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attest but a stunt o.t of felons. The business at the
gown End wss finished on Monday ; "Nut we never
pbstaved so much business in the Court of A' isi
?M, which was extremely crowded. There were
$ panther of mem/tits, and several cause: were lett to
arbitiation 1 particularly one respecting a manorial
tight on Cross Fell ; where there has been. lately
discoVered a lead mine, which, as far as it has been
wrought, has plowed nne of the most valuable ever
discovered it. Great Britain We shall give the
particulars, when the arbitration is finished.
istwea V. ALMINSUN.
Mt. Berjeant Coca Et. opened this case. 11,.
stated, that this was an aeinn brought by Mr.
Hewer, a respeCtahle butcher in the west at Cum-
berland, to recover a compensation in damages
against the DJfendant, foe the loss of his daugh-
ter's services, by her sedntlion by the Defendant
This was the way, by which they must proceed,
yet the Jury vould not have to find merely for the
(pas of services, hut they must take into account the
wound-d feelings of the father, and the ignominy
brought upon the family, try the infamous and dis-
honourable condo 4 of the I:efe- danc.
Jane Hewer stated, that she is at present twenty.
four years of age, and has five sisters. First be-
came acqmainted with the Defendant (who lived
• about two miles from her lather's house), about
• three and a half years ago, who visited her with
the consent et" her parents ; and- about a year ago,
she was, delivered of an illegitimate child. Ihe
Defendant hits been often pressed to marry her, but
' followed.
Ilai Jury consulted for a short time, and brought •
in alretdift for the Plaintiff of 1001.
• . JEFFtssoPI O. lisatswitiTtaS.
. . Ti;;. was aft a/Ikm upon a policy of insurance.—
The evidence of the Plaintiff, as given by himself,
1 is as follows : The ship, of which the Plaintiff is
'Captain, and part owner, sailed fmm Matyport for
: Mensal, on the 17th of April, IEOS ; and having
taken in a cargo of timber at the latter place, on the
it*films, left Memel for this conotty t but, on the
at night, a heavy sea struck the ship, whereupon
she fell on her broadside. The whole crew instantly
got upon the outside, where they continued till be.
tweels three and four in the molting. when they cut
away the lannisrds and main-slwouds, by which the
4tsant went bribe beard, and the vessel righted.
On. the mine day. the crew were picked up by a
`settneee; tend carried into Bilk*. The vessel was
stranded, but, by proper assistance, was carried into'
the place to
mentioned. Ti. Plaintiff wrote to
England, to receiving no instruilions. and being in
[ want ef money, TVICAVad to put the ship up to pnb-
iie sale, which lw accordingly did, and, by the assist-
wage of a Mend, bank ft on his own account. The
1r5..1 ~.ff oevw attentpieu to get any valuation on the
part .1f the onsets, by way of hottontry. because, as
i he said. the vessel was not woeth it ;ho paid 12001.
for repairs, and, on eross-examination, said, it was
afterwards worth 13001 or 14001.
The Learned Judge, conceiving this to be a case
tif fraud, would 'not suffer it to be proceeded in,
sad the Plaintiff was tonsaited.
FIAT V. 191/49999.
This action was brought by the Plaintif, as tenant
to the Lord Viscount Lowther, of his free and several
fishery in the river Derive:lt, near Workington, in
this county. It appeared, by the produetion of the
it. deeds relative thereto, that in the month of August,
1751, Charles Pelham, sold, for the sum of 97501.
to Henry Curwen, then of Workington Hall, Esq.
(eiammenly called gallopping Harry Curwen) all
his free and several salmon fishery, and piscary, for
) all other kinds of fish whatsoever, in the river 13er-

went. situate with, and being; parcel of, or reputed
to be parcel of, the respeilive manors of Seaton,
Stainburn, and Workington, in the comity of Cush
Berland ; and all and singsslar fisheries, free 'fisheries,
ii hing waters, and liheitos of fightng, of the said
C lades P Vats, in the saii savor Dement, streams,
ponds. pools, intalpg places. ways, liberties. and
*b italcver to the sai s fishery or piscary belonging ;
i and that on the 18 h September, 1751, Henry Cor-
k wen sold to Ste James LOl‘t er, of Whitebaven.
fart. for an advance of 5:".51 upon the 37501. (given
by Cm wen to Pelham) all the aforesaid free and
several fist'ery.
It appeared. that at the time Pelham sold the
ivlory to Corwin, Andrew Green, grandfather of
the Plaintiff, then occupied it ; and that he fished
the whole of the river, without being interrupted by
Way one; that,Shaderick Peat, father of the Plaint-
iff, succeeded Andrew Green in she fishery, and
occupied and fished it in the sate way ; and that
after his decease, the present Motif came to it.
and used it in the sane manner, ereept that he found
it more -convenient for the taking of fish, to confine
himself higher up the river. where he could take
more fish, and at a much less expellee. which he
contrived to do, until a person of the name of Gra-
ham came and said. he had taken a right of fishing
from the present Mr. Curwen, who clain.ed a fish-
ing, as annexed to the Re/tory of Workington ; that
Graham begat, to fish about•the year 1794, by plac-
ing stakes and nets at the foot of the Derwent, but
out of the civet ; and soon after commenced fishing
in it asoeth of the river, when the Plaintiff finding
that tbe-ish we: e interrupted in getting up the river,
Pose down and fished at the same place, and soon
' after brought an salon against 'Graham, but in
which he did not proceed ; upon which Graham
brought an anion against him for landing his fish on
the shore of the glebe. and at 'the trial, which took
place in 1800, the late Lord Lansdale, in cons.-
tience of -4011)41 offence the present Plaintiff had
anon him, a•efu.ed to produce his title deeds to the
fishery, and Graham got a verditt against him.
. It likewise appeared upon -the present trial, that
the late .Lord Lunedele, in addision to the fishery,
had.in the year 1158, purchased from Charles Pel-
ham, the manors of Seaton and Stainburn' wbeteby
, he beearnepomessed of all the lands and demesnes
of the Cuomo family. that adjoined the liver, so
• that all the right which the Curwen family had es-
erased, became aokiy united in the late Earl of
Accmdsdale, under whom the present Viscount Low-
ther became imitled to the i.hery, and all the manors
that bad bees 'enjoyed by him.
It likewise apipawod, open cross examination of
witnesses. that in the life-time of the late incumbent.
.•1•.•. Addison, who had been an ancroey, and at-,

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to the
it!. to

. ago had
nod. who

set stakes and nets near a place called the Folly, a
great deal lower down in the sea than the I ;emelt',
which he exercised for about Otter years, and then
left off, and that until Graham came to fish. no cm..
else attempted to do so.
Evidence *as also given. that in the time of Mr.
Stanley, who preceded Mr. Asidir.n, as TCat)r• an.
plication had been made to him for leave to ash in
the,Derwent, to which be replied. •• that he would
not hinder them, hut in case an anion was brought,
he would not stand by them." And one of Wood's
fishermen also proved, that when the stakes and nets
were set along the shore of the sea, they were cats.
tioned not to go too near Derwent, for fear, in a
swell, it might appear they were in the Der went.
and if they were caught,' they would " be played
the Deuce with."
It was also stated, upon cross examination, by one
of the witnesses, that the Plaintiff had farmed of
Mr. Curwen, the fishery, which the Defendant
farmed for some time. I'he Defendant, it appeared,
was farmer, by an under lease, to Mr. Curwea,
who had a lease from the rector, Mr. How.

It was stated to be a most valuable fishery, up-
wards of 150 salmon bsiuglrequently taken at one
draught.
The Defendant relied chiefly on the lver: in quo
being part of the ma, or an arm of it, and did not
call any witnesses.
The JUDG t (Mr. Baron Sutton) summed up with
his usual perspicuity sad clearness, fixing the Jury's
(which was a swill ene) attentioa to the material
faits of the case.
The Jury, after retiring for a few minutes, re-
turned a verdia for the Plaintiff.

CUMBISRLAND ABUSES. terintrds tonic holy crdets, and st•as prevented to
livinA of Workington, by the Ctirwen farnil?
Catt.ist.t. •ro. It. wt..,in he Was oeatay related, atwta ti:.) years ago
kitfrtitthedt>t of tho Con nty, otr Calendar eifii. let a fishery for alintn SI. a year, to one IN nod.,,