Star.
London, England, 1803-02-25 00:00:00

•Y[lUf V. COVEY.

Mr. Easetes told the Jury this cafe would de.
ferve their molt particular attention ; and, if there
was any truth in his inllruaions, the condua of
this Defendant would exhibit fuch a fcene of op.
preffios as he hoped was but rarely witnefled in a
Court of Juffice. When a landlord wifhed to get
rid of his tenant, he mull give him that notice
which the law required ; and be was not of him.
felf to take poffeffion from him wheneaver be pleat.
ed. That would be attended with many iacon•
veniencies. It was neceffary to give the tenant
notice, that he might be able to provide himfelf
with another habitation. And the fame rule ap.
plied to the tenant. He was obliged to give a re-
gularfrofice to his landlord, that he might have
an ofportunity to look out for another tenant.—
The Plaintiff is a Waterman, and the Defendant
a man of great wealth. The Defendant, who was
the landlord of the houfe, part of which was occu-
pied by the Plaintiff, ordered this honfe to be un•
tiled ; in confequence of which, die Plaintiff's wife,
who was then fickly, and in the left Rage of preg.
nancy. and feveral of his children, who were ill of
the fmall pox, were expofed to the inclemency of
the weather. A chimney fell down, and alarmed•
this unhappy woman fo, that the was loon after
felled with the pains of labour, and her lick chil-
dren were obliged to be brought into the fame
toom where Ile was. The call corner of this houfe,
which was occupiedby the Plaintiff, was left Rend-
ing after the other part of it was pulled down, and
there was the greatelt danger that a high wind
plight have blown it completely down, and buried
tins unhappy woman and her children in its ruins.
A number of witneffes were called to prove dick
fans, and one of them laid, if that old !Knife had
fallen down and killed any of the perfons within it,
be mould #ertainly have appeared at the Old
Bailey a'amll the landlord.
Lord to s eitaminoetsobferved, this was an ac•
Lion of trefpals brought by the Plaintiff agatnll his
landlord, for breaking and entering four rooms,
(tripping off the tiles, and expofing them to the
weather. His Lordfhip, after Rimming up the evi.
dente, obferved, that in confequence oldie Defen
dar.t's conduel the Plaintiff and his family had
been expofed to a very confidereble degree of in-
convenience and danger, fcr which they were en
titled to a full compenfation in damage.. In the
exercife, however, of their difcretion, they would
take care the dannittes d:(1 not exceed the injury ;
and as the party di.J it with his eyes open, if any of
the children had been killed on the rpm by its fall, ,
his Lordfliip declared he could not lay he would ,
have been guilty nf a jets clime than that of mur
der. It appt are.!f.opr the evidence, the Defendant r
-plialc.l to get his tenant, sad to repair his

boort, in confequence of which the Mastiff and
his family had been expofed to particular inconve-
nience and danger. and he was entitled to a fair
and full reparation for the inconvenience and mi-
fery he and his family had (offered. His Lordfhip
(aid he would not advice them to go beyond a fair
compenfation for the civil injury that had been re-
ceived: He fhould not advice them to look at the
cafe with a criminal afpeEt. In a civil anion, the
Jury were to confine themfelves to the damages
the party were entitled to receive, in confequence
of the injury (attained. They were not puni(hing
him for any moral depravity. The Plaintiff was
entitled to a full compenfation for his fufferings ;
and the compenfation which the Jury would give,
he had no doubt,would be jail and a difcreet one.
Verdi& for Plaintiff—Damages tool.
TEBIMARY 14.—PLANT ("qui tam) O. WAWA
This was an aElion againtl the Defendant for
taking more than the legal intereft for the forbear-
ance of money.
Mr. GARROW (aid, it had been fometimes hinted
that the keepers of public-hoot-es were ratherhardly
ufed by thofe who furnifhed them with the great
article of their trade. This caufe might, perhaps,
Phew that there was loch a thing as Brewer's inter,/!.
No one could be filly enough to fuppofe that he
(poke of the whole body of Brewers, among whom
there were Come of the worthial individuals in the
community.
The witneffes were Robert Atkinfon and his
Wife, who Rated that they had taker. the Bull's-
head public-houfe, Hungerford-market, for the
good-will of which they paid fixty pounds, and that
they were at a lots for money to dcfray this and
other neceffary expences in commencing bufinefs.
They applied to the Defendant, a brewer, vibo of-
fered to affiß them, if they would deal wielfi him
inftead of Meux and Co. They agreed to this
propofal, and on the 23d May, tBo r, he advanced
them 721. 3s. He (aid at the time, that he mull
have more than 5 per cent. intereft, but the rate
was not fixed. On the 12th of December following,
the money was repaid, when Waud demanded and
received 3 guineas for the forbearance. After-
wardsAtkinfon thought there mull have been Come
millake, and went to Waud to call for an explana-
tion, when the latter Paid that he could not afford
to lend money at 5 per Cent. as he could make
more of it in trade.

After a very ingenious fpeech from Mr.E ass t NI,
a Mr. Boyer, one of the Defendant's clerks, was
called, who imputed perjury to Atkinfon and hit
wife, and attempted to explain the matter by Pay-
ing, that one guinea had been charged for making
out a warrant of attorney. But it appeared that
this had been charged before, and Mr. Gsastow,
in an able croli•examination, deteaed him in vari.
ous contradielions and inconftaencies. Before Mr.
Gaaitow had done,
Lord ELLENIOROUGH Aced Mr. Ertkine, whe•
they he expeaed this Wand's to be believed?
Mr. Ezsatit a (hook his head, and the Jury found
for the Plaintiff. _ _ _

Lord ELLIMSOROUGH faid,he was doubtful whe.
ther he ought not to commit Mr. Boyer for per-
jury. If the Defendant knew what this young man
was to (wear, he was guilty of a much greater
crime in fending him there, than in taking ufury.
Mr. Boyer declared that he (poke nothing but
the truth.

Lord Etutatioitouc H.—Hold your tongue, Sir,
and be thankful for the mercy that is (hewn you.
The ftattne gives three times the (urn lent.—
Verdi& for Plaintiff 2161. gs.

conference of an infonnacd charge. bad been I
dragged from his houfe, and confined in a jail
from Saturday to Monday. The Jury were com-
petent judges of the value of c!..traEtu and repu-
tation. They would be temperate and dilcreet in
the damages they gave as a reparation, at the fame
time remembering that the feelings of a Gentle
man muft have been wounded, and the rights of a
Britifh inkjet violated, by that impriforment,
while it continued.
Verdi& for Plaintiff—Damages tool.