The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-24 00:00:00

COURT OF FJECHRQUER.—Noy. 23.

111111ip la Bono.—(Bedore the Lord Chief Hammond Berens
Bramwell sad Wstsaa.)

■ILLS TZI LONDON OMILIONT CONPANTe-PATINT

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The arguments In thl■ cam as a rids to re rile the ver-
dict found for the plaintiff, on the ground that It was against
evidenoe, which had occupied the last two days, wars sow
resumed and concluded.

The court reserved lodgment.
SWlNvall V. LORD CURLIMPORD.-111011ITS Olr OOLINIIEL.
This was an action brought by the *Wig, Mrs. Patience
Swinton, against the defendant, Lord Cheirstsbred, under the
following oiroasestanoss
The plaintiff's husband's father, Mr. Samuel
Swinfen, f Staffordshire died, and
left • will, bequeathing to hat his large estates
la that county. The validity of the will was
disputed by the heir-at-law, and an issue was directed by
the Court of Cheerer, to try the title of the parties to the
suit. Lord Chelmsford, who was then Sir Frederick
Theeipr, was retained u leading counsel for Mrs. &elides,
and the teas for the hair-at-law was conducted by the then
Attorney-General, thr Ale:sada, Cockburn, the prosest
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Garen'. Bench. The
came cameos tort:Ml at the tafford SNOW, before Sir CMGS-
well Cromwell, then one of tls us ices of the Court of Com-
ma Plus. Two material wiuseses for the plaintiff havhig
boss inme-szareieed by Sir A. Cockburn on the first day of
the Mei, the brad judge as the riming of the mart
ask • private communication to Sir Y. Madder
(Lad Chsireaford) that he had formed a had opi-
ates of Mrs. Swinfea'e cue, and acting on=
Ste iheihriek, having costarred with the other loused o
M the phiatiff, urged on Mrs. Swinton the advisability of
eslerig Mb • oompromim. This efts refused to do; but
ea the fellawing morning, immediately lifter the sitting of
tie send, &r Frederick thisiger, in the absence of his client,
maimed late a eresprewbe on her behalf, whereby the estates
were le p to the heir-at-You, on the condition that 1,0001. •
yeer mos towed to her. Mrs. Swinfen repudiated this act
el her essuel, end after varione proceedings in the Court of
GSM's Pleas and in Chancery to enforce the agreement,
the sem we. sofa sent down ter trial, end malted in •
west fa Mrs. Swinfon's favour, establishing the
:=of the will. Mrs. S leen then brought
et spirt Lord Chelmsford for the injuries she
had austedwell by meat of his having entered into the coo-
premine es hoe behalf. The brat covet in the declarattes
charged that thadagradaht, being then the leading mussel of
the Finland, had wrangtally and fraudulently entered into
the oomprowlee without her sanction end again/oh. reamers
abeetles, sad the mead moat charged ocaspiThey sad col-
ludes with the harmed Jidge who bad tried the canoe, Sir
Ceomssg Ogegusik se beteg about the corapresiim' At the
trial, width leek Ow balm the Lord Chief Berea at Guild-
ballot the efidles, after lea terra, the learned Judge held there
see mm eviihste lehe be the On en the mead count, and
the jury howl a 'whet let the Meshed. Deride the
pro-
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