The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

HALLAHAN N. REV. JONATHAN BRUM

This was an action on the case, under • special
written agreement, brought to recover compensation
for • farm delivered up by the Plaintiff to the De-
fendant, so far hack as the year 1812. It appeared
that the Plaintiff held • farm of 46 acre', of which
I I years were unexpired of the lease, at 11. 18s. per
acre, under a Mr.. Daly, contiguons to the de-
mesne of the Defendant, near Icrottirk, who had
oaken or purchased her reversionary interest in h.--
Defendant's steward drew up the agreement; it
purported to be written in March 1712, sod it stated
that Plaintiff was to surrender up the farm imme-
distely to Defendant; both to appoint valuators
on or before the lit of May ensuing, to estimate the
acreable rent, or Plaintiff's interest in it, and the
profit rent or compensation west° be paid to a man
of the some of Begley. On the faith of this agree.
went Plaintiff gave up the ground to the Defend-
ant on the 24th of March, and in a short time after
within the period eirectfied, lie appointed a relation
of his own, one Sheehan, to be his valuator.
Sheehan came on the ground on a Sunday, and he
met the Rev. Gentle►nan returning from church,
who did not then name a valuator, but signified
His intention of appointing his steward, who drew
up the agreement; but this appointment the Plain-
tiff seemed nut to approve of, and mentioned his
hying satisfied to leave the matter to a Mr. Weldon.
No valuators were, however, appointed or agreed
upon within. the specified time, and the matter of
course remained over, to be settled in another way.
This, it berme, was the foutiii time this record was
brought down for trial. On one occasion the ques-
tion was agreed to be left to the Catholic Clergy-
man of the parish, the Rev. Mr. O'Keeffe ; nrr an-
other to the Recorder of Cark; and at a third time
to Deane Freeman, Esq. and Garrett Nagle, Esq.
But these latter Gentlemen not agreeing among
themselves, or ou the person to be called in as
umpire, and the decision of the former Gentle-
men not seeming to satisfy the parties, the mat-
ter could not be arranged until the present
Assizes. Even then, when the trial was corn-
sprucing, the Plaintiff was on the point of being
nonsuited on the counts of his declaration, only
for the perseverance of Counsellor O'Connell, who
put the matter in such a way to the Judge, that he
consented to send up a collateral issue to the Jury,
to ascertain the point, whether the proposal of the
Defendant to appoint a i•aluator was illusory or not,
and the Jury having retired for some time, they
found the affirmative of the question; upon which
the trial proceeded on she merits.
A great number of` witnesses were examined on
both aides with respect to the value of the ground
in 1812, when agricultural produce was high—
when, after an able speech from Counsellor Diem'.
nell fur the Plaintiff, and ■ judicious and impar-
tial charge from the Judge, Baron Pennefather,
the Jury brought in a Verdict for Plaintiff of 2601.
Damages.

The following is the total number of Beeves,
Calves, Sheer, and Lambe slaughtered in Glasgow,
from 4d September 1820, to lit September 1821 :
Reeves. Cat ire. Sheep. Lavas.
11,081 9,186 39,926 42,936.
Being an increase on the consumption of the pre-
ceding year is the city, of 69 calves, 9,065 sheep,
and 2,756 lambs, and a decrease of 446 beeves.