The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-17 00:00:00

041 RT OF KING'S BENCH, %gammonlin; Tins; lb.
-.4e AND LANDAU.
fee an moult and Uk,y,
the exusordiparpline 01*-

they were not guilty.
case for the plaintiff Mr.
of a perms named Sheen,
oolarieh, and had.** inisliar
ten days after the marriage-
woe. aerording title's& cus-
ae body, whim the 41efendanu
plaintK expel him front the
aently scram the road. Air this
-
,ntgalliewer. deaght compensation damages. •1
balloltietui proved by Mr. and Mrs. Boyle, ooh f
neighbotartof the deceased. who resided ip Beorgeetit,
'Sit. ThPy stated that they saw Kennedy end Lem
• acre strike the plaintiff, m thee stood at the dear of their
house: they asked " Hews he could have the assurance
for come there, of ere helimpfeitrderod the woman ?" and
drove hiss cross the street.
On the cross-examiriatiep of themswitnesses it appeared
that Mrs. Shan, who was an Irishwoman, left her-hones
bis- We Inestlay, the 29th of May. in good health. On
the Salurjay following she was &move-red by her rela-
tions with the Boyles, Maio% aryl others, at a public
. house called the Half Moon, in Portpool-lane, and it
wig alledgeil that, in the interval, she had been inarriod
to.Mation. She was at that time in different clothes frost
those in which she left home on Wednesday. She went
to her mitt house from the Half Moon in a coach, and
died in a a eek after. A cormer's inquest was held on
her body, The witnesses denied bavieg seen Mason pour
liquor down bee this at, or give it to her in a bottle.
She soLiereen-usNaRAL addeeese 1 the jury for the
defendants. H expected to he able to show, as to Ken.
noir at least. that nn assault ever was committed ; and It
the Jury Antall Birk that Landers had done that *hick
ire point of law, amounted to an assault, be should ad-
duce evidence to show that the verdict ought to pass
against him only for nominal damages. The defendant
Landers was related to the unfortunate woman of whom
they had braid. and Kennedy was the executor of her
bfieband's will, and the guardian of her child. On the
'29th of May she left her house, by the persuasion of the
Beyler, suit ass found on tbe Saturday after in a state
of stupefaction from liquor. with Maims. who called
hitneelf.her husband, and who had afterwards adminis-
tered4ritlt to her when lying in the bed oa which she
died. Under them circumstances, it was not surprising
•if die friends, who were hound to protect her in bee
liklantee expressed their indignation on the appearance
of Wasps at the house, and insisted on his quitting it.
Thiiy tie believed, was all they had done; and if the jery
tbeeght alley had pro-faded farther, they would think
the'.wfwillest coin of th- realm was all that the plaintiff
boglat to receive at their heads.
Oa the part of the defendant, Denis Mame, the nephew
' Of the deceased, and Mary Landers. her niece, were called to
prove the stem is which Mrs. Sheen, (or Mrs. Mason)
Was found. The first of these, who discovered her at the
Half Merin, represented her as very poorly. sitting ona
be totriittirer.. Sbe went with him in a coach about 1.2
at night to her owe Loam, hat Mason, her alleged has
baud, did ant atemapsay.her home. The next (hie Ma-
' anti came: she then threw her sing at him, and declared
Iteseas,uother•husband. Ihe riling woman re
leer *wilt as well when she came home, hot said n the
retti dot, brought s pin; of beer and made hies drink it. and
wave mediiine from a. holds, after wb rh she fell into
a fit. On the Satunkty. following she died. Both wit.
'raise; declared that Mrs. Sheen was liabinialir sober.
Op titer cross-examinatien, they positively denied that,
jabs taw amt of the house undressed that night. crying
guarder...am! followed by Mr. Landers. or that any dis-
latlettice took place in her house that night. She was
attesded in her illness by Dr. Finente.
. 'The Loan Cater Icemen asked if Dr. Pincott was in
attemelanee?
Sottevroa-Orareat. replied in the negative.
. Two men and two women who were preseit at the
house of die deceased en tire evening of the alleged as-
mai; stated; that when Mason crime in, Kennedy. went
IA hint and desired him to go away, oti which lie 'Tome-
atissely retired, without reorivieg ary species of violence.
On their cross-examination, these witnesses said that
theyeate up all eight with eight others, or till a late hour
in the mornise, wittiest any thing to drink, although
they were all Irish.
• to reply, Mr. acreage called Mrs. Boyle, who stated,
that she SAW the deceased rim out of her house un-
dressed aid crying "Murder," followed by Landers.—
She amnia, a rattle. when Mr. Landers pushed the
wassail into the bolter. A disturbance continued all
night; but eke did not interfere further. Edward Ma-
son.- a codeine the plaintiff, who went front the Half
Moos to Beylee,e.onfirmed this statement in its main
facts; but, like Mts. Boyle, lie made no attempt to
render assistance to the woman whom he had sees thus
treated.
The Sometvta-flasettie observed on Me evidence,
ennineeatiag especially on the story of the witnesses, who
to L evitletitte a deep interest io this poor woman, hat
Wm, according to their own account, suffered her to re-
main in.thet poaer eA pe•sons who had assaulted her
teelently, witbont even directing the watchman, whom
they lead summoned, to relieve bets
. Mr. tieftrise replied on the whole ease, deprecating
the trial of so ninmcntous a collateral issue as the de-
fe-ulants had thought fit to introduce. As to the credit
elf the ii•itnessee for the defence, he Could aaply to it ,
ocly one test, they were all Irish; they hal sat op all
night, and they bad nothing to drink ! (A Web.) The
fact that Dr. Piecno, eh° attended this unii.a:py woman
in her list ;Hoes., sass cot called, proved that ea sub.
stantial ground existed for the imputations cast upon
the plaintiff, who, as her property was only for life, lead
the str.inc.est leverets! in her continuing to live. The
Ruth was, that the relatimis of this woman, who were
Irish Catholics, were bitterly offended at her marriage
with a Protestant, and haa, therefote, the strongest feel-
, Aar, of prejoilliti against her husband.
- The bard Cuter Jcsvica- directed the Jury first to
Consider whether an assault' bad been committed by:
.tt both or either of the defenelidts; and if they were of
a eipivion that an adasult was proud, then, in estimating
b• the amonnt of damages, to ia.quirc whether the conduct
Lof the pl tiatiir kiwi beep such as to render 11:s presence
3nstivobnoxlorsto the-friends of the unhappy woman
ho had reeestly died. ' Upon the view which they took
of that conduct should &peed whether they gave con-
siderable or only nominal damages:
• The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffe-Damages,
one shilling. • o
EARL IP3VITI V. lINSLET AND. A NOTITER.
This was an action against two of the inhabitants of
the Hundred of Oasulston, to recover damages done to
Bee plain* fffs Louse on the Jay ofothe coronatiJn by a
rintods.molo.
ivy d3mages amounted to .251. Ills. for %thick Arms the
jnrv'Xonnd a verdict as thetransection orcurrefi before
she tie -statute, which, in cases where the da:nsge is
lent t 301. gives a summary remedy before justices
of the peace.

• • COURT OF 0031 10:3 PLEAS. Fan. FL
§ioengi at Westminster, before the Clsief Justice sad it.
• ('onsmon Jury. '
MUTING er. ViTTLIf.
• *Mr. Sergeant PILL elated th:t this wss an RC ion
breaxht against the defeeJant t 9 'tlvo!rer hen) him a
commit-a:ion in daniaces. for kivittlitit ii-sviltorilsit •
sett niAled 'the plaintitron the 17th or; 0rt....•

-seraasar zits'in
as .Rios of trespass
lad* jeitereat from th
ifteee ed '
The defeeZedpleaded that t
'Mr. Grim opened the ra
• %fawns h d the widow
mite -111 eittiOie-lsouse at Woo
L bars wife plink tee
• INoalidealf df the deeemed.we
ToM,Yobnieg a false over the I
• Moues( fit to 'assault the pla
!vie, and drive him violently a