The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-23 00:00:00

DAWSON V: DACRE.

This was an action against the defendant, who is the
clerk to the Trustees of the Middlesex and Essex Turn-
pike Reads, brought by the plaintiff to recover compen-
sation from him as their representative, for injury done
to his property adjoining. the -turnpike-toad at Hare-
street,'nearliomford.
It appeared that in 1836 the trustees had widened aml
improved the road in question, and to do this, had taken
away part of the land abutting upon the highway, ha-
longing to the plaintiff; ancL as he alleged, they had
neglected. to provide proper fences and hedges to protect
his crops after the alteration, in consequence of which he
had sustained damage by cattle straying upon his pro-
perty. _

The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 351.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Devises, July 22.
The Commission for holding the Asaize for the county of
Wilts was opened here on Tuesday afternoon, by Air. Earon
Rolfe.

Althouth there had been an anticipation that in consequence
of• the election there would be but I,ttle businev, still the re-
verse has turned out t® be the ease. Twelve causes are en-
tered, which is a very large number for this county, and there
are 38 prisoners for trial.
On Wednesday the business of the Assize commenced, Mr.
Justice Maule priding in the Crown Court and Mr. Baron
Rolfe at Nisi I'rius.

CIVIL SIDE.

WRIGHT V. BLEECK, CLERK.

Mr. Earle, Mr. Crowder, and Mr. Here c nducted the case
for the plaintiff; Mr. Rogers and Mr. Butt that of the de-
fendant.

This was an action to recover compensation in damages for
certain libels contained in petitions addressed by the defend-
ant to the Guardians of the Pewsey Union.
Mr. ERLa, in stating the plaintiff's case, said that Mr.
Wright had for the last two years held the situation of mast(
of the Pewsey union workhouse, and his wife during that time
had been matron of that workhouse, and to persons in such
situations it was of course of the greatest importance that their
characters should stand well in the estimation of the public.
The defendant was a clergyman of the Church of England. the
rector of finish, and he bad it one time been chaplain to that
workhouse. The libels which he had written, were of so
sive a nature, and had been persevered in with such unexam-
pled
malice, that the plaintiff had no other resource left but to
come forward and seek redress at the hands of a jury ; for, al-
though his sole motive had been to clear his character from the
imputations which had been cast upon it, the defendant down
to the present moment would not retract one single iota of what
he had advanced. There was no species of complaint which
varied more than actions for injury on character. In some
eves imputations were thrown out in the heat of one moment,
and withdrawn the next; character was then left uninjured ;
but when a course of malicious aspersions was unscrupulously
persevered in the ruin of the individual attacked would inevi-
tably follow, and his life would be for ever rendered miserable,
unless he came forward and challenged inquiry. The following
letter was the first of a series of attacks addressed to Colonel
Wroughton the Chairman of the Board:—
" Dear beg leave to call your attention, as Chairman
of our Board" of Guardians, to the grossly immoral fact, that
there is at present a female pauper in the workhouse far ad-
vanced in pregnancy—the result of an adulterous connexion
*hit the Master of the establishment.

" Other reports of an unpleasant nature are in circulation,
but I confine myself at present to the furegoing fact, and trust
you will see the necessity of instituting an immediate and
searching inquiry into the matter.
" I am, dear Sr,: respectfully yours,
• WILLIAM BLEECK.

" Iltils:h Rectory, Feb. 19, 1841."
To this letter Col. Wroughton sent the following reply
" Dear Sir,—l was from home when your letter arrived, or
you should have receiver; an immediate answer. 1 beg to know
from ycu if it is your wish that your note should be laid before
the lhard; and, it so, will you object to its being made a public
document ? You may depend upon it that every investirtion
that lies in my power, as Chairman, shall be trade ; in the
mean time I.beg to thank you for the communication.
" Stowell, Tuesday." " G. W. WROUGHTON.
This produced the following
" Dear Sir,-1 thank )ou for the favour cf your note of yes-
terday, and I beg you will not hesitate to give all needful pub-
licity to me communication of the 20th inst., relative to our
union workhouse.

" 1 further take the liberty of putting you on your guard
aga'nst the evasion, deceit, and falsehood to which my know-
ledge of the master tells me he cannot fad to have recourse, in
order to escape detection in this matter. I know the man;
and it has long been matter of deep concern to me that in an
establishment where one of the avowed advantages is an at-
tention to the religious and moral training of lour.perishing
souls, the pernicious example of sci unprincipled a head should
be constantly before them. I trust, however, that his iniqui-
,tous reign is now fast drawing.to a elose.
"I am, dear Sir, respectfully yours.
" Huish Rectory, Feb. 23. " WILLIAM BLEECK.
" Colonel Wroughton, Chairman of the
'Board of Guardians of the Pewsey
' These letters had been sent to Colonel Wraughton, who
was the verty to sit 111,j4tiguteptt upon the plai4t,ifft and