Star.
London, England, 1809-06-30 00:00:00

STILES V. BUSH.

Tha ATTeRNEY-GENERAL stated, that the plaintiff
was headborongh of the parish of St. Botolplt, Ald-
gate ; he had been brought to a public house, called
the Brown hiear, in East Smithfield, to quiet or else
to take i:ito custoey the defendant, a foreigner, who
had been noisy and troublesome for some time
there, upon which he was assaulted by the defen-
dant ; which case was clearly proved by a cloud of
witnesses.

The defence was, that the plaintiff had assaulted
the .defendant first.

Mr. GAnnow complained th::t too many witnesses
had been brought on behalf of the plaintiff to prove
his case, which added to.the expent-2 in the way of
costs. He called many witnesses for the defendant,
but some of them stated circumstances which were
highly improbable, and therefore the Jury, after a
charge from his Lordship, (who said he was as ready
as any body to censure officers of Police when they
exceeded their authority, yet they must be protected
ili the due execution of their duty), found a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages £5O.

Mrs. Brisignag, wit° lives at Pimlico, said, that the
Plaintiff called two or three times upon a young man
of the name of Murray, who lived at her house, and
when he was sick, desired him to get the bast advice.
Mr. Harudan, an artist at Cambridge, knew Lord
Leicester at the University; he was then Lord Chart-
ley. Neri, one of the persons who visited his Lord-
ship, lived with him as servant at that time.
Mr. John Newby, chapel clerk of Trinity College,'
remembered Lord Chartley at College • Neri was
then with his Lordship as his servant. He used co
be shut up for four or five days together, when Neri
would play on the guitar, and his Lordship sing.
Lord Chartley had a peculiar manner of dressing his
head like a Lady, and wearing women's shoes—was
quized by the town, and called Mint Chartley and
Lady Chartley. The witness acknowledged he had
heard unfavourable reports of his Lordship, but he
did not credit them.
Colonel Rainsford, of the Guards, was Adjutant
in the year 1306, observed then several of the sol-
d;ers, when nut of regimentals, better dressed than
himself. Many of them were in possession of gold-
watches. among others one Frith, who had a gold=
watch, width Colonel R. discovered to have been sold
by a Mr. Hamlet to Lord Chartley. Had heard re-
ports that Lord C. had been seen often walking aim I,
in arm with the privatesoldiers. Yesterday as Lady RYCROFT and the young Ladies,
Lord John Townshend, uncle to Lord Chartley,. Ware proceeding in their carriage down Charles-street,
declared, that his aco-ie;eleence with his nephew had i Berkeley-square, the fore axle-tree broke at the corner
ceased since 1804. ; their 0 trrel was no- persostel— I of Charles-street, in the square ; the coachman was
he disliked his I. -,is i •onduct to his tauter. On I pitched off his hot on lhe pavement, the horses took
his marriage, had perm tted Lady J. T. to visit Lady : fright, and run feriously towards Bruton-street, but
C. but had but visited !lensed. were fortunately stopped by a Gentleman's coachman,
Mr. Ste j .ant Beer eeplied. I when her Ladyship and the young Ladies got out,
Lord Citief Justice MANSFIELD. summed up at treat i without receiving any further injury than the fright.
length. In the corn se of which he observed upon the i The coachman was severely bruised by the fall.
new doctrines broached respecting the liberty of the I Extruewee—Captain J. Sutherland, convicted at
press. His Lordship said, that persons were at li- • the last Admiralty Sessions of murdering Richard
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beet), to publish what they pleased; but if they pub- Wilson, his cabin-boy, we yesterday mentioned, was
lished libels against either the Government or private executed in the morning, at Execution Dock, in pur-
person s, they were answerable. The Plaintiff must' suance of his sentence.—At eight o'clock, a cart, with
have a verdict, and it would be for the Jury to esti-, a seat fixed in the centre, was drawn to the felons'.
mate the injury he had sustained. If reports injuri- door of Newgate, and in about a quarter of an hour
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oars to the character of the Plaintiff had existed pre- the unfortunate man was brought forth, with his arms
vious to this action, they must take into their estimate,. pinioned to his sides, a prayer-book in one hand, and
whether any injury had arisen from the publication in I a bouquet in the other; and having mounted into the
question to the Plaintiff's character ? Five witnesses' cart, the rop_ which bound his arms was tied to the
had been examinei to prove such reports had existed. I front rail. The executioner andhis assistant then seated
The jury retired for Upwards of one hour, and at themselves on each side of him, and the cart advan-
leeigth returned with a Verdict of One Thousand I ced, preceded by the Admiralty Marshal, sixteen
Pounds damages for the Plaintiff. I Sheriffs"-officers on horseback, and about 50 conste-
ASSAULT--SMALLHORN V. YENNEL. . bles with their staffs, on foot. The City Marshals and
The Defendant charged the Plaintiff with having ! their men also attended to the limits of the City. The
embezzled a is. piece, belonging to the Funds of a, cavalcade proceeded along Newgate-st vet, Cheaps'de,
Friendly Socic ty to which he was Secretary. An alter- I Cornhill,Leadenhall-street, tothe end of Whitechapel,
cation arose in consequence ; the result of which was down theCommercial-road,Cannon-street, and in that
that the deft ndant gave the plaintiff a knock on the 'direction to the place of execution. During the pis-
head with a small book, called " Relief to all in dis- site, the wretched man appeared to pray with great
tress." The Plaintiff had a bloody nose and black devoutness, and was observed writing with a p •ncil
eye, which latter was soon cured by the application in his prayer-book. 'On his near approach to Execu-
of about a quarter of a pound of raw beef.—Verdict ! tion Dock his hands were tied, and on his arrival et
for the Plai n:i if, Damages x. 10.1 the spot, he was lifted out of the cart, and walked
juNE 29...ft.WELBANK v. YOUNG.
down the slip which led to a temporary gibbet, erected
1351. being the price ,for the from low-water mark.
• This was an ecoon to recover purpose a few yards .
firmness
of a pair of horses, purchased from. the defendant, :
1 the arrival of Dr. FORD, the Oidinary of Newgate, he
Here he exhibited great marks of ; and on
alledged to be unsound.
Several farriers were examined as to the condition' begged to be allowed a few minutes to pray. This
of the horses at the time of their being sold. Some : indulgence was grente.d ; and having mom ted the
tamed nearly fifteen minutes in the
cac2ivc d that they were unsound, having had tl e platform, he rend
thru,li ; e•hers ....I,.ught they were not unsound, as most solemn and devout prayer; Dr. FORD reading a
the disease WAS only in its incipient state, and easily firm of prayer, which be had /prepared for the
canal:l ef remedy. awful occasion. The wretched man then,ein a firm
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The Learned Judge, not admitting this d'stinctior, and collected
.tone of voice, solemnly declared his
rfect conviction th the. wouns which he ve
charged. the Jury to that effect, who accordingly
perfect
the boy were not theat cause of his death ; he denied
brought in a vereic. for the plaintiff, 1351. •
having pierced his intestines, and said be - felt
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE se. thornighly coi.v aced the boy died for the want of
WILLIAMS V. RICHARDS. i proper care, and from some cause foreign to that
This action was brought to recover the sum of 131.ifor which he was about to suffer. He then deli-
ley the Executors of the late Williams, a wine- , vered up
:his prayer-book to the emocutioner, and
merchant, for wine sold to the Defendant, who at Dr. Folio having withdrawn, he threw his bouquet
that time was an innkeeper atAbingdon. I amongst the crowd, and was launched-into eternity.—
Two of the defendant's daughters proved that the He remained suspended. till the flowing tide reached
131. in question had been sent to the house of Smith, ! his feet, when he was cut down and conveyed away
Payne, and Smith, it having been first paid to the late lin a shell for dissection. The concourse of people
Mr. Williams, while he was at Abingdon, by a pro- assembled' on this awful occasion was immense. • tie
missory note on that banking-house.
I streets'thruugh which the unfortunate rola passed
It also appeared, upon application having been I were lined with thousands of spectators, and the win-
made after the death of Mr. Williams, by his attor- : doors of the houses on each side were also filled with
'persons from all parti of the town. The crowd as kc
ney, at the house of Smith, Payne, and Smith, that
the clerk admitted there had been money sent for i, proceeded became still m: re numerous, and -on ',ts
that promissory note by the defendant, but that he near approach to the place of execution, the sin. e! s
did not know what had become of the note. A re- became almost impassable. The boats, barges, and
ceipt, however, was produced in Coon of Mr. Wil. . vessels ou the river, 'within view of the spots were
- likewise covered with multitudes of people. •