The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 23. • i
ROW AT VAUXHALL.
THE KING V ARCHER RYLAND, ESQ.
This defendant, the son of an eminent mer-
chant in the city, was convicted at the last As-
size's for the county .ot Surrey, before Mr. Baron
Gaanast, of an assault upon Lord Viscount Val-
letort, the eldest son of the Earl of Mount Edge-
-comb. On the motion of Mr. GURNEY' he was
now brought up to receive the judgment of the
Court. - We recently detailed the particulars of.
this cas'elti-onr report of the trial at Kingston.
Mr. Hyland put in: an affidavit, in which he
stated, that hp had received the first assault froui
the prosecutor, and that the blow which be gave
the latter was °ply in his own defence. He deposed,
bat he had not-the slightest enmity towards Lord
Valletort,-and that supposing the latter had pur-
posely shoved him, he bad bet'n led into the act,
for which he, was now brought up far judgment.
A vast number of' affidavits were put iu on the
part of persons of the highest character and re-'
spectability, from, whose depositions it appeared
. that the defendant was a young Gentleman ot.a most
amiable alit' peaceable disposition, remarkable for
the amenity of his manners, and gentlemanly de-
meanour, from his infancy. He had been edu-.
cared at the Charter-house, from whence he was
removed to St. John's College; Ovford, where he
had attained the_ highest academical distinctions,
was al'ellnw of his College, and was now a Mem-
ber of the Hononrable Society of Gray's Inn,
being a candidate fur the Bar.
NOLAN delivered a very sensible and dis-
creet appeal to the-Court in mitigation of punish-
ment, and was followed by Mr. COMA' N.
Mr. ,GtJaNAY and Mr. ROOTS were heard in
aggravation.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH baying left the Court to
attend the Qaeun's Drawing-room,- the 'other
Judges considered .the case, and
Mr. Justice BA-it.-Ey,-in delivering the judgment
of the Court, sald,-that considering the very dis-
tinguished character which the. defendant had re-
ceived from persons of the highest estimation-in
society, the Court did not feel themselves balled
-upon to- pass anY:suntenee. t'Vhich might affect his
future prospects..in-life,•nor call upon him 'to give
any security to-Iseep thepeacr„bircanse it was not
likely that a person so characterised as he had
• been from his .'infancy, would require any legal
restraints to guard against .the -repetition of a
similar outrage ; but for the sake of public justice
it was necessary to impose ,the: punishment which
appeated to them, ta,berltie.,tallis offence. The
sentenceArit the -.Court therefore was,. that -he
shi,uld pay a fine- of 501'. to the King; ,ttud be irn-
prisoned until that fine was paid.
-The defendant, immediately paid the fine, and
' was forthwith discharged: • :
RIOT AT, BRIGHTON..
James Bennett, Jesse ,Donce, Goodwin,and
Ruth, 'were brought up to.-receive sentence
- for an assault and -riot -at Brighton ; the assault
was committed inceonsequence of some evidence
giveri..by Redmotie,.a revenue-officer, at the Town
Hall, against 13enyert. The mob,Was very, unruly,
anti consisted of, nearly 1000 pe.rsous: they pelted
Redmore with-rotten eggs, mud, &e., nearly from
one end of the town to the wrier, and tunch
jure(' himl some of the,. defendants
,detiattiriat
therivould murder-littn ; the fugitive took shelter
in several houses, ..intmehictr:the ringleaders of
:pc' crowd broke, and • dragged ,him out by the
- hair or his head.
The report of thetriarlieforg,Mr.Baron WooD,
at •Horsham,,having been -f,e4d,,..tlre defendants put
in some affidavits and other papers, extenuating
their conduct-upon this occasion.
To a question from Lord ELLENBORQUGH, Mr.
Sedeant OsisLow, for the prosecution, said, that
Iledmore was not even yet-recovered in conse-
quence of the violence offered to him, and that the
dangerous state of his health had prevented his
examination at the Assizes.
- The *COMMON-SERJRANT addressed the CoUrt
for Bennett, and Mr. Serje-ant 'Onslott observed,
that it was 'extrernely fortunate that the: defen-
dants notv stood upon the floor, and had not been
tried for murder ; and it was not clear that the
offence of which they had been.found guilty ww.,-
not capital. Bennett had been particularlYactive,
as ItedmOre had'intOrniekag,aiirst him far keeping
a private shop for the sale of spirits.
The Court sentenced Bennett to be imprisoned
in Horsham Gaol for two years, Dance and
Goodwin:to. be imprisoned for I year, add: Ruth
to be imprisoned for 8 multils, each 'boding seen-,
dry for his good.bebaqonr.
Bennett, after senteiree was passed, very Ye- •
hemently entreated for mercy, in consideration of
his wife and six ch.ldren. Ile is a keeper of some
machines, called Fly-by-nights,- at. Brigliton.
Thomas Freeman, for an assault upon an Excise
Officer on the coast of Sussex, was sentenced to be
imprisoned in Horsham Gaol for- three months,
and to pay a 'fine of 501.
Jr. Court, for aiding in the rescue of
,iom.e
half-ankers of spirits, in Kent, and resisting a Re,
venue Officer, was ordetel to be con-fined inCan.;
terbury,Gaol for two Months; 2 •
M.-Blaney, for a similar-offence in Cornwall,
to receive three months imprisouthent.
Henry Goodwin was sentenced to- a fortnight's
imprisonment in Ipswich•Gairl; for a slight ob-
struction of an Excise 011ic* in,SOffolk.
w. Roach and James ilhaimer,. who were found
guilty, at Exeter, of a viol-ent assault Upon, and
resistance to, a Revenue Officer, were ordered to be
Imprisoned nine inontirs;,•and,,to find securities for
two_ years, in 401. each. --.
John Desmond, for a riot and assault upon an
.Excise Officer in DevOnshire, Was sentenced, to
three months' imprisonment in Exeter gaol.
Henry Brian, indicted'behire Ml... Justice ABBOTT;
for infringing the limits of quarantine at the
Mother-bank, was brought up to reeeive-judg-
ment: the, defendant was the Master-of a vessel
cOled the Helen.
Mr. GAZELEE, on the part-of the-Crown, said,
that the strantable
..penalty, under Slat: 6.. Ge 0.111., c.'7; for this'offence, Wa's SM., arid 'the im-
portant object of it was -the securing of the public
health.—The sentence of tile-Courtwas accord- -
ingly the payment_ of the whole. penalty.
Thomas Russell was sentenced' to two months'.
imprisonment • itr-Dorcherier Cfastie,,' for assault;
ing a itevenue Officer.