The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-12 00:00:00

SCANDAL.

ALEZANCER a. lIARRIS.
This was an action brought by the Plaintiff
against the Defendant, ,to recover compensation fur
the injury his character had sustained by the De...
fendant's reporting that he had been guilty of an
unnatural crime.
It' appeared that the Plaintiff and the Defendant
met at the Anniversary dinner of the Jews, for the
purpose of making a subscription for indiAent
Jews ; an altercation took place,
.and the worils
stated in the declaration veto spoken .by the !in.'
fendatit, which we forbear tit' mention; but use'
the words of Mr. Parke, the Counsel fur the
Defendant, who said they were both blackguards,
and ought to have been kicked out of the eumptny,
and that the affair ought to have ended there. This
much we can safely say', that it never °light to have
been.broeght into a Court of Justice ; for a charge'
of that nature made *gains( in hbnourablo man no
damages could be a sufficient compensation ; but
when two such Jews quarrel, and use language of
the aforesaid description, it .does nut affect. theft.'
feelings, until one of them reflects, and .finds that
he may recover a few pounds from his adyersary,
although he himself, in his commoo conversatiou.to
his nearest friends, makes use of tin Alar language.
The evidence in ibis case was of such a nature, that
we cannot enter into it. The scandalous words
were proved, and' the Jury gave a verdict fur the
Plaintiff... Damage& 11.01. and.4os. costs.

COURT OF COMMON PLIVII, GeminiAt.r., Dec. 11.
Sittings beforeJudge"MANSFl ELL..
SL '.NDLIL-..-VSNDRILL V. AITCHINSON.
This was au action brought by the Plaintiff, a
boot-maker, residing in Newgate-street, against the
Defenthint, one of the wens trade, in Butcherhalf.
lane, to recover datnages for stainter. It appeared
that the parties met at the Plough, in Gilispur.
street, in Nov. last, to celebrate the acquittal of
Mr. Hardy, and " Trial by Jury." When the
Plaintiff entered the room, he was charged with hay.
ing seduced a married woman ; in answer to whiclii
he said, if he was a seducer, he had followed the err,
ample of the Defendant. The latter then role,
and used the words—" You are a thief; you have
robbed me, and I tan prove it." For these words,
described to be void of .the least foundation, the
Plaintiff expected large damages.
The first witneSs was crusx.examined by Mi. Ser.
joint Ben-, who put the following questions, to
prove that all the company had been making I li-
beral sacrifice at the shrine of the jolly God :
What time did Mr. Pendrill come iuto the room ?
About half-past ten o'clock.
You had been to celebrate the acquittal of Mr.
Hardy at the Crow u.aud-Attchor Tavern ? Yes, we,
had.
You had taken your glasses cheerfully, drank
wine enough I suppose? We took it at discretion,
it's; every man should do.
1 I take it for granted a few bumpers were drank?
Udeo't recollect any bumpers.
What, not dcink MG .Hardy'! health and Trial
by. Jury in a bumper? If you did not you don't de.
serve q verdict in future from say English Jury.
It was contended on the part of the Defendant,
that the.w ord. were 'spoken in the moment of inebri.
ation4 and that they were not used to convey a
*barge of felony. It *al also stated that the De.
'fondant had been deprived of several of Ms cos.
',Omer's- by the Plaintiff, who had formerly lived
with him as a journeyman, and, under all the cit.
cumstancee, that it was not a case for damage!.
he Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Da.'
mom ls.
@MIEN V. aIItILEPL.
" This waren action of assault and battery. The
(Plaintiff and Defeedartt weie Officers in the Cus.
toms, and it appeared that they bad quarrelled re.
*pectin some tea iu the Custoos.houee. The Plain.
tiff having refused to leave the Defendant's office, a
pugilistic contest ensue& The Plaintiff was over.
throWn in the combat, and rtceived a few blows.
Mr. Serjeant Ceitiel., en the part of the Defen.
,dant, made a hunteereua appeal to the Jury. lie
He observed, that in this paltry action, a few blowi
of no consequence had been represented as a most
tiotentwevaelt.% A learned Anatomist Slargeon
.had been called, aud a touch on thePltsintit's -tavola-
der was called a bruise on the twain& ; a blow on
the back, a contusitm on the spine. The Jury,
who knew what an' English boxing-match was,
would not suffer themselves to be imposed on by
anatomical terms. ThePlaitttiff had only received,
iu the terms of pugilism, two slight bits, one en the.
.back,,he ether on the shoulder, What w ould Big Ben
and Johnson have saW,if a man who had fought
a Nab.
tie had complained of a blow on the spinc?T hey would
have said " If you fight you must expect blow 5,."
The Leorned.Seijeant tent:holed by calling on the
Jury., if ti 4 were of opinion that the assault was
proved,
.to give. the Plaintiff a farthing, "in order
that lie mighfliting If round his deck ?The Learned'
Serjeant observed, it would be a good new-year's
gift ; and the Plaintiff by'lonklrig at it would avoid
fighting, amt. say, if I shank! -et titSCh on the
..matt or scapula: I won't commence an -action, be.
ea.uaap English Jury won't give me wore than
'farthitu damages.
The Juey found for the Plailllte--Damagcs One
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•Mliall PeaSial RlCira RD STEWART, of the Off
letsistAnfantry itegiment, a bravo and excelleatt3t.
'There aru two other General
ceaLtif...*it name in Puetng4l ; one of them a heti.
)holi of. the F.ttl of GALLutrove and the.ether.brd.
'titer Of Lent Cashcaxatin: but both ,• of Ahem
among the most plum:sing' Officers in Vie British

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