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Mr and Mrs. Crowe, who were removed from the care of a
lunatic, and committed by Lord Ease; r, r f r a libel on the Court,
prefented a petition, praying that the cuftody of the lunatic might
be reftored to them. The lady awed the matter of the p. tition,
and pleaded ber own caufe —The LORD CllANCectot, after pa.
timely attending to het, obferved, that he &odd have *dui pre-
aches Lord Ea:teeter had done: it was impoffi le for hie Lord.
(hip to have read the lihrl publilied, without committing the author
of it. His Lordship be had reafon to know that the Mailers
in Chancery were often palely intuited and libelled by the fuitors
of the Court ; but he dared it to he underftood, that if any com-
plaint of the kind wag ever made teS him, be ftiould feel it his duty
to commit all the parties.—Mri. Croire obtained nothing by leer
petition.—She was advifed to couch it in more rsfpalful tams.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH JUNE 5.
CRIMINAL INFORIAATIoN.
Mr. GAMOW applied to the Court for leave to file
a criminal inform lion againti Mr. Watton, lately a
Major in the tyth Light Dracoo a. The Court by
its wild, m, had happily introduced a praftice which
had led Gentlemen in the higheft military fituations,
to come there to eßablifu their charaiter, inflead of
entering what had been falfely called the lifts of ho..
nour. The Officer for whom the Learned comic'
had now the fatisfaftinn to appear, was General
Gwyn, who, from the perfon he had named, had re-
ceived a feries of lihr I in the form of letters, and
who had been outraged by the groffett infult. There
was an extent of injury, b •yond which the molt can.
did and generous mind might not to fubmit to ag-
greffion. Among the imp rtant duties which military
charafters of rank had to chicharge, was, that of pre.
tiding at Courts Martial. As early as the year 1798,
a C urt of this defcripti• n was held on the condu&
of Major Richard Watfon, on four charges exhibited
againft h:m, one ref which it would be necelfary to
explain ; and it was, that notwithlianding the dig-
ni y of his Ration in the army, he had condefcended
to drink in company with non-commiffioned ofEcets ;
and being conviEted of this degrading offence, his
pay was Afpended, and by this conduft, rendering
himfelf unfit for fuperior fociety, in the fequel, his
Majefty ordered that lie Ihould fell his commit. n,
and quit the army. In confequence of this refult of
the proceedings, the General received the feveral let-
ters which were fet out in the affidasit ; but had this
been the only complaint againfi Major Watfon, the
Court would not have been troubled with the affair. .
It appeared, that a fpirit of revenge yet agitated the
mind of Mr. Watfon, which induced him very re.
cently to infult his late fuperior Officer publicly in
the (tree, while the latter was in converfation with a
friend in the army.
Lord ELotaottottaH" How 10-ig is it fince
intercourfe took place ?"
Mr. GARROW replied, that it was on the 13th of
laft month, and he fhould have been empowered
fooner to have made this reference to the Court, had it
not been delayed by the endeavour to verify the hand-
writing of Mr. Watfon in a more fatisfaftory man-
ner. While the General was thus in converfati
with a brother officer, Mr. Watfon came up, and
pointing his (tick at him, in a loud voice, and with
violent gefticulation, he faid...." You are General
Gwyn ; and you were Pt efident of the Court Martial
that robbed me of my property and my bread; yon
are a rafcal ; and I will go into this fhop, and pofk
you for a villain." Such was the late tranfaftion,
and the letters he timid have occafion to notice
would be found to be written in the fame fpirit by
which this gentleman was aftuated in that interview.
The firft orthefe letters had the familiar fignature of
4' Shock Sam," and it Pays, 46 I have left yon in my
will Soot. for affitting me in cheating the public of
so,000l." Another, figned 11 Belitarios," called the
General a traitor to his c, untty; and a third is thus
expreffed, id I have learnt from the pubt:c ;stints that
you attended his Majefty, and took the holy facra-
ment : how dare you join in that religious ceremony j
Take courage, and blow your brains out. Send lone
money to the woman at Chelmsford, whofe daugh-
ter you ruined."—Lord Exssa aciaouon" Take
a role to thew caste."
(For the remainder of the Law Intelligence, fee the lift page.]

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