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London, England, 1821-04-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CCURT OF CHANCERY, I.t,iromes tsp.
WRSlNtobali, APRIL 1.4.
The I.OIID ChANcsi.i.on slt for two lifters in
his Initiate Moms. Gtr tht purport uf elrlevi.riti out
to the solicitoes orttie'iturties the minutes of hft 11 01
of tring-roonski jOiliftents. It will he see:ed-
ict-tett thut-histeecl.ttile stateist on the lust day he
set in opts Court, !list if Counsel thought it ee-
ovisuty ultrrwardi to call on hew to %tvte ltis feirsood
for the ,iceivoi s he lout come to, lie woll'A du so,
llv l,”ribliip will .it on Friday to hear lunatic
Intl: keel..

Tne first Seal before Term will be on Tuesday
I ext.

COURT OF RING'S BENCH, ttrermixerra.
%Veva vonae, APRIL 25.
LLEN v. YUcKRR.
TlOi cause was tried berme Mr. Baron Wtewl„
at the Siotvag Assics• of telt). for Devote. it was
all *elitist by the assignees elf a bankrupt. and the
question for drci.ion was the validity of the act of
bankruptcy. which in this case was an asaiguruent
of part of the bankrupt's estate to certain of Its
creditors, by millet' their debts were dream.), and
Elio is further stein of money which they were to
adisancg to hint to continue to carry on his trudva
After the-deed was tzecuteati by the bankrupt, trout
some failure in the pieties, it was never carried itito
execution. The Jury Intend a verdict for the Plait!.
tiff, 'affirming the act of bankruptcy,
Mr. MOOttb: being uow celled 0:0011 tO 611111r0r1 leis
rule oldattied in Miciaaeluirs Terns Isot. contended
that the deed of assignment was not excepted itr
contemplation of bankruptcy, but mks security fur
sit intended loan which was never made.
The Court held that the deed fill within the
mranieg of Cie statute of James, and must be
deemed to have been executed iu coeteutplation of
bankruptcy.— Rule refused.
PITMAN V. BRIDGES.
This was aii action of !rover, tried before Mr.
Justice Burroitgli, at the Spring Assizes for the
county of Suffolk. The Defendant was an Attor-
ney, and it was to rico.er a deed which lee held
that the action was brought. It 'imitated that a
women, reamed Scott, hurl lent the Film of 8001. on
mortgage, to a man named Lotlyer ; it was after-
wards eished to assign the mortgage deed to l'i;.
mate out Mrs. Scott consented to the transfer.
She then received 821/. and after the decd had
been pr.-pored by the Plaintiff's A [trolley, it was
by t er desire handed to the Defendant (her Attar-
) for lea pmts.!, and he refused to give it uti
tit the Plaintiff till his charge for iiispecting it bad
been paid. 'rinse were the nets as they eppearrd
on the trial. The Jury found a verdict fur the
Mr. WiLLIAMS lead on a former day obtained h
rule to *hew cause why a new trial should not be
had, on the ground that a* Mrs. Scott was entitled
tee be b•trite free of all expense, the Defendant,
who had been employed by her, had certainly a
claim for his efturges.
The rule was now opposed by Mr. Setjeatit PELL,
who contended tied Puritan could not be liable to
Bridges, as lie had never given any directions to
him on the subject; and at all events, if Mrs. Scott
was entitled to be borne harmless us to expense, site
should have covenanted for it previously to taking
the money.
Mr. Moons followed on the sante side.
Mr. ABRAMS supported the rule nisi, and con.
tended that as Bridges had, in the pet-sisal of the
deed, discovered an error which would have beret
prejudicial to Pitman, he was on that account abo
entitled to claim against him.
The COURT held that ate attorney could only
have a lien on papers where there was a contract
either express or implied between him and the prio-
r:lpol, and in the present case there was tome. The
error which he hod discovered hit the deed was gra-
tuitous to the Plaintiff.
Rule discharged.

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The Bill for explaining and amending certain
Acts relating to Stamp Dulles, and for extruding
relief in cases of spoiled stamps. as amended by the
Committee of the House of Commons, has bent
printed. The preamble states, s• Whereas it is ex-
pedient to reduce the stamp ditties granted and im-
posed by an Act and schedule thereto, made and
passed in the 55th year of the year of his late Ma-
jesty, • intituled Au Act for repealing the Stomp
Duties on Deed., Law Proceedings, and other writ-
ten or printed Instruments, and the Duties on Fire
Insurances. and on Legacies and Successions to
personal Estate upon Intestacies, now payable in
Great Britain, and for granting other Dues in lieu
thereof," &c. Then follow the enacting clauses,
with the schedule annexed of the now duties, from
which the following is an extract :
Samassitrer.—Aily deed or instrument, whether solace.
tary or gratuitona, or upon any good or saleable conside-
ration (other than a band fide pecuniary cousideration),
whereby any sums of money, whether limited or unlimited
in smount,aed wbeulser theretofore charged or charralole, or
by such deed or instrument made, dr noro, charged or clonge-
able on any lands, tenements or bereditaments or heritable
SURREY SESSIONS.
anijeets,or spun any chi nets real or personalor not so charge.
able ; and if so charged or chargeable, whether to be raised at ______,---
all events or sot; or whereby any share or shares (whether li- THE COAL. TRADE.
mited tor unlimited in nmonist) in any of the Government or Yesterday the Court sat again, pursuant to ad.
Parliamentary storks or fonds, or in the stocks tint, fonds of journment, to determine upon the memorial of
the Governor sail Company of the Rank of England, or of mr. T. Bridheld praying that F. Bigg. Esq.
the East India Company, or of the South Sea Company; or ' ` '
whereby any annuity or annuities, rent charges, or other the principal coal-meter for the county of Sarre),
annual payrneut or payments, or any part or shore thereof, should be dismissed from his office, on the ground
shall be settled, or agreed to be settled, spun or for the of sunleersation of dint.
benefit of any person tor persons, either in possession or re. The case of the memorialist havia., been closed
version, either absolutely, or conditionally, or eontingently or atone s Ity
Li
for life, or other partial interest, or is any manner what-
on pr
mover, or Made liable to any trust or purpose whatsoever. frir. NOLAN now replied. He spanker chielly tys
If such sum or sums of money, or the value of such the Vvideoce winch, he cmitemdoil, had 'utterly
share or shares in all or any of the said storks ur failed to support the memorial,
fonds, or the value of such annuity or annuities, The Court was then adjourned for nn hour,
rent charge or rent charges or other annual pay-
daring which time the Bench retired to a private
m went or payments, or the part tor parts thereof so
settled or agreed to be settled (such value to be room to consult. 0:i their return-.-
',renamed as hereafter mentioned) or both stall The CHAIRMAN, addressing Mr. Bigg, said that
amount to 1,00.i1 f 1 15 the Court had weighed every material circumstance
And if the same shall amount to 1,0001. and nut tint had lian.pired during the time that they Karl
amount to 2,0001.
been occupied, very properly, upon this how, and,
And if t!oe same shall amount to 2,0001, sold not
amount to 3,1)001
. .
And if the same shall amount to 3,000/. and not duty of the principal meter was to stand .betsvrei.
amount to 4,0001.
And if the same shall amount to 4,000/. and not front the latter, by preventing fraud both in the lutes-
amount
amount to' ,000/.
sure and the quality of die cord. The aseesurnel
And if the same shall amount to 5,0001. and not
monism !0 0,0001.
And if the some shall amount to 6,11001. and nut thcipoied ni, the fraud. of cuithwleolcrs, but (ruin- .
amount 107,0001 9 0 timely for him co such thiirge had been proved, cc
And if the same shall amount to 1,0410/, and no
amount to 8,000/ lO 0 teni even nipti-ill to be proved, as the only smite nee
.
of the Court ou such an uccairion moot be tn.!
And if the same shall amount to 8,0001. and toot
amount to 10,000!.
And if the same AA mould to 10,0001. and not I were clearly of opinion that Vie charge of having
amount to 12,0001.
And if the same shall amount to 12,0001. and nut meters to do the duty of the office , ihnu u
t been sb:
amount to 15,000!
20 ° atiintiated; and the Court directed that for the fixture
And if the same shall amount to 15,0001. and nut
amount to 20,1100/ 3O 0 he should provide a greater number. There were se-
And if the same shall amount to 20,0001. sir upwards 45 0 -vela) other charge.s upon winch the evidence was lot
slight, and tome numb which no evidcnee at all had
And slime any notch deed or instroment as last men-
tinned, togenter with any schedine, 'copilot, or
-Marti adduced. These the Court would pass ,uvrp.
other matter put or endorses) thereon, or •natexe .1
The next clisirge u Inch presented itself was Ow
thereto, than motion 2,160 word, ur upwaola,
ahem for every eattre quantity of 1,060 wools , of having allowed Fishes. to -- the
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