The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-31 00:00:00

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ill THE NATIONAL REGISTtIi. JAN. 31.
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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ON THE TRAGEDY OP " REMORSE" PEEING ACCEPTED . COURT OF KING'S BENCH. TUESDAY, JAN. 27.
Al DR.URY-LANE THEVI RE.
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sIiER Mr T. GODROLD•
i The Committee, who lately scAl.'d :ill Reas n's rules, The C, urt having nead k gone through the motions for new trials,
And decency ,curling, of Poets node fool, The SOLICITOR GENIEAL, addressing the Court, said, be under-
Seem, in some sort, about to recover their senses. stood that thtre was a pers n in Court who had occ •hion to :,pply to
their Lordships for a new trial : he m•-rely inCniired this tor their
And to feel shame and grief for their many °lichees:
Lordships' information, this being the last day for healing motions
Of merit untitled, they now bids will endorse, for new trials.
Or accept, as they've lately been struck with " Remora.„ A Lady of genteel apreanince, dressed in mourning, then presented
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ADVANCE, AND INTENDED A DI'JNCE OF THE Lord ELLENIIORounn".-" pray %vile do you apply for, and what
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PRICE OF PORTEII. LAD!-`e my Lurd, I want a new trial.
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TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. you no Counsel to attend fin- y iu ?"
LADY—" I had Counsel on the trial, my Lord, Mr. Parke and Mr.
SlR—Within these few weeks the price of porter has Richardson were my Counsel, hut I have none now." .
Mr. PARKE stated that he had been Counsel for the Plaintiff the
twice been raised, and no reason has been assigned for the I cause, which was Sheriff v. Godbold, and was an action for a breach
. advance made in either instance. This, it may be in can- iof promise of marriace.
Mr. RicnAßDsoN also admitted he had been Counsel for the ..
dour supposed, was thought unnecessary by the brewers, as
Plaintiff.
from a reference to the mai kets, the cause of the increase in Lord ELLENRoRouGII-..." Then
the price might be seers ; but is it not a little singular, if it on the present occasion ?" you have no Counsel cr Attorney
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was necessary that sixpence per quart should be charged for I.Ans-" No, my Lord, I have not, the reason is, because I could
not get possession Of my papers."
porter, that it could not be found out when the first ad-
piaLionrodf-ELwLhEaritaaorkeeotion-• YOU are the Plaintiff; what do you corn-
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vance was made. It is now strongly t umoured, that it is the grounds of'your application ?"
in contemplation to raise it again, and I have heard it pox- LADY-" My Lo d, I complain of an injury I have suffered in my
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tively asserted that seven pence will be the
character, in consequence of that trgial."
price of a pot , Lord ELEENROROUGN (referrin to his notes)-" 1 see it was an
of beer before the Ist of March. Now this to me ap. action upon a breach of promise of marri..ge, and the Jury gave 40s. . .
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pears a subject of very great importance. Porter has be- damages-on what ground cill you ask a new trial ?" i.LADY-" Upon the grounds that the defence set up has injured
come one of the necessaries of life, and therefore it is to my-character very much." '.
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be hoped the consumer will not be left at the mercy either Lord ELLENBOROUGH—" What I you think the damages were not
sufficient .
of the brewer or of the hop merchant. If it depend upon LADY-" Net only that, my Lord, but my character has been in-
them,
a stand ought to be made in some way against their jurect by the defence." it ..
as porter is an article, which thougls advanced Lord ELLENBortOueil-" The Jury gave only 40s. as they thought . "--
exactions,the loss of
.such a husband
. was not. worth more. However, you ai
in dear times like other things, does not like some other,
complain of ill usagem the course which was taken he the defendant. !
necessaries, fall again. With one exception, porter though 1 know no great favour was shewn to him, and 1 recollect a mum-
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often raised, has, I belies ed, never once fallen : and the ber of very ludicrous circumstances appeared upon the trial, which , -
placed him hi .a very ridiculous light ; and,. perhaps,
. it would have
instance to which I allude as an exception, ought hardly tobeen better a you had hot brought the action first. However. the
t be .regarded as such, the fall being so instantaneous, that whole case was betbre the Jury, and they came to that opinion ; •
the advance can hardly be recognised. Some years ago after so solemn a determination, it is impossible the Court can set it
aside, unless some growl Is ::re shewn. Have you any affidavits to
when porter was list raised to tivepence the pot, the ac- produce?" •
quiescence of the Public, in the first instance, seemed to Here the Lady offered a paper in the shape of a letter, which their . .
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say, a second advance might be borne, and it was faith- Lordships declined reading.
LADY- " My Lord, I had nine witnesses to examine, none of whom
Avid] raised to sixpence. This, however, excited such ge- - were called ; and several documents to read, none of which were ''.-;
mega;! indignation, that it was immerLately lowered, and has produced."
.remained at fivepence ever since. It appears to me the Lord EL LENBOROUGII-" 1 teally do not see any grounds for grant. :-
• inga new trial." .
b:ewers have been feeling the public pulse in the same way
r 5 Rule refused. The Lady then retired in evident embarrassment. •
on-the pi esent occasion, and with better success, which suc •
cess, lam much afraid from what I have heard, will en- THE CIRCUITS.—The Judges met on Thursday, iii the
courage them to carry their operations somewhat further. King's Bench Treasury Chamber, and chose their Circuits
Mr. Whitbread, though obliged to act as the others do, as under : ,
must feel very much shocked at seeing the Public played MIDLAND—Lord Iflienborongh and Mr. Justice Gibbs. . .
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NORFOLK-Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, Mr. Justice Grose. ~ t
with in this manner, and at the same time robbed of their HoE-1-ord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Heath. f
comforts, and will therefore, in al probability, submit the - NORTHERN—Mr. Baron Thompson and Mr. Justice Le Blattc.
case to Parliament. If, florn the variety of concerns he WisTERN-Mr. justice Chambre and Mr. B. um Wood.
OXFORD-Mr. Baron Graham and Mr. Justice Bayley•
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not escape the notice of Ministers, and before emancipa- . PULL CF.. • ..
tion (as it is called) is given to the Catholics, a Charter to _.....0....._ •
the East India Company, and Parliamentary Reform to Sir Bow-me KEt.-Thfimas Ingrain, who was apprehended a few days L
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F. Burdett, I shall not be sorry if means were taken for sauce by three of the horse patrols belonging to the office near Mord .•,
charged with aiding and abetting, before the fact, Winter and others;
giving the people of England a chance of sometimes
getting to robbing the Sisters !soy, in the:River Thames, of a large quantity of
a draught of porter. TODY PHILPOT. silk and ostrich lea, hers, undergone a final examination. s .
, Mr. Ralph Fenwick proved, that the prisoner was the man who
It vhaes
three suspected
nien who
obvicienrge concerned in
ttilLetroohbery in conjunction with
PEDESTRIANISM EXT RA OPDI N A RY.-The Kentish blitChZnr i 3 training
flence on Monday morning f
at the Rubbing-house, on Epsom Downs, fur a most extrtinrdii;ary Un- in the Oki Bailey. '
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dertaking : 100 to 20 has been betted, that he does not pergrua a mile A certificate of the indictment wherein the prisoner is includ:d was . ,4. -
in four minutes and a half. The ground fixed on is from Islington to the produced, upon which he was fully committed.
City-road, Such a performance has never yet been accomplished. Het. FORGERy.-lAredileSday a man was brought to the office, charged
ting is 2 ano 3to li against him, it being c.oisidered neat to impossible on suspicion of having committed forgeries to a very large amount. 1),.*-•
c Pearkes and Vickery, with the-assistance of a city officer, had appref
holm -11.1.....it0 petfortn the task, );.
*tided him in the liberty of the city of London. The prisoner itt- ..
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