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ITLAND, JULY 18. ! quence, suffered any injury in mind or reputation, he ' 1 , . was also entitled to a commensurate solatium. ... . . I. Tire MEI of ItOXIURGrk Mr. COCKBURN thought t h at t hi s was the p k 1 sting and important ease, time to take exceptions to th a t part of his Lordship's k perfectly novel in the re- I charge which affected the g e ne ra l question a rele. alleged that the defender , vancy, in case his client s ho u ld a f terwar d s b e a4v i sed ? am Smyth cep fain inforrna- : t° al)Peal- The Jury retired far about twenty minutes, and re- ed , 1 during his confidential pursuer's agent ; that this turned with a verdict for the p ursuer —D amages , nree 7%o;l:and Pounds. k med a principal ground of k l The trial did not terminate befor e II a t n i g h t . i 1 ~ lee had raised against- the • -- reeled on an appeal before k ip t the present pursuer, al- 6 U3131E11 ASSIZES m decided in his favour, - • , 4 allowed professional costs BEDFORD, JULY 19. I standing incurred vast ad- Alm Carroll, Pa: rick Carroll, and Thomas Ryan, , t rig to 2,6001. The present three simple-looking young Irishmen, were indicted ages for that loss, and also for 'having violently and feloniously assaulted Wm. • which his feelings and his Stokes on the King's highway, puttiug him in fear of <. me been exposed, froulthe his life, and taking f ro m hi s person i s . and some ar- ~ i its litigation had cast upon ticks of weak ing apparel, hi s p rop erty. . ~k TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1822. NtTmßra 11 052 ] ro BE IN THE DOWNS ON THE 201 u SEPTEMBER, Having the greatest part of her Caro cnxard and shipping. FOR MADRAS AND CALCUTTA. gaTHE fine ship WOODFORD, A I.burthen 600 Tons, lying in the East India Export Dock. ALFRED CHAP Ni Commatnler. For Freight or Passage apply to the Commander, at the 1:- rusaleat Coffee-house; or to JOHN CHAPMAN and Co. 2, Leadenhall-:trtet. IIEitIICAL BOTANY. • ' TAR. tNTER§ON will . commence his next ourie of LECTURES on GENERAL and 'MEDICAL no- TA NY, on THURSDAY, the 25th July, at Two, P.M. a: No. 24, Great Marlhorough-street. Tickets, Two Guineas each, to be had with a Prospectus, at 54, Great Windmill-street. JURY COURT, SCOT) LIEUT.-GEN. WALTER KERN. _ This was a - most interesting being besides of a nature perfectly cords of Scotland. It was alleged had purchased of one William Sr tion which he had acquired service in the employ of the k.. information afterwards formed ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF CAPITAL WELL-MA NUFACTURED CABINET AND UPHOLSTF.ILY FURNITURE; PIER AND CHIMNEY GLASSES, TWELVE- LIGHT LUST R E.BE A UT! FIA NEEDLE WORK, SUPERB OR,MOULU CLOCKS, &c. • TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, • By- Mr. ROBINS,' (Of Warwick-House, Regent-street), On the Premises, No. 8, Old Bond-street, on TUVIDAY, the Sid July, 1822, and Three following Days, at Twelve o'Clock, (by Order of the Trustees), without reserve ' lin: WHOLE of the Extensive An Fash ionable STOCK Fashiable STOCK of CABINET and UPHOLSTERY FUR NITURE of Mr. G. OAK LEY, comprising capital well-made Cabinet Articles, in Mahogany, Ruse, Zebra, Coromandel, Am !myna, Manilla,inglishOak,King, and other Woods, in winged and other Wardrobes, Secretaires, and Bookcases, Parisian and'Other Chests of Drawers, Secs of Patent Dittir.g Tables, Console, Card, Pembroke, Lao, Sofa, Library, Writing, Ladies' Work, and other Tables ; Chiffoniers, Commodes, and Diniug-parlour and Drawing-room Chairs, in sobs' Rosewood and Mahogany ; superb Pedestal and other Sideblards ; Sarcophagus Cellaret, large high folding Screens; noble Pier and Chimney Glasses, in hand some Gold Frames; Cheval and Dressing. ditto; an elegant Twelve-light Lustre, and other smaller ditto ; capital Mahogany, Four-post, Coach-top, and Field Bedsteads, with handsome Printed Cotton Furniture.; ; Mahogany and Japanned French ditto, with improved Sliding Testers and Furnitures complete ; Patent Mechanical Couch ditto, &c. Bedding of various descrip tions, Washing and Dressing-stands, and other Articles of Bed room Furniture ; handsome French Rod and other Window Curtains, of Merino, Figured Damask, Tabouret, and Printed Cotton ; Imitative Rosewood Lounging, Library, Fauteuille, Curricle ' and Reclinin g Chairs. Sundry Quantities of Silks, Ta bourets,Morine, Velvet, Cottons, and other Upholstery Articles. Superb Bronze and Or-moulu Parisian Clocks, Candelabras, Ink Stands, &c: a pair of handsome Scagliola Marble Pillars, To be viewed on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, preceding the Sale. Catalogues, at One Shilling each, to be had on the .Premises ; and of Mr. Robins, No. 170, Regent street, opposite Burlington-street. TWO DAYS TO DRAW. ' HAZARD and Cn. respictfully inform the . that the Wheel contains TWO - - - of - - . C50,0c0 ! TWO &c. &c. Cnnsois and Money. an action which the defender ►. pursuer, and which Was carried the House of Lords; that though the appeal had been and although he had been all in that action, had notwithstani The Two First-drawn Prizes, NEXT TUESDAY, July 30, bring the Last Day but One, will receive in Conaols £20,000 each! If.triatro and Co. sold the Two First 220,000 Prizes last Lot tery Contract, and 91 other Capitals; also a Prize of £30,000, &c. in the preceding Lottery, and Two Capitals the First Day of the present Lottery. Daz.tno and Co.'s Offices, 96, Royal Exchange Gate; 26, Cornhill ; and 324, Oxford-strert, near Regent-street. ditional expenses, amounting action was to recover dame, weal ing apparel, his property. • Stokes was a boy of tender ate, and before the case went to the Grand Jury, from snme intimation given to Mr. Justice flrsT, his Lordship summoned the boy before him. On examining him without an oath, he acknowledged that he had been guilty of forswear ing himself, and begged his Lordship to forgive him. His Lordship, in a most feeling manner, Admonished him on the peculialf malignity of the crime he had committed. His Lordship then sea for one of the Grand Jury, and explained to him the grounds on which the Bill was ignored. It is proper to remark, that Mr. Hine, a respect able farmer, living at Odell, set a toll,-ction en foot, and collected upwards of five pounds for the poor men, which was equally divided, and they were sent on their way with gratitude to their benefactors de picted on their countenances. , WINCHESTER, JULY 17. • B ISH most respectfully informs his best Friends, the l'ublic, that the TWO Prizes of £20,000 Must both be drawn in the First Five Minutes, .7,ovis THIS MONTH (July), And the Wheel, Independent of the above, contains TWO Prizes of #7.0.000, &e &c. Consols and Money. Warranted undrawn Tickets and Shares are selling At IiLSII . I. Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charinteross; where Three Capitals have been already sold in the present Lottery. lltsu reminds his Friends they may return, till the 26th instant their Tickets and Shares bought before the First Day ; but he begs them to remember they give up all claim by so doing. to the Capitals; and those now undrawn, which are re turned at £2O, are of as much value as thise selling at £24 'Ss. and Sixteenths returned at £1 6s. 6d. if undrawn, are of same value as those now selling at £1 I 4s. and other Shares in same prupartion. L •,' , i i . , : i 1 1 . DR. CHALMERS' SPEECH. This day was published, CPEECH of the Rev. Dr. CHALMERS in the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, on the 2.lth 211ay. 1822, explanatory of the Measures which have been successfully pursued in the Parish of St. John's, Glasgow, for the extincuuu of its compulsory Pauperism, Bvo. 2s. dd. Also, just published, The Won's of the Rev. JOHN Gsmanm, A. M. With an In trnductory Essay by Thomas Erskine, Esq. Author of Remarks on the Internal Evidences of Christianity, 12mo. 4s. boards. The Isuzsriosi or Cu RIST. By Thomas A'Kernpis. With an Introductory Essay, by Thomas Chalmers, D. D. 12/no. 4s. boards. humus. Disconasx to the CONGREGATION of Sr. JOHN'S Chase a, GLASGOW. By the Rev. Edward Irving, formerly Assistant to the Rev: Dr. Chalmers, now Minister of the 'Cale donian 22e1, London, Bvo. ls. 6d. Publi by Chalmers and Collins, Glasgow; and G. and W. B. Whittaker, London. This day was published r in now. prke Si& in boards, lIIE COLLECTS prefixed to the Epistles and Gospels, in the Liturgy of the United Church of England , Ir e land, eatethetically explained; with a View to promote the Minds of young Persons an early Veneration and Attach for the 13ook in which they are contained, the Church Fly t they are provided, the Holy Source froth which they are By the Rev. JOHN R DCLIFFE, 111. A. f St. Anne, Limehouse. Aluldleaex • Vicar of Teynham Doticlington,Kent ; Chaplain to the Lo rd Bishop of Beth and iells; and formerly Fellow of Brazennose College, (hford. London : Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's .6-yard; and Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. nut ne ocg doing. to ti turccd at A and Sixtees value as du proportion. QPEEC L-7 Genet Slay. 1822 successfully the extincts The Wol troductory 'on the bite The 13u Introducto boards. henry Cuenca, C Assistant to dactan Cha Publish' , W. B. Whi This rilllE 1 Gospe and Ireton( 'll the Min( ent for th hich they rived. E t tor of : and Dod Wells; i London hurch-yai In two vol sion, to includini new Edi t MID I 1 W D 0 I.onclon i .43fle . nnti i 1 Co. I 1 -dwardi, Of who! 1. 8. h nrraved, The 13. n .14 tizy s Edition. Grace tl HRI of I. ion: wi rgwnent i' eetoe of of aran7 itd Sons, ohne, an, , •.* For , ;.2 i , and epared side, ar Edinhu A iliatii 1 and ieularly s nd eeono A PER raught, ..native, ...idle! ill C 41113 iONAE i ,r-rerage CITR, , ed h l's opt, CARL 31111 so F.FFL fi..vour v this prep: or the de CONC 1; - e Drat ~irrour ol STO3I /. ,, nie ' re, ACkT i - ^• , ertie , 0M 1 ..- Astrirt 1' I•satio ',' ED l• 1: gCTI i:l• VI L'' 1 LLSC This day was published, two volumes, price XI. 4s. in boards,- dedicated, by permis sion, to his Majesty; with a set of Plates newly engraved, including a Portrait of the King in his Coronation Robes; a new Fxlitioti, corrected to Ow present time, of ...11E . 11"s PEER AGE, of the UNITED ICING DOll of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. London Primed for Rivingtons, Egerton, Cuthell, Clarke., man and Co. Cadell, Richardson, Booth, Booker, B:ildwin Co. Bagster, Ilatchard, Harding, Rodwell and Martin; Eirgsbury and Co. Whittakers, and Lloyds. Of whom may be had, lately published, in two volumes, :srice as. in boards, uniform with the Peerage, with the arms 'he 11:ronetage of the United Kingdom. ezy was published, in Bvo. price 9s. In boards, the &toad F.ditiort, revised and enlarged, dedicated by permlsiion to his Grace the Archbishop of Volta, of • REE SERMONS on S'f.PAUL's DOCTRINE of 1. Justlaeation by Faith . Original Sin: 3. Predesti t: with Notes. I'o the whole is prefixed, a Synopsis of the nent of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. By the Bev. TIIOhIAS YOUNG, A.M. . of Gang; late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge. Landoll: Printed for F. C. and J. Itivington, St. Paul's Church !, and Waterloo-place, Pall-Mall; Parker, Oxford ; Deighton Sons, and Nicholson and Son, Cambridge; and J. Wolsten -le, and J. and G. Todd, York. • ~* For a character of the Work see the British Critic,lllarch, 21, and the Christian ftemembrancer, August, t u2o. SLLECT ARTICLES . only by Messrs. BUTLER, Chemists, Nu. 4, Cheap and 220, Regent.strcet, London; 20, Wattrloo.place, linburgh ; and 34, Sickvine-strect, Dublin: , LUIDEXTRACTof SA RSAI'AR [ILA (Simple and Compound), for making the Decoctions, and par •ularly suggested to the Facuhy for its portable convenience d economy. APERIENT SODAIC POWDERS, forming an agreeable ;sight, and at the same time actin , ' as a mild and pleasant Axative, relieving Heartburn, Bile, Indigestion, Nausea, .-Idityln the Starner', &e. CAItRONATED aUDAIC, GINGER BEER, and I.E -()NODE POWDERS, for producing the muck-esti:mud -.-etage of the same name. CITRATED K ALI, for making Saline Dratirlit 5, recotn-1 ended by the Profession for its convenience, as mine certain its operation than preparations with Lemon. CARDIAC TINCTURE of TURKEY RHUBARB, a arm and pleasant Lateative, adapted to tienty Constitutions. EFFLORESCENT EPSOM SALTS; the dis4greeable .vottr which accompanies Epsom Salts is greatly obviated in his preparation, besides which, only half the quantity is requireLl er the dose. CONCRETE JUICE of LIMES,for Punch, Lim-de, Si_ •• r Draughts, Ice*, Jellies, or any other purpose whore the 5r Tour of Lemon is required. STOMACHIC BITTF.R. TINCTURE, a ',try agreeable T.nie recommended in Indigestion, &Nifty of the :;!omach,&c. ACETATSD LAUDANUM, LI! ; - ",rerties of Laudanum, without is injut A ndluircotir COMPOUND TINCTURE or POMEGRA NA Astringent much used in Affections of the I3owels, indicatiag I,aatiutt. Diarrhea, &c. 1 2 .0 ET A BLE TOOTH POW DER,and AST RI N G ENT nil; RE, for the Teeth and Gums, much approv• d. 1 :•y• Tbv above Preparations, when Cenjite, will have L' loss ,Name and Address attached to them ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS, MIDDLESEX. VALUABLE FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD DWELL ING-HOUSES, GROUND-RENTS, SHARE in CO VENT-GARDEN THEATRE,SHARES intbe UNION FIRE and LIFE OFFICE, and in the HUDDERS FIELD CANAL TO BE SOLD BY AUCTIOT, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick House, Regent street), By Order of the Executors of THOMAS ELAM, Lsq. deceased, At Garraway's Coffee-house, 'Change-Alley, Combat, On THURSDAY, the 25th July, at Twelve o'Clock, in Lots, THREE VALUABLE FREEHOLD ROOMY DWELLING-HOUSES, WAREHOUSES,Ecc. situate in Buckingham-street, Strand, St. Martin's-lane, and Bedford bury; on Lease to Mr. B. ,ELAM, Mr. liessztt, and Messrs. ELAM and %as. A Capital Leasehold Roomy DWELLING-lIOUSE on the East side of Leicester-square. A Valuable Leasehold DWELLING-HOUSE, in Baker street, Portman square, on Lease to Mr. lIVNT. A Desirable Pleasant FAMILY REST DEhiCE and Offices, in Woburn-place. Russell-square, on Lease to Taos. Wrerr,Esq. A Ditto DWELLING-HOVSF., in Hunter -street, Bruns wick-square, in possession of Mr. Roads. Two Genteel LEASEHOLD H'OUsF.S, in Mableden-place, Burton-Crescent ; on Lease to Mr. GILLINDZ and Mr. 'luLt.o. IMPROVED GROUND-RENTS; Four houses on the Bedford Estate, in Woburn-place, Montague-street, and Mon tague-mews, producing a net incense of £55 a year, for nearly eighty years. .1 SHARE in COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, for . £5OO, being an Annuity of Twenty-five Pounds per Annum, and Free Admission for 85 years from the Ist of January, 1810. FOUR SHARES in the highly improvable and respectable Concern the UNION LIFE and FIRE OFFICE,in CornhilL TWO SHARES in the HUDDERSFIELD CANAL, a very valuable Concern. The Houses may be viewed by Tickets, and have of the Tenants. _ _ _ ----... Particulars of Messrs. Dam and Webb, Bedfordbury ; of Messrs. W. and I). Richardson, Solicitors, N.. 1, Walbrook, Mansion-House; at Garraway's ; and of Mr. Robini, Warwick House, Regent-street, opposite Burlington-street, where Tickets for viewing may be had. WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL Capital RESIDENCE, flt for the immediate reception of a Gentleman's Family, excellent Offices, &c. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, lsy Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick House, Regent-street), 311' ORDER OT THE 'MUSSELS, At Garraway's Coffee-House, 'Change-Alley, CornhiU, on THURSDAY, the Bth Auguw, 1822, at Twelve o'Clock, A. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE, held for the whale long term, at a moderate rent, comprising a capital substantial RESIDENCE, situate No. 13, on the West side of Waterloo-place; containing, on the Ground Floor, an Entrance-hall, spacious Dining-parlour, Breakfast-room, Study, and Water-closet ; on the First Story, an elegant lofty Drawing room, communicating by folding-doors to a Back ditto, an Anti room, &c. on the Second Story, are three Airy Bed-chambers, Water-closet, &c. four excellent Chambers in the Upper Story ; an elegant roomy light.Stairease of Stone to the Second Story ; Basement, a roomy light Kitchen, roomy Passagt c, with Wine cellars, spacleus Area, with three Vaults. large Larder, &c. a Butler's-room, a llousekeeper's room, an oiler. Paved Yard, &c. play be viewed with Tickets. Particulars on the Premises; at Mr. o:ldry't, in Old Bond-street ; at Garraway's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick }louse, Regent-street, opposite Burling ton-street. ' PURBROOK I'ARK, HAMPSHIRE, NE .1R COSH A About Six Miles from Portsmouth. CAPITAL BUILDING :MATERIALS OF Tun BEST DESCRIPTION, Well siteate for Water Carriage to various parts. TO BE SOLD I3Y AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick House, Regent-street), On the Premises, Portirook Park, on MoNoav, the 12th of August, 1822, it Eleven o'Clock, THE CAPITAL BUILDING MATERIAL S, composing the Wings of Purbrook Mansion, situate near to Crisham, in the County of Hants, about six miles front Portsmouth, and a short distance from the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal ; consisting of a large quantity of good Deal Flooring, Joists and Girders, Four and Six-pannelled Doors, ex cellent Oak Glazed Sashes and Frames, Staircases, Materials of a Bath and Room, with Chinese Ratting, Portland Rustic Pres,- ings for Windows, Lead Cisterns and Pipes, Sinks, Stone Chim neypieces and Slips, capital Brickwork, a quantity of Lead, Wobunorland Slating; all of the best description, anti convent- tie to many useful purposes. To be iiii-vred by applying on the Premises on the week pre ceding the Sole, where Catalogues may be had, at (Inc Shilling each; of Mr. Vicat, Portsmouth; alio of Mr. Robins, No. 170, Berm-street, op,punte Llutlit.gtur..strect. a solatium for the inury to. reputation had for a long time unmerited..stigma which thi ig., had his fismitt—The following are the issues : " Whether the defender, or his agents, knowing that Messrs. flotchkis and Tytler, Writers to the Signet, were, for several years previous to the month of November, 1811, employed as the law agents of the pursuer, and knowing that William Smyth, late writer in Edinburgh, for several years previone to the said month of November, was employed by the said Hotchkis and 'frier as their law-clerk, and as such clak was employed in the law business which the said Hotehkis and Tytler transacted, during the time aforesaid, for the pursuer—and the said defender, or his agents, intending to obtain from the said William Smyth information respecting the pedigree of the pursuer, which he Wil liam Smyth bad obtained confidentially, while employed by Ilotehltis and Tytler as aforesaid—did apply to the said William Smyth for that purpose, and did, on or about the 19th of May, 1813, enter into a corrupt and illegal agreement with the said William Smyth, and did, by bribery, or for certain sums of money, or promise of a future reward, obtain from the said Wil liam Smyth, corruptly and illegally, information respecting the pedigree of the pursuer, which the said William Smyth having obtained, as such clerk as aforesaid, was under no obligation not to divulge, and which information was as follows, viz. That in a manuscript in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, marked Jac. 5.5. 30. containing an accountof the family of Lit tledeatt, there are the following words, or words to that effect , viz. I suppose Morriston now represents them:—Mr. John Ker, Minister of Preston, was a son natural of Sir John Ker, of Littledean, gotton on Dame Margaret Whytlaw, as I have heard, and was on one side in adultery.' And that, in Calder. wood's printed History of the Church of Scotland (edition 1675, p. 471) there are the following words, or words to that effect, viz. a At the very same diet that the Commissioners of the Go., neral Assembly had declared Mr. Robert Bruce's place in Edin burgh to be vacant, they dl dained (the King himself being pre sent) Sir John Ker of Littledran an adulterer, his wile yet hying, to adhere to Dame Margaret 'Whytlaw an adulteress, her hus band the Laird of Innerwick yet hying, approved her marriage, notwithstanding he had committed adultery with her before, or daiaeth them to be absolved fro.n the sentence of excommunica tion, which was pronounced by the Ministers of the South. So well did their proceedings agree with each other, and so like were they to themselves. But the Loan justified the proceedings of the Ministers of the South, for she ended her existence with great torment and great misery, and he himself died after little better than a beggar, his living being all wasted and consumed.' And that, in Calderwoosl's manuscript History of the Church, in possession of Mr. Murray, Agent fur the Church of Scotland, there are the following words, or words to that effect, viz.— ' Upon the 115th February a _the Commissioners to the General Assembly, the King being l e rssent, ordained Sir John Ker, a:. adulterer, his wife yet living, to adhere to Dame Margaret Whytlaw, an adultress, her husband the laird of Innerwick. yet living, approved their marriage, notwithstanding he had committed adultery with her before, and ordained them to be absolved from the sentence of excommunication which was pronounced by the Ministers of the South. These were the good effects of the Commissioners' proceedings, who had no re gard to the credit of the Kirk, but to their own rising and pre ferment. But the Lean ratified in the Heavens the sentence justly pronounced against them by the Aliuisters of the South ; for their estate is wracked, she ended her life with great pain, her excrements corning out of her month, and was buried in the Abbey kirk 14 days since, that is in April 1627, and scarce 40 persons accompanied the corpse to the grave. She cried often, I have been the vilest harlot that ever was; but she made no mention of her wicked practices by witchcraft, and consulting with witches, and Sir John himself may scarce be seen at this hour.' Which information was made known to the defender and his agent, at the time, and in the manner, and for the con sideration aforesaid ; and which information, in whole or in part, was material to the issue, and formed a principal ground of an action of reduction which was soon afterwards raised by the de fender, of the services of the pursuer, as heir male of Robert Earl of Roxburgh and Duty Lord Ker, to the loan and damage of the pursuer." The damages were laid at Ten Thousand Pounds. Mr. MONCRIEFIP stated the case for the pursuer, and opened up a great quantity of documentary evi dence, relating to the bargain which had been con cluded w ith Smyth, the whole of thick papers were admitted as genuine by the defender's Counsel. Mr. Moncrieff also called eight witnesses in support of his case. Mr. JEFFREY opened the case for the defender, and combatted the case of the pursuer with gr e at ability and ingenuity. He contended that he had a right to come at the truth, when it was unfairly suppressed, even by means of bribery, provided he had an im portant interest in its disclosure; that the informa tion obtained from Smyth was such as they would have arrived at by another channel ; and moreover, that it was of little importance to the action in which it had been employed. He called three witnesses in support of these averments. JOHN CLeftx, in reply, acknowledged that, as the action had resulted, the information had proved of no great service to the defender's cause ; and, there fore, even according to the argument of the Learned' Counsel, no blame was imputable to General Ker, for concealing information which bore against the case of the Dula of Roxburgh ; but that the information in question had been main)) , relied on by the defender, in his appeal to the House of Lords, even after the two other points in his case had been given up. He denied generally the right of a litigant to procure in. l'ormation, however important, by the means which had been avowed by the defender's Counsel ; and in. support of this opinion, he cited the authority of se veral respectable witnesses who had been examined , for the pursuer. TIteLORD CHIEF COMMISS I ONE R charged th e J ur y, that it any wrong had been done to the pursuer, through the means by which the defender had ob tained the information in question, the defender was liable for the consequences, even to the full amount lof expenses computed as between constituent and ; and also that if the pursuer had, in come- LAYToN V. NORTH. This was an action to recover compensation fut ex penses that the plaintiff had been put to by the acts of Ole defendant. Mr. BAYLY stated the case to the Jury, and said that his client formerly occupied. furnished lodgings of the defendant, at Southampton, at £lOO per year, until he was obliged to remove through the wanton' acts of the defendant. Mr. Serjeant PELL, on the same side, reprobated the conduct of the defendant as disgraceful in the ex treme. His client was a married man, a clergyman, and a Magistrate for Essex. He took the lodgings for the benefit of Mrs. Layton's health, and she went to the defendant's apartments in 1819: some receipts were put in as evidence to shew he had paid several quartets' rent. Mr. Layton afterwards agreed to take the lodgings for a year, from 1821 to 1822, previous to hi; going to the Isle of Wight, and returned to Southampton the 4th of July following, when the defendant, wanting to get rid of the plaintiff and his family, used every means to annoy him, by cut ting the wire of the parlour bell, which rendered all the others silent. The knocker was taken off the door, the stair carpet was pulled up, &c. Mr. John Richard Corfe, a surgeon, proved the ill state of health of Mrs. Layton, and that he believed the defendant's conduct produced it. He advised the plaintiff to move, which he did to apartments more expensive, and paid £l4O per year. The plaintiff's son proved the annoyance of the defendant, who is a gun-smith at Southampton. Mr. ADAMS, for the defendant, contended that if the plaintiff chose to take more expensive apartments than his client's, he ought not to come into that Court, and especially when he had not paid all his rent, for which he had a right of action. The Cu tEFJUSTICE said, the question was not about, the rent, as the plaintiff might bring his action if he pleased—but whether the plaintiff was not entitled to, some compensation for the expenses and inconve n i ence he had been put to; and charged the Jury accord ingly, who found for the plaintiff—Damages 504 JULY 19. REX 'J. JOLIFFE. • This important case occupied the Court six hours. Thefollowing is a brief statement of the trial : Mr. CARTER opened the information on the part of the Crown against the Rev. William John Joliffe, Mayor of the Borough of Petersfield ; and Mr. Set jeant PELL and Mr. GASELIR followed on the same side.—The issues were 18 in number. Mr. A DAMS, Mr. NlEttavwEAvuEn, and Mr.WIL LJANts conducted the defence ; and the Learned Counsel (Mr. ADAMS) submitted that he should be entitled to a verdict in favour of his client, the Rev. Mr. Joliffe. The peace of the borough, he said, had never been di-,turbed'until the year 1013, whe n M r . Atcheson attempte d . to overturn the immemorial usage and custom long established and contended that the election of Mayor was vod by the nomina tion of the Steward to the Jury at the Court Lea, and put in various presentments to that' effect. Mr. Serjeant PELL, in a luminous address to the Jury, contended against the usage and custom, be-. cause no interruption had been made to the election of a Mayor, v:ho had no duty to perform but to re turn Member: for the borough to Parliament, and that the presentment should be by the Bailiff, and not by the Steward. Several witnesses were called as to whether tl , e Mayor should not have been, previous to his election, a resident, which it appeared the Rev. Mr. JoUfle had not been, although he had a house in the bo rough ; but then it was proved in evidence that two Mayors had before been elected who were not resi dent in the borough at the time. Mr. ADAMS contended, that it had always been the custom from 1801 to the present time, a period of more than 20 years, to elect the Mayor, which constituted a right. The Jury found as follows: fd We find the usag e . 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