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London, England, 1830-07-22 00:00:00

VAIN V. WEAK.

This action was brought to recover. compensation
in damages for slanderous words spoken by the-de-
fendant to the plaintiff.. It appeared by the evidence
that the parties bad met, in company with a great
many other persons, in the month of March last, at a
public-house in Southampton, upon WhiCh occasion'
the defendant, whO is' a carter, addressed the plain-.
tiff, who is a brickmaker, in these words—" You
are a rogue and a Villain, and whoever has any deal=ings with you will certainly be deceived."-
The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, one
• farthing.

HOME CIRCUIT.-HERTFORD, Jut, 21.
MORTON V. lIEDDiN6II.
This was an action to recover damages for tres-
passes committed by the defendant's cattle, at vitri,
out+ tithes, upon different lands of the plaintiff. The
parties stand in the relation of stepmother and step-
son.--Tho Jury returned a verdict for .5/.
BRAND 'V. BRAND.
This was an action" to-recover rents alleged to be
due, on account of the possession of certain cottages.
The object of the action was to settle to whom the
cottages in question belonged, and was brought by
an uncle against his nephew (the defendant), who
claimed the cottages as his.
No 'witnesses appeared for the defendant, and the
Jury, without hesitation, found fur the plaintiff.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-13UCKINGHAK. JULY 10.
Mr: Justice LITTLEDALE and Mr. Justice .3.
PARKE having arrived in this town yesterday after-
noon, proceeded to open the commission with the
established ceremonies; and this morning, after at-
tending divine service, the former learned Judge
took his seat in the Crown Court, the latter in the
Nisi Prius, The town is thronged with people of
all ranks from the neighbouring villages, who are all
anxiety to hear the trial, of Byrne, who is charged
with the death of McKay, in a late prize-fight, near
this place. It is rumoured that Cribb and the other
parties said to be implicated in the affair, will sur-
render to take their trial in the event of the Grand
Jury returning a true bill against them. The calendar
contains is case of much novelty—three young men,
labourers' in husbandry, are charged with having
feloniouily administeted Spanish flies (eantharides)
in beer to a young woman (sister to one of the Pri-
soners) at a country feast, by, which she died. It
is not supposed that they had any intention of in-
juring the girl, but that the drug was given under
the influence of a vulgar notion which prevails re-
specting it.
In the Civil Court the following was the only case
of interest.

IVIHTTAUORE V. WATERHOUSE AND moms.
Mr..Serjeant STORKS stated the plaintiff's case,
who is .a small carrier at Wilatead. The defendants
(14 of: them) were the wellAnown proprietors of
many of the coaches travelling from London to all
parts of the country; the 15th defendant was their
coachman. It happened that on the-22d of June
in the last year, the plaintiff was at Newport fair,
where he went to sell his horse; end while there
he passed up the principal street in Newport, where
be met the defendants" coach coming at a rapid
pace. - On each side of the street there were stalls
erected, but ample room was left for the free passage
of the coach. When the plaintiff came alongside the
coach, there was not sufficient space left for the
horse to pass between it and the stalls on his side,
and before the plaintiff could get out of the way he
and his horse were violently thrown to the ground,
his arm broken 'in two places, and his face severely
cut. By a wholesome statute toachMen were obliged
to load their coaches only to a certain height, and,
in order to evade its provisions? they Isere in the
habit Of loading their vehicles ,in'the most improper
mariner at the aides. The coach in question was
thus laden, and this, with the rapid pace at which
it was driven, and its being on the wrong side of
the road,-was the cause of the present unfortunate
accident. The plaintiff's arm was at this moment
stiff, and he would probably remain a cripple to the
end of his life.
Mr. KELLY, for the defendants, said, the evi-
dence he should lay before them would show that
the accident was occasioned solely by the plaintiff's
own horse shying just at the moment when he was
passing the coach, by which he was thrown for-
ward, and the unfortunate accident occurred.
Several witnesses were. then called, who proved
that at the time when the plaintiff was passing the
coach there was abundance of .room for his brie to
have passed between it and the stills, but that a
sheet or blanket which coVered-- one - of the stalls,
,f flocked" near his horse's heed, '‘i;hich caused him
to "sidle" (swerve) and come in contact with the
coach, 'and so the accident. Occurred., The coachman
was driving sloWly, rani on his own, side.
The Jury returned it verdict for the defendante.
The solicitor for the defendants (Mr. Leigh) then
observed, that his clients were sincerely concerned
for the situation of the plaintiff, although the &ed.,

The Judges of Assize arrived here yesterday af-
ternoon,-and opened the Commission. Mr. Serpent
D'aVr.,Er attended for the Lord Chief Baron, who
was detained in town by indisposition. Their Lord-
ships went to church this morning, and commenced
the business of the Assizes at about twelve o'clock.'
The calendar contained the, names of twenty-five
prisoners, but with the exception (Ara case of arson,
which has not yet been wed, the offences with
which they were charged were of an ordinary clie-
racier. The indictments were all disposed of to-
day, exept three or four. On the civil side the
business was lighter still. Five causes were entered,
two of which were undefended, and one withdrawn.
The latter, which was a breach of prornisi`Of mat-
tinge, had,,been looked forward to us the source of
"no sited-I-share of entertainment to the auditory%
both the parties having arrived at what is termed
middle age, and having made love to each other
under circumstances calculated to excite merriment
to persons not interested in the result of the trial,
to whom the withdrawal of the record therefore
(in consequence of a coinpromise) was the occasion
of considerable disappointment.
The only other cause worth notice was that of