Star.
London, England, 1805-03-19 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

CHILIMORDI MARCH 14.—Yellerday the Judges
arrived in this town, and read their commi ffion for hold
ing the 'Mae: ; and this morning they proceeded to
&slitters. The alendar is very light, and there is no
great deal of bufinefs on the Civil Side.
KRIS? V. VILIWOOD.
This was an adion by the Plaintiff, a farmer,
;pint' the Rev. Mr. Filewood, the parfon of Heding-
barn, for not taking off his tythes, by which the Plain-
tiff's pafture was injured, and he was obliged to
fend his cattle to depallure elfewhere.
Mr. Gaaaow, in addrefEng the Jury, told them,
that in this cafe they mull put their hands into the
pockets of the Rev. Gentleman, who was the Defen-
dant, and transfer force of the money to be found
there into the pocket of his client ; and ho was fare
the Rev. Gentleman would himfelf be diffatisfied
Ws they did it, becaufe he was quite certain that Mr.
Fikwood was known to be a lover of firift julliee,
and would certainly with the fame meafure meted

againft him as for him. He had not the happinefs
of being one of Mr. Fdewood's parintionen, or it
would have been great pleafure to hear him &Cunt
upon the text, which he certainly fometimes did, of
14 Do unto another as you would another lbould do
unto you." And if there was any validity in this old
maxim, Mr. F. certainly mutt with that the jury
fitould behave liberal to his client, as they would fee
by a Rory or two he would tell them. The Jury, as
farmers, very well knew, that if they did not fet out
their mites, they were liable to an zillion for treble
the value • and if, while the tythes were on the
ground, they pot in their cattle to graze, they were
liable to an ,lion of trefpafs. Thus far the law
guarded the parfon, and jottly fo, and in return the
a mutt have a little proteftion ; and if, by the
obtlinacy tithe parfon, his crop was (polled, he mull
alto have a little redrefs. To be Cure, it fometimes
happened that the clergyman was annoyed in the
gathering of his tythes. There was a cafe recorded
in the law books, where a farmer gave notice to the
parfon to attend, and take the tythe of turnips ,• his
parfon and his deputy accordingly attended, with the
cart ; when he came, the farmer Paid, " I don't
much like the weather to day. Mailer parfon, i (hall
only pull ten turnips, and there is one for your
tythe." The parfon, angry, would not take it away,
but left it upon the land, and the farmer brought an
aftion of trefpafs, which was tried in Weßminfler
Hall, and the Court Paid they could not approve-of
the coodua of the farmer ; yet, they (aid, in aria
law he mull have a verdift, for it was a trefpafs to
leave it on the land. He remembered alfo another
cafe, of the parfon of Batterfea, who, in all probabi-
lity, was not In mild a man as Mr. Filewood, nor fo
much admired in his neighbourhood. The garden-
en of Batterfea gave him notice that on a certain day
• they would cut cabbages, and required him to fend
for his tythes. He fent his waggon at the appointed
time, when they cut ten cabbages, and gave him one.
The next day they gave notice that they would cut
again. He thought he would not be hoaxed any
more, fo he fent his maid with a balket for the tythe
cabbage. They then cut the whole crop on the funny
fide of the hill, and all the tythe cabbages were fpoiled
before he could procure a cart to take them away.
However, his client had not afted in this way, he had
really fet out his oats according to notice, but Mr.
Filewood refuted to take them away. He had al-
seedy told the Jury that the Reverend Defendant
was an obferver offiria right, and always exalted Ms
own molt ri,idly, and mull of courfe be inclined to
do Rrift jullice to every other man. He would juR
tell them a Rory or two, as he had promifed, in or-
der to prove it. There was a fence between the
lands of the Plaintiff and the Reverend Defendant.
which belonged to them both, and both were bound
to keep it in repair, and being moll rniferaWy out of
condition, the Plaintiff thought he bad better repair
it entirely at his own ex pence, rather than have the
patron'. hogs rooting up his crops. He according.
ly repai.ed it himfelf, and the Defendant let him go
on ur lit was quite finiflted, when he gave him no.
tice that unlefs he pulled it all down agent, he would
bring an Aaiun of trefpafs againß him. It was ac-
oirdingly pulled down, and the parfon, finding his
hogs continually in the pound, at his own es:pence,
rettored the fence jull in the fame (late it was before
be made his neighbour pull it down. But, however,
he had the pleafure of pounding in his turn, for Mrs.
Kemp had a very pretty little bode, which, feeing
Come colts go pall one day, joined them,and, by way
of fellowthip and good neighbourhood, followed them
into the parfou's yard. Ns fooner did the, litter efpy
him, than he called out to that the gates, to trap him,
and fend him to the pound. His man at &ft hefi
gated, and obferved, that the hobby had done no mit-
chief, and might as well be (pared ; but his protects.
for was inexorable. and the pony was fent to the
pound, and his mailer forced to pa La guinea to re
• have Lim frost his imptifustmem. There was ano.