The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-22 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

BAWL OP ENGLAND PROSILCUTIONS.—..-There were
eight cues in the Calendar of this description. Six
of the prisoners pleaded guilty to the minor offence,
and received sentence of transportation fur fourteen
years.
Henry Frereeh and Edward Hell were then capi-
tally Indicted for uttering, on the ?3d of October
last, at Otford, in this county, a forged 1/. Bank of
Engiand note, knowing the same to be forged and
counterfeited.

Af►er a fe►r minutes deliberation, the Jury found
the prisoner, French, Guilty, and the prisoner, 1411,
Not Guilty.

WATERFORD ASSIZES.-CITY COURT.
TIILDSDAY, 11•11C11 M.-SECOND DAY.

JOSIAH FART S. VaLLIANI REM..

This was an action of trespass on the case for da-
mages, fur tieing bitten and otherwise injured by a
dog of defendant, which dog- defendant was alleged to
have kept ton carelessly, and to have known to be ac-
customed to bite mankind. The damages were laid at
509/.

Plaintiff, a nailor, had, on the 13th of last Septem-
ber, to call on defendant, a gentleman retired from
a successful course of mercantile business. Thelton«•
and the garden of defendant are at opposite sides of
the Manor Road, and nearly opposite to each other.
Plaintiff saw Alexander, youngest son of defendant,
coming out of the garden, and mentioned his business
to him. Alexander desired him, rather vehemently,
to go to his brother William, then in the garden.
Plaintiff had scarcely got into the garden when he
was heard roaring in a tremendous fright, and was
seen coming back on the road, followed by the garden
dog. The dog made some demonstrations at him, and
he fell, and broke his right arm and a finger of his
right hand, and received a wound in tl►e outside of
the fleshy part of his right thigh. For these injuries
he was under strict surgical treatment for about a
month, and is still far from complete restoration, and
possibly never will recover the perfect use of his arm.
Such were the facts of the case. They are tolerably
simple ; and the 13w, as admitted on all hands, is still-
more simple and abundantly clear. Any person keep-
ing animals naturally fierce and untaineable,frrot na-
ture•, as lions, tigers or Wilkes, is in all cases answer-
able for their mischief. But to make an owner re-
sponsible fur damage occasioned by a tame animal,
mansuctum, it is necessary to prove that the animal
was habitually mischievous, and that the owner war
acquainted with its mischievous habits, or in the law
language, that lie kept ►t 'clearer.
Though clear the facts, and though clear the law,
we have seldom heard evidence more materially inde-
cisive. The very colour of the animal could not 'le
agreed upon : he was black and white, he was brown,
he was yellow, he was faun coloured—in short lie
was a perfect cameleon, not a dog—and Mr. Bell had
then but the one dog. Not a person saw the dog bite;
one witness swore that he was confident that the plain-
tiff was not bitten at al!, although plaintiff fancied
otherwise; this notion received some countenance from
another witness, who swore that, outside the garden
the dog did not in any manner touch the plaintiff, lint
that uneven ground and sharp pavement were the real
cause of his fall. Of what occurred inside the garden
no evidence was offered. The Surgeon was very
strongly impressed with the opinion that the wound
was from the bite of a dog.
Efforts were made, ou the one side. to prove the
dug ferocious, and, on the other, to make him out soft
and playful, to a faith. No direct, scarcely any
iudi-
re. t, knowledge of his vicious disposition was faateued
upon the Defendant.
Verdict—For tl►e Defendant, with sixpence costs.
Michael Lamtly, a very young man, oils indicted
for feloniously assaulti►►g, on the 20th Felirnary,
&Intim, Reilly, a farmer from liallyquolian, in the
county of and stealing from his holy a
great coat, a body coat, a ►waistcoat, a flannel itais:coat,
a hat, a pair of stoc:iings, a pair of shoes, and a shirt.
The prosecutor detailed this outrage with an artiess
simplicity tl►at afforded souse amusement wiii!st it ex-
cited much sympathy. If from the aggregate of male
attire, the articles just enumerated be deducted, no-
thing will be found to remain but the iudispeusible
breeches. Such in truth w•as the charge, added to a
flagitious assault, accompanied with inhospitable
cruelty and perfidious luliutoanity.
. Late in the evening, Reilly, after selling produce,'
and buying cult', and other articles, having &balance of
cash in his pocket and rather a anperduity of beer awl
whiskey in his body, found himself on the open quay,
feeling ao immediate want hut that of a lodging, with
which he bail not before thought of providing him-
self. lie mentioned his want to the prisoner and ano-
titer lad whom he saw together, but neither of whom
be had ever seen. before. They instantly offered to
take him. to excellent quarters. Ills gratitude would!
not suites Kim in avail himself of their kiailtiese with

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