The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-02 00:00:00

DRAKE:V. VENAELES.

• This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
shoe-maker.and keeper of Revel's turnpike-gate,
at Buckland Newton, in this. county, against the
defendant, the Ckrgyman.of that parish, for hav-
ing entered his house and burned two books.
The defendant pleaded that he had a license from
the plaintiff's wife so to do, and upon this issue
was joined.
Mr. C. P. WILLIAMS (with whom was Mr.
ADAM) stated.the case to the Jury. In the course
of his- observations be said, that in this case heavy
damages were not -the object, but it was a most
meritotious proceeding on the part of the plain-
tiff, in order to teach the defendant not to move
b, yowl the line of his duty.. He as much respect-
ed religion as any man,. but he did .not like to see
her tight laced and choked with. starch ;, she
ought to he attendrd with cheerfulness," and our
fettered with gloomy restraint. The defendant,
,was not to be justified in doing what he had so
officiously done ; he had infringed upon the rights
of an Englishman, and he mnst,..now take the con-
sequence.. The Learned CouTel, proceeded to
state the circumstances ; the only witness called
was the following
, .
Susanna Biles—l know the plaintiff.4..he is a
shoemaker, and lives at Revel's Turnnike-gate,.
in Iluckland Newton. Defendant. is the Clergy-

man of the parish. I remember the defendant
corning to the plaintiff's house in October last ;
the plaintiff was not at home ; Mrs. Drake, the
plaintiff's wife, and a lAlys. Lane, since dead,
were there,; the defendant used .Many good

words, and hoped they would keep the Sabbath ;

that was the first thing said ; he looked round
and saw three books on the dresser ; it was be-
tween four and five o'clock in the afternoon ; he
said that two of the books were not fit to be pe•
rased.; the third was a good book ; never saw
the family before ; he had a second book in his

hand about ten minutes, and put it down on the
' table ;, be asked. Mrs. Drake if Ire might burn the
books (the two booki); before .he burnt them,
he said to Mrs. Drake, will you permit 'tne. to
burn the booksi", first she said sbe had given'
them to a friend. Mr. Venables then said, he
would_give her friend a good book, and her also,,
if she,,Would permit him to burn them. Mrs.
Drake said, it was
.a matter of . indifference, she
had rather have a good book ; that is all I recol-
lect"; he broke then) tip, and put them in. the
fire ; he did not burn the covers ; I can't.swear
that these are the covers.; Drake did not come
while Mr. Venables was there; Mr; Venables went
away before I did.

•
Cross-examined--I never saw a gentleman in
my life behave' with' More propriety than Mr. V.
; • :there was nothing of arrogance : on his
',.eang away, Mra. Drake; thanked Mr. V. and said
she should call for the good book.
Mr. Serj!ant, Veit., On the part of the &ten.
observed, that in these .days there was no
such thing as a medium in religion : a .man who
had mote of religion than his neighbour was a
methodists and a man Who had less than his
neighbour was a -reprobate. Mr. Williams, what-
ever might have been his instructions, bad
proved no single thing,excerthe mere plain fact ;
and, looking at the motives of the act, there was
,nothiag, to jostify.the atrong observations which
had been made-at the 'opening ; he would say
that the defendant, had. done nodiing.mOretito
wits( iwai,the duty of every Clergyman, in the
courttry, :namely, that 'of' ascertainingthat the
persous•comraitted to his charge were instincted
in.the 'course of life they, ought tea adopt. He
did noi:blaMe the plaintiff, he was not the means
of bringing this -action, it' was somehddy the
back ground- who bad" been instrnmen!al in put.
tiitg forWar4 conception by Whotait
could be brought, hutit Must have been brought
from the Unworthy motive of detitroy,iug, Mr.
yinablee character; and of making 'him flitasy ;
tvt~y did tiot •Ali.: Drake .go to. Mr. Veta,bles if he
felt himself injured, to Call minis him to make com-
pensation ? ,b4t,,Austead.of that, the first that
Mrlo;,etiAles heats of, it is a writ,.
,1V is this then
a celPectahle'aCtion.? and why was one man to
call another a met hodistbecaose he happened to
more religious than himself ? Here was
a person just come into the parish, and it.was
,the duty of the clergyman to find out in their
hunmble cottage .the books they were in the habit
'of readiug. Sedition was every where prowling
'abroad, arid assitilitig her prey,, through the me..
tliom of, immorality, in.everyplace from the pa..
'laere to the cottage, and was a clergyman, in his
,attempt te, check thegrowth of these curses to
society', always to move with caution, and with
in Attorney or Counsel at his elboiv ? Heavy la-
mages.yvere not the object; he therefore trusted,.
in case the Jury were not of opinion that the jus-
tification was sufficient, that they would give the.
smallest Measure of damages possible, The wife
herielt, the Jury would recollect, had said, she
had. given the books to a friend, which sheaved'
tliat
,she felt herself to have an authority over'
things of that description. He would only fur-
ther observe, that had he himself been there, he:
should have been the first to put within the bars.
Of the grate an amorous poem or au invidious
novel. ,
Mr, Baron ORAHAM, in .summing up, observed,
it war.an old saying, *that' the cooler should not
go beyond Ma last, which. hewas fearful had been
the case inibiinstance With the defendant. No
tamely suffer his house to be
ransacked by a.clergymau, nor, if hecould help .
`by' his Wife.: 'fbeClergytnan, bad gone a little'
'too fir, hid the smallest damages. would suffice,
and more particularly as the, shoemaker himself'
•
Was not the person really concerned. •
The Jury. retuned
_a verdict for the plaintiff--,
Damages, One Farthing—which, as there was a
justification, carries costs.
On the Crown bide, there are twenty-two pri-,
s,oners, but the charges against' them are of a very
trifling nature.

The Assizes are expected to be over at an early
'our on Saturday.

POLICE INII;ti!r_;ENICE.

DO VV,STRE

DErapIDATTONs AT WEST-,eND rsta.—Satorday
being the day for the re-examination of the,per-
snos apprehended at West-end Fair, on suspicion
of,being concerned in the ateocio,As outrages com-
mitted there on Monday and Tuesday, the office
was crowded with persons who had been plun-
dered and ill used. The prisoners, 29 in number,
were brought up handcuffed and. chained together,
and werefollowed by a large concourse of people.
T. Smith, keeper of a drinking-booth at the lair,
which was stated by the officers to have been the
grand rendezvous of the thieves, and the place of
deposit for their booty, appeared on a summons
by order -of • the Magistrate. A box, containing
silk handkerchiefs, 2 black leather pocket-bonks;
and a quantity of women's 'apparel, was' found
in his booth. , • , . •
The Magistrate (Mr. litc.F.o told this man,
that, from the evidefice alre,idy given, there was
reason to believe he was a receiver of stolen
goods, and if proof could:be obtained,.he should
Assuredly be committed to Newgate. Smith :de•.
nied the imputation, and said that be was
,pot
aware that his booth was resorted to by thieves.
The handkerchiefs had been left, with him ,as,se-
entity for liquor, •aod
,he remainder of the pro-
perty belonged to him and his female servant.—
Most of the plisoners having;treennapprehended
in or near Smith's booth, and those that were,
pursued having, it was said, taken refuge there,
.111 r., Hicks declared, with much warmth, that he
was determined to strike at the root of,
,the.evil,.
mind remanded Smith. Smith acknowledged that
he had no licence to sell liquor, and Mr. 'Hicks
expressed a hope that he . would tre.proceeded
against by the Excise.—One of the prisoners,
named Cassidy, who bad been before identified,
was folly committed. Lovell was recogniied
by Mr. liddington, law-stationer, who stated, that
as he was leaving the fair, on Tuesday night, he was
attacked by a gang of. about,s9, with theprisooer
at their head. He was the first to knock his hat off,
and he was then knocked down, and beat about the
head until he was senseless, ...and robbed of his"
wateh,silVersouff-box,andmoney. At the first on
set, the witness, knocked down Lovell, and a cry
of " Stall him, cut his b—y throat !" was ;mine-
diately raised. Lovell was folly- committed for
, trial on the capital charge. His father, who hr-
, petted to be present, was also recogo)zed as being
in Smith's booth at the time of the robbery, and
was examined and remanded. Another prisoner,:
,named Fletcher, was, examined and Temanded,
having been identified by a young. Geqtieroan ,as
the leader of a ga'ng by whom her,was assaulted'
and robbed., The following were also remAndd„'
viz.—Burlie,•Brookes,, Whitaker,• mod, Hanst;d...
Hinds,
,Talbot„ Goldsluith,,Stainea,Amtl
were fully committed, charged, with strocioms
assaults,-with intent 'to Coninat felPhy. The re-.
mainder, with.the exception of two boyte were
ordered to be detained. for the ,purpose of 4eivg
identified. Mr, Hickst in the,course of the .e -
amination, repeatediy expreised his detertniita-
tion to do all •in ' his power 'to adopt niers , for
.puttingdown: the fair,altogether, ••Should he be
assisted by _the otheriNkagiatratesof the, county,
ire would prevent any drinkitig booths from being
erected ; and the public might depOhd ou it, that
every rnertn: should 'be, taken to avoid a repeti-
tion of, the disgracefal,, apd outrageous; proceed-
ings which,,harl
.beets so much the • subject of at-
tention during the lashoweeks:

]'HUMAN MOTHER From the
pronildit tide and praiseworthy exestiows 0e the
Chnrch•wardens,' Overseers', and-others of the
parish of Lanilieth, the itinnariiral Maher' of the
infant Which was found (providentially in time to
save its‘iite) in a filthy ditch behind the garden of
.Mrs- Snell, at No•
day night, the 24th silt., has been discovered.
A reward 'of 201, was promptly offered. by.thepa-
rish for the discovery or apprehension of the wo-
man, and she was found,on Friday evening last
at 'herinOther's, who, resides. at I\:lert ington,
from wbence. she was taken to the, WolkhOuie
at LaMbetb, where the 'elrilti.is;:and on Saturday
she was' taken to Pnionhall, whertehei• conduct ,
underwent a long inVestigation befOre Mr. :Allen.
Mrs. Osborne, of No:s.4,- Carlisle-place, Lambeth,
stated, that on Thursday, the Bth of JulY last,-the
prisOner, Whose name is Sarah- Ostnant, called at
her house and hired a lodging, stating, that,she
was in the family-way, that her'huiband Was at
yea,' and thavher mother would attend her dindicg.
her laying-in, which she expected would take
place in a Month. The prisoner consulted Mrs'.
Osborne respecting medical assistance during her
cOnfineinent, and it WAS settled that Mr. Cooke,
a Gentleman in the neighbourhood, should atteoil
her ; and oti Tuesday morning',; .Itily 13, the pri-
soner was delivered of ;I wale child. which Mrs.
Osborne received and dressed ; it ;vas a flue healthy
child, and Mrs. Osborne saidibe had often dressed:
it, during the time it remained' at her house.--4-'
On Saturday the 24th ult., about dusk, the pri-
soner left Mrs. OsbOine's bowie, taking the child.
with her, and said.she Was going to take it to a
nurse, and thai'alle would call on her return fOr,
the purpose of taking away her trupk, which she
did, and Mrs. Osborne did not see the nrisbuir!
after until Friday evening last, when she disco
vered her it her mother's,
!ti Mrs. Osborn Said;'slieh
had seen the child which was found the
and which- is now in Lambeth work-houte, and
identified it 'as' the child of Sarah Umk.ia. the
prisoner, which she knew from having 'often'
dressed it,'and a cap was produced which was on
the child-when taken out of the ditch, which Mrs.
Osblit'ife4ls4l) prOvedshe'had pnt.on the child the.,
day. it was taken away. 'When the MagiStratc::
asked the
.prisoner what she had to say, she con=
(eased she had thrown the child into the ditch, but:
denied having tied the tape abont ita neck, ay
tound when it was discovered. She excused hrr
barbarous conduct by saying she was in a state of
phrensy at the time,. having been neglected by
the Lather of the child, whose name and address
she gave. The. prisoner is' a young woman, anti
declared there was no peeson concerned with-her
in the attempt to destroy the child but there are`
strong suspicions that this is Untrue. She: was
committed 'to gnat and every possible means Inive
been adopter( for the diicovery of hericeurnidicei'. ,

Proni date t.ONDo' • ;I' MY ,
[This Gazette notifies, that t hePrince Regent has
letters patrnt to ,be issued for granting the u!' ai;
ronet tu Lient.-COlonet Alexander Allen, of tlfrEast in
Company's sertice ; that he lias'appointed Mr. dames 13,
Consul fur Ha • •at Hanover Gibraltar; and permitted t;aplain the
shna Crosse, of the 36th regiment, to accept and weBr „
insignia of the Spanish Order of Sot „Fernando. 00 a"i
flounces the return of Sir R. Gifford, as Member of Parlifunent
for Eyre •of Mr. M. Casberd, for Nlilburne.port ; and
Sir W. Rae,' fur Pittenweem, &e.J direzoato

War- (Vce, Ju 50.
tst Regiment Life Guards—i
Cornetly F.. K. L. Bayard, -frlt•
half-pay 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet and Sub-);;,,
tenant, vice' T. Walsh, who exchanges, receiving the
14
a"
feßrence. . half*
4th egiment Dragoon Guards--Cornet .1. Hunter, from
pay 6th Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice G. Stevenson, s%
exchanges. iron'
18th Regiment Light Dragoons—Captain S. O'Grady, ro pi
half-pay 7th Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a 'Aj,r;
vice C. Blackett, who exchanges,-receiving. on i
lY the of
..enre between the full-pay of cavalry and the full•Pav
infantry.
the 5901
4th Regiment Foot—Lieut. F. P. Robinscn. from
Foot, to be Lieutenant, r ice Matthews, who. yxchaosl.-,tiii
10th Ditto—Lieut..-Coloirel M. Stewart, from • lialf-PBl °ninth
103 d Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Ttavets,ao„-isti
an Inspecting Field Officer of Militia in the la"
Islands. • t f•,l
16th Ditto—Capt. Clements, ironi half-pay list eta'
be Captain of a Company; vice J. Gallwey, who exchatir
Deceiving the dierence. I
'loth Ditto-,.Gent:ff Cadet. E. C.• Mathias, front the Roy,3
si
litany College, to by Ensign, without purchase, rice „,
wt
• " appointt;d to' fire Ist Ceylon Regiment. tf
29th Ditto---Lieutenant W. Gilbert, from half.pay66o',',lo
to be Arijittant and Lieutenant, vice Vesie, who ccs''
the Adjutancy only.• ' " • •
• -
35th Ditto—Ensign H. W. S. Nixon,to be Lieutenant,ithw
; • out purchase, Eustace, deceased. • '
434 Ditto—Lieutenant J. FinlaY, from half-pay of the D:fe
meat, to he Lieutenant, vice I,,Laior, who exchange')
ceiving the difference. ••:• •
-47th Ditto.--Gent. Cadet G. Rooke, frOm the Royal MiiitarL
College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice LuttrellAirg-
rooted. vaot,
55tk Ditto—Lieutenant•J. Ralston. fromlhalf-pay 64th • -
to be Lieutenant, vice E. H. Adams, who exchanges, „
• •ceiving the difference. •
58th Ditto—Lieutenant A. Beverhoudt, from half-par 63
.(1
Foot, to ha Lieutenant, vice H. Alceick, who exchsag"'
receiving the difference. • '1.,.'00r
59th Ditto—Lientenatit W. M. Matthews, from the 4th •••
to be Lieutenant; viceltuhinsou, who exchanges. ;, dc
65th Ditto—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Gent. ;a,,,e
W. S. Wood, Irma the Royal 'Military College, vice """:ia
house, promoted; Germ. Cadet G. M. Bowen, from the WI
Military College. rice Lyntl; promoted. •
734 Ditto—Lieut. T. Wright, to be Captain of a ComPil:
without purchase, vice Glenhohne, deceased; Emig?
Butler, to br'Liebtenant, vice Wright,' To tie EaPIAli:
without purchase—J. Comte, Gent. vice Butler; Gei-ca
•• Cadet P.-O'Brien, front the Royal Military College, '
Trydell, deceased. .
75th Ditto—Lieut. S. \V. Lacy, from half-pay 8/d Foot, t';.171:,
Lieutenant, vice G. It. Mountaiu, who exchanges, rccel.
in,,,, the difference. .
834 Ditto—Ensign E. Nihell to be Lieutenant without Purim
chase, vice Tryilell,. promoted in the id Ceylon iegieleu',„
Gent. Cadet F.Nrnith, front the Royal Military Coiner
be 'Ensign, rice Niltelf.
elee
84th Ditto—Captain E. Nichol tobe Major, by purchase, -
Schuyler, who retires; Lieut. R Cruise, to be Captain al,
Company,' by•purchtese, vice Nichol ; Ensign 'n Frederic
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cruise i Hon. C. 1304
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frederick.' •
86th Ditto--Gent. Cadet J.•lll`.trityreL frons the 16Tal.11filitil
• College, to be 'Ensign, without purchase, vice 1101141!
. - promoted. • • _ ;• • • -
91st Ditto—Lietitenant C. Berkeley, from half-pay 2d r "
to•be Lieutenatitiiviee-,ltt Cdnipbellywhu ea-Changes.
,be
Rifle Brigade—First Lieutenant 0. Felix, from half-paY `1,,,
- ,Reginteritytó be First -Lieutenant, vice H. Llewelyns w- •
exchanges receiving the difference. ,
Jr Ceylon Regiment—Captain G. Stace", 'from half-pa/ 4‘,1/3
. Ceylun „Regiment, 'to he Captain of a Company, **jct.
Secluno, who exchanges. 4'o.
'robe Second:Lieutenants, withoutlstirehaseEnsign
Lewis, from the 19th Foot,: .vice Henderson, deciased ;
• Tage, Gent. vice,Newmar, deceased. ' • • '
Ditto—. Lieut. B. Tryilell,. from the 834 Foot,. to be Car
thin of a CoMparty, without purchase, vice Smith, deceased!
td Lieut, H. W-Nieritb to be. lat Lieutenant'withoUt Pur
chase, vice Gill, deceased Gent. Cadet C. Warbuttoof
from thaltoyal Military College, to be tit Lieutenant, vrilb'
out purchase, vice Smith.
• ha
STkrio.—Coignel Robert TraVers; from' the 19tit Foot, to
Inspecting Field Officer of.,llilitiat iu the United StateC"
the lonian Islands,. vice Jamei Maith;rid; olio retires ull°ll
• ; uf the load Foot;. World tcoeifeltGint.'to ,
ha,*
Barrack-master to the Forces, vice Gavin Ralston, decease,a
amyl T A e Ferary.—Deputylnipector ofklustiitarlsj. Strali
from half-pay; to he Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, vicc
•Bigger, M.-13, who 'retires • upon hall-Pay ;' J, Cbitisbcf"
Gi.Ait. to be Hospitaist=„t2.....% the Forces. :

. . BANKRUPTCIES
.SUPERSEPAD.
T. Goode Hinckley, Leicestershire, hosier."
S. Young, Manchester, cotton-,spinner. ,
BANKRUPTS.
J. Taylor,. Marshfield, Gloucestershire, tnealman., •Alrgast-1"
14, and Sept. 11, at twelve,, at the Connuereiat Rooms,
Bristol.. • •Atturnies, Mr. G. Burfoot,,
Walks, Inner-Temple; and Mr- T. netting, Chippiog Su'
bitry, Gloucestershire. •
S. sli ter, Eiuswortlk„ Southampton, rope and. sail-1114 ill
August 7, 14, and Sept. 11, at twelve, at Guildhall. l'1"
-toruies:,, Messrs.. Stratton and Co..4l,Shoreditch. - "-
H. It. Ashby, Budge-row, Cannon-street, copper-plate al
.letterpress printer, August 7. I 7;and Sept. I t, at two
at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Dalton, Union,street • RisbePs*
.
• gate-strsiet. ".. /If/
H. Aarkrratlcastte, Yorkshire, butcher, AttgOst 6, at
engust 7, and Sept. I at eleven, at the Angel-inn, Te4'
• caster. :Attordei, Messrs. Fisher and Co.; Hulborn.
W. Broomfield, sem, and W. Brom-afield,. jun.„"Walsvarif
Surrey, bricklayers, August 7, 14, and-Sept. 1 t, at elere"
,at Guildhall.. • Attu' nies, Messrs. Quallett and. Cu., WS.
pest-row, Dockhead.
J. Hartlen Red Gate-court. Minories, 'merchant, IVO," .
„
14, Sept. 11, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornics, Mees'T
'Hord and Co:, Kin's-Bench-Walks, Temple., at
A. M`Nair, Abchurch-lane,!. merchant, August. 7,
• twelve, -and Sept. 11, at one, at Guildhall. Atteruie"
Messrs. Tomlinsons aud,Co., Copthall-court. - •
[Dividends, &c. to-morrow.)
scurcti SEQUESTRATIONS.
July 46, George Martin, merchant and us'ealsellefaiSe*Eo
riughurn, by Dundee—Creditors meet in Morren's Ta.r!/t
there, 10th and alst August, at 12. • • r
—Joseph Stella Manfredi and Co. dyers, Guertn,lW4h
Glasgow—Creditors meet in'the Claremont Tavern there,r
and .25d August, at 12. t •
EXAMINATIONS.DIvIDENDS, &C.
Richard grocer, Maybolei to be re-examine] /111
the Sheriff Clerk's Office, Ayr, 2d August, at- 14.
Todd, Stuntridge. and Co. printers. Leven. Printfield.`3
merchants, Glasgew,,to be examined in the Sheri ff-O°Fl4,
Office there, nth and 23d August, at 11..
.4! nsei
quorgejsri le ,Short idge, printer at Daysluslm. AO
chant, Glasgow, to he examined in the Sheriff-Clerk's On ,
there, 10th and 514th August, at 11. 7 '
Charles Jameson and Sons, merchants, Inverness, to be ;le
mined in the Sheriff-Clerks office there,, 9111 and ititb°
'gust, at'l. A • tb•
James Don, manufacturer, Dundee, to he,examine. 10..
Sheriff Court-room, Forfar, sth and 20tb August, at 12-, do
John Broadlovt. merchant, Leith, to :be,examined,ll,,t'a,
Sheriff Clerk's Office, Edinburgh, tith and 20th August,
7(1-0
CrediCreditors,of, Robert:Campbell and Cm Glasgow, to 10
claims with James MacQuet 0, Tontine Buildings there,
Trustee-. .
Creditors of Alex. Mitchell, faruTer and eattle•tlesls;
Fiddeslieg of Foveran, will receive a. dividend from ,
1-I,llgllV4lil, advocate, Aberdeen, 311 September. 'ir
. •Creditors of. James Nliiehell, tanner, St. Ninias. w e
'fiter,
(-rive dividend, 41 the office of Charles Clll7Stie) W

Stirling, 2?tlt A.
(100 .
State* of t lie affair* ?f James Witttf fiestietv Aberdeen.
at the office of AnAltew Rubertsou, 'advocate tliere•-"`'
' •

DIED.
On Saturday, the.3l3t ult. at itis..bouief at WandslpO t
I,
Mr. hint Nl'Andrew, of Lower Thames-street, in the 67
year-of •hii nge.

LONDON: by J. B. CARSTAIKS, of Nu. 429, tvGreir.
Osrmood-street, Queen-square,; a„nd pplAiAlled bN "4'jto4
SCRIPPS; of No. 7, South 'NI olton-gtreet,, at Jr",titats
1 te. Striand whkrr fAArkltiseluctita, *l'
Lrttuts, &9. (pust-paid) must be aid:med.

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