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London, England, 1824-02-10 00:00:00

THE ZINO o. RICHARD siArroaD COOKE.

Me. Ta Lrou an moved that the rule be made absolute.
satCAMPBELL showed cause. The rule wasa very singular
The defendant claimed to be Lord Stafford. An indictment
wee prosecuted against bin) on this account, on the ground that the
diem was calculated to defraud Sir George Jerninghain of certain
plata in the county of Stafford. The defendant pleaded to abate.
hatter*, that he was Baron Stafford, Lord Stafford, at the time of
taking the inquisition. The rule was to quash this plea. It was not
ousesary to deprecate the influence of prejudice, for their Lordships
would consider this question precisely es if that illustrious Noble.,
mu, the Duke of Norfolk, were i:escribed as John Howard, Esq.
If their Lordships quashed this plea, the defendant would he de-
prived of his right of bringing the question before another Court by
a writ of error. It was contended that the patent of Pemage ought
salmi* been set out. But there were many Peerages of which the'
pouts could not be set out. The Court of Common Pleas had re.'
tuned to gnash where a plea was alleged to be insensible, stating,
that if it was an it was at the defendant's peril. This was not in.
tee ihl-: it wash nay way a good plea.
The Loon Cialay JUSTICE—We are not called upon to find
theAste., ;woo, but that there is not reason for quashing it.
WEIGIB. SCAN LETT and l'st,ruu au supported the rule. It
'was not a beteefile plea, but a plea fur delay.
Mr. TALPOI/111) further urgid, that it was a pica for the purpose
of collitendly trying the question of the Para; e, while the an-
shrement was for outragui and for raising money from Sir G. Jun.
inekhanix tenants under !Use pretences.
Mr. Justice BATLEY remarked, that the plea did not set forth
that be was a peer " of Great Britain," or " of this realm."
Mr. CAMPBELL, being called upon to thew whether there!
war any precedent of a peer of this realm being an designed,
termed to the mention of Lard Lovell in the sth of Henry the
Sloth. . . .

Mr. Justine HOLIOTD rood an authority to shay that Acta of
Attainder were private Acta.
Mr. Jostles Boar referred to a case, in which it teas held
that it was necessary to lave described a " Lord" as a " Baron of
Pattie/nem

ELL CAireszcz,—Yas. ley lied, because be might be a Lord
of the Privy Council, or Lind Ma; or of London. (A laugh.) But
this mos cot a demurrer ; and their Lordships would not invesu.
gam this point upon a motion to quash a plea.
Tile Loan JUSTICE—No, certainly. The Court
.oaanot gust tulles.
Rule due

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 'WESTMINSTER,
MONDAY, FED. U.

the Court was principally occupied to-day in haring applica-
liana for new trials, Lc. of no public interica.

LENT ASSIZES.

BfIIM.AND CIRCUIT.

Before Mir Justice Gisronn and Mr. Baron MuLtovir.
Northanvonahire- Saturday, February 28, at Northampton
Butlandaliire—Friday, March t, at Oakham
Lineolmthire--Saturday, March li, at Lincoln

City of Lisa.ln--Sault; day at Ciiy of Lincoln
Nottinghamshire—Friday, March It at Nottinglism
lawn of Nottingham—Same day, at the City of Nottingham
Derbyshire--Wednesday, March 17, at Baby
iLeicestershire—Monday, larch 22, at the Castle of Leicester
Borough of Leicester—same day, at Borough of Leicester
'(limy of Coventry—Saturday, March 2V, at the City of Coventry
Warwickshire—Sane day, at Warwick.

Although there has been some misapprehension of what
'the Minister said respecting the discontinuacce of Lotteries, when
be brought in .the last leotter7 But, he certainly announced offici-
ally that Govemment did not intend to apply to Parliament for
soother ; this some People misconstrued, and imagined the Lottery
then ensuing would be the but. whereas the 21000 Tickets now
au Sale formed Part of those allowed by the pre, iuus Year's Act.
But this is the last Part, and it deems, from the eagerness with
which People buy, they Are fully aware of the fcw opponunitim
which remain, aad a brisk Sale would probably have occurred with
me of the usual Schemes, when we consider the irresistible at-
aracticia of Sawa 190,000 hue* which Mr. SIVF:WIRICHT has
'introduced. being more than double the number in the last, it would
madly be surprising if dame was not a brisk sale.