The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-30 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1830.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
SARCH V. BLACKBURN}.

Mr. Serjeant TAnny moved to show cause' why the
verdict had in this case should not be set aside, and a
nonsuit entered in its stead. This case was tried at
Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice, in the Sittings
after Lent Term. It was an action to recover damages for
injury received by the bite of a dog, which the defendant
had on his premises. There was a verdict for the plaintiff
with 701. damages. He made his motion on the ground
of there being no proof of negligence on the part of the
defendant.—Rule to show cause granted.

lIKARCE V. HIPPESLEY.

Mr. Serjeant 'WILDE moved to have the verdict which
was obtained in this case set aside, and a new trial granted.
This was an action brought against the defendant to re-
cover a certain sum of money, being the amount of duty
which the plaintiff was obliged to pay while in the cha-
racter of an auctioneer. The Jury, however, returned a
verdict fur the defendant. The plaintiff was employed by
the defendant to make a sale of some property. The
Court was aware that an auctioneer is ol►liged to rive a
surety to the Excise that the duty would be paid, the
question was as to whether the defendant employed a per-
son of the name of Freeston to bid for the property or
not? The Learned Serjeant thought there was sufficient
ground for a new trial for the purpose of ascertaining that
fact.—Rule to show cause granted.

jurisprudence, I must be allowed to say that I do
envy Scotland the possession and enjoyment of that
tribunal—that cheap ani convenient justice." The
proposition of Mr. Brougham, to establish respectable
Judges in counties or districts, to try causes under a
certain sum finally, and other causes subject to ap-
peal to the Judges on Circuit, was universally well
received. One is astonished where all this liberality could
have been so long bid. It reminds us cf the loyalty of the
people of this country; when Charles the Second landed
at Dover, and his.wonder what could have become of the
enemies of his family. It is impossible to commend too
highly the liberality of Mr. Peel's sentiments, who happily
observed, that he could say what was worse than a
spirit of litigation ; it was that spirit of discontent, which
was engendered when the injured were told that they had
no protection and no altanative but an acquiescence in a
refusal of payment." Mr. Brougham complained, with
somewhat too much warmth, of the injustice which had
been done him by those who questioned his wish to effect
the sort of Reform which he proposed last night. Those
who paid attention to the discussions to which Lord Al-
thorp's Bills gave rise, can hardly be blamed for sup-
posing him lukewarm respecting the establishment of
Local Courts. We rejoice to find that he has entered
:tem tily into the scheme. But really we are astonished
"i.;ow a. man of, his arength of mind shoed have hesitated
for, one moment to attempt the removal of an evil
of which he gave so frightful a picture list night
the denial of justice to a whole people—because, forsooth,
he had a difficulty " in vesting so large a patronage in the
hands of the Executive Government."—The patronage of
a few local Judges in a country its which the Government
is the property of the most powerful Aristocracy in the
world—expending nearly one hundred millions a year.
What proportion is there between the exclusion of a whole
people from justice, and such evil as the bestowing a little
more patronage on the Government? Well might he say
last night, that " the benefits.of the measure he proposed
were so great, as to outweigh or overbalance the disad-
vantsgts of such an increase of patronage." What a
change, too, has taken place in the sentiments of public
men respecting Mr. Bentham ! It ought to console Mr.
Brougham for a slight admixture of censure with the
praise so abundantly and willingly bestowed on him, that
Mr. Bentham, now at the age of S 2, is almost for the first
time treated in the House of Commons as a rational being.
He himself durst not have praised him two years ago.
Morning Chronicle.

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