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London, England, 1829-03-12 00:00:00

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;E INTELLEJENCE.
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Wore Mr. Ulfoll G•111(01M. •
PAUL CORP. MILLS. AND ANOTHER..
This was an action br .light b) the plaintiff, a staze,'
mischman, to recover compensation in damages from
elteekfendants for an assault.
Mr. Gunn*, and Mr. BRoDIUCIC conducted the plain-
tiff's ease. and Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS and Mr. Tills-
mock that of the defendants. •
It appeared by the plaintiff's witne.ses that the assault
took place in June last, on the road neat Fairhip, on Roe
of the for days. The, plaintiff was teturning born the
61, in bis coach, abbot six o'clock in tbee.ening. when
be oveittvik too wapgnns an.' a cart, hi which -a ere the
defendants mid a patty et their friends. amounting in
dembei to upwards of twenty persona. Whilst attempt-
ing to pass the waggon in which the defendants were.
the fore horse of their team pulled round before the
plaintiff' hor.es, and he was obliged. to prevent being
forced against the bank, to whip the wailiin horse, and
%sake it turn into its proper course. For this. Timm
(one of the defendants), who was (hiving the wagrino
followed the plaintiff, and whipped him furiou,ly as be
sat upon his box. The plaintiff then got don% and
sent back to the waggon, with the intention disking
the-number ; but he was prevented from doing so by
the defendants and their company, who all jumped out
of their waggons. and several of them attacked' him,
knocked him down several timer, and kicked him as he
lay upon the ground with such bautal violence, tbarbis
tongue was very nearly cut in two, and his under lip
almost torn from his chin.'
• A surgeon was called, who proved the extent of the
.injuries: suffered by the plaintiff. and stated that fa
some time after the occuirence he (the plaintiff) was in
immineat danger.
Oa cross-examination it was admitted by plaintiff's.,
Witriesies tlsat,they did not see the defendants actually
grab-the plaintiff.
Poi the defendants a' great number of witnesses were
called, who swore that when the plaintiff left his coach,
and came back to tie a aggon, it was for the put po.e
of challenging some of tin it pasty to fight, and not with
the alleged intent rf taking the number of the wagon.
They also swore that the defendants to. lc no pat in the
assault on the plaintiff until &fief be had be. n knocked
down by others ol the pais), some two or three times,
when they intended to retrain his receiving- further
punishntent.
• Mr. Gitnnav replied.
The Learned Judge briefly slimmed up. and then left
the case to the Jut y. who retired for ab. ut an hour, and
Men lammed a vetdiet for tke plaintiff—damages 231.
(Ware Übe CHU/ ILSOIL)
Leg& Domville lidsiedodiAs Asset Dints.:4lins Dims
Soifer was indicts"( for stealing a mare, the property of
V.. B. Below Lyttem widow.
It appeared that on the day previous to the 16th of
Di coulter, when the mare was stolen, she was placed
in a field belonging to the pittiecutriz ; it was *Midst
shoes, and its foot-marks were traced up a lane
in
leading
fiten she field. On the 17th the mare was found.
OfilgweH Fovea, a distance of about thirty miles. and
taken to 11:e Roe Buck Inn, at Chigwell. She had bees,,
newly shod, and had the appearance of hiving been
very hard ridden. Soon alter she had been thus put upl
at the Roetu:k, the prisoner mate his appearance
there and claimed the mare as hi. property. Ile
laid he had been hunting, and the mate had become
lame with a fever in. her foot. The landlord of the
Roebuck' asked him who he was? and he descaibed
himself as Mr. Halsted. an attorney of the Court of
King's Bench. Mr. Reeves, the lan4lord. was not
satisfied with this account, and therefore told him he
hsd better a rite to some of his friends to prove this
.statement, and then he would be set at liberty, for Mr.
Saves had determined on detaining him. The prisoner
accordingly wrote a letter, ditected to a woman in
Smith-street, Westminster. This letter was placed in
the hands of an (Meer, to deliver it as ditected; but he,
kept it and opened it. and found its contents to be a
request to this a oman to send down two pessons(named)
and to tell them tliey' sem to swear that they saw him
(.he piisonet) chop the mare for another in Smithfield.
This letter was not delii med. The prisoner. when be
.foe the Magistrate. at one time said he had bougl.t the
mare, and at another that he had received her in CZ°
change fir a horse. It was also proved that on the
morning of the 161 he was seen coming out of his
lodging in Westminster, carrying a saddle. bridle, and
Anis reps. This was the case for the prosecution.
Verdict—Guilty. The Court mimed judgment to be
ftcorded-ligainst

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