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to hear Mr. Montague on this point ; but was
afraid that, in his own experience, he could point
out many authorities against so wide a jurisdiction.

POINT OF PIIACTICE.
On an application made by Mr. Coax, that a
11,inkrupt Petition might stand at the bottom of
the papt..r,
Sir SAM utr, Itostir.cy opposing its

The L'itto CIL% NCELLOIt sziti, " A represen.
tation has been made to me of the enormous ex.
pence, and other iscuurcniencies resulting to those
Suitors of Court whose business is delayed, in con_
sequence of this habit of deferring Petitions, the
which if you (Mr. Cook) were to see, you WOttitl
readily assent tii what 1.n.0w say,—that the
quite alarming ; aril I now wish Geutlemen elf the
Profession, both Counsel, and those who sit here
In another rank in it, to untterstatul• me now to be
dctermiued that 1 will put can° Petition& in.Basok..
ruptey, while 1 hare the honour of sitting here,
unless those who apply for putting: them off shaN
pay the costs arising from that itelay. I'think this.
mischief owing, I an► sorry to say, to the vicious
indulgence of the Court itself, in a• great degree.
1 must repeat, that I will not put off any Bankrupt
Petitions unless those who apply to have them de-
ferred will pay the costs occasioned thereby."

In the morning a Lady appeared in Court, fur
the purpose or transferring 40001. stuck, standing
in her own name, to that of her husband.

• When the questions usual in such cases were in
the eourse of being put to the Lady, the Lord
Chancellor happening to pet ceire that the Solicitor
eni!ll'itA sin the business was standing by the Lady,
and prompting her, in the answers she was to make)
threw the paper from him, observing, that he should
rotted no farther hi that business, during the pre.
sent day, and that it was the duty of .Solicitors to
be on their guard, how they presumed to interfere
in the administration of.,any of, the• functions of
that Court ; of which the one now interrupted was
lot the !cast important or MINIM iu its nature and
•
•

nomß CIRCUIT.

ESSET ASIZES.
CIIEI.MSFORD; TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. .

Last night the Lord Chief Justice of England
and the Chief Baron of the Exchequer Come to
this town to hold the Assizes. This morning, after
• divine service, they proceeded to their respective
Courts. The Lord Chief Baron sat on-the Civil,.
Side, and Lord Kllenborough on the Crown Side..
The business of this day contained no• 'matter of.
any importance. The calendar conte:iits but. very,
few prisoners, and nothing which has caused any
great sensation in the comity. On the Civilside:
there is as little expectation of interesting matte.
THE RING V. RALrii pottp. •
This was an Indictment against Mc. it. Dodd, tho
engineer, fur an assault upon 111 r. • Paul Law, a
Clerk to the Colchester Water-wort CoPlOackY• •
Mr. Serjeant BUT, fur the prosecution, stated
• that the Defendant, Mr. it. Dorld„ was formerly
' eitititoyed all engineer to the Colciwater Water. owls
Cutapany;*btif for very gootlyeasoys, they Omagh(
• proper to dismiss him. he woalti..ntit, huWevcel
1 eater into a detail of them) r'easnes, because they
bad !Welting to du with the. preientlysestion. , The
Prosecutor, Mr. Paul Law,
.rvos Itirk to tho Coin,'
*ivy, anti he reeeived direction, from the •.ennntito,,
* lie of the Cbmpany not
tto ~frat. qtr. Dorld-riiin
• key. of the weal. Acierng!tels• wife",,;• Clete ' came to Colchester, and app4aLto the: t.:lneß , ft,,
The key of the works, the erosrsa,. tor inforraliC,
him that he 'had received direction! Ant to let tdri
have it. ' Upon this Mr. Doted imfediately *gide
Jilin by the collar,
.dragge.tl him ahontthe biniO4s•
and with many menaces beat anttmaltreatediOßAL
the must shameful manner. The,Learned Secjca
tt *
observed; thit the whole of this, was snornlat ,
,
i.
Cause the PrOieCutor had ,obeyed , pie orders or is.;
employers.
Mr. Paul Lew, the Prosecutorl'seascalled, who
gave evidence of the 'aces ;warty. es ,they.had been •
• stated by the Counsel for the ivrosecutiosv. On
' eibts-examinatiOn py Mr. Garrow,.botsad aid 1w h
liVett in Salient; 0444, but he elulti totronember
. the tildes when, Ilse. ; and he admitted that Mc.
• Dodd had intrude* hint to the place which ,he
• held. . , .
• Mr. CA n now, for the Defendant, admitted, that ,
a verdict Most go against ,his divot; but insisted that
be was provoked, being an irritable man, to shake '
the " impertinent puppy," wham they h* wit-
nessed giving his evidence, • .. )
The LORD Cum ILS sox 'told the Jury,, thetell:,
that he and they had to do ierpatay whetherthei
Defendant had efitem'itied as ossintlt ; the Ctutr4 erl
kiag's iienelv would weigt the merits of. dos:. case.
when they tathe to pronanea their judgment... , : v
• The Jury found the Defendant Guilty. ,
zits 1(1)W*. •.T. Dtplain
This was also an indictment for an assault against
141 r. T. Dodd, the son of the above Defendant, wawa
. the same prosecutor, Mr. Pahl Law.
Mr. GAttnow was for the prosecutor in this,
cause, and stated to the 44. try, thet, it was. nothing;
like the last, ,except in the mooning of Elio Dvf
dint. In this ease, a
_young -man, without •
provocation, iu the most gross manner,. assault
the proseentor, who was merely in ahcdisalwrgalit,
his duty. ••••_;) • 1 ' ' •
Mr. Paul Law was then called, who •stetecl, tbel'
Mr. T. Dodd having been in the employ •af,,stta
Colchester Water-work Cympacy,, c.ame hena)**
one evening, but was reflood adolittnitex •lotAthe.
Prosecutor, vi accautst•of the loeness,ol the ikpoN,
The next day he came there, and was cutting 40*
leather on the dresser; the,Prosoeutor said howkScr
desist, as he was injmitg the dresser, -and tiestrel
him to desist, or he would turn him out of dom-
Dodd replied, he would stelvhiar-if lie attoeoptedtit,i
and flourished the knife sp near his facethat Al °Phil
have cut him if he had nut drawn back, • The..wit-4
nos then got behind him, pinioned his • artnvotadl
thrnst him out of Boots.
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t 4' Mr. MAC RI %TT, tir the Defenthlst) said, _AI _ 1
his apprehension, • this cause was petty much 4ilbeH
'the lad. The Prusecutur here seerntijitstsbehipsek* 1
same 4 4 impertinent puppy" al. btkorp, sad ail that
assault he suet:tined was in dcfencts of 'Mr. Duthlisl
right of poseessiuo, waieh certeiply .he was as :wcll.