Star.
London, England, 1817-08-06 00:00:00

WARWICK ASSIZE% MONDAY, AUGUST 4.

The commission was opened here on Saturday last.
This day, Mr. Justice BAYLRY sat at Nisi Priw by 9
o'clock. Mr. Justice Houton), on the Crown side,
addressed the Grand Jury (Sir CHARLES MoRDAUNT,
foreman) at 12. The calendar contains no less than
109 prisoners; the greater number is for burglaries
and tbeft‘ There are near 20 for forgeries on the
Bank of England, against all of whom true bills have
been found; one is tor rape, and one for murder.
William.gio, aged 11, pleaded guilty to the bur.
glary and theft of a watch charged against him. lie
was persuaded to withdraw that plea; but the Jory,
after a hill investigation of the evidence, found him
guilty. They recommended him to mercy on account
of his youth.
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Plarbe Coal wa• convicted of giving a counterfeit
shilling, knowing it to be counterfeit, in payment of
a pound of butter.

NISI PRIUS.
ALLEN V. HACKNEY AND HANCOX.

This was an action for trespass and assault. Hack-
ney is a sheriff's officer, and Hancos. who offered no
&fence, is his follower. They had a warrant to ap-
prehend Pritchard Smith, an attorney, in Birming-
ham, for debt; they had great difficulty in finding
him, and hearing that he frequented the house of the
plaintiff, Mr. Allen, at Birmingham heath, they came
to search for him. On the
.I.9th of November. be.
tween seven and eight in the morning, a loud noise
was heard both at the front and back-door of Mr.
Allen's hcuse. The servant-maid, together with her
father, then in the house visiting her, went to the door.
Hackney and Haucoa asked if dr. Smith was not
there They answered that lie was not. However,
they entered, and insisted upon going up stairs, which
was refused. The girl ran up to. tell he master, who
immediately came down, and said they should not go
op stairs. Hancox, however, proceeded, when Mr.
Allen laid hold of the skirt of his coat. Hackney
took hold of Allen by the collar, and shook his fist in
his face. They then went up stairs, lot,ked into Mr.
Alien's bed-room, where Mis. Allen, who is blind,
was dressing, and into Miss Allen's bed-room, who
had just lift it. They saw that Mr. Smith was not in
the house, and they departed.
Serjeapt V.tivailmi said, that this was an outrage-:
ous violation of civil liberty. a gross oppression mle*
the colour qf law, which The Jury, as the guardians
of civil rights, were booed on that account to air*
with the greatest severity. He did not like the ell-
pression, vindiaive damages ; but they were called
upon to award such damages as would be a suitable
punishment to the defendants for their violation of the
law, and their intrusion into an Englishman's castle ;
and at the same time be some compensation to the
plaintiff for the insult, oppression, and wrong which
he bad sustained.

Mr. CLARKR, on the other side, submitted to the
Jury that no violence or wrong had been committed.
Had the defendants found Mr. Smith, they could not
be blamed. They had not, indeed, found him ; wile.
then he had been conveyed out through a window,
or otherwise concealed, he knew not ; but his having
been often in the house was warrant sufficient for their
inquiring for him there. The plaintiff must have
verdict, but they would, he hoped, allow no damages.
The Juno stated, that the trespass and assault wen•
very slight indeed, and that the Jury should recollect
that the defendant would have to pay the costs of
this action, which of themselves would be equal to
considerable damages.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Is.
The A/961.—A very sensible verdict indeed.
WOODWARD D. PRESTON.

The plaintiff in this action is a brickmaker, and
brought this action to recover 415. being the balance
of the price of 47,400 bricks, made by him at Bs. the
thousand. The defence was: Ist, that Allcock, the
proprietor of the ground, and not Preston, his tenant,
was liable. and 2d, that the bricks were si bad that
no use could be made of them. .
Wood Ward (the plaintiff's san. called by die plan
tiff) said, that the bricks were made in a chimp; an
that therefore they were not quite well burst. ..'l'l
defendant bad built some houses with part of th
bricks, and had paid witness's father the part of the
account which had been paid.
Mr. Allcock (called by the defendant) said, that
the bricks were tnade on his ground and trying or-
der- The money Preston paid was admitted by hies
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