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• st'SSEX LENT ASsIZEi.

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ISION ►'. Atotm+ ANI)

Ti 1116 w.es sit asylum 1.. r tivimitat,ll.y worths riotkert
he the Drivel Wife. of e 'rrt,iug. the
Plaintiff, tritons rite etboxed with %awl!,
Met lire to Ili% Woos. fist tiw itteriome of .I trawling
tl►e Fire-Office. The I)eleattionts itiewled the ge-
tam' imbue.

It appeared that the patties resided at (lu•tisigs,
which, like otio.t small isciglihoniliourls, it is
not without the tidy:nits-4e of fritiale 'rapacity._
The Plitiiitiff had fhe tundortinw to have his ',owe
burnt down, and Mrs. Ailaiint thought proper to
add to his distress, by industoiously circulating
report that it was wore the effect of design than
accident. The scandal was sit widely and
rously disse aced, that the PI thought it
necessary to bring the present action.
Ou the taut of the 1)r fentlauts t owe evidence nal
offered in mitigation of damages, for the put pose of
sheering that there wile sonic suspicions circ -
stances connected with the hie, ..hick unit given
rise to many. reports prejudicial to the Manna's
(distracter.

Under all the eiremnotencen. limrever, tl.e Jury
found fur the Platintiff—dinago, .104

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Mr. Ctittwoou stated that thi. way an action for
surcharging a comi ttttt The Plaintiff complaisant
that he, being possessed of certain liind in* field
called Boston Field, in the palish of Boston, in
this county, had, by that poss.e,wiloo, light of cant-
moo over the whole lield.during certain limes of the
year. and that 11. e Defendant, who was pouirssed
of one acre only, turned on so ntioy cattle. that the
Plaintiff's right of common was destrojeil.
Mr, LAwfs stated. the case,. winch was briefly.
that the Defendant, in "spite of all restionstiauce,
persisted in tur • g on (iiiy sheep, besides waves.
colts, pigs, and other cattle.
This part wa4 proved by one witness, who added,
that when he, by direction of the other prawn:toss
of the field, told the Defendant that he had put
on too many sheep, there being then fifty, lie im-
mediately put on one hundred. and
several ruins ;. io conveqncisce of winch the Ylait.t,ll
could lint turn on ape.
Mr. MAILRYAIT end Mr. D'OYLEY, for the
Definliant, insisted that the deelsout was in-
formal, it stated that the Minstar was possessed
or a certain part of the field iii his OWII right. nod
that he had right of common over the whole land,
which could not legally be the ease. Another ob-
jection was, that it was fur cattle levant and couch-
ant in the saute; whereas it was clear the luw did
not deny any cattle levant and cusichaiit. The
Learned Judge teas, however, of es; t i ttt ois, that the
declaration was well enough, and refused to 111911.
suit the Plaintiff; and a verdict was taken by
Counsel for a shilling damages. subj«ct Su a alotaaa
to be laid hereafter on the point of law.

eftfllVN SIPE.
nRIGH fON 1110-1 S.

The Grand Jury thin day ignorad OP hills of
indictment against the High Constable of Brighton
and another person, charged with the wilful sitUrefer
of a man nannwl RinvirO, on the stb of November
last, during the riots at Brighton. A great num-
ber of witnesses were in atteiidative on both sides,
and the Jury were occupied a great portion of the
day in comidering the case.
Daniel Harwood and William Loughuret, were
indicted for it robbery upon the King's highway,
mu the person of Peter Dandy, in the parish of
Horsham, on the tat of February last.
It appeared that the Prosecutor, a fat mei., and
remits kably corpulent, was returning home on horse-
back hit at night, on the :fist of January last, in
a state of intoxication. Ile was stopped by the
two Prim:tarts, and pulled off his loser, and robbed
of a pocket-book containing five I/. elutes. lie was
await, placed on his Lorse, and suffeted to go hou e
quietly. The robbery was discovered by au tic-
complice named Philpott, by whose means the
pocket-book, in which the money hail been con-
tained, wrs found in a pond, whirr it hod been
sunk for concealment by the Prisoner•. The Psi-
sutlers were apprehended, and they voluntarily con-
feesed their guilt.

The COMMON SEBJEANT, by whom they were
defended, called several witnesver to character.
The Jury found them Guilty—Death.
William Kemp. Isom. Kemp, and John Com-
pany, were capitally indicted for bu►glary in the
dwelling-home of 11'illian► Elliot, a shoemaker,
sit Ticehurst, in the night of the 12tli of Decem-
ber, and stealing therefrom 11$ pails of half bouts
trod a quantity of alloys.
'rite robbery was discovered in consequent., of
the p►isoner, Isaac Kemp, putting up to rank a
pair of half-bouts at a public•l in tl►e par►-h
of Gondlturst. 'Phis produced further inquiry—
till the Prisoners were apprel►eude,i, and the re-
moulder of the property found iu their posarestdon,
Tile evidence was rather defective as to 11'u►.
Kemp's guilt, hut the other Prixitiers were both
found Guilty—Death.
James Cooper, an old man, aged 67, was capi-
tally convicted of steeling. at East (irt►►-trail, 011
the 22d of November, two steers and two he►lirs,
the property of Thottras Milwaid.
John Murtha woo also capitally convicted of
stealitig a sheep, on tl►e pith of August, in the pa-
rish of Fuutiugdun, the properly of John Scroll-
well.

ESSEX LENT A.S•IZI.S.

CROWN taut:.

John Steel and John ramdevord were indicted for
stealing a large quantity of plates and disliee, seven
dozen of currant wine, a taw-putt trout several other
articles, the property of the Rev. John Moose, of
Laindosi Hills. In this rare, by the statenteuts of
Mr. Moore, his sod other attire...re, the
following facts arine nut :
Mr. Moore is the Rector of Itiindon Hills, and
bring in the habit of going to Loudon every win-
ter, in pinto:owe ut Itit usual halm, quitted 1.11111•
dun Hilly with his family in October last, leavnig
the articles stated in the 111(1 (Intent. 11l a isuer.e

ou h 4 vrenuseis. Ou the ltstb of February last, lie
'et:rived as. iiitimutuni of the ruialart3 hum Rise per-