Star. — 1831-04-05 (London, England)

FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, APRIL 2. The great Somersetehire meeting was held on Monday last at Bridge- I water. Mr. Dickenson sent a letter protesting against the Bill, and pleading gout for non-attendance. The speakers were W. A Sandford, Esq. and Dr. Kinglake, moved the first resolution, on which J. A. Gordon, Eaq. of Naish House, moved an amendment., and avowed himself one of the boroughmongering faction. His amended petition was then read and seconded by Mr. Escott, a barrister, in a speech against time. On being put it was negatived almost unanimously. Mr. Sanford and lit. Hunt, M.P. then addressed the meeting, and the seeks of resolutions and petition were adopted. It was then carried, that the petition should be presented by Mr. Hunt, but he proposed to join Mr. Sandford, and it was so agreed. A censure on Mr. Dickenson was then moved, with a request that be should resign; but the High  Sheriff demurred. because the meeting was not composed wholly of freeholder., and on its being pressed he left the chair. Mr. Hunt was then voted into the chair, and on Mr. Northmore addressing the meet. ing, Mr. Crenwell moved, and it was carried, that dlr. N. should be a candidate at the next election. On Monday last, as a coach filled inside and out with witnesses Ann the Hereford Assizes, was ',rustling to Cirencester, it was upset nor I Bevel Pike, and all the passengers more or less injured. One man expired shortly after the accident, and we understand another lies in a hopeless. state at Cirencester. Muanza.—W. Creed, gamekeeper to Colonel Kingeone, was so dreadfully wounded in an affray with poachers at Newington Bagpath, Gloucestershire, on the night of the 215th of February, that he died a few days since. B. Robbins has been committed for trial, charged with the offence. _ _ _ _  An action came on for trial at these assizes, on Saturday, in which Mr, Hoby, the plaintiff, sought to recover damages against a solicitor, named Built, for negligence in not delivering briefs to counsel to defend two causes in which he was engaged as an attorney, and which were tried at the Hereford Spring Assizes in the year 1830. Evidence was offered to show, that had Mr. Built instructed Counsel, the plaintiff must have succeeded in both actions. On the part of Mr. Built it was now urged, that an attorney was not bound to deliver briefs to Counsel, unless the client furnished money for that purpose. The Learned Judge thought that if an attorney went on with a cause, and brought the cause to an assize town, he was not at liberty immediately before the trial to say to his client, " I won't deliver briefs unless I have some money." Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1081. At Salop Assizes, Thomas Cook, a writing clerk, and Thos. Richardson, a tailor, were convicted of sending a threatening letter to Mr. William Churton, of Whitchurch, cabinet-maker, threatening to murder him, and to born and destroy his property ; and also to 11r. John Rascoe, of the same place, threatening to murder him. It appeared the letters were written by Richardson, at the request, and by the dictation of Cook, who feared his hand writing would be known. Cook was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation and Richardson to two years' imprisonment.