The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-09 00:00:00

SURREY ASSIZES.

KINGSTON. Artit. 7.
The Assizes fur this county, finished here this even-
lag, about seven o'clock, and ended the Home Circuit.
CIVIT. SIDE.
Before the Lean CRISP Samoa and a Special Jury.
BARNARD r•. AvArtm.
This was an action for a nuisance, in erecting t
steam boiler with a high shaft, the smoke from which
was alleged to be injurious to • 'le plaintiff and her fa-
'hay. 'This cause was tried at the last Spring Assizes
fur this county, when a verdict was found for the de-
tensla nt. The pfointitfobtainell a new trial, on the ground
that that verdict was against evidence and the direction
ut the Learned Judge, and the record was now brought
down again.
Mr. MAMMA?. Mr. OVlVoirf. and Mr. ARAIIIIN eon•
ducted the plaintifrs case. anal Mr. Serjeant 'fanny.
Cumvx, Mr. Bot.t.amn, and Mr. TCKTON, the sic-
fendant's.
'I he plaintiff was a widow lady of fortune, and
po-
se 4ed of Ravensbnry Douse, near 3litehau►, close to
the manufactory of the defendant, who is a calico
I►titt+ter, in as extensive line of business. The cause
of action was its the defendant's having, in the year
Its le, erected a steam boiler, with a high shaft, the
••moke from Osiris was alleged to be a great nuisance
to the plaintiff sod her family, in the occupation of
her house and grounds.
The trial lasted from nine o'clock in the morning
till eight •'cluck in the evening of Thursday. when it
was adjourned till Friday, and at five o'clock in the
evening of the latter slay, the Jury. after hearing a
great lumber of witnesses on both sides, fs.nnd their
verdict for the plaintiff, with nominal damages.

CROWN NIDE.
Retort the Loan rum lIARON.
SCROLARY AT F.NOI.RI:III.DURF.F.N.
John Leneh.ll. Jesse &rewirell, Charles Smith, and
Jahn Weston, were indicted for loirglarionsly break-
ing and entering the dwelling house of Elicabeth
Werth widow, at Egbant, in the night time of the
'Nth of March. and stealing. a silver stolid' box, a sil-
ver elav knife, a miniature piciiire, two pearls, a gold
ring, and other articles, her property. This case ex-
cited very general interest, from the daring circum-
stances of the robbery. They were stated a few days
since.
Mr. COMMON SraJetNl and Mr. Amnarws con-
cincted the prosecn.ion ; Mr. Critscoon was for Sang-
well and Smith ; Mr. linomitea fur Latubell ; and
TURTON for IVeston.
The Jury found Smith and Weston not Guilty, and
Lambell and Sangwell tiuilty—lteath.
The Learned Judge then passed the awful sentence
of death, and recommended the prisoners to make the
most of the very short remnant of their lives, for they
must expect no mercy on this side the pave.
The prisoners begged hard for their lives, but they
were told not to delude themselves by any hopes of
merry, but to prepare fur a speedy execution fur their
enormous crime.

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FRAUD ON A BIBLE SOCIETIL
THE NINO r. RICHARII CUANNER.
This was an indictment against the defendant for
f-audulently obtaining from Ann, the wife of Wan.
Wilkinson, a buckram stitiner, on the 29th of No-
vember, 1819, the stint of threepence, by falsely pre-
tending that he was employed by the Rev. W. .1.
Abdy, to collect subscriptions fur the St. John's Bible
Association.
The Common: Sra.tesser and Mr. ARANIN conducted
tie prosecution.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner had, for a
considerable time past, been living he frauds
similar
to that with which he now stood charged, and had rol-
b•cted in small subscriptions, of twopence and three-
pence at a time, no less than 10001.
The Jury found him
The Loan Unice Winos, after commenting upon
ae wickedness of the defendant's conduct, said he
itionld go to the utmost extent of the law in punishing
I.iu, and accordingly sentenced him to transportation
far seven years.
Henry lenobbs was indicted for a (rand, in
a';taining bounty by rt. ',resenting himself to better flow
sy'litary or naval service.
The proseention was instituted by the Lord's Com-
sn'ssioners of the Admiralty.
It appeared from the 'ride-nee that the prisoner, while
in the West Kent Militia, applied to the s:•itie:int of the
Chatham Royal Marines to be enlisted. This was ac-
cordingly done, the prisoner lieclarinc himself to be
free, and be received part of the bounty monei.
The Jury found the prisoner Guist?;.
SOMERSET ASSIZES.

1000/.

•111SACLT.—PAPrIELD V. AKINS.
Th•defendautw.'s am in f property, retired from
bosiness ; and the plaintiff a br,-.ver. The assault
lark pl ,ce on the sth July la. t. and was of a very
violent nature. Ace.) to one of the witnesses It
occupied An hour and a half. The life of the plaintiff
was exp.ised to imminent danger frum ',tree s; and
.übts were expressed by a surgzan who gave evidence
that he woald ever recover. A finger WAS ft:tr.:tired,
end one of the small hones of the shoulder broken. In
the. defence the Counsel adduced the plea of violent
animation, or something. as he termed it. approaching
to insanity ; but the Judge, in summing up, informed
the Jury. that madness, supposing it to have existed,
was no answer to a charge in a civil suit. Upon a cri-
minal charge it might be otherwise. With respect to
damages, they were the peculiar province of the Jun •;
but under inch circemstances, it was the sufferings of
tie plaintiff that was to give the measure of damages ;
ardif a deferideot who had so misconducted himself
was not able to pay In purse, be must pay in person.
?Lis was a carte of so aggravatfti a nature as to require
full and alleviate compensation.
Verdict tar the plainfAir

-A tire at the extensive spinning-mill of Prinlaws,
cear. tomtit, Fiftsbire. on Wednesday morning.
brake out shout nine o'clock ; end so rapid was the.
progress of the eames, that in.a few honest, the whole
vas reduced to one mess of smoking ruins. The • in-.
tends/Fete* bsteohsg snob rendered abortive all at-
tempts wt sowing any of die materials arid the luso, of
clintve. oda be clinsbieeeblo. The glaniet light it-
Hnitisted the heti,* to a VIII dilitenre.
,Lifting of toe wind saved the adjacent bosses tlvin a
s.utilar fate.