Star.
London, England, 1818-05-16 00:00:00

ZAIII L.MENCE.

COURT OF XING% BENCH, ItAY is.
ACCIDENT BY A SPRING GUN.

BUTCHER V. RICHARDSON.
The plaintiff, a bricklayer, brought his action to
recover damages for an injury done by a spring gun
placed in a private manner upon the roof of the de-
fendant's house.
In November last, the plaintiff was ordered by his
employer, a Mr. Lewes, to repair the front of a
house belonging to Mr. Powell, in Spa-fields, near
Bagnigge-wells. While preparing to do the work,
he had occasion to go over the roil of the defendant's
Nouse, for the purpose of calling for mortar. A wire
had been laid in the gutter, which communicated with
a spring gun, concealed by a piece of board. The
plaintiff unfortunately put his foot on the wire, and
the gun instantly went off. The contents, consisting
of small shot, entered the plaintiff's hand and his leg.
He was confined several weeks in consequence of the
wounds, and eventually lost the use of his thumb.
The defence was this :—The defendant had been
three times robbed by depredators, who cut away the
lead from the roof of his house, and, in order to
punish the next trespasser, he placed the spring gun
in such a way that it would put a few small shots in
his legs. The defendant expressed sorrow for the
misfortune of the plaintiff, who was innocent of a fe-
lonious intent, and offered not only to pay the sur-
geon's hill, but to give him five pounds for the injury
sustained.

The evidence having been heard in•support of the
plaintiff's case; the Learned Judge suggested; that
the case might raise a question of law, and asked
Mr. ScAnLErr whether his client could not consent
to give the poor man 51. without costs ? This pro-
posal was made, and acceded to Ly the plaintiff. A
verdict was consequently given for the plaintiff, for
51. each party consenting to pay their own costs.
Mr. SCA aLETT then expressed a hope that the plain-
tiff's Attorney would not take his cc sts, and then, he
said, the poor man would get his five pounds char.

C)STFR v. MANCER.

The plaintiff brought his action to recover damages
for a prosecution, viz. an indictment for perjury, pre-
ferred maliciously by the defendant, and tried at the
late Old Bailey Sessions, when the plaintiff was ac-
quitted. The plaintiff and defendant had been en-
gaged in business, and Mr. Coster arrested Mr. Man-
cer for 50/. The latter suffered the proceedings to
go on, and paid the debt and costs. He then indicted
Coster for perjury in the affidavit, which held Mr.
Mancer to bail. The trial of this cause lasted several
hours, and in the result the plaintiff was Nonsuited,
uo direct malice being proved.

The honour, delicacy, and inviolable secrecy con-
nected with the Medical Board for the curt of prevail-
ing diseases, are manifested from the public confi-
dence it has acquired. Since the Medical Board has
been established, at Charlotte-house, Great Charlotte-
street, Blackfriars-road, and Woodstock-street, Ox-
ford-street, upwards of-Thirty Thousand Patients of
bath sexes have been restored to perfect health, many
of whom had lingered for years under the most pain-
ful and obstinate diseases, were pronounced incurable
by respectable practitioners, and several discharged
from Hospitals—such are the effects resulting frost'
combined talents !! Messrs. COOPER and Co. of Me-
dial and Surgical celebrity, after forty years expe-
rience in this Metropolis, are consulted daily at both
houses until nine at night, and the poor have advice
gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday mornings
until 12 o'clock.—Patients at a distance, describing
their case, immediately attraded to. All letters to be
directed to Charlotte-house, Illackfriars-road, but none
are answered Isideh do not contain a consulting tee