The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-27 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

NORFOLK LENT ASSIZES.
On Saturday Saturday Mr. Baron Graham arrived at
Thettind, and immediately proceeded to open the
Commission. The Court was adjourned till Mon-
day, when, after the first cause had been decided,
the following Gentlemen were sworn upon the
Grand Jury :
The Hon. George WAlpole, I Ed. Roger Pratt, Esq.
Hon. John Wodehouse, John Moseley, Esq.
Hon. F. Irby, joint J. Mott, Esq.
Hon. Edward Harbord, Charles Harvey, Esq.
Sir M. B. Folkes, Bart. Marsham Elgin, Esq.
sir Thor. Reevor, Bart. Robert Marsham, Esq.
Sir Thos. Preston, Hart. John Petri., Esq.
Frederick Keppel, Esq. N. W. It. Consume, Esq.
W. B. Proctor, Esq. Philip Hammond, Esq,
J. H. B. Folkes, Esq. David Gurney, Esq.:
Gem ge Beauchamp, Esq. I Samuel Tyssen, Esq.
Edmond Wodehousr, Esq.
His Lordship, in his charge, shortly instructed
the Jury upon a case of receiving stolen goods, in
which he stated it was unnecessary fin- the Principal
to be indicted; and that he might even be admitted
as evidence against the Receiver.
There are 48 prisoners for trial, and 10 Causes
entered.

FOUNTAIN, ESQ. V. OVERLAND.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, who resides at
Narborrl-hall, to recover the sum Of rhil, which he had
paid to the defendant, as the pi ice of a horse, warranted
sound and steady in double hat miss, but which the plain-
tiff alleged to be vicious; and also for the farther sum of
201. lbs. 9d. for its keep. Upon the first and second trial
the animal believer' quiet and well, but upon a third
seemed very vicious. In the cross-examination of the
I laint gra witness, it appeared that tile defendant, when
be sold the horse, had declared to the plaintiff it had been
in stone, but he did not know wlivilier it hail ever been
in double harness, though lie did not doubt but it would.
Verdict for plaintiff, damages 1051. lbs. 9d.
DOE, ON DEMISE LINCOLN, V. PEARSON.
An action in ejectment, to recover possession of BO
estate in Ait leborough.—Verdict for plaintilL
DOE,•ON DEMISE; AUSTIN AND ANOTHER, V. WADE.
This also was an ejectment to recover possession of an
estate lyiogin Islington ; and the only question was, wlie.
the notice to quit was given at the limper !. It ap-
peared that the defendant had repeatedly stated his
holding to be from Michaelmas to BliellaellliaS I whereas,
in point of fact, be took possession of the estate at Lady
Day ; and the learned Judge, in his slimming up, dis-
tinctly said, that if the defendant himself leads his land-
lord into an error, in regard to his tenantcy, lie must
abide by a notice to quit at the period which lie has
acknowledged as the commencement of his tenantcy,
tl eh the•fact shoaldbe otherwise. Verdict for plain-
tiff

DOE, ON DEMISE DAVY, CI.K. •. OVERTON.
This a4tu was an action in ejectment, to recover posses-
sion of* farm at Downhans. Verdict for the plaintiff.
BAKER V. TURNER.
This action was brought by a surgeon of Swaffham,
against the overseer of the poor of West Derehant, fur the
amount of a bill for medicines supplied to a pauper and
his wife and family, who did not belong to Dereltatis, but
had been attended under the belief that they did, a pre-
vious bill having been paid by that parish, and the defen-
dant having told the pauper he would pay the demand, if'
the latter could not. Verdict, under the direction of the
Judge, fur plaintiff; damages, 641. 45.64.