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London, England, 1829-09-30 00:00:00

ILFORD PETTY SESSIONS, September 26.

Before 616112. lag.
Aka Ituddle aid data Pains were brought op upon an Informa-
tion, laid at the Instance of a gentleman named Foster, charging
them with hunting with &gain Epping Merest, an Sunday, the
6th instant.
Mr. Forma, in repay to the Chairman, aid that be had two
witnesses to support the chart,.
Samuel Rippendale deposed that be Was servant to Mr. Foster.
Os Sunday, the 6tb instant, between twelve and. one o'clock at
noon, he was going into the forest, when he saw two dogs follow-
ing a hare across the road ; the dogs were of the lumber breed ;
saw the defendants afterwards coming through the trees ; the dogs
yetr in fall chase; the men were walking, and about 100 yards
front the dogs; did not ate 'batmen encoure#ng the dogs; saw the
same dogs with the defendants in the streets of Walthamstow on
many previous occasions.
William Crockford corroborated the testimony given by the last
witness, and added, that he knew one of the dogs to belong to the
defendant Rudd*.
The evidence in support of the hafeentadon being concluded,
The CHAIRMAN called on the defendants for their defence.

Huddle said that, on the day In question, be and leave had
been to the Forest to gather blackberries to make a pudding ; the
dogs were with them, but so far from having set the dogs to run
down a hare, they knew nothing about it until they were made
acquainted with the circumstance by the witnesses Rippendale
and CrockfOrd.
Mr. Foster here wished to make an observation to the Bench.
The Crusasun said be could not think of hearing any remark
from the prosecutor, after the men had awned upon their defence.
Mr. Foster—l wished to call more evident*.
Cbairman—Then I cannot bear evidence after the defence has
luste entered upon. This is a strictly passel case, upon which it is
**peculiar province of this Court to proneence au opinion. The
men have no appeal from our decision, and we should therefore
adhere as closely as possible to the rules by which Courts of law
Ore regulated.
Capt. Pussy thought that Mr. Foster ought to have been asked
Rho bad closed his cue before the defendants were tailed onto
ipply to the charge.
The Comma said that Mr. Foster had, at the outset of the
ense, Informed the Court that he bad two witnesses to support the
*age. Wheo thetefurotwo witnesses were esamined. be snails.
Tully concluded that the case was ended for the prosecution, and
that the time had arrived for the defendants to reply.
• Mr. Foster said the witness which he wanted to bring foiWard
Was the constable who took the defendants, who was told by
parse's wife that the trouble her husband got into was owing to
Ruddle and his dog..
The Gannon and the other Magistrates present said. that such
evidence, at any step of the proceedings, could not be admitted by
the Court.

7-111ppendale was recalled. and in reply to the Chairman, repeated
that the defendants were upwards of one hundred yards behind the
dogs • that they were walking ; and that he did not see them en-
roarging the dogs.
laid Mr. Foster—This evidence is very different from the story you
me. Rippendaie—No, Sir; I told you exactly what I stated
his day to the Bench.
, The Chairman here interfered, and said be could not allow Mr.
Foster to follow up the line of proceeding he was adopting.
The question was then put to the vote, whether or no the de-
fendants were guilty. The majority was in their favour, and they
were discharged.
John Bait and Peter Duncan. Rags. were charged with wantonly
pnd violently assaulting Isaac King and J. W. Ward, under the fol-
bwing
6 circumstances. Only the former defendant appeared.
,From the evidence of the complainants and a gentleman named
chanan. it appeared that, between seven and eight o'clock on
Tiesday night last. King, who is a gardener in the employment of
an elderly lady residing at Laytonstone. went to see if a gate at-
tathed to a field belonging to his mistress was locked. He was
Micompanied by Ward. Upon arriving at the gate, two persons
were standing at it, who turned out to be the two defendants,
Bait and Duncan. The moment King went up to the gate be
was se zed by Mr. Duncan, who turned him round. Mr. Bait
then came up, attack him a violent blow in the face. and knocked
Min down. He asked Mr. Bait if be knew who he was striking?
he replied in the affirmative. Mr. Bait then seized him by the
collar, and tried to drag him upon his premises. He, however,
broke away, and ran to his mistress's house for the assistance of
Mr. Buchanan, a gentleman who was there on a visit. Ward was
next laid hold of by the defendants, and dragged into Mr. Bait's
stable-yard, where be was struck three several times by Mr. Bait
with a stick; he was then forced into the stable, and about to be
chained down to the ground, the chain being actually slung over
his shoulder and arm for this purpose ; but be was released by the
interference of Mr. Buchanan and King, the former having ex-
pressed himself warmly upon the outrageous conduct displayed by
Mr. Bait and Mr. Duncan, and the latter using force to drag his
companion from the hold of the defendants.
Mr.-Bait cross.examined the witness, for the purpose of showing
that it was exceedingly dark ; that Ward Was armed with a stick,
which; however. be did not use ; that the complainants concealed
themselves, which, however, they denied ; and also to show that
there was a-contention between Mrs. Berries and himself relative
to the gate in question.
The Outman said. that the only question which the Magis-
trates had to try related to the assault, and to that Mr. Bait ought
to apply himself.
Mr. Bait asked if he was not allowed to show, in justification,
that he bad committed the assault under an-apprehension that he
bad to deal with persons intending to commit a felony?
Captain Pelly— Do you mean to say that you thought the com-
plainants were there for that purpose?
Mr. Bait—upon my honour I do,
Mr. Bait went on to say, that the gate in question was defect*
his property, for the key of it was given to him when be took his
house. It was the only way he had to his coach-house-
Dr. Back, who attended as a friend of Mrs. Berries, denied the
right set up by the defendant. Mr,. Berries had held quiet pos-
session for upwards of thirty years, and her right was never ques-
tioned before. Nothing could exceed the annoyance experienced
by Mrs. Harries since the defendant had questioned her right ; her
servant' could not clip her hedges nor mow her grass without being
subject to great inconvenience and constant insults.
Mr. Bait contended that he had a right to the gate in question,
and said that, in support of that right, belted entered into proceed-
ings in the Court of Common Pleas.
Capt. Polly here banded the 9th of George the Fourth to the
Chairman.

The CHAIRMAN, after looking over the part pointed out by the
gallant Captain, said that be was glad be was able to dismiss the
ease before him without giving an opinion upon it, for by the 31st
chapter of the above Act, magistrates were prohibited from eater.
taining any question of assault arising oat of a question of disputed
property. The case was therefore dismissed.
A warrant against Francis Simmons, servant to Mr. Bait, chug•
lug him with wilfully breaking the ksc.k of the gate alluded to, was
also dismissed, upon the same grounds.
vmartrameseanoreseie

DARING ROBBERY.—Monday night last, above nine
o'clock, a rang man, about la or 20 years of age, genteelly drownd
in a dark coat lined with silk, a light waistcoat, and black hand*
kerchief, and about five feet six loches high, knocked at the door
of Mr. blagnus, situate No. 20, Prescott-street, Whitechapel,
which was opened by a female named Catherine Soloman. The
villain, on the young woman's opening the door, told her that her .
family was not at home, and at the same time aimed a most deadly
blow at her with his fut. which struck her in the face, and the
poor girl was knocked down, and remained a abort time in a state%
of insensibility. Upon her recovering from the effects of the blow,
she get up and followed the villain, who went into the parlour,
when he cut her pocket down, and stole two five shilling pieces,
two half-crown pieces, and 12 shillings, together with two bundles
of small keys, and a small box. The young woman screamed, and
another servant, who was up stairs at the time, came down, whom
the thief perceiving, made his escape with all possible speed. The
police are in search of the villain.
A very destructive fire occurred last week at Water-
lane farm, Hampstead, the property of Mr. Andrews, occasioned
by the over-heating of about ten acres of barley. placed in a barn
in too damp a state. The flames communicated to a stack of wheat,
and to the house and buildings generally, which were all coos
sinned. The damage is estimated at 5001.
ALARMING FIRE.---Yesterday morning, about six
o'clock, the inhabitants of Carborten-street and its vicinity, were
thrown into a state of extreme alarm by the discovery of afire in
the house of Mr. Leversen, corner alarm
Csrburtan and Norton-
streets, Newrood, which for some time threatened destruction to
the " Colosseum " tavern, next door, and to other premises ad-
joining. It appears that a boy, in the service of sir. Leman,
rose at six o'clock sad went into the kitchen to light a fire. He
went soon afterwards to call his master, and on his return to the
kitchen he found rho place on fire, and was obliged to retreat ars her
as he could. He alarmed his master. sad Mr. Gubutt, a lodger,
of their danger, and they left their beds and ran to the staircase
almost in a state of nudity. The flames extended with such extra-
ordinary rapidity <bat they were obliged to make the best of *heir
way to the front 'windows A ladder was .procured by mime la,-
bourets wbowera oo the spot ;.and Mr. Leverson, who is &ever*
scorched by the flames, happily 'seeped after rescuing two infaot
Children from the most imminent peril. The lodgers all effecied
their escape ; but ,the clothes, and all the.propersy In alit hiallisg,
were destroyed. By thessertioos of the firenirn the illonsouseese
prevented from extending further; but the premise,s were com-
.pletely gutted.