Star.
London, England, 1807-06-10 00:00:00

LAW MIELLIGANCE.

NTORY-COURT OF THE Bls IOP OF LONDON
TUESDAY, JUNE 9.
vuosa v. FOSTEI.—This Cdde came on by way
i ti, when the learned Judge was pleated to
in the Rev. R. Lend•nt the funs of 801. per
during the vacancy of the Mintlier of St.
is. Cier leenwell, with a recommendation to the
v. Henry Fuller, t,h follow the example of his
leceir r, the late Rev. Mr. Davis, in refpeel to
• du zil,iwances mile of the furplice fees; and
•re declined making any further order until the
• cnurt•day, hoping all animosities cxi fling between
. i.a. ties would in the interim he amicably adjulled.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE L
DICAS V LLOYD.

The Par ties in this cafe Ale both Aunt nies ; and the
anion was f•r an alraulr committed by the Defen-
dant nn the Plain, iff. _

It appeared in eviderce, that a Gentleman at
St ..t rd, At Chethire, had a number of Journeyinen in
the C,,tton trade, with whcm he had fome differences,
which were to he at:jutted by a Magiltrate, a fum-
mons having h;:en token nut for the parties to attend
him for ti at rtirp.ife. The plaintiff, Mr. vitas, was
employed by the men to manage their cafe againft the
maters; iu confegnence of which he, Mr. Dicas, went
Jr) the (-Rice of the Defendant, Mr. Lloyd, who
aacti a, Cie. k to the Magistrate, and in whole office
the Macias-ate tranfteted all his bufine(s as a Magif
trite. The fit tl en:rance of Mr. Dices was about
nine o'cl.)ck in the morning; on which day, after wait-
ing Date time, the Defendant made his appearance,
with his svaidcoat nobtut, ned, and his flocking'
d wi,, and, 'tinning immediately towards the Plain-
tiff, feized hint by ti.e bteatt and laid—" D—n you,
net ow of my office." The Plaintiff Paid he came
upon butinefs, to which the Defendant impetuoufly
nnfwered, " D—n vnor bufinefs," and thruli the
Plaintiff, with repeated blows, into the fired ; at the
duir, returned, and again ftruck the Paintiff,
upon which the prefent aelion was brought, which
Mr. Garrnw laid, on behalf of the plaintiff, was not
brought lo much for the perfonal injury he received,
as for the perfonal intuit, which it behoved him to
refer.r, for the vinclicati,n of his charaller.

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Four witnares,iturneymen cotton-fpicners, proved
ais cafe nn the rate the plaintiff, and there was a
fifth ready, Litt it w.ab not thought necenry to call

Lim.

Mr. l'orerNo, on behalf riche defendant, animad-
verted with confiderable point on the courre which
the plain.iff adopted in this bnfinefs, by which he put
the defendant to a very great and unneceffaryexpence,
by htingi.tg this aCtion up to this fuperior Cou•t, and
carry ins the prrtic•, together with five -.itneffcs,
ever the country, i3o mites from London, when the
lo!jettt might have been full as well, it 11:.r better,
tried at the Affizes, by thole who might know all
the pa: ties : for there ►eafons he called on the Jury
to he rry,deriite in the damagts they (honk) give.
Lord EL LANIF•R,AYGH was forty that the plaintiff
had not been content with the admittiaration of jut-
rice in his ow n neighbourhood, which would have
been quite equal to the importance of this cot,e ; hut
by tile C01:71:: he had taken, he teemed to have h:td
f•me antipathy againq the defendant, or lie would
not Lee put him to the enormous expense of ti,is
t: in this Court. However, as the affault was
clearly proved to have been committed, there mull bt
me dorm ges : their am, tint wai entittly for the
Jury.— Vcrdiet for the plaintff—Damages ICI.

JNES SPENCLEY.

This perfun came np to be difcharged from the
Fleet. order the late Info!vent A& He is the qui
tam informer who had judgment in fits ag.iutl Ge.
net al a. Valet in the fum of isr,oool. and t.pwards.
Our readets may, perhaps, rceollefl that they were
three in number, and brought in the name of the
lkla,quis de Char b nerd. On the recommendation
I f his Connie!, MI Ma'am, he Aligned fuch in-
teref! as he retained in thole judgments. We under-
hand that the Marquis is in confinement for cogs in
th,fe at►iuns. Spcncley, afer taking the owli, re-
ceived his groats, and was remanded.