The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-18 00:00:00

Mr. LITILMALE stated this to be a case of brutal
end violent trespass, and called upon the Jury to
sire very heavy damages. He represented that the
Defendant, landlord of the house, in • the parish of
Wigtnn, occupied by the Plaintiff, without giving
soy previous warning, unroofed the house, tore
flown the ceiling, and exposed the miserable inmates
to ell the inclemency of the weather; in consequence
of which the Plaintiff's furniture was destroyed, and
his wife was afflicted with a nervous fever.
Mary Somers was the first witness called. She
'appeared, dressed like a metro% but intrepid as an
amazon. Whenever a question carted forth her elo.
"qiieue", she proceeded proceeded with amazing vole.
liifity till even the Judge implored a pause for God's
'take. •
What was the agreement when the Plaintiff, your
'ion.in.la w, entered this house?—Mr. Wilson pledged
ihrword that he should not be removed without law.
liiruivirning, and, lawful warning is six months'
'ettitting by the law of England, &c.
Ott cross.elaminatioti by Serjeant Hum.ocit,
Vie!' admitted, with a • look of indignation, that
She was the Plaintiff!. mother.in-law, she
Wad never be"n married; and that when her daughter
- -.•
• aras born,'site had been housekeeper to John Ito.
and ever 'trice to his son, Joe Robertson,
tad a suit in Chancery for fourteen years, with
• payee( to the ownership •of the very house now in
Mrs. Somers remarked, with exemplary gravity,
*t
the law was a very had thing, but it was neces-
virtt •
sometimes to have recourse to it.
n the part of the Defendant it was proved, that
Plaintiff had got the house es a matter of mere
lhi`oar, till the Defendant should have occasion to
air it, or to let it as a farm-house; that he paid
' rent for it ; that he never occupied but two
lroninti of it ; and that, In fact, the unroofing and
taking down of the ceiling were done not only with,
his consent, but with his to-operation. In course
of dila proof, a man of the name of Jackson, servant
to Mr:Wilson, was ezamined as a witness.
•' l r. LITTLIDALE cross-ezamitied him.--You are
en &Oilier of considerable celebrity ? (The witness
bleih'.4l° with the conscious pride of genies.) You
have Published, MI. Jackson ? (The tremulous mo.
deity or '
authorship repressed the intended reply.)—
' ouhiteadvertised in the,Newspapers ?--Ouce, Sir,
end. I'll leil.yOu how that was.—Aye, do tell us.
•Mr lerjeant Ilpixocz insisted that this was not
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-oefilence.
Mr; garois Woon thoeght it was.not.
btr . I .ITTLIDALE.—My object to show that this
witness cannot be believed. He hay advertised him-
ieflra liar, and therefore he can have no credit on
difsOccesion.
"ft4fihii Lordship and the Learned Serjeant thought
,citif of no kmporte.nce. •
Wines! (blushing like the morn).-0, does it me
no discredit; if it be, the pleasure of. the,cnmpany, I
"VI tell 'them all hew it happened.--(.Laughter.)
td,,r.Se*lintlivu.ocK.—N,,, my friend, not just
10111 be telly happy to hear you another time.
"'Verdict for the Defendant.
In the other Court ail the causes tried were for
debt, or fate *piety o( money due upon contracts,
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AcPpt one.
VIZ KING B. BLAYLOCK.
watt en information, spots • special Act of
hrusimer,it, against the Defendant, for assaulting
nival'obstructing three Escise Officers.
Tonninit, Scarlett, and Litticdale,
wore tor the prosecution ; Mr. Serjeant Matlock for
the Defendant.
It wes'clitarly. proved in evidence for the prosecu-
tion, that the threencise-officers, Atkinson, David-
son, sod Elliott, set out from Longtown..at seven in
tiits.evening of 24th of November towards Lucken
.11-w, in the parish of Stapleton, where they had in-
formation. th;t smuggling was carried-on. They ar-
rived between eleven and twelve at night, entered a
hut, where they found a still at work, containing
from fifty to sixty gallons of wash. Four men and
'-two women were sitting by the fire. The officers
were all.armed with braces of pistols. On entering,
they announced their character and their object. All
fled out. Atkinson had one of his pistols cocked ;
and_ he having stumbled, it fired, and hit James
Armstrong, one of the men. The officers then pro.
ceeded to seize the head of the still and the worm,
which they carried with them: While they had been
in the hut, those who had fled got up to a bank
higher than the hut, and rolled large stones open its
roof, some of which broke through the roof. Three
seen pursued the officers, one of whom brought At.
Vinson to the ground bp a stone, and struck him at
the back of the head. They were obliged to quit the
head of the still and the worm, and to fly or conceal
themselves for their lives. Blaylock was proved to
have been one of the most active, by two persons
who were coming to see the curiosity of whiskey
Bulking, and by his own trintiphant declarations
afterwards.

SP,,jeaut I-future—l
said he bad a great many things
to ray but if bii Lordship's mind was satisfied, be
would reserve them for another occasion.
TAP Judge end Jury declared themselves at once
esti.fied.
Adjourned till eight to-morrow.
A 060 ST •12.
CIVIL SIDE..
As the same Connie! were engaged in the.causes
that remained to he tried, the business could not be
farther conducted in separate Courts. Mr. Baron
Wood did not therefore attptid here this day. lie
kas proceeded to open Ahe Commission at Appleby.
,—At eight in the morph% Mr. Justice Bayley cause