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ordes to induce them (. Ciotti to the new claimant, leases
were hffireil them at low rents, on the payment of a pre-
mium, and a day appointed to receive the rents in arrear,
half of ri kirk 411.1 y were req.iired in moist quence of the
pressure of the t hurt.. Out these re-preseistationn, smite of
the teliatiln actioilly made payments, and receipts Were
gi.en thrai for the its .4.1 u the mean' time, Mr. Cooke
proecethol to employ men to 1.11 thillor on several pat Is
of the domain, %Welt they did, attended by a rabble, and
in the whole felled lictoern 711 awl 84 tree,. Altl gli
haisol-1/111 WA. I.IIIICII, )11111 11..rveti uu all timber dealers in
Stafford. suit to purchase any of du se treen,the defendant
1111111/1111*f. 11CCAIIIP 111114.C.11.11 of some of them, and obsti-
nately detained them from the owner. '
The defendant in this action was one of the permit's
who were thus deluded. It WA), moved that Iwo alder
trees •till'one ash tree, cult 1,11 the lands of Sir Uri/iv
derningliam on the 14th of Jaimaty in this year, were
conveyed to his preniken, and that he refused to deliver
them sip when demanded by the agetitii of Sir 6. Jo
The valor of the trees was proved to lie 21. 15s.
The learned Judge, in his charge to the Joiry, cap, caned
his strong "climb:mon of these proceedings. To try a
claim of right, II would he enough to cot a twig or take
away a clod of elith; and therefore thin system of depre-
dation nasal violence was entirely will excuse. The
only doubt iii the case Wil4, whether the conduct of the
delendant did hot amount to felony; to thi. point the
evidence did not iptite come, Int it wan van cutely neat
it. It Will sight the people
44'1.1.; A 10 MI II 11...111C,
that if !sees acre wrongfully soldered one day, without
shadpw of excit.e, and taken away the next, the parties
who lent themselves to such a taking; would have to ati-
i suer as felons in another Contr.

The Jury fulmar' verdict fur the plaintiff—Datuages,
2!. 13s.

SAME V. EA RALTT.

This was also an action of trover bs Sir (I. Jernlngliain,
to recover the valor, of ire. w felled ler the anon: cir-
cumataiii.es al those *Web gave tine to the last cause.
The Jot, found a veidict Cur the pl 7f—)taniages,
71. 74.

IN THE COURT OF TII SHERIFF OF STAFFORD.
SIR GEORGE JERNINGRAM, HART., V. JAMES STAMP
SUTTON COOKE,

This was an action of trespass brought against Mr.
Cooke himself, fur the damage co ;;;;; iitted by his orders,
in cutting doss tiers of Sir Gunge Jerniugliain. lit this
case, lte defesolniit dial not plead, but antlered judgment
by default, sod the present inquiry was held to assess the
damages.
It was proved that 71 trees in the whole were felled on
seven didirent farms in the occupation of Sir (}surge
Jerninglisin's tenants. 01 these, five only had not been
recovered ; but the damage beyond the value of these
arose from the cutting of trees unfit for felling, from the
improper manlier in which the leers were cut, and front
the expenses incurred in bringing back Ilse trees from
the variunx plocus to which they lard been mitre) ed. On
•ne °erasion the defendant was shown In be present, and
giving money the workmen who performed their office
iu the midst of the rabble. Die whole of the damage was
estimated at 3-11. Iss. 3.1._ _ _

Mr. Caldwell, wbo acted 014 assessor to the Sheriff, left
the July to say whether the acts complained of were
sufficiently 'Mown to be the acts of Mr. Cooke, and to
what extent the plaintiff had sustained injury.
The Jury aa,r.seil the damages at 341. ISs.
SECKYRSON UAIL V, CRANK, AND SMITH.
. _

The plaintiff in this case is a 1441670 f, residing near
Stafford, and agent to Sir George Jernitigham, of whom
lie holds a considerable farm. Oat the leak of January
last, while lie was absent from home at the sessioes, the
three defendants, who are labourers in Sutfurd, entered
his house tinder pretence of distraining for 1,0001. arrears
of rent, sine to " Lord Stafford." They began to take an
inventory of the goods, but were put ont by the sit,
of the plaintiff. At fonr in the afternoon they returtirds
attended by a crowd it people, and attempted to gain
admission to the house, but tumid the doors locked and
barred, to prevent their entrance. They then mole their
way in the ►tables and back yard, where they began to
take an inventory of the goads, bid were expelled by the
constable, after considerably alar 11l il eg Mfr. Seckerso
and the flintily. On the following day, while Mr. Seeker-
son was at the sessions, they rime again, and the trout
dour having beets UVlied to admit Mrs. Williams, widow
lathe lute Mr. Sergeant Williams, who canto to visit Mrs.
Secket sun, they entered, passed through the parlour into
the kitchen, and began again to make a catalogue of the
goods. They were agent expelled; and, hi consequence
of their intru►ions, the doors were barricadued fin' several
days.
The Jury assessed the damages at 201.

SIR GLORGE JAKNINGDAN, DANT., P. DEAKIN.
Tlik was an iletioll of tiespass against the defendant,
who k a gueunittli at Stafford, titr beating the rovers id'
Sir Geo. Jerningliain's preset yes lor game. It appeared
that he had dune so on eight several dap. It was under-
stood, but did not appear in evidence, that the defendant
was tine of the persons appointed as gime-keeper by Mr.
Cooke.

The Jury assessed the glantageN at 51.
litnillNal U. CHUTCIILEY.

Theis was an act by a tenant of Sur G. Jerningliani, on
whine lands limber had been cut, against the delendaut,
who hail forcibly entered his close to take it away.
The Jury anaeuell the damages at 20a.
DORCHEiiTh.Ii ASSIZEb.

Russell y AT ItlivroN Aunt:v.—Thomas Moodier and
Thomas Harvey were charged wills having entered the
dwelling house of Lady Caroline Darner, at Milton Abbey,
and stealing en immense quantity of silver plate, amongst
which were I 26 silver plates,five large silver fruit baskets,
ten dishes, 115 spoons, and 4,000 ounces of plate, of a .
nikcellarreous description. William Harvey, orre of her
lad)ship's footmen, was charged as an accessory before
the bier,

The evidence for the prosecution having been gone
through, the Jury deliberated a few minutes, when they
returned a verdict, finding Thomas Harvey end Downier
guilty of the burglary, and William Harvey guilty as ac-
cessory before the fact.
Alter a solemn pause. Mr. Baron Hulioek put on the
black cap for the tryst time. Hie feelillp were so power'
that it was with difficulty lie addressed the prisoners.
—The learned Judge passed the sentence of death upon
the prisoners in a manner which did not leave a dry eye
lu the Court. William Harvey, at the conclusion, tell
down and was carried nut senseless. 'Thos. Harvey was
ontewhat adecled, but Dasiter was unmoved,

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.

THURSDAY. MARCH 20.—Public indignation was
strongly excited this morning against a fellow named
W. Smith, who ..as slopped with a cart on Holborn
contaiiiime lour dead boilies—logettier with all thte
implements tired by body snatchers in s•iolatiog the
bodies of the dead.

twelve o'elock the prisoner was brought to the
Just * Room in a hackney coach, followed by thu
enraged multitude, who would have inflicted sunimary
ininishment upon him had he not been protected from
their fitri Ly the oillcers. Shortly afterwanls Alderman
Cox arrived, and the examination of the witnesses was
gone into.
Batty, a watchman of St. Andrew, Holborn, stated,
that about six o'clock this morning, lie was going tiff
duty with another watchman, named Gallonage, wheit
a young man, dressed like a butcher, came up amid told
loin theme was a small cart with a black horse, coming
down the hill, and lie suspected it contained something
it might not, and advised him to keep his eye on it.--
Witness odd hint lie would, and the young man went
away. 'Witness has:riled 10 the watch lonise, and coni-
intioicated what hail been told him in Mr. Fruit), the
beadle, who was dies, discharging the men, and he
(witness) and the oilier watchman, Caminage, went
after the cart, tool brought it hack, together with the
prisoner, to the watch house.
(;amiliage, the other watchman, said lie went with
the last witness and Mr. Fruit) after the cart, which by
this time had gut as fir as Shoe Lane; he called so the
primmer to stop, but he drove on at a quicker rate, and
witness ran alter it, and ptille I the prisoner from his
sea., and took him hack to the watch house.
Folio, the beadle, stated, that when the two last
witnesses ii.fi d hits that they ruspecte.l a cart, that
had just gOIIC dowil the hill, contained something that
it should not, he i 11111 l ediately ran out, and saw the cart
going at a bill/kl3ll rate towards Fleet Martel. He
called to the prisoner, who was in the ears driving, to
stop the horse; but • finding he did not, he desired the
watchman to tuft after it, and to bring both the can and
its driver back to tie watch house. Ott inspection he
found in the cart three sacks, containing the dead bodies
of three females; one of diem appeared to have possessed
considerable beauty ; and the (lead body of an old man
was lying in the bottom of the cart, naked, with a cord
tied round his neck, and his legs were brought over his
shoulders for better conveyatice. He also found a new
spade, and a boat hook fastened to the end of a stick
about five feet long, which was used in raising the lids
of the coffins. The bodies appeared in a very fresh slat,,
and hid evidently beets recently interred. lie spies.
tinned the prisoner how he became possessed to the
bodies. lie 'said lie had been employed by two men.
whom he Jiltnot know (and who were walking at a
distance before hint at the time be was stopped), Cu
carry the sacks in his cart after them, wherever they
went, and lie did not know at the time what the sacks
contained.
Alderman--Where are the bodies now ?
Witness—They have been placed in shells, and are
lying at the workhouse.
Alderman—Have you any errijectures front what
burial piece they have been stolen f
Witness-1 suppose they have been taken from St.
Faocras burying ground, from what the prisoners said.
Time prisoner was then called for his defence. He
said that he was a groom bin out of place; he
wife and family living at Surrey Face, Blackfriars'
Road.—Yesterday evening, two men whom he dm not
know, called on him, and told hint if he would meet
them at four in the morning, with his horse and cart,
at the new bridge Kentish 'rowit. they would give him
a job. Ile met tht.in at the oppoiiited hour, and they
loaded his cart ; but with what he was totally ignorant,
till he was stopped by the watchman.
The Alderman said, he should commit the prisoner
for re-examination, and in the mean time the officers
should make inquiries at St. Pancras, of the sexton. if
anv graves it) that church-yard had been violated.
The prisoner was then conveyed to the Cumpter,
amidst the execration. of a vast multitude.

Mr. Dewily lieeves, and the Churcinv,rdenc or St.
Andrew, liultirn, were pier.eut during the txamiva.
hint.

IRELAND .MOST VRIGHTVUL ?,111ROCRomm.011 the
Sth instant, ot: the lands of Trihoo, two miles from
Redhills, in the county of Cavan, a most cruel murder
was perpetrated. The victim was Thomas Beatty, an
amiable young man, about $.,0 years of age, sou to John
Beatty, a constable. They were usually intrusted with
the collection of the county cess, and more moderate
and deserving men in their situation were never known.
Unfortunately, there was sonic misunderstanding among
the tenants, incite of whom not only refused to pay, but
were prepared to resist any who should enforce it. The
young man above mentioned, advancing incautiously,
was assailed by two men and tour women, armed with,
the shafts of spades. grills, &c. prepared for the purpose.
(Jne of the men, coming behind poor liestiy, struck hint
nn the g d, they all fell furiously upon him.
On the father's attempting to save him, they left the
son, and began at ; and while they were thus en.
gaged, a woman, observing the son revive a little, struck
him on the head with a loy—haft, and fractured his
skull: they then all ran off. The agonized father car-
ried his al t lifeless sun into a field, and ran for assist.
ance; the best medical aid was procured, but all in
vain, he lived in gre4i agony for tine,. days,and expired,
lamented by all who knew hint. 'Pte rtiffian who first
struck hint ran to a house, and swore lie had " sent a
Protestant to

On Wednesday evening last a well-dressed man
threw himself oil lVaterloo bridge into the Thames and
instantly sunk. His body was instantly dragged lur,
but without success.

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BOXING ON moulaur DURST.

This celebrated plain was on Wednesday a scene
of slaughter, in a battle which stands as high in
pugilistic history as any before recorded, The
heroes for the day's diversion were Arthur Mat-
thewson, a Birmingham man, and Israel Belasco, a
Jew, who had shewn off in the Landon prize ring.
Belasco was backed at 6 to
At one o'clock the men entered thrring, duffing
first their castors in as a signal of defiance, and a
conflicting and punishing battle followed. Joshua
Hudson sal Randall seconded Matthewson, and
Belasco and Richmond officiated for Israel Belasco.
Both men stripped very prime, and went to work with much
exanestnese. Arthur showed most muscle, and connoisseurs
decided he was the 'tined man strip md. Arthur hit short,
short, and Belasco broke his ground upon saving points.—
Arthur placed a right handed hit upon the ear of his adversary,
which was returned upon the bead without visible marks ; in a
olose the Jew slipped down.
2. A scientific, round, and much equal fighting. It was
discovered that the countryman was not to be played with. A
smart rallying round took place with equal advantages, hits
having been put about most willingly. Belasco gut a heavy
sight handed hit upon the head, with which lie went down,
rather from the effect of a slip, than the weight of the Wt.—
/huller *hewed first blood from the teeth, at getting up fur the
next round.
3. Belasco placed first hit upon the mouth, and his adver-
sary returned short. Belasco had the worst of the round, and
lie was thrown. In the weaving system the men were equal
in fighting, but Arthur was the quickest and. strongest—he
floor d his adversary from the close.-2 to I on Arthur.
The 4th, fith, and Gth roue.ls were most gallantly contested,
and each leul alternately best; but although Bela:ie.) buil more
finished science than nis adversary, yet he was overran by
quickness and science, and was thrown by strength. Wiese°
practised the luit a la Randall, with the left hand at the body,
the rigs guarding the bead, with some effect.
Our space will not allow us to go into the fight at length, and
few ol.servations will suffice.
In the 7th rou. J, when both were weak, the men met at the
ropes and becanue dreadfully tired. The weaving system fol-
lowed, and strength gave Arthur the beet of it. It was a manly
rallying round before the close; hut Arthur in playing at the
head, beat his adversary in.playing at the body.
Belasco got away from the close work, by leaving his ad-
•eriary's strength to foil itself. It was nearly equal fighting
until the lkth round, when Belasco pieced a flush and chat-
tering bit upon the bridge of his adversary's nose, mid which,
from the swelling fullowing, threatened to sow op both the
eyes. The countryman was thrown in a struggle.
The ring was a deluge of claret after this, and to describe
one round like the last would finish the fight. It should not
be omitted that at one time Helmet) was hit after having been
knocked out of the ring. Both were hjt to a stand still in the
I lth round ; and iii the Ithb round Arthur recovered a hit,
and by Joshua Hudson's advice threw out the left hand at the
head, which hiss caused an extra profusion of duet in the next
round, when by a finishing stroke the battle was won.
The woad match was between Sampson, the
Birmingham youth, and Hall his townsman, who
was defeated by Neal, the Stteatham lad. Hall
had beat Sampson, near Birmingham, whenSamp.
son was off his legs. Hall was beat in two rounds.
Sump:too put his body into " physic" and his head
into " Chancery" in the first round, and in the
next he replenished his tiose, which gave him a
finisher.

General Dumourier died on Friday last in the
sstl year of his age, at Turville, Henley.upon-
Thames.

List week Joseph Hoists Zwelta was committed to
Rochester gaol, charged with a violent assault on Mr.
Chiffey. of Tiny Town. It appears that the pri-
soner, an itinerant Italian, hail been payin; his ad-
dresses to the maid-servant at the Portland Arms, and
to forward his snit, had made her several presents ; taut
the Italian found that while his presents were accept d,
the person of an Englishman, a son of St. Crispin, was
preferred: and having tailed 111 obtaining his object, or
a return of the articles presented to her, he, 011 Monday
evening, bvtween nine and ten o'clock, ced au
assault, by first attacking the favoured swain, whose
nose fie seized between his teeth, and which, in all
probability, would have been sacrificed, but for the cir-
ctiteistance of his having forced his finger against the roof
of the assailant's mouth, which cook/sell:1J hint to let go
Lis hold. An Italian who interiered also had his
thumb very severely bitten by the prisoner. lie then
ivied the girl by the throat, threw her down, amid began
heating her in a most savage manner, at the same time
declaring he would der her. The landlady, greatly
alatated, called for ass,staitee, and Chary having tiro
arrived, he seined the prisoner's arm to prevent further
injury to the girl. The infuriated stion,ter iuuuediately
turned on the person who thus restrained him, 81111 in
an instant hit out from his cheek a piCet of flesh of con-
silerable llub,tance, and the breadth id a crown piece.
For this last offence he was committed.
_ .

On Thursday last I'. Woodgate, Esq. of Tunbridge,
received information front a person who would not dis-
close his authority, th a his house would be broken open
that night. After some consultation it was agreed that
Mr. Woodgate and his two men servants should be on
the watch, and keep a candle ready lighted in a closet
close at hand. About half-past twelve o'clock, they
heard the thieves Ipproach, who soon succeeded in un-
locking the door by mean, of a false key, and immedi-
ately began to force the bolts. Every moment expecting
t:lein Cr enter, the party within doors because alarmed,
when Mr. IVoodgate hastily seizing the light, fell over
a chair, the no se of which alarmed the lauglsrs, and
occasioned their speedy retreat. Oil the next day infor-
mation was received that two men had been slopped by
the patrol of Seven Oaks, airs Whollll were found a centre
bit and other implements. They were committed to
Maidstone gaol. We of them being a native of the
town, and formerly a servant in the house occupied by
Mr. Woodgatc.


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