it. Wituess
denied this also, and was withdrawing from the shop, when
Mr. hunt said, lie would livid all oppoitunity of thrashing
him. Witness said he was there thou, but would not settle
the matter in the manner pointed out by Mr. Hunt. The
latter then followed Ilim out to the door, and struck witness
a blow in the face, and said, Will you resent that ?—Witness
replied, Certainly not in the way you seem to wish; for I
should feel myself disgraced by noticing any thing said or
dune by a man who hits disgraced himself as you have.—
Several persons were outside the shop door at the time, and
Mr. Hunt introduced him to them as " Dowling, the Go-
vernment Spy." Witness gave no provocation whatever to
Mr. Hoot for this treatment. He only received one blow.—
He had defied Mr. Hunt to prove in any degree the impute-
(ion he hail east upon him.
Mr. Hem then proceeded to eross•examine Mr. Dowling.
Mr. Hunt. Dill I hot invite you out to prose yourself a man ;
and when sun said you were unaccustomed to this mode of
poem/ding, did I not observe that that was extraordinary,
for you writ active enough at Covent garden when you were
surrounded by your Constables, and what wade you so cool
then ?

Mr. Dowling—l recollect you saying something about
Constables, but what were the precise expressions I cannot
now recollect. I had heard that you and your brother meant
to assault me in the street.

Mr. Hunt.—Was that the only reason? Did not your con-
science tell you that you deserved it ?
Mr. Dowling.— When I say I expected to hear front you,
I mean that I thought I should hear from you in a diGrent
manner. I expected to have been called upon as one Gentle-
man would call on another.

Hunt.—How do you Mean?
Mr. Dowling.—Does not your conscience tell you?
Mr. Hunt appealed to the Omni whether a direct answer
ought not to be given to his question.
The Chairman replied in the affirmative.
Mr. I)ouling then said, that after the public limit he had
offered to Mr. Haut, at Covent-garden, he eel Utility expected
to have heard from Inns in the only course that a gentleman
ought to have re--oe ted to.
Mr. Haut.—Yon mean to fight a duel? Mr. Dowling.—
Most certainly.
Mr, Hunt. —Then the provocation you gave me at Covent-
was with the view of getting me to tight a duel ?
Deisling.—Certainly.
Mr. fltint.—Tlien when I called yon out, you say to fight in
NII. Clement's shop, did you hear me say L wanted to Irix
you Mr. Dowling. I interred so, certainly, for when you
loaded me out to tight, I could not imagine you meant to
tight a doet iu the middle of the day, in St. Clement's Church
y 4ld.
Mi. Dowling then admitted that he said, he should feel
himself dts rdeed by taking notice of a man so degraded as
Mi. limit. and that the !dew he sect i'ved Wass a vrry slight
4,11 e, o 4teh int-rely knocked off his speethe les—it del not give
him the •tiglitest injitry• He .hit not recollect that Mr. lions,
after lie bail struck him, had said, that it lie %vas so atmbliii!ile
4 Cui‘illll as nut to irstlit ablow, it would no clued to repeat
it —l4O 1014111.Xprt.P.Iiiill was cored heat nig. He repeated
his admissiuu, :1141 weal lo the hustings to give Alr. Hunt
that sort of provocation a: hich lie thought %sunlit induce lino
to resent it by iesoiting to a
Mr. ()oakum. in his re-esaiiiination, said. that he went to
the after sem-king griss piovoeation tuum Mr. II alit.
Nu oilier is itiiees limn. eat e-I, Mr. Hoot Men addressed
the Jury in hits defence. He justified the assault upon the
strong and poulic previous provoraiion he had received from
%lr llosv nue.
The Chihrinati Annulled Hp the evidence in a very impartial
manlier, and the Jury found Mr. Iftiat
'f is Chan:shin then addressed lair. lluut, .111t1 said. th it the
Court had taken 111111 1.111us14:e rati,m the pi esiums p i” oca;ion
he received, and .111 the ciretim.hthees of the e.t•e, which.
however, allot di d 110 Wl4lll4te jii.iitication of the
The sentence o the Court therein': was, that lie do pay a
ti" of Eire :mil be then Ili!.414.14i:4•11.
Mr. limit to the Cli mai), paiJ the at the
mule, and withdrew.
TUEsD 11% ner. 27.

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Mr. Adolphus aimed rue case tor tine prosecuriati.
descanted in severe terms on the offence which h:..1 beeit
ennund ted. Ile staled that Mr. Uraais rn is as a sin, 2e,„,,, iu
Doke-street, Manchester•square. On the 19• ii of Anat,st.
between 11 and 12 o'elork at night, he VI .as itil :/i3
ile, daughter, and a few friends, who had supped w ith toem,
when they %vete alariacil by a great crash, whir h thev fooled
to arise from a stone, which hail been thrown against toe
window with such s iolence, as nut only to bleak two pant
of glass, but the wooden frame also. Tine defendant was
taken, mid thee in the most indifferent and careless manlier
offered to pay fur it that of course was not accepted.—
Tie heat day lie was taken helese a Magistrate, wh,•n Inc
said, that he bail a compaui in, who was drunk and who
threw the stone, and then ran assay ; and when caked, woo
that friend was, Inc said 0, my lianaur forbid• toe to
that." This outrage lie characterised as a mote disgraceful
outrage than any committed by that set of fellow•, to 5.111,131
our ancestors, E/years ago. ga e the title ef Miiha sks. Of
the defendant,lie knew nothing per•:oolally, though it pnaii,,p,
had been seen from the public prints, that Inc is the s id.
Lady Nightingale; but if lie were the head of " all the
Howards," and it' lie was guilty of this o;fence, he should
miller the punishment for it. It• !heir Ser,P4
hint guilty, he (Nit. A.) hoped it world nut be a rrp.•tttinr ot•
the case of the Captain, who was convicted of an attempt to
violate a married woman, was sentenced to 12 awidha tat.
prisunment, but was set at liberty in 'Lee days.
Mr. I)ennison was then called, and deposed that he is a Sni-
geon and Apothecary, residing at the corner of !auk i•..strtet
and Manchester-street. On the night of thi.. 19th of August,
he was sitting with his family and some friends in a ro,.in
with three windows in it. The shutters WPIe dovvn, and they
hail about half a dozen lights in the route. It was between
11 and le o'clock at night. Mrs. IL was sitting with her
daughters rotund her, within a foot-and a-half of one of the
windows, when they heard a crash at that window, which
witness considered as proceeding from a discharge of fire-
arms. Mrs. 1). slipped off her chair, and the whole party
was thrown into confusion. On examination they found two
panes of glass, and part of the window frame broken, which
had been done by a round pebble, which he produced. The
nearest place from whence such a stone could have been
brought, was the end of Nottingham's:reel, next the New-
road. A few seconds after the crash, he threw tip the window,
and heard a voice cry, " I have got him, Sir ! I have got him."
They then went into the street, and found the defendant in
the custody of the watchman. The defendant, when que•s.
tioned, said he was in company with a friend wino was drunk,
and who threw the stone. Ile was then asked, if he would
bring that friend forward, on which he replied that he could
not ; his honour was concerned. He was then lodged in the
watch-house, after saying that he lived at 18, George-street,
Portman-square. All witness desired of tun was, that lie
ahouldcall ou him the next morning with his friend, and give
some explanation of their extraordinary conduct, but that
he never did. At Marlborough-street he did the same, but
the defendant treated it as a trifling affair, and said, ••
if your windows are broken, I will cause them to be mended."
J. Weal, a Clerk in a Puldie-utlice, was at Mr. 1).5., on the
slight in question. He had spent the evening there. The
account given by Mr. I). was quite correct.
Het e the evidence fur the prosecntion closed.
Mr. Alley then addressed the jury on behalf of the de-
fendant, and contended that no evidence had been adduced
to support tine charge. His client was a respectable young
mail, the son of a lady of rank, and himself holding a Com-
niissinti in that Army which hail done so much for its. Ile
had been to Hampstead with a friend, where they had dined.
'Phis friend gut intoxicated, and threw the stone. The de-
fendant had declared upon his honour that he did not throw
the stone, mar would he have suds., ed it to have been thrown,
it he had had any controul over his friend. Still he could net
think of giving up the name of his friend to a prosecution,
without the leave of that friend, and therefore must bear all
the conseqiicnceii himself.
The Chairman then began to sum up the evidence, recom-
mending the defendant to give up his friend.
Mr. Alley said, his client lamented that lie could not do
that; but he would make 311 apology for any part of his con-
duct. except for the throwing of the stone, of which lie knew,
himself• to be innocent.

Mr. Adolphus said, the prosecutor could only accept an
.apology for the whole of his conduct, and a sum poid to a
public charity.
Mr. Alley repeated that his client could only apologize fur
any act which might he erroneous but he could not adarit
that he threw the stone.
The Chairman then went on. lie lamented that the de.
fentlarrt should make himself the sacrifice for an undeserving
friend ; and would not take the advice offered him to give
him up. The attempt made to set se the defendant haat
only proved, what was often ohse7vatile in milli places, that
they only waAed their own time, and left matters in a win •e
state than before. The conduct attributed to the defendant
was a must disgraceful outrage, aggravated by the insidt of
utier'.ng to pay for the broken panes. It would not he
endared in this country, that the domestic circle and peace
of any man should he outraged in so gross a manner as had
been done to the prosecutor.
The Jury then deliberated for a few seconds, and just as
they were about to return their verdict, alr.Adolplius Lego d
the Foreman to stop a few moments while lie made anoiker
proposition to the delemlant's CollllStl. He then handed over
a written paper to Mr. Alley. which we alto %raids learned
was an apology, which the prosecutor Was a to acetpr.
Mt. Alley after having consulted with Ii is rhea', and !divan
bier the conteuts of the paper, said the li• m I tat had col.
seated to read it in ()pin Court, on which lie ..... nethately
rose from the cud of the table, where lie had been seat.
during the whole of the trial, and did to the followitir. eff
"No oar lanients more than 111p/rll the tact which has
been committed; and I our estreuiel) sorry it I hurt d•ine or
said anv tiling which has given offence to Mr. 11,sinison or
anv of nis family."
is also inidei•tand that lie :agreed to, pay s;il to a charity.
.4 Juror was /11,11 ISIIIIIIIOOIII, and no sei diet taken or is*
cor•led.
Clan man then complimented Mr. 1) 'WU 0/I ate
101 hear:lnes be hail inanifested.

On Saturday Sut I:. Mr. Wooley, butcher. in Park•place, Ws%
%Tut ohm: y,: th.it tic shop of Air. Srundiri., col n•etia:it:i,r.
neighbour, *.l- not upend d a> ti ftal, And sceetail
hail knocked in the door, it turn, ohtainitviz admittance, itat, ,fi
to break it open, and iound Atr. S. dead in bed. No ula Iss of rip-
knee appear,d on the body. \I r. S. appeureti in I.eriect 0:1
Friday evoting. Ilit aik:attlftnii'yN tre Out 4. I to 00 11.
Fah .fmtn.7l savr— A twder in thy, etio.di died Lit.
1. :aide poverty to the amount of MaltbObe
WAS Valued at t 0 ati/lint:* and t, ritowe.