The National Register.
London, England, 1811-11-24 00:00:00

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Several persons convicted in Devonshire of having Naval
Stores in their possession, the property of his Majesty, were
also remanded fur sentence on Monday.
THE KING V. MANSELL PHILLIPPS) ESQ.
Mr. Gar raw prayed the judgment of the Court on the de-
fendant, who had suffered judgment to go by default, in a pro-
tscution commenced against -him for a libel on the Bishop of
Derry. The defendant not appearing when called on, the
court left the prosecutor to pursue what course he thought
proper against him.
Mr. Gurrow moved on behalf of a Preacher, for a mandamus
to restore him to his preaoliership
.in a Chapel at Bethnal-Green.
Mr. Carroll) stated that his situation was one of :no small einolu-
meat from which his client had been forcibly removed by one of
their Trustees in whom the Chapel was vested, while the other
two were in his favour.. The Court said they had nothing to
do with it; it was out of their jurisdiction.--Motion refused.
SATURDAY, NOV. 24.
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THE KING : V. CHAPI'LE.
This defendant was brought up for judgment having been '
found guilty at Guildhall Sittings, on an indictment for refusing
to nerve the Office of Constable for the Ward of Farringdon
v..ithiti ; but it appearing from his affidavit that he was led into
an error by mistaking the opinion of Lord Erskine when at the
bar respecting the exemption of the Barbers' Company from
Civil Offices, and declaring himself ready now to serve the
office, the Court discharged him upon his own recognizance.
THE KING 1). MAJOR ANDERSON.
This defendant was also convicted at the last Assizes for New •
castle upon-Tyne, upon an indictment for a violent assault upon
Mr. Clayton, town-clerk of the Corporation, by pulling his nose
tuilil it bled, and beating him violently in the Town-hall, while
in the executitm of his duty, was sentenced to three mouths itn.
prisonment in the King's Beach prison, fined 501. and to give se-
curity for his good behaviour for three years, himself in 3001.
and two sureties in 1501. each.
William East, tried and found guilty the last Assizes for So-
merset, .upon an indictment• fur a libel on Mr. Jahn Dean
Clarke, and Mr. TbensaaiLdwardaarke, Solicitors for the Bris-
tol Canal, reflecting on the professional characters of these
fsentlemen, accusing them of falsehood, ignorance, and neglect
sif duty, was sentenced to one months imprisonment in the
k..ing's Bench Prison.
THE XING V. JOHN ELY Krstr, FSQ.
This defendant was also brought up for judgment, having
been found guilty at the last Assizes for Bury St. Edmunds, of
a violent assault on John Sharp, bailiff to Lord Thurlow.—lt ap-
Fetsred that the prosecutor was the discarded servant of the de-
fentlant's father (a magistrate of the county,) who having gone
on his father's premises, the defendant desired him to retire, hut
.the prosecutor slzowed his authority to come on the r remises
and examine the timber; some altercation followed, when the
defendant struck the prosecutor several blows on the head and
Allualders with ins horsewhip until lie bled, and afterwards beat
him with his tistss It also appeared, that the prosecutor use d
every insulting language to the defendant, and as the latter quark
the. bows, tle former counted them, as if in contemplation of
th prctstuit indictment. Is.luch aggravation appeared on the one
side, and violence on the (idler. The Court sentenced him to
pay a fine of
~501. and find sureties for his good behaviour for
three years, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501. each.
On the motion of Mr. Gurney, John Kinnard was enlarged
upon bail, having been found guilty by a Coroner's Jurv,
Lewes, in Sussex, of manslaughter, on the body of John Bi42g,
deceased; it appearing that 10 days previous to the a-sault com-
mitted by Kinnard on the deceased, be had received a sabre
wound in the head, . in an affray with some soldiers, which was
the cause of his death.

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him fast by his coat till he got some assistance and secured him
Another little boy made a similar charge of the Prisoner meet-
ing him going to Masterman's, the Bunker, in 'White tiart-
court, Lombard-street, to change two 51. notes of a country
bank ; that the Prisoner told hint the notes were forged, aria
insiste« upon having the notes, or be would put him in prrson,
and said his father was taken up; and under this impr•ssiun
fear, he gave him the notes. rue Prisoner not being able to
contradict these charges, he was fully committed on both, to
answer them as capital offences.