Star.
London, England, 1830-05-01 00:00:00

rAll O. ELTHINSTONZ.

The facts of this case were before the Court on Saturday last,
when the plaintiff was nonsuited.
Mr. Common SznosaxT this day moved for a rule to show
cause why the nonsnit should not be set aside, and a new trial
granted. The learned Sergeant went through the details of the
case, and contended, that although three years had elapsed between
the commission of the alleged inquiry, and the commencement of
proceedings, yet the plaintiff was within the term, as he had begun
the action almost immediately after the arrival of the defendant in
this country. The imprisonment began in September, 1824, and
terminated in August, 1823. The defendant did not come over to
England until 1829, and the action was commenced in June of the
same year. The learned Sergeant cited numerous acts and statutes
in support of his application, but rested more particularly on that
of 4 Ann, c. 16.—The Court eventually granted the rule on that
statute.

HEMBEILT V. AUSTIW.
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS applied for leave to show cause shy a ver.
dirt should not be entered for the defend.tnt, or why there should
not be a new trial

The case had been tried before Mr. Baron Gaanow at the last
Northampton Assizes, and a verdict found for the plaintiff, with da-
mages for 501. The action had been bra tight to recover the amount
of charges by the plaintiff for the cure of a pauper of the parish of
Faringlow, who had received an injury front the kick of a cow.
The case had been opened under the Apothecaty's Act, and a wit.
ness was called to prove that the plaintiff had practised as an
apothecary prior to 1815, but that he had subsequently acted as a
surgeon. The witness in his examination in chief had preyed this,
but on his cross-examination admitted that the plaintiff had been ap-
prenticed to a water doctor of the name of Manning.
Lord TENTERDEX— Water doctor! I never heard of that
branch of the profession.
Mr. Sergeant ADAK...—It is a phrase very well known in some
pots of the country.
A very ludicrous some occurred in the cross-exnmination of this
witness. It appeared that the pauper had been attended by the
plaintiff, from September 8, 1892, until May 8, 11124, when he was
removed to the parish in which the plaintiff lived, and was under
his care. The cure was at length effected in December, 1895, and


the plaintiff's bill sent in, amounting to 881.75. Gd, the
being there made for dressing, 2a. Gd. Thus charge appeared k.
three hundred and sixty.five days in one year, and *earl)• ill, •
hundred in the next. The point he had raised was, that the usr
ought to be treated as a surgical case.
After some discussion, the Court granted a rule for a new ins)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL 30.
ROAMER V. 111/11111E.

This wu an action tried at the Sittings preceding Tern) at (hall
hall, before the Chief Justice, and was brought upon a policy
insurance effected upon a ship, called the Sir Gcdfrey \rebut',
1001. when a verdict was returned for the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY moved that the verdict obtained in th,e
ease be set aside, and a new trial granted. The Learned Sergear.
recapitulated the circumstances of the case, and contended that the
verdict wu in direct opposition to the evidence given upon the trial
when it was proved that the vessel could have been repaired at
price that ought to have been expended upon her, by doing wine!.
she could have returned to England, earned her freight, and the•,
ulthnately, sold for the benefit of the persons concerned in her. N.:
case of necessity was made out, and so far the verdict was in oppa.
titian to the evidence. The Learned Sergeant stated other ground's
of objection to the verdict.
The Court granted a rule to show cause.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOWSTREET.

Yesterday Lord William Lennox appeared before Sir R. BIR NI 1.
charged by a footman, named Thomas Price, in the service o.
Capt. Simpson, of No. l, John-street, Bedford-row, with an ammo
The complainant stated that he was with his master's carriage oz.
Thursday evening at Covent-garden Theatre, and the carriage al,
waiting near the stage-door, when a man, who was seated
the box of a yellow landau,i called out to Captain Situpsor'.
coachman to drive off and make room for him. The enachnis_
refused, and at that moment, Lord Lennox, who proved to he tl..
proprietor of the landau, came out from the stage-door, m
peremptorily repeated the order for Captain Simpson cue,.
man to drive away. A refusal was again given, and an alterezlio.
having taken place, his Lordship told the complainant he wz, ,
liar. Complainant replied, “If you say lam a liar, I tell you, to
are a liar for saying so ;" upon which the Noble Lord seized him by
the collar and struck him a blow with a cane.

Lord Lennox, in defence, said the was irritated by the ahthir,
conduct of the complainant, and called him an impertinent felliia
upon which the complainant told him he was a har, and then
certainly gave him a cut with his Me.
Mr. 'Wood, the vocalist, and Lord Lennox's coachman. corrabu
rated this defence; and Sir R. BIRKIE dismissed the warrant, ob.
serving that the complainant might, if he chose, indict his Lord.!iii
at the Sessions.