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to that most ancient of their precepts—namely, never to miss the opportunity of pillaging the Egyptians, the Philistines, and the Christians, which the old clothesman thought he could effect by his action against Mr. Astley turned out a troublesome fellow, and finding he did not go away quietly, he called the constable, and said, “here, keep this fellow until Monday morning.” The officer, who understood what was meant, takes him a little way, and then turned him loose, as Mr. Astley meant he should. This is the imprisonment. Now, as to the blow? It was a very hard blow, was it not? Saud his Learned Friend to Paul justice, he looked at his friend as though he would say, “Why persecutes thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.” It was a blow—Paul would not swear it was a hard one.—This was the whole of the case, and perhaps the Jury might think there was a penny worth of damage. There could not be more.
The Learned Judge observed that there was a false imprisonment in law, and an assault proved. The Jury would give what damages they thought fit; but they must remember that a Jew is entitled to an equal measure of justice with a Christian.—Verdict for plaintiff—damages 40s.
