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Show DUKE TRYING TO 19 RECOVER BREWERYj j Possessor "Whose Ancestors "Were Pffl Licensed by " Bobbie' ' Burns. Ill Claim 'Kindly " Interest Hi Special Cable to Tho Tribune. pll LONDON", Dec. 11. A curious ejection fa! case waa beard In Dumfries sberlff'a ffljjM court, where the dulto of Buccleuch asked for a warrant for the oummnry Mriifl ejection of James McCalc item tho ton- Kiil ancy of tbo brewery, etc., at the Boat- pfliH house.. Thornhlll, on hla grraco'a oBtate at Hvl Drumlanbrlg castle, tho defendant hav- wfifl Ing been warned out In tho prescribed PtMl manner, and refused to quit. utIkH The defense. which In ttomewhat ffilrM unique, wiut that ATcC'ul? was not an, RinH ordinary tenant, but hold th tonancy. 3vl under a .form of vassalBhlp which was1 f&SH peculiar "lo that part of tho estate, de-, 0 B back for 100 years; that tho family, at, (kH tlrst au brewers, thrco generations ago &&! commended themselves to the .ducal HMH housnliold, had a standing order to sun- &fui ply beer for the servants of tho cantic, B and the duke at that timo was there- KltMl foro their best customer. WH It was also .stated, that the MoCa.I?r w figured In a letter or receipt among tho j manuscripts of the poet Burns, who whs ilr an exciseman, and who gavo licenses for i the sale of cxclseable liquors In that, dls- S Tho caso for tho duko, however, i? Ip that the tenancy beginning with tho fffflH crraridfather was a lease onlv. and latter- lsH ly was from year to year; also that eomo K years ago, in taking the declaration on wi oath of his belongings or prospective pos- !NI sessions, McCnlg made no claim to any Pl perpotual tenancy, or "kindly" holding, aa it Is locally described. |