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litutte, upon paling 31. Its. lb tilts mule e.
offer half his profits to Chattle. provfied fie
serould procure him Debtors to be discharges!, as he
should always find hail for them in
.London. 'the
rear was a gene r.l letter to all the Prisoners. stat-
ing his terms for procuring their discharge, viz. for
a debt of 101. nine shillings per cent. ; for 201.
fifteen per cent. and so in proportion. A certain
sum for the certificate, another for the plea, &c.
Lord ELLENBOILOUGH All this is very shabby.
to be sure, and. however mean it is for a professional
man to make these kind of charges, the whole mat-
ter still rests upon supposition ; it is not aau-
ally a crime in itself; but we want to know if
be has used any undue means to procure their dis-
charge?"
The ArroawrY.GENtt A L said, he thought be
could satisfy the Court, that he was to procure sham
bail for those debtors, in London. On a former day, he
had brought up two persons t.) bail Mutton ; excep-
tions were taken to then: ; one never made bis ap-
pearance, and the other was found not to be worth
one farthing in the world. Besides, in a part of
the letter to Chattle, which was rendered imperfect
by the seal, were (after stating that he could procure
bail) these words ; " Lot the amount be what it
may, I can bail the P (meaning Prisoners) at 3
shillings in the pound."
Lord Est.L1:1101401101i-•••" He may indemnify the
bail, and then he may think himself entitled to
those fees. He cannot hire them for the job. How-
ever, as he has not said how he can procure the
bail. and this part of the subjea is not quite so in-
telligible, upon his part, as we could wish. I think
Ise must answer the affidavit."—Rule granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Ming' ,Jetia 111

DEAN V. SILITT•
We formerly stated some of the leading fads in
this case, the substance of which was, that a Gen-
tleman of the name of Smith:. an Attorney, having
been employed by the PLaintif. Mr. Dean, to release
a Bond eat-Annsity, granted by the Defendant to
Mr. Dean. fot the sum of 30001., after receiving
the money. refused to pay it to is Client, al.
I.:ging that he, Mr Dean, was not o,sound mind,
or capable of managing his own aifain.
Mr. Serjeant Sucentats, on° behalf of the
Plaint.fr, read affi.'avits o: Mr. Dein a two bro-
thers. use surgeon, servants, and people in the habit
of seei, g and conversing with him, all of whom
stated. that Mr. Dean had laboured under a hi,. r
complaint, which had rendered hiss continual:y ap-
prehensive of death for several year, past, but that
his mind, memory, and understanding, were per-
frilly sound and unimpaired, and that he was suf-
ficiently able to manage his own affairs. Upon such
evide •ce, the L-arid Serj,int submitted to their
Lordships, that the money which Mr. Smith bad
received from Mr. Brett, ought to be paid over to
Mr. Dean.
Mr. Serjeant M•11$11 ALL stated, that the mo-
sey was in the hands of Bankers, and ready to be
paid. whenever it was ascertained that Mr. Smith
would be safe in doing so. Mrs. Dean, who was
anxious to receive the money out of the hands of
her husband's agent, had never yet ventured to
swear that he was of sound intellect, although she
must have had the best opportunity of ascertaining
the fact. Mr. Smith, however, having been ap-
pointed by Mr. Dean one of his trustees. conceived
that :,e might afterwards have an important trust to
fulfil, and might be made re.ponsitle for any radi-
ans of procedure ; he therefore liesitated, tall he
should know the pleasure of the Court as to whom
he should pay the money.
The Court thought that, as the soundness of Mr.
Dean's intellects was supported by the affidavits of
his two brothers, who were next of kin the money
might safely be paid over to the Plaintiff.