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moval Act, which contains a clause enabling those whose premises
are to be removed to have the damages they may sustain assessed
by a Special Jury.
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Mr. COMMON SERGEANT, and Mr. Rot. LAND, the defendants'.
It was collected front the evidence that the plaintiffs are copper-
smiths, who carried on an extensive business in premises situate
between Shoe-lane and Fleet-market. The premises, which had
been taken down under the Act, were valued by consent at 12,5111.
The gross profits of the business carried on by the plaintiffs during
thy' last three years exceeded the sum of 10.000 t, the net profits were
9.05:11. The plaintiffs had a copper null at Merton, in Surrey, to sup-
ply the factory in Shoe lane, which was valued at 71;0!., and a faun-
dery at Shadivell valued at 2,8821. It was contended the situation
of the London premises was the moat advantageous that could be
obtained: it was particularly convenient to West India merchants,
distillers, and brewers. The business had been established where
it then was for 40 years, and the necessity for its removal seemed
to threaten it with total annihilation. The reason for apprehend-
fog that the loss would be so extensive was the difficulty of
getting other premises in London. in the first place sufficiently ex-
tensive, and, secondly so cut off from dwelling-houses as to avoid
the nuisance which was occasioned by the great noise known to
issue from copper-sinithe manufactories. It was proved that the
plaintiffs had frequendy between 40 and 50 sledges at work both
day and night. Durieg the mcnth of August last plaintiffs ob-
tained premises in the parish of St. Savour's, Southwark, which
they took on a lease of 61 years, engaging to pay for them a yearly
rent of 2501., amid to lay nut in their repair and extension the
further sum of 5.0091. Three days after the completion of this
contract a Mr. Hinchley, who had a house opposite to the premises
of the plaintiffit„ gave the latter notice that if they persevered in
their determination to establish their business In that place, and
it became a nuisance, he would indict them. The consequence of
this was, that the premise% had become useless to the plaintiff,
and were now lying unoccupied.
Several witnesses spoke to the difficulty of obtaining premises
in which to carry on the business of a coppersmith. The plain-
- tiffs, under these circutnatances, sought to recover compensation
not only for 14loss of business in London but for the conse-
quenajoss of the profits of their country establishments, which
it was said would become useless if the London business were

destroyed.
It was contended by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the part of
the defendants, that there could be no great difficulty In getting
other premises in London ; and that those which the plaintiff's took
in Southwark were more commodious, in consequence of their
proximity to the water side, than those they had previously occu-
pied. In answer to the notice given by Mr. ilinchley, it was said
that it having been shown that lie had a steam-engine on his own
premises, he would not be able to maintain an indictment for a
nuisance set up by • neighbour. The defendants did not wish to
withhold from the plaintiffs a fair remuneration but objected to
their claim, grounded on the supposed extinction Of their business.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, after which
The Jury retired for about 20 minutes, and returned with a vcr.
dict for the plaintiff's—value of their premises 11,1271. 103. ; fix-
tures 1.3831. 103. fid. ; good-will. injury, and compensation,
111,2421. 16s. Ild. Total, 30,7531. 17s. bd.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

BERKSHIRE ASSIZES, READING, Pas. 28.

CIVIL SIDE.
This morning the only Special Jury care came on to be tried,
and from some cause, several of the special jurors did not appear
upon their summonses. Mr. Justice Park, thereupon, fined the
absentees 21. each, saying that though such a course might be
deemed novel, yet it was discretionary in a Judge, and here he
thought it necessary. The words of the statute respecting special
jurors were imperative, and enacted that " they shall attend ;" and
therefore his Lordship thought it requisite to enforce the law upon
the present occasion
The cause then proceeded, but was devoid of public interest.
CROWN SIDE.
[Before Mr. Baron Ganaow.]
Ann Davit, an extremely handsome young woman, genteelly
dressed, was indicted for the wilful mur ler of her female bastard
child, on the Ifith of October lam, at Compton, in this county.
The facts of the case proved merely a concealment of the birth of
a child, and the prisoner was convicted of that offence only.
Sentence—two months' Imprisonment.
"Intkon4 Mann and Thomas Light were both convicted of horse
reeling. (heir cases disclosed nu particulars of importance.—
Guilty—Death.