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C031310\-PLEAS. Drarix, DEC. 3.

THOUAII NORMAN AGAINNT ZIE6TTOIS or PRIN.
Thin Via. an action for breach of aceenant, in suffering the .Mancri
Mill of Knocktopher, (leased by plaintiff to Henry Prim, de.
ceased.) to go to decay.
The defendant. had pot in a plea of ppka• ai:mlnirtratet.
Ji.hn M'llicitan. a millwright. and Mr. Bransington. a sarverm,
Were examined by Mr. Mei:pole, on the part of the plaintiff, to
prove the neglected and dilapidated state of the mill.
In the manie of the latter witnesa's examination, the following
incidental dialogue took place.
Lord Noe nu r —Pray, Mr. Rra•sington. who in thin Mr. Nor.
min,—in he the gentleman who formerly lived at the comer of
Mountjoy.arrave ?
IVitilesn—The same, my Lord.
Lord Nonnt-nr —Whaen become of him.—where in he • fie
ought not to have gone out of the country while his mill was gulag
to dninturtion.

itniss--Ile's now in ('our., my Lord,
Mr. Norman-.. 1 am now in Court, my Lord ; I have been in
termed these three years.
Lord Nuanges--Ali, Tom. I lull
sets gist, to aap you ' • you're
rtorn sus fat I should notltnow you. l'ont ou3ht to have staid at
home and taken care of your mill.
Mr. exson--4 wish gate LovJeli:p ha.: leen of that opinion
f."' ond twenty rears azen.
The examination was then resumed.
The proeeedingi occupied mote time t'san seemed satisfbettvey to
Itonlshirt, who occasionally tarsi Counsel to despatch, otatinft,
riot the tet:l, although peered to be unable to grind is pound of
enrn, hail been grinding his Lordship for those two Cart—Out
there sere wheels within wheels, and he at afraid would no,
ver get to the bottom of it. Ile knew 11r. Print 'cry well. !To
was a largo man with black hair. Ile had been went to lord C.-tr-
rick. Mr. Saurin knew him as well as his Lordship. !le had a
grist respect for iti• family, and would he glad to relieve them
from litigation. His lordship, therefore, recontownefed them to
offer a Tiblierttr snot as a compromiae to the plaintiff, as it was
his Lordship's intnearsion that there must be a verdict foe the
The trzfendant's Connect declined this reemomerOation. Thew
relied spot the Itoniffiriency of the plaintiff's evidence, to show
that the repairs of the mill had been neglected meriting to dry year
when the actio., was first instituted, and offered proof to show
that at the utmost, would he ample compensation for any
damage austained up to that period.
The Learned Judge then charged the Jury. expiaining, that
there were three issues in the case. On the first there was no
doubt. and they must find for the plaintiff', and the only rtuestlsu
for their consideration was, whether there were assets in the de-
fendant's hio.ds. If they weed is the Cercodant'aroimate of the.
injury sustained by the plaintiff, this Norton', enolor4 world not
be st v tired I one. " I dare sty." continued his Lordship,
" Mr. Nornian and his Attorney will very easily dispose of the
UN/. I know I should he sorry to par the difference."
The Jury retired. and in their absence his Lordship again ad.
dressed his discourse to Mr. Norman.
Mr. Norman. I'AlerOad to keep you in Ireland unapt. tins

Mr. Noonan—My Lord, 1 have no intone= of leaving the
entuntr7.__ - . . . .

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lowa Notarair—Tris mill of your's is worth Iseting after.
Dia yen et er go down to invert it
Mr. Norman—Oh tygs. my
lewd NOIIBI' NY —1 se bare a very "and fellow a weiglibone
there. loingrishe—he gives the best dinners in the country.
The return of the Jury put an end to this very interecing Can.
tenet ion.

A verdict WM returned for the plaintiff of 1201. damages mud six-
pence costs.
During the progress of the trial the roillwright was prnuastd to s
scat on the Bench, by desire of his Lordship, who conversed tires
him a considrnibir time with the most courteous and sneering af-
fability on the subject of his proressicmal pursuits, in which Ms
Lordship seemed to take a lively imeres..