The _costs_, perhaps, merit a word or two. In order to colour the _modest charge_ of _three hundred and fifty-five pounds_, _eight shillings_, for _two rides over a farm_, _measuring one dung-heap_, _and looking at another_, by Messrs. Driver. and Peake, (what _trouble_ Mr. Mee took _not being in evidence_) the costs are said to include _the expences of the ejectment which had been so wantonly and unnecessarily incurred_, _and with which Mr. Elsee had nothing to do_. Besides, as the crown neither pays nor receives costs, _by what right did Mr. Mee pretend to assess them_? How came they into his umpirage?—We should like to see how they were carried to the credit of the crown. The expence of the agreement may be admitted, but the odd 55_l._ 8_s._ would have been an exhorbitant charge for it; so that we shall have the remaining 300_l._ to divide amongst the parties _for not doing their duty_! We have heard of such matters, as making up a sum for the sake of the _per centage_, but we make no such charge; we are not conjurers enough to define motives—but we repeat, that either from _sheer ignorance and gross neglect_, or _a wilful disregard_ of the interests of Mr. Elsee, he has been injured to the amount of _several thousands_. Another circumstance occasioned Mr. Elsee to be still more astonished at the award; and that was, _he had heard_ Mr. Mee _declare some years before_, _and when hay was selling at_ 6_l._ _and_ 8_l._ _per load_, _instead of from_ 2_l._ _to_ 4_l._ _the price when the award was made_, _that he would not work such a farm as_ Mr. Elsee’s, _if he could have it rent free_! Yet being umpire, he could _treble the rent_, _when produce was lowered one half_, _and rents were being lowered by every landlord in the country_. On receiving the award, Mr. Elsee waited on Mr. Driver, to remonstrate, but the Surveyor refused to interfere, as Mr. Mee had made his award; although he admitted that the land-tax had not been credited to Mr. Elsee, which circumstance alone called for a second reference to the umpire, but the Surveyor evaded the question, and could not be induced even to pay back this sum, which is too clearly due to Mr. Elsee to admit of any dispute.