The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-16 00:00:00

LA!! REPOiIr.

, COURT OF 4( MG'S 'MkY t 5". •
GARHOW apolopised to the Court fur stating
to them a case, which he intimated was against his
judgment. It was the complaint of a respeaable
Gentleman (a Mr. Trotter), who conceived his per 4
sonal liberty had been'abused by the =ulna of Mr.
Keys, a Magistrate of the . county of Cambridge.
Mr. Trotter was in Court, • and. perhaps the Court
would indulge 'him by permitting him to state his
own case. •

. .
The Court said, it would be much betier that
Mr. GARROW.should dolt for him.

Mr. GARBOW then stated,, that Mr. Keys, .the
Magistrate, had sent for Mr. Trotter. and toLl
that he had received information that he, Mr. T.
was about to fight aduel with Sir 8.. Harwood; and
therefore he must bind him over to keep the peace
for twelve months. 'Mr: T. denianded. to see the
information, which Mr. Keys refused, and :in,isted
on security for the peace for the term before stated:
Mr. T. observ&l, that security couldonly be legally;
taken until the next Sessions, and refused to give it.
Mr. Keys on this committed Mr. T., to the custody
.ola special constable, and by'him he was taken to
gaol., Mr. T. conceived this to be an illegal attack
on his liberty, and he sought redress flout the Court.
Comm-0 What motion do you make ?7

Mr. GARROW said, he would be content to move
for a certiorari to the Magistrate, calling on him to
return the inforMation. - •

The Court said, they certainly could not grant
that modop, and as it appeared the Magistrate had
acted with 3 view to prevent a serious breach of the
peace, which be was informed wai likely to take
place, it was by• no means likely that. the Cdurt
would lave granted a rule nisi for a criminal idol.•
gnat idu,—The application -ret (tied.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

GAME LAWS.

THE KING V. PROSSER.

111r..1.14t RON GO.AIIANS read the 'notes which he bad
tniten of this case when it was tried before himi.sat
the last' Gloucester Assizes. The action had .beeti
brought at the • instance of Sir Wathan, a
Gen:iernan who it appeared was distinguished in his
tatighbourboOds fur a rigorous enfurceineut of the
Game Laws. •

'A Mr. Hawkins, who 'was by law gnalified, re-
solved to treat the pciople in the neighbourhood with
a few hares. He colleded all the dogs he coLrld
find in that quarter, and killed 19 hares in one day.
Among the dogs-borrowed wag that of the Rev. Mr.
Jackson, which had been kept by.the Defendant
PrOsser, the tenant of Mr:Jackson. • •

Prosser; at the request of 'Hawkins; wear out with
.the dog,,and look an alive part in the sport ; in con-
sequence of which a prosecution was' commenced
•against biip under thesstattue of Anne, for using a
al
dog for. the .destrion of gatpe, without having
been qUalitied by law.---7 The Jury found for the Da-
fendatit.

Rlr. ABBOT. moved in the Exchequer fora new
trial, and mentioned a nisi pries case, :tried at Staf-
ford, 'before. Mr. Justice Lawrence, in which that
very learned and accurate Judge !aid it down, that
whoever accompanied s qualified man in the chart',
and took a 'Share in the sport, was liable to the pe-
nally;undei the A& unless himself qualified, ex-
cepting servants hired pro /ac vice.
Mr: Sedeant NVILLIA us also supported this side. of
the question: •
Ms. DAuNcHY, on.the other, hand, contended, OM
such a doarine wonld.lead to the most monstrous
consequences. A man going to the Opera might,
upon this principle, be said to usea lid.diestiek, be-
'cause he -partook of the amusement. 'Every one
who applauded at.Neminla4er might be saii tokcep
a race-horse, and the ladies of Portman-square, who
m'ilved their handkerchiefs in admiration of the
worthies of the Whip Club, ;night be considered as
members of that sapient society. Nr. a also relied
upon the case of the King v: Isr&wman, where Loid
Mansfield had disapproved of the eunduet of- .Ma-
gistrate who had conviaed two men for having at—
leaded a qualified map at a hunt.
Mr. ABBOT statt.d that the case mentioned had
been reported by Mr. Loft; who bad since betaken
hilitself to the writing of poetry, 4e. It so hap-
pened that there.was a great .deal at poetry in his
prose reports of laW-cases, and therefore the
accu-
racy.of his reports had seldom been much relied on.
The. LORD CHIEF BARON'
.observed, that before
he affirmed or denied the dotirine Jaid doWn by Mr.
Justice Lawrence, he should wish to have- it very.
fully considered. In the present case there Was no
occasion for that ; besides it, came within the excel).
lions. Universally allowed. • 'Prosser had gone. out,
not for his ,own ~pleasure, but as the servant, pro
hac vice, of Mr. iia%ykins, The verdia, therefore,
was unquestionably:right.
The other Judges concurred. in this opinion,-ancl
the Rule whiCh had been obtained 7,,,,,ca0rdi
formerosv
day'
filet-
charged.
.4tzkot, for a new trial, w4is
'

PaottNAntz,Sunday ' the fashionable Rendez-
vous. in Hyde-park watt - thronged by vfsitauts, and
the fineness of the weather me, eased.the pleasures of.
the Promenade..

A Court Martial' has been held in the West It;.—
dies, on the Master-and.remaining crew of the CO,
nation sloop of war, to accouin /Or" the capture of.
that ship, on the d'of`Oaober, off Martinique,,hy
a French national brig. The result was, thAt the
Master was honourably acquitted,, the &erjeant of
Marines sentenced. to anther d6atl), and twenty-six.
of the crew were sentenced to'he transported to New.
South •Wates, for cowardice.' The serjeant of ‘O3l-.
Tines has, been sincb executed, - The 'tell under
sentence of transportation are' eoiiiing home prisn-
env in the Belliste.

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