The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-04 00:00:00

LOP ItEPO,',T.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, bit. 1,

KING V. umtatsots.
This was an aaion by Mr. John King against Mr.
Harrison, 'an attorney, to recover a compensation in
damages for a false impritonment. The defendant
hid pleaded as n justification, that the plaintiff was
arrested by virtue of e writ of cabins: ad sulisfacien-
dun:, founded upon a judgment recovered by Mr.
Harrison. against Mr. King. To this the plaintiff
replied, that the writ_ was quashed .hy..a ruleof
Court, and that it was taken out for more than re-
mained due. upon the judgment. •
Mr..TOPPING, for the, plaint in, stated the circon
stances of the case, and complained' that the con-
duel of Mr. Harrison, towards Mr. King. had been
of the mo,t Cruel kind : without entering into par-
ticulari, it was sufficient he'said'to state, that Mr.
Harrison recovered in a fortner aCtion againstf. Mr.
King a sum of 350u1. Hiving gained this verdict,
it certainly was in his option either to have proceed-
ed against, the effects, or against the body of Mr.
King,.and in point of tad he had shed nut three writs
offierifiecias against Mr:.,King, under w hich 'he had
received aIL to about 3001- of-his damages and costs,
and yet, notwithstanding this, hi had sued omen-
other writ of cupids ad siaisfaciehdam for 12001.
and upwards, and had 'caused Mr. King to be taken
in exrcution .for that sum. He had applied to the
Court, and they exercised an equitable, jurisdiction,
ordering the wi it to be quashed upon payinent Only
of the sum really rnmaining due. •And it was for
this oppressive conduct of Mr. Harrison, that Mr.
King brought the present action, to demand front a
Jury a
,recompence for- the damage he had sus-
tained.

$y the evidence,,it appeared. that to one of the
writs offs. fu. the Sheriff btu returned nulla
for which Harrison brongbt an action against the
Sheriff for a false return, and recovered t tool; but
in. suing out the ca. sa, he did not consider this final
as paid by King, but included :its amount in the
Writ against bin►..
Mr. King was in custody but a few hours.
Lord ELLKNINROUGH told the Jury, they were to
consider the damages sustained by the plaintiff' in
being wrongfully detained, which, by the evidence,
he was for a short time.

Tho 'my. found for the plaintiff—Damages,
ue Pounds.

STANTION V. ROSS AND LAURIE.

T
hiswas an • at: ion brought by a man named
Stantion, a foreign seaman, who had Sailed'on bo?rd
the Orion, from this country to ISr. Donqnso, - and
back again to the island-of Scilly. The vessel being
very leilky. tho mariners welt: dismissed by the Cap-
tain, with tickets, stain% the balance due to them,
to be paid id London. The mate, and a boy, hew-
.ever, deposed, that the seamen had deserted, which
the former endeavotired to prove, by different eh-
trielt in Ws log book', to that purpott. '. But Ltird
Ellenborbugh' . on examining the book, thought
these entries had-the appearance of being written
atter die journal IA as finished,. and, leaving the case
to the jury, they found for the plailititf--Damages
211. tts. bd.

COURT OF EXCIII-QUEII, Tkigv. 3.

THE KONG V. fICKIMING.

This was an information against the defendant, a
pawnbroker,_ for 'telling silver acid plated goods
without a license.

The SOLICITgR GENERAL -stated, that the de.'
fendant was prspecuted fur having sold plate with-
out' a license. The Al requires'every person' who
deals in plate to take ouz a license annually, and
the otter= imputed to Mr. Pickering was, that
he, as a Pawnbroker, sold plate without taking out
a license., " Ile was cogniscent;" said the Solici-
tor-General, "tf what.: would be consequences of
not taking it out. The penalty is' not very 'high.
It 'is vol. fur every offence.. He has ntlendedin two
instances ; but by' taking only, one' penalty, and
letting the verdict hang over his head, it will
operate to preyent these frauds on the revenue.
it is necessary that all' traders, should be-put 'an
the same footing, and it is not reasonable that .the
defendant should be exempt front
,the general law.
From his situation, I will Only take the Single penal-
ty, under the bopethet it will be the means of plc:-
venting pawnbrokers and others from not taking uiit
licenses, and tliereb) put the trade oo a fair loot.
verdiel was then taken by consent for the
Crown.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 3.