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London, England, 1819-04-14 00:00:00

HEREFORD ASSIZES.

The following causes, roost of which are of con-
siderable importance, were tried at these ,Iseixes:---
LIABILITY OF PARISH OFFICERS.
DAVIES v. %milli oral ItEYSOI.I.I4.
This wis iiii ise• ion against the D• felolante, who
were Overseers of the perish of liiiiiledtan, Here.
foribliire, for board, washing, lealgitez. and medi-
ums?, furnished to a nn-iii of the amine of Vamoose's,
by the Plaintiff, under the following CHTUM.
stance% : ,
aughan was servsnt to Mr. Davies, and being
sent to u mill, called Brockmatiton Mill, lie there
Met with on tiecident, whereby his mint was torn off.
Ile was conveyed back to Mr. Daviea's house,
where every care was taken of him ; a willfgrim ,to
seio for. but the i mast eventually died. Ti.e
l'lnnitiff apoltril to the. Overeeers of the tussah for
the expensi S incurred by this arcidesit, but they
refused to !lay hums stud hence the necessity of this
tictiott. The aunt sought to be recovered was in/.
itielocling the stirgeoo's lull.
After the evideuce was goer through,
Mr. Jetty's, twilit the part of the Defend:into,
said, lie was aniline.; to give thus Plaintiff every
possible credit for his Iluiranhity ; hut, at the same
time, contended, that nietnag hid kern adduced
which had, in the slighted degree, filed the huhu.
lily of the Defend.mts. 17 viol I:br autaoi;ly it the
case of Litittlo r. nonce, which lie !lad himself ..r.
gine'. sod in which Lord E'lL.ehorougli give a
judgment corresponding with 11:• k.aoris talent a,,tl
humanity, it was clear that the parish in whieh the
11140 chanced to inert with his arcii!.hr, or its which
his maimed boil, was rowel, was halde to the ex-
penses of his signiors as ca•iiarl poor. That ca.e,
lioWelit If. was very different from th., pre,.ii! Theic
the action hail been brought by the spolierary fir
the parish, whose employment was sanciiimed by
the Overseer ; but here no such sanction tool been
given, our had the parish apothecary hero seta for,
the Plaintiff preferritig to seed for the son-in-law of
his own father.
Mr. Baron Gattnow, in stating the case to the
Jury, said lie had only to wish that the language
of my Lord Elleithorough. in delivering his judg-
ment its the case which had been cited, nuts inscrib-
ed its letters of gold, for the instruction of parish
office's throughout the kingdom ; iiiesittuch as it
conveyed a lesson of hey of the last import-
ance, and one which was peculiarly applicable to
this case. That which it inculcated was, that a
poor mats, without a parish, and coming perhaps
from the farthest part of the world, and who inignt
chalice to Meet with an accident, must be consider-
ed as a part of the family of the parish iii which he
Was found; the inhabitants of which were to be-
come the good Samaritans, to pour oil ninon his
wounds. In the words of Lord Ellenhorough, in
fact, " wherever his maimed body was found,"
there be was entitled to every care and attention
which humanity could suggest. IVith regard to
the distinction alleged by Mr. Jervis to exist he-
' tween the present case and that of Lamb r. Mince,
fur his own part lie could not see troy difference
il whatever. The parish officer, throughout seetned
r to be fully aware of their liability ; and in not
eountermatirling the attention of Alf. Collins, who
told IVliite that if lie were not satisfied. lie 'night
eilii its any other person. there was a clear recogni-
tion of his employment. There were Oro the
tither mete of the parish officers—the leaving the
rates in the Plaintiff's hails—their paying the tune-
ral charges and the expenses of burnt', all whirls
were confirmatory of the same conclusions ; namely,
that the Plaintiff wits entitled to receive', and a ver-
dict to this effect was what he reeoutinentled.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—
Damages 351. Coats 4n4.
7411.1. ER C. JENNING.,, ti../Cek.
The Plaintiff. who
is a burst-dealer, purchased a
horse or the !Jerem iah,. at the Icst lien-ford fair,
which lie kept fur tax weeks, and theit (roomed lit
minium'. The person who keeps the toll-hook or tile
fair, stated that he bail entered the horse, wart:toted
round, awl saw Mr. Jeunings, the •int of the De-
fendant, receive OW. for it. Nit.. Jrittaitigs and his
father's servant, however, contriolosted this testi-
mony, es to the warranty, sod the Plohttiti was
tiousuited.
TIM KING, on die prosermitott of We 1.1.1 Aft J EN-
KiNS, a. THOMAS CHARLES, Itsq. arid others.
Thila was an indictment preferred itt the Glaisinr-
gitiothire4.4uarter Sessions, in January last, by Nlr.
W. Jenkins, clerk to John Wood, Esq. of Cardiff,
against W. Pritchard and Thomas Charles, Estits.
Bailiffs of Cardiff; Joseph NVheeler tool Philip
IVoolcot, Churchwardens; and Mr. Edward Priest
Richards, Solicitor, for a constaricy regarding the
Milking is poor-rote. MDICII was I'llllllll a tear 1011,
arid afterisoirds was removed by the Defeiolants
to the Court of Ring's Bench. and uow timid by a
Special Jury.
51r. Caneart.f. opened the indictment, and Zr.N
DeuSICEY (the witnesses sits both sides baying with-
drawn from the Court) shortly stated the case tats
the part of the prosecutor.
51r. Nathaniel French the younger, mercer, one
of the overseers of the poor, was then calleid, and
lerwent a long examination; but in the course
of his cross-exa iii iii atom by Mr. I'AI.IIIIOM, Mr.
DAUNCEY interposed, and addressing himself to
the Court, void, " I du not think, soy Lord, we
have mole out Stlialleillfily or cleitily the charger
in this indiettatett. We might call witnesses to
prove that the. 111/41i has stated what may not, from
whet has passed, he believed ; but we de mot trait's,
that even oli preying all that he has proved, we
email call on the Buse to CODY:lei the I)ereitd-
ants upon t'iis indivtituent. We shall, tiserehuse,
consent to their :icituii lat,"
1 Sir %Vs.. tiaititow—" I Bonk you have ester-
I cised au extreme's. wood vial proper judgment ;
but 1 catistot holier this case to cud herr, weelsont
making these observations: an indictment Gar a con-
s spirally is DO tight matter ; n conviction for a cen-
tspiracy consigne a Mill tie ali.ollrie ilifinly. If he
Dad previously beets a man or honour and character,
this is a matter of little eunarquienee, DS, ill my
1 opinion. if lie were to lie cotisicteil of a conspiracy,
lie susghit ris still hr call. al on to rective sentrixe of
death. II the poor hi-Cardiff haver been extremely
distreasell, if thus y have been reduced to a stair of
1 clamour, there are persons to is 111,1111 that is IM be
I' attributed ; but noon the evistelice which we have
heard to,day, 1 amt Loured to say, that this is nut
attithittettle t• any or the io-t.mo, who hue! Into