Lent Assizes.
UROWN OtOURT.-Bffore Ml/r. JUstice HlODROYD. Samuel Wzest, aged 19, was indicted for maliciously cutting and maaiming (with intent to kill) Brooksbank Dawson, a weaver, at Ship- ley. The prosecutor acted as assistant gamekeeper to WValter Ferrand, Esq., and became obnoxious to the poachers in his neighbourhood. )n the 28th of July he went into a public-house at Shipley, where the prisoner and some others were drinking. The prisoner and his party endeavouring to force himn out of their room, a scuffle ensued, and the prisoner drew from his pocket a large knife, with which he cut across the prosecutor's face, and cut away part of his ear. The prisoner, in his defence, called several witnesses, who stated that the prosecutor frst commenced the attck and *pokerised" the prisoner. W'hat he had done was in self.defence. The jury acquitted him. LhlVAT ASSLZE.v. YORK, MONDAY, MAAcTr 22.