The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-19 00:00:00

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Me: PM, tkeisarveyor, up lOW, at lb* Ming of de Cowl,
for leave to move for at Illitiadonfics calling wools B. Morris.
Jodie* of the Palace Court, to correct an errisneims view
taken of the law, in u elutrAe which Ira node tu the Jury, iu
a cause vs heeciii Mr. Pitt 'v.'s lilainttlf.
The Jud.es Bayley and Bea told Midi° asundamw ,uod,r
MICII circumstance., could be giantipluantlibat he wen: (Nile
in error If he supposed the court could compel any Judge to
revise his charge. The upplicatiligt was refused.
COURT OF COMMON PLR tS.
MONDAY, NUS!.
SETtlitli V. OLAYIk
This was an insurance cause vrlifelkisail been tiled be-
fore the Chief Justice at Guildhall, crier a verdict was
round against the defendant, wati represents the Imperial
Insurance Company:—there were .I,wa actions against the
Imperial, and two against the lotvcnix Insurance Compa-
nies, arising our of the loss sustained by the same fire, and
to he decided by the saute evidence; but after the verdict
fur the plaintiff in the present action, the defence of the
others was given np.
Sergeant liullock, on the part of the defendant, obtained
a rule to skew cause why the Postmaster should not rem vs.
his taxation or the plaintiff's bin of coats, and disallow the
costs of experiments made by witnesses to enable them to
gee evoletice in the cause, and also allooatices matte to
theist for their loss of time. It appeared that the Sinn ill-
Wined Was 70,00.11. and that the cost of experiments made
by the pl • 11's witnesses was 3,0.144.
Sergeants Less, Vaughan, and *faddy, *hewed cause
against the rule. They contended that the case was
wholly new, the initin quesiiviii on the trial being, whether
the lire was occasioned by the Ilse of a new patent process
fur ref • g sugar by the use of heated oil, and fitr the
purpose of sire' mining this point it was necessary that
the experiments should be made. It was also the practice
to allow scientific men for their loss of time, as loss ut time
to thou war 11.1• s of
Sc. grant Hillock, for the role, contetided that the
platutill had nu tight to eliarze the cost of an expensive
education, which he had (tonight roper to give his wit-
nesses, to pis pare them liu t;-Via; evidence ; if he had,
lie might by the same tide have seat them to the Univer-
sity. It was also decided, MAI no witnesses should be
allowed his loss of time but ,it tot 'ley S and surgeons.
The Court applit d to the Pt othottotary, to know whe-
ther physician* were usually allowed I•or their loss of time,
aiii at what rate.

'Pie Prof lionotary said, physicians were always allowed
for their loss of time, %lien atteilitiog to give evidence—
wove the alloWdliCe to att..rne)e 114,1 Loco raised to two
guineas a dry, he .thovietl ph)bich.uss and elergymea the
same.

lining asked by the Court what allowance he made to
barristers, lie " Lords, u.•►er allowed thee►
more 1.114111 one Gniuea a thy."—(A great langli.)
The Protlioliolaiy, in explairition, said, the since the
allowance to alturlie)6 was raised, he hail never had occa •
ion to tux the allowance to barristers, or he would have
allowed them the dame.. . . _

The Coital, atter some consultation, decided that the
othonotary blie lad review his taxation, and that he
attould nut allow Ally COMA fur experiments tried by the
witisraves,but that lie shook! allow Iwo glla tt CAR a day for
the time of ph)sirians, halt nut tut that ur any other wit-
swum, whu were examined in the cause; anti that he
should divide the costs equally between tile Imperial awl
Phoenix linaurance Companies.