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London, England, 1824-11-12 00:00:00

LAW LITTFLLIGE.VCE.
COURT OF CILANCHRV, Tilt:lSt/AY, Nov 11.

The Court was unusually thruegesl this moniing ,t a very fitly
hour, from an understanding that the case of the Rev. Nor. fawner
was to route on foe argument. The Isom Cii•tiClLL Ufa enter-
ed the Court soon after ten, when a few uninteresting inotioti
were disposed of, after which Mr. SHnutrrr.t. ruse in irate, that
he std not see how the case of the Atiorney-tieneral Y. rletwitrie
could be brutight on in the absence et the Attorney-GeneraL
The boat, CrlalreELLon inquired it ;ilr. Hart was age atoll
engaged in the cause, and whether he had suilleinnirj ecitevend
Inint hit indisposition to proceed with it.
Mr. FiIuttL•NQUE rephed that Mr. Hart was tette, but ant
quite well enough to attend Court yet.
The case was then pustponed, with the consent a ail parties,
until next Thursday. The auditory appeared to he greatly dump:
panted at this delay. The Elders of A.biun Chapel were al/ pre-
sent. as also a great rusty Ladies.
The Court rose et hall.past eleven.

VICE-CIIANCELLOR'd COURT, Titunamt, Nov. U.

The Court was occupied the whole of the day in hearing CIIIISCe
of 1.0 pubhc importance.

COURT OF KitefilB BENCH, T/IVIIbIIIY, Nov. H.

BREACH OF PROMISE (W 3IARRIAGE.
NICHOLSON NASSAU.

The A•rronualr.GENEWAL moved for a rule to show Cause why
a new trial should nut be had in tile muse. 'floe ground of the ar-
;dietitian was excessive damages : it had been tried at the last sit-
tings at !before the Lord Chief Justice, when a rerdive
was found for the plaintiff-, e mato-a:Ma/. lie (the Attotney-Gr-
neral) knew that it w-s a difficult matter to induce the COUft to
disturb a verdict an the ground of such an application, and felt era
it was necessary to make out a stump case, in °veer to induce th.rt
Lordships to entertain it favoumtoly. the eternal:mewl of the CC-
feudasit strongly sustained the propriety of his application : fits..
he was in a moderate situation no lie. which diaenabled him Croon
defraying such hon.% v damages ; and aeconUly, I• • was in a state
both of mental and bodily imhec:lity st the tit. • of soaking the
alleged premise. The plaintiff was W.-maid at the inn at Sal:.
hill, and al.e was pawned of considtmlilt pertain' beauty ant
at Tactic/eta; the ',introit!' was captivated by them ; he was at the
time, however, in a very infirm stereo. b..ay and mind, and was in
paws:mina of ANN. a-year, which he Tereited from his mother, and
of a freehold estate of about 13W. lie left his friends and tock up
his resident.): at the inn at Salthill, when the plaintiff was bar-
maid. lie continued to reside there for twelve moot, s. Ho led
there a solitary life.. saw no persons but his melital advisets, and
the state of his wind might be judged of from the circumstance of
his ordering capricioualy forty or tiny toasts in one day. wi'in'ut
' having any occasion for the tole of tumor, and also treguently
ins; hot dinners to be prepared, and I. wring them untouched fur
titter or four hours. The defendant rime Icliers to the pd ntit?'tn
this interval--letters which he beia•red were tos) lung fox her to feel
disposed to read. 1.1 laugh.) Their Got:ships would please to
observe, that these• lettet a were written at a tune that the plains.?
Slid defendant weer railing in the same house. and aim st hourly
interviews teak place itetwetti them. specimen of etia corm-
pondence was dated thu►:-_

" 270nr n'elock in the Morning%

" Believe me. and my words are truly and s,.b...anly peouou,ed,
dust I would Court every sfilictimi and volute every harsiscap, d
wild once again view your placid • flank...ince."
It proceeds thus in a subse iment part
• Pity me, forgive me, pray to ilesacn ftir me,—and wltes I
am dead. fbiffel me." (rt Ltugliq
stuother putt of limb:tier to hi the folliming ter t.s:—
•• Said me your forgiver ess, and urn• the Malta-inn alvore pages
to yowl. heart. Until I have niaile toy sill, the accompanying tie.
murandion will enable yuu to possess toy properly a my friends 0:11
know that It is my hand. writing, and 1111: Cuu,r!)- with what it Cut..
aim." _ _

This wet wri•ten in pencil. It was n tlopertal of lit par.tecy to
the plaintiff, and it had the following tuecrt:nytton
31atry Ann Nirhulton•
•• Bar-maid, Sali4aill,
_ " AI, Wren; anal Ink tr;utri%.'• -

From them circumstanecs he (the Attorney-Oeneral) submitted
that the defendant was not of a sa:n• mind at the time of leaking
this disposal of his property, and a itiog these letters. Tb 4
action was brought, tot from a rug :hi of tLe defendant's petsoa,
but fioni a wish to pniettre his put.• ami prapertl•. As to her tie!.
ings being distressed, that was a co:wile:omm impossible to
pose. On Iluaw ramads, tber,fore, he tot red. and principaily un
the round of die dstiaiipered mind of tfr that a rule be
granted to slaw cause.
Mr. Justice itAvi.i:w inquired if she lust her 111111AtiOrl as b:-.
maid at Salthill

The A 1 To RNEY E II A L-Tll4t don not appear, iny
Prd.

The 1.01111C111Ft• J i•sTte r referro: to Lis rotor. It appOr.4
that the plaintiff; at the none of trial. h... 1 not returned to her initia-
tion at Sillthill, which place the li-ft in ecuttiquence of ill.heallt
alleged to be ireurred in eunsequei.ce ..f these clown:stenos.
The ATTOIINEY.C:!NEPIAL said, thai three years of the de•
fondant's rsal income would be necessary to defray the danirqcon.
Mr. Justice 11/.l' LE V.—No ; only one year. He has NIX a
year from his mother, and neLt!y ?Oa a year of fretheld property.
The ATTOltNEv.titaitAtAt. snid :hit he had only IV:. of Mgt-
hold property. The :VOL a year its a gratuity front hie reedier ;
it was optional with her to give it or to withl.eld It.
Their leiiilshios nttsuL•rnl toi.eilier ter a few minutes.
The Loeb ('lilt r JUST:CI: —%'..rte I to estiorate thin la.l)'s
loss I certainly should trot ratitivate it So itigtit at the Jury did
but at the roue time the case does nut appear to me to be one ol
such excretive dassinpoi as to enll upon the Caurt to disturb tit
terdict.--Role refuted.
PAMIT V. WHITTAKER, INTPIPF OP 31.1DtLESLX ♦YD

•t(•. n L 1.

Mr. Mranrn mired that the renhet fonad for the pfsintiff to
this caner slinuld beset aside., and a nonsint enterad up. 'f Ins 11.1.
nn action or tenser a.zainst the late sherd!' n: Sli•dlefez, to ieee:er
the value of certain goals, taken by the eihe.til under a writ Ji
sh e; fe. as. again .t the property of Win. 31•Alowcroft„. of firay
Inn. The writ of esecittion %A, ISMIVti .0 =airy darnag,-s r.ae.
reed by a young woman in an 'maul) .or a breach of promise u!"
marriage. brought against Wu,. Me :dower:Mt. The goods seri:
seize.l in his chambers, and it was fol. the Court to decide whether.
these guols belonged to IVltt. Me:abie..errift or to his uncle. Janice
31eadorcrolt, whose txecotor (the plaintiff), allmwed the goads LJ
remain in the chamber of his nephew, but never made a ITIMILer
of the protarty to him. The trotter at the trial was :or
plaintiff; but lie (M.r. It.) riew snlebitted, that as AV: :. llea-
dowcroft was the usteesible owner, the defendants were justified to
arise the goads in tr.est tun wrier the execution.
The howls Cunt- Jusince referred to the farts ef the 0-.14,
and said that ':sere was ample evi.lecen tender:ll at tile trial. ta
:.how that he goa=ds were tlue ptoperty, rot of the nephew butt o
uncle. arty tls,re w,,v no tivideitee whatever to show LLIL a I:at,' .3.
of the property had been made by the CZCC3tOr of the mitly to L'
neP.sew.