The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

rWILLIAIP4 AMP OTHERS, AiBIGNEES, V. HOARE'.
This action wav brought by the Assignees of Titimall, a
bankrupt, so rt cover shire gold seal►, value kJ. being a
portion of the bankrupt's property, pledged wills Mr. Do-
bree, who is a pawnbroker.
The pl.. Tiffs undertook on make nut, first, that the seek
mere pledged by the bankrupt within twit months prior to
the bankruptcy ; and, secondly, that Mr. Dolt' ef• knew at
the time he Deceived the pledge, that Titirtiall, who ear.
tied on business iu Cheat Russell-street as a watchmaker
and jeweller. WAS insolvent.
In both isms, points there was a want of proof, and the
Jury found a veilltet for the diferallans.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
RADICAL COFFER. THE KING V. 0 LEWIS.

This was a ease if. which the question as to the legality
of making any preparations of glans to res. nibly coffee,
was expected obe decided; and the derision Was con-
sequently awaited with the utmost anxiety by mail ilia-
salacious. against *lsom proceedings had been instituted,
as well as by 11'410 ewers in general
The nefentlasit was psocreded against for a penally of
1001., appeared to plead Isis own cause.
The paahel of the Jury was called use", when six only
and of those Iwo were inaccurately ilesesibeil
Mr. Lewis 'use and objected to the pannel. He dr-
mantled a slew one, en the ground that the law allowed
a defendant a patine' of 24 Jolts's. In the reamt in-
stance two were inaccurately described, and 0.4 P was 001
to be found. On thesu grounds he contended that She
pannel ()avid to he Set aside.
The Chief Baron said, that this objeetion to the panne'
ought to have been wade before the fall Court, and not
before Irma,
setting as he was at Nisi Prins.
The Alto. noy-Ciesseral said he world not press the trial
now, but woniil consent to its being put off, in order to
give the defendant an opportunity of obtaining a full pan-
ne]. The vial was accordingly postponed.

WILDISF.SDAV: M A 11.24.
SPECIAL JURY.
CLAYTON u. POPE.

This Wien was brought by Mr. Clayton, the occupier
of No. 3, New Lincoln'. Lou, against the Over-
seers of the Rolls Lases ty, in the parish of St. Dunstan
West, to try the question whether the plaintiff, in respect
of his chambers, waw liable to pay rates for the relief of
the pan, i4l the Libi.tiy of the Rolls. If he was, their
verdict u mild go for the defendants.
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Evitiri.re was uffrred to ',hew the liability of the plain-
tiff, to c Oislf• Louie too aids the support of the poor at the
bandied ; stir. vv bleb, to prove he was not liable, Mr.
Webb delitrit d lion. the Tower the copy ot a grant
made in the Bth year of :he reloi of Edward the Second,
by which the New Temple and Picket's Croft (the name
the site on %loot u Lincoln's Imi stands, formerly went by)
belonging to tlit linigins Templets, was given to Ai.aar
de Valreire, Earl of P. nibs, kr. It had previously been
rased by the [couplers fur religious purposes, and ou that
account it was iltprtilsrd to be extra-pin uchial.
The Jut% found a reedit.' for the defendant, by which
this Chetahs as ate made sithiret to Parochial rates.

COVLP4T GARDEN TOLLS.
THE DU/LE OF BLDFURD V. PAGE.

This wits au action !nought by the Duke of Bedford,
as Propieriur of Covent thse den Minket, against the de-
fendant, a potatur merchant, to ',mover toll. The de-
claration matt it that the Noble Plaintiff was entitled to
receive loom the deligidaiii tons-pence per sack for all
potatoes exposed tin sale. 'I he question was, whether
the Doke was entillrcl tb any pay lurid beyond one shil-
ling a waggon load to iespect ol• potatoes exposed for
sale in Ihal pail of Co%eul Widen Market, called the
casually owl ke , apploprintrd fur the sale of potatoes.
The stint of tutor-, suer per sack was demanded, and the
defendant uojeeleos has pa) log Slime than one shilling a
waggon load. He tend( uit iota Court payment fur the
potatoes lie exposed isecutiling to that rate. The evi-
dence proved dui die lull demanded forty years ago,
was 9d. a sack. It was then incieared to ad. and finial)
103 d. upon Me l.•tslanding that the glowers and ten-
ders were 14, be lurinslied wills use accunimudation tOr
the sale of list it goods They 'recited ateuisooodation,
but alit; the At•l of 1813, which regulated the tolls of
the Mill k.;, the a,ramesudauuu was discuutioned. By
the 1110%11.11.W ul• nit Ant, ail slat had been usually paid
before the Act as 101 l fun potatoes, Ilse Duke was Mulled
to sett ise lion' the sebei. it was contended in this ease
that his Giaci via- *IOIII,IIU ad, per sick.
The .0111', )411V1 1.11116 e con sidrnaliuu, round a verdict
for the I‘ol.ll 114110ln for ad per muck only.
One el it I , !oleic the vet diet was given, stated
that Poslot. 01111.111 1. of opinion had circuited upon Ilse
Subjeci or Al s 4)...is u. 1.511011. Refute the passing of ihr
Act, tic vsnuols hid paid id. per sack, and receive
acconiiimitatiou. Atte, toe Act, the arcomininheion
wtlbrtiaN it, bud 1.1111 Ills y Were 10 pay 4d. A pail of the
Jury cus,hi.ir led that the toll ought nut be su much with-
out the a, lull inetl.elion.

Mr. 111.1r)ai, whco the vet diet was delivered, Mated
I. iiitesitiiiii to tile a bill of exceptimoi, founded un part
of the Judge 'chew.
The Chief Justice intimated that lie 'Mould be teady to
sign it at the pi epee time and place.

In the reign of Edward V., about the year 148%
the expences of the King's Huns( hold were settkil at
the anhoul sum of kieveu Viirusaad Pounds! In
the year 1483, Richard 111. ul,pointed John ,Gun-
thorpe, a Priest to the Keeper of the I'rivy Seal,
with a salary of twenty shillings a day, payable out,
of the Customs of Sandwich, Poole, Bristol, South-
ampton) and Bridgewater.