The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-30 00:00:00

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7117 CORPORATION OF fONDON MANs\'•

EEFOIiE A SPECIAL JURY.

THIS was a cause. instituted by the Corpor,ation
of London to ascertain the damages that the aeleu.
dant woad sustain by his premises being taken
down; in aid of the improvements now carrying on'
at Temple-bar.
_ _

Mr. Common Serjeant SILVESTER opened the
pleadings, by stating, that in conformity to the
aft of Parliament for the improvements
tion, and the benefits which would result to -the
Public by their being carried into effeft, the De.:
fendant had received notice that his house; among
others, would, be wanting to complete the same,
and he having 'made a claim of 25501. as a Consi-1
deption for the lease and good-will of his house and
busihes's, which the City deeming to be much
beyond their aetual value, they thought that the
ends of justice would be better answered by the
merits of the whole case being submitted to a Jury,
for them to decide.

It appeared in evidence that Mr. Manby was an
oil and colourman, and carried on an extensive
trade near St. Clement's Church, Strand that there
was an unexpired term of thirteen years and a half
of his lease, at the yearly rent of 601. and that in
consequence of his being obliged to quit the pre.
mises, he had, at some difficulty, procured another
situation nearly opposite ; and that the expence of
removing, and the extraordinary repairs which► were:
necessary, would amount to a much larger sum
than he was warranted in laying out, without a'
proper remuneration for being turned out of his se-i
veral premises. It was proved that the rent of the
house which he had 'agreed to take was to be 841.
a_year, and 6001. to be laid our, besides a premium
of 310!. for a lease of 35 years, and to commence.,
rent at Christmas last, which in the whole amount-
ed to 9541.
Messrs. Wooding, Mason, and Cantwell, three;
respe&able Surveyors, were called, and stated the:
above fads ; and also a calculation which had been
made of the difference in value between the unex-
pired term of the premises now occupied by the De-
fendant, and the term of the lease of those he had
agreed to take, which would reduce the value of the
latter to 7181. and including the fittings-up, remov-
ing
of a mill to grind colours, insurance, increased
taxes, the whole of the money to be laid out by Mr.
Manby would amount to 13511. 6s.
Upon cross-examination, it appeared, that the:
premises which the Defendant had taken were much .
larger, and more advantageous to the carrying on
of his trade than the present which he occupies, and
that it was likely that his business would not be
much, if at all, depreciated by the removal.
Several witnesses were called to prove the profits
of the Defendant's business, and the time that it had
been carried on upon the premisses, which was near
a century ; and after a few observations from Mr.
MAINWARI NG, the Chairman; the jury retired,
and in a quarter of an hour returned a Verdict of
12001. for the Defendant, besides 2321. for the lease .
of the old premisses.

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