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YORK, JULY 24.
Befbre Mr. Justice BAYLEY.
• LIDEL--EAIiNSHAW V. CUARLTON.
Mr. SCARLETT stated, that this action was brought by the
plaintiff, a gentleman of the greatest respectability, residing at
liessle, in the East Riding, against the defendant, who had
published a most offensive libel against him, in the form of a
hand bill, which had been industriously-circulated at ilessle;
and in which he was described as Sir Robert Numskull, and
one of the lots to be sold was said to contain all the profits he
received from the office of churchwarden, by the sale of bricks,
mortar, wood, tiles, &c., and also of the materials he took
home. Another lot was said to contain the profits lie received
when overseer of the highways, the purchaser of the lot having
to make good all the accounts, and to exonerate Sir Robert
Numskull from all the Charges which might be preferred
against him.
Mr. hipline= proved that he considered the plaintiff aft
the person who was meant by Sir 'tuber Numskull ; and on
his cross-examination much laughter was excited, by his de-
claring that he thought the name was applicable to him.
BuouGii.tm abandoned the justification which had
been pleaded, and attempted, to beat down the damages by
turning the whole into ridicule.
The Jury found% verdict for the plaintiff, damages 201.
FRIDAY.
Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY.
TUE ZING v. JOHN WATSON AND writEßs.
SCARBOROUGH RIOTS. •

Mr. Serjeant CROEIS stated the case for the prosecution.—A.
very turbulent multitude bad assembled in the vicinity of Scar-
borough, and the defendants made themselves particularly con-
spicuous in kicking, beating, and committing every species of
outrage on the unfortunate victim of the outrage.
Mr. Dawson lives in Scarborough ; was on the 15th of Febru-
ary engaged with another to get a box and trunk belonging
to William Meade, and to bring it to Scarborough, front Bur-
minston. When he got on the road, three men, John Watson
being one of them, eassed him on horseback. Watson came up
to the cart, and, abusing him, said, ". you will soon he dragged
out of the cart." - Witness left his companion, Tindal, in the
cart, and passed over the fields. He soon afterwards saw a
great crowd of people coming on ; be ran, but an artillery-man
of the name of Rayner seized him', and said witness was his
prisoner. Witness asked for what was he made a prisoner?—
Rayner then said, why did you run away ? A person of the
name of Topham then came up ' they both collared him, and
dragged him to the mob, nearly 200 yards. Ile was afterwards
kicked over his legs, thighs, and body, by different persons iu
the mob ; be was injured in different parts of his body, and his
hat was cut in two places. Ile was carried in the custody of
Rayner and Topham, the mob still abusing him, to Robinson's,
near the door of the Town-hall. There were at least 300 per.
sons in the mob. He was then carried before the Justices and
discharged, and sent to his own house; he was confined to his
bed three, and to the house eight days. Witness did not mean
to say that he was carried before the Magistrate, but that one of
the Justices sent for him. Mr. Stephenson, the Town Clerk,
cried out, " Let the man go, and let him come forward ;" they
then released him.
[Watson was one of the witnesses examined on. the prosecu-
tion against Meade on the charge of murder.l
Witness produced his hat, coat, and waistcoat Ohey were
cut and torn, and from one extremity to the other were covered
with filth. The witness shook them, and the contents powder-
ed the wigs of the Gentlemen of the Bar near the witness's
box.
In answer to Mr. Jnstice BAYLVY, the witness said that he
did not know Raynor before, but knew Topham, Scott, Hutchin-
son, and Watson, the other defendants, by sight; at the time
the town was in great ferment on account of Law being shot ;
witness and Meade as ociated together for the last five years;
they had been often at each other's houses; it was in Novetn-
ber that he was in London; he remained there for a month or
five weeks; lie had more money given to him than was neces.
tory for his expences; le was not told any thing about ,being
examined as a witness ; the mob increased considerably as they
proceeded to the Town-hall ;he could not say what ill-will
they had against him, unless it was for bringing Meade's boxes.
W. Tindal accompanied the last witness in the cart from Bur-
miston ; John Watson and two other persons overtook them
on the road i • 11. Watson said it was a strange thing to shoot
people on the high road ; does not recollect Watson saying any
thing about what was to happen.
Grace Dawson, the daughter of the witness (and who was
examined on the trial of Meade), proved the injury her father
had sustained.
Elizabeth Bruff—Knew John Watson, and saw him on horse..
back on the day mentioned ; he came galloping, and anal they
had got another rebel; he addressed the populace, anti they all
ran to meet the rebel ; she saw them come back, and W. Day,
son brought in held by the collar by two men ; Topham was
one of them ; she did not know the other; Dawson appeared
covered with dirt.,
Mr. War.us addressed the Jury for the defendants Watson,
'Rayner, and Scott.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY suggested that there was no doubt a
very violent ferment existing in the town at the time, arising
from the occurrenc
d e as to Law, and he should therefore recom-
mend three of thedefendants to submit to a verdict of guilty,
depending on the mercy of the Crown.
The Counsel for Watson, Rayner, and Scott acquiesced.
Mr. Serjeant Citoss pledged himself to apply to his Ma-
jesty's•Attorney-Oeneral to discharge them.
The Jury acquitted the defendant Hutchinson, against whom
there was no proof, and delivered a verdict of guilty under the
ag,reemeht, against Watson, Rayner, and Scott.

CROYDON, Jut.v
CIIA RGE OF MURDER AT BERMONDSEY.
• Michael Hoek was indicted for the wilful murder of Eliza.
bath Cliamberlayne, at St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, on
the 12th of July, by stabbing her with a knife on the left side
of the head. The second count alleged the mortal wound to
have been inflicted with a piece of earthenware plate. This
case excited considerable interest. The Court was crowded to
excess.

Mr. LAW (with whom was Mr. Ct.Aittnat) stated the case
for the prosecution, Mr. ANDAEWS anti Mr. ADoLpitus, were
for the prisoner.
Richard Crispin deposed, that on the lith July, he lodged
at the house of the deceased, in .Marygold-street. The prisoner
also lodged there. Witness came borne about half-past six in
the evening, and found that the deceased was In bed, in the
back room, in which the prisoner and another man lodged.
Witness called to her, and she answered from the bed. Ile
looked into the room, and asked her if his tea was ready. She
said no, but she would get It fin him. She got out of bed, and
came into the tl-ont mom, and put the kettle on. After witness had
his tea, he went out to walk. At that time the deceased appeared
to be intoxicated. On his return from walking, he found the
prisoner and the deceased in the room. lle was sitting at the
table in the centre of the room, and she was sitting under the
window. The prisoner said to her, he should like to have
something for supper which he had not got. lie said he should
like to have a slice of cheese, a two-penny loaf, and a pint of
beer; and added, " will you fetch it, Mrs. Chamberlayne ?"
She replied, that she would. Witness then went to bed.- lie
had not been up stairs more than a minute when he heard
somebody going out, whom witness believed to be the prisoner.
After that he heard something fall on the floor in the room
below. The person who went out soon afterwards returned,
and he heard the prisoner say, Mrs. Chamberlayne, what do
you lie there for ?' She said, " she would lie there if she liked."
Be said, "you are not so drunk but you eanget up yourself."
She said, "she would get up when she liked." Ileßaid,"l'll
help you up, and get you into your bed." She replied,
" let me alone—l'll go to my bed when I like." The prisoner
then appeared to have retired to the, back room where he slept.
The deceased slept in the front room. lie could not then dot-
tinetly hear what the prisoner said. In continuation of the
conversation, witness heard the deceased say--" You are a
cursed liar, and never mind that." This she repeated three or
four tittles. Witness fell asleep, and heard no more till the
next morning. In the morning about five o'clock, the pri-
sorter called to hits, and said, " young man, are you asleep ?"
The prisoner must have passed through the room of the de-
ceased to get to the foot of the stairs from whence' ie Called
witness. Witness asked hint, what o'clock it was? lie re-
plied, that it was near five.. Ile said, " what a state this
woman has been in all night." In the room of the deceased
there was a chest of drawers, which the prisoner must'
passed. It was quite light about this time, but the ahtitters of
the deceased's room were Closed. The Prsoner said, " title
has fallen and cut herself some where—she' is all bloisl, and
there is blood, on the floor;" witness said, " I know she was
very drunk." Upon that, witness heard the prisoner go out ; lie

remained'ont about a quarter of an hour, and just as ite get
up the prisoner came again, and said to witness, " young man,
are you getting up?" He replied, that he was dressing,"
The prisoner had not been in the habit of calling witom,bc.
fore. As soon as witness got up he went 'down and found Abe
prisoner standing at the toot. of the stairs,. dose to the 'doer
the deceased's room. Witness Itaiked in, and saw ou
the floor, between the doors of the front and back room t the
blood was about two or three feet from the drawers: The. de-
ceased was sitting in a chair under a windoW in her own room ;
her left elbow was resting on the table, and her head resting
on her right arm. The greatest quantity of blood appeared to
be between the two doors. The prisoner said, "we had better-
edl some persons, for it is not tit she should be left in this.
state." At this time the deceased-did not appear to be dead.
The greater part of the evidence was the same that we I;va
already
_given in our Union-hall reports, and the report of the
Coroner's Inquest.
• Mr. Samuel Henry Sterry, surgeon, of Bermondsey, saw the
body of the deceased between eleven and twelve o'clock on the
12th. He was called in by the pariah officers. When he stew
.her she was sitting in the chair ; her arm was reclining on the
one side of the chair and her head upon the min, a little lean-
ing forward. There was a wound of an inch in length, and in
depth to the bone. The temporal artery was divided; it waa
partly a lacerated wound ; it was not what he should exactly
call an incised wound; the outer edge of the wound was not
so irregillar as the internal parts; it must have been inflicted
by something, between a blunt and a sharp instrument; the
figure seemed in a composed state in the chair. in witness's
opinion, the deceased Might have fainted from the loss of blood.
recovered, and placed herself in the chair, and died in the
posture in which she was found ; this was possible.
Cross-examined.—ln his opinion the deceased could not have
fallen upon the knife.; it was possible that if she had fitilen on
the point of the knife the wound might have been inflicted.
Invoking at the latch of the dour now produced, and hearing that
the deceased had been drunk, he conceived it to be within the
scope of vossibility that the wound might have been inflicted
by her falling against it; falling on fender might leave pro-
duced the whJund ; the edge of the thumb part of the dtiOr latch
' was sufficiently sharp to have inflicted the wound' by falling
against _ _ _ _

-13 y the Jury.—Supposing the face of the deceased to have
come in contact with thelatch, the handle which projected above
the thumb part would probably have bmised the cheek.
The prisoner being called upon for his defence, said, he would
leave it to his counsel. The following witnesses were called
Mary Ward deposed, that she was servant to Mr. Wade, the
prisoner's master. On the 11th of July, the prisoner's mistress
,told him to kill two fowls, which he did, by putting them be•
tween his knees his small-clothes were stained with the blood.
There was also blood on his hands at the time. - In the even-
ing of the same day, as late as seven o'clock, the blood was not
washed off his hands.
Cross-examined—Thelowls .were killed by the prisoner be-
tween 11 and 12 in the forenoon. lle was close to water at the

time, but did not wash his hands ; there might be more blemi
on one hand than on the other; could not say whether the pri-
soner used a knife, but he seemed to haggle with the necks of
both.

Mrs. Tickey deposed, that she lived next door but one to the
deceased. On the morning of the 12th, about a little after five,
the prisoner called to her, and told her there was something
the matter with Milt. CliambLylayne ; that he thought she had
been up all night, and that there was blood on the floor. Wit-
ness was alarmed, and did not go. •
Mrs. Griffiths deposed, that she spoke to the prisoneton the
morning of the 12th, whilst he was m the room tritlt the dead
• Witnessbody4 said it was an awfUl sight ; to which the pri-
soner assented, and said it was exceedingly unpleasant to be.
in a house where such athinwhappe»ed. Witness put her hand
ttpon the shOulder of the deceased, and looked in. the face of
the prisimer to see if he was agitated. was not in the least
agitated. The prisoner said she had not been dead along time,
because she was groaning when he went to call for sane assist-

once. •
Mr. James Wade, a shipwright, living in Charlgtte-row,
ilermondseY, eiamlned-I"he prisoner was in'his employment
from last Febrintry twelve months. After the Coroner's in-
quest, the prisoner was admitted 'to bail, and witness became
his surety.. lie afterwards surrendered.' The prisoner bore an
excellent character for quietness at d•good conduct.
Several other witnesses gave the prisoner a very good charac-
ter for a pFaccable and inoll'ensitecrlisposition.
Aft. Serjeant ON Sl,Oll, MITIIIIICa up the evidence.
The Jury retired for,..about three quarters of an hnur, and
then thund the prlsoncr Giiiiikty'Litrondoughrer, but meow-
, mended him to mercy on account of his previous good character.
He was sentenced to sizt tirtmOs' imprisonment in the County
jail.
The prisoner, on his retiring fromlhe bar, solemnly Protested
his innocence.