Star.
London, England, 1810-03-23 00:00:00

DIED.

Ai fiis house, in Stephen's Green, Dublin, on the 19th lust ant
the Right Rev. John Law, D. D. Lord Bishop of Elphen. '
At Edinburgh, on the 11th instant, Mrs. Hill, wile of Ninian
ill, Esq. writer to the Signet
At Aberfoyle, on the 25th ult. Patrick and William, and on the
sth inst. John, the three younger so is of the Rev. Dr. Graham.
Tuesday, the Rev. Dr. Henry Manning, late rector of htoke-
inteignkead, and Drevareignton, in the county of Devon ; the
former of which he had enjoyed fifty-two years.
Last Tuesday suddenly, at his house at Heavitree, near Exeter,
Mr, Ellis, drawing-master.
East Friday, near Marazion, Richard John, Esq. Commander
of his Majesty's Revenue Cutter Dolphin.
Sunday week, Mr John Roust, aged 75, an opulent farmer of
St. Colomb, under whose bed were found eighteen hundred pi-
neas, besides bills, &c.
Monday se'nnight, at Barnard castle, Thomas Hod7son' sex-
ton. He was about to MI the mouhl into the grave of Mrs. Wal-
ler, of Stainton , but aster he had thrown the first shovel full, he f.ll
back against one of the persons attending the funeral, gave three
groans, and expired.
At Canaan House, on the 14th instant, Mrs. Grieve., relict of
the late Dr. Henry Grieve, one of the ministers of Edi burgh.
Saturday last, at North Shields, after a severe and .lingering
illness, Mr. Jonathan Blaydon, formerly adjutant of she Walls-
end rifle corps.
Thursday se'nnight, Mr. Laurence Eberell Errington, of the
Sunderland Theatre.

ASSIZES.

MAJWTONE, MARCH 21.
YATES O. LANCE.
This was an action of trespass, brought by the
occupier of the Ship Tavern, Greenwich, for a tres-
pass in passing from the stairs leading from the river,
through a covered passage under that house.
The defendant pleaded, that he and all the public
had a right of a way -through that passage ; and the
question at issue was, whether it was a public way
or not ? •
The cause occupied nearly the lahole day, as 27
witnesses were called for the defendant, the eldest of
whom was 92 years of age, and 25 of'thern were uni-
form in their testimony, that as long back.as the me-1
mory of any of them went, the,passage in question
was -used by all the public.
The Learned Judge said, this was the most profli-
gate action he'ever remembered to have tried.--Plain-
tiff nonsuited.
BRUCE V. THE INHABITANTS OF THE LATH OF ST.
AUGUSTINE.
This action was of a singular nature, being the first
of the kind ever brought. It was an action brought
by an administrator against the Lath of St. Augus-
tine, to recover the sum of £lOO for the death of his
relation, who was killed by some smugglers, in rescu-
ing their contraband goods.
The action was founded on the statute of the 19th
of Geo. 11. c. 34, which makes it felony for three or
more people to assemble with fire arms to rescue or
to assist in carrying away with contraband and
smuggled goods. It then also goes on to enact, that
if any officer of the revenue, or any other person shall
be wounded or hurt in opposing the smugglers, the
Lath Hundred or Division shall pay them their losses
and expences ; and if any one be killed, the County
or Division is to pay his Executor or Administrator
£lOO.
Mr. SerjeanttSHEPHARD stated, that this action was
brought on that statute, and, he believed, it was the
first action ever brought. The plaintiff was Admi-
nistrator to one -- Bruce, an officer of the Customs,
who was killed under the following circumstances :
The deceased was a seaman belonging to a ievenue
cutter called the Asp. On the'2oth of July last the
Asp, in company with the Nimble cutter, saw two
smuggling gallies, which they chaced close into Deal,'
and just as they came alongside, and took the ground,
they were fired at by the smugglers on shore, and a
ball striking Bruce in the breast he wceived a wound,
of whiCh in a few minutes he died. This was the
fact, and upon which the plaintiff's claim was foun-
ded. He understood his Learned Friends were to
take some legal objection. The penalty was directed
to be levied in the same manner as by the statute of
Hue and Cry. By this latter statute notice was to
by given to the County, and when an individual had
been robbed it might be necessary, or hovi else could
the County know the fact? but here, where there was
an open resistance by force of arms, it would not be
necessary to give any such notice.
Thomas Goldfinch and Jeremiah Tile, two seamen
belonging to the Asp and Nimble cutters, proved
that, on the night of the 20th of July, they chaced
two smuggling gallies on shore, near Deal. It was
very dark, and they were fired at from the beach ...-
they were then within low water mark, and the effect
of the fire was to kill Bruce, who was shot in the
breast, and died en board the boat before they could
get him out.
Mr. Vandersee, from the Exchequer Office, pro-
duced three rolls of the time of Edward the Third,
of subsidies granted to that Prince, to shew that Deal,
although one of the Cinque Ports, was wilin the
Lath of St. Augustine.
Mr. MARRYATT raised an objection, in point of
law, that the .Cinque Ports were separate jurisdic-
tions, and were not within the general division of a
Lath.

A verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to
this reserved point of law.

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