The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-08-22 00:00:00

•TKIPS.

On Saturday lut this cans., which relates to the
family estate of the Atkins's, in the county of Nor.
folk, came on for jedgment ; when the NISSTEIt of
the itoti.s decided, that the Defendant, Mrs. At.
king. is entitled only toe life-estate in the property ;
end subject thereto, she holds the same as a trus—
tee for the he.r.at.law of her sou, who is the
Pla.ntiff, John Arkina Wright, Ely.; and that Mr.
Wright ;4 cutit✓d to have the mortgage money,
and iiitere.t, which he elenne-I,emonivin{ ti.gether
to 7,0001. and upwards, raised by a sale of part of
the estate in question,

110.11 E CI lICUI r.

- SURREY ASSIZF-S.

GUILDFORD, AUO. 20.

The Commis-ion-day for holding the Amer* for
thl4 Cowl.) NAI ntl Saturday last, nu the evening of
which day the Judges .rrived and oproed fheir Cele.
Yesterday they attended Divine Service ;
and this morning at eight o'clock they went to
Court and began ba•iness. The Loeb Cuter
Eiseoir sat on the Criminal Side, and Lord ELLEN.
sole/male on the Civil Side. The Calendar of Prt.
sonar% is much lighter then it has been for several
As•uzes in this ciimity, there being no case of say
great toornsity in Ir.__

CIVIL SIM
monism, r. GrOVES.

Th►s was an action of slander. The Plaintiff.
h}• his declaration, complained that the Defendant
had, in the presence of divers good and worthy
subje..ts of the King, raised him a thief and
swindler. The Driesulant had pleaded a juatitica.
twin, admitting that he spoke the word, but as.
wined that they were true, fur that the attendant
had stolen a newspaper and rice paawfs leieftsis,
the properly of the Utfeudant.
Mr. Serjeaut SIIIPH rite. for the Plaintiff, open.
ed the case, and argued ith areal foree on this
value of character, and retwe-entsd the thing the
must trivial in itself. of the greatest testa:Weer, by
the pl.* of the Defendant, whir* imputed a seri.
nn• felony to the Plaintiff; which. if it had not
hero foe the del ererate plea of the Defendant. might
base pooped as mere weeds of best and auger. ff.
then called the wltnesueo to prove the fact ; and in
the event it turned out one of the most ridi-
culous stories that wesevee mad! the sub? ct of U.

Sal inquiry. It appeared that the Plaintiff was an
old gentleman of retired fortune, being at New-
isgton, aid the Defendant kept * public-house in
that neig,hhourhoutt, where the Plaintiff and many
oth es took their social cep of ale. One (bey in
Mey last a travelling bear-beryl clone with it danc-
ing bear to the door of the
_Defendant's public-
home, end Blain was exhibited in all his peers to
please the company.
The Defendant, the landlord, happened to be
very drunk, and after Brain had danced a pas seal,
which eat. prwiettured by the catui.my to be a moat
grace:tit perforinauce,the drunken landlord wee in-
' cited to noilertake • ride no the.bear's back. This
was else ilune, to the gfeat delight of all the vertu-
tors. The Plaintiff, thinking too much respect
could not be paid tea bear of such high accompliM-
meats, cat off the fat dap of a slionliter of mutton.
for the purpose of • relish for the bear. The land-
lord, it seemed, did nut relish this liberty taken with
'his meat, and, drunk es he we., he seized the Plain-
tiff Ire the collar, and awns! be was a thief and a
•swioiller; this violent actor). excited a areal alarm
somaiiii the company, who er"wded round them, slid
anisSurstthe telt.the bear-herd. In this confusion,
rtoc R role was fotget, who, feeling no intere.t
he qoarrel of his bipei friend., wulked quietly
of towards the d.reaser, twat there tinititig the n-
iacin, of the shoulder of moon, the fat flap of
which had eamoil all this confer:on. he, without
soy molestation, enntrived, through tie corner of
his muzzle, In pick the bone clean. At 1.14 the
tumult subsided. It way iinnossible to stutthe the
bear refund the mutton; beta Lawyer wee sent
far. who brought an action for the slander; mid
among min), other bad effects it haul produced fin.
the Plaintiff, it was sworn that it had so docian-
pmed his nerves, he was obliges' to be etteinted by
two illsysteiates and two Stile. no.; which Mr. Loves,
attelgi;ohe Counsel fur tip.: Defendant. obseived,
were" ~ltrdl, annecestiare, as the Attn. hey atone
could suMeiristly bleed hint. It was also stated a 4
en aggravation, that the ll,froilant had taken um
a warrant against the Plaintiff for feiony.

Lord ELLIi.N Boum car lamented that a case su
perfectly rolicutons should occupy the trine of the
Jetc mod the Court, and advised th4t each lode
itIOUId ru down with their O*ll I t and I.oth 'hu-
lks 'gifting itt this suggestion, a Juror Well

LORRAIN r.

This was an anion against the Derendnnt for
poisonittic seventeen fowls, the property or the
Plaintiff. Bash partie6 ill ibis race heed at Wel-
linKfer•l is mid &seemed that the fowl.
in tine Vol trete nt the habit of striving from elf
the common late a field of the Defertaiit's. The..
Defendant. on the morning of the 21J of May last.
was tth.ertail by three persons. about six o'clock in
the morning. feeding the foals of the Defendant
nit a piece of waste lead, sad before ni:te o'clock
several died. and the rest on the same day, except
the cock, who lived a fear hours longer. On exa-
mtination of their stomachs, a Surgeon said that hr
had no doubt but they had been fed with 'wiry

Sad edam steeped in an in'avion of n3r erovieti.
♦nother witness deposed. that the Defesahnt ILA
. tehl him he bad given Lorrrin's foals a Istetathst
that morning. and he would hear of it before the
day wa. out.

Lord ELL6llllonOtlns, in his slimming up, ex-
.
prettied his iodigtmtioss in terns, ur _rest force and
• feeling. I - said man, by the laws of Gud, bad
dosolamo over the other animal. of the • (.nation,
bat it um to be exercised io mercy. and he had an
right to pot them to death with torture. or to re-
teat a quarrel with soon, their proprietor. The
Defendant heti eqmilly violated the law of the
hod, the law of morality, and of social duty. Hut
the Jury. however indiguaut they might led. must
• restrain their, dosusges within legal bound% they
mad give the value of the fo•ila. but hryond that
amount they ought DM in stiffer theinselve. to be
transported. Verdiek for the Plaintitt—Datunges
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