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cow V. AKERIIAN.

This was an stenos, of trespass. The declaration
stated, that the Defendant had broken and entered
the Plaistiff's apartment. on the ground that rent
was due, and carried off certain goods, the pro-
perty of the Plaintiff, The Plaintiff H lodger
iu the Defendant's house at the liaise the alleged
trespass was committed. On the Y•th of Septem-
ber, the Defendant. acconipAtied by • broker.
entered the Plaintiff's apartment, and drniemiled
tv.elie weeks rent. The Plaintiff rr.istrd the de-
migod, 011 the ground that sloe was a quarterly and
not a weekly tenant. A distress was, however.
• feather-hed was taken away ; but
it was returned the next morning--and the Dr.
renol.int exprts,etl his 'egret at havisig taken the
Pliuntilr's good-. obseiving, 1114 t he woul.l not
have aotr4l in that manlier, if he had not been ad-
by the bunker.
The t;.r the Plaintiff being closed—
Mr. GultNuv, for the stated, that
he was iii a c titioll to fitUVV. Illeyfilld doubt, that
the Platutill was a weekly ttuutit, at her uwa par-

titular request. Still, he was ready, in mercy to
her, 10 *1111(1r:ow a Juror.
The CHIEF JusTice advised the Counsel fair the
• Plaintif to consider when lie was well off &Hid ec-
Cept the offer that had just been wade..
Mr. St:ARIA:TT as las L. 111111,1411 afhilupti this
!Course of I•ruceeding, and Ilia caws, lie featA, was
not it very Strtl4 one. he would accede to the iteu•
po,itiose of his ',ran. d
A Juror was immediately withdrawn, land the
parties must defray their r-spective costs.
KISUT b. iipioN.
This wee su action of a!+iiiikLuilfl battery. The
Plaintiff had been in the employment of the 0,-
fesidatit, who is proptittor of the coach office, at the
Kies 's Arms Inn, On the
of July last the Plaintiff called on the Defendant,
and demanded a sum of money, which, lie stated,
was due to him fur wages. The i)efentlant re-
fused to par h•in, and ordered hint off his premises.
Plaintiff refilled to go, until his demand was helm-
dated. Defeautant then struck him with a book on
the head, and afq,rw:trils beat him with his fists.
Nut content with this, be diiected our of hi' ser-
a:Hits, mimed Thomas Mings, to bent the Plaintiff,
girl encouraged hint, during the operation. with
shouts of .• Toni!" The Plaintiff was left
almost senselo,s on the ground, and was ultimately
removed by the beadle of the parish, into a coach.
On the part of the t)efendant, witnesses were
called to prove that the Plaintiff had committed
the first as:atilt, butt the defence failed.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up—and the Jury,
having retirtd, alter half an hour's consideration,
returned a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 2.51. ;
costs 40s.

DREADFUL MURDER AND ROBBERY

AT HORNSEY.

A most sanguinary murder was committed on
Thursday last, on Mr. John Thos. Taylor, a young
gentleman about so years of age, a surgeon by pro-
fession, of a very respectable family, who left his
home, No. 74. Goswell-street, to see some friends at
Sosithgate. In consequence of his not returning
home at Hight, according to his usual custom, his
friends were very uneasy, and snit up till late on Fri.
day morning. On his still failing to return, his friends
became moot' distressed; they waited lit anxious
suspense during the whole of Friday, and their fears
increased. Early on Saturday morning several of
the deceased's friends art or to Southgrte ; 011 their
arrival they learned that the deceased had been
there at the holm of an acquaintance natntd
Pearce, and left about seven o'Llock on Thursday
night ; be travelled 011 foot through Horiasey-wood ;
before he left Southglie he informed Mrs. Pearce
that he Inol to meet a ',articular friend at the Jolly
Butchers, at IVood-green, in the parish of Totten-
ham, which house war, on his way home ; his friends
hastened to that place, awl noon inquiry found that
the deceased was there on 'rinirsday night ; he sat
in the bar with Mrs. ‘Vatson, the landlady, and took
tea with her, and expir...sd his disappointment at his
friend not coming according to his promise.—
Ile left the Jolly Butchers a little after km at night.
His friends made impriries at every house on the
roafl, but could Irmo nu tidings of the deceased.
On their arrival tipoo the iron bridge at the New
River, they observed the marks of some foot-steps
which were very deeply impressed in the ground,
and there werel4ppeurtlices of Isersons having strops
gird near the edge of the river. Upon further inquiry,
they learned that the house of a gentleman near the
wood was attacked by dime men on the Thursday
night. but the family fortunately being up, they
foiled them in their 'memos and pursued them ; it
is supposed the robbers took refuge in the wood.
On Thursday night. • short time after the deceased
left tire Jolly Butchers, a person who resides in the
neighbourhood heard cries of murder, the sound of
which appeared to proceed from near the iron bridge
over the New River. loqiiiries were made at the
Queen's Head, and the Half-Moon, public-houses
in the neighbourhood; but nothing could be learned
of him there. Drags were procured and the river
(Instro, mild after stone time the body was discovered
on Sunday morniug in such a dreadful situation, as
left no doubt upon the minds of every one present that
he had been robbed and strangled. and then thrown
into the river. He had been robbed of his watch and
motley. The ibusttion of his body was such, that it was
evident lie had made great resistance; he had grasp-
ed at the grass on the river side, it was evident, his
hands being clenched, and grass in the inside of
them. The body was removed to the Wood House,
at Hortisey. Upon further examination, it appeared
that his small-clother were torn, his hat was found
near the river, and an umbrella, which the de-
ceased bad on Thursday Hight, was found twat the
iron bridge ;it had been recently turn. Informa-
tion of the horrid act was given at the ditrerent
Police Offices, and to the Coroner for Middlesex,
who immediately issued his precepts for holding an
Inquisitiott on the decea.tol.
It is supposed that the villuica who committed
this satiguinury deed were the gang who attacked
the house of the gentleman near liornsey, as before
awed. they having retreated into the wood ot Ilorii-
sey, through which the deceased passed a short time
afterwards. The rairociatts moire/en, who perpetrat-
ed this horrid crime we are in hopes will be brought
to justice speedily, their faces having been seen
sufficiently to be 'dent fled by the servants of the
gentleman whose house they attetnoted to rob.
A more daring attack was scarcely ever made than
by three wretches upon the property of this gentle-
man ; they first bit d Itath of the back windows of
the hover part of the I ~,,, se; they then got upon the
1w0..., and endeavoured to toter throngli the attic
wittdows ; they were discovered by the servants, who
mode an alarm ; through their cries, the villains
were afraid to persevere, and ran off into Hornsey
Wood,

The &ceased was gect6tnen highly respected;
he ova, shoot to he wituiltrd a Member of the
Royal College of SurgeouP.

Among the rumoured changer in Administration,
it is said that the &Litwin. 4,1' BUckINKKAK will
succeed Lord IIELiI/.1.1i, 111 the of CC oh Flllll Lord
of the. Atimirolty.
Al as sorting of the M iyor, Aldermen, slid As-
sistants ni Leeds held u. the Court-11,0%e,
on Wednesday last, Uttat•Turittert BECKETT, Esq.
...04 chosen an Aid...mini w the place of his lather,
Sir JOHN BECKETT, Bart. (it,vied from limbs-
posi Is