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London, England, 1824-09-17 00:00:00

A*FiriNTEttIGE?IOE.

. , LANCASTER, SEPT. 14.
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tIIYDROPHOBIA-DOG SHOOTING.
• - Lon') v. lIANCKS AND ANOTIIER.
Mr. ST RKIE opened the pleadings. The defendants pleaded
Not Guilty. No justification was put on the record. Mr.
ScentETT and Mr. Baou GUAM conducted the case on the
part of the defendants.
Mr. WILLIA3Is, for the plaintiff', stated the case to the Jury
as follows :—Gentlemen, of the Jury, you have all of you heard
of the war between man and the canine species in this country,
and did noble exploits that have from time to time been per-
formed in exterminating the animal race, but none in my opi-
nion equals the one that has been performed under the order
and directions of the redoubtable Mayor of Wigan—who, hav-
ing heard from Liverpool that all these quadrupeds had been
massacred, and not one of the unhappy tribe left to tell the
dreadful tale, his sensitive nerves became alarmed at the Greek
word Hydrophobia ; a proclamation was accordingly issued,
and that great personage, the town cryer, with his huge cocked
hat, armed cap-a-pie, sounded the direful note of preparation
in the following words :
" Take warning, that all dogs found at large in or about the
town of Wigan after this notice will be destroyed, by order of
the Mayor of Wigan."
Nothing could resist this notice, and execution was therefore
ordered to be done on the bodies of all such dogs as should be
guilty of the delinquency after this warning; and among the
number who paid the forfeit of their lives to this rigid law was
the unhappy dog of the plaintiff', who was absent on his duty
at Kirkdale Quarter-sessions. The Learned Gentleman then
adverted to the facts that will appear in the evidence, and called
. Zechariah Bate—He was in the streets on the 13th of May ;
he knows 13ancka and Rutter the defendants; Rutter had a
gun with him, and Bancks carried the shot-belt; lie observed
the pointer bitch sitting by the wall of Worthington's door;
Rutter went up pretty near the dog, levelled his piece, and shot
her in the breast, she instantly fell dead at his feet.
John Hall examined—lie was present when the dog was
shot; witness said to the defendants, don't kill that dog, I
know whose it is, it is Mr. Lord's and if you will let me I will
take it home; Rutter said, " No, I'll be damn'd if you shall,
I must do my duty," and instantly took aim and shot her.
Christopher Hartley examined—He known the pointer; he
has seen her hunt ; she was a staunch animal, and under good
command i • in his opinion she was a very good one ; the plain—
tiff has shot with her; she might be worth from four to five
guineas.
Mr. SCAItLETT appealed to the Jury, and asked diem what
they would have done under similar circumstances ? The syinp-
'toms of hydrophobia had become so alarming, that a proclama-
tion was issued against all dogs found at large : the defendants
had only done what was highlyproper ; and although he admitted
a verdict must go against his clients, as there was no statute law
that authorised the shooting of dogs, and this was not proved to
be mad t. yet, said the Learned Gentleman, fond as I am of dogs,
and having some fine ones of my own, 1 had much rather the
whole of them should be shot than that one of his Majesty's
subjects should risk his life. The dog had been suffered to be at
large after a public notice to the contrary; and the defence set
up was, that its owner was at the Sessions. The dog was-said
to be worth 6/. ; but would any person have given a single
shilling for it, when for aught they knew the dog might have
been mad or bitten by another ? The act was not of a vindic-
tive nature. As to his Learned Friend's previous .address
about the bellman and his huge cocked hat, and the other de-
fendant, whom lie had described as a second Don Quixotic.,
the people might laugh at it, but still a proclamation was is-
sued with merited attention. The Jury would, in order to dis-
courage these actions, give the least possible damages, for if
they did otherwise, at the next Assizes they would have a
plentiful crop, although he of course' did not object to such a
harvest.—(A liptigh.) _ _ _ •

The L6rned fiAriort charged the Jury, and said the -plain-
tiff' was entitled to their verdict. There was no law that au.
thorised the sweeping notice of shooting all dogs. It certainly
was highly proper that persons should take care and guard
against this dreadful complaint, as far as in their power, by
keeping their dogs tied up, especially after proclamation had
been made. - -

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The Jury found fur the plaintiff—Damages One Farthing,
This sum carries costs.

I' 0 ITC-11-INTELLIGENCE.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
51A1lYLE11021E•OFFICE.—.Mr. ORIFFITII9, One of the
Magistrates of this office, has been for two successive evenings
occupied till a late hour, in investigating an extraordinary
charge of felony, brought by Mademoiselle Virginia Perrot,
'against Mr. Askew, the proprietor of a fashionable Parisian
dress and milinery establishment in Oxford-street. In the
course of Tuesday morning, Mademoiselle Perrot, accompanied
by Monsieur Bertrand, presented herself before Mr. GlllF-
r rig's, and stated on oath, that a chest of drawers belonging
to her in Mr. Askew's house had been opened, and valuable
property abstracted therefrom, consisting of diationdi and
jewellery, together with seven French bank-notes for 1,000
francs each, and five for 500 francs each. Part of this property.
was wrapped up in a confidential lettekwhich she had received
from allobleman in France, and which letter she had evidence
to prove was now in the possession of-Mr. Askew, and was her
ground for charging him with-the felony.
on this statenient, Mr. Gitiryrnis granted his warrant,
which was put into the hands of Mr. Within,. who, in the course
of the afternoon, waited upon Mr. Askew ; and having stated
his business, was voluntarily .accompanied to the office by that
gentleman. At seven o'clock in the evening the charge was
gone into, Mr. Anotrilusattending on behalf of Mr. Askew;
and Mr. 111111E11T, the Solicitor, on the part of the prmecutrix.
mademoiselle Perrot having been sworn, stated that she had
engaged by the prisoner in the dress-making and millinery
department at a salary of 2,000 francs per year, and width,' at
the expiration of' -seven 'months, was advanced to 4,000 franc*
a year.- She quitted his employ on the sth of last July, at
which time -she left locked up in her drawers, in second floor
room, seven French Bank bills for 1,000 francs each, and live
for 600 francs each ; also a valuable diamond necklace, a pair
of diamond ear-rings to correspond, an antique ring, with a
portrait of the Emperor of Russia on a white stone, set round
with diamonds ; also two other antique rings, set with pearls,
with blue, and a boybtoly whteii
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two' necklaces, one of ember, the other of coral, and a variety
of
of other valuable articles of jewellery.. There' were also
number of confidential letters,' and one to particular, in which
some of the above articles were wrapped. It was a letter from
a nobleman in France ; there was something in it about a boy
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man, but she declined telling his name. The French notes
were the property of Monsieur Bertrand ; she did not know
the numbers of any of them. Monsieur Bertrand was agrocer
in Paris ; he was a friend of hers, and had accompanied her
to England. lie had called her his sister to preserve appear-
ances. She would persist in swearing that all the property she
bud enumerated was in the drawers.

Mr. Georg© Hubert, solicitor, sworn.--Had called on Mr.
Askew about ten days back to demand the delivery of the pro.
petty above enumerated, none of which was delivered to him.
lie received some articles, and he also found in the drawers a
cat►►logue purporting to be of what was left in them. The cata-
logue he produced. He found none of the property mentioned
in it.

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a situation by Mr. Askew ; an advertisement for that purpose
Was put into the newspapers, but without success.
Crossexamined—lltid been a grocer in Paris ; he brought
the notes with him to England. He did not know their num-
bers. ;Had called /Mademoiselle his sister, in order to maintain
the respectability of the house.
Mr. John Smith, locksmith, in Oxford-street, sworn... Had,
about three months back, sent a man to Mr. Askew'a to break
open a lock, as he understood, of a cheat of drawers on the
second floor. Did not accompany the man. Be was still in
their employ.
It being thought essential that this witness should be forth.
coming, and it being then too late in the evening to hope to
find him in moderate time, Mr. Griffiths consented to adjourn
the examination till seven o'clock the following evening, and in
the mean time Mr. Askew was suffered to go at large, on enter-
ing into his personal recognizance in 501., and finding two sure.
ties in 251. each. The sureties were immediately found.
' At the appointed hour the following evening both parties were
in attendance. Mademoiselle Petrot was then re-exaniined.
She repeated her testimony as to having. received the letter from.'
a nobleman ; that it was left locked up in the chest of drawers ;
that it contained a history of a boy with black and a boy with
blue eyes ; and that it was the only letter she had from a noble-
man. In that letter.the bank-notes were enclosed. The letter
was written* in French.
Mr. Hubert examined.—Witness was shown a letter written
in French by Mr. Askew. It did not purport to be from a
nobleman. There were onlylnitials signed to it.
Mademoiselle Perrot reealled..--Tice name of the noblemen
was not attached to the, letter; it had only the initial 4 " N. S.!*
Mr. Hubert in continuation.)—The lettei shown me had the
initials " S.''
Mr. ADOLIMUS, (to Mademoiselle Parrot.)—W hat Wee the
name of the nobleman ?
• Witness.—l won't tell you.
Sir. ADOLPUUS.-1 insist I have a right to be informed of

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his nanie, in order in must me unravelling anted easing:l
falsehood of the charge got up by these " wrec.people."
111r.'entrtitits.—I think you have no right to it.
Mr. ADOL enus.-1 shall take a note of the objection; then
turning to the prosecutrix, he asked, what boy is that the letter
alludes to ? _ _

Prosecutrix.—That's nothing to you.
Mr. GRIFFITHS.—I think so too. You have no right to
inquire about the letter further than to identify it.
Mr. A noimuus.—l have the letter in my pocket, but under
these circumstances I shall not produce it. If I did, I could
prove the falsehood of what is stated as its contents.
Timothy Landergeen being sworn, stated, that he was in the
employ of Mr. Smith, of Oxford-street, and remembers being
about three months ago sent to pick a lock at Mr. Askew's, In
the front shop. A young man from Mr. Askew's called on
him that morning, about this business. He asked him if he
ever picked a lock in the second floor. ' Witness, in reply, told
him he never was in the second floor. Mr. Hubert and Illon-
sieur Bertrand had called on him about three weeks back, and
had questioned him about the lock he had opened. Monsieur
had called on him several times since on the same subject..
the
Mademoiselle Harriet Deular was examined through
medium of the Abbe de Roufigny, who was sworn to interpret
truly. She stated that she was at the present time engaged by
Mr. Askew at a salary of 1,500 francs per annum; remembered
the prosecutrix living there; had seen her wear coral ear-ring'
and necklace; had also seen her with a jet and amber neck.,
lace; had never seen the diamond ear-rings or necklace; had
never seen the ring with the Emperor of Russia's portrait; 3lr•
Askew, about a fortnight ago, skewed her a letter which was
in French, and which contained a passage about a boy With
black, and a boy with blue eyes ; the letter was signed ,whn
been " G. S. ;" is sure one of the initials was "8.;"
initials ; thinks the initials were "Y. S. ;If they might 118VC
tell her how he got it ; the in the letter was to this
effect :—" The child you mine, and which you say is a$
much like its father as two peas, has blue eyes ; now mine are
black, and I would advise you to look for its father in the per`
son with blue eyes."
Miss Unit examined.—Witness lives with Mr. Askew, an
remembers seeing the prosecutrix wear many valuable arrklett
of jewellery, but not the diamond necklace. Knows the chess
of drawers in the room on the second floor, in which the prg•
cutrix kept her property. Has understood by_ hearsay t
were broken open ; but knows nothing personally about it.
that
Mr. Gittrririts, in pronouncing us decision, said, n
case of strong suspicion had been made out, and to that case
he did not
answer had been given ; he therefore felt it to be his duty to
fully commit the prisoner to Newgate for trial.
The office was crowded to excess. The examination
till past ten o'clock. lasted

CHARGES OP ASSAULT.
BIARLDOROUGH-ST REET.—On Tuesday lag a Charge, 3P;
peered enteredJames's watch-book, against Lady liartn
.Antonia Winnington, for an assault upon Mr. Oiibert,'
tradesman, in Bond-street ; but the fair prisoner not being
forthcoming, the Magistrate inquired the cause of her absence,
when the constable of the night informed him, that, belies"
the lady to be the person she represented herself, he himse"
entered into bail, in the usual form, for her appearance.
The Magistrate said, that, however praiseworthy this a" ,
of
gallantry might be, unless he produced the prisoner, his rec°'''
nizances
To make wouldsure,
be in some dang Mr. Gilbert, notwithst ander.
ing the night constable's promise to produce his prisoner, wooi
d,
out a warrant against Lady Maria Antonia Winnington;
in the course of the day after, Lady Maria Antonia Sl'inntect
ton took out a cross-warrant against Mr. Gilbert, for an wrier,.
and false imprisonment ; and, by mutual consent, one
yesterday was appointed to have both warrants heard. to
Mr. Gilbert being first on the list, he Wall Called arl,
state his charge; and Lady Maria Antonio Winningtnn, a,
son of very genteel figure, and elegantly dressed, steppe" ;"''
ward, accompanied by several friends, to meet her accuser.
Mr. Gilbert said that the sister of the defendant rents 3
house of his, which, had he known as much as he ,d(g.,1,,
now at the time he let it to her, she never should have
occupied it; but of this lady herself he knew nothing what'
ever, nor had he ever even seen her until about eight o'clock
on Monday night, when she came to his house; and, °a
being introduced into his office, she commenced abusing him la
the most shocking manner, because, as she said, he intended 0
dispossess her sister of the house she held of him, and threaten.
ed, if he did so, to annihilate him, at the same time holding her
clinched fist in his face. He ordered her quietly to leave thbe
house ; but she still continued to abuse him, and collected a
round his door. To avoid her, he walked down into Piccadl,D
but she still followed him, with some man who accomPal_,l,
her and fearing personal' danger from both, he gavethe
into the custody of a watchman, and charged her at the Wart'.
house.
Harrington,. a watchman, said, that he took charge of tPit
lady by direction of Mr. Gilbert, whom she attempted s!v%;
times to strike while going to the witch-house • t-
gentleman who was with the lady at the time, "paenr ;
and that she herself offered him (the watchman)) it,sa,
son, a wine-merchant, in Pall-mall, endeavoured to fescue
to
o'clecs
let her go. This watchman said, that her ladyship,
she was, was drunk at the time. ire to th°
Two servants in the house of Mr. Gilbert also aPe-- d
in questioa, and
violent conduct of the defendant on the evening
her threats to Mr. Gilbert. the
In calling on the defendant for her rel.', to this ch.rtl4,io,„
Magistrate asked her Übe should address her as slrs'
nington, or Lady IVinnington P She replied, Lady to
.
nington. certainly, which neither Mr. Gilbert nor all win.
else could deny. She is, she said, the wife of Sir John if
nington, who has conducted himself' in' such a to of
wards her, by giving the preference so the society o blasts'
Waste' Brisco, that a suit is proceeding in the 'ccle
cal Court for their entire itepsration, and it is at the insT,
don of her husband and this Lady Brisco that Or., ,it,
bert had acted towards her as lie had dune. The rem
cumstances, she said, which occurred on Monday nigilt,_,„nel
these :—Her sister soine time ago took a house from a
Monroe, to whom this Mr.. Gilbert is a sort of agent, too re,
ceives the rent. For'some reason or other they now want aPt of
text to turn her sister out of the house, as they seem to Let'
veltionever
the bargan they had made; and although there is not a far,eio•
rent due until the 25th instant; Mr. Oilberthaa been die
in ing to take possession of the house. On Monday Inernnol!
called on Mr. Gilbert to say that the rent would be paid
Iday it became due,by Mr. hlanghall, of Aldernianburf• her7.ter;
licitor, and therefore not to take antsteps against her 'root
upon which Mr. Gilbert flew into a le, and in pith this,
manner tamed her out of the house ; an not content vn
homer hook
he followed her into Piccadilly, for the purpoet hooksa(
knew, of watching where she resided, to give hes cola
an upertunity of annoying her. Mr. Sergeantson, wig: hit'
Wine-merchant, who accompanied her, on seeingith.sed
Gilbert was watching her, proposed to get into a Cyr/ wei,
by that means escape ; " but (said her LadyshiP)l7le oar•
get into coaches with gentlemen at night, I declinedj;,,,, What
She then went up to Mr. Gilbert, and • aske" "—whiney,
whom he gave her in and had er
meant by following her ; upon which he called a wao-ti off in 3
most brutal manner, and locked her up rota ,w,a,tch discharge
the humanity of the night constable induced '1,7„0 intoxicate,
her ; and as for the base assertions, that sh,,e
or assaulted Mr. Gilbert, they wereequalitE'toysliip, Lirlf
A witness was now called on the part 01 ILA" 'anti v"."
swore that Mr. Gilbert followed her Into Pieea"-";,:i also,. sad
ever she crossed the street to avoid him, he std
_bay
oml--
seemed to annoy her ve much. 0 W
The constable of the night said, that the Indy w
not intoxicated, as stated by the watchman, When 'be
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the watch-house. hAt tib)
Her Ladyship was asked by the hlagistrate tv„,,& oerisA
she had to have her residence known ? She SePnui,oati a"
the world, except to avoid the annoyance of her Pri" Regent-
his associates.- Her residence, she said, was No: Torn
street, and she defied any one to cast. any iMPUtatiCt_ tg. ths,
The Magistrate said, that at first hey ha someet; oefooe
she was the person she represented herself to be but
admitted on all hands that she was Lady Winningliiiotrooe•
Mr. Gilbeit said he had no doubt she was Latif „,“' nst. ,Irt
'l'lle cross-warrant obtained by her Ladyship fr:i 108
Gilbert was then heard, and the assault complained u'v„, wards"
we have already statexl—locking her Ladyship up in
house.
The Magistrate said that under all the eireurnaleacl;licit
should discharge both
ions if
leave the Parlil:)arderr.
each other at the sessions, if they thought fit. .iinetrooll,
a summons to be served on Mr. sergeantson, of 4 a .
obstructin the watchman in the execution of his (10'. cretre'
The parties were then all discharged. The of tveamo her
fed during the investigation by tradespeople, an%ie"
Ladyship.
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BIRTHS. Twits
Oti Monday. the 13th inst Mrs. Henry jetisoPP, pt.l 1011'
inn, of a son (still born). I.lr.
On the 15th inst., at Harrow, the laly of the no'
ler, of a daughter.
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