The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-07 00:00:00

COURT OF OF KING'S DENCH.-WI

i, Nov. 8.

This being. the Ant day of Michaelmas Term, the
Judges took their mats with the usual formality.
The Returns of the. State of Convicts en board the
Hulks, and the Report of the Penitentiary, Milbank,
Were read.

KEEPING A SPORTY I DOG.
neTwAaD V. HORN R.
Mr. GUMMY moved in this es• to set aside the ver-
dict given for the Plaintiff, rod enter a stannic. The
action was brought upon the Game Laws, and tried be-
fore Mr. Justice Burroughs, at Chelmsford. The De-
fendant was sued for keeping a setting-dog, for the
purpose of killing game, be being an unqualified por-
ion. It appeared by the evidence, that the defendant
bad kept a setter-bitch, and two young dogs, which
were seen in his possession, but there was no proof he
lead used them for killing game during two years pre-
vious to the commencement of the action. The de-
fendant's servant said be had never seen his master use
the setter, and the puppies were kept tied up. Mr.
Gurney submitted at the trial that there oughf to be
some evidence to prove the dogs were kept for the pur-
pose of killing game, but the Learned Judge was of
opinion, that the proof of keeping dogs trained for
killing game was sufficient to make the defendant lia-
ble. He consequently directed the Jury, to find a ver-
dict for the plaintiff. There was some reluctance on
the part of the Jury, but they considered themselves
bound to follow the direction of the Judge.
Mr. Justice BURROUGHS afterwards recommended
Counsel to take opinion of the Omit sitting in Banco
upon his decision.
Mr. OURN sr, in support of the application, cited the
case of Here v. Fellows, 15th East, which was stated to
be an action to recover a penalty of 5/. for keeping a
dog to kill game, and a sunsuit was entered, there be-
ing no proof the slog was kept to kill game.
Mr. Justice Basz—Was there any evidence to prove
the dog was kept for coursing ?
Mr. GURNEY—The Learned Judge thought that the
bare act of keeping the dog was proof to make the
defendant liable. _ _ _

Mr. Justice lliavLav—Unless proof was offered that
be was kept for another purpose.
The Court granted a rule to show cause.
THE ZINO 1,. SODEN.

Mr. Serjeant Canes moved to discharge John Bodes. ,
a prisoner in Lancaster Castle out of custody upon
finding bail. The defendant is committed on a charge
of Manslaughter. The affidavit on which the Learned
Serjeant made his motion, stated that the defendant
went into a public-house, where he, for the first tune
in his life, saw the deceased, who used offensive lan-
guage. Boden remonstrated, and a quarrel ensued.—
The defendant, to avoid the deceased, left the house,
and was followed into the street, where a scuffle took
place. They both fell, and the skull of the deceased
was fractured. •
The Loan eIIiTJUSTICI asked whether it was not
usual in such a case to apply foe a writ of Habeas
,Corpws?
Mr. Serjeant Canes cited the case of "Jonas v.
Jones," where it was held that the defendant might be
bailed on a charge of felony, withoulffeivae Corpus,
on the ground of inability, to bear the expense of ,re-
snoval to London. The defendant, in the present case,
was represenied to be unable to pay the expose of a
journey to town, and the Court, anger all the circum-
stances, granted a tole.
The Barons of the EXClmillifs RICUARDO, GRAHAM,
Wool), and Ganaow, appeared on the Bench yester-
day, as assaL—Judges DALLAS, BURROUGHS, PARIS,
and Racmaaoson, also took their seats in the Common
Pleas.

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The LOSD CVANCILLOs haring no Clout at West-
minster. sat in Lino°ln's Ise.
HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Nov 6.
TIM LINO H. CRICUTOX ALIAS CattallTON.
?hi* was an applirstion oo Mu' part of the Admiralty
Proctor for his Lordship's warrant to wept

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ton snot Creighton, mastev. at *Leith smack, tot hoist-
ing illegal colours.
The depositions set fortb.tisakaisent daylight on the
21st of August, 1821, the akar or watch on board
his Majesty's ship Porcupine observed a suspicions-
looking tutee-rigged vessel some miles a-head, and
having communicated this intelligence to the officer
commanding. the Porcupine, the latter immediately
gave chase, .the Porcupine fired shots at the strange
sail, and bating neared her, directed her to lay to.
She prOved to be the Sir Walter Scott, on her voyage
from London to Leith ; and Crichton, the master, re-
fused to lay her to. The Captain of the Porcupine
then threatened to send a party of marines to board the
Sir Walter Scott, and enforce his orders ; but in the
meantime the smack bore away, bearing a blneOfolp
contrary •to law.
No defence was offered, and the warrant was granted