The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-28 00:00:00

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This was an action tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at
the Sittings after last Term, to recover from the defendants. who
were the army agents of the deceased M‘jor Skyring, the balance
due from them to the plaintiff. as his widow and executrix.
The defendants, on the trial, dahlia to be allowed to aet-of
certain sums advanced by them to the Illajor, by order of lbw
Board of Ordnance, being an increase of pay of I3d. per day, but
which it subsequently appeared was made by theta under a Lis_
construction of the order of the Board.

The Logo CHIEF Jevrtce. however, was of opinion- that the
defendant% having, in the accounts rendered by them to thelnjur
in 11121, admitted to have received this money, they could not rem
seind what they had done, and he advised the Jury to tind for the
plaintiff; giving, however, to the defendants tilt right to appeal Li
the twelve Judges upon the ground of his misdirection.
The verdict was accordingly found for the plaintiff kr
14:01. Ss. bd.

Mr. Ou nitre' now applied to the Court for leave to make the
question a special ante foe argument before the twelve Judges.
lie said the money was stated to the declaration to have been se-
, ceived by the defendants to and for the use of the plaintiff; now
the fact was, the money had not been received at all ; and he troat•
ed that he should make it appear to their Lordships, that the ortiet.
of the Board of Ordnance were not stitseient to hold the defendants
I liable ; nor was the fact of their having given credit to the Nlaisse
I for this stun, under a misconstruction of those orders, comet s•
do so. The Learned flentleman then commented at some lenetlt
upon the &Teets of the different general orders as ro the pay of cit.
I ears on foreign stations, and concluded by hoping their Lordships
I would grant him his motion.
The Loa° CH lEF Jcsir tee said he might take a rule to those
cause why a new ttial should not be bad, unless the parties agreett
to a case in the mean time.

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. Wicirrutsrret,
TuullsDAY, JAW. 27.

TIIE WARDEN OF TTIE FLEET.
The ('rugs JUSTICE stated. that a petition (of which Mr
Justice Park made mention on the first day of Term) had Deco
presented to the Court, compltening of the condivet of the Warden-
of the Fleet ; and although he (the Chief Justice) well knew, fort
his own knowledge of the honourable character of the IPanlen, that
this accusation was false and scandalous, yet, as it WIA the practice
of the Court to pay immediate attention to the complaints of those
in custody, an officer of the ( was sent to investigate the
cumstancea ; and, from his report, the Court had thoroughly exa—
mined into the matter, and was happy to NIT there was not the least
shadow of a cause for complaint; and it sruitil be satisfactory so
the Court and the public to know, that the tenth of the investiga-
tion was a most complete exculpation of the Warden from the
scandalous attack contained in the petition.
WYATT V. COT.
This was an action tried at the last Sittings after Term, helot*
the Chief Justice, brought by a female servant against her former
mistress, for having given her a false character. The Jury found
a verdict for plaintiff--damages 1001.
Ida Sergeant Varottax now moved for a rule to oho+ caulks •
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why the verdict should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered. He
contended that a false interpretation had been put on the tent.
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