The Sun. — 1846-07-11 (London, England)

GAME LAW HUMANITY.  On Tuesday, the, 16th ultimo, Frederick King, lacemaker, of New Lenton, being out of work, went with his wife and family to find employment in haymaking; when he was near to the Trent side, a person, named Henry Cox, also of New Lenton,' gave him a shilling to swim across the Trent and assist him (COx) in finding a bag in an osier holt, not far from Boot's bank. King and Cox stripped and swam to the place, found the bag, and King returned with it ; immediately on his reaching the Nottingham side of the river, Mitchell, one of Sir Juckes Clifton's game-keepers, and his companion said, "we must have that bag." King replied, "it is not yours, and you shall not have it," at the same time giving his name and where he lived. He was immediately attacked in the most furious manner by Mitchell, who beat King so brutally with a thick stick on the head, arms, and other parts of the body, that persons who saw the attack ran to his assistance, being fearful that he would be killed. One of the persons who witnessed this savage attack upon a man—in a state of nudity, be it remembered—states, " the blood gushed out in torrents ;" and King says, "I thought I was going to be killed, and called out murder.' " Mr. John Brown, lace-maker, New Lenton, states that he saw Cox and King in the Trent, and the keepers asked him what they were doing, and he told them bathing; he saw the latter come nut of the river, and Mitchell immediately commenced beating him with a stick, " as hard as he could." Murder being shouted, Brown ran to King's assistance, and asked the keepers what they were killing the man for, when Mitchell again struck King. In attempting to ward-off the blow he received it on his (Brown's) hand, which was severely hurt. George Brewill, butcher, of New Lenton, who also saw the attack upon King, says, " I never saw a man lose so much blood in my life ; I think if we had not interfered King would have been murdered. After the keepers were gone I laid King on the bank ; he was very dozy, and complained of his head, which was badly cut; his arm was much swollen, and his knee severely injured. King's wife and three children were present, and terribly frightened." Being prevented from further beating the poor fellow by tho interference of the spectators, the cowardly keepers ran away, but, luckily, Mitchell was known, and we are informed that a true bill was found against him at the county sessions, on Monday week. We must not omit stating, that Mr. Edward Cox, of New Lenton, who was fly-fishing against Boot's bank, and saw the whole of this murderous attack, heard Mitchell say to the other keeper, when King and H. Cox were returning across the Trent, " Stick to me, and whether they have been netting or not, we will have the nets." Mr. E. Cox immediately shouted to King and Cox, "I do not know whether you know it, but here are two keepers waiting for you." H. Cox replied, " I don't care, NI e have been doing nothing wrong." At this time King had the bag under his arm. Mr. E. Cox and all the other witnesses arc positive that neither H. Cox nor King had been netting.—Nottinghant Review.  THE LABOUR MARKET in