The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-30 00:00:00

CeRTIFICATES.

April 19. Wm. Ewan, of Ewer-street, Southwark, Surrey,
levigator.
Ames Hutson, of Watlirig-street, London, merchant.
Gamaliel Milner, of Thorlston, Yorkghiic, and Daniel
Whitaker, of Manchester, cotton-manntaeturers.
David Ainsworth, of Preston, Lancashire, cotton-spinner.
Henry Holmes, of Leeds, Yorkshire, stationer.
John White, of Birminghim. tailor. •
Mark Utley, of Honda- Lee,. Yorkshire, cotton-menufac.
toter .
W. C. 'Thomas, of Nicholas-lane, London, merchant.
P4RTN EkS•li I l'S DIS ,OLVE • '

William Coates and James Johnston, of Queen-street; 'Lon-
don, wine-merchants.
Crowe and Wall, of Titchborne-street, Piccadilly, mercers.
Hargreaves and Roberts, of Burnley, cotton-spinners.
James A. Hodgkinsori.and.Co. of Liverpool, cotton-brokers.
rfayleur and Park, of Liverpool, merchants.
William Mallorie • and John Mallorie," of Leeds, linen-
drapers.
,Chilcott, Porthus and Co., proprietors of the Mangotsfield
coal-worts, Gloucestershire.
James, Samuel, Joseph, andlienjarniri Dickinson, of Leeds,
drysalterS.
John and William Yates, of Shelton, Staffordshire, manu-
facturers of earthenwaie.
Robert Stock Ludlow, IVilliarn Gardener, and Thos. Morris,
of-flristol, common-brewers.
C. P. and J. Wyatt, of ‘Viiitechapel,-stationets. •
John Lacey and William Jones, of Aldcriey, Gloucester.

. , . .
. shire, clothiers.
Sir lohn Lister, Knt. late of Poole, deceased, and Benjamin
Linthorne, of -Poole, merchant.
John Sharpe, William Eccles, and Christopher Moorhouse,
of Manchester, attornies.
Thomas Wood 4nd lames Hincliliffe, of Manchester.
Thomas ‘Vitttand Robert Nrld, of Norwich, founders.

SURREY ASSIZES.

CIVIL SI DE.
GAYWARD V. PORTER.

This was an adlion for an assatlt ; the Plaintiff
was the Farrier of Richmondf and'tlie Defendant
Farrier-Major of the 15th Regiment of Dragoons;.
mid its two of a trade can never agree, the Plaintiff
thinking that the Defendant had spoken slightly of
his mode of pra6lice„ on a rencontre which. teiik
place between them on. the 15th of February, told
him he was a scoundrel. He added, that he knew
very well what sort of fellows the veterinary rascals
were--4hat he was a bilking scoundrel, and alluding
to his military rank, said he- was one of those who
went about robbing the country. The Defendant
feeling his honour thus attacked, both as a soldier
and a farrier, immediately dealt the Plaintiffa couple
of sound thumps on the head, which brought him
to the ground; and when be was down gave him a
kick, which struck him on the neck.. The!case
was proved by the chimney-sweeper and the barber,
and to give it all due weight, the apothecary declared
that he bled the Plaintiff, and gave him a lotion' for
the bruize, though be admitted it vt as not of much
importance.
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD, •for the Defendant, Ml-
dressed the Jury 'in a very ludithsaus speech. 1-Je
admitted his Client had beeQguilty of an assault,
and therefore must -have a verdict pass against him.
But he' ut it to thelury, whether mortal man could
'do less than he had done. He observed the human
frame was wonderfully constructed, and there were
certain muscles which,- upon a certain itimblos,
were involuntarily put in Motion. Galvanism and •
'magnetism bad this, effecisomfaintes it shook the
head—sometimes the legsornei Itol,?s the arm.—So
,in this case; when the stimulus of the word rascal was
applied,,it involuntarily shook the muscles of a sol-
dier's arm and. he natural), thßtw his
.fist • at tne
abuser's head ; it •was an involuntary motion, and
could no moro be helped than the pulsation of
the heart; When the words " tithing lascal;"
were nttered, it alfefied the muscles of both arm
and leg, and in addition to the blow kick :was
intended. He was sorry it struck the neck, for
it was clearly intended for tbty " seat of ho
nour." It' was, however,' clear it did no darriage ;
the Doctor could hardly see it, but as he was'
called upon he must necessarily do something, s 6
instead' of letting the farrier bleed himself with his
own,tleant, he used his lancet. The kick under
such eireumstanc.-4, was a shilling damages; bleed,
ing perhaps cost 4d. and.the lotion tide One shilling
and ten-pence was certainly as much as the Jury
would give against his client, who, by the bye, was
.no more than a private soldier ina he 15th Dragoons,
although the Plaintiff had dignified him with the
title of Farrier Major to the regiment. fati;'
being fu'good
.workman, he wad made foreman of
the farriers.

Mr. Justice I-IP.'ATH observed, that this was 2St

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silly aetleti. The Plaintiff had sustained no damage/
and'tbe blows he got might be reasonably expe6ted
after the provoking language which he used. it was
true he had called n an apothecary; but as the
PlaintitF and he were brothers of the snipe trade•;` lie
presumed he. took no fees, hut that the dotior of
meti gave the bleeding .authlOtion to the Do6tor of
horses.

The Jury found for the Piaintiff—Damaget SS.
Mr. Justice HEATH finished on the -Civil si 14
early.

CROWN SIDE.
Edward Longhurst, a pauper boy, of the-age of
la, was . indkted for wilfully setting fire to the
House of Industryi t Crauley, and. found, Guilty.
Wm. George was iadided for cutting and maim-
ing Robert 'Woodrow, on the 21st of February last. '
—lVot Guilty.
James Hooper. and. Abraham Brace, who iierq
convicted on Sathrday of a. highway robbery, were
again tried on another charge, of robbing Georgd
Taylor, on Wandsworth- Common. The Proseeb4
torwas crossing the Common in a tilted cart, when
he was met by five men, two of whom stopped him
and rummaged his cart. They. took his watch, his
money, and a box containing'cloaths. He thought
Brace was the man who stood at the head of lbw
cart,' but he could not see the persons of the of wls:
—Adkins the Bow-street Officer, said be searclicd
Brace's lodgings, and tbund a coat, which he p.o-
-&lced. The Prosecutor identified the coat, as belog
in the box taken from his cart. The Jury foutid
Brace only7—Guilty.
James Hooper; Samuel Hanson, William Sadler,
and Abraham Brace, were put to the_ bar, and 11.4 t
CHIEF BARON told them it,was now no secret th,tt
they Were part of a desperate gang who has infesteA
this county, and therefore they must not be stilfeled
to live. He was about to pass sentence of death.
upon them, and he advised them to prepare them-
selves to meet their tine, for he assuredly shou=l
leave them for execution: His Lorthhip accordin,Jr
pronounced sentence of Death upon them. Tihy
are the only persons exp-,!eted to be left for execiv