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London, England, 1825-01-14 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TnuRsDAY, JAN. 13.

The Court was occupied for the whole day In hearing further
arguments on a motion that has engrossed its attention tor the last
three days.
At halt-past three o'clock, Mr. Prmarivow having concluded,
The VICE.CHANCELLOI said, that he should be prepared to
give judgment in a day or two.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, THURSDAY, JAN. 13.
Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice LITTLEDILE and
eotramoi Juries.

This day was appointed to try the Special Jury causes, among
which was Duncan r. Trend and others. for a libel ; but on the
business of the Court being opened it was announced that all the
Special Jury causes bad been postponed till to.morruw.

DOBELL V. STEVENS.

This was an action on the cue to recover damages from the de-
fentlant, for having made various misrepresentations to the plain-
' iff. by which he had been induced to enter into a certain contract
with the defendant for the purchase of a lease of a public-house,
called the Ship, in lvy.lane, Newgate.street, and had thereby
sustained considerable loss. The damages were laid in the declara-
tion at 5001. The defendant pleaded the general issue.
Mr. SCARLETT stated the cane to the Jury. This was an action
brought to recover datnages, which the plaintiff had sustained in
consequence of a very gross fraud practised on him by the defendant,
and which had occasioned his client to suffer much more than he
(31r. Scarletts should be able to receive at the hands of the Jury.
The plaintiff was by trade a plumber and glazier, and haying
from the profits of a good business realised a pretty large sum of
money; he was desirous to lay it out in some other way, anti after
consulting with his friends he determined upon investing it in the
public-house line. In the month of January, 1821, he heard that the
Ship public-house, in ivy-lane. New/gate-street, was to be let, and
he applied to the broker employed by the detendant to dispose
of the premises, tor the particulars, who infitrmed him, that the de-
fendant had represented the rent of the house to be IW. per enntent,
that lie let nut the tap belonging to the premises at 1121. per annum,
and two other apartments at 271. per annum, thereby rtducing the
rent to the aunt of 23/. per annum. He also represented that the
trade of the house amounted to 240/. a month; the quantity of
porter drawn being seven butts, and the amount of spirits sold
1601. per month. Upon these representations the plaintiff was to
make his calculations whet he ought to give for the lease and good
will of the house. Ile and the broker then met at defendant's.house,
and the plaintiff then asked the defendant whether this Yuman ex-
aggerated account, who replied that it was made at the lowest esti-
mate. The plaintiff on that assertion determined on taking the
house, and before leaving the defendant agreed to give him VAIL
for the lease, and to take the fixtures at a valuation : 501. was then
paid down as a deposit, a memorandum of the ront:act was made,
and it was appointed that the parties should meet the following day
to sign a proper stamped agreement, which they accordingly did.
On the sth of Feb. an assignment of the !we was executed by the
defendant to the plaintiff, who paid the former 4101. being the re-
mainder of the consideration money, and 3601. for the fixtures and
stock, at which sum thee had beta valued, and entered into pos-
session of the premises:lThe plaintiffapplied himself sedulously to
business, but what was his surprise when he found that riots ith.
standing all his exertions. he could not make his returns amount to
more than 116!. a month, :he spiri:s return being only 90 odd

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