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London, England, 1826-07-19 00:00:00

6311111 v, 311t0IIMITON.

A long conversation took place between Counsel re-
specting
.the trial,of .4 cause of trespass between Smith,
the relative of an idiot, against Mr. 'Brmighton, a Magi*.
trate, who entered plaintiff's house, and in the exercise of
his authority, removed the unfortunate person to a lunatic
asylum, (Stafford), where he has since remained. Mr.
Campbell, Who is for the plaintiff, wished the case to stand
over for the assizes at Gloucester, where eufetly the stone
witnesses Must be in attendance in an action for libel by
fii,e same plaintiff, Mi. Taimton, for the defendant, re-
fused, and Mr. Justiee 13nrrough said that he could not
then try it in this town, for he must open the commission
in Slireivdtury to-morrow (Tuesday).
After some further conversation, from Which it appeared
that if this case were tried to-morrow there was no proba-
bility of its termination ho4oa midnight—it wry at,length
resolved that it should gaud over as a remanet.

DORCHESTER, MownAv, JuLY 17.
Dux, ON 'FOS DFIT IS it OF WOOD, A IN s't COLSON.
This WKS an ejectment to try the right of u piece of land
in the pariah, of St. Peter, in the town of Dorchester.
The verdict WWI for the lessor of the plaintiff.
Mr. Justice Ciaselee set off this morning for. Exeter; and
he will be followed ta-morrow by Mr. Justice Littledale.

Rti'RY, OATIIIIDAY, Jinx lb.
,These Assizes. Commenced ye►aterday Lord Chief
Justice Best, in his charge to the Grand ;fury, noticed a
caSe'wherein two 'liersoris- had been fighting; and after the
third round; the prisoner tookk-a lode from his pocket, Mid
stabbed his opponent. Some imagined that after an attack
had been made upon them; they were justified in taking
any method of defending theinselires, however barbarous.
Ike wished to correct that error. At the same assizes Mr•
Kent; a surgeon tit Stanioniwas found guilty one criminal
itiforinatiOn, at-the iestanee of the Res. George Baldero
and three other Magistrates of the county of Norfolk, for
a libel, published in the Bury Gazette

MUM.; I.; HOU.
JURY COURT. -;--11BEL.

(In Saturday the Court proceeded to try the following
jostle fil the MINE:, it which Mr. A:
. . exander, Professor
United College of St. Siaalnvadt'oAr
Al
7t.
of Greek in the
Leonard's, St. 'Andrew's', was pursuer
lYi'Dotiald, printer end publisher of the Dund e. ; terh
find' cupar Adrertiser, . and the Proprietor °r ' el.'
9 of the said
paper, were defenders :.., ' ' , • .
It being admitted that the WOrdA hereinafter-set out
were printed and published in the said tievestiaper on the
:I,4th day of March, 182.5, wiz.:--c St. dtarcuix;-:-The
Senior Greek Class is in a state of insubordination at
present. The Profestior (Alexande) (meaning 'the pia'.
suer) appears to have lost all confront over the, students,
and.to be in extrenle erplexity, All this, we are-informed',
spring out of the rectorial dispute.' '' ,• '
Damages laid ut I,OOW. ..
Mr. P. Robertson opened the ejtge lot thi put suer. tie
said the Jury would see hem the issue, that this wris a
very short ease. But short as it Was, he must trouble
them :with a few observations. It WKS only net essary for
411 y one to rcuul the issue to he Satisfied, that it contained
a libel Of,ti nature seriOnslv affecting the Charactec tif the
purmer, ; • It pointed him 04 I t as linable to conduct his Mass
with propriety, nod consequently that he was unfit to be
a teacher of youth,
`4r. Ili,
e papers containing the libellous paragraph and the