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a reasonable neuter nee, under all the tit anisleuces of the
cam
The Jitry, after a short consideratiou, ethereal a verdict
~for the Plailitiff—damages 100,.
BANK or ENGLAND.
llanog r. WARWICK.
This was a ease of considerable palate hateliftft, as It re.
listed to the poster which the Bank of Ringleted hes loaf ex-
ercised, of impounding Bank notes, supprised to he forge.
ries. The Plahatiff, a pawithieker, 'alibiing in Holborn,
brought the present action seminal the Defendant, an
erector of Bank of England tows, for falsely, maliciously,
old Wiliest any probable cense, charging the with
Melds* felooiously in his prose esiou a certain false and
forted Dote, parposting to be of the Bank of Esigheel, foe
the payment of owe tansiol, whereby the Plaintiff was tut.
prianued for the space of 24 liners.
Meson. SCAIILATT, DRODERIcK, and CIITTTY. &afflicted
the case fur the Plaintiff.—!tli sirs. TOPPING, GOKNEY, and
*dried HOSAKQUIT, appeared fur liee I/trend:mt.
The cirmenstauces of the emir, as stated by Mr. SCAR.
LETT, sod afterwards pretreat in evideoire, were these:—On
the 20th of Dee 18111, the Defemlaist raine to the Plaintiff',
homer, and prodncel a forged flank aide, askiag him, whether
he knew arty think abont it. Plaintiff recognised it as one
which he had received in the tours,. of basiiiess, (rum • person
named aranhold, and te bieb-he hail riirsed away to a Mies.
Bull. He gave the llefewlsed eves y information in his
power, and appeared to go with bins to the different persons
through whose brads it heel peewit. They wrist together to
Mrs. Bell, to chant the Plaintiff gave mother note, in lien
of Ile follery, and she also gave all the infirmatien she
could to the Inspector. De their return to the Plaintiff's
bons*, the Ditfroilant insisied on his giving op the fueled
node. Mr. Brook refused. saying, he would keep it, in enter
to trim it to the person who had paid it to him Defi•nit.ilit
said, if be would sot give it sip, he would apply to a 111agia-
trate aod charge him with a Glossy. Plaintiff still resisted
the demand, end the Defendant went away. Ile the course of
the evening he received a summons ht appear unit day, be-
fore Mr. Baker, at Hatton rardies, to miniver to a (huge of
felony. He went arconlivay, and, 1111 ins investigation of
the ease, he was committed that Slagistrate, sot a charge of
felony, to Clerkenwell prison. Ile was blwrated 011 the fol.
lowing day, having cinoented to trace the mite in Mr. Ba-
ker's bands, to be forth/Dieing whets called for. The Ma-
gsstrate previously offered to admit Ws to bail, which he
peremptorily refamil, bring determined not le compromiae
Ilse matter in any way Ile iu.islyd On going to prison, if
the lllagistrate conceived it was his duty to proceed to Ruck
• length No legal steps were sfierwards taken against him
by the Defeudast, mid he now brought his settee to recover
damages for (stir impri.uumrut.
Lurd Ett,t%uouovoto, a lien the cape had been opened,
expressed a decisive opiniow, that the Defendant had Odell
Most freestone!, He riiimemienited, that the Plaintiff
should bare a verdict, with 0000000 mat ilantarrn, that a discos.
alum might be avoided, which would, maltase, be atteueled
with unpleasant cousequenres to die HAIM of Hoglund.
Mr. SCARt.CTT agreed to this proposition—hut
Mr. ToPetan stated his determination to [tenet ed with the
cause, as Ilse allele of the facts had not tern ilisclimed.
The cause then went us, but the facts stated by Mr.
FICARIA:TT were fully borne one by the evidence, veil not at
all varied by else Jifivctst c.u.eentaminatiutss. The wit.
news rafted were Jules K. siett, the Plaiutill's sliormait,
Wu. Hull, to whom the note bath limn paid, and Mr. Baker,
the Magistrate.
_ _

Ilmhy, moistest-keeper of Cleikenwell Prison,
proved that the Plaintiff was confuted there from five seclude
iu the afternoon till um u'elsick uu the nest day.
During the progress of the C3S? Letti ELLY74IIOIIOI'GII
made several very strong uhserestioes MI the e,,,,, t
por-
seed by she Defendant. I ran see," said his I urdship," no
pretence whatsoever fur the course adopted towards the
Plaintiff. The sole question seems uric to In., whether
we are to abandon 11w rights and liherties of the people, ea.
thee than • clerk of the Ilank of Eoctbed %tumid be (bowl
to have acted improperly. I think the rum n,ilnsrnt was un-
founded in law—end the man wh.• nozes a commitment,
under the cireumbtatiedi of that eabe, lirs open to the imps-
wino of malice."
These observations produced bursts of applause from the
perilous who were present.
Mr. TOPPING, for the Defendant, elm/ended, that Ids
client mold not be supposed to hare acted from any matt.
rime, motive. He proceeded actoriburr ter the advice of the
klagistrute, and, therefore, was nut answerable for the com-
mitment.
lainl

cenotired, very stronzly, the pm-
ceedings which had been instituted against the Plaintiff,
who, he observed, was clearly entitled to • verdict. He,
however, warned the Jury against giving vindictive damage..
Tlw• Jury immediately returned • verdict for tic Plaintiff
--damage" 501.

The verdict was received with great satisfactiau by a very
crowded Cuurt.

(ILT) BATLEY SESSIONS,

mommor, JVNV

David Cordon was capitally iodide., for stealing In the
dwelling-house of James GUII;11, a silver eoffceput, value
101. his property.
The Prosecutor resides in Ilnytisii-suptare. His servant
left the put in question on the table in the kitchrui ; she warn
absent about five 'ninnies, and on her remelt she missed it ;
she itnnivdiately heard the cry of ar Slop liner!" and the
P r was observed g frosts the I ; the pot was
rotiod in the arra. Upon the kuces of Ihr Prisoore Ctere
was a considerable portion of red lead, the area lusting been
painted with it. Gitilig--lhalk.
.Ilory Kligla WAS convicted of receiving a truss of hay
Tire principal was convicted last Sessio.pi
IVruate was Indicted capitally One privately stealing
• pair of breecher. 'sine Us. the loupes ly of Moran*
Weird, in her shop. Grilly—Denth.