Star.
London, England, 1808-05-07 00:00:00

ASSAULT AND T (ESPASS.

Mr. Jr Reis moved to set aside the verdict obtained for the
Pla. tiff, in a case entitled Hertford w. Godwin, and others,
trie 2. at Glowesterbefore Mr. Justice ChAMBR E., upon the grt tine
of execs-ice damages. It appeared that the plaintiff WP' ridini
t'trou4h Caipping :.•o.lbury on a Sunday, in liquor, and a dist ri•-
ance took plum, in consequence of some boys mikini, gam of

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I him.
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tili notlvrit, 448 Was ti tsarist ate,
ham•:, vi went to seek a COtilltat,k ta-take the plaintit! •
by the tu* he rosnirvii, the i'lai•,tiff had rssed • •
rib ia.rr the ti.:Kt, and n.td taach,d his awn b :sr; •
doo of Vairb hr w.i's daring the mots. The d.,t -• •
stas:,:, and two assistan.c forced the Plahvil• • '.. •
h:ng s, and entering his house, aectirt-d •,!.
b fore Msgistrate. For this sti:tch of author' ;..r •
1 attached t. it, the Jury !true iOl. d„:1•;,.,g .
Jute's now cr:ntendtd was excobit c.
Lord F.A.LENnoacoacit said; he vins, not rr-prsd to . :
Jury had given tounterit,. nor could be see a.: +4.•
gala in the conclusion to t•acate what tin y ham •!.••• -
fes.dant had forced the Ulairniff's ff t4s. •
for. ibly carried him tv...fore a fiVia- is rat". he, lei•• • -
d.al better judges of the indivittual's feLliags, jtsd •*.z. •
had sufftr,d, than he Lod his ba..iles ccaid . , •
tilt.), did. •He therzfor.: thocglit the Vtrdi,.. sh;y: •• 'l7
turbed. The Lourt ctincurt,ti,.and the new

03NSISTORY c.ottßT, DOCTORS' CO Xi' C
TURNER V. movEns.
This was a cause of nullity of marriage, -
originally the father of Jonathan 'Tn.. -••. •
afterwards by di,: nushand himself, again,. .
Turner, his Wife, on the ground in his ins.a,i.v
vious to, and after the solemnization of sit, h. •
ridge. This case was argued last T.rrn,
judgment of the Court was l o;iatned , •
It appeared then firm the exhibited, th 1 2
parties were married by lice act on the I i t.
tember, 180:?, fit the Parish St. Mary -I c it :
that the parties cohabited together as .
but Tor a short period, when the hush c Ic• ..
(leaving his wife) to his fat:t2r's house in :!,c
with a view of obtaining a reconclliaticat
father, he having contracted manid Wi
knowiedt or consent. From thc.‘evidzucc of
nesses, %Mich were read to the Crairc, it f . •
peared that the husband had laboured fcc
years (particularly in the Spring and ,
r a deranged state of mind, an I had fritqlc. • :
L • a under the care of Medical Ga.:den:en
i•..:_erly he resided with his father, 101,1
usted him with the conducting of any parti: ••
business, conceiving him not to be capablc •
doing. I: also appeared, that one ,fay he olnit:n i
perinisskm of his father to go and see a lamlys!;•.••
bat it was on condition that his godfather'acc4
pained him ; that, as soon as ttr shew wts eve:. 1.
left ii godfather and horse, and took th-e
London, where, immediately upon h;s art iva
met with this lady at the west end of the town. •
then vent by the name of Miss Lee, stud told -• ri
he would marry her if she would h tve life :
could not live will:Alt her ; and ace:x.11:0;
her on the second or thiid d ty. after. It •
peared in evidence, that when in Lewnl.e :•• •
himself in regimen:als, and ai,sumed the • •
an Officer. Sometimes representing himself
a k7ommission in the Prinrte de Conde's army, •
times to be a Captain in the Guards to ),ii;
highness, and at another time he represented
as an Officer of Cavalry belonging to th•:• i• .
Hesse Cle•sel's Guards ; that he also wrote c • .
rent cards and letters, which were pradni •••.. •,? •
and finally, it appeared he was guilty • • c.•
foolish acts. On the tart of the •••.-
produced to prove that the party conde
in a deccut and becoming manner during • -
ceremony of marriage was performed ; th;:- •
corroborated by the testimony of the C:ei
Clerk, and other persons present ; and it waif ixait.
by her Counsel, that there was no evidence b.
the Court of undue influence, controul, or •cost, it!
used by the wife or those about her; that it was a
voluntary act of his own. •
Th.! Learned Judge (Sir Wm. ScoiT) ing
his sentence, observed, that madness exist:A in very •
different degrees, sometimes in such a slight de:srce
as not to prevent the person afflicted with that malady
from conducting his own concerns, and that it m: .t
be madness, proved a great deal beyond that to atnno-
thorise the Court to set aside a. marriage so contrac-
ted, and therefore evidence must be examined with a
great deal of care and attention. Here the Icarne I
Judge took great pains in recapitulating the evidence;
and, after making several other judicious remarks,
concluded by saying, that he was of opinion that the
case was clearly established, that the party w.s 'ti-
sane at the time the marriage was celebrated,' a•d ac-
cordingly pronounced the same to be null and vo

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MAIMBOROUGH-STREET.—A Valet de Cham!)re et
the name of M'Doaald, was yesterday cli.:r4ed I.y ,
Mr. Russel, the Comedian, of Drury-lane T.,eatr ,
with an assault en Miss Russel, his daughter. It ap-
peared by the statement of Miss Russel, that she v. as
walking along Greek-street, Soho, at about half past
nine o'cloCk on Thursday evening, when the dfee...
dant accosted her in terms very familiar, and pro-
ceeded to take some unwarrantable liberties. The
young Lady requested the defendant to desist, and
her father, who was en horseback hut a short dis :ince
behind her, informed the defendant that the Lady
was his daughter ; but finding that he would no.: de-
sist, gave him a well merited chastisement. The pro.
secutor did not desire that the defend nit shoa!d be
held to bail, and he was dismissed with an admuni-
tion from the Magistrate..