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London, England, 1824-11-17 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1824.

VERY FAST TRAVELLING,

ToBIRMINOHAN and LIVERPOOL, DAY and NIGHT, by
FOUR INSIDE .COACHES, which KEEP GOOD TIME,
from the SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SK INN eat-sra EET,
SNOW-HILL, LONDON.
PRE following LIGHT POST-COACHES,
"and MAILS, &c. set out from the above Inn:—
BIRMINGHAM " Tally Ho!" fast Day Coach, in thir-
teen hours, Morning at u quarter before Seven, through Red-
burn, .Market Street, Dunstable, Brickhill, Fenny Stratford,
Stoney Stratford, Towcester, tVeedon, Daventry, Dunchurch,
Coventry, and Stone Bridge, to the Castle Hotel and St.
tioorge's Tavern, High-street, Birmingham, to Shilinall,
Wellington, Bridgenorth, Shelton, Shrewsbury, Oswestry,
Nantwich, Tarporley, Bangor, Chester, and Holyhead.--
Driven through with two Coachmen only. In consequence.
of the decided preference given to the Tally Ho Coach, the
Proprietors are determined no expellee shall be spared to
render it the first conveyance on the Birmingham Road.
BIRMINGHAM "Royal Express," New light fast Night
Coach, in 15 hours only, sets out every afternoon, carry-
ing Four Inside only; passes through Warwick, Leaming-
ton, Sontlunn, Weedon, Daventry, Stoney Stratford, and
Towcester, to the Saracen's [lead, Bull-street, Birming-
ham, early the next Morning.

BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud,
Sittingbourne, Itainhan►, and °springy, every Morning.
BARNSTAPLE, Southmolton, Crediton, Tiierton, North-

lawton, (Oakhatniton Torrington, Chuiuteigh, 11(i:scowl),
and Biddeford, New light fast Coach, every Morning, at 7.

BATH and BRISTOL Cheap Post-Coaches, through Chip-
Penliam;Calne, Marlborough, Hungerfurd, Newbury, and
Reading, every Afternoon at une ; arrive at the Greyhound
Inn, Bath, the London Tavern, Thontas-street, and Swats,
Bristvil, early the next Morning. At reduced Farts.
BOSTON •New Royal Patent Mail to Louth, through
Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough,
Deeping, Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, and Grimsby, Evening,
at Half past 7, Sunday, at a Quarter before 7. .
CAMBRIDGE New Rtiyal Patent Mail, through Ware,
Buntingford, Buckland, and Royston, Evening, at Half past
7, Sunday, at a Quarter before 7.
CARLISLE " Eepress,". to Peurith, and Whitehaven,
a New Light Four-inside Post Coach, with a (iuind all
the way, passes through Appleby. Brough, Bowes, Greta-
bridge Richmond, Catteriek, Borouglibridge, Farryb ridge,
Grantham. Stamford, Gree.
Dontaste.r ' Newark, liawti y,
thaw, Stilton, Iliggleswnde, and Baldock. Sets out in the
Morning, and.perforitis the journey with the greatest faci-
lity ; at reduced Fares. Passengers detained on the Road by
business or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their
Seats being secured in the next Coach.—The only direct
Coach toCarlisle. -
CHESTER Light Coaches to Newport, Whitechurch, Tar-
purley, Namptwich, Non liwich, and Middlewich, every worts.
mug and afternoon. ' •
COVENTRY " Tully Hu," light fast Day Coach, every
morning at a quarter before 7, I broneh.ltedhurn, Dunstable,
Stoney Stratford, Towcester, IVeedon, Daveutry, and Dun-
church,
DORCHESTERNew light Day Coaches, in fourteen hours
only, through liagsbut, Black water, Basingstoke, Overton,
Whitchurch, Andover, Salisbury, Woutl)ents, Cashmore, and
Blanclford, at a quarter pest 3 and 7 in the morning.:
EXETER "Sovereign," New light fast Coach every m"r"-
ing at 7 o'Cluck, through Hottiton, Axminster, Cltarmoutli,
Rridpurt, Dorchester, Blandford,.Woodvatcs Inn, Salisbury,
Stockbridge, Sutton, Basingstoke, Bled:water, and Bagshot.
GLASGOW, Longtuwn, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brownlii 11, Thornhill, Sanquliar-Kiln, Canistock, Kingswell,
and all Parts of Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily.
H A ItItOWOATE and Ripon new Light i'nst Poaches, every
Afternoon at Two, and a quarter before Eight its the Morning.
11F.RTFORD Coach, through Waltham Cross, Cheshunt„
Hu:idesdim, and n'are.
HOLYHEAD New light fast Day each, through Bi idge•
north* Wake!, Shrewsbury, and Salop, eves y murning•
HOLY HEAD New light fast Night Coach, through Bridge..
north, Walsall, Shrewsbury, and Salop, every afternoon.
HULL " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to lanculn,
Northeave, Bowden, and Doncaster, every Morning. to %he
Crises Keys, Market-place, Hull and also the " Rocking.
bans" in the Afternoon at Two.

KENDAL Light fast Post Coaches to Lancaster, Preston,
Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, Ctiorley, Ottuskiris, and Garstang,
every morning and afternoon.. .
KIDDERMINS tittiorhridge, oud Dudtry, through
Birmingham, and Wrst Bromwich, light Coaches every morn-

ing and afternoon. • • - • • •
LEEDS "-Rockingham," pot Fast Coach, sets ant
every Afternoon at Two; and passes through Baldock,
gleswade, Eaton, , Buclider4 Stilton, Wansford, Stamford,
Gre.etham, tiranthant,. Newark,, Tuxford, Markham /dour,
Retfutd, Ilawtry, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, arrives at the
Golden Lion Inn; LeellS, -next Afternoon at Three, in time
or the Bradford, Halifax, S‘ipton, and Huddersfield Coaches.
Driven through with Four Coachmen only.—buggage and
Packages Only 3(1 per lb.—Notwithstanding the undommon
Expedition ut this Coach It i all Owed to he the most move
able and complete Public Conveyance un the North Rudd,
being unequalled by any other.
LIVERPOOL and Staffordibire Potteries New light fast
Day Coach, .everytuorqinkat a quarter before 7,;
L),VEIWOOL " Umpire," • Nrw light fast roll)* Inside
Coach, in 27 hours only, (but one Night on the Road), sets
:out Daily at Ono; and arrives at Liverpool next afternoon,
;I'lolllo Woburis, Lathlmry, Nortliampton, ‘Velford, Lot.
torworth, Hinehley,Atherstone, Liteittield,Stune, Newcastle,
Knotstnrd„Warritsgtun, and Meseta.

Nuw :light Four Inside
LIVERPOOL " ICoyal Express,".
.Post Coach, ill 27 hours only,' through ‘V,urrington, I'res.
cot, Congletun, • Lawton; Newcastle, Itogrly,
Stone, Stafford, and Litcidleld, (only •One Night on the
Road), every Afternoon ; arrives :at the Saracen's Heat
Inn, Dale.street, Liverpool, next Afternoon. The
tages to Travellers who honour thii Coach with their pre,
fierence are far superior to any other on this Road, especially
eu. Commercial Interests,, a, it.perforeis the junruey.in less
time than any other Cotteli ; and, notwithstanding its cheap-
ness and expedition, the PrOprietors pledge themselves that
for-Safety and acconitumhstiori it is equalled by few, and shall
besurpassetihy nine. .
~IAlg andi to
theAltrirhigiosety
Antis and Swan Inn:
Coach, C
erEyS o r;
oham Nere.light very fast Day •
kiANcHMT.EIt to:Winslow, Congleton, Newcastle, Wok
N Erinti
call,. Wolverhamptins, and Knutsford, light Four Inside
Coaches.
MA'RLBOROU'GH and Swindon, fotirinside Day Coach,
through Maidenhead, Reading, Newhory,Hongerford,itaius.
bury, and Aldboorn. Driven through with One. Coachman
only. The nearest conveyance to Ltunbourn, Parton, Woot-
ton Bassrt,'and Pewsey.
NEWCASTLE UPoN,TYNE and UNDER LINE Conches
every morning mid afternoon. Only One Night on the road.
PLYMOUTLI " Sovereign," New light fast Coach, to Fat.
mouth, Truro, Dotnin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, and
Newton Abbott, every morning at 7'
ItAMSGATE " Royal Telegraph," New superior fast safe
Coach, to Margate; Dover, Deal, ltroadstairs, Canterbury,
Faversham, and Satidwick—every. Morning at half-east 7.
In .cunseqstence.of the decided preference.givea to the.
legraph safe Coach; the Proprietors are determined 'ins
expense shall be spared to reinlet it the first conveyance on
the Kent. Road. . = • • •
SHEFFIELD " Express," and also " The Rockingham,"
through Rotherham, New Four inside POst Coaches, every
Morning and afternoon.
SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shitfnal,, Light Post.
Coaches, every morning and afterooon.—Guarded.
SOUTHAMPTON " to Lymingtoti, Lyndhurst,
tVinchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and
Bagslrt, New Four Inside .Coach, every morisiog, and, or-
rives at the Coach and Horses and Vine Inn, Sonthamp-.
ton, by Five. This is a..mOst delightfirl Conieyance to
the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Malues,• Havre de
Grace, Cherbourgh, &c..—The ,Proplietors of the :above
Coach hope to receive J 1 continuance of that support whiCh
has hitherto been experienced since the coMmencenietst of
the " Unioti.".
STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES, a new. light very fast
Couch, every afternoon, to Litnend,Steite, Shelton, Burslem,
Tunstall, Lawton Hanly end Holmes Chapel. This is the •
Only Coach direct to, the Potteries, .
STAMFORD light Post Coaches every tnoeniog and, after.. .
Acton, through Baldock, Biggleswade, St. Newts, Buckden,
Alcoisbury, Stilton, and Wandsfurd.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yana Light Post Coach

every Miersiing, to-the George lon, Sunderland, at reduced
Fares.
TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven,
Half-past Two, Five, and Eight o'clock.
WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning
and Afternoon, at reduced Fares.
WARWICK and Leamington Day mad Night Coaches,
through Daventry, Wccdou, Towcestcr, and Stoney Stratford.
WELLS, Bridgewater, Taunton, Falmouth, and Ply-
month Coaches, and to all Parts of the IVest of England.
WEYMOUTH " Maguet" Coach, I hrotigh Bagshut, Black-
water, Basingstuke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, Wood-
yeah,. Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandforti, and Dorchester, at a
(Quarter past Five o'Clock in the Mottling. Driven through
with Two Coachmen only.
WEYMOUTH PACKETS to Guernsey, Jersey, Cher-
bourg, St. 'Maine's, Sic. every Wednesday and Saturday af.
ternoon, at Two, front Weymouth.
WOLVERHAMPTON onlr Day Coach to Dudley, West
Bromwich, and Meriden, through Coventry—Morning, at a
quarter before 7, and every afernoon.
YORK " Express," to Scarbtrough, Whitby, Shields, Sun-
derland, Newcastle, and Edit.t.argh, a New light Foot
inside Po.t Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out
every Morning by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, Fer-
rybridge, Tadcaitter, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham,
Nioi petit, and Berwick, and arrives at York next Morn.
ing, at reduced.Fv-es. Driven thrnigli with Four Coach.
men only. Passenters finding themselves fatigued on the
journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed
without any additional Fare.

At Reduced Fares to Ratusgate, Margate, and Canter.
bury. _ _

S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
FriendS and the Public, that they will nit he accountable for
any Parcels, Passenger's I.'l2:gag:, WI itings, Plate, dee. of
mots than Five Pounds Valise, if lost, stolen, or damaged,
unless entered as such, and the Insurance paid accord.
ingly, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Skinner-street, Snow-hilt,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 16.

WASTES v. VARLET AND WIFE.
Some account of this case appeared in our numbers of last
week. The motion was for attachment for want of sufficient
-answer, and the reason given by the defendant was, that the
-defect could only be supplied by the wife, who could not an-
swer -without the direction of the Court, and the matter was
of so new a character that the,Clourt hesitated,to give the order.
Mr. iII URRAY, the solicitor for the luly, said that she was
quite ready to answer, if the Court should order and empower
her so to do ; but she was at present incapaple, having been
shut up on pretence of lunacy, in the common gaol, for three
years past,.by her-husband.
The Loin) CHANCELLOR directed that the time for serving
the attachment should be enlarged to Thursday in the
.next
-week, and that she should be directed to put in the supple.
mental answer.
HUSBAND AND SON, IN TUE MATTERS OF THE TWO
BLACKBURNS, BANKRUPTS.
The Lonn CitaxceLton said, that having looked into the
cases, it did not appear to him that the knowledge of the sepa-
rate and joint trading would affect the right to prove under
both. commissions, if the petitioners really possessed it at the
time of receiving the dividend under the- joint commission.
Upon this last point he would hear the Counsel, after having
drawn his own minutes, and subjected them to the Inspection
of Counsel.

JONES V. TUE AT.DION COMPANY.
The plaintiff' was trustee under a marriage-settlement, in
which Lord Ennismore undertook to give 9,0901. with his
daughter to Major Itolders; 6,oooL'were to he raised imme-
diately, and 3,09 W. subsequently, in which the Major took but
a life-interest. On the death • of the Major, the Albion Com-
pany came upon the trustee for 34)00/., the value of an. annuity
previously granted to them, which woutd, in that case, over-
ride the claim of the heirs. Accordingly, the Master of the
Rolls had ordered the money, to be paid into Court. The pre.
sent,application was to restrain the effeets of that order pending
an appeal.
The LORD CTIANCELLOD said that the trustee, (who ac-
knowledged having the money in his possession in the form of
Exchequer bills), having no beneficial interest to take, could
have no objection to paying it into Court.

VICE-CHANCELLOO 3 COURT, Nov. IG.
DAY V. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
Thissuit was instituted by the plaintiff; for the purpose of try.
ing the right of the Governors of Christ's Hospital to receive a
sum of 17s. 4d. by way of licence, from all persons keeping
carts within the city of Lontloti. It appeared by the pleadings,
that this sum had been demanded and received by the Corpo-
ration of. London for more than two centuriekpast, under the
name of car-room ; and that its original institution was in con-
, sequence of certain regulations which were made with respect
to the rates of carriage in the city. The Mayor, Aldermen,
and ,Cornmonalty of London had made various orders and
granta in their Common Council, by which the right to receive
this impost had been vested in various companies, and for
various purposes. At length it was granted for a term of dl
years, wllich remains now unexpired, to the Governors of
Christ's Hospital, and the proceeds were directed to be applied
to the maintenance of the poor children ,harboUred there.
Doubts had arisen'as to the right of the city of Loodon,to de-
mand these sums, end also as to the validity, of the grant under
which the Corporation of Christ's Hospital claimed- to receive
them ; 'and to try these questions the present suit had been
brought. The question was extremely difficult to decide,
owing to the length of time that had elapsed since the first pay-
ment of these licences. The bill had been framed with., great
care and nicety by the late Mr. Maddock, and was against the
Corporation of Christ's Hospital, praying for a discovery.
When the pleadings had been gone through, Mr. AGAR, who
was of Counsel for the plaintiff; began to address the Court,
but was stopped by
The VIOE-CHANCELLOR, who said that the bill in its pre-
sent shape was defective, because it did not bring all the parties
before the Court. The Corporation of Christ's Hospital claimed
by virtue of a grant from the city of London; the latter Corpo-
ration must, therefore, be included in the bill, before the Court
could entertain the question at all.. His Honour would not
decide such a question, even when the city should be brought In
to answer ; because,,. until the legal tight was ascertained, the
Court Cold not properly interfere ; but it could do then what it
could not do now—lt could send the legal question to be tried
in the shape of an issue at law. The plaintiff was in this situ-
ation—he could not bring an action at law against either of the
Corporations, because in an action of assumpsit (tile only mode
by which the question. could be tried) there could be no im-
plied promise, which is the foundation of such actions, a Cor-
poration being incapable of making an IIuI led
promise. It
would, however, be easy to amend the bill in such a manner as
Christ's Hospital ;and then the Court would direct an issue, in
to. procure the answer, as well of the city of London as of
which the iml]tltefl promise should be coruained, and thus. the
be tried. His Honour, therefore directed that
the cause should be put in the first paper of causes of Hilary
Term next, and in the mean time the bill might be amended,
the answers obtained, and the plaintiff would have an opportu.
nity of considering in what shape he would have the issue tried.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 16.
BYRNE V. PARKIN.

pThis, it
wwhilbeeraresecoexlleciciteet4l,6owiaiLchan
publicaction comb),
zultrL,iothne,
oor man
against Mr. Parkins, who had acted as his treasurer, for the
amount of snbScriptions alleged to remain in his hands. The
action, in point of form, was for MOM),
and received, to
which the defendant pleaded the general issue, and 'gave notice
of set-off. At the'-trial, which took place before the Lord
Chief Juatice, at Wesminster, two principal questions were
raised; first, as to the amount received by Mr. Parkins.; and,
second, as to the deductions which lie was entitled to claim.---
Upon the first, the plaintiff put in an account delivered by
Mr. Parkins, to Catherine Byrne, in which the particulars of
the subscription were given, amounting to 1111/. ils. ; but the.
Counsel for Byrne insisted that he had received considerably
more, And relied for ,this. tpuTose 001 the testimony of
Scott, who had been a. clerk in . the defendant's employ,
aloounted to 3t,104 licfore the receipt of Ti!. from, Sir Franeis
and who more that. Mr. Parkins told hiin the subscription
Burdett ; ou the. evidence of Mr.._.Cobbett, that Mr. Par,
kills, at an early period, said he .had received 1001. or 1501 q
and of 'a similar declaration sworn to by Mr. Zell, .the
editor of the WecklyViisfiatch: - To rebut the' inference aris-
ing from this case, Mr. Parkins produced a
book kept by his
clerks, as an original Wok in which subscription and disburse-

tnents were entered, on the appearance of which some observe.
tions were made. Upon the question of deductions, Mr. Par.
kins claimed to be allowed rent for a house and stables which
.he had permitted Byrne to occupy • and also for the labour of
his Clerks, and for advertisemenls, paper, sealing-wax, and
other articles used to promote the ,subscription. About 871.
was established as paid or expended,;but the alleged rent, and
also the allowances for a clerk, were stAngly contested on be-
half of Byrne. The Jury found a verdlk for the plaintiff;
damages 1941. I4s. 4d., thereby taking Parkin's statement to
Cobbett to be literaly true, in opposition to his detail and his
book, and disavowing his claim for rent and for the services of
his clerk. Mr. Parkins, in person, obtained a rule, in the alter.
native for a new trial, or for the. reduction of damages, on the
ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of evidence,
and also on affidavits tending to effect the credit of the witness
Scott. At the time when the rule was granted, a suggestion ,
was thrown out that no arrangement might be made between
the parties which might prevent the necessity of further con-
test.

The LOUD CUIET JUSTICR row uked whether any com-
promise had been effected ?
Mr. C. Put it. IN, fee the plaintiff, replied that a letter had'
'been written to Mr. Parkins, or ids attorney, requesting to,
know what they would consent to pay, but.that it had remained
without answer.
The Loan Creme Jusficw then read his report of the
trial, anti added, that on the following day, •s ease between the,
same parties for libel anti slanderous worth; was called on,;
when the Counsel for the plaintiff consentedi to take a verdict
for 405., on a declaration by Mr. Parkins that the imputation
was groundless.
Mr. Pit rr.t.res then proceeded to show cause against the rule.
•He considered the affidavits entitled to but little notice, as one.
was made, by the defendant himself, who could not be examined
on a second trial ; others by witnesses who were examined. in
Court; and others were immaterial to the question in issue.'
—The case was peculiarly for the consideration of the Jury ;
it depended entirely on the credit due to witnesses, and the:
meaning to be given to their testimony ; and on these matters
the Jury, who saw and heard them, were the most competent'
judges. The amount of, subscriptions was proved by Scott, as
explicitly stated by Mr. Parkins himself, and his evidence was
corroborated in no small degree by Mr. Cobbett and Mr. Bell.
—To disprove this case, a book was produced, which if it
had heen.a fair and honest register of the subscriptions, would'
have been conclusive in the defendant's favour; but it was so
full of interlineations and erasures as to excite a strong pre.
sumption of fraud- in the mind of the most casual observer
There was, besides, one item. of set-off claimed by this ac.
count glaringly unjust as to cast discredit on the whole—a
claim of rent by Parkins from this poor man, who was an object'
of public charity, and who was literally without a shoe to his!
foot, of rent at the rate of more than 100/. per annum, though
Parkins resisted the offer of Mr. Cobbett to: place Byrne
at a cottage in the, country, uppn the very plea that his
present residence cost nothing. An attempt was made in
the affidavits to explain the strange appearance of the book
by a person named Swift, who was examined at the trial,
and never asked to explain it; but who now swore that he
altered the book in order to compress the statement of sub.,
scriptions for a newspaper ; as if a compression would be
made in the original book which remained in the office, instead
of the copy which was to be delivered to theprinter. This attempt
was only paralleled by the attempt made at the trial to dicredit
Scott by the means of a witness named Taylor, who swore
he could not believe hint on his otith, who described himself
as " a philosopher," and whose garments certainly bore the
appearance of antiquity.,—(A laugh.)—This person represented
himself as writing on the sciences—the whole circle of the
sciences; but to lodk at hint was enough—he was obviously
freeh front the office for redressing grievances. There was one
passage in the affidavit of Mr. Parkins which was quite extra.
ordinary ; in which he stated, that he had actually forgotten
to charge a great number,of items—that lie had written roan.
, merable letters, that he had bestowed incalculable labour
(rather a metaphorical expression for an affidavit), for the
benefit of the ungrateful Byrne; and this from a man who
charged in his set-off 4s. 2d. for sealing-wax for the tickets of
Admission to the dinner at the " horns," and 21(1. advanced to
theplaintiffat the "Shades."—(Much laughter.)—ln his charge,
the Lord Chief Justice left the case most fully to the jury,
telling them, that if' they took the subscription at the lowest,
anti the set-off at the highest, they would find for the defend.
ant, as a few shillings would be due to hint; that there was
about 871. which clearly
ought to be deducted ; that the claim
for rent was oar their consideration; and that if they believed the
plaintiff's witnesses, and thought the expressions used were not
mere idle boasting, they might find for the larger sum, making'
such deduetions as they thought reasonable anti just. The Jury
did believe the plaintiff's witnesses; they allowed about 106
by way of deduction, and no ground was shown for disturbing
their verdict. Is was hardly necessary to cite cases, to show
the extreme caution which Courts had always manifested in
setting aside verdicts upon questions proper for the conedera.
tion of Juries • those cases were numerous ; and in one,
" Swain v. Hall," 3 Wilson, 63, the Court refused to set aside
a verdict, even when the Lord Chief Justice thought it alto.
gether wrong, and not merely excessive. In this instance
he (Mr. Phillips)' felt a great personal anxiety, because
he had, after the verdict, recommended his client to take no.
niinal damages, in 'an action for slander against the same de-
fendant, and because topics of a very unpleasant nature were
connected with
which
cause, which he had treated as delicately as
pessible, but' which might be revived painflilly on a second
trial. He therefbre truited•that the Court would feel that the
plaintiff, who had already endured much, ought not to suffer
the anxiety and delay attendant on setting aside tne verdict
which a Jury, after a trial of nine hours, and a most important
charge, had given in his favour.-
Mr. Parrs:sox followed on the same side, and in a short
obviously considered the sub-
address urged that the Jury
ject attentively, as their verdict was given by taking the stun
collected. in November at 150!., deducting 251. paid wad_
mitted, and then adding the 1511. set forth in the paper minus
the 871. which the Lord Chief justice' thought should be de-
ducta If there were any questions peculiarly for the consi-
deration of Juries, the credit of witnesses, and the import of
their testimony were among them, and on these the verdict
confessedly rested.
- Sir. FnExcit addressed the. Court for-Mr. Parkins, in a
speech which occupied more than an hour and a half, and of
,which, therefore, we can give little more than an outline., lie
began by expressing his great anxiety for the result, as he was
satisfied that if a new trial were denied to his client, the peace
and happiness of Ids life would be entirely destroyed.. The
individual for whom he was pleading was a man deeply in-
jured who, though his heart was generous and his tontine
splendid, had been accused of such baseness as Must- have
driven him, unless sustained by a consciousness of his own
integrity and honour, to take refuge in the arms of suicide.--
,This man, who had been held up to detestation and scorn as
the very essence of avarice and fraud, could look back with
pleasure and pride on a long succession of acts of benevolence,
on families rescued from the horrid alternative Of starvation
or voluntary death, and on innocent men snatched from die-
grace and the grave. When he filled the office of Sheriff:itched
deprived perjury of its bloody prey ; he had. with unceasing
toil made manifest the innocence of two Irishmen, who had
been sentenced to capital puniahment ; and however Mr. Phil-
lips might feel this action, he.(Mr. French), must confess that
the tear of gratitude towards Mr. Parkins lied started into his
eye before he bad the honour of knowing him. Of this recol.
lection' the enemies of Mr. Parkins could never despoil him,
though they should try, their malice to their utmost, and affix
as many ex' sas they pleased to his name. Yet Mr. Parkins,
station in the intellectual world,
itedttetal beyontreatn3oudinngsel for the plaintiff' as a roan ,atl-
ltatony,who could not make a good speech till lie
haw:4l;4Blcl
toedgroercaptetriiuleie d
his appetite to excess—in order to procure that
unjust and iniquitous verdict which had been given against him.
The Loan CLUE? J usT tor.—ls not that a little ton strong
an expression ? Would it not be better to confinaourselves to
the argument ?
Mr. Fax,sicit. admitted that the expression was perhaps too
Strong ; but it was hard thiit Mr. Parkins should have been so
assailed with ridicule and invective„..wheu he had a taste as
far above the gratification of the palate as his heart was supe-
rior to the fraud, of which he was accused ; and this he was
capable of expressing for himself in extempore language, as
correct, and pure as any gentleman in Court, however much he
might pride himself on his diction. lie came now to the wit.
noises Scott and Mr. Cobitett, on whom the case, principally
Tested. What credit could be given to Scott, the vindictive
clerk, :who.4a4 been. discarded for drunkenness, and who. out.

- "-- rageous y.assaulted ar ins at the very door of the Court ?
:Was his evidence to be apt against the bOok which Mr. Parkins
kept, which was always open to the inspection of Ilyrne'him-
selkaudwhich was checked by the clerks of the defendant ?.....
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cotild it be believed that hlr. F. a man who by his industry

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t and creative genius in a foreign land, had realized an ample
fortune, would stoop to falsify, this book for a paltry sum ?
And-at what time was he supposed to commit this extraordi-
nary fraud ?—at a moment when the eyes of all Ungland ware
fixed upon him; when the admiration of his friends Was ex-
cited by the noble effort he was making to excite public vitt-
pathy for an oppressed individual, and when the venal press of
a venal country was anxiously looking for matter to renew its
slanders. As to these stables with which the jury bad been
shunned, where was the improbability that Byrne should take
them as a tenant? True he war poor; but it wasgenerally erpect-
ed that lie would soon become rich, in consequence of those urgent
claims which he possessed to the public sympathy. Ilia friends
had a right to expect that one wealthy class—the Bishops of
this country—would eagerly step forward with munificent sub-
scriptions, to wipe away the broad stain fixed on them by
the delinquency of one of their body. Had they not declined
had not the charity of the people been unexpectedly frozen,
Byrne joust speedily have been placed in affl. It was easy to perceive some causes for the cot»parativeuence failure of the
fubscription ; but still it was hard to suppose, that if there had
not been a reason in the conduct of the than himself, the suc-
cess should have been so incommensurate with the occasion.--
- But Mr. Parkins bad been vilified, because he had charged fur
his clerk—because he had not chained himself like a idasto to
the desk—and for this he was to be abused like a malefaCtor,
by a Counsel who now avowed and gloried in his personal ard-
mosity towards him.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE... 4 did not understand :.Mr.
Phillips to avow any personal malignity towards the defendant
--I understood him to say that he felt a personal interest in the
result on account of the advice he had oaten in another cause ;
that was all.
Mr. Pit ti.tars--It is •not necessary, but I most soleinnly
disavow ,any personal hostility to. Mr. Parkins.
Mr. Fax then adverted to the evidence of Scott.in very
warm language. He next came to Mr. Cobbett, of whom no
word of consure should pass his lips, Mr. Cobbett was a- man
of genius, but his mind was too much burdened with greet af..
Ades ; he was too active in destroying the Holy Alliances of
despotism, to remember accurately a loose- conversation ; and
might rely too much on his memory. :Mr. Phillips had been
very facetious on the appearance of Mr. Taylor, and his love
of the sciences; but ill r. Taylor little merited this ridicule; lie
had written an elegant essay, which, if it had any relevancy to
the proceedings, could bo produce at the present moment.
--The Learned Counsel had also been severe on Mr. Par-
kins ,for using the epithet " incalculable :" he quarrelled
' with it as a metaphorical expression, forgetting that Mr.-Phil-
lips,- as well as himself, came from a country where meta-
phors sprung up as spontaneously as dulness did in 'others.
The Learned Counsel then recurred to the witness Scott, who
was sworn by William Jackson to have attempted to procure
other testimony, and who had been imprisoned for an assault
on his cold master.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE begged the Learned Counsel
to State particularly the affidavit which made this charge' on
Scott.
Mr. FRENCH read the affidavit, in which Jackson, a waiter
at Walker's Hotel, where Mr. Parkins at one time resided,.
made oath that Scott applied to him to prove that '2Ol. had been
taken in copper. The Learned Counsel proceeded to observe,
that Scott had sworn he knew nothing of the account, and yet
the last item was in his handwriting; and concluded his ad.
dress by entreating the Court to grant a new trial, in which .31r.
Parkins might vindicate his character from the foul imputation
cast on it by the verdict.
Mr. LastosLow followed shortly on the same side,. anti par-
ticularly pressed the :situation of his client, as to character, on
the attention of the Court.
The LOUD CHIEF JUSTICE asked whether Scott had made
any uffidavit in answer to Jackson ?
Mr. Put Liars replied in the negative.
The Judges consulted fur nearly a quarter of an hour; after
which
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said—As the parties have not
agreed on a reduction of damages, all we can do is to grant a
new trial on payment of costs. The defendant must pay the
soots, bemuse certainly there is evidence to sustain the verdict,
and from which another Jury will be at liberty, if they please,
to draw the same conclusion. But the present verdict .untloubt-
edly casts u most heavy imputation on the defendant—that he
falsified accounts to serve a fraudulent purposewhich ft *mild
be hard to refuse him the opportunity of refining.. The-zeal
question was, whether the expressions to Scott and Mc. cob-
ben were to he considered as mere vapour and boast, or as the
truth ; and on this question we think it Is-fit that anotheriJury
should exercise their judgment. There are other parts- of the
case on which I might remark ; but as it is to undergo another
investigation. the less I say the better, anti I abstain. Letitia,
be a new trial on payment of costs.
Mr. PHILLIPS suggested that the defendant should bring
some money into Court, and that the verdict should stand' as a
security for any future damages and costs.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought the suggestion rea-
son able, and added, that CM should be brought into Court,
and the verdict should stand as a security to the plaintift-s
Mr. Parkins, who had stood up. in Court during the prinsiml
part of the discussion, and occasionally broke out into exalt.
imiaavteioansn,enworriadie.clared he would pay any thing if lie might bat

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51r. PHILLIPS proposed that the othercase should beogenal
al*O.
The Lono CHIEF JUSTICP said this could not be done,
and besides Mr. Parkins at the time declared he would suovsk
for a new trial.

Mr. Parkina.—l did, my Lord ; but I will 'try both cases
over again.
The Loan CrtzEr Jtiorrcz.--No, no: the Court take
better care of some people than they do of themselves. •
Mr. Parkins then retired. •

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TUE ICING V. TUE MAOISTUATES OF VAST BRIXTON.
Mr. SEAS LETT renewed his motion of Saturday (lira then_
damns, commanding the Justices of the Fast Half' Hundred of
Brixton to re.hear an application for a licence, whicli
jieected to on the ground that the Magistrates could
grant no
except at the Sessions in September, or within twenty
days caciter. The Learned Counsel urged that the ad Geo, IV.
colnetnrolled the 26th Geo. 11., and empowered Justices to grant
a licence at any period.
The COUUT, however, thought otherwise, and refused •tbst
writ.

THE KING V. PATANEIt AND '
Mr. Tauwrow moved for a rule, calling on several inhabt-
tants of Chester to show cause why a criminal information shoukt
not be exhibited 'against them for riotous conduct at the late
election of sheriff* for that 'city.' The principal defendant,
Falkner, was net a freeman ; but his conduct and that of bie
associates was very outrageous, and tended to impede thu des.
tors in the discharge of their duty.
The COUNT granted a rule to show cause.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov.
'The Court was 'occupied till 'two O'clock in beating special
arguments of no public importance.

HUM COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Nov. 15.
THE JOHN AND nannirr.
• The KIND'S ADVOCATE moved to.day for a warrant ,*
arrest this ship in the usual form, in a cause of /mummy ;. but
under the following special circumstances. The Join and
Harriet, on her voyage fl•om London to Havre, sustained
some. damages, which made it necessary fbr her, on her
arrival at the latter port, to refit. To defray the. cost of thew
repaint, the Captain raised money on bottomiy ; but
'sum so raised beino. found to he insuffieient, she took in a
freight for Lisbon.. The _freiirlit also turning out to be unetpuil
to the charges incurred at Havre, another bottontry.borid was
iven, and the vessel was dispatched hack thither In Birderbe sold. Havre, however, was adjudged. to be a port very ito
n.
expedient for the purposes of such a sale ; anti the Captain hay.
, ing raised`a further sum on bottontry of 14,596 francs, in order
to.eover.the two .former bonds, the John and Harriet sailed to
London, where it was intended that she should be
sold.
Lord STOWELL immediately granted the warrant.
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qag tad that • the Court, instead of referring any *extraneous
question. to the•. Registrar and merchants, would dimt
3,000/., for which ball had been riven "to Mi. Tarbutt, to be
paid to him out of the registry, into which it hail already been
brought. .Dr. . •
LustliwGTow having briefly. replied,
Lord ST owitu. said, he would give judgment on an early
day.