The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-15 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Mr. Taunton moved for a mandamus to the Justices of Oxford-
shin, to allow the Coroner his expences in returning home from an
inquest. The practice varied in different counties, and the language
of the statute *Bowing the Coroners' expences, said. that W. should
be allowed for every mile they travelled on public business.
The mandamus was moved for at the instance of the Magistrates
themselves, who wished to have the point settled. The Court granted
ei rule to skew cause.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. WEDNESDAY.
NAERIS S. CORP AND ANOTISAR.

Mr. Serjeant Lens moved for a rule to show cause why the
lion-suit in this case should not be set aside. It was a case of
exe • e distraint, host he did not mean now to move on the
merits. The ground of the nonsuit was that the plaintiff had
described himself as living in St. George the Martyr's, Blooms.
• bogey, while the parish really was St. George's, Bloomsbury,,
and St. George the Martyr's was adjoining to St. Andrew's,
Holborn ; but he had now to snbreit to the Court, that every
St. George's was St. George the Martyr's.
Chief Justice.—Yen must describe places by their known
•and proper names.
Mr. Justice Park.—Your client took particular pains to be
• wrong. He lived in Hart-street, which was well known to
"the foreman of the jury to be in St.George's,Bloonasboory, and
at first it had been so exp d ; but yore client interlined
St. George the Aartyr's. That church was built in the time
•of George 1., who was then a Saint, and hence it, was called
ISt. George's. I have read so in the history of London.
Mr. Serjeant Lens said, that it certainly was called St.
George's in common parlance, boot as there was no St. George
but St. George the Martyr. St. George the Martyr's was the
right legal description. Rule refused.

WIUGHT •. DOWN!.

This case had been tried at the last Leicester Assizes, before
Lord Chief Justice Dallas, and 3001. damages had been re.
• covered by the plaintiff, on the ground of the defendant hav-
ing dismissed his son, who had been apprenticed to the de-
fendant. The defendant is a surgeon t lb. plaintiff's son
was apprenticed to bins for seven years, the plaintiff paying a
premium 6f 501. and the defendant engaging to give the plain-
tiff's sea board, lodging, and instruction. At the end of
•two years-of the period the defendant dismissed the nppren-
tier, and never assigned ally MINIM, but that the boy had re-
fused to carry letters to the post—office, and this was not
proved. The plaintiff afterwards bound his son to another
surgeon for five years, without any premium, but without ob-
taining board or lodgisgov bids cost the plaintiff 431. a year.
Mr. Serjeant Vaughan pleaad►d strongly for a t ale, on the
ground that the damages were eacit.sive, and, would be ruin.
ens to the defendant.

ChiefJostice.—The only ground urged is, that the damages
are excessive. In order to obtain write on such a ground
the damage nine. appear very excessive. In the present
case the only question with me is, whether the damages should
not he more.

Mr. Justice Perk.—l think the damages should be more.
Slr.Justice Burrisigh saw nu reason to alter the verdict.
Chief Justice.—ln Leicester my brother Vaughan lv so
often in a judicial capacity, that they sometimes fail to
linguish when he ,is counsel iu a cause. That made nie sum
up with more decision.
Mr. Serjeaut Vaughan.—Your Lordship bore very bard
upon me. Rule refused.
Mr. Serjeant Best moved for a rule to chew cause why the
service of a notice of ejectment ►hould Not be held good ser-
vice. Speiring, the tenant, did not live on the premises in
question. He was repeatedly inquired for, where lie lived;
in (anew-street, Edgware-road, hut Isis wife always replied
that he was not at home. The notice was at length read to
her, when she replied, that she had been advised by a lawyer
'to take none of these notices, and that had she known their
business, she should not have opened the door.
Chief Justice.—The ride is unnecessary. The service is
Amid.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, TV.LIIDAY.
IMITATIVE TEA.

Mr. Common Berjeant moved fora rude to.ahow cause why
a verdict given against a mass named Mallins, for imi-
tative tea in Ids possession, should not be set aside. He made
this motion on the ground, that the defendant was not, iu
point of fact, a licensed dealer in tea, it having appeared in
his license ' that he had two rooms on a ground floor, where
be was licensed to roast coffee," and that he was merely
allowed to " keep tea, coffee, and chocolate iu these rooms."
This bring the case, there was a particular Act of Parliament
which made a person who hail tea for sale in his possession
without a license, liable to a certain prissily, which, how-
ever, did not amount to more than half the penalty inflicted un
a licensed dealer who was proved to have imitative tea is, his
possession without a licence, dud not as a dealer hay bag, imita-
tire tea in his possession s as in point of fact lie was not a
licensed dealer. The leagued Serjeant went at great length
Into the taillike', and cited several cases in sllllllUft of his
argument. The Court however decided that the defendant
wasclearly entitled to have tea in his possession, and therefore
he had been justly fitted for having used a Port of poisonous
drug in its place, whirls lie wished to impose mlll his customers
as real tea. If the defendant had been prosecuted fur having
had lea in his possession without a license, he would have had
a 4uod deknce iu the very words of that license.—Rule re-
fused.

The unfortunate sword-beartr belonging to the Grand Seignor has
beta hanishtd, lneause on the way to the mosque, he atxtdentally
kg:ricked off the Sultan's turban, which the supcntitious Tusks look
.4 pon aa asa unpropitious omen.

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.
Kirby-park. Nov. 9.181%.
GENTLEMCX,--On my arrival here, 1 found • numerously
signed requisition from the city. of Westminster, requesting that I
would take the chair, at a meeting intended to be held for the pup.
pose of considering what, under the distressing circumstances in
which a recent nusfortune has placed us, is the most advisable to
be done.

I lose no time in expressing my readiness to accede to the requisi-
tion, and in assuring the electors of Westminster. that I consider it
a pleasure, as well as a duty, to obey their call whenever they judge
me capable of rendering them any service.
With respect to the cause, the sad cause. which has erected the
necessity of a fresh struggle for the independence of Westminster, it
would not be proper for me to say more at present, than that I share,
with every honest heart, in the corrunon grief ; an event io unlooked
for and overwhelming brings home at once to our bewail the poignant
anguish of prim* aMiction. and a deep sense or public calamity.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and very humble servant.
(Signed) FRANCIS BURDETT.