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London, England, 1808-02-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP XING'S BENCH. FEB. 13.

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RIOT AND ASSAULT.

Tilt RING V. ibitN:TAMIN 'WILLIAMS AND OTHERS.
This trial occupied the whole of the day. It ap.
pared that the Prosecutor, 'Mr. Lancaster, a stock-
broker, iu Surrey-street, Strand, was, on the 29th of
June brit, at - his country-house, Michael's-grove,
BromptOn. He spent the evening with his wife and
child, at the house of Mr. Jacob, his wifes uncle, in
the neighbourhood ; and the child having been pee-
vish during' the evening, he was obliged to return
home sooner than he intended. At half past ten he
left Mr. Jacob's house. The child was frightened at
the darkness of the nighf, and cried loudly. The
father took him up in his arms to pacify him, when
he thought the iliild kicked at his mother, on which
"he gave him two or three slaps, and made him walk.
Three ladies Came up at this moment, and conceiv-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster were not the parents of
the child, and that they were treating it cruelly, they
Made an outcry, and gathered a Mob. Mrs. Lan-
caster and the child made their escape, but Mr. Lan-
caster was very roughly treated. It appeared that
he did, in a great measure,bring it on himself, by in-
sisting on keeping one of the ladies in custody until
a peace officer was procured. She was 60 years of
ake, and of respectable appearances and the mob
eagerly espoused her cause.
Bellew= Waller and four others were found—Not
Guilty.
Sarah Waller, and six others, were found Guilty.
FED. 15.-.--MORTARTY V. WANMAN. •
The ATTORNEY GENEIAL stated that the Defen.
Jarit was Captain
of the Bedford Guineaman, on a
slavirg voyage ; of which the Plaintiff was carpen-
tc is mate. Soon after sailing the mate ordered the
Plaintiff to Make a board to-have the ship's' articles
pasted on, telling him be need not itind nice about it,
as any thing would do.. When finished it was taken
to the Captain,. who came immediately on deck, and
struck the Plaintiff with the sharp point of it across
tke nose,' which broke the bridge. H afterwards
beat him wiih- his fist, and a ropes4=el, aliont•the
head and shoulders, so as to disable. him from doing
his duty for a fortnight. This was proved to the full
erteut by Mr. W. Franks, the armourer, and John
Con: IC, one of the Seamen.
Fin Jury, after as excellent charge from Lord Er.-
Leesotoraut fogad for the Plaintiff, damages 601.
with cot-ts.

F.P. 11••••rninrSna 9. ROUX
The A.TTORNET GI:NUM.' opened the ease, and
stated that the defendant, Mrs. Royle, who is a pas-
try-cOok, in High-street, in the Borough, had caused
the plaintitY to he taken and forcibly impressed, and
carried on board a tender. The plaietiff was a tallow
chandler, living with a Mr. Mainwaring, and had never
been at sea, nor war liable to the impress service ;
yet the defundant, for what cause did not appear,
sent a letter to R regulating Captain to have the
plaintiff.impressed, and he was accordingly pressed
in July last ; but, upon being found to be not a sea-
faring man, teas discharged. In October she went
a. second time in person to a house of rendezvous,
and stated that there was a troublesome young man,
who had been the parting of more than one family,
aid she wished to have him impressed. She offered
sewn shillings as a reward to the man wino was to
zi to take him. He was accordingly pressed, and
are was at, the house when the gang came. Upon
being examined by the Captain, who was the same
betitre wl:om he had been taken the first time, he
immediately recognized him, and ordered him to be
discharged.
The case was fully. proved.
Mr. GAnnow for the defendant said, that she did
it from a belief, that he had been a seafaring man,
and that he had admitted that before July (some
years ago) he had been impressed, and she might
fairly conclude, that he was liable to be impressed.
Lord Eu.o-noaouau was of opinion, that she did
not act front pure motives, for she did not leave the
Captain to form his own judgment, but said she
wished him to be impressed, and offered money for it.
The Jury found'a verdict for the plaintiff, damages
1001.

TT'S • ICING 9., D'IMGVILLE.

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The Arrottuzir GENERAL opened this prosecution.
Mr. Waters, the executor of Mr. Goold, having
employed workmen in the Opera Heuse, went to
superintend them, and Mr. D'Egville, who was De-
puty Manager under Mr. Taylor, having also another
set of workmen there, some difference arose between
them about the use of a bench, which one set of car-
penters wanted to get from the other. In this dis-
pute, Mr. Waters interfered, arid Mr. D'Egville said,.
it' any man interrupted him in his duty, he would
knock him down, when Mr. Waters replied, then yoti
must knock me down, and was going round the
bench between it and Mr. D'Egville to prevent some
wood from biting taken from fr., when as he passed
closed by D'Egville, the latter said, what do you
s Tike me ? and gave him a severe blow in the left
breast, and then went out, saying, he would.soon
settle him, and went to Bow-street for a warrant. In
the mean time Mr. Waters went to Marlborough-
street, and Mr. RIAD bound weer both parties to ap-
peor at the Sessions.
The df,n-Ice was, that .in passing, Mr. Waters
pushed D'Egville, which he took for an assault,
tho-elove aimed a blow.
Lard F.4,mxcououou summed up the evidence, and
s:.id, that from the expres.s;:m used by the defendant,
when he struck .Waters, which was likely to be true,
he might probably have conceived, that Waters, by
couiug up to him, and even accidentally pushing
him, did mean to assault him.
The lury found the defendant—Guilty.
/I..AULTe.-mirrODILAST o. MirSTOSII.
This was an action of assault. The parties live in
17pper Baker-street North, and lid quarrelled about a
load of rubbish. The Defendant beat the Plaintiff
s2verely, breaking his note, knocking two of his teeth
nut, and raising a bad contusion over his eye. He
pleaded, however, a justification, inasmuch as he said,
the Plaintiff had first spit in his face. This was de-
nied ; and tlu the Plaintiff admitted he spit on
t'le din derision and contempt, he did no! spit
at him. grounThe Juryfound for the plaintiff.—Damages,
Pounds.