The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-21 00:00:00

BANK.

MANSION•I-101JSR.—Yestenhv Mr B. SMART,
it:Weller and dealer in ce;ins, at 55. Piince's-se reel ,
Leicester-square, applied to the LO“D MAYOR
lk •
tor advice lender the following ciretemstAnces
Mr. S stated, that in the course of business leis
sou had t:ikcte•a li,vok post for 501. in pay.
n'Oit for some "foreign coins. Ile ticglectea to
rtiqeeire the name and address of the person
tier hill, as 1.44. FN d tee eels. p releasing the
venlig in order to gee abroad immediately. A day
or 1,..0 smee lee •(Nlr S.) preseeetrel this hell at
tier I,nk•rif Etegt.nid for pineent, when he was
infeiruied that it bad some time before been lost
sir stolen from the owner, and that payment lead
been stopped. 'flee clerk nt the Hank added, that
the origi,eal owner and lotcr of the hill was Mr.
Norris, sorg.enie, in the Old.leWry, seed that the
'flank ItatFaiready at his request the amount,
Itpote a bond Of indemnity he given by hits en
the lerttre. Atter stating these circnuestatices, the
Cfeel took the bill front him, and 'refuSed ti)
it. These were the facts which had given
ike to the application, and he %visited to know
Nvheilier die Lord Mayor hied poser to compel
the 11.ii,k to give up the bill, or what other remedy
he had ? '

'The Loan MAYOR observed, that the rase' Was
one of a very nOvel kind, and required some con-.
SideratiOO before an answer could be given to the
app:ication. •
Mr. tistitas—l conceive, my Lord, that the
Bank have acted criminally iii takiug the Bill from
me. and °tight to be compelled to restore it. Had
I been robbed Uf:the Bill by the way, I should
have brought the Offender to the bar of the Old
Bailey for the offence.
The Lotto- Miyott—i cannot take such a view
of the ps'esent case. I certainly do not think the
-Bank have acted criminally, and it appears tit me
that you have no otr.er retuttly than to enter an
ctioii again st the Bank for the recovery of the
Bill, unless you can find time person of whom your
son received it. I must here observe, that the
receiving a Bill of that amount without deinand-
ing the name and address of,' the fiarty paying it
is a piece olindiscretion for which you ought, to
Stiffer; - ' _ _

•" Mt. idea' Contendineat law.with
'n'powerfuf a body as.tlie Bank of England is so
'appallini; to an humble individual like Myself.
that ['ironic! rather gobinit quietly to (fie loss
than commence an action. Ido think, however,
"that ease is one bf excessive ha'rdiliip,'and that
'the conduct of the. Bank is most ttujuit aritr.op-
pressive. 'I have already slated. the' reason why
'the name and address of the person Who tendered
'the Bill wart riot detnanded: _ _ .

tie LoßD'MAYott—.-1 agree with }nit perfectly
'that loot. case h a very bard one ; but, fair my
'own' }cart, I-think the Conduct of the Bank quite
jusiifiable Under tire citCninstances. I.wmuld wit-
tingly assist you,'hnt cannot in any way interfere.
Mr. Smart withdrew. -- •- • -

ANOTHER LEGALi DIFFICULTY.

CUMBERLAND ASSIZES.

- We. lately 'noticed the embarrassment ert6-
perienced in consequence of the Commibsiqn-for
•the Assizes of Gloucester not having been opened
on the prescribed day. Another diffiCulty,- bin
not of the same kind, has recently occurred at
Carlisle.—The following are the particulars •
On entering the Court on Saftirday•morning,
'Mr. Justice BAYLEY made some observations
-on the weight of business which he saw 'by the
cause list was to come before the Court in
which he presided. He said he understood that
snitch dissatisfaction el-dined respecting the
"shortness of' time which had been allowed tor the
present Assizes. 'He would explain the .reason.
When the Judges niet together,
.and arranged the
Circuits, 'if was thought that recent events (the
Election) in this and a neighb-ouring County,
Would much reduce the business, and that was the
Only reason why so short a period of time bad
been fixed upon. It seemed that this supposition
was ill-folinded, as it' respected Cumberland, and
he was anions to do all in his power to remedy
the defect. He was Willing to sit in Carlisle, and
try the civil causes, witile.Baron Wood proceed-
ed to Appleby alone, and executed the Coinnris-
r(ion'there,-if this'eiitirse slinuid prove agreeable
befiV66ltHe'ttitn'ttiCarlisle, atter
the busities.s.ae Lancaster. had' dosed.'
Mr. Sdiiii.eri„ end'severat other Learned Gen-
tle Men of 'the 'Bar; said, that returning ''fforn
Laistastee th•Cariille was-out 'of the'qn.estion-
they could do to such titingand 'thev hoped
that the business would be gone through by Wed-
nesday evening.' ' • •
Al r. Justice BAYLEY replied, that whatever
was agreeable to - the' Counsel, • would also be
agreeable to'hinrs he' was only anxious that 'the'
Parties 'who bid matters at issue in that Court'
would be'enabled to:get them settled.
• 'Ml'.' Baron 'WOort• finished the business of the'
Crown Court on Manley night, and sentenced the'
prisoners on' Tuesday morning. He Occupied the
remainder of the -day- its' trying Nisi Prius causes'
sent front the other Conn. Ott IVennesday 'morn-
ing Ire let off lot-Appleby, where- he opened the
Cotantisiion in the evening. Before iris departure
be reprieved all the prisoners' under 'sentence of
death.. • , , , . • . •
• Wednesday evening, at'the thing of Mr. Jus-
tice BAYLEY, there Mill-remained Special Jiii:y;
causes for trial : Others v.. De Whelp.'
dalec-L Hodgson .v: 'Rarteise'.'and' ilnothei• and'.
Thompson Goivatt, eathlikely'to occupy a edit,'
siderable time; The leading Counsel declared that
they-Would not. remain, their 'preience being re-
quite' at. Appleby.' • - •
I•Mr.dluitice'Ravtavf said, lie could not prevent'
th'ent troth. going, 'certainly ; but he warbound
'td
ell the retriainint -cauSes if the parties wished if,'
en'd' id the Mornitighe %rani& be ready to hear the.
respective Attdiniet; if they deiired' ter -go on.
The Cote Was''opened 'On: Thuritlay'morning,
overtire Conftsil did :not
appetlYe'd in tonrt,''ready'io goon in-the'case
Alitbitrn Witelpdale. ' Mr.: Btu/648.r war also'
tetdy;'bur proceed, froni' a
wistr'that 'his 'Client shorrid-fiive'the benefit Of ex-
perienced Counsel, in consequence it was deter.

ittillcd to take tilis tatue aua
to Lancaster.
Mr. Justice left Carlisle for Appleby
in the course of :the tray.
A great trumber.of .wiine,ses had been waiting
in the town from the commencement of the Assizes,
at an enormous t xPence, independent of the 'to-
convenience and cost Of prolonging the litigation.
Mr. Justice Bayley was fully sensible of the hard-
ship, and expressed great regret.
Fifty-six causes were entered fur trial ; seven of
whirl' were ..perial Jury causes ; and two of these
are removell to Lancaster.

A meeting of Solicitors took place at the Bush
Inn, at whidi Wete .pte,ent several residing in
Cailisle, and nearly alt from the other parts of the
county. It was agreed that a- deputation of At•
rornies should, Of A101)(1Ay, wait:upon the Grand
Jury, to express to them their opinion that the
Assiz,,s ought to be bell in this enmity twite
year. ‘A depittat ion accordingly waited upon the
Grand Jury, wbo, after considering the subject,
unanimously cause to a resolution in favour of a
Spring Assize. The Grand Juries of Northum-
berland and Durham, at the late Assites held in
those counties, Caine to similar Resolutions.