The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-26 00:00:00

OVERSEERS--THE RING v. POYNDER THE ELDER.
The Cosanice August moved to set amide the verdict of
guilty is this eau. 'Fbe defeadait bad bees tried epee an
isdiebeeet for refesieg to eery. Ibe ogee of overseer of the
peer in the pariah of Bt. Anne, Blackfriare. A point of law
was reserved at the trial for the °pianos of the Court, and the
gasifies was, whether Mr. Poysder was liable, as uiehabi-
tent of the above perish, to serve ibis *Mu. The defendant
was proprietor, with Mr. Dobson, u s lime-metabant. He
bad a house and wharf is Earl-street, Blackfriars. It appeared
at Use trial that be never slept ia the house at all. It was iss-
espied by • elerk, who was employed to carry es the butane.
The defandeat lived with his family at Civilities
Judge Bailey—There was a tenantry
Commies Sergeant—Yes ; yet there is some doubt thrown
se the liability 10i the defendant to serve, by • discusaion last
Tins, on a question respecting the meaning of the act of th.
43d of Einuibeth. The question is, whether, as this was sot
his sleeping house, lie was as inhabitant of the parish. The
611th Geo. II I. enacts, that a person assessed for the relief of
the poor of • parish may be appointed overseer of the poor,
although not • householder in the parish. As a mere occupier
be may be an inhabitant. If it •es is his regular occupation,
it might be described as his hoese in • case of burglary.
The Covert havia„; decided that the coovictius ought to ahead,
refused the rale applied for by the Commas 8 :ripest.
AWAY. JAN. 24.
wiiLiamios is. JOHNSON.
Mr. Marryatt moved is this case to ester • nonnit.. Three
persons were is partaership of the eases of Hiligood,
Fowler, and Dixes,; Dixon bad bees is the habit of
ia-
dorsieg bills in the same of the fine, and the questboi was
(after a dissolution or attendee of the inn was alleged to have
takes place), whether the hissing such bills for the purpose of
being discounted, was evidence of the existence of sub Ares,
se as to mufti° an Wks oe a bill of exchange.
The cease was tried at Gaildliall, before the Lord Cb;el
Justice, and a verdict give, for the phdatilr, on which as °him-
jectioe was taken by Mr. Meerut, and reserved for the .pinion
of the Court. Ilia Lordship was of "pillion on the triai, that
there was evidence of Waists' being carried as by each fins,
sad that it was not aeseseary the bills should be endorsed by
the other partners, Ilabgeed sad Fowler.
Mr. Justice Bayley eatutarred is thioking, that after the die-
soignee of the partnership, it might he expedint to draw bills
for the mew arat, la the same muse, as the old bad done. If
Dieu drew such bills without authority, that would amount to
fraud or forgery ; bet Dittos being still • partner of the sew
Arm, it was competent for them to draw bills by Dius's pro-
auntie., in the same manner as before.
Mr. Justice Holroyd uncured—the allegation of the hills
being indorsed by an indiFereut pereos was immaterial, if
Dixon had had a general authority.
Mr. Joiner Best held that very slight evidence of the exist
epee of the old Inn week' sustain the action against the exist-
ing partners, without binding sick original partners as had
withdrawn from the existing firm.
The Court was of opinies that the verdict for the defendant
(who was as issiocent bolder), should sot be disturbed.—Mule
refused.