The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-21 00:00:00

Till KING V. VIII 1..

Mr. Marryat played elm judenteeet.of the Court on the
defendant (a physician of extensive practice residing at
Sudbury, in Suffolk,) who had Men c one tried at the last
assizes of all assault upon a gentleman named Deakin.
Judgmant on the trial leaving beets stiffeieel to go by de•
fault, of wen now pi esented reciting all the facts
of the case. appeared that the assault was committed
in the open streets, and on a emarkei.day, in the town of
Sudbury, on the Itith of Feb. last. The pastors *dad about
six weeks previously, dined at the house of a commote
fsientl,, in company with other pet suns; and on this
occasion something was said by the prosecutor_ reboot up.
star ts, which the defendant appropriated to laimaell• 1 he
denudate,. Rualioning still to pot the same materiel e-
lation on the offensive expression,. and concet.ving it to
have been intended for hint, employed a friend to permute
an explanation. Before this could be obtained, he hap-
pened to meet the prosecutor, and • hiately demanded
an apology. Here eying no answer from the prosecutor
who to Ind from him, lie thrust his 11411t1 in his face ano
pulled irim by the nose. he usher vat i) restricted this in-
sult thy I blow with a stick, blot being see y inferior to his
*tempo 8.111 in bodily size Situ pets et/gib, he received some
;:.evereillitijin les in the. cool:eel which ensiled. It was
sworn also, that previous to,the first insult, the defendant
had desired bestial otheg. persons to sec what he was
about to dee, and that he after" tads called to the prose-
cutor, and exclanned, ".Itemember, Sir, I have polled
you by the nose.'‘ The. prosecutor, irritated by this at-
tempt to elf-grade Win, sent a challenge to the defendant
on the following day ; which he, after consultation wills
lets friends, tlec•ined accepting. A bill of indictment
agaiii•t hunt was then prefetreel, subseque oily to which
he, on meeting the,serosecutor, had 'colluded him by sig.
nificeat gestures, of the insult ahicb.be had ale cady put
upon him.
These bring the important facts recorded in the affidavits
for the
,provecu ion, Sir L. Maciease appeared this do,
receive the sentence of the Court.

Man) athttavit, madame testinicniuls in his character
ram owaw of the leading pCl'sl3llb in the cuunt, were put iu
aid read.

Mr. Marrytit and Mr. Gurney then addressed the Court
in aggrava of punishment, and Mr. Pullot kin motigation.
Mr. Justice Holcoy d, lifter the Court had delibernted Rome
time, pronounced its jyalgnscut. He remarked, that although
the doiendant had done tight in refusing to accept a chal-
lenge to fight a dial, shut challtnge had been provoked by
hi( us( io violation of the law. It was difficult, also, to be-
lieve, that he had out contemplated the moult' a hen he Ad-
freed booth an ind posyto the prosecutor. His rank and
eduetio son ought to hove taught I ' he necessitrof curbing
his pantos: c, and of refrniniug Pomo (outrages ut this dese ip-
lion. These were considered a hick influenced the Court
,tu add to the severity of the punishment which they acre
Balled upon to award. It did therefore and attjudge,
that he somuld pay a fine to sha King of 20j1., and be sin-
imprisoned till such fine be paid.