Star.
London, England, 1822-09-11 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Court, at whit?!
the RECORDER sat as assessor.

!MAINE V. DAVIS.

This was ar action brought by the plaintiff,wito is
a sworn broker, to recover 51. ss. 6d. from the defend-
ant, who is the clerk of an attorney, but practising
himself. On the part of the plaintiff the case shewn
was, that he was employed to distrain for rent in the
house of the defendant. He found the latter in,great
distress, and in such circumstances as induced him
to take the man out of possession, and to advance
the money himself, upon the defendant's promise to
repay him. The plaintiff sent repeatedly for the
money, but could never obtain more than a part,
although on these occasions the debt was never denied,
and it was proved that the defendant made a promise
to pay the plaintiff the 51.
The defendant's Counsel said that the Et. which his
client promised to pay, according to the evidence,
might be some other V. perhaps belonging to a cli2ir.
In fact, the defendant had long paid the debt, aa..l
witness would prove the payment of
A Jew was then called into the box, who swore
that he was present vk hen the defendant, some tiuie
about June, paid the plaintifF2/.
This mitnes underwent a iong and severe cross-
examination by Mi. BOLLAND, and the effect was
declared by the verdict of the Jury.
Mr. BOLLAND said the object of the defendant, in
return for the kindness shewn him, was, if he could
not get rid of the whole debt by puttiit the slip-
shod fellow whom the Jury had seen in the 'lox, to
throw the costs upon the plaintiff, in ieducing the
debt to SI. for he doubtless conceived that, by re-
duciug it below 41. the plaintiff would be lial)e to
costs, as the sum ought to have be.:n p: oceedod for
in the Court of Requests. But it should be k;)fmn
that,where a debt amounted originally to a sum above
41. and was paid by instalments, the balance could be
recovered in that Court, with costs, although under 41.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 51. ss. 6d.
The RECORDER remarked that this case forme,l
strong instance of the utility of the Lord May(a's
Court, and the advantage which it presented to the
citizens. Had this action been brought in one of tilt!
higher Courts—of the Common Plea or the Kind's
Bench—although the plaintiff gainer: the action, y•t
he would have had heavy costs to pay—costs far
beyond the amount of the damages he tecovered.—
In four actions like the present, which he had tried
that day, the costs which the plaintiffs would have
had to pay,beyond the legal costs and damages which
they recovered, would have amounted to above I Oi.
He was aware that he should have an increase of his
labours when this became known, but he did wish to
see the Citizens aware of the advantage of their pri-
vileged Court, and that they could there avail them-
selves of the services of sensible Juries, and obtain
justice without a loss.

CORN Buts.—The following humorous and apt
description of our Corn Bills is from an Agricultural
Report of the county of Dublin, for the last month,
in the Dublin allorning Post, of Tuesday last :—" Par-
liament has done no good for the farmers. Corn Bills
have been worse than useless, in promoting the desi-
deratum—high prices; and they may be compared in
that respect to the race of the little dog alter the hate
the longer he ran, the farther he was behind.'"
- COTTON.-During the last week, there was im-
ported at Live, pool 16,441 bales and 300 serous of
cotton. The sales at Glasgow, during the last week,
amounted to 288 bales.

Mouse Irrattunwca.—Copper ores sold at Pool on Thursday
—Total 1775 tons—standard £ll3. Bs. Copper ores for sale
this week at Redruth—Total 1341 tons.