The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-17 00:00:00

THE MARIA-SALVAGE.

The LEARNED JUDGE, in giving judgment in this
ease, remarked that he was sorry to see the lengths
to which the affidavits of the owners went in at-
tempting to under-rate the exertions of the salvors.
The evidence as to the state of the weather when
assistance was afforded was clear and conclusive. It

appeared that on the morning of the 13th January
last, the Maria was discovered from Portsmouth to
be on shore on the Isle of Wight; the watch-house
keeper, who was the first to perceive her situation,
gave notice of it to the present plaintiffs, who im-
mediately proceeded to her assistance with two
wherries. On reaching her she had lost her rudder,
the sea was breaking over her, and she had a signal
of distress flying. The weather at the time, as de.
posed to by several disinterested witnesses, was very
boisterous, and his Majesty's ships in Spithead had
signals flying the whole of the day, to prevent boats
from leaving or coming to them. The Court was of
opinion that the conduct of the salvors was highly
meritorious on the occasion, and that they had done
nothing to detract from that good conduct. The
question, therefore, was, what would be a reason-
able remuneration for them. It had been said that
100/. was not enough, and he was still of the same
opinion. The salvors demanded 400/., that the
Court thought too much; they had been offered
1001.; it would therefore take the medium, and
pronounce for the salvors, 2001. and costs.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.- JuLy 11.
HATCH V. CRESWELL.

This was an action brought to recover compen-
sation in damages from the defendant, for having
imputed to the plaintiff, to his face, in public com-
pany, and in the broadest terms, that he was a man
of felonious, unnatural character, and a " buffer."
We forbear to state other words.

The damages were laid at 1,000/. Plea, the
general issue, Not Guilty. No justifieation.—Ver-
diet for the plaintiff—Damages, 51.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINCHESTER, Jul:: IS.
The Commission for holding the Assizes for this
county was opened yesterday by Mr. Justice Park.
DEWATT V. GLOM.
This was an action to recover damages for the in-
jury which the plaintiff had sustained by reason of
the defendants having insulted and assaulted him.
The assailant, it appears, is a tailor, and the plain-
tiff is a chemist. Both parties live at Southampton.
Some bad blood having been excited between them,
the defendant finding the plaintiff one day standing
at his (the plaintiff's) door, said that he would drag
the nose out of his face, and would have suited the
action to the word, only that the plaintiff, pulling
back his head, avoided the intended eradication of
his nasal organ.
Two persons present proved the assault.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—da-
mages 405., which it was said would make the
defendant liable for all the costs of the proceeding.

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In many parts of the county of Berks the
engaged a boat for the
wheat crops appear to be very scanty. The barley and
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stem of p......01iyc
in attempting to remove the
it-
self into an espionage of the minutest acts of private life.—
' • You little know the emperor," raid Fnuco! ; " be would
feel a pleasure in cooking every one's dinner.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT
the purpose N i
toef
Hartr ol
ing three young gentlemen, baying
far as
a little above Battersea
Bridge, when one of them,
rudder at the stern of the boat, accidentally fell overboard
vi
nil public-house, ipc- ht
and immediately sunk, unfortunately to rise no more. The
melancholy news was immediately despatched b a
ohue.rei,ver, had proceeded as
to Hackney, where, we understand, the friendsy mes-
senger of the
young man reside. His name, we were informed, was
FaAsarrox, and one of his companions who accompanied
him in this fatal expedition, was the son of a Member of
Parliament.