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ceived sums to a considerable amount. lie was employed
in 1809 to conduct an appeal against the decision of the
Vice-Admiralty Court of Harbadoes.
The Lord Chief Justice here Interrupted the Solicitor
General, by saying—Cannot Ibis he put in any satisfactory
tram of inquiry?
Solicitor General.—l apprehend, my Lord, there is no
ground to sustain an applicaticn. Iu the present inn..
mary mode of proceeding, the facts must be stated in
affidavits, hod supported by leg al documents. Mr. Dick-
enson is a person proceeding here as the agent of mer-
chants in America, who have sent over a power of attor.
ney ; but it is not sworn this power of attorney is signed
by the parties.
The Lord Claieflustice.—Yonr objection is this :—The
application is founded upon a power of attorney, to which
foreigners are parties, and you say that power of attorney
is not property brought before the Court. What is the
mode by which it is proved to be a power given by the
parties ?
Solicitor General.—lt is simply eseented by the parties
before a notary, and attested by the Ihitisu Consul in
America.
Chief Justice.—The question is, whether the Court can
receive this. .

Mr. hutch.—My Lord, there is the notorial seal.—lt is
the usual mode of verification.
Chief Justice.—lt is not the usual mode of proof in
this Court. _ _

Mr. Kota then applied to have the rule enlarged.
The Solicitor General said, he had only stated one oh.
jection ; he had others to make.
The Lord Chief Justice.—The rule must be discharged.
The Solicitor General.—Willi cost.?
Tim Lord Chief Justice.—No, never, on such an ob
jection as this.—(A laugh.)
Judge Bayley.—You may waive this objection if you
please.
Solicitor General,—His Lordship ;s going to Guildhall,
and I have nut time.—Kole discharged.

TUE SING V. W. IIIoLUEN.
Sergeant Cross obtained a rule to allow the defendant to
give bail at 31an,liester, where he had been committed
on a charge of manslaughter. The defendant was engaged
iu an affray, during which he gave one of the persons in
the molt a Lancashire Lick in the stomach, which occa-
sioned his death.

'rile Court, in the affidavit, eaw nothing to warrant their
interference.

THB LING T. HARPED.

On the motion of Mr. Pearson, a poor widow woman,
named Elisabeth Harper, appeared in Court, having been
brought up from Hereford gaol, to obtain her discharge.
She had been committed for inability to pay SI. by the
magistrates acting under the provisions of the hat of Oru.
IVilt, for a wilful and malicious tresspass.—The poor wo-
n was suspected of breaking down or removing a post
(ruin a fence, but the magistrates' commitment did not
allege any offence.
Judge Best said, some of the magistraies supposed they
had a power ander the above act to award damages in any
case, whereas they were to assess damages.
The poor woman was discharged.
WELINEsDAT, MAY I.
The Court proceeded with Mast'a on the Crown paper,
which did nut afford any information interesting to the public.
—At two o'clock the Lord Cater Justice sat at Nisi Prins,
and tried causes.
nun KARL Or SSSSS 1714.1 r V. MUSIELL!

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The noble Earl, one of the trustees under the will of the
late Duke of Marlborough, brouAlit this action ;whet tile
defendant to recover ISOOI. which lie had levied upon the
furniture at Blenheim-house, on account of the arrears of
assessed taxes. The question was, w twitter the defendant
had a right to distrain for house and window iIIXCS. Our
readers well know that the palace of Blenheim was given by
Queen Anne to the Duke of Marlberou,th and his heirs for
ever, free of dues to she Crown. It was contended on she
part of the defendant, that the Duke of Marlborough was
liable to pay fur his servants, horses, otc. if not fur the palace,
in which he has but a life lamest.

The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 11201. sub-
ject to the opiutuo of the Court.