The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-24 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.

The LORD CHIEF BARON sat in Equity this morning
in the Exchequer Chamber. His Lordship was engaged
the whole morning in hearing arguments in the part
heard cause of Master v. Fletcher, which does not
possess the least feature of public interest.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
HADBT V. SANDERS AND OTHERS.

Mr. RICHARDS showed cause against a rule which had
been obtained to set aside an inquisition, or to show cause
why the verdict should not be reduced from 401. to 201.
It was action of trespass, in which the defendants suffered
judgment to go by default. The plaintiff was the owner
of a close at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, situated about
sixty yards from his house, in which the trespass was
committed, which was of a nature calculated much to hurt
his feelings, and the Jury being of that opinion returned
the following verdict:—fo We find 29/. damages for the
injury done by the trespass, and 201. for the injury in-
flicted upon the plaintiff's feelings.
Mr. Baron GARROW.—" Perhaps, Mr. Richards, you
had better consent to have the verdict reduced to 201."
Mr. RICHARDS could not at present consent to such a
course ; the trespass was of an aggravated nature, and the
aggressor did perfectly right in drawing the attention of
the Jury, and pointing out to them particular cases where
large sums had been given in consideration fur injury done
to the feelings.
Mr. Baron GARROW-4 think it very unusual in a
Judge to say to the Jury in such and such a case, heavy
damages were given, the general and proper plan is, to
advise them to give temperate damages. You had better
agree to reduce the verdict.
Mr. RICHARDS afer a few other observations assented,
and the rule was made absolute to reduce the verdict from
401. to 201.

YZSTERDAT.

PEARSON' V. SIR HENRY HOUGHTON, BART.

Mr. KNIGHT said this case, which his Lordship was
well acquainted with, now came before the Court in the
nature of exceptions to the defendant's answer to the bill.
The circumstances of the case were these :—ln the year

1778 a great number of persons had leases of some pro-
perty in Lancashire granted to them for a long term of
years, by the late Sir Henry Houghton, the present de-
fendant's father, which leases were still unexpired.
During the lapse of time, and in the progress of wealth
and machinery in that part of the world, the lessees had
built on the land, and otherwise improved it so extensively,
that it was now become of the large annual value of
16001. Latterly, however, the present defendant, as the
heir-at-law of his late father, had sought to obtain pos-
session of this large and valuable property, alleging that
the tenants had broken the covenants of the leases, and he
hail caused notices of ejectment to be served upon all of
them. The plaintiffs, of whom there were a great num-
ber (the present tenants in possession), consequently filed
a bill in e,quity against the defendant (who had already
been restrained from proceeding in his actions at law by
an injunction), requiring him to show under what title
he claimed possession of the property ; and also to disclose
the breaches of covenant which he charged against the
plaintiffs. In answer to this bill, the defendant had re-
plied that he was heir-at-law to his father, who died in
1799, and that a deed of appointment had been given
him by his father in 1794 ; as to the breaches of cove-
nant, he had merely furnished a copy of all the covenants.
These answers, the learned Counsel submitted, were not
sufficient, and be therefore took exceptions to them.
Mr. SHARPE followed on the same side.
Mr. Jamas (with whom was Mr. PARKER) contended
that the answers furnished by the defendant were quite
sufficient, and all that the Court could require of him.
The LORD CHIEF BARON said that he thought the an-
swers were not sufficient, and therefore he allowed the
exceptions, and gave the plaintiffs liberty to amend their
bill, without prejudice to the injunction.

POLICE.—(THIS DAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
ROBBERY OF TIIE 1,0001. BANK NOTE.—This morning
Brennan, the porter, who was in the employ of Messrs.
Winter, Bowman, and Co., was placed at the bar on the
charge of stealing a 1,0001. note.
Evidence was adduced on the part of the prosecutors
which fully brought home to the prisoner the crime for
which he is detained.—He was fully committed.

The French Ambassador and the Hanoverian
Minister had interviews with the Earl of ABERDEEN yes-
terday, at the Foreign Office.
Despatches from his MAJESTY, at the Royal
Lodge in Windsor Park, for the Duke of WELLINaTox,
were received in tAwn yesterday morning. They were
immediately forwarded by a messenger to his Grace, at
the residence of Mr. PEEL, in Norfdk.
_ _

The Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the
Princess VIcToRIA, and attended by Lady CuAßLorra
Sr. MAtin and Baroness LEHZEN, left her residence in the
King's Palace, at Kensington, yesterday morning, and
proceeded to Kew, where her Royal Highness visited the
Duchess of CUMBERLAND. After the Duchess had re-
turned to Kensington, the Duke and Duchess of CUM-
BERLAND came to town in their carriage-and-four. Their
Royal Highnesses remained at their residence in the King's
Palace, St. James's, till six o'clock, when they returned to
Kew.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER left her resi-
dence in Bagahot Park, yesterday morning, on a visit tc
the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, at Bushy Park.
A very interesting and - successful preparatory
trial took place yesterday se'nnight, at Woolwich Dock
Yard, of a " Life Boat," invented by Lieutenant Copal:, of
the Royal Navy, which met with decided approbation. On
his principle, any boat used for ordinary purposes may be
converted, in a few minutes, into a life boat, which will
neither sink nor upset; and into which, if a sea breaks,
it will again run out, without leaving her in the least de-
gree water-logged ! Were the galleys to he so fitted be-
longing to the Revenue and Preventive Services, a com-
plete line of Life boats would he established around the
coast, well adapted for passing through surfs, and for pul-
iing to windward. To render her more complete. many
important appendages are said to be connected with the
principle on which this boat is fitted.—The ingenious
projector is the patentee of the lile-preserv, r adapted for
carriiivs.-.=,liampsh ire Telegraph.