The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-09 00:00:00

Lifir REPORT.

COAT of KiNGc BENCH, MAY 8
THE KING V. JOSEPH HANSON.

The Mfendant, who is Colonel Commandant of
the Manchester Vidunteers, had admitted, Judgment.
to go by default. It appeared by the affidavits that
Me,srs. Eccles and Sharp wereSalicitors to the Com.
mittee of the Manchester Assembly Rooms. Sir
Wrn. Gerard and Mr. Hanson, as stewards of the
course during the racea, had the, selecting from the'
Ladies of Manchester a patroness to,preside at the
'feStivities in the Rooms. This province devolving
on the Defendant-, the Committee of the. Assembly.
sent him a general card: of invitation, .and ,Mr.
Iles was dirrQed to pay him this compliment. Be.
fore the Prosecutor vas afforded an opportunity of
performing this ceremony they met in a silversmith's
shop, in Si. Ann's.srptare,:wheri Mr..Eecles, in an.
abrupt manner, asked .the Defendant ,who was ap.
pointed Lady.patroness.?, The fatter replied with
a charge of impertinence. Tbeiformer said, in' an.
saver,' that he was not aware of anything improper
or impertinent in the question be.proposed. With.
out farther interlocution, Mr. Hanson called the.
: Prosecutor " a blackguard,' a scoundrel,;:and a cow.
ard:" These words were repeated by Mr. Eccles,
and retorted upon his opponent, and be added,, be
should expett4o see Mr. Hansen again on the sub.
The,Mientlaiit hastily returned, " I will meet
you any where ; I will meet you in half an houron'
Kelso! Moer."- The Prosecutor acceded to the pre;
penal. Mr. flortion,,however, did not allow time,.
for this interview, but proceeded to the offieq of Mr.
Eccles' and stock that Gentleman -several times
over the face with a horsewhip. The Prosecutor in
vain er-iileavouret, to defend his person against this.,
gross insult. , After the first ebullitions of the rage
uf the Defendant had been thus satisfied, he repeat.
ed the fer'reee appointment.; .to which Mr. Eccles'
again conse,nled but, by the advice of his friends,
it was.cieerm4 more honourable and: conducive io.
poldirc pertee .tbat Mr. E;:cics 4OLaild,.rpr'osecute the
Defendant.

MesurS: &sit-tit/Iv GA&ROW, PARK Topprtc,
andSeARLETT, were heard on the ran c)1 the Pro.
seeution; ;ma Mrs,r4. Wow), HARTLEY, taid
Lurit r.) AL E, iddreshed the Court it ,qlltigatioll of
ptHlNtinie
Lord ALLN ROUGH.--" Let him he commit.
trii, and brought uft fur itidgmerol oil this day s'eo..
111&11t."

. lftB ILEIG ru. WILLIAM
The Prosecutor is Dr. Tatham, a Clergyman and,
M‘gistrate of Buckinghamshire ; the :Defendant, is
a Sp ,r(sitian, whr) keeps a pack of' hUunds in the
same County. The trial was 'had 'befa're Mr: Jus
tice Gaose, :at Aylesbury, during the last Assizes,
when the Defendant was found guilty, under the cir.
ctoostances' explained in the repOrt,ot the Learned
lodge. •
Dr. Tatham was informed that a company of
Mountebanks were about to exhibit their feats of
atlivity in the field of the Defendant, and in the
exercise of bis duty as a Magistrate, in endeavour.
ing to &perso this illegal assembly, was insulted
by the Defendant, who called him a lunatic, a beg.
gar, and an old fool, and hired some, buys to hiss'
him; that near ',coo persons Sere asiembled, with
hooted the Dodos at the instigation of the Defend-
ant, and. frightened, his horse, by which he was
thrown, and seriously injured. % That the Defendant
seized the Constable's staff; that he again abused
and struck the Dour with his fists, adding, that
if his•hounds were in the field, he would give them
rare sport.
Mr. Serjearit Setetots said, Mr. Brown had -a
wife and tour children; he had permitted these
rolling Performers to exhibit in the field wholly
out of 'good nature, and to conduce to the public
amusement,, without any compensation whatever.
Mr. W iota); spoke sin the part of the Proseco.
lion. •

Lord ELl.r,Noottatlon.--!1 Let the Defendant
be committed, and brought.op on S4turday."

The following are the Flead.Qtiarters of the dif-
ferent Regitmntd into which the quota of men al-
lowed to ecilkt from the Northamptanshire Militia
have volunieered

Royal Artifitgrs, - )• • •
. Royal Artillery, - - r Canterbury.
*oth Four; - )
Ist Foot Guards, - Deal liwrtcks.
4th Foot, . liorshiint ditto, Sussex.
9th hoot, Wu4l•llldit'S: •
I4th Ftiat, Sussex.
• 434 boo;, Flythe, Kent.
sulfear, Stiorn,Ciiii; Kent. ,
Stith Foot, - Varnhosn,, Surrey.
59th foot, - » Dover.

The greatest fall of snow everjemetullered at so
advanced a period of the year took place in the up.,
per part of the County of f3recon on Monday sen.:
night. On. the roads,. from Merthyr and Pontneth..
Vaughan, on the mountain, it drifted in many places
to the height, of fifteen feet. The snow was not
• confined to Breconshire, great (panties having fallen
soother districts ref ,Wates; inert were uhlige,l7 t,;
be employed to dig paths for the avcommodau ion of,
'travellers. In some places the sheep were Obliged
to be dog from the snow; and the doors of .M..ny
of the •cartage: were completely., lApelcaded by ahe
drift.
•

Galvanists may talk of powersof their elec.
trio) fluids but no system of,animal rtiognetistiton
equal Oat, tabich the' present all attrattive LOttery
evinces. Monday morning rapidly advances, while
in extraordinary bustle is now Ohviolibly noticeable
in the stteets. of -our inetropolia, and manifestly
owing to the s multitudes-of Adventgrets who are
,hastening ro possess chances in a Scheme that
votes- iiear two hundred thouittoil rounds to Capital
Prizes, and of .so superlative a description' as,•lo
confer a gift nllO,OOOl. to the Holder of the fiaG
drawn number.