The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-22 00:00:00

NAVAL NEW S.

DOVER, J&LY 20.—The Per'/21/a7/ sloop of war,
picked up this morning, half seas ove'r,.a cask of
ifulletins, dated the gth instant; the substance/ of
...Aid) states, the Austrian army to have been totally
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oefeated, nay even annihilated.
A number of transports passed by this morning,
having on board the German Legion, Jcd 14th Dra=
goons.

MARGATE, 317 LY 21,—The ships 'of war and gun-
boats are all gone round the land, siipposed into the
Downs, as arealso the transports; so that our Roads
are now clear.

PORTSMOUTH, 'JULY, 21.--Arrived this morning
,the °brig; Favourite, from Oporto, laden with wine,
for London ; also the William, HASTLER, from Lon-
don, for Madeira, laden with merchandize, very
leaky, and, in consequence, she it obliged to come
into the harbour, in order to discharge part of her
cargo. ,

The Narcissus frigate, which has arrived at Ply-
mouth from Martinique, brings very satisfaelory
accounts of the state of affairs in that island; where,
it is said, an expedition is fitting against Guada-
loupe.
Governor MAITLAND is now on his way to Eng-
land, from Gienada, having received his MAJESTY'S
leave of absence, on account of the state of his nealth.
Previous to iris departure, he received addresseS from
the Council and House of Assembly, abounding in
expressions of respeet • zind admiration, and in just
tributes to his abilities and integrity evinced on so
many impOrtant occasions.

The Marquis of WELLESLEY has set out, we un-
derstand, for Portsmouth, from thence to embark for
Spain.
Lord MULGRAVE, Mr. CANNING; and some of the
Lards of the Admiralty, embarked yesterday morning
at Woolwich, on board the Navy Yacht, which has
been prepared for their 'reception, and proceed to
the Note„ and then to the Downs, to attend the
sailing of the ExpeditiOn.
The island of Walcheren is one of several lying
at the mouth of the Scheldt, of which the province
of Zealand is altogether composed. Walcheren is
the most considerable of these. It is not very large,
being only thirteen miles in length and eight in
breadth. But its population is very great in propor-
--tion 'to its extent : it is fruitful and well cultivated,
...though it lies very low, and is subjeti to inundations.
The town of Middleburgh, which is the capital of
the province of Zealand, is supposed to contain 25
or 26,000 inhaliitrAts, is very, flourishing, and has
a considerable trade. It is situated more to seaward
than Flushing, and has nu strong fortifications.—
Flushing, which is about four miles south from
Middleburgh, on the channel trom the sea to the
river. is also a populous and flourishing town. It
had been even nntier the ancient Dutch Government
a naval station, and has acquired additional import-
ance in that chatader, since the annexation of the
Netherlands to France, and the consequent open-
ing of the Scheldt, and the constru6lion of docks
and naval arsenals at Antwerp, with a view to make:
that river the pri;icipal station and depot of- the
northern division of the French fleet. • •

Mister Yea-and-Nay COBBETT being pronounced
guilty of contumacy, in baying refused to plead to
to his indidment for ABSCONDING and leaving his
oath behind him, has been condemned to the antient
punishment called peine forte et dure, add is now
expiring under all the tortures of the 'Pres.st.
CAUTION.--A large Hower-pot yesterdity fell down
from the garret of a house near the New Church,
in the Strand, but fortunately without doing any mis-
chief. It is to be hoped that this circumstance will
induce many persons in the metropolis to be more
careful of their rural decorations.

A wedding last week took place in the neghbour-
hood of Chelmsford, where the Lady, in the course
of the last twelve months, has brew twice a bride,
once a widow, and has had two children at a birth.

A shocking murder was committed on Tuesday
night, on the road leading from the village of Pepper,
New Forest, Hants, to Goring, by two fellows, on
the body of a Smuggler, who was conveying some
property in a tilted cart, in company with a little
girl his daughter. The ruffians demanded the man's
motjpy, but having a quantity of guineas about him
to convey to Portsmouth, he refused compliance
With the robbers' request, when they beat him with
bludgeons until he was deprived of life, and got at
his property, leaving the little giA bound in the
cart, and atter taking off the horses,a,l turning them
loose on the Common, the villains Tecamped.

On Wednesday morning, is one of the stage-
coaches was coming down Ospringe-hill, near Can-,
terbury, the fore-wheel unfortunately broke, which
occasioned it to immediately overturn, and. cau4ed
the following melancholy disaster :—One of the out-
side,pasengers, who was respeaably dressedjearing
the result of the.accident,' attempted to jump from,.
the roof, and unfortunately broke his 'neck ; he of
course was taken up a corpse, and remains at Os-
pririge without. any tidings as to his nanie.or situa-,
tion, having no papers about him which can in any
degree lead to a discovery. Another of the Passen-
gers had his leg broken, and a third ‘s as -very much
bruised : the inside passengers escaped without in-
.
jury.
Oa Wednesday last the following distressing oh:-
cumstance occurred at' Dillon,. near Long. Sutton,
incolnshire :—As the Rev. Mr. Wright, curate of
I„the latter place, was returning from Lutton, in the,

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evening, where he, had been burying a corpse, he
was violently attacked by a bull, which' was grazing
in a pasture through which the foot road to the
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church passes,, and was so dreadfully gored by .the
furious animal, that for some time his life was de-
spaired of.
Last Sunday night the house and offices of D.
Ximenes, Esq. of Havering Grange, near Pt&nford,
Essex, were broken open, and a large quantity of
plate, money, Iwo great coats, and sundry other ar-
ticles were stolen, together with a -gig and harness,
out of a barn; and a pair of coach-horses out of a
meadow.

A young man of the name of French shot himself
through the head,, in the Park, on Tuesday last. He
was found with the, pistol in his, bawl with his head
dreadfully shattered.' A Coroner's Jury brought in
a verdict of Lunacy.

4',
L. 477/ REPOIT

COURT OF KING'S, BENCH, juLY

' VAUGHAN V. GORDON_AND OTHERS.
,This•was an ad on broOght by Mr. John Taylor
Vaughan, of Lloyd's C6ffec-house; to recover from
the Decenclatits-the balance .of his account for pre-

It appeared that the voyages under Written by. the
Plaintiff were illegal Voyages, and that the licenses
upOn which they were undertaken Were illegal also,
as Contravening the Navigation A&, and nut beink
aut horised' by the 45th of the King.
The Defendants resisted tlie payment of these
premiums, because the Plaintiff had availed hiMself
of the illegality of one of the licenses in ques-
tion, ;to excuse ,hiinSelf from .paying a 'fair loss
upon. the ship Neutrality, after all the under-
writers except himself, and two or three others had
paid it.
' The ATTOitNEY-GENERAL remarked upon the un-
fairness Of the Plaintiff's conduct, in endeavouring
to recover premiums for such risks, as he declined
to pay a loss epoh. He said, he apprehended Mr.
Vaughan was " a very unjust man, reaping where
he had not sown, and gathering ,where he bad not
strewed.," He took that to be a corre& repreienta-
lion of an underwriter, who wanted to get his pre-
miums, and who would not pay his losses. They
had heard that morning of a rapacious gripe, in the
course of a cause respecting the sale ott offices the
Jury woultisisy how far that obServation applied to
the Plaintiff. Mr. Vaughan had put a great deal of
money into his pocket in the. shape of pre-
IniUMS, for insuring risks for Messrs. Gordon
and 'Murphy, who had ca4ied on the trade of
sending out manufaclures from this country to
South America and bringing home the produce
of South 'lssnestica to England. But that ceuld,
only be done by licenses. There had been trials,
and Mr. Vaughan had been refusing payment, avail-
ing himself of the illegality of one of those, licenses.
It was not till the ship'Neutrality was lost, that Mr.
Vaughan' was called upon to pay any thing ; and
then he became squeamish and sick, "exceedingly
sick, even unto death." Then, for the first times
this shipwrecked charaEler discovered, that it was
illegal for a subjea of this country to export goods to
an enemy's country, and to import from that coun-
try into Great Britain. Hesfound out, that the King
could not.grant•licenses so as to cfsturb the Naviga-
tion A& ; and that he was a very wicked Man who
endeavoured to violate that A&. Mr, Taylor
Vaughan, no doubt, prayed for the presertation of
the NaYigation At-t every Sunday when. he Went to
Church, because it saved him a treat deal of money.
He had no objeaion to take the premiums, but he
Was too'conscientious to commit the sin of paying
the loss on the Neutrality, though it had been com-
mitted
_by all the underwriters on the' policy, ex-
cept by:Mr. Taylor Vaughan and two or three others..
The Defendant's language Was—" I, the .under-
writer, did undertake to pay you, Messrs. Gordon
and Murphy, 3001. in eonsideratidn of your having
paid me the premium, or on your undertaking to
.pay it. Your ship, the Neutrality, set out un a
voyagres4rom Spain to Vera Cruz, with liberty to.
touch at the Havanna!) ; and provided she should be
lost, I, Mr. Taylor
:Vaughan, undertook to make
good the loss to you.- The ship ,was unfortunately
lost, and my conscience tells me this was a voyage
and a trading with the enemies of our country; and
God forbid I should assist any body to do a thing
so wicked. And -though the King b'y his license, ,
thought he bad been able to permit me to do this,
yet my conscience will not allow me to pay a loss
contrary to the MI) Of Charles the Second; chapter
gth. • This license was not worth a farthing, an d
my conscience will not permit, me "to pay.' Such
was the ground on which the case was first argued.
Another obje&ion that was made to Messrs Gor-
don and Murphy was, that they had not corn-
plied with -the terms Of the licence. The voyage
was from Barcelona,' in. Spain, to Vera Cruz, and
those gentlemen were to send out a certain quantity
of British manUfaCtures, which, in truth, became
impossible, and they were to bring home dollars for
his Majesty's' setvice. Mr. Vaughan having suc-
ceeded in resisting the payment of the loss on the
Neutrality, had now brohght this action for the pre-
miums on insuring it., The Learned Counsel enter-
tained no doubt that every thing which hehad stated
of Mr. Vaughan had been communicated to' that
gentleman by his own Counsel.' The grounds on
which the Attorney-General insisted that the Plain-
tiff had made out no case were, first, that the po-
licy which Mr. Vaughan had subscribed was illegal
ou the face of it; being for a voyage from Barcelona
to Vera Cruz, with liberty to' touch at the Ham-
' nab, and to bring home property from that place ;
this voyage was/illegal for two reasons; first, be-
Catlse it was a trading with an enemy; and, in the
next place; because it was bringing home, in fo-
reign' ships, that which could only be brought into
this country in British bottoms. . All the ships on
which theie policies 'were effeaed were either Ame-
ricans or Danes.

• Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL took another obje&ion;
,which was, that the policy itself made no stipulation
fOr a license, and therefore it was void, because it
purported to protea those gentlemen without a It=
cense as well as with one.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH Observed; that that point;
to a certain degree; was new, and asked the Learned
Counsel; on both sides, whether, they were willing
that the question should be reduced to that point.
The Learned Counsel observed, that that great
point never was argued; and agreed to put it into the
form•of a case, for the consideration of the Court of
King's Bench. ,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought it. a very. material
poitit,_and the question would be,- supposing a policy
to be effected in the common terms,. iat a certain
premiuM, which on the faceof it was a void risk; as
contravening ,the Statute, whether that ,Might be
made a good policy. by any thing that could te done
subsequently, but prior to the commencement of the
adventure. That would be the question for"the con-
sideration of the Court.

The Lady whom we mentioned yesterday ag.hav-
ing, in the year 1758, rode a thousand miles in a
thousand hours, was Miss Pori:), the daughter of
Mr:POND, fornierly well known-on the turfo and
publisht7 of the Racing Calendar. This event was
the subject of one of Dr. JonNsoN's early papers 'in
his idier„published in the same year, and which is
Wiitiva with admirable 12.0mour and

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;INCHES' „ AS4 ZES,

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MR
r. OA.OLEE 'as Junior CounseVor the Plaintiff,
opened the pleadings, by stating, th4obis_vv?s. at) ac:;tion of assault and raise imprisonment broUghtAkafnst
William Cobbett, and John Dubber,
The Plaintiff laid his damages at 1.0001.. to, the
Defendants had, pleaded. the general wherefore'
issue was joiued.

Mr. BoxOuon, as leading Counsel for the Plain-
,.
tiff then proCeeded to state his case nearlyas fola
lowa'
Mayit
please your Lordship ;. Gehtleinen
• a .
the Jury : 'You have heard-from my Learned Friend',
who has just opened the pleadings to you, the 'nature
of this action, and against whom it is brought. Mr.
Cobbett is a Gentleman of aconsiderable,fortune, fea
siding some few years at Botley, in thiscoiatity.
believe Gentlemen; he is well known to you ail,; the
other two Defendants are blaaksmiths by trade. Asiett
is a constable at Botley, and Dubber is the thlling-man
of. that place. Mr. Cobbett, well known from his
political writings, is a zealous advocate for the liberty
of the sUbjeat; a great reformer and Correelor of
abuses,. but particularly of those in authority. The
Plaintiff is a very poor .man, who has availed himself
of the
.privilege of the happy Constitution of thia
country,which leaves the doors ofjostice open, as well
Lb the tenant as to the richest subjea of the realm, by
suing as a poor man arid the choice of, his Counsel, to
bring his cause forward before you this day, at as little
expence as possible, haS 'fallen upon My. Learned
Friend and myself, who are to seek at your hands;
reparation for as gross an injury as' ever was made
the subjeEt of consideration in a Court of Justice.--
The complaint he makes is agaiust three persons;
who have imprisoned him, insulted him in the most
gross and opprobrious terms,' kept him in custody
for forty-eight hours, dragged him and his aged mo..
ther several miles from their home, and when at
last discharged, obliged them to walk borne several
miles in the dark, at a late hour of the.night ; and I
am sure, Gentlemen, when you have heard the whole-
of this case detailed to you in evidence,you will not
heSitate so give this poor man considerable compen-
sation in damages. Gentlemen, 'he has a larger fa-
mily to support ; he is a labouring man, in the ser-
vice of Mr. Goodland,. a Gentleman of respetlabi-
lity and fortune, a Magistrate of the county; residing
in the parish of Dioxford, and has always been, a
man of. good conduEt and: charaEter. It happened
that, in the month of December last, Mr. Cobbett
took Jesse Burgess, a brother of the -Plaintiff, then
a boy about t 5 years old, into his service. Some
time in the month- of February following,, the boy
went home to his mother„ who lived at Droxford, a
few Miles from Botley, and complained 'that his
master had swore at him, and treated him so harshly
he could not live with him. The mother, howea
ver, sent him back to his service, telling hien she
would go and talk to his master. The boy accord...
ingly Went.back, but on the 2d or 3d of March ha
returned home again at an early hour,and told his mo-
ther that he had eloped from his place, his master
had so abused him he could not live with hiro'nny
longer,' A warrant was issued on -the folloWing day
to apprehend the boy, Mr. Cobbett having stated
him to be a servant in husbandry, which, we'll see
presently was. not the faze. Gentlemen, I will-not
state 'to yon what passed upon that
,Occasion, or the
language that was used; I shall not' endeavour to
prejudice yohr minds by that which cannot be re—
ceived, while, I have plenty behind to died all the
three;' I shall therefore endeavour to abstain, • as
much as possible,- from 'making any statement in
which the' evideace will- not bear .me through. The
boy being apprehended at his father's house, was
broUght by'the Defendant Aslett to Botley, on the fol-
lowing day, to which place his mother and the pre7
sent Plaintiff, his brother, accompanied him. They
went to the Dolphin phblic-house,
,where they re-
mained all together the: rest of that night. The next
morning the mother went to Mr.-Cobbett to speak
to him in behalf of the boy : what he said upon that
occasion will be-better described by the witness her-
self, when she shall be called. On her return to the
Dolphin, the Defendant, Aslett, and the Tythirg-
man (who had previously joined therm) went away,
and the boya;wasleft without any body but his mo-
ther; he, seizing the opportunity, took to his heels
• and ran awayfriglitebed ; the mother; and her son,
Wm. Burgess, the Plaintiff, proceeded on their way
homewards, and 'were accompanied by Aslett and
the Tything-man Dubber, as far as Mr. Cobbett'S
house. I shall 'now, Gentlerrien, proceed to state
what happened to William Burgeas and his motber,
and which first gave rise to the present aetion. They
were proceeding together 'along the -turnpike road
on their way' home (Constable Aslett having gone
into Mr. Cobbett's), but had not gone very tar when
they heard the sound of horses feet after them, and,
on looking round, saw Aslett and Dubber riding af-
ter them ; the first thing they then heard was
one of them roaring out, " holloa; stop, old vvi:
man ! stop, you fellow ! take that old woman-into
custody : I've got a pistol, and will shoot you:"
and they immediately seized the old woman by the
bonnet and hair of the head. The Plaintiff held up a
stick, and said, if they touched his mother bewould
knock them 'down ; be told them they had no au-
thority, and desired to know by ,what authority they
shed in such a manner, ; they then, t bought proper
to desert the mother, and seizing Williaria Burgess,
snatched the stick out of his hand. , He agaitl de-
manded to know by what authority he Was sp seiz-
ed, when Aslett replied,'" if you must know, it is
by order of Mr.,.Cobbett ;" and seeing two men
coming across the Cotrimon; Aslett called out to
them to aid and assist in the King's name, and then
seizing the Plaintiff-by the collar, and usingvery ill
language; he was proceeding to drag him along, the
Plaintiff immediately (very naturalla9
,kicked Aslett
in the leg, whereupon the tything-man came up,
and struck the Plaintiff in the breast,' which the
other returned ; he was them seized, and as Asilett
rode away, he desired Dubber to handcuff him if he
was refraetory. They then, with the moat gross
language and threats, which .I shall not repeat,
dragged him along to' a public-house, called the
Cricketers, about hallaa, mile further ot, and then
'kept him for about five hours a close prisoner. As-
lett came in abOiat two hours after his first being
seized, and again laying hold of his collar, said he
lutist go with him. The Plaintiff repeatedly re-
quested Rabe brought before his master, Mr. Good-
land, who ryas a Magistrate, but this was mot per-
mitted. And new, Gentlemen, I come to fi Mr.

Jo Lhrt prime mover of tais out rage. The
o ,n, the Na,ntin, s c %cried to the Dolphin,
its ttcut~~ ; and if I make out that Mr. Cobbett
ordered -the Plaintiff to be handeutfed, I- have
prryrd case, aid made out every sting, it A.,lett
itther. ein he evtdence against Cebbeft. 'The
1'; thus'eonfined m ct:.tody till neit
. ,'e again asked try
,w hat authority he was
the ata,w.er was—" None, but from Mr.
Conoett'i word of mouth;" this certainly lies the

Defendant, Cobbett, beyond,all question. Against
them, therefore:tin:re is this decisive evidence, that
they had, no authority but from Mr. Cobbett's Own
word of mouth. The next morning, the mother and
son are to be carried before the Magistrate at South-
amron, and now the scene connects itself with Mr.
Cobbett. You will see Mr. Cobbett mixed up in
the tiransaEtioh, and, if you can do it by the law of
the land, I conjure you to let all fall on the guilty
head of Mr. Cobbett. I will willingly give up these
other two Hien. Gentlenitn„when a man of fortune
and sense leads other men astray, I can hardly think
you "will pass him by, and punish those who have
been deluded by hirn. -When a person, having great
sWay in his own neighbourhood, who would govern
every one near him, is the first to misguide and per-
suade those persons to a& wrongfully and %iolently,
is he not the first objea of punishment ? Then how
stands the fia ? As they are on, their way to S-outh-
ampton, ,Mr. Cobbett, ,comes up with them, and
says, am going on to Mr. Smith's house, in
French-street, Southampton ; you come on, you will
find me there.; I have no buSiness there, but I shall
wait for You." On their arrival at 'Mr. Smith's, the
first person they saw in the rooms was Mr. Cobbett.
In a few minutes he discoveredhow far he was inte-
rested in the matter, for observing the.door a hrtle
open, he desired Aslett to place himself against the
•door, andA not let these people escape, while he went.
down to the magistrate : but Mr. Cobbett soon dis-
co% ered that he was most grossly in the wrobg, for
when he returned, he desired that the poor man and
old woman might go about their business, provided
they brought back the boy to Botley by Monday
mot Ding. Now I would ask, by what atithotity Mr.
Cobbett took upon himself to discharge' these poor
people ? What right had he to'lay down the law in
this case? But what follows? The young man observes
with mueli humility that be and his mother hada
great many miles to get home, and his mother was not
'able to walk. For the sake of human nature, I hope.
what is stated to me is not, true ; I can scarcely be-
lieve that a being so devoid of humanity can exist.—
What think, you, Gentlemen, was the reply of Mr.
Cobbett 1---" D—n your eyes, you may go, and get
home as well.as you can." If he has said this, I
think it impoSsible to fill the buShel too full against
him. But tl;is is not all ; and .I here throw out the,
gauntlet to Mr. Cobbett to bring witnesses to con-
tradiet the fad, if 'tt be not true. I will prove to
you by a servant in his own house, to_whom he ex-
pressly admitted he was the principal ador in this
scene, to whom he said, 4! I have got your mother
and eldest brother, I am going to bring them to
Southampton ;• I shall- send your brother on ship-
btiatd, and yoUr mother to Winchester gaol."—
What then is my. case,? These persons are taken
up on the word of mouth of Mr. Cobbett. Mr,
Cobbett is wade a principal in this outrageous
transaction : I wish }ion, Gentlemen, to Make
a distinction. between, theie parties, and, if pos-
sible,, to take the burihen off the shoulders of
those two men. If you believe Mr. Cobbett was the
instigator of this outrage, and if the fads are
proved in evidence, you can have no doubt of his
guilt. The next question is the quantuin of damages
you should ,give this Plaintiff. The misconduct of
Aslett and. Dubber, before Cobbett appears in the
transaction, was in carrying the mother and son in
tht-cari, threatening to handimff him, and at last
turning them oux at a late, hour of the night, to find
their way, home as well as they could. If you have
any
,regard for the civil liberty of the subject, I trust
Gentlemen, you Will let Mr,Cobbett know, by your
.verdict, what is the value of civil liberty, what price
he is to pay for it.' You know how to estimate the
blessings of the ConstitutiVeGovernmeht under which
we live. if, Gentlemen, the case is made, out against
all these. Defendants, they must make reparation to
the Pktir,tiil' for this violent entrap committed upon
him, but if you find thn Mr.Cobbett was the founder
of these transactions, then let the measure of.your
clamages fall as heavy upon his_head,,and as light on
those of 41,1 e otlker Defendants.
Betty Burgess', sworn and examined by. MN:G-I%s-
PLE ' • •

• She. said she lives in the parish of Frosford, in the 1
Forest. Her son- Jesse went servant to Mr.,Cobbett
lb -Decomber last. 4n the beginning of March he
left Mr. Cobbl:tt -'and .carne.horne. - He was taken
up by Aslett, from -whom he afterwards ran away.
As she'and -her son William were• on their road
home, they left„Aslettgoing to Mr. Cobbett's house.
Ivey had,proceeded about a mile anda half, when,
the; were 'overtaken by • Aslett and DUbber, who.
liolloi.ved 'after- theni, saying,' ." Stop, old Woman—
stop,' fellow; we have pistols, and we will shoot you
if you- d;,in't stop." Her son William said, " shoot
.away." They Oleo...came up, 'w when Aslett seized
hini with one -nand by the collar, and beat him with
the other ; saying, at the same time, " D—n you,
old woman, I bare you and your son still." Her
son replied, that. if they should touch his mother he
ixould knock them down ;. and seeing two men
_cross the common; Aslett hollowed to them. in the
King's natne, and her .son ,was taken into custody.
He asked by what authority they-detained intn, and
" by order of the word of mouth of Mr.
Gibbett." Aslett -rode on in ;earch of the boy ;
they met him afterwards, when ,he said, " So, dame,
you' have dope a pretty job to=day ; yourself will go'
to prison until Jesse is found, and is to your son
you will ne-er see him again, we will send
him on ship board, unless you bring your little boy
An-morrow-4o Botley, by three o'clock:
Witness afterwards went to the Dolphin after-her.
- son William ; not finding him there, she went to the
Cricketers, and told Aslett. she -wanted her son to go
home, he said, " you won't have - him, dame, Mr.
Cobbett won't let you.".. Aslett's son, came. up
leading a sari, she and herson 'William were desired
•toi4et- into it and /make haite-Toigo to Southampton,
-as Mr. C )4bett would wait for them. As they went
91ting in-the- cart, Mr. Cobbett came up in his gig,
and said, " you are gOing to Southatupton„ ASlett,

I shan't go with you, I have no business to go with
'you. You drive on to Southampton, ;u Mr. Sinith'3
Otfiet, in French-street, there you will meet ine,
wait .for you." When they got to Nit-. Smith's
house, she found Mr. Cobbett there, and a young
man, a clerk of Mr. Smith's. Mr. Cobbett told
Dubber to clap to the door, which was open ,at the
time, and stand against it. Mr. Cobbett then look-
ing at Dubber, said, " you are the worst rogue of
them all, John Dubber, you shall be Jack pay for
all; I'll fine yoU, John Dubber, d—n me but I
will." " I hope not," says Dubber, " I did the
best I could." Mr. Cobbett then replied, " D—n
you eyes, you let the prisoner. run away from you."
Mr. Cobbett staid about half an hour, and then said
be would go and see if Mr. Smith, the Magistrate,
was :at home. Mr. Cobbett and the young man,
Mr. Smith's clerk, then went away together, and
Mr. Cobbett said to Aslett, " take care of these
'people while I am gone, I won't stay."'
He returned in about ten minutes, or a quarter of
an' hour, and then said, " this fellow and the old
woman have bee,n guilty of theft, robbery, and
fraud, and unless the 'old woman will bring the boy
back between four and five o'clock on Monday to my
house, there shall be a warrant taken out-to take the
old woman and thiS fellow to Winchester." Her
son,, William, desired Mr. Cobbett to set them free
-as soon as he could, as his mother had walked a
great many miles that day, and had a great many
more to walk back, and how they were to get home
he did not know.' Mr. Cobbett answered, ",D—n
your eyes, get home how you can." This was after
sunset in the month of March, and they had `thirteen
or fourteen miles to get home. It was past eleven
o'clock at night before she got home, and her son
had a mile farther to go.
-Upon her cross-examination by Mr. JEKYL, she
said she had seven children ; her son Jesse went to
live -with Mr. Cobbett on the 28th of December, and
ran away on the 2d of March. She did riot go to Mr.
Cobbett's w receive his wages, but Mrs. Cobbett
was pleased to give her 11. of his wages to buy things
to make him -look smart. He was sixte,n years of
age on the 27th June last; she comes of a good
fa-
>Riily; she never received parish relief from . Mr.
Goodlad; she went to the workhouse to him, and re-
ceived five shillings for her husband, who was poorly.
When her son was taken, he went to the Dolphin, she
went with him there. Aslett read the warrant to her.
When Jesse was taken up, she went to Mr. Cobbett,
who said he had nothing to do with it. She did not
receive a message from -Mr. Cobbett, that if her
boy would come home, he would forgive him—no
such thinci. The boy did not wish to remain with
Mr. Cobbett he was afraid of his authority. She
never advised him to run away, but desired him to
serve his master. She told this to Mr. Cobbett, and
desired him not to abuse him. She went to Mr.
Goodlad, a Justice of the Peace, to complain of this
business; she also went to the Bench at Roxfield,
and told her story there. She had a great deal more
to tell than she said that .day.
Re-examined by Mr. GASELEE.—When she went
before the Justices, they referred her- to
,Mr. Gun-
ner (her Attorney), who referred her to Mr. Bur-
roughs (her COunsel), and he now referred her to a
Jury of the Country.

William Locke sworn and examined.

He said he keep:s the Cricketers public-house at
"Cradridge-common ; remembered W. Burgess com-
ing there and remaining four oil five hours; heard
W. Burgess say several times that he was willing to
go before Mr. GoodJad, the Magistrate ; when the
cart catne up, Dubber and Aslett said they would
have him down to Botley, to Mr. Cobbett:s. His
house was full• of company, and he did not attend to
them so much as he otherwise would have done.
William Burgess wanted to go home to his wife, but
Aslett and Dubber•said they would send him on
board- ship ; the tears came into his eyes, and he said
he thought it very hard to be sent away for nothing.
Abraham Davis, a -servant.at the Dolphin public-
house, corroborated the greatest- part of the, first wit-
ness's story, so far as related to the.transadion there ;
he spoke to the mother and son being, put into the
cart, and Mr. Cob,bett's subsequent conversation.
Mary Burgess, sworn and examined :
She said she was the daughter of Betty Burgess;
lived servant with Mr. Cobbett in March last. On
the day her brother went to the 'Dolphin, Aslett
came to Mr. Cobbett, who Asked him, had he seen
her little brother ? Aslett went away and again re-
turned, and told her he was going to take her mo-
ther and brother, as Mr. Cobbett had said' so. Some
time after she went into. the parlour, where. Mr.
Cobbett and his niece Ann Cobbett were. Mr. Cobbett
addressed his conversation to her,and said her little bro-
ther was gone again, And d—n his eyes but he v.ould
be revenged of him. "As to yoUr part (to witness),
d—n your eyes ill transport you for knowing that
your brother ran away." Witness said she did not
know it ; he said she was a liar.•,. He then
-said he was going to take her mother and brother to
Southampton. He would send her eldest brother to
sea, and she should never see him more. Heard
him give orders to the cooks to get dinner soon, as
he was going to Southa-mpton. WitneSs was -turned
away next day. Afterwards went to the. Dolphin.
Wished to see mother and brother, but Dubberre-
fused,. saying, " it is not lawful to allow friends 'to
speak to prisoners."
David Smith, Clerk to Mr. Smith, -of Southamp.
ton, spoke to that part of the transadion which oc-
curred at his master's house.

Mr. JEKYLL, in stating the defence,•observed, that
the singularity of a part of this case was beyond any
thing fie had before experienced, and part of the evi-
dence the most extraordinary ever produced. in a pau-
per cause like this, he said with some surprize, and no
less satisfaction, that his Learned Friend (Mr. Gase-
lee) was to assist his other Learned Friend, who con-
ducted the cause. Hp was glad to find that this pauper
Plaintiff could have such assistance. He called the
attention of the Jury. to the chief witnesses, who•
were of one, family, and could tell the same story.
In the situation in which' they were
.placed, •the
Defendants could not plead in their own behalf;
-they were charged with an offence,- for which re=
. cornpence in damages was sought. And this charge
.was supported by a mother' and a sister, with the
worst dispositions towards their Defendants. It was
impossible for him to give an answer by evidence,
because the whole was a gebss fabrication ; and this
was the reward,, the gratitude he received, in return

for all the kindness7es he had lavisl.ed upon this un-'
;worthy, ungracious family. .
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment
upon the tenor of 'the evidence against Mr. Cobbett,
(which we regret the press of other matter obliges
us to omit) from which he contended that.the 'story
of the witnesses was incredible. - The escape of the
boy was aided by the mother and the Plaintiff, and -
therefore he insisted.the Defendant was justified in
apprehending them, and there was the strongest
evidence that his escape was effetled by .means of the
mother. When the Plaintiff was charged with the
escape of this boy, he exultingly says, "I have done
the pan of a brother, and should do it again ;" he
hurled defiance at Mr. Cobbett, and at the laws of
his country. To what source, he asked, was he to -
impute this aetiOn to the.spleen and malice of this
family of the Burgess's, who rewarded beneficence -
with ingratitude. But there was another 'source to
attribute it to—Mr. CObbett was a public charadter,
he was before the public, and like all other public
men, he had political enemies ; to them he might
impute the bringing this anion ; but be asked any
man who lived in Mr. Cubbett's neighbourhood,
whether he was that sort of oppressive master ?
Those men might have been' ailing under an erra-
neous judgment—they might have done it through
mistake; but from the very nature of the c?se, it
was impossible to call witnesses to disprove the evi-
dence. Under the whole of the circumstances, he
was.' convinced that the Jury would find this no
more than any other ordinary or trumpery case, and
be trusted the Jury would find a verdid for the De-
fendant.• k '

The Learned _ Judge (Mr. JUstice LAWRENCE)
having summed up the evidence with his usual per-
spicuity, observed, that with resped to the Plaintiff's
title to recover, if he had -been taken up without
any lawful authority, then he certainly was en-
titled to a verdict, 'and satisfaaory damages. The
next question then, was, whether these two Defen-
dants, Aslett and Dubber, had acted under the di-.
redionS -of Mr. Cobbett, if so, he was liable.—'
With respect to the arrest, whether it was lawful or
not, there was no pretence for enquiry, that if a' boy
runs away-from his mas(er, he is not to be brought
back again ; but this will not justify, these.persons
in the way they acted; if there was an attempt
made to rescue the boy, the proper 'mode of pro-
ceeding by indiament should, have been resorted to.
He had no doubt in saying that this arrest and im-
prisonment was without arty authority of law what-.
ever; there could be no doubt bUt that they were.
guilty of the assault and false imprisonment. The
next question was, whether Gobbet was guilty or
not ? Mr. Cobbett took upon - himself to aa, and
say how he would treat those persons. He N‘;etit
to Mr. Smith's, he waited until they came, told his
business to the clerk ; in short, he is found the prime
mover of the machine. He took upon himself the
authori,ty of discharging these people. This stands
upon evidence uncontradided. We were told that this
was -a fabrication from party motives. He confessed
be could not see why it was to be considered a fa-
bricatidn, and whatever might be Mr. Cobbett's
party views or-political pursuits-, he was no more-in
that case -than any other private individual): besides,
it was thrown out that Mr. Cobbett might have
eontradiaed some material part of this evidence-by
calling his niece. Now, if-he could conrradit that
evidence, he shoOld have called that young lady.
if that be the case, the sole remaining ques-
tion was -the quantum of damages. It had been
said that this was a pauper.Plaiwitf,- but he saw no
reason wily the.poor man should not be remunerat-
ed as well as the rich that, indeed, would be a dan-
gerous doctrine, which, if it was to hold good, the
poor must ever be oppressed by the. rich. ,1.-.le saw
nothing in the case which took it out of the ordinary
road; it certainly was a case of considerable injury
to ;he person, and if the boy behaved ill, that was
no reason why the eldest should be imprisoned all
'that time. The Jury should, upon the whole of
the case, exercise their own judgment, and give
such dainageS.as they think...the plaintiff entitled to.'
.The Jury consulted for about two minutes, and
then returned a verdia of "fol. damages- for the
Vlaintiff. .

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yestefday,atilashmm,named
William Jordan, made araliarge against six of his
countrymen; whom. he had selecled from about one
hundred of the' same natism,'who, on the evening of
Sunday, Or morning of Monday last, had made an
attack on the Complainant's house in Wright's-
buildings, Chick-lane; broken the windows;- • al-
,most entirely demolished the house; and wounded
himself and several of his lodgers.
The Complaifiknt produced a large carving knife,
of 2bout, a foot and an half in length, which he had
wrested out of tke hand of one of the assailants, aid
with which he himself had been Wounded. He'
also swore that the shower of brick bats and stones
thrown into the house, for the space of upwards of
two hours, was such that the life of every person in
it, even to the(-children in their-. beds, ,ins'in.the
most imminent danger.
A veteran, upwaids of six feet high, who had
served in Egypt, and had seen much service, declar-
ed, that though he had been in many severe engage-
ments, he'never esteemed his life in such imminent
danger, as from the shower of stones and brick-bats
with .which the Complainant's premises were as-
sailed. Several other witnesses swore to a similar
etteti. •

•On the part of Defendants, a witness was adduced
to prove, that a sort of challenge had, on the former
part of the evening, been held out by the Complain-
ant •to those whom he now charged with the assault,
and that the riot /for which he sought redress, was
only an after part of a transaction, in which he him-
self had been the aggressor.
Mr Alderman ATKINS, who sat for the LORD
MAYOR, ordered the Defendants to stand committed
till they should find bail to take their trial.

On Tuesday evening the.once celebrated Crab, of
the pugilistic school, paid the debt of nature, atter a
very short illneSs, On board a Gravesend boat, on h*:,*
retnrn to London. During the last years of his lite
lie was a peace officer, under the Chief Marshal_ of
London, in which situation he condo6lecl himscif
for some time with much propriety,