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London, England, 1806-02-10 00:00:00

THANKS TO LORD ERSKINE

After the Judges had is itlidnivia, and the Court
was cleared of strangers,

Mr. DAYlttt.t., as senior barrister behind the
bar, rose to call the attention of the Gentlemen
present to a motion he was about to propose, and
which, from those be bad already consulted upon I
the iii jet, lie was satisfied would be chealfully
asilpte.', without one dissenting voice. This. he
continsted, was an address of thanks from the Gen-
tlemen of the Bar of that Court, to Lord Viscount
Erskine, for his urbanity, politeness, and unif,,rm
good temper during the many years he had rrac- ;
tiled in that Court. He had the honour ct at-
tending the business of that Court for ne..r
and twenty years, along with that noble perioaagc;
during the whole of which time, these qualities
formed the: leading features of his charaaer he
purposely avoided touching upon the subje.ft of his
vlendid talents, or political habits, anxiously wish-
ing that there •hould be a lintel unanimity of ten•
timent on this occasion. He concluded by trading
an Address of Thanks to Lard Viscount Erskine,
for his great Mbanity, politeness, and good temper,
during the many fiats he issl been among them ;
expressive of their deep regret at losing him; and
congratulating his Lordship on the high and im-
portant station to which he had attained.
Mr. Darnel. Paaitca Comte, as next senior be-
hinl the bar, warmly seconded the motion, nearly
in tie same strain of deserved ettlogium with thu
M3ver.
Mr. GA It lOW observed, that. however mach the
Gentlemen behind the Bar had felt the urbanity and
politeness of the Noble Lord, how much more reason
Lad those before the Bar to accord in thcs.ie semi-
ments, whose opportunities of experience were so
much mare frequent. He then °reposed, that the
Soiicitor-General should wait on Lord Erskine wi'
their Address.

Mr. AD 14 entirely accorded in sentiment with his
brother barristers, with respea to Lord ET Sk•ne; but
henbjefted to the Addreeeh.i.eg presented by the So-
lector-General (who had retired troll Court pre-
vi‘us to .!ie motion being proposed) as, in all pro-
bability that night's Gazette would Avon ltaT:ce the
appointment of ant they person to that hoty.:nrable
station. It might therefore hurt that Gentleman's
feelings to present it, when he was no harasser in
that high office, and he was sure it was by no means
their wish to do so.
Mr. Tore:so asera;esced entirelyfn t':ese ser.:i-
ments, and it was then agreed du: the addre,s
thould he presented by Menet Dayrall and Cooke,
I the two Seniors behind the Bar.

COMMON nrAs, Fu. 8.

TMOROUGHOOOO V. Juno.

Serjeavit BAYLLY, on a former day, having ob-
tair.ed a rule Nui to set asid: the warrant of At-
torney and execution in this cause, wius cogs, on the
ground of usury,
Sr.:Jew-it SOIRPHERD, on the part of the Plaintiff,
now appeared to oppose it. The learned Serjeant
stated, that his ciient was a poor trumpeter, and had
been induced, some time since, to lend the Defend-
ant 1301. which was all the mnncy he had in the
w 'rid, on condition, that he should make him a snit
of clothes, and also allow him thelegal interest. This,
he alkwed, by the stria rule of law, ought not to be
countenanced ; but, considering the station in life of
the parties, he hoped the Court would not, in the
fullest sense, make the rule absolute. At all events,
he was convinced, theii Lordships wouldnot set aside
the execution, as that would be doing a manifest in-
justice to a bone fide purchaser. The security given
for the 1031. was the lease of the house in which the
Defendant lived; this was sold for 111. under the
execution, and the gentleman who became the pur-
chaser, was congratulated on his bargain by Mr.
Judd, who never then mentioned one word of the
usury. Three hundred pounds had since been ex-
pended on the premises, and the Defendant now
came forward t 3 Set aside the proceedings.
Serjeant Ba v txv, on the other side, was of opi-
nion, that the Court had no choice, as it was posi-
tively sworn, that the Plaintiff insisted on having
151. worth of clothes, exclusive of legal intetest on
the tool.

Lord Chief• Justice Mer:►rintu, after consulting
the other Learned Judges, declared that the Court
woall nt,t, under the present circumstances. set
aside the execution, to the injury of the purchaser ;
but ordered that the proceedings, with respect to
that Fart of the 1001. which was as yet unpaid.
should be staid, and that the costs of this motion
sht.utd be discharged by the Plaintiff.

No business was done, on Saturday, in the Court
of Chancery. Notice was given to the suitors, that
the Master of the Rolls (Sir WILLIAM' Geis sr)
wonH sit for the Chancellor, this morning, a:
o'clock.

A serious correspondence is said to be g-r-z kr-
ward between Bok•I*&TC and the King of rio.,-
st A, in consequence of the former having dems-Isk I
cf the Lauer to shut his Pasts against the E:11 ha