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London, England, 1817-11-21 00:00:00

certain premises situate in St. Jamees-marter. for the
injury. damage; good-will and improvements which
be had lost and sustained by reason if the operations
of the New Street Act. The Learned Serjeant stated,
that this was a question of considerable importance
to the occupiers of houses in the litie of-the intended
New Street. and that the factsolleged in the affida-
vits presented a case of considerable hardship towards
the applicant. The affidavit of Mr. Leader stated,
that in the year 1810 he became tenant from year to
year, under his Grate the Duke of Leeds, of a shop
and premises situate in St. James's. Market, at the
yearly rent of 418 payable quarterly, and that he
continued in the occupation thereof (torn 1812 to the
present time, carrying on therein the business of a
butcher. That in 1815 he agreed with the Steward
of the Doke of Leeds for a dwelling-house, No. 39,
on the south side of the raid Market, at the yearly
tent of st 32, and in consideration of deponeot's put-
ting this house into repair, his Grace's Steward agreed
to grant him a lease of it for the term of seven years;
and accordingly, relying upon this assurance of the
Steward, he put the premises in complete repair ;and
at the expiration of 12 months he applied to the latter
to perform his promise, which. however, he declined to
do. alleging that the Commissioners under the New
Street Act were treating with the Duke of Leeds. and
intended to purchase of 111111 both houses in the tenure
of the deponent, for the purposes mentioned in the
Act ; that deponent weer received any notice to quit
either of those houses from the Duke ; that having
repaired the last-mentioned house, he under-let cer-
tain parts of it, which, after paying the rent and
taxes, netted him a yearly profit of £3l. 1 ls. ; that
in the year /815 Ms house of trade returned the sum
of £4OOO and upwards, and that in consequence of
the operations of vie Commissioners, both houses be-
came very mach deteriorated in value, his house of
business retaining in the year 1816 only 81600, and
in the present year only ‘B7OO. ; that having applied
to the Agent of the Commissioners, at Whitehall,
for a recompense for these injuries, he was offered
the sum of 450, which be refused as wholly inade.
grate; that on the 28d of June last he received a sir
months' naive from the Commissioners to quit the
houses, and be was subsequently informed that the
Commissioners hatt_purchesed the fee-simple thereof
from she Date of. Leeds, atid that if he refused to
:quit possession at the appointed trop, he would be
liable to the process of ejectment ; . that in the month
'of September last, the greater pan of the neighbour-
ing houses being WWI down, his business being to-
tally destroyed, and hinnelt end family ruined is con.
sequence thereof. The AlSdavit concluded by al-
'edging, that the good-will of the premises in ques-1
don was worth 4600, but that the Commissioners ' I
had wholly refused to issue their warrant toe the per-
pose of assessing the damages he had sustained.
Uta-
der these circumstances. the Learned Serjeant con-
tended. that the Court could not refuse to issue their

weedeaser to compel the Conn...._
to his ittjured
Mr. Ju.tice BAIlLet, adverting to the nature of
she appellant's tenure. inquired whether it was not
competent kir the Duke of Leeds to determine hie'
tenantry by a six months notice
Mr. Serkant Onst.ow called the attention of tba
Coot to the circumstance of the applicant having

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'beet' induced to repair one of the houses at a consi-
derable expense. under a positive assurance that he
should have a leassof seven years g and he submitted
that it would be contrary to good faith now to turn
him rimed. and deprive him of the expected advab
sage arising trim a lease.
Mr. Justice Anon inquirea, whether, in that.
ease. the applicant aught not to apply for his remedy
to the Duke of Leeds t for how could the Court COMM,
pel the Commissioners to Make good the damage
which this man wet 'Bodged to have sustained I ,
Mr. Serjeliat ONSLOW replied, that the Combo,
dicers having purchased • the fee-simple of the pea.,
misVs, they stood in the situation of the Duke of
Leeds, and held the premises subject to aU the rights
and advantages of the tenant. Besides the Court.
opn referring to -the fild section of the Act (53
III.), would fled, that the Commissioners were
booed to issue their warrant. for the pirpose of as•
tossing what recompense and satisfaction were due
to all persons interned in the leads or booms in the
,hoe of.die New Street.

The CounT, consisting of the three otiose lodges
(hoed ENenbatough being absent at Windsor),
ranted a Ride to chew catue,

TH* RING •. MUMLI.

Mr. Serpent lkusserr prayed Aye indrieet of
the Coon against this defeatism% who was convected
at the last Assiut foe the County of Suffolk, of ob.
greeting an Excise Officer', named Godfrey, in thlt
execution of his duly.
As no personal vioknee was used towards the
Othcer, and the defending having a large family
• of children,
The ColOaT nada all the circumstances of the
can, seaweed him to six weeks imprisonment •in
Bury Gaol.
Tin XING IN WILLIAM AThUOSD, SOMME Alllll,ola,
AID £AMI7III. SALG
This was another Beeise information against these
defendants for assaaldng an Excise Officer, not in
the execution of his duty. The assault consisted in
shooting at the Officer by the defendant Joseph Aiss.
(bed, with a gun loaded with small shot, the other
defendants being present aiding and &hefting. They
were convicted at die- last Chester Great Sessions,
and, on die motion of Mr. DWAIN
The Cover aentensed Joseph Ainsford to six, and
'the other defendant. to four months imprisonment.
in Chesser Gaol.
TVs Maw. .10311 ALAN.

Hr. Swjeant PaLL prayed the judgment ell dm
'Cart aping this defendant, who was also combs.
Sp at last Cornwall Anises, for enmities sow
join Meer, &anted Robert Coles in the encodes,
{lds duty.
The Comm wader all the cbasmstances of she
,oamb maahmeti the defendant to Ma month's impel.
t-x ia • Cornwall Oaol. and to enter into per,
recogt!iwances is the mm of £lOOl to be 41
Pgood
,behmour to three years.
Avone o'clock Mr. Justice Amor: went to Guild.
-MN for Lord Ellenborough, so bold the second Sit.
ibis in Term. There esem seems) other defendants
attending upon the Coors to receive judgment flu
different offences, amongst whom was Jahn Cbonth.
a ameba:Paquin:Mr. for en abominable crime. bet
these cases waling until Monday.

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Yesterday John Sao; an officer, was indicted for
violently assaulting Many Anne Dewibury, in the
perish of All Hallows, on the 29th of July last, and
for unlawfully imprisoning her for the space of 20
minutes.—This case excited great interest, and the
Conn was excessively crowded.
Sarah Dewsbury deposed that she was ale sister
of the prosecutrix, Mary Anse. Her father lived at
Rotherhithe, and was in the confidential service of
Messrs, Jolly and Co. Her uncle resided at Spital-
fields s on the 29th of July last, accompanied by her
sister and a .Miss Clarke, she left home to visit him.
She had not been in London for two months before.
After reaching her Uncle's, her party remained a
short time there, and about half past four o'clock set
nut on their return home, through Bishopsgate-street,
towards London Bridge. When they had arrived a short
way down Gracetherch.strret, she perceived the pri. ,
miser standing close to the curb-stone, in a peculiar
attitude. His cane was extended front and rear so-
der his arm, and he was taking sauff. It was pos-
sible that the stick might have been touched in pas.
sing him, but of this she was not conscious. Thal
prisoner, however, broke forth into a strain 'of the
most gross and violent abuse, branded them with,
the foulest epithets, and used language which she
trusted the Court would spare her the pain of relat.
jog. He called them w—s, s—g hussys, due:'
and that it was fit the streets should be cleared of such
----. He attempted stwiste to slap her sister on the
face, but the blows were warded off by an umbrella.
He next seized her sister by the arm, and swore they
must all go to the watch-house. In this manner,
abusing and forcing them, they were compelled to
enter a door way in Lombard-street, where, from his',
violence, her sister fainted and fell. A crowd bad'
by this time assembled, to whom the prisoner justi-
fied himself by calling her and her companions street.,
walkers, and he must of necessity take them to the
watch-house. A Gentleman, named 'turner, came
up it the moment, and obtained leave of Mr. Le
Maitre, of Lombard-street, that they should remain
in his shop. Mr. Turner remonstrated with the pri-
soner upon his conduct, and he west away, but just
as Mr. Turner was about to remove them into a
cooth, the prisoner returned with three other officers.
Mary. Anne Dewsbury, the prosecnu ix, confirmed'
aU the faints detailed by her sister. She gave, hob,-
ever, even a wane picture of the language and con-
duct used by the prisoner. On cross.examination,
she said, she and her sister were' dressed in cottage
bonnets, cloth shawls, and plain gowns, and they
bad not from the moment of leaving 'her uncle's
spoken to any individual until assailed by the prisoner.
Sarah Clarke confirmed the foregoing evidence in
every particular. The witness was the daughter of
a respectable tradesman at Rotherbithe, and the Miss
Dewsbarys were her acquaintance.
Mr. Robert Tenter said he was a salesman, and
was returning from the Post-office, on the 29th of
July, when he saw the prisoner at Mr. Le Maitre's
door, .in the act of dragging a lady out, while ano-
ther endeavoured to hold her. The Prisoner was
also addressing a great crowd, and•calling odt that
they were nothing but bunters. Witness interposed,
and inquired of the females whether they knew the
prisoner ? to which they replied in the negative. but
said be had followed, insulting and ill-neming them
all the way up Gracechurch-street. He asked the
prisoner what they bad done, and demanded to see
hie authority, but he only d—d and abused- him.—
The crowd increased au as to almost force the windows
of the shop, and the prosecutrix fainted away, and
remained insensibh for more than a quarter of an
hoar. The prisoner ,after some time went away—.
but the prosecetrix had namely recovered, when he
'gain returned, ascompanied by three other officers.
'She girl at this again tainted. Witness insisted that
the prisoner should not enter the shop—hut the other
officers having done so, he expostulated with them
epos what had occurid, when' they expressed a wish
that be thould remove the Ladies home. Witness
was acquainted with die father of the Miss Dews-
bury; for some years, and he. believed them to be
girls of irreproachable character*.
Mr. Alger, of Lombard-mem, saw the prisoner
dgaggiog the prosecntrix along ie like unto a drunks.
mail,- and while she screamed violently, madam! to
salt her mod her companions strumpets, w—, and
other names." He asked to seethe prisoner's autho-
rity, offering, if be was sight, to assist him as am 1
officer, bat the prisoner was without his staff.—The
Jurj, wetheot summing up, found the prisoner Guilty.'
The RICIUDI/214 having consulted with the Bench,
addressed the primmer t•••• Hi he had been very
properly convicted of an Miens the most gross and
unwarrantable which, &son officer, he could commit.
For his accusations, such less for his unmanly vio.l
trace tinder the name of an officer, there did not exist
the shadow of an excuse. In order. therefore. re.
mark his conduct, and to present to other officers a
learning and example against an undue exercise of
their authority, the Cott were of opinion that his
'shales should be considerable. " His Lordship
idgimiced the prisoner to Six Months iraprimanbest 1
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.SESSIONS.

ATT/MIT AT Rosins AND MUADILI6—.A most
desperate attempt at rotsbety and murder was made,
about four nights since, by a gaeg of four notorious
villains, on the premises of Mr. John Beadle, pot:di-
em, et North Olsondon, Essex, and on the persons of.
Mr. Beadle, sen. and jun. Mr. Beadle, it appears,
front the fruits cf honest industry, bad amassed a
considerable sum of money, and to being up his fa.
wily in habits of industry, had taken a public boos,'
:lo the •abova neighbourhood. Mr. Beadle, on the
night in question, ad retired to rest some hours, and
at the-time every pence was buried in. sleep in the
house, except some lodgers whe occupied an apart-
.mait °noise of thelloors, the villains found means to
.ensue the haw by forcing open the Map of the beer
cellar with a plough couker.and then open the ;ruler
.dsor. by Ulrich they'obtained an easy access up stairs
to she lodgers' apartment i there they explainsid
their business, and tied them to the bedsteads, with
.heerid imprecations, threatening their' lives it any
.mono was made to resist the or alarm. the neigh-
bours. They neat repaired to Mr. Beadle's chain.
big, but Mr. Beadle. who is a strong resolute man,
made a desperate resistance, and the noise that was.
mode, and Mrs. beadle's cries, brought her son, a
roe young num, so ber assistance,' who slept in
anotbjsr apartments though nut before his father lied •
bons Most cruelly maitreneed, but fortunately time

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