Star.
London, England, 1827-04-02 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HORSHAM, Miami SO.
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AS D LA WINTON.

Mr. ANDREWS opened the case, and read the indict-
inent,. which charged the defendants with keeping a
brothel, at Brighton. Mr. Sergeant Tenni stated the
case, and called
Mr. Barrow, ;who stated that he was a solicitor, and
lived at VA on the New Steyne, which was his own
freehold. In the month of July, last year. No. 24 was
to be let; it belongs to a Gentleman living on the
Grand Parade; the windows in front of the houses on
the New Steyne are bow windnws. On Sunday, the
30th of July, the defendants took up their residence at
Ne. 114. They came in a can iage and four, and were
attended by a male and female servant.-The defendants
had not been in the house half an hour, before they
cline out upon the drawing-room ba'cony, and waved
their handkerchiefs to wont Gentlemen a ho were walk-
ing 'on the Marina Parade. The Gentlemen made a
sip or recognition, and the Ladies went down and pa-
faded with them. Does not know who those Gentle-
men wire. A Mr: and Mrs. Nsirire were on a visit at
hisisouse. at the tim,.. ffa,bad also a young man in
histsOuse, to whi en he was guardian; he sent him away,
foe fear he should be contaminated. Mr. and Mrs.
Nairn quitted at the time they had fixed; they were
to have returned, but did not. In consequence of the
coedect of the defendants becoming worse and worse
every day, he set up to watch them of nights; he found
that generally after a Gentleman had entered, a bell
rang, which, from observation, lie found was a notice to
the servant that she was to get the bedchamber ready.
He had seen, ftom his garden, men and women go up
into the bed-rooms; and, in some instances, in which
the curtains were undraan, and the candle placed in a
particular situation, so as to enable him to see into the
tooms, he had seen acts of gloss indelicacy on the parts
sf both the men and the wom-n. (The witness patticu-
larised them.) The men slimily alter thus retiring,
used to leave the house. liar repeatedly seen the
defendants go after men, and bring them into the house.
On one occasion, two Gentlemen came, and went
down the area, and returned, one carrying in his
atms one of the female servants. He went in
the direction of the parade. The other Gentleman fol-
lowed, arm in arm with another servant. The nuisance
was so great, that Mrs. 13. was obliged to live in the YORK, Passes SO.
back of the house. Remembers on the evening of the TRIAL or A caatewatteta eon MALICIOUS attOOTINI
17th of September, seeing the defendant, Forrest, sitting Francis Lodge was charged with malicious shooting.
at an open window, in front of the_Steyne. A Gentle- Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case on the part of the
man passed' by, she called to him, and asked him to prosecution. Tne prisoner had Been employed as a
come in, observing that she was all alone; he did go in; watch in the woods of Mr. Beaumont, and was charged
heard the Gentleman ask when she would quit the a ith shooting Wm. Peace, of Lepton, with intent to
house, and heard her reply she did not know; she meant kill, wound, or do him same grievous bodily harm.
to stop to annoy her neighbours: the nuisance still con- William Peace, the first witness, deposed, that on
tinning, he on the 7th of September put up a placard the Ilth of November, about half-past twelve o'clock
in his window, with the words " Beware oldie Brothel, at night, he went to get game, with six other persons.
No. 21, New-steyne." Repeatedly told Gentlemen One of the pasty, Thomas Stringer, had a gun. They
svhom he saw going into the house what sort of place it went into Mr. Beaumont's grounds, and it was agreed
was. After the bill was put up, four Gentlemen called that they should run away if they met any of the keepers.
on him; and in consequence of what they promised on After they had shot a bird, they heard the voices of
the part of the defendants, betook the placard down. On men and dogs; the latter were slipped at them ; the
the 10th September,thedefendants,after being about two witness ran away, and his companions also ran off. As
days from their house returned, and Langston, who was he was running, and just as he had got into 'Fe bridle
accompanied by a Gentleman, whom witness believes to road, Francis Lodge fired at him; nothing was said to
he ah Officer in the Army, said to witness, " Where is any of the party; it was a moonlight night ; he saw
your d—d old wile? You see we are not gone yet." the gun at the prisoner's shoulder ; witness cried," Oh,
Forrest and another -Gentleman were within hearing. lads, I am shot !" he then ran twenty yards, and cried
Forrest afterwards used the grossest epithets towards out, "I can run no further ;" one of the keepers then
calling him a woman-hater, and a He told came up, and snuck him with a stick ; witness fell
her she had better pull the blinds down in future, to down ; when Lodge called out, "Stringer, we have
which she replied, it must have been fine amusement for thee now;" one of the keepers said, " stay with him;'
you. Forrest then went away, and witness, after a time, another said, he'll stay of himself ;* witness asked them
asked Mrs. Langston,. where her companion, Mrs. For- to take him to a doctor? and they said, "we have
rest. alias Fauntleroy, had gone? she did not answer, nothing to do with doetots; he was left four hours;
bat went in doom On Tuesday, the 12th of Septbmber they then returned, and tcpir him to a house called the
lie went before Gen. Simson and Mr. Milford, and pre- Dog Kennel ; it was not till two hours after that any
pared a complaint against the defendants for keeping a surgeon came to him.
brothel. The Magistrates granted a summons and Ss- Witness, on his cross•examination, said they were'
ed the hearing for Thursday.hut on the evening previous about two or three hunched yards from Whitley
to 'ha day, defendants left the. tOwn in the same style, Hall alfen they were seen by the keepers. Is quite
and seconsFinied as they were onentering it. After bis sore it was Lodge .that fired. They had only tired
interview with the Magistrates betook down the placard, once before the keepers came. Stringer had net

This was a civil action to recover daniA,ec against
the same defendants, and for the same assault and
trespass.
Tim evidence was the, same as before, with the excep-
tion, that it did not appear that Mr. gien had done any
act amounting to an assault, and the Jury theref4e ac-
quitted him, but found a verdict again,t the other de-
tendapts, with damage. one shilling.