The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-03 00:00:00

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The cause ties tiled at Obi kit
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Mr. Ke wen. us Coansel tor the Dotenditit, Pron
tinted to NI,: Dentrijo; Oho ippeired for the prtiZ
that his Clieill should pled.l guilty; if tha
for lite Presettltion Would Collii4lii it, Pte.;
eyed flu further id Ike tittsitti44;
Me. MAW is after ConCitting With the Solicitor
taicti " the Gentlemen has no mare clistretims Thad
ulyseif in the husinesq, we Must therefore gri mi."
Mr. Iteaodtt, z( Nor half se Much; or he riorilti
slot tsaie enter dolio from Loudon to thesti Attisited
with • Cl2Sei like the present.
Mr. DeNauti ito Midi...oh; the Jury on the girt of
die prosecutiodslaied that this was sot indictment for
a Violent as,adit ; that Mrs. Stafford was Lily 404
Manor of Kirkby liellardi iii title codnty, ad.l thee
the .fisheriel within the manor likewise belonged tai
her. 'fee Prosecutor; Themat wee gaMe.:
keeper within the manor, and hi the keicite of hid
duty in guarding the mincifial tlighti of his mistress id
May, I 817; saw the 'fishing In hie rois-;
tress's levers. lie went very civilly up to him and
told Min he must not fish there, When Defendant be.:
gen to abuse him very grossly; cane over the river to
'him, pulltd hint dossh, and threw him into the Water:
Thomas Coley is gatnekep-r to Mrs. Stafford;
the Oils May, 'IRO.; saw Mr. Wartnatry on hit owe.
groond fistsing with • casing net. Asked Wilt what
.sport slid "Go I ilk". I said t was sent there
lay !ix meyter (tens ettleit son of Mts. Staffortl).-..
Ile state Aid not care for me nor any of sty this.
tens snit I. time to him he would throw the
into the, water. We gut to high words, arid dtior*
et aka' miser rather fit the blackgea rd•lini. tit
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came over the water, colldred we and tript up fejfc-
heels, And I sat down. oti Frlnt-eXUOii/tUtiOlt,Seid-osis
he was sin Sir etancia Llardeti's laud ins one sid4,,
et the eater, and arfentlak on pit Own on ta..r
other. lie Went thiwil.to see them fish, thflt
might utters ards iar.)ho
_penalty,
.seainst ohs 4,
Delencitneleaspsni us. httieved the slater .trig
La:ly !ft* irdS. tie infest:nation furialting atgAT
disCh,rged-eVerendatit rune, oter to him at a barge
...Witness did not 404 .111 or hold
Pia kaki 6, hi nio a I hreetessos 6* et til od. f3gmantledsl.
for the injury dome him..l..kitoeletlgod sue wrs not
h00t..-Defendant one bousoloiter to the viral S astropai
when a hill of lodic-treat was found 14 use Grand
Reehatt.—" Real!), Centletnen, I think k
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ought to say amid. g, hut no one can pets over it
proceeding like the present without repressing Ms
indignation indContempta In oil minis...rifts the leek ,
according soloist oathr on she evidence priolocedc„.
you must find the Defendant guilty. Toe gresioisg
were not thought competent to appolliott the, adept
yule punishment for this sioient assault, sod eves.,
his Lordship in the ordinary course of his busbies*
here, has nut the prrwer to pass the jtidgment of the
law. I have no doubt but the Same feeling lihlitt
has brought the Defendant to the Assists, will bring
him up fur judgment in the Court of King's trench;
for which honourable Court I have the highest tea •
speet. sod none can doubt the reception these petty
tyrants will meet with in that place."
Mr Justice lit LLAS.—" I must say that f could not
hear this cause without feelings of the strongest disa ,
approbation ; I am obliged painfufly to tell you that
an assault has been proved, but we Most take the .
law as we find it. I should have been glad to harp
caughtat the least tittle of evidence that the Prows
cuter had first held up a hand in &menacing attitudes
sod have had the satisfaction of informing you that
you could consistently with your oaths have pro.
flounced the Defendant not guilty. It is a measure
of eztortion and revenge.—l can only suppose that ..
neither Counsel nor Attorney bad any discretion, but
to those who are the real Prosecutors the most Con-
temptible motives are to be attributed. The fisheries
of a lordship Jo sometimes belong to the owner oft.
the manor, but they are not the necessary appendage
to every manor in which they are situate. Osmetally
speaking, when there is no proof to the cuotrarys
if a river rens between the lands of tea pyritous,
half the water belongs to oat. of persons,
and half to the other. Here there Is do proof that
the fish befong to the Lady of the 'Manorontd the
more engracious is it to prosecute in this May for ash
assault provoked by discharging i man of his ow*
ground. .9hame on suchiproceeding."...-iterdiet.es

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