Star.
London, England, 1829-03-02 00:00:00

SCOTT IP. PITT.

This was an action on a bill of exchange drawn by.
James Scott, agent to the firm of J. B. Stott and Co.
`of Leith, Scotch; ale.brewers, on the defendant, who is
a syrveyor, residing in the Adelphi, foi 151.105. and
accepted by him. The bill having been paid away to
Messrs. Lyon and Co. these gentlemen, upon its being
di:honoured by Mr. Pitt. sued both him and Mr. Scott,
the latter of whom, having no defence to the action,
.paid the debt and costs, and then sued Mr. Pitt for the
amount.

The defepdant, who conducted his own case, endea-
voured to show that :his bill had been given by him in
part payment of a debt of 811. due to Messrs. Scat for
ale supplied to Mrs. Eden. of the Adelphi Shades (with
which be was also connected), and which sum had been
all paid by her. He failed, however, to establish the
fit that the bill had been given for that purpose; and
the Jury, under the Leaned Judge's direction, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—damages la Ica,.

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Fs& SS.
Before Sir C. Rousso*.
Tat CAMBRIDGE.
This was a suit brought by Jason Smith (a mariner)
against the owners of the ship Cansbiidge. Smith was
,hired on a voyage horn London to Madras and Cal.
cutta, and back to England. When the vessel arrived
in the East Indies. however. the Captain engaged to
convey some troops to Polipitang, and a considerable
'variance therefore took place in the course of the vessel.
Smith and eleven of the seamen objected to proceed,
land refused to work. upon which they were put in irons,
but sere subsequently liberated, and hired themselves
oo board other ve.sels. The question now was, whether
Ole conduct of those mariners under those circumitances,
'entitled the owners to withhold thew-seats of wages duo
to them? .
The COURT, after bearing the arguments at both sides,
deciFied that the owners had been the first to break the
contract by a material dev,iation from the prescribed
worse. and that the seamen were n-t bound to cocaine*
in the vessel, and, by refusing so to do, did not diseb:
tide themselves to their wages.
lIIRTOR'S COURT, Yea
TMZ CUAMBIRLAIN OW LONDON O. DIWRIII.

This wins an action brought against the defendant for
exercising tho trade .of a gas-fitter within the City of
London, be not being a freeman. The penalty sought
for was 54 given by an act of Common Conned, passed
in the reign of Queen Anne.
''be defence intended to be made was, that the trade
of a gasiturr was not known at the time of passing the
Act of Common Couocil, and. therefore, that the de
fondant could not be liable to the penalty. The de.
fendant, however, did not wish to trust his ease to the
Lord Mayor's Court, as that Court we., bound, accord-
ing to its constitution, to ophOld the priiilegep of the
city of London, in alnioat all cases. • He, therefore,
sned.ont at writ of• certiorari to remove the cause into
the Court of King's Bench, in order to take the opinion
of that tribunal on that itbjyct, under the impression
that justice would be done him in that 1.!ourl.
Mr.•l3otanno, for the plaintiff, called on the awe
for trial—wben before the Jury were sworn, the de-
fendant tendered thewrit of certiorari for allowance..—
Mr. &Pond, however,.. contended, that not ivithstandiog
such writihe Court had nzigia to proceed. tothe,tlig,
ra inasttelkao no, bail bad been put in by tire defendant
to.pay the debt aol costs in case judgment should pais
against him, puritans' to stat:,l9 Geo. e. 70, e.,
Mr. tdinactpupe. kr,the deicrkdanipFajotaadell. Ott,
this statute ;elated only to actions of debt. Lila cage