The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-21 00:00:00

KIWI V. WHIGHTWICK..

This was an 00101) brought by the Plaintiff
',against the Defendant, • Justice of the Peace, for
having maliciously and without just cause present-
ed as • nuisance a bank erected on the high road,
on the trial of which presentment the Plaintiff was
acquitted. The Jury gave a verdict for the Plain-
tiff, with 2001. damages.
Mr. loran now moved for a rule to shew canoe
why the verdict should not be set aside, and • non-
suit entered, supporting `is motion on the principle
that the act of the Defeftdant was • judicial one,
as.d therefore not to be questioned in a civil action ;
and referring to a case in point in 12 Cake. p. 53 ;
that of Sutton and Johnson, Does' Parliamentary
Casa, 76; and that of Newdigate, alluded to in
the case of Lloyd nod Barker.—Rule granted.
HABEAS CORMS.

Mr. TYRRELL applied to the Court to issue a
writ of Habeas Corpus to bring up the body of
William ltattenbury. His affidavit set forth, that
he with several other other persons had been com-
mitted to the gaol of Do►chester, on a charge of be-
ing taken on board a smuggling vessel, and that 111D-
less the Court inte►fered. he espected to be sent out
in a few days to the West Indies. The Learned
Counsel stated. the course which the deponent sp.
prehended would he pursued. was supposed to he
justified by certain acts of the late King. which
autborised the impressment of persoiss implicated
in such offences as he stood charged with, but on
certain conditions, one of which was a conviction
before a Magistrate, but that the deponent swore hr
had suffered no su..•h conviction, having been com-
mitted to custody ou the mere ipse diaie of the
Commissioners.

The CHIEF JUSTICE inquired whether Mr.
Tyrrell would hr satisfied to take • rule to shew
cause why the writ should not issue?
Mr. TYaasu. answered in the affirmative. ■nd
a rule was granted in that form. . .

His Lordship then expresses' • hope that the
deponent would nut in the mean time be sent out
of the country.
Mr. TYRRELL replied. that a pledge had been
given to await the result of the present application.
Yin NINO against smatter FAME, Mar OTHERS.
Mr. SCARLET! said, that this case stood on the
peremptory paper; hat as he was peculiarly anxious.
fur personal reasons, that the Solicitor-General
' should be present at the time it should come on.
mid es that Learned Gentleman would probably be
then engaged in the State trials. and in conse-
quence nicapaciteted frow appearing heir. he had
been instructed to move that it should be taken
out of the peremptory paper and fixed for the 9d
of 1114 y.
The CHILP Jerrie& replied. that at the present
moment the Court was not prepared to say that the
case should be taken out of the peremptory paper.
We usiderststid the above case (which oar readers
are aware has grown out of the transactions at Guild-
hall ou last Michaelmas-day) elands pretty low on
the nit.
Mr. Alderman Waithman and Mr. Sheriff Roth-
well were in Court a abed time is the middle of
the day.
. .
HiagrOaD CoLLecia.—in oar lowest last week
we stated the apprehension of two pane*. on
cion of attempting to set fire to the College in this
city. Most of our readers are probably apprised that
Mr. Haller. organist of the Cathedrals and his bro•
ther, who had been on • visit to him for some weeks,
were the individuals detained on the serious charge.
Yesterday they were finally eaamiued. aud the Ma.
gistnites. after a long and patient investigation. with
the assistance of legal advice. act deeming the eel.
dence sufficient to support a hill before ■ Grand
Jury. they were discharged. The strongest circum-
stances against them were the contradictions in
their statements while wade: esseineties.-1 Here-
ford JounsaLl

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