Star.
London, England, 1805-11-30 00:00:00

Lattt.l, v. CRAW.

Mr. Gattow Elated, that this was an anion to
recover damages for an affault. His client, the plain-
.iff, was a quiet, peaceable man, a watch cafe
maker, living in Banner-ftreet, Whirecrofs-Itreet, St.
Luke's. The defendant, Mr. Shaw, his inflr&lions
told him, was afethwfripprter, but in the prefert
inftance he had exhibited rather an aulward fample
of his felloarftip, as he had affatilted the plaintiff
without the Imalleft provocation. l'he defendant
was a biripacier and a prize:A:o:er, as he was inftrnet
ed. One evening in March lall, the plaintiff was
quitting a one•horfe cliaife, and going in with a lady
to a public hou:e, is Whitecroft-fitect, when the
defendant met him in the paffage, and affaulted him,
by feveral violent blows on the head The pugilillic
art he delcribed as a great nuifance, and he hoped
the Jury, by their verdia, would convince thefe gentry
that they were not ti knock down the King's liege
fubjeels wl enever they might think proper.
The affattlt was then proved by the publican and
a young man, who was leaving the honfe at the
time. They did not, however, prove the Defendant
to be a prize fighter ; neither did it appear that any
blond ranked from the blows the Plaintiff had re-
ceived.

Mr. GARROW here left the vie to the jury, milers
it fhould be cnntradiaed nn the other 11de.

Mr. MANLY oblerved, fir the Defendant, that the
action had much betternever have been brought, or
an affault of a more paltry defcription had never
been introduced within the wails of Weflminfler
Hall. His Learned Friend had been wrong in call-
ing• the Defendant a prize fighter, and his own client
a meek, harmlefs, watch cafe maker. He could give
a very different account of both parties, were it
deemed neceffary. The fads of the cafe wore thefe,
and they were very Pimple. At this public houfe a
match at lirdjinging had taken place, but it had
been concluded in a very extraordinary way.—lt
WAS not to be determined by the fweetarfi of the pipes
lof the various winged candidates, nor by their har-
mony or verfirtility in julking or warbling, but tliat
individual bird which could whiffle moil in time, was
to be declared the winner. At this rate, obferved
the Learned Gentleman, the crow might as much
triinfeend the linnet, as the owl the nightingale.—The
defendant had betted on the occafion, which he
had ga;ned, but the company would not pay him,
of courit he loft his temper, and in going out by the
Ilruck the plaintiff, declaring in his re
I.:ntroe:r, I •,:.• mid fight any man.
LOR o ELLI:':HOROLICH left it to the Jury to fay
ciani:!ge:, the plaintiff ought to receive, an(i
they accordingly found for the plaintiff.—Darnac;es
forty thillinss.

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Yeiterchy the adjourrx.:l feflionswerebeld at Bing.
firce. Guilt ;ail, before a Bench of Magiarasess
fo"., who was round guy of a molt I
cruel affault on his two children. Elizabeth and
George, at the le feffinns, was brzught up to re-
ceive (entente.
The CHAIRMAN obferved that the defendant had
been convicted of a grofs and aggravated offence,
that of affaulting and wounding his own children.
There were, however, force eircurnfiances come out
on the trial, which would ex:cm:ate the punilliment
to he inflitled, however imp udent was his conduit.
The obliinve difpofirion of the chid en cc-mid not he
an excufe for the ravage conduit of the defendant,
who, had they net recovered, would have Coffered th
fentence of death at another Court. Fathers wer:.
allowed to chaltife their offspring fa far as love and
affection were regarded. but when they went beyond
that, and proceeded to cruelties, they were fuhjeet to
the punifitment of the laws•of the land. The Chair-
man added, that the defendant bcing a foldier, who
was wanted to do his duty, would be alio a confide-
ration in his punifhtnent, and he was confequently
fentenced to he imprifoned (ix months in 'rothill-
fields Bridewell, to take place from the date of his
former conviction.

Yefterd:iy morning Yaws Barnant, :Mr Pullen,
and Ann gams, the pickpockets, in whufe poffellion
were found a quantity of muffs. tippets, &c. which
proved to be the property of Meas. Meyer and Pooch,
fur manufa6turers, in Fetter-lane, and had been ftoien
from the Gloucefter waggon, were brought up for
further exaMination ; when two labouring men who
few the thieves at the top of Henly Hill, after they
had robbed the waggon, examining their booty, and
pretending they were fnmgglers, attended ; and laid,
on account of the darknels of the night, it was im•
pofllle for them to identify their perfons. The par-
ties were bound over to profeente the men as receiv-
ers, and the woman as an a;c:frary. The prifoners
will be brought up ag.lin (sr' A future ;4ay, w!.en the
turnpike gate•!:cepe:, who taw the r:l;s2rs, %sill at-
tend.

Oa Thirfslay earning three men and two women
were examined at Bow-areet, charsed with being
concerned in a Little Go, which was carried on at a
bottle in 80it...e11-court, Clement's-lane. Several ar-
ticles appertaining to a Little Go ;etre found in. the
rcom where they were lezured, Pn d run being able to
girt a fatisfaaory accour.t of themiclyes, they were
committed for re rxaminatica.

Yelerday. between one aril two o'clock in the
morning, a nl4ll daring robbery was committed at
the hustle Gf Scats epos.a an,l 81. n, furriers to his MA.
jas rr, the corner of Gray's Irn-lane, Holborn :—A
gang of depredators brnkc into the !hop by cutting
the iron bars that f.:cu, raj the ft:utters. fever'sl of
which they took do‘ro, af:cr which they male their
way through the glafs and window frame. Alma
every article in the fhop was carried off; muffs, furs.
and tippets, of the moll valuable kind, fell into their
hands, and the value of the articles flolen amounts
to between folly and rive hundred pounds. When
they made their retreat. they left a written paper of
the following pnrport " Goa lje ! God yon!"—
The watchnian law a man with a lack standing in
the flreet ab.)ut the time the robbery was committed..',
but did not flop hini.—e2yer.;,, why did he not ? Ac-
tive fearch is !Dw making after the offenders, who
in all pr,bahility, will be coon brought to juftiee.

SIR EU.
On the t tth itiftart, Mrs. Jart'itte. of Appieerik, of a ton.

MARRIED.
On Thar Pay. at A•nryla-Bouisc Church. Mr. Harrike, of
Tooly-ftrert, t., MifA pule spencer, of Welli-ttreet.

DIED.

• On Wednefday momicg laftott Peterborough Hotre, Fulham,
John Meyrick, Efq.
On the nsth ult. at the advanced age bf 9z. Henry Adetnt, T..rg
SocklaSkard. war Southapapton.