The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

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and Comma Jetta.]
willemess P. 5A11111111.6111111.
10400.1110siellies by s frnieswer, of Orford. to re-
=W. bees, the asesemst of his MU. for
es defendant for two yews, might
O . Imo, caw% is the Mayer-
it the deftsdest pleaded infamy. _ •
mmilmisi the •plaistirs sassalial
lelesereme es prom deo delivery of dilheank
"Wm. Ali brood. the steltinet of .the
. They ambled of finks nanglits. as delleil
.4.1.10.4*fre1e shoo to dm% to the delemisses dew
- •the yam 1111 awl 1817. Some of the liens.
fop 1 ale amessted to 10e.. aid 12e , which wage tent
to the defoodanes chanthers..lo College. be the mese•
tainmint of his friends, at &mart. the ether articles,
were be breakfast, luck. sod sapper. la some is-
etsems the Items did not *mead dd. per diem, sad says
.nay days there had been 'lathing supplied. It wee
contesded, time those articles were suitable to the d►
gentlest', motildoo is life, sod therefore, rappel
kis to he au hdast at the time the debt tree
he woold be liable is a Coert of law. The 41
.teas en Usder Otedsute at Ogfeml he was th.4l : I°ll
I Clergyenots. now redeeiti is eiresmetaaces. _a
.fariay of aims cilltheo. The defeadeet's
lad bees edeeseed at the sane tinieetsky haw",
. and whilst he was at College, this father was le 'my
good elresostames, sad Heal is a.basdsome sty*
in lower fkowreetsc•pleee, bat bad sines be.. gab&
:Vac
Mr. iIrAWORD, for the defendant, emended thatebn
plaintiff mold set recover the assent of his doomed
.be sConct.of law, set menet of the Jokey of the do!
• bedew. H. also urged. that the articled selpfdied
- Abe plaintiff could not be considered se meematies. Thit
• defendant, whilst is the Uairersity. wee supplied by
liii-ehlbege with all necessary mod imitable as of
mbelatesee. He breakfasted is his owe apeeenseets,
•• • Asa for that Ferree was supplied. from the battery
• with bread, better. sad milk he dined in the hall
with the rem of the students. and sopped at his own
J.-chambers, upon bread, meat ;and beer, from the buttery.
There was no pretense therefore foe deeseibiog the
lunacies tippled by the plaintiff neeessories saitable
• to his condition of life. The plaintiff: es a seediness'
d Orford. mast of amessity have haws what was
..the allowance inadely the college, for the daily east.-
. # nasee of the young we ; mod, Octets's. be bad not
given him credit in iguiteasee•of Ms situation. He
animadverted epos the impropriety of tho plaistifs
condign hi suffering she defesdast to roe let. his debt
fora period of two years, thereby lueelviag Lint is
these diliculties, whisk it woo the polio, bf the law to
protect infante against. It was the duty of the phalli-
- tair to bows. refuel to *apply the articles. unless paid
• for; and, if ossuary to title duty, be wee imprudeat
. 'enough to giro credit to a youth. 11A11111/ M NW* have
]crown to be as infaatrand pretested by law Item mow
tr..oing atellabledebts.he mast lake die eestrequettees.
—A fetfrele eelnthet of.. On dbibeds*=lll be
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wee Uri is die riser 1787, mid wee. tab,
age at the time the debt was contracted.
Mr. Ormabill, redeem of Trinity Hall, proved
witsitwas the Segal allowance made by the Coiktge to
thestadeits. • They breakfasted is their own apart-
meets, finding their own tea mid eager; they limed in
Hall on the Comm-Ons, 'giggled by the batter. and
. they bad. bread, meat, and batter, to the latest of one
. shilling for supper. in their own apartammts. By the
rake of the Collage, certain ordain were prohibited.
In reply to this case. Mr. Kaman proposed to
. phase that the-defendast sine' he had ease of age had
piemised to pay the debt, thereby - waving the plea of
infancy. • For this purpose he called.
Mr. Brooks, the plaiatiB'a snowy, who deposed
. that be was retained generally by all the tradesmen of
Orford to sue members of the University for debts
contracted daring their pupilage. He bad received
iastructions to proceed against the defendant for
several debts; bat be had only taken writs oat against
. him in two nations, this and -soother, on which the de-
feedlot had been arrested on the same day. Whilst
• the defendant was at the look-up house, just after he
was arrested, witness happened to be passing the door,
when the Sheriffs' officer called him in. He bad
then a private interview with the defendant, who seem-
-101 very anxious to be restored to liberty, mid offered
to pay down, or get a friend to pay down, 251. to set-
• Se the two actions. To this the witness acceded, and
the defendant was liberated; but he afterwards with-
drew from his proposal, sayine, that if he paid these
debts, he would be attacked for other debts incurred
under the like circumstances.
• Mr. MARITATT contended, that tide Was sufficieet
. oritience to prove a recsgsitio• of the debt on the part
of Oa. defendant, and an acknowledgment of his
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Mr.-Wstroun insisted that it could not be so coma-
. ..asiad,.for, at the, most, it wait no, ONO AA* an ofhir of
..kohiproutive without prejudice, and that made in• •
• state ordursueo.

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' The Loan Caste .1/411TICI havinrebarged the Jury,
' the Jury retired. and after being oat for upwards of
an hour, a commie Ada* was ut.lde to the Court
that they were not likely to agree, upon which
The LORD Cuter Josses suggested to the Counsel
• the propriety of withdraWing a Juror. • •
'The Counsel on both sides immediately concurred in
the siggeitiOn,nnd the Jurylpeing ;stied in gale,
. . they were discharged from giving a verdict.
ABBOTT v. COMM . .
.* . This was an action brought by tile indorses of *bill
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•of .erchauge agatust the acceptor, Mr. Cleary; of poli-
tical aotOtiety. •
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- nr:tlilk,Sitnittg, for the plaintiff, elated, that the bill'
was dranu:in Irsiand, on the I.Bth of April. 1817, at
9.4 nicjiths after date, and the amount in English eur-
' rincy•was 17/. 7s. 10d. The bill became due in 1819,
ilhat.ffas not paid. Time was allowed to the defendant,
el .;wleromised, that when he had rekeiced the Aiits of
'a l'' ha.aation which he had commenced agahist•Dr. Stod-
.1.
dart, he.would take it np. Whetter .e..-bad received
. -those fruits or nut, he (Mr. 1).) did not knows but lie
bad not paid the plaintiffs juft demand, and hence the
present attion. Ibe Ilatulovriting and promise to m-
t. of the defendant having been proved, Mr. 1). closed
.. his *Case. ' .•
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Mr..Catrry. fur the defendant. said Oat the billiin
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.- question; although drawn 92 all high 9.424.4111 VW-
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