The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-10 00:00:00

VRAIRR. V. SIMUONta.

Mr. DENAtaN, in this case, gloved fur ,a rule to shcsnr
CAWIa why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new
trial granted. It was eti action tried at the but assii‘es for
Warwiekshile. before the'Chief Baron, ttnti brought to
recover compensation in damages far an asarsojt, svhers the
Jury gave a verdict fur the pleintifi; with One farthing
damages. _ _

Mr.. Justice Bavutv---On what ground do you make
your application
Mr. Drustau—On the ground of misdirection of the
Learned Judge, else of surprise. The plaintiff had
to complain of a most ontragenne assault. lie hail
moved in a respectable sphere of life, but, from um-
voidable misfortune, had become reduced, and had been
made a bankrupt by the defendant. Some time afterward
they met at a puhlic-house, and there naturally being a
grudge between them, a dispute arose, and when 'the
plaintiff was In the act of putting a glass up to his month,
the defendant knocked it out of his hand with great vio-
lence. This was done before several inhabitants of the
town (Birmingham) where both parties melted, and the
plaintiff, in consequence could not put up with such an
insult. lie therefore said ta the defendant, 0, We Most
go into the yard, and settle this." They went into the
yard, stripped, and began to fight. The defendant
knocked the plaintiff down by which fall hie 14
was broken, and he was conaetoently confined to Ine
bed for six weeks, and incurred great expose in proofing
surgical assistance. These were the fasts mule which the
' action was brought. The surprise the plaintdf ~.ortiptained
of was, that there were several very heavy coats 6
lute
tried at the Assizes, and it was agreed thst the trial ihSulil
be put off till the last day. On that morning, however► at
cause was called on, which it was thought would occupy
the entire day, and, in consequence, the plaintiff's senior
counsel and his attorney left the Coral that caute,o bow-
ever, was arranged, and the pleintirsi case called om,
junior counsel on each side objected, hut it was et length
agreed between them that the eater 'Muhl go to the jury
without any speeehei—(Leughter) and that they ehenitl
decide from the evidence alone. 'Thee were two counts
in the declaration, one setting forth special darner, and
the defendant hid only pleeded the general lane.
Yet, notwithstanding, the Learned: Judge told the jury
that the plaintiff was only entitled to eentnensat ion for the
blow he received before he left the Muse. blowit'Was
proved that he had incurred heavy expenses for medical
assistance.

Mr. Justice Dayx.vv•—ilut it dote not appear tit it I c
has paid those expense s.
Mr. Ditsitda.x—lf not, he is liable to an action ; anti
at it was a very disputed point of law whether a pt.rsim
might not receive sufficient provocation to justify him in
returning a blow' without depriving hitn of hie remedy by
civil action fur an emittilt, he hoped the et'iurt would
make s rule.

Lord TstwvitzutvG—artkr rev rule, Air. D'onman.

A requisition is in progress to conranotner
Court of Common Council, to wait Upon his Alallaarv.,
anti learn from himself his determination whether fie will
appoint another day on which to dine with the CO..
Among the heads of retrenehtitent'vqntll aro
likely to be pressed upon Ministers it the itholitittn. of. the
offices of Receivers-General of Tales—..l duty which ittill*
easily be performed at little or no expence,hy ununtw
bankers, or by accredited persons from the Bank of Eng.
land.

It is asserted by a writer in '! Blackwood's
Magazine" for the present month, that " Persia iv !setter
known to ns at this moment than Spain in her real inter-
nal condition of political feeling."
HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE.--The ob-
ject of this fen theotning work is to supply information re-
gaveling the periled of Grecian History puloiequent to the
reign of JUSTINIAN., during which the annals of the coun-
try have been almost totally neglected. From the *lath
till the twelfth century there are, in Chet, no memorials of
Greece, save the owned and vague notices of the Byttauetie
hstorians. With the Crusades, • however, sad the Opt,-
ditions of the French Barons, a new era commence* of
which authentic 'Waite have been left us---and front this
epoch down to the 0tt01440 conquest, materials are to he
found among the annalists of Venice and Constantinopt,,
the stores of which have hitherto never been rendered
available to the English reader, though the subject is so
commanding.
VISCOUNT GODERICIL.....*" It appears, that
during eighteen years Lord Gone Riell filled various situa-
tions in public life, some of which were of great impot.
tme, and connected with the, highest interests of the
State; and although it would be going far beyond the
scope and object of the present biographical sketch, if wo
were to enter into any detailed consideration of the mode
in which lee fulfilled the satiates ditties which devolved
upon him, we nevertheless think, that we should not do
him justice if we omitted altogether to advert to tt. He
was connected with the Board of Trade for upwardi of
ten years; and although, in the first Moser., ther'Eul of
CLANC.4 an' discharged the (twice of President, that No-
bleman, we believe, eternal to attend the Board after the
month of November, 1818, being appointed Ambassador
to H 0114041, so that for four yea)", the whole botanic.* of
the department fell Nom betel Goose tett etaVice-Presi-
dent, although at that time he was riot a Member of the
Cabinet. The extraordinary duration and peculiar de-
renter of the war, which terminated in 1814, had placed
all the commercial relatinns of this country in so strange
and perplexed a situation, that the. restoration of peace
did not offer any immediate towing of determining whet
ought to be the precise nature of the regulatimie under
which they should thereafter be earned on. Our currency
was in a very uneatialaotory state, and Parliament beset
not as yet pronounced any thing like 4 defluitive opinion
upon its future condition. Our Lase* in every braneli
were enormously high ; and, as Lord Grommet! has eat..
reetly expressed it upon inure than one occasion, had boort
unavoidably imported rather to meet an immediote fiscal
necessity, than adopted (rem any prospective consideratiou
of the consequences to which such heavy burdens might
ultimately lead. The price of every thing, whether in-
tended for home or foreign cemetery:ion, was thus, by: tie
combined operation of a depreciated currency, and an, ex-
cessive rate of taxation, unnaturally high. In the matt
time, and owlet these circumstances, it was not to be ex.
peeted that the trade of the world, which had been long
cramped, restricted, and distorted, by the inevitable et...
feet. of Boterateres continental system and of our retali-
atory policy, during the last year's of the war, could At
once revert to a natural and healthy state. Many new in.
'errata had grown up; many new prelueliee* heel apparently
been engendered, awl many old oues confirmed ; and teen
if it had been pomade to see at Ones glance what ought to
be the course. of our policy, no ante could pretend to say
what might he the views or principle* of other countries
in similar ciremustancea. But we think we are entitled
to state, judging by the sentimenta expreated and thee course
pursued by Lord Gomtatett, event at Mt early point! after
thn final cessation of the war, that he was satisfied that
the real policy would he to break a* soon as possible
through the trammels of restriction, and able n all, of pro-
hibition, which had see long existed, and from which, but
for flee intervention of the French revolutiouaty war,
there is now no doubt that Mr. Pin would leave departed."
......Norionoi Portrait Oultery of" Illuetrious 0,0
nett Posonayes.