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London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

SitONDARIEV OFFICR, &LEMAN STEM

BROWN e. ALLEN.
It will be in the recullectime of nor readers that the De-
fendant, who is Lord Speticer's petwkeep..r, was tried at the
last Kingston Annie., under Lord Llienborotigh's Act. for
shooting at awl wounding the present Plaintiff. on the high
road bete/ere Mothtedute soil 10)11d1111, otiose whitls the De-
fendant was acquitted. The Plaintiff subsequently bronglit
tae artier for the injory he hail snostassiet in consequence of
the Defeudant wantonly ebootimg at Mtn, upon which the
Defendant 'offered judgment so go I y Jrfnnll ; and on
Satin(lay the inipoi.li ttttt 11111/11 the alit of ;wpm,' was taken
au M.M.Si the dania,ges, before WILLI I),A.slirmor:E.
E•q. 'the Secondary of London, and u Jury cmpannelletl
upon ilia occasion.
Mr. duoiroon rested the ease. Ile theit'proceeded to
call the following witnemes :
Win Purday being sworn, seated as follows •—" 1 was with
the Plaintiff on the night of ille 117th of February
wear Wimbledon; it was a moonlight Night; • 91311 111111111eti
Wilkins was with us; I first saw the Deft nelant, Allen, near
the Greta Man, Wimbledon, and amiss we* with him; they
followed up about a mile and a quarter before they inlet-
ropted us; Allen first stepped up to us, and put leis gull
acres* oar breast., and told us in ntlip: I begged Ins pardon,
and attempted to go on ; Allen then said, I have a antipirian
that you are going a poaching;' I told him if he had each *
suspicion of me, that I would willingly be searched: Allen
then railed hi. gun mid let us pass; be lifted his gon-barrt I
over our heads; Allen theta turnout resold and mid to the
Plaintiff, ' Brown, you are the poaching rascal I want ; you
have beer pounds out of my way, anff I will blow a hole
through you.' Brown replied ghat he would he matched there,
or go to Watadsworth and be starched Brown put a basket
down on the ground, and told Allen that he would he strip.
ped naked if he hail any suspicious of bins. Allen kept
maaatuaringabout Brown, and said he would shoot him, cod
mot search him. I walked ou a little way ; Allen pushed
hard with the muzzle of his gun against Brown's breast,
sod pinned hint against the pileup; It was a doethle.bar-
rel gum. Brown called me back ; 1 said. Hewn., cpnie
along. Allen replied that he should nut. I said to Brawn,
if he (Allen) is tolerated to shoot, let him shoot. Allen
then came down into the road and ran his guts See limes
against me, had swore that if I Moved a foot be would blow
a hole through me. While he was thus attacking sue, be
cocked both the lock. of his gun. Brown stepped over a
stile tato a common fout.path, which leads to Pitney. As
Brown got over the gate, Allen attempted to stop him, Met
he did not succeed. Allen then levelled his goo at Brown;
I did not think he enema to shoot him. Allen, however,
swore and pulled the trigger of his gun, and as the cootents
of one of the gun-barrels lodged its the body of Rrowat, he
fell to the ground, and called 11/ me. Premiss:ly in greet
Purday, lam sheet." 1 then allemplest to pet iNer
the gate, but Allen wool(' not let nee : he said, " If you
move auother step, I'll blow a bole through yule with the
other barrel. You recollect my gun !knots twice, and I'll
shoot you."
Joseph Wilkins being OWO4II, stated as follows:—" l ant
a jobbing gardener. I bad bees. between Cheam and Sutton
fora job of trenching, so the 179 h of February, and found
there were as many heads as could be empluicl. 1 met
Purday sad Brown between nine and ten on Potney
We walked together, and met Allen near the Green alaii.
Wimbledon. They bid each other good night. Allen
lowed them nearly a mile. It was not ten o'clock, lint it etas
very near it. Allen came across the road, and said, ' I
thick yea have got aomething'." _ _

COANION Snit gsviT—" There is inn tieeenaity fur thin wit-
otos to go hitt, all the details of the Ant evidence. I admit
that the Defendant shot the Plaintiff. I will nsk him if
Purday told the tenth in the whole of his relation?"
Witness--A All he be. stated is true. The Plaintiff and
Purday said they were going to the George pnblic-hoisse at
Wandsworth, when I met them, and nut to snare game. I
took a walk wilb them. I did nut walk with the Plaintiff
on the next day at all. I believe be kept his bed at that
time, sod a long time after."
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C . _
leartasi?—" Had Purday any mirk r
Witmer" I think he bed a little switch stick. No via.
leeks was offered to Allen. Vu the contrary, be slope acted
with violence; I believe he was in liquor at the time."
Dr. Samoans deposed as follows " I cum i turd the Plaintiff
a short lime after be was dot, and found he was dreadfully
wounded. A great number of shots were in his knee, leg,
and thigh. 1 hoped it would net prove fatal, hut I had
greet appretteusiues at the time that it might. I never saw
the Plaintiff after that night, till I saw him on the trial at
Kingston : he then limped, which was no doubt the come-
gavot of the injury he received by being shot; I did see
him stand; 1 believe the limping was not affected; it was
the probable effect attic injury in his thigh. 1 think for a
labouring man inch an injury would prove highly prejudicial
to him in hie employment, nail of more *client,' consequence
than to a person whose occupation was of a different and
lighter description."
Mr. Joseph Hillier, the father-in-law of the
proved that the Plaintiff had suffered eight or nine week•
serious indisposition from the injury he received when he
was shot, and was not able to do any work fur twelve
weeks.
The Common Sendai} made a very powerful reply, in
which he endeavoured to mate the Jury believe that the
Plaiatiff and his two companions were poachers, and mid,
that although be could not deny the assault and wonsiding
in question, yet the Jury ought not to give such damagts
to the Plaintiff on the present occasion, as they would to a
man who was free front suspicion. He called nu witnesses.
The SECONDARY summed up the evidence very minutely,
and with great impartiality. He inveighed against the wo-
rkout cendnet of the Defendant, and recommend. d the Jury
to give seek fair and moderate damages as they should be of
opiate*, after a dispassioaata review of the facts which had
beers detailed in evidence, the justice of the case required.
The Jury ►etired for a short time, and gave a verdict—
Damages FIFTY POUNDS, and coati.

Our letter from Dove►, dated 20th November
(Friday), soy.-„ Seventeen sail of transports ar-
rived •gain early this mo►aing from Calais. with
about 300 men, and the same number of horses.
The wind to-day has prevented any vessels exiling
out of this port. except the Lo►d Duncan wicket,
Captain Nit•ILTON, with the 10811 for France :
L'lris, French packet, has arrived from Calais
with the Mail from thence."

A letter from Calais, dated 20th November
ilFriday), says—" The embarkstiou goes ou with
its usual activity sad success. The 11th regiment
will be entirely off to-day. The Staff of the army
will be down to-morrow, and most likely all will be
embarked before the 27th instant.

Intelligence from India has arrived. by which it
is anuouuced dust Timlauciss bannLia, to
whom the whole of the I'EISHWA'a hostility against
Great Britain has, with good reason. been ascrthed,
was taken by Captain SWARISTON, in the village
of Aherigawm, on the anornuig of the .29th June._
Captain StrANSTUN most &Vernally surprised this
delinquent, after a fatiguing march of 70 mile* in
the space of 30 hours. The gniudwin of HAG.
HOJEK BNOOSLA was placed on the Mosinisil,
assumed the title of Rajah RAGuam& Buoust.•.
The province of Khonialian had thrpivii oft its elle-
wailer to the Crown of Persia. and the ScNalt was
marching to reducing it to subjection.

On Tlinrsday Jcliu WeANIS Win convicted lyer,•ee
two of his Majesty's Justice,. of the Peace fi•r Ox-
ford, of inttliciously and wilfully preventing JOHN
BRADSTREET. cordwritter, from eniployintertiovus
SLADE And GEORGE MET LAND in his m.nof c-
line, trade, or bustuess ; and, by virtue of the sta-
tute for prevetibeg unlawful combinations, hr was
conituittt..J to Lily gaol fur 'hrte c..den•Lit tneLtl,