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London, England, 1826-07-19 00:00:00

James Booth was capitallyind.ced for haying. a

the 3d of April last, assaulted James Harrison, at
Charlesworth, in this county, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily injury.
James Harrison deposed, that, on the night of the Sd
of April, be attended a Benefit Club, at a public-house
in Charlesworth, having the sign of the " Gray Mare."
On his way home, about ten o'clock, he was attacked
by Booth, who cut him in the left cheek and hand wish
• clasp knife. He had had no quarrel with the prisoner
on that night, or at any other time.
Three persons, the companions of the prosecutor, con.
firmed his testimony, and the surgeon deposed to the
nature of the wounds, which be by no means considered
of a dangerous nature.
Mr. BALOUT, for the defence, called some witnesses,
who distiuctly negatived the absence of provocation,
and who all positively swore that the prisoner was at-
tacked three several times, and that stones and clods were
thrown at him, before the prisoner attacked Harrison.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character.
The' Loan Cann &SON recapitulated the evidence, sad the
. Jury found the prisoner, generally, Guilty.

ant Lamm onsEmr, RAM, -v. cal my. MIL cows'.
This was an action of tweet, brought by the present
Uligh Sheriff of this county, eguluse the diefendult, who
is a Clergyman residing in. this neighbourhood, to re-
cover a " vermin trap," value two shelling,.
It was admitted by counsel on-both -sides, that such
an action had much better not be brought. Bad feelings
existed between the parties on account of tithes, which
each equally regretted. The trap seemed to catch the
Rev. defendant, and he would have to pay heavy costs.
The Loan Cisme JUSTICS charged the Jury, that they
must find a verdict for the plaintiff, he having twice
demanded the trap as his property, and the trap having
been set by him for lawful purpo,es.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages. Two Shillings.
STAFFORD, Just' 17.
risk APOTHECARIES' COMPANY O. PURNYROUOII.
Thii was an action brought by the Apothecaries
Company against the defendant, to recover the penalties
under the Act of 55th George 111. for practising as an
apothecary, without having been regularly apprenticed
or examined, and admitted by the incorporated plaintiffs.
Mr.W. E. TAUNTON stated the case to the Jury. In
this case I am Counsel for the plaintiffs, who are tke
Company of the Apothecaries in London ; and though
they institute the present action to recover a great many
penalties, when I have proved the case which it will be
niyduty to establish, I shall be satisfied, on the part of my
clients, with only taking cline, which is to the amount
of 201. This action is brUught against the defendant
under an Act passed so recently as the 55th year , f his
late Majesty's reign, which renders liable to a penalty
of 2)1. any Gentleman who practises as an apothecary,
without having the certificate which the Act makes ne-
cessary for all apothecaries, excepting such persons as
have been in practice before the Ist August, 1815.
Elizabeth Fez—l am the wife of William Fox. He
lives at Hadley End, near Foxall, in this County. I
recollect the defendant attending me in 1817 and 18.18.
lAll the family was ill. (A bill was then shown the
witness, and she identified it as a bill that she had re-
ceived from the defendant). He attended me for a
breaking out.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jeans—The breaking out soap the itch.
I have not got It still. He did not cure me ; but I was obliged to
get the assistance of another Gentleman, who did sure me. Ido
not expect that I shall not-have to pay him if he be cast in this
action—The bill was here put in and read.
John Thompson also proved that he had employed the de-
fendant within' the time speciffhd by the last witness.
Jenny Hall said, she knew the defendant well, and'
believed the bill presented to her were all in his hand-
writing. They were for professional attendance in the
years 1822 and 1823. There was nothing mentioned
in them about a partnership with any person.
George Hickley, a schoolmaster, proved, that the de-
fendant was a pupil of his for about four years, and
paid 4d. or 6d. a week. At that time he followed his
father's plough. Witness did not tench him Latin, but
only the matter of accounts. He was obliged to admit,
in his cross-examination, that when the defendant left
him,' he went to a boarding school, at Deveridge, in
this county.

11r. Heap, a druggist, of Wolverhampton, proved, that the de-
fendant lived with him merely as an assistant, from 1810 to 1814.
On cross.examinatioa
,he,aalmitted that the defendant had always
the best opportunities of improving his qualifications to become a
regular apothecary.
William Gaunt, as spotheeltry, then gave some evidence against
the defendant.

Several other witnowes, were then called, to prove that the de-
fendant had practised ac au apothecary, and that he could have no
legal ground for so dd» :
Mr.Jaavta thia a eUed the .Turrfor the defendant,
and called a numberbf witnesses, who proved that the
defendant had practised for some time with much credit
to himself previous to the passing of the Act; also, that
he had been a partner of a regular practitioner previous
to the same period; and several of them swore that Mr.
Gaunt, a witness for the plaintiffs, could not be believed
on his oath.

Mr. TAMPION eloquently replied.
Mr. Justice Buseouots charged the Jury; and, after.retiring for
a short time, they found for the defendant.
The verdict was received with partial applause.

GUILDFORD, JuLT 17.

This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Mayor and Al-
dermen of the Corporation of Guildford, and a number
of County Magistrates and other Gentlemen, met at the
White Hart Inn, where they partook of an elegant
breakfast, and then went in procession to meet the
Judges of Assize. The Mayor and three eldest Alder-
men went in a carriage drawn by four beautiful grey
horses, and the whole set out, as on similar occasions,
had a very imposing appearance. The procession met
Mr. Justice Holroyd about a mile from Guildford,
where he got into the Sheriff's carriage, and was accom
IPanied by the procession into the town. The Judge
immediately after opened the Commission, and then
went to his residence in Quane's-street, where he robed.
The Mayor and Corporation afterwards waited on
his Lordship, and accompanied him to Church in the
parish of Holy Trinity, where a sermon was preached
by the Sheriff's Chaplain. There are 142 prisoners iu
the Calendar, and more expected. The Judge will go
into Court to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, and .pro-
ceed to business. The town is full of genteel company.

Last evening the Duchess of Keen and the Princess
noxious honoured the Italian Opera with their presence.
In the Insolvent Debtors Court yesterday, Jonas
Mitchell, a Yorkshire de.iler, residing at Halifax, was
remanded for ten months, for a fraudulent transfer of
his property. Tue Insolvent, by his own confession,
returned from the Hulks in 1820.

FlRR.—About ten o'clock on Monday night a fire
broke out iu the premises of Mrs. Sillitoe, horse hair-
manufacturer, in No. 34. White-street, Borough, which,
but for the timely assistance of the neighbours, and the
speedy arrival of the firemen, would most likely have
destroyed the whole neighbourhood. Fortunately, how-
ever. the fire w.►s confined to Mrs Sillitoe's house, the
greatest part of which and the furniture is destroyed.
Chichester was on Tuesday sentright a scene of great
confusion, owing to the silly freak of two young Mili-
tary Officers parading the streets in female attire. Their
disguise being discovered, they were so toughly handled
as to be obliged to be escorted to their barracks under
the protection of constables.
The late Mr. FARQUHAR was a native of Aberdeen,
and in the event of there being no particular destination,
has left several nephews and nieces, who will fall heirs
to his immense fortune. Two nephews and two nieces,
children of his sister, Mrs. MORTIMZR, who was wife of
the late Mr. WM. MoRTIMIR, merchant, in Aberdeen.
One of these, Mr. Gamine Moartuatt, is a merchant in
London; the other, Mr. Icons MORTIMER, and his
sisters, reside in that neighbourhood. On being informed
of Mr. FARQUINAR'S death, they have set of for the
metropolis. Other two nephews, of the name of FRASER,
one of them resident in London, iina their sister, Lady
Potts, are, we believe, alive to claim their shoo of the
property.

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MANCHESTER. IDLY is.
Yesterday, the prisoners wbo were apprehetided on
Saturday night, at Middleton, were brought up for ex-
amination at the New Bailey. Their names were,
Robes t Suggett, James Sampson, Peter Nay ler, Willi am.
Smith, Jervis Nayler, and William Paton. They all
admitted having gone with the rioters from here —to
Middleton, but all at the same time said they were
compelled to go through threats. The two first were
committed to the Sessions; and the others, who were
mere lads, were ordered to find sureties to keep the peace.
Last night there was no meeting in this town. TL,ere
was, we believe, a mob assemblage of persons in the
morning on TAnd-le-Hills, near Middleton ; and some
reports were circulated last night of meetings at Stock-
port and Ashton, but we have not been able to trace
them to any authentic source, and we do not believe
they have any foundation.
Since Saturday night nothing of a serious nature
ha. occurred relative to popular movements. Ye►-
terday and t 1-day there have been groupes of people
in the streets contiguous to the New-cross and Oldham
Road, but their conduct has been quite peaceable.
think their night march upon Middleton will have given
them enough of campaigning. The attempt was puelile
and dh s, icable, merely a hungry mob going for th to
plunder for bread. It is lamentable thit men should
be itadured by extreme necessity to seek such a cour e
of relief.

MIDDLKTON, Jeri, 17.
Since the retreat If the mob on Saturday night,
nothing has been beard about them here: doubtless
they have dispersed and returned.. to their homes, th le
to. contemplate the folly of their enterprise, old
the danger of listening- to unlawful coun,el. Those
wl o were made prisoners will be examined to•day
at the New Bailey, and if in time for the coach,
I will give you the result. I can almost guess
what sort of ah affair will be made out of it, though the
enterprise In itself was rash and hopeless, if undertaken
in hopes of raising the people here—if solely for
the sake of provisions it was foolish, Manchester ssould
have been a better place. Six prisoners have been taken,
but they are all Manchester men, and the Middleton
people are not in the least implicated in the affair. On
Saturday night last, there was another Meeting, which
was addressed by several persons, who excited the peo-
ple, as usual, to take up arms, and to endeavour to
redress their wrongs by their o*n means. These
speeches took effect; it was then deliberated whether
they should march to Ashton, Oldham, or Middle-
ton, and finally, the latter place 'was agreed npoil:
—They accordingly marched, and the route was taken
through several back streets, and over St. George's-
fields until they fell in with the highway leading to
Middleton, which they traversed without interruption,
until they arrived at their destination. Meantime, the
Magistrates and police, with a troop of the Queeo's
Bays, proceeded to the place where the Meeting had
been he'd, but the people had quitted it a considerable
time' before, and must have been then far on their way.
The Magistrates and their par. y, however, followed at
a quick pace, and artived at Middleton just as the
rioters was dtawn up in the tn9rket-place. Omar two
stragglers were at that time scouted, but the main
body gave a sudden wheel to the kft, and retreated
across some fields into the old Manchester-road, by
which they escaped.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

IPSWICH RACES, RACES, JULY 1R

For lds Majesty's Purse of 100 Grilles..
Colonel Wilson's br. h. ()scar, 6 yrs . .
Mr. Heathcoate's ch. e. Nigel, 4 yrs .
Lord Jersey's b. h. Ariel. 4 yrs . .
Lord Duswicb's br. f. Rigmarole. 4 yrs .
Mr. Pedgrift's b. b. Tristram. 6 yrs . . dr •
Tristram draws idler coming in first—no empedtioo for first heat.

4 1 1
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3 S dr
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FIFESHIRE YEOMANRY RACES. Jour It.
A Purse of 15 secs. given by the °Seers of the Regiment, added to
a Subieription by the Owners of the Horses of one soy. each, for
bones not thorough bred and bred in Fite. One mile and a &wenn.
Mr. Thomas Honeyman's (Capt. W. Melville's troop) hr. h. Creep-
ing Charlie, 4 yrs
Mr. Gulland's (Capt. Lord Bruce's troop) g. m. Isabella, 4. yrs
Mr. Gikhtist's (Capt. W. Melville's troop) g. m. Bob Logic, aged.
Mr. Glass's (Capt. Bruce's troop) b. It. Donald, g yrs. •
Mr. R. Wilson's (Capt. Douglas's troop) br. h. Chatlie o'er the
Lea,3 yrs.
Mr. Goftun's (Capt. Lord Bruce's troop) g. tut. Pair Helen, S yes.
Creeping Charlie won both beats. During the saved, lobelia
ran against one of the posts, and received considerable injury.
A Silver Cup, the gift of the Commanding Officer.
Mr. Juba Morris's (Captain Lord Bruce's troop) b. h. Druid.
Mr. James Thomson's (Stratbeden troop) ch. m. Louisa.
Mr. Thomas Honeyrnan's (Captain W. Alelvilie's troop) br. h.
Rough Robin. This hawse being rode by his owner, carried
111 b. extra weight.
Louisa came in first in the drat beat but the rider having die.
mounted too soon, was judged to have bet. Druid same In second
and having won also the second best, was declared the winner.

SAILING MATCH.
At Hammermsith, en Monday afternoon, there was a sailing
match, from a vessel stationed in litre. wish the New Bridge to Kew
Bridge, and back again. There were five sailing vessels started.e—
The prizes were guduated—the first boat being enthled to ,C 5, the
second to £4, and so on. The vessels belonged to Fishermen and
Waternsen, and thus the prises were 111111C111111104 to prOSMIN*
skill, sad to reward the industry of hard working men. As may
be supposed, the match excited a good deal of interest and atsentlsr•
The Hammersmith Malls were crowdedly attended, and an
im-
manse onashst of hosts, with companies, were on the water.—
Amongst the 4Medogiellel epeeneees was the Duke of finmet, at
whet ho Sims his" Sarakierg Best," a smell residence, neat door se
the Dom Tavern, en Heminseemitis Mall. The first prim was
woo, and narrowly, by William White, of Chiswick.