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London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

LEWES ASSIZES.

JIMICAL FRACAS.
IP4IIII/4AN O. ALA HLT Y.
This was en netters against the Defendant, fur
71:611Di TrfettiliTa choristerfi Plaintiff, s
ret t orfiesei:aaillit.stueer,
nut guilty ; and, secondly, a justification, that he
being the inu.ic master of the chorister* of the
Cathedral, had issued orders to the Plaintiff, es one
of his pupil., not to attend a certain catch and glee
club; and the Plaintiff having disobeyed those or-
ders, he had corrected him for his disobedience, as
he nsiklit lawfully do.
Mr. MARRIATT and Mr. L4WIEI conducted the
Plaintiff'. ease, end Mt. GultSfElf arid M►. CHITTY
the Drfundeurs.
The circumstances of the case were these :—The
Pleiiiiiff, a youth shout sixteen. was one of the
cho►isters of Chichester Cathedral, and the 13- feud-
ant was music-toaste► of the choir. It appeared that
the D,fendaist was in the habit of taking the differ-
ent singing boys occasionally to the 'Ascription
concerts et Portsmouth, Arundel, and other places.
for which Ise paid them a comidimilit of a few shil-
lings, he paying their expense., but putting into his
own packet *Weyer emolument arose from their
talents. lie la►d issued en order to the buys, for-
bidding their attendance ut any catch club, or
other place of amusement, withinst his leave. On
the 4th► day of March lust the Plaintiff usked the
Defendant's leave to attend a catch owl glee club
in the town of Chichester, which the latter refused.
The Plaititiff, however. ►totwithstandi►ng the refusal,
wrest to the club; but next ►nornie% the Defendant,
for his disobedience and contempt of his authority.
gave hint a eery severe Hogging with► a cam, tvitich
proctored several black nail kin! marks upon Zits
shouhlees and other 'huts of has both.. For this
injury the prevent action was brought, it being con-
tended that the Defendirsit bud no right of corittol
river the Plaintiff's conduct out of school hours, er
except during the tittle he was attending the Cutest-

For the Doren(Lout several witnesve• were caller!,
to 'trove that the punishment infbeted upon the
I'latistiff was part of the discipline of the school,
v.heti the chortateis thought proper to go to pri-
vate concerts or other placer of anuusemetit. The
case, however, went to the Jury, tinder the Learn-
ed Judge's direction, aunt they d u verdict f.a
the Planitiff—Dameges si.
James Palmer and S. Itwherry were convicted of
stealing eighty-one fleet:oil of %snot, the property of
Thomas Murata. who used to tiavel through Ihe
country with iick-as•ses. 'Fite wool was stolen
float a here at Itlitgoicre, met %tete (Its-
trilmted deAcribing the 101 f. JJft a• the postmaster
at East Grnistesd was readtm.; one, he wire the Pri-
soners pass with the wont ; he immediately traced
thetas to a neighbour's, with a licin tiny were her-
gaining, and they weir aopreheio,.4.
Julia Comer, lig btealiog dour ft nun the mill of
(hou.te Welilivr, of eticatiel.l; ffenry King, fur
'orating Iwo pigs; Jridsei Panter .111 S. Bur..
berry for ate-ling s l fleece?. of wool— Nero: yeurs
transportutims.—.Thr.e were sentri.ced to leiter
terms of tutprisoomeot.

CORA IVA LI. IZ ES.

IMMIX, AUGUST 5.
Before Mr. Justice PA RR and Mr. Justice
By unoutat.

On the Crown side, where Mr. Justice Pia
presided, there were shout twenty-live
the greater part of whom hull been committed fur
petty offences, and
magnitude or aggravation.
On the Civil side thirty-one causes have been en-
tered, eight of which ore Sp.cial Juries; but cf
this number • very it rent proportion liner atm.')
front the contest at the borough of Fowey, in De-
cember last. At seven o'clock this evening Mr.
Justice nURROUGII had disposed t f seventeen
causes, but several were millefended. The wily
cause posiessing tatty interest was the following :

A FEMALE ADVOCATE

The KING, Om the prosecution of RICRARD GURNEY, r. MART

•NN TOCK ER.

The Dt fettdent in I ill% case was charged with
having iniblidted in The Mtn Briton and Curansh
Attivertisti* a wilful mid malicious libel upon the
Prosecutor; but the lending feature the cure wus
the bisigulgr circumstance of the Dr fencluist verso-
Dilly entering the bets. and euverasfully pleading
her own calmr.
The libel was in the shape el' a 1.,-tier to the Edi-
tor of The West Brehm, um! t•tatetl 611—
" Al the close of the year 1'415, 11r. 11. Gurney, the Vier-
Warden of Myths, was compelled by per tttt iary
ramments to Irate this country for France; in May /810,
he was take outhswed, and the outlawry was proclaimed in
the market.plaers of Plymouth and Dnek, the fon:ter for
many years the plate of his residence. This outlawry never
having beets it ttttt ved, and all hitsinc.i, in the Statuary
Court 411 Devon bring sisswinlicil, about direr months since a
petition was sent up It the stilton iu the Court to the Lord
Warden,issitying t hat a new V tcc-Vvartien might he appointed.
Tilts petition was unattended to. 3lr. It Gooney bas very re.
centlyrclumed to England, but is istilig.d to secrete himself.
Hie late Secretary received • letter from him, dated Crum
London, April 22, 1017, saying that he was obliged fur the
present lit t °heat •lf, one of his creditors having surd
oat a process of °ottaniy against him, and .!.siring that
copies of various papers might be transmitted to km imnsc-
dhittly, ill order to WWr that the businesi of the Court had
out been neglected, sin hug In the *berms of the Vice-War-
den. His I.:eternity transmitted the papers, hut rreigued
other, understauding that be liiinsclf would be required to
allege that the busiii. as of slit Court had been ditty attended
to, which would Lave been a gross misrepresentation. Now,
Sir, after tliis staleuiesit, nu nor can he at a loss to coujec-
tine what are the motives which operate in retaining this
nani in a situation the dents of which he is unable to dis-
charge. About four veins since she Lord Warden pluck's'
prop. ray w thri Borough 01 Trrgony to oppose the int.:rest
'tithe Earl of Dal lissom, soil the It. v It. Gurney support-
ed bins w tint opposition. 1 could add easily IMF iou% mire-
dotes is halite to this connesti tttt is Lich would serve greatly
to illustrate the system, but that I for-
bear presuming to occupy to ism, a portion of your salon-
Isle and walnut. .111111'Iol I shall u•s!ry state one, to prove
how silo ue.p. slab!, Vice .Warilvii of Deems, has profited its
the schnol iif cotruptiiiii. He demanded rums of mousy
trout the stilton, twee and above the 6411 of Cowl, in the
only two rm.. he ever deckled, via. " Lupo. a. Doutafire
anti toners," end" Whiothair r. Welds and others," and di.
toyed giving hue Drente until the stipitlntial sum was paid
.• I am, Sir, &c. AN I Ell Y 'lO CMIKUI1110N."

There was other libellous niattvr nitroduced into
the declaration, but the ;shove is he principal.
111. Serjeant PELI. opened the ca•e tor the pro.
ateuticn, and called Mr. Budd, the Proptietor and

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Editor of The W.se Briton, tc rove the ptil,ll;n.
tom. 11r. Biala rtatrd, the h•tl. t , r „h.4:11
Itlsms 'rocker sent lie refuse:l to %Loess, c ,rtring
it in he imprapei ; but co authorking him in
mike sue!! nitrations i h,• d, re•lll!kt,. lit It
the iett.•r. The litter, Op 11 afternainils sto..j, wet
with STiss Tucker's approbuti..ll.

Ou hi. eroo-exaininatuai M ism Tocker he said,
that he had 'wen tiv the wa;;11•:11 letters 1111dri
Wirt pledge from Captain Woultitige, the. Lito'iet-
in. law of the Plaoreutor, mit litint the -
cuter hi itself, that 511 c% '3'. ii *hotshl uot Le
ptosetmied fur sissy ti.ii, lui .drat
• iittrtl, and that she thoull i lie full befit 11.4
the itlterstioiot which lie liatl

'tie libellous matter being red.% 'Miss 'rocker
addressed the Jury for about tip hoots, frorn
written paper, in whi h she italailomaett t4e With of
what she had veri•ten, and al I il011;4.1 liesittently aria
lot nia•htui by she Learned Jiarsge that sir law thit
not adroit uf her josttfyiug the Mordents matter by
proving it to be true. most pertinaciously perei• ed
in her address. She coated herself. among otivr
numerous to hr deeply 'cried fir
jurtsptudenee, moral philieep:iy, &e nal! a Itserteri
that Iht• law of IP', I, hick tit-clued truth t.. 14a
ought to have a new system of ethics atonal
to it.

Towards the [insr of her address. Vr,
BuitatouGn forelm:e may lut, rmpiopi, 01"ierai,4
that he Lamented the itijuthciotia course she
taken. that had she putbre•ell fruccial
world, she would oace bees' dissuaded from actin:.
so imprudent la manner; that he
saw that site was a tool in the or other-.

Mr. WitAs observed that such wit• the case : sl,O
was the tool of a person alio had hest, equally gait
with herself, but had been forgiven ot, eIC IlMe•Si
his contrition, and a-king pardon for the ntience.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH♦ in summing up, •-x-
-presaed his opinion, that the tret,ter W.,
libellous. He read the libel, and said, that 11,
Jury could not henttate it moment is prommoi t
it to he a libel. It attacked the chatacter or a pa-,-
sou in it judicial sttuntitut, with the crime of hli-
bery and curiol t'ni, and if those cliaigso had tiny
foundation, there oniti be no doubt, that redress
could have been obtained in a limper manner.
The Jury would read titer the lila I. and would
give such a verdict as they o:unetit fit, hut he
could not hell► egaiii expressing his decided opinion.
that the matter wan clearly libellous.

Tile paper being IWIHIrd to the July, t!t--
sired to retire, and ito uhaut half au hour tetuilied
verdict t f—Aot

It is a little renuirl; ible. that the lark, wh* stat-
ed
herself never to have been or it Court tit Justice
b.rorr, evri: *IR la specials!, wrist throtight the trio.
sine,* without tile sligiito-r h, sitaboli, and resit
without a blush. The r tfret of her adders, w,s
apparent by her acquittal, af:er a veil ttrong
bum the Judge. Alum I ocker oppeared *hoot
thirty-live )esars of age IA In pin ...1011m e t
eft til pi: icing couideimice, not
county rnark, d. a..d errt much ',errs
whelined with her riett's softiies*. The Court a *
exceedingly crowded, the whole of the trial tat a-
n% a considerable degree 01 intesr,t.

MEETINGS OF CREDITOES GUI/.DH I ►.,
TO•M^KROW.
M

R More, Rarsater,stoete.msson
R. Lee, Great IVisicliester.street, underwriter
M. Mullingham. hind-street, harness-maker
J. Frost, St. Albaus, lises-draper
DIVIDENDS.
G. M. Cnx, Edgware•rmd, Wyman . .
J. Jini. and Co. Fore-streat, hat-manufacturers
A. K Mackenzie and Co. Au:am-friar., me. chant.; .... 10
J. Hannßun and Co. Finch-lane, inert hint.
G. Bradley, Houndaditch, iron founder
A. L. Pfeill and Co. Bishopzgalc-atreet-within, incr
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chants
CERTIFICATES

A. Spear, bite of Bastugh4ll-street, Lustlon, merchant
Small, late of Duke-strret,ol.l A. till•
r.--J. W. Worgleasvortli, of Halifax, Y.., k,
torrchant —T. Itetlmayoe, of Preston, Lx•+caster,
dram• Deau, late of Denn's-Buildintes, Poplar, hat DOM
of Bancroft's place, Milc.F.od-road, Middlessit, hak•
I. Spruce, of Provideuce-tow, Hackney, MnWlerex, uor-
chant.