The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-21 00:00:00

GItANT, ESQ. V. TIEW,ION.

This was an anion for an •assault. • The Plaintiff
is a Gentleman olthe society of Gray's .Inn, Loa-
; don ;. the Defendant 'is a Captain in his Niajesty's
itaSty, at present resident .at Gritnsby. in eoni.;e-
quence of a disagreement on thesubjed of a trial at
thelam assizes for this county, in ssaiich vial Win.
Marshall, 'Esq. the father-in-law of the Defiendaiit,
Was a party, Captain. Hewson- Sent a challenge
_to
Mr. Frazer (Town Clerk of Grimsby),ahe Att4,seney
on the adverse side, and both Gentlemen, attended
by their seconds, met in the field,- The friend who
accompanied Captain' Hokum Was his brother-in-
-law, Mr. MaYshall, jun. hut' an: objeaion bving
made to the Captain being so seconded-, Mr. Charles
Worley was called upon and attended in Mr. Mar-
shall's stead ; and Mr. Frazer was 'seconded by his
friend Mr. Grant, the'Plaintiff in this aCtOn.- Alter_
the exchange ofi he first Shats, withant,effect, Capt.
lieWson exclaimed, " Well, that's the first broad-
side ;" to which the Plaintiff replied, " Yes, and it
shall be the last :" adding, that his friend had given
all the satisfaaion which it was required of a Gen-
tleman to give; that enough was done for the ho-
uour. of both parties; and that • anything further
sheuld not take place, Mr, Frazer having bound
himself to abide by his (the 'Plaintiff's) decision in
the affair, Captain Hewson, however, insisted that
as he (the Captain) was the challenger, and was not
satisfied, the business must .proceed till one of the
parties tell ; :Upon which a very warm altercation en-
sued, and the Plaintiff, in reply to the repeated.
observation of • the Defendant that he was not
'satisfied; Said " Then you may, "go to hell "Aid'
,get satisfaCtion ;" whereupon Captain Hewson
laid hold of. him, tore his coat from . his.ihoul-
ders, and struck, him repeatedly. For, this
assault the present a6lion was brought. Air.
RgAncrt-having,.with• his .usual_ ability, cloied the
case fur the 'Plaintiff; ,Mr. Seijeant VAUGHAN ad-.
dressed the Jury in a very animated speech for the
Defendant. 'He described him, as having been a
Lieutenant onboard Admiral Collingwood's ship,
.the Royal Sovereign, iii the glorious battle off efret-
; falgor ; and mad: a powerful appeal to the feelinsas
onhe :Jury in behalf of tho, sensitive hopour of a
'British'Naval Officer. Such Men,le Said, were not
with impunity to ' be insialtingly diretted to hill
and though the gallant Officer might perhaps have
shewn a little too trine!) of the English bull-dog to
be countenanced in a Court of JuStice, he was-sure
the July in their heIITIS would not like hitrilhe worse
for if. Although Captain Hewson was, on his pro-'
m per element, ore than a match for the foes of his
country, he had unfortunately fallen in with a nest
of hornets at Grimsby—men who went out to fight
with a pistol, in one pocket and .a writ in,The other
•r—tarn :11jatti pan: :Mercurio--and
:who, lie was
afraid,, must prevail against him in this aCtiOn.—
" But," slid the Learned -Serjeant to he Jury,
whilst the. Court was convulsed with laugiter, ". if
you
'give -sixpetrie damages, iyuu are not' English-
men : It you give more than a farthing,l shall merest
love you again, so long; as 1 come to Lincolii."—After
a charge twin the Learned Judge,. in which he took
occasion po is the praCtice, of duellieg, the
Jury returne3 la verdia fur the Plaintiff—damages
forty