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London, England, 1821-08-01 00:00:00

GANILRUPTS.

Mr. flouts asked permission to mention several
petitions in this bankruptcy which called lot im-
mediate hearing, and which could he may hea rd
before his Lordship. A petition hod been pretiesit-
ril to set aside she commission of bankruptcy, out
the ground that their was no petit iusiiiig creditor's
debt. It war referred to she Commissioners to in-
quire into it, and they had reported in humor of the
petitioning creditor'. debt. since which an appeal
hod been entered ageism that report. There WWI
another petition pending fora longtime. the 'im-
port of which was to cut down the whole of the
assignee's debt. There was also a ',onion of the
Solicotor, who took nut the commission, pro) ing tlist
he might be paid Isis costs up to the time of the ap-
pointment of the assigneta. which► Ina Honour the
Vice-Ckaucelissr declined heating until slit. appeal
was disposed of by his Lordship. What he (the
Leisured Ceshasei) had to ark of the Court was, that
all the petitions might be heard together ou tut
early day.
The LORI, CUANCELLOII" Let them ba all
put down at the head of my Bankrupt Petition

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, LO/DON,
JULY 31.
Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE mad II
Common Jury.

PHIPPET V. HEARNE. •
This was 1111 action for assault and false impri-
so ))))) rut. The Defendant had pleaded the general
issue, Apr Gei/ty. and also • special plea, that the
Plaintiff had in his presence stoleu a box of lace,
for which the Defendant had him taken into the
' custody of a peace officer. This the Plaintiff de-
bird, on which issue was joined.
Mr. Scanitere stated the case fur the Plaintiff.
whom he described as • respectable young wan
who followed the business of a factor or COMIIIISI•1011
agent. He had heard that the Defendant, who is an
ion-keeper, keeping the King's Arms, Sitowhill, li.d
a box of lace to dispose of, on which he had a lien
of 40/. The Plaintiff mentioned she lace to a
friend of his, named Brydges, a lacemaii,who agreed
to look at the lace, and if he approved of it, to
advance the 401. required. The Planitiff accord-
ingly went to the Defendant's with his frieud
Brydges, who, approving the lace, produced the
40/. and gave it 19 the Defendant, who demanded
7s. more, which being paid by the Plaintiff, he was
about to take the ho; of lace away, but the De-
fendant then threw down • seal, d paper, which he
siail•Sres all they should have for their money.
Budges said he would have his money Lack again,
and laid hold of the Defendant's hand and wrested
the notes sway from him, but fearing that he
should not be able to retain them, as the Defendant
called his servauts, he dashed his hand through
the window awl gave them to his porter, who was
waiting outside to carry the lace away. The De.
reorient then sent fora constable, and charged then.
both with robbery, and tiny were in consequence
taken to the (311 wpm-street Conipter, and detained
for two hours, and afterwards taken before the sit-
ting Magistrate at Guildhall, who immediately dis-
missed the charge. Brydges had brought Iris ac-
tion and the damages had beep settled by the She-
riff. Mr. Phippet now brought his action, and the
Derandinit had the audacity to put on the record as
a justification that the Plaiutiff had committed a
felony, which was such au aggravation of the origi.
nal injury, that he was sure the Jury would mark
their *ease of its the damages which they would
award to his client, winless the charge of rehaby was
mast satisfactorily made out.
Joh° Jackson Brydges examined by Mr. AD01...
PHUS.—Witness is • laceman at Wood.astrest.
Cheapside ; knows the Plaintiff; he entered into a
treaty for the purchase of some lace in Defendant's
hands on the 29th March last ; he went on the fol-
lowing morning with Plaintiff, who told the De,
resident's wife that he had an order for her to obeys
a box of lace which he was going to purchase.--.
Site produced the box, wlwu the Defendant came
its and said mime., was welcome to look at the
lace, and he did so, and found it was wwttb more
than 401.; and venues* then said he would advance
401. on the lace, sad took the money out of his