The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-01 00:00:00

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31.1:14014.: I lON OF TOE MAGIiTRATES OF Do% Eft.

Mr. Jervis skewed a6niallt a rale Mei, directing II
timbres Corpus to the Captain oi his Majesty's ship Glosce.fer.
to tiling up the bodies of two individuals who had been carried
on board that ship, under a conviction of the magistratee of
Dover on a charge of smuggling, under the provisioes tut the
statute .)7 of the late King. Ile admitted that the otreuee hail
been committed within the jurisdictiou of the magistrates of
toe pont of Folkstone ; and that the conviction of the defendants
had talica place before two magistrates of the port of Dover,
who, it was contended, had or/jurisdiction ; but be (Mr. Jervis)
contended that they had jut isdietiosi. The act gave ynriselictiou
to the magistrates withal the liciati of the port in which the
best or vessel detected in snot gling should be taken.
Mr. Littledale was beard in support of the !Sabena.
The Lord Cilia Justice did out consider it necessary to give
an opinion on the question, whether the magistrates of Dover
had authority to take eogitizance of a smuggling transaction
within the Jurisdiction of the magistrates of l!olkstone. In case
he had beeu celled upon to decide that question, his opinion
would, moat plutlably, have been against the authority exer-
cised against the magistrates of Dover. The second question io
the case was most material, namely, whether the magistrates
were mit blend to skew on the face of the conviction that they
had the authority they had exercised t—The conviction was
had iu cunsequence 01 'bat deficiency, and the writ of Habeas
must issue.

Judges Bayley, flolroyd, and Best, were oldie same opinion.
Rule for the writ of Habeas Corpus wade absolute.

BRIDGE STII LET GANG.IIIE KING V. RIDGWAY.

Mr. Brougham on a former day obtained a rule to sliew cause
why Sir John Sewell, Julio Atkins, Esq. and James Murray,
solicitor, should not pay the cosiS to which they had put the
defendant by resson of not proceeding to trial at the late Lan-
evitt r assizes. where they indicted him for perjury, and at an
advanced period of the assizes sued out a writ of Certiotari to
reions e the proceedin,As. The rule also called on the aforesaid
parties to s:iew cause why toe i should awl be gnashed,
and the► made pay all the e•penees.
Mr. Si rgeaut Itullock thin day 'hewed cause against the
rule, hut

The court, feeling that the defendant bad been placedlunder
circutuatancea of hardship, wade the rule ahaolute.
CRIMINAL INEMINIATION.
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Mr.eresswell moved for leave to file a criminal information
against two magistrates of the burottO of New Radnor, in
South Wales, for refusing to grant a licence to John Ciitliths,
a publican.
The uilitlavit of Griffiths, on which the application was made,
stated, that during 15 years, previous to October, IsZI, when
his license expired, he had kept a politic house in the borough
of New Radnor. and having applied to the two gentlemen, who
acted an magistrates, they refused to renew his license, stating
that they would not iu haute allow more than six licences in
the borough. The affidavit weld on to stale the borough to be
very extensive. The application was refused.
The Common Sergeitiii said lea was instructed to move for
leave to file a criminal information against three magistrates in
the Weal of England, for corruptly refusing to grunt publicans'
licences, but he understood notice had not been given of the
motion as required by law. Coder that omission be mentioned
the matter, with intention to move neat term.

THURSDAY, Nov. 28.
THE KING V. THE CM% ERsITY (IF CA IHDRIDGE.

Application was made for a Masilames culling upon the ice
Chancellor of the University of Csiubridgc to adwit Mr. Jepsuu,
as lecturer of mineralogy.
The motion was opposed by Sergeant Lens, first on the
ground that the lecturer in mineralogy bad no right or interest
in that ollice which could entitle hint to call upou the court for
a Maidoctirs.—lt was also contended, that as the King was
visitor of the University, all complaints relating to the ititernal
affairs of the Colleges ought to be made to his Majesty in coun-
cil. Tile court did not see that Dr. Jepson intended to dis-
charge the duties of the office, and they direzted au "dada, it to
be made on that point, before they proceeded fu:ther iu the
matter.

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Ti:e Solicitor General this day produced the affidavit of Mr.
Jepson, in which that gentleman &clued his intention to act
iu the professorship of mineralogy, which he considered an
odic:, of honour and profit. The Solicitor Ceeeral said it would
be necessary to apply to the arguments which hail been urged
against the application by his learned brother, Sergeant Lens.
—On the first point, namely, that it was not an office of profit
giving the applicant any specific right w hich the court could re-
cognize ; he was prepared to prove it was both an office of
hmour and profit, giving the professor a right of appeal to a
court of law, lie adverted to the election professors of che-
mistry, mathematics, mineralogy, music, botany, and anatomy.
Those distinctions were always conferred by a inajcrity of votes
in the Senate house of the Unisersity. The professors took
precedence n.proctors, and on that account it was an office of
dignity. The professor of miner logy swore at his election to
give lectures, and all who attended his lectures were bound to
pay him. In alilition to the emolument thus obtained, he re-
ceived 1001. from the royal bounty. 'I lie gift was provided for
by vote of Parliament; and it had been urgul that on some oc-
casions Parliament migiA refuse to continue she supply with
respect to these professorships ; but if that event should ever
I happen, it was out probable that the King would withhold his
real bounty.---Ipon the other point, namely, that the King was
visitor, and that all appeals lay lu the King in council, it could
nut he denied that in two instances apptalsliad be, n made to his
Majesty in council, but the applicatiou iii those cases was made
by consent of the partite. if the com t felt there was any wi ight
in that part of pis I.:arusd ftkod's arguautut the doubt with