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London, England, 1815-07-25 00:00:00

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at the time of the stoppage of one of die Banks at
Stamford, alluded to the responsibility of the other,
by observiug in the public news-room, and in the pre-
sence of many others, amongst whom were the Rev.
Mr. Aliay, Dr. Arnold, and Mr. Thompson an At.
torney, that although there appeared at Johnson and
Eaton's Bank several bundles of bank-notes, it did'
not follow that they were really so; and if so, they
might be notes of a minor amount, although there
appeared on the outside exhibited to view one of £5O,
one of OA and one of tE HO. These remarks being
retailed to Mr. Eaton by some officious person pre-
sent, induced the defendant sonic weeks after, on a
market-day, to address the plaintiff tints, and commit
the assault complained of ;-46 Parson Boulton, if
you don't contradict that lie which you told against
the bank, in the presence of every one here, I will
pull you off your horse, and pull your nosh." The
pl iiiniff replied, that he had not said any thing he
was ashataed of; that he would make no apolfogy,
for none was necessary. On which the defendant
sprung forward, struck him, and tore off the flap at
his coat. The Rev. Mr. Lucas, Mr. Henson and
others interposed, and recommended the plaintiff to
ride away, which he did. Verdict—Guilty.

SARUM ASSIZES.
REX V LAWES, CLERIC.
This was an indictment that was tried at the Sa.
fUR) Assizes, against the defendant, who is master of
the Free Grammar School, Matlborntigh, for striking
one 01 Ins pupils, nained Brice, a blow on the head
with his knuckles. After a trial of some length, the
Jury found the defendant guilty ; but vxpressed their
.opinican to the Judge that no injury was intended by
the defendant, but that they thought the mode of pu-
nisipeut was an improrer orie.

EXETk:Et ASsIZES, JULY 2%

TUX KING V. EVANS AND wire.

Mr. Selina—it LIENS stated this to be an indictment
.preferred against the defendants for having inoculated
and exposed in public an infant, their child, at a vil-
lage in this county, while it bad an infecting disease,
called the small pox ; but it not appearing in evidence
that the child was so exposed as to endanger any of
-his Majesty's subjects by infection,
Mr. Justice CIE/IMBUE said this was the most ab-
surd indictment be ever saw brought into a Court of
Justice; for the defendants had only inoculated their
infant in their own dwelling-house, which they had a
right to do if they thought tit, in preference to vacci.
nation : there was no pretence for an indictment for
it. Those who first introduced inoculation, were
great benetactors of mankind. Of late years, the ge.
'sera opinion was :Duch in favour of vaccination ;
but, in this matter, the parents of infants had a right
to judge for themselves, whether they would adopt
vaccination, or pursue the old mode of inoculation ?
Mt. Serjeant Pau. said, this prosecution was insti-
tuted and pursued upon motives the most repreben-
sible.—The defendants were instantly acquitted.
Mr. Justice DA Walt having finished on the Crown
Bar, proceeded to the Guildhall yesterday, when the
following case WAS tried:
THU KIND V. GORHAM.

This was an indictment preferred at a prior Ses-
sions. against Captain Gotham, for an assault on Jo-
seph I). Bassett, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices
of the County of Devon, who was met by the de-
fendant in Castle•street. Exeter, and where the de-

fentlant. without provocatii.n, gave him several strims
with a horsewhip. The witnesses on the part of tlib
prosecution fully proved the aisault, consequently the
defendant was found Guilty.—Sentence to be passed
in the Court of King's Bench.
Tueaday J..hts Juiah Chishilm, who was found
guilty at last Lateter Lent Assizes of forgery. hut whose
case was respite(' for the ()pillion of the twelve Judges,
received sentence of ckath, the objection tact by bus
CoUnsel on a point of law being overruled.
NAVAL. COURTS MARCIAL

. ,
A Court Martial was assembled at Portsmouth on 1,
Friday, to inquire into the (dose of the loss of his
Majesty's ship Penelope, on her passage to Quebec ;
when the Coi:rt, upon the evidence adduced, decided
that her loss was occasioned pr incipally by the state
'of the weather and the set of the current : that-Mr.
!HORN BR, the Master, was not sufficiently attentive to
the situation of the ship a short time previous to her
'running ashore, and did adjudge him to be placed at
the bottom of the •list ; that due attention was not
'paid by Captain GALLOWAY and the First Lieutenant
of the ship to the safety •of the ship's company, by
niacin neglecting to make proper arrangements for
'getting them on shone; and that great blame was
therefore also imputable to die said Captain GALLO-
WAY and the First Lieutenant. The Court thereupon
adjudged Captain CiaLiowav, in consideration of his
having been afflicted with the rheumatism, to be only
reprinlanded, and Lieutenant B. Hoore.it to be se-
verely reprimanded : that no blame was imputed to
the other officers and ship's company, except Witt-
, YEn HOWELL, .who for drunkenness, disobedience of
' orders, mutiny, and desertion, was sentenced to re-
' ceiVe 500 lashes.
ROBERT Cox, a seaman of the Acasta, was also
tried fat deserting to the enemy, on the 13th of May,
.1813, with the cutter, when employed on the coast
mof America, and for encouraging. the other part of
the boat's crew to give way, cheering them up him.
self. The charges being fully proved, the Court ad-
judged him to suffer death on board such of his Ma-
jesty's ships as the Commissioners for executing the
• office of the Lbrd High Admiral may direct.
Lieutenant C. H. JAY, a passenger on board his
Majesty's schooner Grecian, from the West Indies,
twas also tried on charges preferred by. Lieut. DWYER,
her Commander, for having, on Sunday, June 18,
appeared in a dress on her quarter-deck unbecoming
an officer or gentleman, and having, when requested
to.change his dress, and not disgrace his Majesty's
quarter-deck, refused to do so, swearing he would
be damned he did, and would make Lieutenant
DWYER, the Commander, know he Was his superior
officer, tending thereby to lessen him in die eyes of
the Officers and ship's company; having, on Sun-
day, the V.sth, hove a wad, or wads, forward and
backward the quarter-deck of the said schooner, by
which meanrone of the wads wail hove down into the
&bon ; and having, on his inquiring who could be
guilty of such conduct. auswered through the sky-
light into the cabin, he would wring the nose out of
.his face, such. conduct being contrary ats good order,
discipline, subordination. sir regulation, and tending
to excite mutiny and disrespect trom the cre.wto their
Officer. The Court was of opinion that tilt charges