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London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS, FEB. 3.

At half-past 10 o'clock the Court sat ; the RECORDER,
being obliged to keep to his bed, from severe indis-
position. Alderman ANSLEY phesided, attended by
Aldermen ATKINS, Lucas, and ScitoLay. There were
only two cases of assault heard, where the defendants
were already in prison. In the first,
Mary Dowley was charged, by Elizabeth Ham, with
a violent assault, which arose out of an abusive dis-
pute, the issue of which was the defendant's striking
her in the face, and thereby inflicting sundry bruises
and scratches.
W. Hill deposed as to the whole transaction, and
stated that he heard the plaintiff say, during the affray,
that the defendant had hit her twice on the breast.
The defendant had nothing to off2r in her defence,
only that she received a great deal of provocation, and
that she had now been imprisoned one month.
Alderman ANSLEY then told the Jury that this was
a case of common assault ; perhays tkrey would consider
the time she had been in prison a sufficient atonement.
Verdict—Not Guilty.
The ALDERMAN, ath!ressing the defendant, hoped
that her being acquittA would rat embolden her ta
commit a second offence of this nature.
Margaret Williams was also charged with an assault
upon Robert Brain and his wife.
The case being made out against her, and a verdict
of Guilty being found, the Court sentenced her to iota.-
teen days' more imprisonment, and then to eater into her
own recognizances to keep the peace.
Elizabeth Summers, a pauper, was ordered by the
Court to be committed till she could find securities to
keep the peace towards Mr. Althorp, a Parish Overseer,
whose life she had threatened, for not allowing her the
support she thought proper to demand.
A Mr. Nathan was ordered to pay, forthwith, the
sum of 210/. his recognizance, and which he had for-
feited by not appearing at the last Old Bailey Sessions,
there to answer tha charge of an assault, committed by
him upon his servant, the prosecutrix.
Jr. ALLEY moved, on the part of the defendant, that
if the Court thought fit they might discharge the for-
feiture of the recognizance., on the defendant's paying
all the expenses that the prosecutrix was at in attending,
as also that the defendant could ma find out the resi-
dence of the prosecutrix in sufficient tine to serve notice.
Alderman LUCAS said, he had heard this case at the
Mansion-house, and had followed it up. Ile found that
the defendant had attempted to carry the case into the
King's Bench, thinking that the prosecutrix could not,
for want of funds, appear in that Court, but which the
Lord Chief Justice would not allow, saying, that he
considered it a case that the Magistrates could properly
decide upon.—The defendant knew well where he might
have found the prosecutrix, and it was entirely neglect
upon his part.
The COURT, after considering the case, said, they
could not deviate from the usual courte ; the amount of
the recognizance should be paid forthwith.
The COURT then ordered all other cases of indict-
ment and appeals to stand over till the next Old Bailey
Fessions, and the Court was, at 12 o'clock, adjourned
till the 16th of this month.

SUERIFFS COURT, FEBRUARY 5.
FRAZIER AND SAMPSON V. GRiZE.
This was an action calling upon the Jut y to assess
damages upon a writ of inquiry.
Mr. WILLs opened the case to the Jury by stating it
was one of a rather novel nature; the plaintiffs had' a
lease of a house, N 0.3, New Bond-street, and in 1817,
being desirous of letting it, were applied to by the de-
fendant, who agreed to accept the house, and take the
fixtures at a valuation. A proper person was called,
who valued the fixtures at 50/. 12s. at which rate the
defendant agreed to take them; he had occupied the
house ever since, and now came forward to tell the Jury
that he was not a competent judge of fixtures, and his
father had said the valuation was too high.
A witness was bete called, who stated that he had
call,:d upon the defendant for the amount ; he admitted
it to be a ju,t debt, but that his father si,id the valua-
tion was too
Mr. Thomas Winter stated, he was an optician, and
lived in the house: the fixtures, according to the inven-
tory produced, were left in the house, and taken at a
valuation of 301. 12s.—After the valuation, a looking
glass was removed, value 26.
The SIIEKIFF said, it was now for the defendant to
prove their real value, the admission he considered was
insufficient.—The defendant had no witnesses, and the
Jury assessed the damages at 48/. 12s: deducting fur
the glass.

twi.ront: V. EVERAGE.
In this case the Jury were called upon for an assess-
ment of the damages, which were laid at 901.
The plaintitF, who i, a Uentleman of fortune, bought
of the defendant, a livery-stable-keeper and horse-dealer,
two bay geldings, conditionally that he warranted them
sound, and without vice or blemish. The defendant
tbuswarranted them, and on being paid the 90 guineas,
he gave the following receipt:

•' Received from - " March 5, 1823.
BeWore, Esq. ninety guineas, for a pair
of bay geldings; and I promise to take them back any time within
a month, if they should be diilikva, cr prove to possess a spot, any
vice, or blemish, for 85 guineas.
_

(Si;p14:1)

"J. EVERAGE."

After the horses had stood in the stable a night, they
were found to be very vicious and unsound, and in
nowise answering the warrant; consequently the plain-
tiff's groom took them back, but could not get the 85
guineas: repeated application had been made for that
sum, which had hitherto. proved unavailing. There was
a special count on the record that declared for interest,
which was also hoped for. The defendant had resold
the geldings-for upwards cf 100 guineas, and notwith-
standing, the 85 guineas could not be recovered of him.
The SHERIFF said as. there had been no agreement, he
was afraid the Jury could not award interest; admis-
sion upon the receipt in this case was Su flic lent, but even
here it would have been better and mute satisfactory to
have had the coachman.—The Jury assessed the da-
mages at 85 guineas.

Tuesday, the dock-yard of Messrs. Wigrams and
Green, at Blackwall, was crowded to witness the launch
DI a very fine ship for the India trade, of 600 tons bur-
den. The day was par titularly favourable, and the •
scene altogether interesting. The decks of the several
ships and steam-veswls in their extensive docks atforded
excellent accommodation to the vast asAmblage, and
those, as well as the eminences, were literally covered.
At halipast three she began to move, and soon majesti-
cally glided into her native element amidst the cheers
a the surrounding st:ectators, having been duly named
t! e Lord Amherst.

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