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questions of vote by ballot and triennial
Parliaments, could .not by possibility prevent
the Government from introducing to the notice
of Parliament any practical measures which it
might deem necessary to propose for the benefit
of the country. The discussion might occupy
some time, which the public would assuredly
not grudge ; but no two Bills can be conceived
of a more simple nature and construction, than
those which would involve election by ballot
and triennial Parliaments ; and therefore, al-
though the Government might have much useless
discussion to contend with,. it would assuredly
have no such trouble with the details as to dis-
tract its attention from what the objectors to
these measures term " practical improvements."
Finally, with regard to the character of the meet-
ing, the motives of those who called it, and the
resolutions passed by it, the presence of Mr.
Grote alone ought to have redeemed it from the
stigma which it has been in vain attempted to
fasten upon it. That honourable and worthy
Member spoke as follows, and we repeat a por-
tion of his speech as an apology for defending a
cause, which, judged by its real merits, requires
no defence :

" Gentlemen, I shall have the greatest pleasure and
pride in executing, to the best of my ability, the
mighty and_ important duty which you have confided
to me this day. I shall lay it before the House of Commons
with all the solemnity and earnestness which the subject
demands ; and, I am sure, a petition from so large a
constituency will be received with an attentive
and solemn hearing at least. This is the first meeting I
have had the honour of attending of those whom I am
now proud to call my constituents; and it is truly grati-
fying to me, that the business which they intrusted to me,
is one which I should, of all other things, be glad to un-
dertake even without sock an extraordinary stimulus.—
(Cheers ) Attached as I am, nd h.ve long been, to the
representative system, as the only certainty of goad go•
vernment, I hink that all arrangements which conduce to
the purity of the elective system rank among the foremost
of alt conceivable improvements ; and I say that both the
ballot arid a shorter duration of Parliaments are most es-
sentially requisite to give to the people of England that
security and that control which they ought to possess
over their representatives.—(Cheers.) I do contend, that
amongst the grave and mighty matters that will come be-
fore hem, there are none to exceed in impnrtmce the
b.llot and trienni:l Parliaments.—( Hear.) I will con-
sider it one of my first duties to give notice of a mo-
tion in the House of Commons to bring in a Bill to
provide for taking votes by ballot—(Cheers)—and I shall
do sa not less from my solemn and serious conviction of
its necessity, than from the confidence which you have this
day reposed in me by requesting me to do it. I shall also
support the Bill which shall be introduced for the repeal
of the asqessed taxes, though on that point I am disposed
to concur with my Hon. Friend and Gilleague, Mr. Alder.
man Wood, that we ought to be caution., and not too
hastily remove those taxes which press exclusively on the
rich, lest. we should be (ridged to retain otters which bear
hardly on the p air It is to these that we should in a
more particular manner direct our attention, and endea
your to procure their reperl.—(Applause.) Gerplem.n,
I shall only add, that I lee! great pleasure in attending
here to..day, anti that it will be to me a source of unmixed
satis,action to express your wishes to the letter.—(Ap-
plause.)"—Morning Advertiser (Wednesd

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 23.

COPYHOLD FORFEITURE-•REX V LADY OF THE

MANOR OF MARWELL.

A mandamus Had been applied for and granted,
on behalf of a person of the name of South well,
commanding tie Lady Mildrnay, Lady of the Ma- or
of Marwell, to admit Soutfm ell as tenant in f, e of a
freehold tenement belonging to the Minor, or show
can-e to the contrary. To th s mandamus hr Lady
returned that, by a custom i f tie Manor, when a
tenant was convicted of felony, his tenement became
forfeited or escheated to the Lord; that one Boyce,
a tenant of the ninor, had surrendered his tenement
to Southwell in fee; bur in east. Boyce should pay
to Southwell 500/. by a certain day, the surrender
was to be void; that th • surrender was enrolled and
presented, but that before Southwell, the surren-
deree, was admitted, or had appli. d for admission,
Boyce, the surretideror, was convicted of simple
felony. A rule Nisi was applied for and .ranted to
goa,h this return, and to have a peremptory manda-
mus issued.

Mr. DAMPIER, in support of the rule, maintained
that the interest in the tenement passed to South-
well, the suirenderee, by virtue of the enrolment and
presentment of the surrender, and that his right to
admittance was not defeated.

Mr. WILLIAMS, on behalf of the Lady of the
Manor, opposed the rule, and contended that the re-
turn was sufficient.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE intimated that the Court
had no great doubt about this case; yet, as a great
number of cases had been cited, they would take
time to consider them.

EXCHEQUER COURT, JAN. 23.

GILMOUR V. KEENE, GENT.

Mr. HUTCHINSON stated that this was an action
upon a guarantee tried before Mr. Baron Bolland at
Guildhall, when a verdict was given for the plain-
tiff. It appeared at the trial that a commission of
bankruptcy had issued against persons of the name
of Gadderer and Edwards, and that at the second
meeting of creditors under that commission, the
plaintiff was persuaded to allow himself to be ap-
pointed one of the assigness, on condition of being
indemnified from all expenses thereby to be incurred.
The defendant, who was the solicitor to the corn•
mission, gave him a guarantee in the following
terms :—" In consideration of your consenting to
become assignee, I hereby agree to hold you harm-
less and indemnified from all costs and charges there-
by incurred." The plaintiff entered upon the duties
of assignee, and incurred some expenses, which gave
rise to the present action. The Learned Counsel
now contended, that the verdict which had been
given for the plaintiff ought to be set aside, and a
nonsuit ent• red, or that the damages ought to be
reduced.—Rule to show cause granted.

ALLEN V. DUTTON.

This was an action of assumpsir, brought
by the plaintiff, the keeper of two Lunatic
Asylums a, High Beach, in the county of Essex, to
recover from the defendant a sum of money for the
washing, lodging, and attendance upon the de-
fetalani's wife. The cause was tried before Mr.
Baron Vaughan, at Gail hall, during the sittings in
the last Term, when the Jury gave a verdict for the
Mr. CURWOOD, in the course of the last Term,
moved for and obtained a rule to show cause why
that verdict should no be set aside, and a new trial
granted, on the ground that the Jury had given a
verdict agates the Height of evidence in the cause.
vlr. Brun VAUGHAN now real his notes of the
rial, from which it appeared that the question of the
treatment of rite defendant's wife had been fully
before the Jury at the trial; and that there had been
eval.nce given on both sides.
M. F. POLLOCK and Mr. ToptursisoN appealed
to show cause aga.nit the rule.
Mr. CußwooD and M . THESsIGER, who were in
support of tie tide, contended (fiat the verdict vias
tganist the w eigat of evidence.—Rule discharged.

THE INVISIBLE GENTLEMAN.--This iS
one of the most entertaining lieiiuna we have net with
for a long time ; the idea ye!), migindl, aryl brought
into play wi•h a lively air hf until ; which
giv,, a dra.
made reality even to the oupernatural."--Literary Gaz.

Mr. WAGHORN, the gentleman who ha,, dis-
tinguishedhis ftfin t‘ to shorten the coma
willuni-
leave England early next
iii. nth,
for the purpose of procuring the erection of some repot
or
, alting-place in the desert belveen Grand Cairo and
Suez, se as to facilitate the laud journey from Alexandria.
,if his exertions are duly secou,ed at home by the G-virn-
tciantgiouins,h with
himselft
itidi,,,
meat and the East In ha Company, much time cat Dot
elapse before the desirab.e object is ace..inpli,hed of a re-
gular cilnolunieution ninitilly with Lugs!, occupying it
most 60 or 70 days.