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London, England, 1826-07-21 00:00:00

PRICE SEVENPENCE

disease would have gone on increasing, and have ended in
death.

Mr. lliams—What is your charge, Sir, for setting
Wi
a leg
Mr. Robinson—That would depend on the nature of
the fracture, and the time and skill required to set it.
Mr. Justice Park—Ay, and on the condition of the
party, would it not ?
Mr. Robinson—Yes, my Lord.
Mr. Justice Park—l know that the members of your
profession, always make that very proper distinction, in
order not to deprive the poor of your assistance. You
Would not, for instance, charge a stone-cutter so much as
you would expect from a person in my situation in life P
Mr. Robinson—No, my lord; I should charge your
Lordship handsomely—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. J. Williams addressed the Jury for the defendant.
The question really for their consideration was, what were
throughthe damages which Mikes had sustained ; the al-
leged ignorance or carelessness of the defendant. The
evidence here was, that the plaintiff had formerly earned
245. per week by labour, and if they gave him a verdict,
the question would then be, what should be the amount of
damages for an injury, the consequences of which, under
any circumstances, might have been the same as they were
at present.

Mr. Justice Park summed up, and the Jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1201.

DIXO) ASSIGNIE or DODSON, AND OTIIZES, BANicaurrs,

V. DARNSFIELD.

This was an action brought to recover a aura of 422/.,
claimed to have been due to the plaintiff's estate. The
plaintiff was a card-maker, residing at Ellend, near Hud-
dersfield, and had kept an account with Mears. Dobson,
who formerly carried on a banking establishment at
the latter place. There was no dispute as to the sum
originally due to the bankrupts ; but the defendant in-
sisted on his right to set off a sum of 2921. due to him.
upon small notes of their bank, which he had taken in the
course of his business. He had paid the balance of the
account into court. Mr. Scarlett, who led the case for the.
plaintiff, said that this cause should give men a warning
of the difficulties and dangers to which they exposed
themselves in dealing with country bankers who issued
their own notes. He did not mean to say that the law
which prevented men from going into the market and buy-
ing up, at a small rate, the notes of a bank which had re-
cently failed, and then claiming to prove the full amount of
those notes against that bank, was improper; on the con-
trary, he knew such a law was both just and necessary;
but then it had the unfortunate effect of putting a bona
fide holder of the, notes of such a bank under great diffi-
culty, as it compelled him strictly to prove that he had the
notes in his possession at the very moment the bankers
became bankrupts. The Learned Counsel said, that, for-
tunately forhis client, he possessed the means of giving
that evidence in the present case; but the necessity thus
imposed upon the bona fide holders of country bank notes,
did seem. to him one which fully justified him in declaring
his sincere wish, that be should see the day when country
bank notes would cease to circulate.

Evidence having been called to substantiate the fact,
that all the notes which the defendant wished to set off,
had been in hit possession at the time of Messrs. Dobion's
bankruptcy, the Jury gave a verdict for the defendant;
the money which he had paid into Court being sufficient
to cover all that was due, if his right to the set-off waa
admitted.

SHREWSBURY, WEDIII3DAY, JULY 19.

This day the business of the Assize commenced in the
Crown Court, before Mr. Justice Burrough, end in the
Civil, before Mr. Baron Barrow.

The are only 18 cases on the calendar, and they are not
of prominent interest.

-STZALINO.
Henry 2tlos: alias Hardy was indicted for feloniously
stealing two geldings, the property of John Dieken, of
Waters-Upton. The same prisoner stood also charged
with being a convict under sentence of transportation for
seven years, at large within his Majesty's dominions, with-
out lawful cause, before the expiration of the term for
which he was sentenced.

Mr. Justice Burrough said, that the cue of the prisoner
was most serious, and he would defer pronouncing sen-
tence upon him this day.
The criminal business will finish to-morrow; but the
civil is very heavy, though entirely of local interest.

CIVIL SIDE.
RUCTION prANTING.....-Srusswir C. 111*(160N.
Mr. Campbell said, that this was an action brought by
the, plaintiff, who was proprietor of the Swan Inn, Bridge-
north, against Mr. Benson, a Member of Parliament, for
the recovery of the amount of his flag-men's eating and
drinking, when that gentleman unsuccessfully canvas-
lied the electors for Bridgenorth, in the year 1820.-i
This canvass lasted some days, and highly to the credit of
Mr. Spilsbury, the proprietor of the Swan Inn, Bridge-
north, his bill for feasting these standard bearers only
amounted to 251., an era in the expellees of an election
candidate.

R. Gore assisted Mr. Spilsbury, the landlord of the
Swan, in carrying on business at this election, and proved
that the items of the present claim, amounting to 254,
were fairly supplied in bit and sup, to the standard bearers
of the candidate, and that Mr. Benson had promised to
pay all the outstanding hills together. -
Mr. Russell, for the defendant, said, he had merely to
show that there were some items in the bill which were
inadmissible.

Mr. Campbell hoped that for Mr. Benson's honour, a
bill Ito small, for services so important, would not be se-
verely scrutinized.

Mi. Baron Garrow knew Mr. Benson long enough to
believe, that he would wish whut was fair to be done in
this matter.

Mr. Russell then declined to trouble the Court any
*urther, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff's demand.

ARCHERY.
This fine exercise is becoming quite the prevalent recreation
among the distinguished families in this neighbourhood (Taunton).
A few days ago, a very delightful exhillition of skill in archery
took place in a field at West Monkton, under the auspices of the
Reverend Mr. Afeddison, Rector of that village. Some of this
ladies evinced much adroitness in the management of their bow ;
and if the more subtle arrows they are in the practice of directing
acquire as great a certainty of aim as those employed in the field,
it would be very hazardotui to trust too much to their eyes. A
very handsOme cold collation was served. up in a large contiguous
Outbuilding, and dancing and music closed the day's entertainment!"
The English were always famous for their skill in archery, whiss
was greatly encouraged by their various Monarchs. In the "LP
befowEdowf Edward a
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Power of the how,
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attention, and we ere gitul
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