The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-24 00:00:00

WARIVICKSOIItI: QUARTER SESSIONS.

Thomas James Cook, of Hillmorton, yeoman, pleaded
Not Guilts, to an indictment charging him with an as-
sent! on Sir F. Slonekhurg, Bart. at the pariah of Lea-
mington Mowing', on the 1001 of September last. Mr.
Adams appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. tion'bourn
fir the defendant. The prosecutor is Lord of one of
the manors of Calcott, and has the deputation of ano-
ther, belonging to Lord Clarendon. There are three
manors iu the parish of Calcott. The defendant is pos-
sessed of considerable property in the same neighbour-
hood. On the morning of the 10th of September,
whilst rifling on his own grounds, the prosecutor heard
guns tired—went in thedirection from %thence the sound
proceeded, and saw two persona on his ground. From
the inequality of the ground, he lost sight of them for
a moment, hot soon after saw one of them on foot, lead-
ing a grey horse through a gap into a field in the pariah
of Leamington Hastings, which adjoined his manor.—
On
proceeding to that field, he found several persons
there, and soaked the defendant his name, and
who had given him leave to shoot over the manor of Cal-
colt. Ile replied " James Cock. and 01--n yont blood,
Sir, who the hell are you ; I have a mach right here
as yon, for this is Mr. Sibley'a laud." Sir Francis told
him that was no answer to his question, and that he
wished to know who gave Mtn permission to shoot ever
the manor of Calcott. Defendant made in reply het
continued abnsing Sir Francis with the most odliftiling
langoao. Sir F's intentioNas.then tarn* from the
defendant to ones-filo partynametT Ifyulb *tom hp'
he koew, seri to whom he said " I shall make you res-
ponsible for the names of your party." At this momenr,
a covey of birds got ap, and appeared to settle in one
corner of the same field. Sir Francis, who was mount-
ed on a very small ;Riney, rode towards them for the ex-
press purpose of putting them up again, upon which
the defendant swore. that Ulm put up the birds he would
shoot him, at the same time raising his gun. Sir Fran-
cis paid no a•tention to his threat, and the defendant
mounting bis horse, followed him, and rode smack up
against ilini,torning the head of Sir F.'s pommy into the
hedge. Sir F. corned it hack again, when the defendant
crossed its bead, holding his fist in Sir F's face, and
swearing he would knock him down if he stirred an
inch. Sir Francis made another effort to get mot of his
way, but be was foiled in the attempt, and pushed into the
hedge amongst the briars. Apprehending, from the de-
fendant's caressive violence, that be was either to be
eloot or knocked down, Sir Francis cautioned the defen.
dant not to knock him down, otherwise it would he
more serious for him. Defendant, with the moat " hor-
rid oaths," replied, that he did not care for the law, aa
be had as good a 10001. as Sir Francis had to spend it.—
Sir Francis then succeeded in turning Lig poncy's head
towards the middle of the field, and told defendant this
was most rascally behaviour, and that he should cer-
tainly suffer for it ; but defendant still continued swear-
ing that he would shoot him if be rode up the birds.—
At length his at:ention was drawn to one or two birds
that had got up, sad he rode off. Such is a brief sum-
mary of the facts given in evidence by Sir Francis.—
On Isis cross-examination be sohnitted that he had no
more legal right than the defendant in the field where
the alleged assault took place, lint lie positively denied
that he had used any abusive language to the defendant.
Mr. K Wheler. of Leamington Hastings, was also ex-
amined ; be said that he met defendant on the morning
in question. and told him he had been trespassing on the
manor of Leamington Hastings. Cook said -he had
been trespassing there because Sir Francis had said he
should not. that Sir Kraneis had behaved like a d—d
blackguard, and that he would pull his nose wh
he met him. Wittiest told him that neither be nor Sir
Francis bad any right on the manor.—Mr. Oonlbourn
addressed the Jnry in an able speech for the defendant.
After hearing the evidence summed up by. the Chair-
man, who left the Calk entirely to their decision, the jury
returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.

Lady Norent, we are concerned to state, lies danger-
ously ill at Viscount Ebrington's bonse,in North Atulley-
street. Iles Ladyship is attended by three physicians.
At flat:on-Garden, )esterday. two tiettlenten, of sporting
nrteriet!. accompanied by Ward, the pugilist, who fought
the pitched battle on the preceding gla), with Abbot, at
idousiey Hurst, attended before the sitting Magistrate, Mr.
flettieant SFLLON, fur the purpose of Ward's Making an af-
fidavit, when one of the Gentlemen stated, that he held
slakes for a large aura of money. depending on the tight of
the preceding day, which Ward. then present. lost. The
Gentleman who backed Weed. suspecting that he sold the
battle, refused to consent to his, the applicant's, paying the
*aver, nntil IVard made oath, that he fought tie wed as he
could. and that he lost the battle in consequence of a blow
pr received on the neck.—The Magistrate addressed the ap-
plicants, and informed them that, on their on•n confession,
an kformation might be laid against them for a breach of
the peace, and that they would be liable to be sent to work
at the mill in the Horse of Correction. fie could not swear
such an affidavit, where a man came voluntarily forward to
make oath of a breach of the public peace. Ile ordered
them to go shout their business, sad refused to comply with
their re•gaeat.

ACCIDENT AT THE SURREY THEATllE.—Yesterdsy even-
ins, as Mr. Carnegy was standing on Isis head on the t.p
of a spear, eight feet high, he unfortunately lost his balance,
and was preelhitlard with great violence on the stone,
though he had done the same feat the preerding evening
with perfect fadlity. We are happy to state that the lore
received was not equal to the alarm whii.:l it excited, though
Mr. Carnegy received some severe bruises.

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