The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-05 00:00:00

ECONOMY AND CONVENIENCE COMBINED.

WILLIS'S PATENT PERIPURIST, or
Portable Economical Cooking Apparatus, enables any
person in a few minutes to prepare a comfortable meaI—BREAK.
FAST, as it prepares' coffee in a very superior manner, boils
Eggs, and cooks a beef-steak or a slice of ham, and all in less than
ten minutes. For Dinner it will prepare soup, steam potatoes,
and cook a mutton chop or steak, &c. at the same time, and for
this one FARTHING's-WORTH of FUEL is more...than suffi-
cient, and the operation may be perfoimed upon a dining table
without soiling the cloth or producing smoke or unpleasant smell,
and travelling in a Carriage without danger or inconvenience, and
for pedestrians it may be carried in the hand, and in cold weather
answer two purposes, for Tea, it answers the purpose of an Urn,
and saves the trouble and expence of lighting a fire; it is admira-
bly adapted for warm weather, and hotclimates; for Taverns and
Coffee Houses; and parties of pleasure in rural rambles; also on
board of vessels in rough weather, as the motion of the vessel does
not affect it, and the saving of fuel will more than pay the ex-
pence of it the first voyage. • '
To be had of the Inventor and Patentee, No. 20, Henrietta-
street, Covent-garden, from 14s. and upwards according to size,
a liberal allowance made to Captains and others going abroad.

SPRING ASSIZES.

READING, SATURDAY, MARCH 3.

SECXERSON V. TRICKEY.

Mr. TaLvouan'atated that this was a very aggravated case of
assault. The plaintiff is a gentleman residing at Oakingham,
and by business a silk shag-manufacturer. He was a man infirm
in health, and small in stature. The defendant was a fine tail
young man, and therefore in9apable of inflicting considerable in-
jury on the plaintiff. The parties used often to meet at the Rose
Inn, at Oakingham, and on the evening of the 9th of September
the two assaults complained of occurred. He would admit that
there was language used, that if it were used gravely, might have
excited anger, but he should prove that it was done jocularly and
in good humour. The defendant said he had a horse called La-
zarus, which would give the go-by to every horse on the road,
though it was covered with sores. The plaintiff, who was smok-
ing, took his pipe out of his mouth, and said, " how can you
tell 'nivel, ?" This was not offensively said, but jocularly,
as a sort of compliment to the very great romancing powers of
the;defendant, who instantly got up, and gave a most violent blow
to the plaintiff, which cut open his lip, and such was the vio-
lence of the blow that the defendant cut his own band with the
teeth of the plaintiff. After this, the plaintiff was assisted out of
the house, and on his return he received a violent kick on the
chest from the defendant's foot, which took away his breath, and
he was carried home in such a situation as to be kept out of his
business
for more
liveanafoot rtnight
Alfred Oakingham ;
I was with these parties
at the Rose Inn, at Oakingham. The defendant said he had
bought a horse, named Lazarus, so called, because it was covered
with sores, but such was the speed of the horse, that now he was
in condition, nothing on the road could pass it. The plaintiff
said " what is the use of your sitting there and telling such lies,
wLien you know them to be so ?" I think this was said jocularly.
Mr. Baron GARROW-This is a sort of jocularity that often
ends inn man being knocked down.
Examination resumed—The defendant said "Do you mean
me ?" " Yes, I do," said the plaintiff, "and you are a —liar."
Mr. Baron Giutuow—There is nothing very jocular in this.
The witness—The defendant knocked the plaintiff down twice
and cut his lip. The plaintiff got the bellows and struck with it,
and the handle broke off.
Cross-examined by Mr. JERVIS—The defendant is a very re-
spectable man. I have heard that he is considered a great liar.
He is my particular friend. The defendant was telling Mr.
Churchman about his horse, and was not addressing the plaintiff.
The latter did not offer to.bOx for a guinea, but he wanted the
defendant to fight him with pistols at four the next morning, and
the plaintiff deposited a sovereign by way of stakes.--(Much
langhter.)
Mr. Thomas Johnson, a gentleninn of very outre appearance, a
distinguished member of,the provincial fancy, said, " I called the
defendant into a small public-house by the toad side, and as I am
come here I must speak the truth—upon my honour it was quite
a little public-house my Lord—and 1 said, but 1 dare say your
Lordship won't understand us. Tom, says I, this is a bad job of
your's, but I think I could settle it for you for a pobble' and a
half dozen. A ' pobble,' my Lord, is a leg of mutton—(much
laughter.) That's what I said, ipon my honour—(a laugh).
Tom he said he would knock off the head of any man who called
him a liar. He said he had plenty of money for law, and would
not stand no nonsense."
Cross-examined by Mr. JERVIS. ---I have stood a good many
" pobbles" and half-dozens in my time, but it is very hard to be
forced to pay for doing Wrong, and be told of it afterwards.
Mr. Johnson baying concluded his evidence, waved his hat
gracefully to the Learned Baron, said, " I wish your Lordship a
good evening," and retired amidst continued laughter.
Mr. JERVIS addressed the Jury for the defendant.--Verdiet for
the plaintiff—Damages 40s.

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A NEW SUITOR TO THE LADIES. A few days
since a professional gentleman having occasion to stop a few mi-
nutes at the house of a Reverend Friend of his, in a village not
far from Taunton, left his horse 'in the charge of a maid-servant
at the door, who, forseme reason best known to herself, held the
bridle as she stood behind the half-closed door. The horse feel-
ing indignant at the unceremonious manner in which he was held
in durance, dragged•the reins out of the hand of the woman, and
exhibiting symptoms of abandonment she went in pursuit of him.
The horse, taking advantage of his master's absence, became in
turn the pursuer, and with aspect terrible, and jaws extended, fol-
lowed his fair, though terrified, enslaver to the door of a neigh-
hour's house hard by, where she ran for shelter, and, the in-
mates coming to her immediate assistance prevented any further
mischief. The story being told by the above gentleman to a face-
tious friend of his, a. celebrated son of Galen, the latter replied,
"Master's tricks exactly." If master had not been food, of run-
ning after the maidens, the horse would not have been so ready at
the business.—Dorset Chronicle.