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London, England, 1825-06-18 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET

Cavzuev vo ANlmaLs.—Thomas Hudson, a stablekeeper in Ma-
son's Mews, Duke-street, Portland-place, was charged, by Richard
Manly. Esq. M.P. with cruel treatment to a horse, the property of
Lord Fitzroy Somerset. Mr. Martin stated, that he received a
letter on Wednesday, from Lis Noble Friend, Lord F. Somerset, in-
forming him that a mare of his, which had been placed at livery,
had been most cruelly created, allti requested his (Mr. Martin's) as-
sistance to bring the parties to justice.. He went to the defendant's
stables, and saw his Lordship's mare, and found that it bad been
severely beaten ; there were Welts on the horse's flank as large as
his (Mr. M.'s., thumb. Here Mr• Martin held up his thumb, to
convince the Magistrate that the welts must be very large. He
further stated, that he asked the defendant how he came to beat the
mare so barbarously? And his reply was, that the mare kicked
him, and he chastised her for it. The coachman confirmed Mr.
Martin's evidence as to the mare having been beaten most cruelly,
while standing in the stable. Hudson, in his defence, said, that the
mare kicked him and knocked him down. He thought it was his
duty to break her of her vicious habits, and he beat her over the
flank with a whip.
The Macitseasivz said that a proper chastisement would not have
been objected to, but he bad no right to beat the mare to such a
degree with the butt end of a whip, as to raise swellings as large as
Mr. Martin's thumb. The defendant was fined 40s. and costs.

Warm. bouay.—Thomas Chewier, the driver of the hack-
Ley coach No. 601, was charged by George James Guthrie, Esq.
of No. 2, Berkeley-street, Berkeley-square, with wilfully driving
his coach against the horse of Miss Guthrie, a daughter of the
complainant, on Wednesday last, in Vigo-lane, lit:gent-street.—
Mr. Guthrie described the conduct of the defendant to have placed
the life of his daughter in great jeopardy. The Lady's horse was
standing still at the time the defendant drove his coach on the
wrong side, and it struck violently against Miss Guthrie's horse,
cut the ham-string of one leg, besides lacerating the flank, &c.—
The defendant said, that the Lady's horse backed against his coach,
and but for his moving on, would have broken in one of the pumas,
and be had a right to take care of his own property.
Sir G. FARRAR: told him, that he seemed to think that his
pannel was of more importance than the Lady's life.
The coachman persisted that the horse moved against his coach,
and not his coach against the borse.—The Magistrate fined him
201. and costs.
LANIBETASTREET.
Philip Simpson and Ash Madsen were charged with stealing a
new hat, the property of Mr. Baxter, a patter, in East Smithfield.
Mr. Baxter stated, that the defendants came together into his
shop, and Sampson having fitted himself with a hat, walked away
with it on his bead, refusing to pay for it.
Sampson being called on for his defence, said, Mr. Baxter owed
bins two pounds, a debt of honour, and he took the hat, with which
he received a bill of parcels, in part payment.
Josh Hudson confirmed his statement, and said be was present
at the fight when Mr. Baxter lost the bet to Sampson • and added,
that Mr. Baxter was so great a favourite with the fancy, that they
wore no hats but his. _ _

The Magistrates said, the case did net come under their de-
ciiion ; there was not a shadow of a felony.