Star.
London, England, 1824-05-06 00:00:00

TIM KING V. WATERWORTII.

Mr. BROUGHAII moved to file a criminal information
against a butcher, named John Waterworth, for insult-
ing conduct to General Wharton, a Magistrate, in the
East Riding of York. The application was made on
the affidavit of the General and four others, stating that
the 6onduct of Waterworth, previous to December last,
and sioce, had been most abusive and improper. The
defendant, nice:ing the General on the highway, ex.
claimed, " You, as a Magistrate, have employed per-
sons to go into homes and pillage the inhabitants; me
ii,tend to bting you before the Grand Jury for the rob-
bery of Alice Hutchinson." The General, in his affida-
vit, explained the defendant's allusion. In the execu-
tion of his duty as Magistrate, he had fined a woman
named Mitchinson, for keeping light weights in her
shop, hut he denied having acted illegally, or with un-
necessary rigour.—Rule granted to shew cause.

SHERIFFS COURT, SURREY.
CA.:T. TENCH V. THE SURRIFY OP SURREY.

This was an action brought by Captain Tench, of the
Tenth, to recover damages fo. a false arrest.
Mr. BROUGHAM st.tted the Alai• .111's case. On the
28th of last May, be attended a Levee at the Com-
mander in Chief's, and upon retui ning to his lodgings
in Guildford-street, was followed up stairs by a tailor.

lie addresse him in the name of Jone, which excited
his attention, and the tailor demanding him to discharge
a bill for %I. called up Townsend, au officer, who
took him into custody. • The officer was assured they
had the wt....1g person in charge, but they insisted upon
conveying Mr. Jones, as they styled him, through the
street, in the middle of the day, ga;)ed at by crowds,
who were surprised to see a military gentleman in such
company, and finally placed him in a lock•up hot e.
He there refused to satisfy any pecuniary demand, and
was conveyed to liorsemonger-lane, ed in arnonst
the unfortunate inmate, Gil the left side of the gaol,
and nearly four days elapsed before his friends' exer-
tions could have any weight; he was then ordered to
exhibit himself before his .Indge:.; the scrutiny com-
menced, and no one could recognize him es Mr. Jones ;
for this series of injuries, however wilful mistaken,
the Captain sought damages. Evidence was called,
which proved the facts already stated, describing the
accommodation in the prison as extremely miserable.
Mr. ANDREWS, for the defendant, admitted that the
capture was erroneous, but the whole fault, in his of i-
hion, ought to rest upon the tailor, who bad directed
the Bailiff to do his duty. The Captain, he said, might
have cleared up the business by sending to his agent,
but his opinion was, that by enduring confinement, he
anticipated a "golden redemption; trusting that tl:e
Jury, as men of the world, would not be argued into
such a belief, he left the case in their hands.
Mr. Auuorr commented upon the evidence, and
stated to the Jury, that although the action wag broTi-.;lit
against the Sherd, the consequences would fall upon
the Bailiff.—TLC Jury, after having coshulted f•r some
time, tisessci the dannges at la:. which is les, by 10,.
han Mr. II: ougham's tee.

This day, at two o'clock, several hundreds of the
children were matched from the Military Asylum, at
Chelsea, to Exeter 'Ci:an,,3e, in regimental tonn, pre-
ceded by their juves:ile 6.1113, in order to be gratified
with a view of the anima's forming the collection there.
They were dressed is si:orr led jackets, blue trowsets,
,clasped shoes, and leathor caps: they marched with the
'regularity of vete:aus, attrlded by their proper otlicei,.
Exeter 'Change was sat mounted by the Union Flag on
the OCCA-I n. •

The neve Club Houses have becoUte the fashionable
promentde of the Ladies. The University ahtl the Union are
every day visited by crowds of fair admirers; let who, one and
all, condemn them as rather silisk. A Liall at each is talked of as
an appeaser.
The :genlbers of the Olicntal Club have taken the
house in Lower Grosvettur-street, lately occopieuby the Duke of
Wirt:tam; till a new house (the site of wihich is•oot yet fixed
upon), is ready for their reueption. •
Tile young Gentlemen edue.ited in Saint. Paurs
School, under the patronage of the Mercers Company, having
passed their Annual Public Exatnination on Monday and 'furs-
day, they were yesterday entertained at dinner at Mercers Hall
in the Poultry. upwards of eighty Citihtlernen were of the past)i,
including several high Dignataries of the-Chtltors, the Archdeacon
of Colchester, Dr. TooLsort,

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