The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-03 00:00:00

111 ORI OT4r. FT wsflAw A.WII olitras.

Mr / Q "'awrria (Timid the pleniiinga. vas an action
Drought to recover comp:ma:ohm in dale:erre thr an irhiry mum-
tni-ied by co: wheel of the defendar.te carnage running over the
planti , wet-ruby rite sustaiord the fracture of r. leg and othcr
severe hoitily ieitiry. ISioingcs were laid at Lend.
A short consultation tot It plsre between the Comtd on both
shies. 7tlossrs. !terabit and Brotte,hatn. nod the Solicitor of the
risirtiff(3lr. .fry), which, however, tailed to terminate in an ami-
cable atlitoorno,t.
.Ir. ituoticatast then rose, and said—My Lord and Gentle-
men of the Jury, 1 rill not say a mare importart ease, but 1
wall say that so serious a case of aggravated injury never cams be-
have the consideration of a Jury.
Mr. SCATILETT—Itefore my Learnrd Friend goes farther, I
offer, on tl.e nag of nay clients, to co...sent to a vcrdirt of VOL
against the defendants, and to pay the Attorney's coats of this
*Mina.

Ylr. 12not•ct formiltal for a few niinutts with Mr. Jar.
the Solicitor. a verdict was taken /agreeable to the suggestion of
the I.eamed Counsfl.

VAPTI.r.TT V. DOWNTS.

'm. was an acti:e. for money hail and received. St was insti-
tuted to try plainairs right to the office of Steward of the ntanot
ut Rrumel.
Mr. MannwaYY fir the plaintiff i.aid that his client claimed
tit be steward of the ma: cc in question. nr virtue of an apunitontent
esti it Mrs. Ray to the sold office during his lifetime, Mrs. Ray be.
t• at that time prorrietor of the manor. The broker of the
preseet deft:same is er ri-ev of it, and as such appointed defendant
L./ the nfr,te rf steward. to tho plv.intirs exclusion. The Learned
far:her said, that c.trtaitt f.tes, incidental to tie steward.
let:n, were Ti ceived by ; aml that it was to r. cover the
atra.rnt of theat, as well as todettroime their respective rights, the
proem meinn was )nought.
Mary C:.:pper provel the eattemion of plaintiff's aprointment,
and said that Mrs. Ray. aftor t seeming it, declared she wished to
put plaintiff out of the ismer of Dram., or any other person.
Two admiroiors in defendant's bend-writing were put in and
read. 'I hey contained an acknowledgment of his having received
SL as steward, and also declared that plaintiff had tendered himself
ID rrfirm the duties of the office.
Mr. tar.lll LETT, for the elef,,nilant, said lie had but two observe.
Lions to re.ke; one as to the low, and the other as to the facts of
the case. In the first instance, the Learned Counsel urgt.el that the
office of steward of a manor must be held from the Lord for the
Oine being; for that. in fart, the steward is his serviint, and that
the ofFee is rot sone:Lel to the manor. The Learned Gentleman
further contended, that theegh the proprietor may appoint a
steward for life, yet that Mrs. Ray was never absolute proprietor of
the manor; so that in either ease the plaintiff's claim must fail.
To support the Learned Gentleman's last view of the ease,
went deeds were put in; the one, however. principally relied on
was a marriage settlement, executed in INO, winch vested the
manor in tntatetat, for certain purposes ; the trust was to continue
for SOO years, to enable the trustees to carry into execution the
several objerta of it.
MAO RTATT. for the plaintiff, in reply, contended that the
term created in that deed had long since expired, and that therefore
thee deed could have no operation.
After a few further observation% frnm the Counsel on both sides.
The Loan (:nner J said, the only question he would
kave to the Jury was, whether the tent created in the deed of
-MIS had expired, nr was still outsiluttling
_1 he Jury, alter a short elvlitte:ation, declared they believed the
term rot outatauding, which was equivalent to a finding for the
pasiniilT:
The Loan Curer JUST tcr.. on the application of Mr. SOAR-
/ATT. granted leave to defendant to move the Court next Tenn
that the verdict beset aside, and a tionsun entered.