Star.
London, England, 1811-04-04 00:00:00

CIiERKENIVELL SESSIONS,.

Yesterday John Stewart was indicted for assaulting
James White. It appeared the prosecutor was in the
Service of a cow.keeper at Stepney Marsh, and the
defendant was a bricklayer in the same place. On the
18th of March last, the prosecutor saw the defendant
beating most unmercifully two of his master's cows ;
he went to him, and asked him why he beat them
He replied by abusing the prosecutor, and said, since
the cows had escaped, he would have revenge on the
prosecutor, and beat him in a dreadful manner. This
statement was confirmed by two witnesses.—Tbe de-
fendant, in his defence, stated, that the cows had tres-
passed on a field of his, and he was driving them to
the pound when he met the prosecutor, who prevented
him.—The Jury found him guilty, and the Cusra-
, MAN sentenced him to pay a fine of £2O.

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THE ARMY.

COURT-MARTIAL—SECOND DAY.
CHELSZAT aerie 2.
. The Court having assembled, Captain Langton
begged permission to make some addition to his evi-
dence of yesterday, respecting the occurrence at Chel-
tenham on the 11th of October.
The Court assented ; and
Captain Langton said, that having stated yester-
day his not having heard any thing further from Ma-
jor Northey at seven o'clock that evening, and in
consequence also of an alarming account he received
of the illness of one of his family, he had taken his
place in the Bath coach ; be wished farther to add,
that before he took this step he waited upon Sir John
Sherwood, who strongly recommended him to go'
away on account of the letter he had just received._
Early on the morning of the 12th he again waited on
Sir John Sherwood, and told him of the new circum-
stances which had taken place on the preceding eve-
ning, and sheaved him the letter he had received ; in
consequence of which Sir John Sherwood still re:l
commended him to leave Cheltenham ; and he left at
the bar of the boarding-house where he lodged, a pa.
per, referring any person who doubted the motive of
his departure to Sir John Sherwood.
Captain Northey Hopkins examined by the prose-
cutor, stated, that he knew Major Northey, and ac-
companied him to Sheldon's Hotel on the evening of
the 11th of October, where he saw Captain Langton,
and heard Major Northey call him " a viinen antra'
scoundrel," and afterwards " a coward ;" the Major'
said Captain Langton had traduced his character,
and called him a coward a second time.
Major Northey declined putting any question to
the witne-A.
Captain Langton was then examined by Major
Spicer, a Member of the Court.
Q. You stated in your evidence yesterday, that ,1
you had no recollection of having, at a party af La-
dy Abdy's, represented any interference of yours as
the cause of breaking off Major Northey'sprarilage ;
does your recollection now serve you, whillier you
did make use of such expressiohs, at any time, and
at any party, at Lady Abdy's ?—A. I have no re.
collection whatever of my being at a party at -Lady
Ahdy's ; I used to visit at her Ladyship's house
sometimes in the mornings ; and one evening I recol-
lect calling on the family to go to the play with them,
but ne conversation whatever occurred respecting Ma-
jor Northey.
Q. Did you at any time, at Lady Abdy's, speak
in most disrespectful terms of Major Northey i—A.
Being on friendly terms with Lady Abdy and her
family, I have on more occasions than one made
mention of the facts within my knowledge concern-
ing Major Noithey.
Major Spicer—" That is no answer to my ques-
tion. You state these occurrences as facts ; the Board
of Inquii y found they were not facts. I wish to know
whetlar Captain Langton did not speak most disre-
pecrfully of Major Northey subsequent to the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Inquiry ?
Captain Langton begged permission of the Couit
to read the sentence of the Board of Inquiry.
The Judge Advocate said, he must object to its
being read, as there was no proof of the authenticity ,
of the paper ; on which account it could not be prti-
duced as evidence, or be put upon the minutes, un-'
less both parties admitted it to be a true copy of the
determination of the Beard of Inquiry. He thought
1 thew' questions were of a most delicate nature. Toe
. Colin was nut to enquire into the facts before this
i
' Board •ird i f Inquiry ; at the same time, be saw no ob-
jection
•
to the judgment of the Board being read, if
the parties admittad it to be a true copy. With Iv-
-1 gard to the question itself, he telt considerable diiii-
I culty. The Court was not to enquire into the cir-
cumstances of the disrespectful terms used, and the
i wialess could not be expected to draw the nice dis-1
tinction between matter of fact and matter of opiniaii. 1
Major Spicer observed, the object of his questian I
went to the conduct of Captain Langton, subsequent
to the opinion of the Board of Inquiry having bee*
delivered. If Major Northey had called him out for.
something which had occurred after the proceedings.l
of the Board, Captain Langton having persisted in 1
abusing him in public and private parties at Cheltenal
barn, and still persisting in abusing hint every where
he went, in his opinion it would make a very great
distinction from the charge then before the Court.
The Judge Advocate intimated the propriety of
clearing the Court, and strangers, on of dered to
withdraw. ..i.
c. : .
Oa our re-admission, we un4mtand that the opi-1
nion of the Board of Inquiry was allowed to be en-
tired on the minutes.
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