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London, England, 1804-06-29 00:00:00

DEWEY D. SIR •MDRRW BAIIIITUM.

This was an alion against the Defendant, as High
Stuniff of the county of Wilts, for making a false
return. It appeared, in evidence, that a writ, at
the suit of the Plaintiff, was delivered to the Sheriff,
to levy a sum of 1.33 A 15.. upon the goods and
chattels of Lord Arundel, at Wardour Castle, his
residence in Wiltshire. The Defendant made his
return, that he had levied the sum of 25til. ss. and
that there were not any other goods or chattels be-
longing to the Defendant. in that salon, in his
Bailiwick.

Richard Knight was examined, and deposed, that
he was an auaioneer, had taken inventories of cer-
tain goods, which were pointed out to him at War-
dour Castle, at different times • and that these goods
were afterwards sold, by order of the Sheriff; that
there was a vast dcal of valuable property in the
house, consisting of fnrniture, plate, paintings, or-
nameotal china, &c. which was not included in the
inventory.
Mr. GA meow, on behalf of the Plaintiff, observed,
he should content himself at present with the proof
he had given of the property in the house;
Mr. EISISI t, on the part of the Defendant, said,
that the Sheriff was not indemnified by Lord Arun-
del, as stated by his Learned Friend, Mr. GASROW;
hut that be was indemnified by Lord Clifford and
Mr. Arundel, who were trustees fur Lady Arundel,
under a settlement made by Lord Arundel, by
which the estate was only vested fur lite, in bird
and Lady A. undel ; and, in default of younger chil-
d. et., to go exclusively to the only son of Lod
Aruodol. He coatended he had nothing to du with
this es.ate ; and as Lady Arundel WAS then upwards
of sixty years of age, and consequently as there was
not, r n could not be, any male issue, the estate be-
Inn :rd to her, and she might dispose (I it by deed
nr wt. Lord Arundel contrazted con.iderabh,
de'or., and applied t.. has L sly to obt4in, through
trustees, a tuns/ oat of this estate, to pay his crash-

tors, and a slim of 12,0001 was accerd7trzly raked,
which •urn was to be Appr ; I rl'en.nr.,'t f
such of his crzJitors as his slionlJ appai .t
for this, he t•yel. over to the trusters all
• title, and interest, i ..Vardonr Castle; and
i the furniture, p:ute, p.tin• Su.. The questigni •
r the Jury ar i., whether this tie
Pis a fide sransaffion„ or done fur the pu: pose .
of defrzuding his f air and jus; cretlitors ?
Mr. Tier, .:rd ; then ex tasilei on the part of
the 1). fcn.laat. Ifc was Steward to Lord Arund:l,
and d lened, t!:at he was a witness to the dee I in
questio ~ i:ieh was executed on the (ith
IS;)o—he admitted there was a great and valla"dis
colle,ftion of Painting; at Wardoor Cis,le, of very
considerable value ; that there was also a quaatity
of massy plate ; that the chapel was also highly or-
namented, and that the altar-piece was most ma-tni-
ficent; in short, that Wardour Castle was fitted tki in
the first stile of taste and elegance. Abotat the ti.na
that the deed in question was executed, his Lordship
was under great embarrassments, and the Sheriffs'
Officers had paid repeated visits at the Castle; than
by the dire6ti of his Lordship, he had paid off
several executions ; he bad not been desired by
either Lord Clifford, or Mr. Arundel, to pay an 7 of
them ; nor did he know whetherthey wrre apprised
of it or not ; that the farming stack, the horses and
carriages, and part of the furniture, were sold un-
der different Sheriffs' ; he knew the Plaintiff
was the widow of a blacksnith, to whom his Lord-
ship had been indebted many years. He further
stated, that the deed was shewn to the Sheriff's Og•
titer, who came with the Plaintiff's execution. and
that he did not know the contents of it, till the exe-
cutios came in.

It appeared, upon the evidence of the other Wit-
nesses, that the cLeci was prepared ar,J execute.l
a great hurry, at the time these embarrassasence
were meet heavy and pressing.
After some eoesultation, the Jury farad a Ver-
did of 1,:139L 15c. for the Plaintiff.