The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-16 00:00:00

COURT OF INQUIRY.

At a Court of Inquiry, held •t the Castle of
Nornieli, in the vedierday se'oniglit, be-
fore the Umlrr-Slieriti, the following ease was
hi..ird :
JOBS 'maw r. ISAAC aTIIP. WIC. WIIITLAV, and

THOMAS STAGE.

This was en action brosight nominally against the De-
fendants, who were conatalitee, but virtnally against the late
Mayor of Norse,. h (Crisp Browny, Esq.) for entering the
shop of the Plaintiff, who wells fruit near Fye.hridge, and
illegally taking frusta the shop ■ quantity of oranges. 'llse
venue had, at ike instigation of the Definalant., been chimed
Guns the city to the counly,on the grouted 11141 an impartial
Jury could out he empamielleil in the city. The Defessilanta
bad suffered judgment to go by default, and the Jury bad
only to assess the amount of damages.
Mr. ALDtasoll, on the part of the Plaintiff, stated the
ease to the Jury, and called witneeu,s to p.ove it. On the
subject of damages, hr observed, that Ire trusted the Jury
would feel as Englishmen, mud give the Plaintiff the
amongst laid in the declaration (00f.) for the infringement
of his liberties, and she damage he had sustained by the
trespass which had been reinstated, The circumstances of
I Isr case were htirffy 45 follow :
On Sunday. the 4th of January last, about fire or six in
the evening, the late Mayor entered the shop of the
which was partly open, and asked him if he were a baker?—
He replied" No" The Mayor then called in five constables,
and ordered them to lake away some manges ; they took
away 200, without any other then verbal authority from the
Mayor. The 22th Car. 11. enacts, Ilia. goods exposed to
mile on a Sunday 'should he forfeited, but previous to their
seizure directs a warrant to be sigyed by 4 Magistrate. No
sorb warrant had been signed, and entisequenily the seizure
was illegal. The late Mayor had ib,sattetted to seise all the
goo& is the shop, but when the constables bad told out
240 oranges, the Mayor diverted theta to stop, and be would
tx'e'se the Plaintiff fur the present.
Mr town'', on Ihe part of the Defendant, spoke in Mi-
tigation of damages. He mitt wird that the Mayor Ira
praiseworthy is the action he had dime, and hail only dia.
played a little want of legal knowledge in his manure of pre.
forming it; of this the Plaintiff had taken advantage,
though he had certainly committed the offence for which his
Otislo tad been seized , that therefore no damages beyond
lire value of She twanges might to he given, hewn, if snore
were given, it would iailisertly earourage the profanation of
the Sabbath. The Leariird Counsel venerated his opinion, that
the Defeisilaut• might have hero ja.lifed ois a trial, acting
as they did under the personal ihrectitui irf the Mayor.

The Uuder-Shrreft, 11c. Tayber. 1166 addressed the hort
my rrnpaeleall%, olrn Eying, 'hat ,itiry were to .C.414;01.
uMIMa Ihr ?Wheat was not luttllyd to seemethiiii entire
than the whine of the orantera, fur the tumble and asaiitty
he had antlered by the rawest prureedinga

The Jury C 4011.11 lira sum, tivie, and K4ie a Irerdiet hit Lite
Plnuuth daraug, i3l.

Tio. re irk• a if.le.able supply ul sample% at Norwich Mar.
itei att.l cia lb e•tmeilo ..ea an ativasece irrite,
pas hru14.1% flat.:, the c.•.. Lru.K I L .1—..-' to ire de-
rl4 %lain' 11,0 f, Tu. datru Or al, Hell show
%old. tut airottiot of thr o:acrit) of Gill, due:•fteratr.l
porclumerk; tbrrt were rieuty of lasubb, whach Usgh
pmts.

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bRE.I7)PDL ACC !DENTS.
et.

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A few minute; before four o'clock ve.terday, as 74...W.ite,
the architect, al omitted by 4r. Dudley, overseer of Ili
work, were on a tufty scaffold hi the intr. tor of Burlington..
House, tteamiuing the plagiervis work cud toroires about
the crilliii shy.lighti, 'Tyro people being Olt tbe sratbild.
ass 'dory both, iiiie of the Iloilo, k. selielTed
tau f eh, e..eight, and were prreipit Need to the hottom
on She st,:iie received a severe cal OU she bat k
of Ida lue4d, stud /Weelllll be4l/1414 nu eke looly Ms Seabrook,
the nia.ter c.irpenter, mud Mr Rugg, the f0re111.51,1160
ell snail 1,4'10.1.11. brollies ; hue Mr. Willey, we are *wry
to say, had nut r.t firelors4le ne eitspe., hotting his tele
broken iti two plates net*• the kate, and before he could ITT
iesesied front his prailueis situation. a Seery beam fell Olt If Anil
AlllWeeell it to liners. /lc. was tarried hike his •parilineids
it II isiliiiiioil.tioser;—^eird—llatittial assistance aas ins
mu dime's proctored, when it iris funnel electivoy to
!Live the leg vispiLlairti. The rust received each wort ur
1..41 injury, Leal out of any artily* civisetinetice.

Un Thantlay ee'isidelet •.rime■ accident tar Ist. An.
drew St. John, Fw44, of traytim, Norfolk, by the breaking
lures of tier I.ytoi :toil 11.tkeoltarn conch, 'leer Newmarket,
which Whim op in bioy unforletialelv broke his leg and one
of hie tips ; I.e 41 received veveral violesit routitsious, hut
gre:it hopes are coicrteliteil of hie recovery Lord lam.•a
Toonsiti o.t, moil t!.. remainder of the pas‘enzeo, (*caved
unhurt, raerpt our lady, who was seemly bruised.

STORY.

fln Tuesday list WP were visited here with n tremendwis
storm, of thunder, liglning, and tea; we are, hew' ter,
ham, to add, that we hare heard of nit particular damage
bring dune in the immediate vicinity of this oily, hat are
sorry tat add the following.—Near Alston, en Tuasuley even-
ing, about six (o'clock, as Mix. W 11144911, her Ineshaml, and
daughter, were in Ike beer, the (sterner, while the
cow, was killed lay the electric fluid The cow she was milk-
ing, with another one, and a lamb, were likewise Lolled ;
and the little girl airlock ionnweli v., and her fstlier msieh Insett-
ed. The two letter, we nndensianil, are re:Niter.' loc.—Flesh:l in,
the sante night, was visited by it fp at tremenituns ihuniler
storm, bee we have not heard of easy damage having lawn
done-.At Wilton, wit Tuesday evening last; there was Ike
heaviest fill of rein ever remembered, accompanied with
thunder-mod lightning; many of the h.nises. and particularly
the cellars, w. se inundated to a considerable drpth.—(Car-
lids Journal ,"