The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

Mr. Bluebell, one of the Under Sh►rilh for the
count) of Middles's, proved that Westotioster was
iu she hondred of Ossoistnn.

Dvvid Holmes was acquainted with the Plaintiff,
who ass a career and tit •er. Witneva was present
during the whole of an ►lretion. Mr. Lamb's
Central Committee was held et Mr. Jewell's bees►.
Preparetions were made for chairing Mr. Lamb an
th► last day. Mr. Lamb came through the Church.
yard to the house. Several wieclons were broken
by stones before two o'clock. There wee then a
large mob is the street they shoaled, "No lAeb
Hobbes', for ever." The eloleuee bad Increased t.•
its height before Mr. lamb got to the house. Some
of the atones broke the 'Wows sod wiudow.fromev
of the back-room, and an attempt was made to force
the street door, the mob then eactaisniog, '1 Damn
him, we'll Late him eat." This tumult wee stopped
by the interference of the military from the Ilurse.
Geoids, the constables sot being able to clear the
street. The soldiers ar►ived sheet bee erlork. Mr.
Lamb left the house aboet half.pavt five, acc.'m.
pooled by Mr. ►Morris, the Iligh Ilsil.ff. The choir.
leg of Mr. Lamb was abandatted from fear of • his
personal .sfety.
Cross.ezamined —When the Guards staved, the
•ob were shooting and throwing stones.

Re-issenined —Wien's, w.s croakily appribeo-
sive ibis at door lipoid by forced.

Robert Choatellor.—Went at half past two to
Mr. Jewell's house, and remained these till eleven
o'clock at night. When the Horse Guards arrived
the mob dispersed; but as soon as the Geoids went,
the mob re•assembled, and throw stones and brick.
bats at the horse. They shook the iron.rails, and
said, " We'll have them down," bat they did not
pill term nut.
Joseph John Schein, lately clerk to Mr. Ireland,
surveyor.—Mr. Ireland was employed to mods the
(Imago done to si.e house, and witness sopesiuteniled
the work. It amounied to 241. St. 4J. which was
a reasonable sum. The broken al 119 was mend's!,
and the windaw.framea and skirting-boards re.
paired.
Cross-masined.—Witness made the sorer, before
the work was done.

Mr. GAIELtE, on the part of the Woodenly, said
that he had not given I.is Learned Frier':ls more
(rouble (ban was necessary in provieg tae foes al
ibis case. Ile maintained, however, that in order 1
to eoliths a person to recover ander this cietere, it
was necessary that the riot should have rernrntinee
with the intent of demolishing Ilse premises. The
object here was to melte a persons! attack on Mr.
Lamb. and not to pull down the hoote of the l'lsin•
lit The title of the Act was, "An Act for pry.
venting tumults and riotous eseeshlies, and for Re;
more speedy punishing the rioters;' and it went to
enact, that if any hoes' shall be destroyed or 411.1
1 waged, the hundred shall be liable. The Joey
I would receive his Lordship's direction whether, lel
order to enable a party to recover under ibis Act, it
w u sot amens ry that the riot should hay, been coin•
sawed, as the Statute of tat George I. declared,
!for the purpose of destroying iho boom or fernitere.l
' The whole of the bill was for damage to the house;
I L A
but toe urtgeflll.oo sniped damage to the fernbere
also, ,Lich had not been proved. Tie two Acts
ought to be considered in pore wisteria; and, there.
fore, if the object was merely to att.rk Mr. Lamb,
and not to poll down the premises, the Matadi was
net emitted to recover.

The Leaned Junin, hieing petaled the two Acts'
end the decleration, said he was clearly of opinion
that the latter Act being made to remedy the Incon-
veniences of the former Acts, was to receives li-
beral construction, and not to be tied down by for.
mer deciders') end tbe►efore he was clearly of opi-
nion that this use come *ithin the 67th George 111.
He sboeld ask the Jury whether they considered this
es a partial demolition of the beam* ; if so, it came
within the foster, Act; If they add it was not, he
should still tell them that the detlustion Wettest the
facts of this ease within she last Act of Parliament.

Ji.seph scboles was molted, to prove Mat a side-
board and some of t►:e Minds were damaged; bet the
blinds eft* not in the declaration, and the da.
wage 'vastly doe to the sideboard could not be
establisi.ed.

ne s.ORD JVITICIC Gentlemen of the

Jury, this is en action !nought against the Defend-1
outs tanninally, but virtually against ell the inhabit.
sots of Osse 'fliers were several Statutes pre.
view to the 570, of his prestini Majesty, but flirt
Art ass merle to prevent any inrenvenience from
hornier decisions. T►e English language does not
supply snore comprehensive stores then this Act
contains. Its object is to make it the interest ef- all
sober i•►abitents of the hundred, to suppress all
riotous and lemelt•oss assemblies; sod undoubted.
, upon the evidence laid before you, the care hes
been brought within that Statute. 'rho damage done
to the dwelling-house of the Plaintiff clearly conies
within this Act, whatever might hese been the in.
tentinn with which the riot was commenced. 'the
person who has drawn the declaration hes stored,
that the house was in part demolished; tf 'nu 'Link
there was a partial citionli ion, no wetter for what
purpose, whether to destiny 11.. hoes., •r to pull it
down to get at • particular person within it, it
comes within the Statute. flaying stated theme pnitilt,
it now remains fur you to deliver rose verdict on the
case.

The Jery said the; were of opinion that ht tbit
case there bad been a partial demolition, slid thee.
fore they warned • verdict for the Plaintiff—
Mows, 441. Bs. 41.
1111311 ANT V. 1111 FMANCII ROIDETT, BAIT. AND