Star.
London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 8.

SEVP.ItITY OF. CItASTIS)MENT /N* A SCHOOL.
William Deacon was indkted for wantonly assault-
lag Henry Loftus. This case occupied a consider-
able portion of the time of the Court, and the facts,
as &tailed in evidence, were shortly as follow :
Henry Loftus, a boy, aged 13, stated, that his pa.
tents were both dead. fie went to the defendant's
school under the direction of Lady Aflkek, who was
his patroness and guardian ; he went one day to school
without his grammar, and being afraid to tell his
master so, one of the other boys did, on which the
master gave him permission to go home for it, in-
stead of doing which he went off to the house of a
Mr. Tow, in Kentish Town, where he remained some
time. On returning to the school for his books on
the 16th of February, he was severely flogged by
the defendant, who keeps an academy at the west'
end of the town, and he was so much hurt that he
could not pull up his trowsers. He then went to Mr.
'heir's chambers, in the Temple, gnd complained to
him of the brutul conduct of his teacher.
The boy then underwent a long cross-examination
by Mr. ALLAY, and by that left no doubt on the
*sill of the Court and audience of his being a de-
praved youth.
Mr. Tzw next stated, that his wife was a relation
of the boy% parents, and he considered himself the
oaly person who had any interest in' the fate of this
boy. On the day in question the boy was extremely
ill, and complained of being much hurt by the treat;
inent of the defendant. Witness took down his trow-
,ers, and found his body much inflamed. The boy
it of a very delicate constitution. Witness preferred
this indictment on account of the defendant's brutal
conduct. Did *it use any u'ndue severity towards
him when apprehended.
• Cross-exanthted.—The defendant wad apprehended
in school hours.
Mr. Acts; for the defendant, contend:A that a
more malicicos and scandalous prosecution had never
been before any Court. Eftry thing had been done
to ruin the defendant's character, who had an Aca-
demi attended by 150 hosts at least, and whose con-
duct was in the highest degree satisfactory to every
parent. The Learned Counsel, in the most forcible
terms reprehended the conduct of Mr. Tew, and the
gross impropriety of which he was guilty, in appre-
hending the defendant during school hours. Though
be knew no Magistrate attended till the evening, and
that the defends:asst.-hoof was' shut at frve, he chose
nevertheless to take him a prisoner at three, in pee-

senrc of his sell t .rs, from no other motive than that
ef bringing him into public disgrace. lie did so,
notwithstanding the advice and request of the Con-
stable, who, on that occasion, evinced a degree of
humanity which did him honour. The Learned Gen-
tkman concluded, after making some ohservations on
the necessity of rigid discipline in schooli, by calling
the witnesses for the defence.
Lady Affieck stated, that the boy was-tbe child of
two of her servants, who were dead. The father had
been her slave, but she gave him his liberty. flaying
promised to them that she would take case of the boy,
she did so, and put hiM to the defendant's school, af-
ter inquiring into his character. Every person gave
the defendant a most admirable character. The boy
had run off several times, and was addicted to play-
ing truant. She seat her servants after him, and was
about to publish haad-billi, when she learnt he was
in Mr. Tew's house. She sent a note to the master,
desiring him to flog the boy, and to tell him that the
flogging was inflicted at her request. She was much
named at the conduct of Mr. Tew, for he had spoiled
the boy. The boy has some money, the interest of
which is £l6 a-year. She kept him, free of all ex-
pense, and allowed this to accumulate for his bitnefit.
Thomas Moore, a servant of Lady Afflexk's, re-
collected the boy's trunk being taken away, and or-
dered to be conveyed to the Temple. The boy had
acted like a truant, and very improperly.
Wm. Smith, usher of the defendant's school, said
he thonOt the punishment by far too lenient, and that
the boy had deserved ten times as much.
Mr. ALLEY said, he could call a number of the
boys in the school to corroborate Ms. Smith's evi-
dence, but he thought it unnecessary.
The CHAIRMAN, en summing up, went very mi-
nutely over the evidence, and was decidedly of opi.
nion that no school could be kept in good order with-,
out discipline. He heartily wished the case had never
been mentioned in the Court, for it certainly ought
not to have been so. He would not say what mo-
tives had induced the parties to bring it here ; but it
was trifling in the extreme. Unless masters were al-
lowed to chastise scholars, there could ba no rational
hope of obedience. It was impossible for the Jury
to say the conduct of the. defendant was objection-
able.—The Jury instantly found him—Not Guilty, to
the satisfaction of a very crowded Court. .
. The CU.% IRM A N-•-" Mr. Deacon, you leave the
Court with a blameless character." •

BRUTAL-ASS
J. Hazer/was indicted for violently alsaolting Sarah
Jobbins.—The defendant keeps a chandler's shop in
LasceUes-place, St. Giles s ; and the prosecutriz is
related to his wife, from whom he had been separa-
ted 11 years, living with another woman, a ithout
allowing his wife any main:enanee. In May last his
wife came to town; she being a lace-maker, in Buck-
inghamshire. Her object in coming to town was to
obtain an allowance from her husband, in consequence
of work being scarce in her own busines!. With this
view the prosecntrix 'accompanied her to the defen-
dant's house, where be asked them in ; and when the
object of their journey was explained to him, he'
swore that he w( uld settle nothing on his wife, but
that, as she had maintained herself so long she could
continue to do so still. The pro-ecntrix remarked
on this, that if he could afford to keep 11T:idler,
he could allow his wife something. The defen-
dant, without any more provocation, seized the
poker, and made a blow at her, which broke her
son's umbrella in his warding it off his mother.—,
He then pushed his wife, and the son of the prose-
cutrix, down, and struck the latter over the head
with a poker, so violently as to lay open the scalp to
the skull a length of three inches. Mr. Jones, a sur-
geon, was sent for, who found her so feverish and
insensible, that he apprehended a fracture in the
skull, and directed her to be put to bed, even in the
defendant's house, and him to be taken into custody,
until the woman was out of danger. On the night
of the assault, the defendant expressed himself very
sorry to Mr. Jones, but never paid that Gentlethan's
bill, amounting to £4, which was defrayed by the
woman's husband.
. The defendant endeavoured to reilmt on the pro-
seeutrix's character, by asserting that she was in li-
quor, and smelt stz ong of it ; that she had been very
abusive to him, and had advanced, as he thought,
to attack him, when he lifted the poker.
This, Mr. Jones said, he had every reason to be-
lieve to be untrue, from many conversations he had
had with the defendant himself; and he had toldhim
the direct contrary. The woman, he could himself
assert, was perfectly sober. Verdict—Guilty
The CIIAIRMAN then sentenced him to be- fined
j £2.5, and to be imprisoned till the same be raids

Mmatosi-Housn.—The LORD MAYOR eras inters
rnpted yesterday in the course of business by a Sailor,
a Showman, and a Monkey! who arrived at the Jus-
tice-room with a multitude behind them. The Mon-
key was making a hideous noise,• and the Sailor and
Showman, who•had been arguing on their way to the
Mansion-house, were so wholly absorbed in the sub-
ject of the dispute, as not to take notice for some tin*
of the authority presiding. The Monkey, however,
was more respectful in his manners, and seemed to
have a due impression of the dignity of the Magi 4.
trate before whom he was brought. His Lerchihip
having noticed the respectful demeanour of the Mon-
key, called upon the Sailor and Showman to follow
the example of the animal, which at that moment
began to exhibit some of his amusing tricks ; such as
pulling the Showman's nose, untying his cravat,
dragging open his waistcoat, and in fact proceeding
to tae busipess of stripping him. The LORD MAYOR
having desired that the complaint, if there was any,
should be stated, the Sailor said, he and the Monkey
were the injured parties, and the Showthan the ag-
gresmr. His Lordship seemed to think, that the
Monkey would be as well able to explain the matter
as either of his companions, and this conclusion seemed
to be just, for while the features of the men ware
agitated by passion, the Monkey's were as grave sts
a Philosopher, though he now and then blew his nose
in his paw, and wiped it on the Showman's whiskers.
The Monkey kept his eye fixed upon the Lord Mayor
while his Lordship was speaking, and at the conclu-
sion of every sentence, uttered a piercing cry, The
Sailor then said, that he went into Gilman and At-
kins's Exhibition of Wild Beasts, in. Bartholomew
Fair, and while he was looking at the curiosities;he
recognised the Monkey to be his froperty-414ad
purchased him at St. Kitt's for four dalian, an. d-ioss