The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-17 00:00:00

Mrs. Mary Ryan is seethe, daughter of the plaintiff's;
on a visit to her mother ;corroborated last witness.
Mr. Blanchard lived nest door ; saw the disturbance ; Man-
ning appeared to he drunk, and conducted himself in a very
abusive manner, as likewise Howell, the collector.
Willintu Lower, carpenter, received Ss. Bd. for repairing lbe
door.
The Solicitor General admitted they bad no right to break
open the door, but the damage was only ss. OS. Nu doubt
tee plaintiffs were ready to pay, bet not willing. Whitt was
the pecuniary injury these parties had sustained by the defen-
dants doing their duty in recovering the rates, attended with so
much trouble and difficulty.

The Lord ChiefJastice -observed,* verdict most go to the
plaintiff. The Jury would say bow mach wore they would give
is damages ain't the 21. whieh the plaintiff had paid to the de-
fendants, including the repairs of the door.
The Jury, without hesitation, Nand for the plaintiff—diunages

201. beyond the 21. paid.
►RIDAY, ►EB. 14.
Judges Bayley, Helroyd, and Best, we►e
day, hearing arguments against now trials in country causes.
The question of bribery at the 'Jokester 'tootles was dis-
missed. A noble lord was the defendant in an action for .bri-
bery, and the Jury found a verdict against him.
In the course of last term a rule Nils au obtained to set
aside the verdict and enter a nos-soil, on tho ground that the
money, alleged to be a bribe, was paid after the election. This
it was contended could.nut be bribery under the mt.
The Court, after hearing counsel against the rale, decided
that it was not a use in which an action for bribery would lie,
and consequently made the vole absolute for entering a aonsuit.
RAISING SHIPS THAT ARE SOME.
JONES t/.. THOMPSON.
Mr. Gurney stated that this was ao action brought by lb*
plaintiff, who was in possession of a Very useful and ingenious
art ; namely that of raising ships from the bottom after being
sunk in the river Thames. For this service, rendered to a
vessel called the Purifier, (which was ran down by a another
ship called the Heart',) he claimed 1001. from the Captain end
comers of that vessel. He called . several witnesses to prove•
mark and labour, and the plaintiff Jones having paid the seamen
employed 10s. each, besides hiring a barge on the nemesia.
The. Lord Chief Justice summed up, and observed, the Joey
would say whether the plaintiff was entiled to a reasonable
eampossation for such service as was rendered by bias. Ver..
diet fir the plaintiff, damages 131.
CONDUCT OP KING'S COUNSEL AT THE
CAWANCERY BAR.

Oa Thursday last a most name. 4011 meetimg of the moot re-
spectable Solicitors of this metropolis assembled at the Crows
and Asrbnr 'l'svern in the Strand, for the very important pur-
pose of adopting such measures, with respect to the gentlemen
of the bar in highest practice at the Court of Chancery, as may
lead to • more erectusl performance of their duty to their
clients than lies taken place since the establishment of the Vice
Chancellor's Court. There were upwards of 240 of the pro-
fesucin present. Mr. Le Blanc was unanimously called to the
chair.
The principal members

been long matter

of complaint among Chancery solicitor*. but to public
attention was never before called—tint the proverbial delays
in the Coln of Chancery were greatly increased, and the ex-
penses of suitors alarmingly augmented, by the manner in
which the Chsncery busiatss was transacted by the leading
counsel, at that bar. It was usual for a King's conasol, after
making a speech ite the Court of Chancery, to pop oll' to the
Vice Chancellor's court, and there to make another speech,
after which he ran back to the court of enancery, without
making himself acquainted with the arguments as the opposite
aide, or doing say thing further for the benefit of his client,—
The consequence of such a mode of disposing of the important
trust reposed io the bands of Chancery solicitors was cares•
sire!, injurious. The complete; comprehended ag almost total