The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-07 00:00:00

LjJC&S AND OTHERS V, DELAFOUR.

Mr-Torntqa moved to have the nonsuit this
case set aside, am! a new trial granted. The ac-
tion had been tried before Lord Ellenborough at
the Sittings before Term in the City', and the plain
tiff's had hren uonsuited, on the ground ,that the
goods sold, consisting of a quantity of Peruvian
bark, the' price of which •was-now sought to be
recovered, as if it had been the property of the
three plaintiffs, had. been contracted for, and the
bargain completed, as if it had been the distinct
and entire property of uric of the, three, named
Noses Moravia.

The Court was of opinion that the decision at
Nisi Prins was correct. If three persons jointly
interested in any property meant to take benefit
unler a contract for the sale of that property,
they must take it in the manner it was contracted
for.—The represeu tat inns of Moravia as to the goods
being his' individual property, must bind his co-
plaintiffs.

Dr. Reece, author of the Medical Guide, 'has
just published ►t new. and improved edition of his
.`.‘ Practical Dictionary of Domestic: Me;licine,"
in one volume, Bvo. In the present edition nu
important' articles have` been added on the pro-
perties of the lh ifisli herb's and .mineral waters,
with copious instructions for the preservation of
lwalth in respect. to diet, exercise, (loathing, air,
&c,. in every state of life. Also the core of diseases,
as modified by the Variolli circumstances of cli-
ma4, season, profession, age, &c,

At Norwich Corn-market au Saturday, the sup-
ply of grain was not large; Wheats 565. to 60s. ;
Barley 26a. to 28s. ; Oats 21s. to 1.145. per womb.
It was upon the ,whole a dull market.—There was
a tolerable show of Cattle on the Castle 11i11 ;
Scotch beasts from 6s. 9d. to 7s. per stone. 'Al-
ibough the pens were*well tilled with sheep, yet
the
,jobbers and others obtained very high pripes
for them ; to 60s. was the general sale price,
and for one lot Of very good shcarlings 655, was
reined.

117,6-.Eavortn, Arun, 2,1.-06 Tuesday la 4, It.
P(wer, jun. John N. Ilui.ll;lei'and 'Edward El-,
Lott, held an invest on the, body aDenis
Frymi, of Ballentuylor, in the parish of 'White
Chnrch, and:barony;of Dot i-6 within 'Drum, in
the e,,unty of Waterford, Who vas barbnrously
and inhumanly murdered on the night before by
some persons as yet, unknown. It appeared tat
an Inquest that at a early hour. an the night
stated,, a party of armed men siwrounded Bryan's
bOihe.3..tbut two of their!, armed with a gun and
pistol, entered the house that they wettt into
Ved-room, and compelled his wife to give them a
podker-book,.in order to search for it particular
promissory note. While they were looking' fot
the note Bryan came in, and handed, it to them.
On this they went .out: ' Bryan followed them to
the door, and began to Coniphiin of a yliiient blow
be had received, On entering the hoax!, from one
of the party) stationed on the outside: Otte of
the wAailarit:iired on Bryan, and-shot him in the
t;:hest.. ii6,cfell back and expired in a few minutes.
-rhe:Mhi4kirittes whom we biave minted havP hr,ide
• ',*0•11 aCiSin::4.;!aVoh,after two prticular men, whom.
theysAtiq):ected of being itnpileated in the murder.
Oktptisitur,laj night. preceding, and in conse
..lottord of eVidence.given on a itte trial in Wo.tcr•
iord, it gun,,,lniitleti with 1i dl, anti
at John Power, at Two-mile Bri(ke,l near bun-.

:arvan.

Stittßltl7 :NtAY

THE &MG V. ROBERT WiLLIAXS.

This *as an iodic:intent tried before a full Bench
of Magistrates, at the SessionS-honse, Horse-
monger-lane, on the prosecution of Robert Stone,
Esq. against the defendant, for a gross and vio-
lent assault, on the person of Anne-Stone, the
wife of .the prosecutor,, on the 22d of August.
last.
Mr. LAWS addressed the Jury on the part of the
Prosecution, as follows Gentlemen of the
Jury, of all the causes in which I have had the
honour of addressing.you.in this place,. I never
yet was engaged in any one Which I consider of.
So lunch importance as the present, -a'eause of
equal importance .both to the partieS concerned,
and to the public; for thong!, the Gentleman who
has been just charged, is only charged with treotu-
mon assault, 'yet it is one Committed under cir-
cumstances of so aggravated a nature, that it found
guilty, he will merit, anti will, I doubt not, e.ti-
perenee the severest punishment which this Court
has the power of enforcing. Gentlemen, before I
go further into the case, I am desired to state to
you who the defendant is, to prevent any mistake,
and to avoid the possibility of his being confound=
ed with a Gentleman of the same nameand peo-
fession whO resides in the Borough, The de-
fendant is Air. Robert Willamsy a surgeon and
apothecary, residing at Brixton, and the prose-
eatrix is the young lady sitting -before you, and
truly sorry am I, to
,see ,a lady of her appearance,
called on to become thea, prosecutrix in such a
eanse. as this. 'She is the wife of Robert Slone,
a Esq. gentleman of
,respeetahility, and a magis-
trate of the county, resitting alSo at Brixton, and
probtOly not iffiknown to you. 'The defendant is,
as 1-said, an apotheCiry, and hi..-oideS that, he is
also a`inember of. a congregation in the neigh,
bourhnod, a Deacon, or some sort of pillar of the
church ; and. I should have thought one of the
last likely to commit so abominable an outrage as
that 1 ant abOut to detail to you. Ile had been in
the daily -habit of attending in his professional
charatter,. a lady panted Dubtiis, the daughter of
Mr. Stone; by a former wife ; this lady, in the
painful:him of sickness, 1 ant sorry to say in her
dying moments, hud sought comfort and conso-
.. lation in the society of her nearest relative, Mrs,
Stone. She had also wished for the aid and coin-

tort, of rel-gion, but by the persuasion, of thede-
fefulant, MI6 had declared that in his opiniOn, he •
could read the' Bible, or administer the Sacrft
ment to her as' well as any Church Minister; no
Clergyman was called the 22d of August,
he was at Mrs. Dubois's house, Abs. Stone was
there also, and on his leaving the room, Mrs: Stone
followed him, to inquire what was his, opinion Of
her dying friend ; as soon as they had Closed the-
difors of the sick room, she put her tpiestion to
hint, when this man, I wish I could strll him gen-
tleman, instead of retnrning her an answer, he
instantly seized her hands, forced her back, and
way to his abonfjnable passions, his beastly
feelinzs-,, proceeded to take liberties with the per.
sou of this delicate female; the natine of which I.
will leave yon-to conceive, suffice it to,say, it was
not a common salute which he' forced from h'er,
that would have, been '.outrage,emiugh ; Ina this
fellow, at tiir. itery inst Ant ike Wad gritted the bed
of sickness and of death, gave way to passions the
most vicious and criminal ; the cousequenee,s..
'were natty:4l ones ; Mrs:. Stone almost lost bee ;
senses, and as soon as she could get frenn him,
she retreated into the room of her dying relation,
who pereeiving.her situation, inquired What teas
.

oe-casi.on of her distress,. au was told What

'bat! passed. Consequences ensiled which I can
only allude to ; I -wish I could do more ; I wish
you could taim-cogiiizance of them. I §liould like
to see the honeit indignation you would express
on the subject, but it is needless ; without, the ag-
gravation, you will find him guilty, and your ver-
tlict will seal his ruin. • I allude to consequences,
Mrs. Stone was pregnant at' the time the (ltra-
geniis assault WAN tuacle m her ; by it her health
was much' injured ; she coutiuned ill for.. six
weeks, and then miscarried .fatal copse-
qKenees ensued,- but I will not mention thCin, I
have already Said enough to shcwthe degree of
outrage and indeeorum of which the defendant was. •
guilty. It is impossible to say, what defence the
defendant will set up ; I can only; however, con-
ceive one Which it is possible for him to adduce,.
and that the same as lie !.set up before the
worthy Magistrate who first took cognizance of

the transaction ; on that occasion, he had the
hardihood to deny the charge altogether. If he
should now, set up such a defence, it will be'foe
you, Gentlemen, to decide, whether. there,is any
ground for believing this Lady so lost to all ho-
nour, virtue, and moral feeling, as tobring for-
ward such a fabrication, and to support it by per
jury. If, alter bearing the evidence, you should
believe such to be the fact, I should Val), lament
your ct edulity—but I have no fear of such a res:a;
and I know it Will be impossible for even the do-
(pence and ingenuity of my Learned Friend to
persuade you, that this prosecution was not call
,-
ed for. Mrs. Duboii is no more ; therefore,
I cannot call—bnt I will call the nurse who was
attending her, and', if necessary, Mr. Stone him-
self, and Mr. Pratt, a surgeon, to slim the state
in winch this poor Lady was ; after this, you
bane Convinced, have tro doubt, and even though
ruin should await the defendant, it wilt ibe your
duty to find hint guilty, and by your verdict so
given
,stand forward defence of your fellow:-
subjects, of morality, of decency, and of 111.1/110-
nity.