The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-26 00:00:00

•RTICLES OF TOE PEACE.—STEEL e. LOCAL.
Mr Adolphus moved to exhibit articles of the peace on be-
half of Francis Steel, of Oxford-street, and George Steel, his
ahopman, against the defendant, Philip and John Lamas, timber
dealers, for obstructing the exhibitant's right of way through
certain wooden gates—assaulting, abusing, end threatening him
with personal •iolence—taking exhibitant and shop's*. to the
watob-house, and occasionieg alarming mobs to collect is
front of exhibitanes shop-door, with the aid and assistance of
• watchman of the parish of Murle-hoee--striking eibibilant

with an iron bar—causing his 1101 W to bleed and gi;ing hint •
black eye, with divers other bodily injuries and personal
wrongs, so as to cease the exhibition to confine himself to his
bed, to the great injury of his health and danger of his life—
waylayiag exhibition at • late hoer at night, after hawing
threatened lc do for eihibitant, &c. &c. on the night of the llth
ofJainary instant.
Mr. Adolphus stated, that this was a possession of premises
by the family of the defendant, to the an•oyaiwe of every other
neighbour adjoining. That an indictment had been preferred
by other complainants against these defendants, who haring
been convicted, still went en to offer these acts of violence
defiance of the law.
The Coen permitted the articles to be filed.
HANDING V. Sin H. WILSON.

This was an action for a nitiaarice and the obstruction of a
public right of way, in the parish of St. Lake, Chelsea. The
cause was tried before the Lord Chiefiestice at the sittings
after last Term.
The defendant held premises is Chelsea, and is the coarse of
his improvements he raised a bask sad a wall on the aide of
the road which led to the plaintiW's leasehold property, so. es
to reader arcess to the same less commodious.

Mr. Scarlett applied for a rale to spew cause why a new trial
should mot be had, on We grimed of ■ misdirection on the part
of the Chief Justice.
The Court granted a rule, In the expeetation that it might
lead to accommodation between the parties.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
TIIVRiDAY, JAL 21.
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This being the first day llof Term, the Leassed. aid Lines
Counsel met the Lord Chancellor, as wad, in the Hell before

they preceded to business in their respective Courts. The Lord
Chameellor took his seat at one. lie stated that be thought a
great part of the relief in the petition of Mackay v. Todd must
be granted, but as to-day was so shod,. he having in Term
time to rise et two o'clock to give plarie to•the Bewohers, sad
as it would take at least an hour for hiss, to state the grounds
on which he bad formed his opinion, he wield defer it till to-
morrow morning.

COURT OF COMMON PULAR.
TursoA v. JAN. 21.
CROIKSHANIE V. TOLLET.

Mr. Abrahams opened the pleadings.
Sergeant Pell stated the rase to the Jury, and observed this
was an action for damages sus:Dined by the plaited( in §-mese-
quence of the furious driving of a servant of the defeedan,'s.
Jobe Clarke tememlicrs on the 4th of August going to
Hunwell, in company wigs his son and the prosecutor—took
places i■ the coach to return—plaintiff sat on the coach boa—
witness and his son sat directly behind. la was a two-horse
coach—the coach an in the first Wrioince, drove off vislemly,
Sagging bin horses repeatedly. When we wise descending
lianwell Hill, at the rate of 12 miles an boar, witness Gazed
danger, aoulcalled on the coachmen mot to log his horses so
violently. Witness heard Mr. Creashank say to his, Fur
Cod's sake, don't drive so violently." Plairtif took hold of
the bat on the left of the boa-seat, lad when the coach bed
nearly arrived at the bottom of the bill, the coachman again
dogged his berm, and turned suddenly round to the left—it

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