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LAW .VOTICES.

OOP*? OP 111124011 RENCR.—TRI9 Div, ae lllLvar.itutt Thos.
311.1dCres rovolnon Juries.
et subtly. lit I.tortan v. Dttal..a v. 111•Taagazt
M 'owry v. Pbt..tip• V. P. Dote =e. Wyatt
Riebbtals ',MOOR Bare 1. B. Vt . Pirko Wain v. St. Jobe
MI v. IWO et 1101011 9. Thaltuasun Dlckinatat v. Applatua
aims' 1 Obllggsw V• Baca
st§oo, billet v. Nance
Dar', DT. j . Willlkille v. Vlpand Catlutv v. Pranton
voibou a. MOOS V. IC I opt .Rll U Milani T. Ridge
Idaltvrootlit. Ileivltt v. 1..44 Rittabeth Daniel v.
Soon T. ibleatt •. Hopley Wettero
IR4tty v. I.gbidd rant .r. Skawe O'Brien v. Glbbe
ta:Oolt v. Wow liaseafind v. Ml's,. ilaynwud v. Jobn•ou
.I'..rmat v. Kasai. girt
COURT OP

13111tON
Inurned Sittings atter Tel
114111teset Common Jarie.
Debra*, V. Wilcox

PAT, AT 11$.

Chwelk Hottt►7ar4
rnd anotbrt
Poe •..IA•p•F••
ktantr•. Caletborpe
nittOn •. Bristow
..I'ttaig•il v. Tumuli
Silly I. Ilart

Tucker v. liwyuge
)44:eRau v. Churchill
SU:Oxnard v. Brow u

Atinway V. Pritchard
Brame V. Ham.
Trench and another V.

•nd anniber
bar V. Inball
Denmark v. Townmend

Same
Curtis ♦. Same
honelly V. MIMI,
Hayden V. Same.

GOVIIT OF

KICREI4I:EIL—Tmis
iollons at Grey's Inu-ha

VAT, it Tow.

LAW IXTELLIGENCE.

ROLLS COURT, ‘repwainAT, HAT 10.
unActs _ _

In this ease, a gentleman of the name of Jrbn Hicks died in
ISM, possessed of considerable estates in Cornwall ar.d Bucks, and
leaving a will, by which he gave a life.imerest in part of the
water to his daughter, the defendant, with the remainder to hie
Pis
(by another daughter), the plaintiff. The plaintiff, by
Ins met of gin (being an infant), applied some time ago to the
Inapt for an injusetion to restrain the defendant from cutting dove
timber. and praying that a receiver and woodman might be ap-
plauded. The injunction was granted. but the latter part of the
pram was refused. The plaintiff 11101 appealed against that
m; of the prayer which had been refused and was now pending.
The defendant now applied fur a reference to the Master, to inquire
whether it was nectsaary that certain trees should be cut for the
purpose or repairs.
Mr. 1105,E appeared for Mrs. llcarle, the party now ap.
'lir. Su oDEX, who appeared for the plaintiff, opposed the peti-
tion and applied for the costs.
Other Connsel appeared for the testator's widow, a co-defendant.
who hid an 'inanity charged on the estates, and who also asked fur
bee aim.
Mr. House mid, the estate' were charged with annuities to a
greater amount by 4301. than the annual income of the estates,
which, for some time past, had been paid by Mrs. Hearle.
His LORDSHIP said, this petition neither stated the nature of
**suit, nor the state in which it was. He had, indeed, learnt
from the Bar that the bill had been filed for the purpose of taking
the usual accounts, and, as it had been stated on one side and de.
need on the other, for the Coun's decision upon the rights of the
parties. The Vice-Chancellor had granted the injunction, and the
present application was, merely by a side wind, to get an order
modifying the injunction, or to dissolve it gsioad the timber which
the Master might think c.c.:every to be cut. If any application
iraemossiery to have been made, it ought to have bees made to
the Vice-Chancellor; and ther.fore, his department of the Court
could do nothing but dismiss the present petition with costs, as
against all parties.

COURT OF SING'S BENCH, AI AY 10.

xiti Priws.

This morning the LoID linter jiSTict proceeded to Guilds
ball, inhere he adjourned the Court pro forma until the 17th inst.
After eards his Lordship proceeded to Westminster Hall.
(Before Middlesex Juries.)
LEACH V. AAAAAA AND !VITA.
Thtt was an avian brought by a tenant of a room in the parish of
St. Alartin in tilt. Piolle, against hie landlord and a broker, for an
ill-gel and entl,iVf distress.
It appeared from the opening of 31r. SCAILZTT, subsequently
borne out by the evidence adduced. ,kit the rent being in forcer to
the amount of Of. 54.. the whole of the miserable property In the pre-
mises worth about 30f., was seized and sold for the amount of the
rent due. A constable of the parish of St. Pancras was called in,
ticitead of a constable of the parish where the distress was made, as
required by the statute, and one of the appraisers. instead M being
au indifferent perwet, was the broker's follower, who was left in
possession of the property after the levy was made, at half • crown
a da.
The COMMON SERGEANT then addressed the Jury for the
landlord Barrett, and contended that this wan a cue of very great
hardship upon him. as he hod leniently PRIE:D..I the small weekly
rent Olive shillings to amount to the slim of St es. and when he
made a distress, as he was jnetty entitled to do, this action had
Dery brought because there was sonic trifling informality.
31r. F. Pot.J.oes. addressed the Jury for the defendant Smith,
the broker, and contended that he had done nothing on the present
occasion to render him liable to damages.
Witneeete were then called to prove that the appraisement and
tole were fairly made ; but on the cross-examination of a man
named White, who was left in possession, it appeared that he had
botight a leather trunk for a shilling (his own apprabsement), and
the defendant Smith bought a table. Being naked whether he had
not token indecent liberties with the niece of the plaintiff; he posi-
tively denies, it. but after much evasion, admitted that he caught
bold of the hand 01 manlier female who came to the premises for
the protection of the niece, and attempted to pull her on his knee.
Mr. SCAILETT then called the plaintiff's niece, an interesting
opt about fifteen 5 masa age, who swore positively that, during the
time Mrs. Leach was gone out far the purpose of endeavouring to
AN. the rent, the witness White thrust his hands into her bosom,
and took other liberties with her. _ . .

It further '''''''''' by the evidence of another witness, that in
consequence of White's Indecent conduct, Mrs. Leach raid that it
was impossible for her to *main longer on the premises with such
a parson ; and a^cordingly she and het children were obliged to
sore the room, and depend on the clarity of a friend for an asylum.
The l'sratatotr BEII4IIAXT addressed the Jury upon this cvi.
donee, and c•tatended that the defendants ought not to be responsi-
bie for White's misconduct.

_
Mr. St:Alt LETT made • powerfnl appeal to the Jury on the
groin oppression with which he said this case was characterised,
sod tiesigrantig the witness White as " a fellow who looked as If
lie witulo fight wiih a tat Orr a cheese-paring," put it to the Jury
as a ease of extreme atrocity, when the distress of an unfortanate
howdy woo aggravated by the Insults of such a person.
The Lost) cuttE Jutrrice gummed op the whole of the evi-
dence to the Jury, and they found for the plaintiff: Danisges 301.
This case lasted until one o'clock, after which the Lord Chief
Jwitice tried two undefended causes, and they went to attend the
Privy Council on the Recorder's Report.

GaURT OF COII3ION PLEAS, WZDNICIDAY. MAY 10.

S;Oiuga alter Term, iv I. don. befiee the LORD CUIEF
TICE and a common ✓at y.
1.1.0 VD 6. WuYTEHEAD.
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Mr. geigelltll V A UIIHII- 11 aoli 31;:(1411TTTenriducted the plain.
tifra ease, and Mr. taut/cant WILL... and 3lr. C. PUILLIPII the
dafandant'a.

Mr. Sergeant VArellala said this was an anion brought to re.
curer dantagea for iiljttry sustaited by the plaintiff's wife, in con.
sequence of her heel, K nur.ed a child belonging to the defendant,
tie said btiog afflicted will, syphilis. The Jury would hear from
tee of the witnesses, a medical Irian, that the pour woman was so
adjured as for ante lime to lose her eye-rest i that her whole
worm became effected. The Jury would hare to decide, whether
or ant the injury sus•itinerl by the wife wan in comic-
quanee of her hoeing suckled the plaintiff's child. The child dial
to a most deplorable state f and the plaintiff's wife. from hawing
freed • meet healthy woman, became emaciated, which was the re.
atilt of her heel b hieing sustained a deep injury. The Learned
bnegeant regretted baring to lay before the Jury a case invoking s
statement of such a painful nature.

SI r. J. ti:di was rotten estarrirned. He had been In practice for
the last thirty years. Ile attended the plaintin's site in her ac-
oesseisement, which tr.ek place. be believed. in Her child
shortly after died. lie attended dirs. Whytehred also in 1822,
sada simile circumstances. The plaintff's wife applied to him
is get her a child in we .nurse, and he seta her in Mrs. Whyte.
bald two or three days sfierws,cia. This was in December. Ile
soismementle saw the c;.11,1 at the plaintifi.'s hnuse. The child
was then afflicted with thrash. and n h the rid gum on the chest,
was, and lace. A few days aft., this he went to see the child,
when he was told that he era. to do nothing for it. Imagining this
elder to have come from the parents, he did not :lain visit the
thild. In the fallowing January the plaintifl"s wife rams to con.
suit him, she navhir an 'rooting:, which then appeared a common
eruption only. on her face and sans. In the course of two or three
mon he the eruption put on no aingattr an appearaute. that witness
was induced to advise with tie. Calloway, of St. Thomas's Hos-
pital. Ile could not say . haw the eruption was obtained. Tilt
glands of the poor wnnian's breast were much .1 and in.
tamed. Witness has had many cares nt eruption under his care,
where there has nes been the least reason for supposing it to pro.
and from venereal taint. PM' 'trs wife being • poor woman, he
advised her to go to floy'il Hoovers', which she did.
¶'he Loup Cuter .0111/TlCK—Brother Vaughan. will you
Claw me to speak to my Brother Wilde ? Ithink you will trust
roes

Mr. Sergeant VatrofllAlt.o, certainly, my Lord.
The LOAD Cutts' JUSTICE haring consulted with *r-
emote Wilde, observed, that the Learned Sagami would speak to
Yr. Sergeant Vaughan.
The two hesitted Sergeants then retired into the Lord Chief
Justices private room. When they had returned into Court.
Mr. Sergeant said he was stockpile it should he dis•
Ili esl7 underatood. that what he was about to do 'hunk! not be
avnaideel cry conceasion. Ifs utterly diselnimed, on the Part of
ids client. there being any fusotiatioo for the 47011% calumny at.
tempted to be set up by the present action. lie was prepared,
eras through the plaintiff's wunesaes, to show that there was i.o
pecteocs foe the iinputatinn. After what had been kindly Intl-
bwred by his Lordship, however, he was &spewed to give to suffer.
(fig humanity that Web the plaintiff could not have obtained by a
girdle t bat he would (swede this only on condition of there being,
in the part of the plaintiff; a total disclaimer that tilers was any
ground for ilia imputation.

Alf. Sergeant VAUGHAN said he concurred entirely in all that
had fallen Senna his Learned Brother.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said the conduct of the defendant
was highly creditable to him. There was not the slightest ground
for supposing that the defendant had any guilty knowledge of the
diftesse with which the child was afflicted ; but it %nubd be exceed-
ingly hard on the plaintiffs, who were poor people, if they went out
of l'ourt burdened with the costs of the suit,
By the consent of both parties, a juror was then withdrawn.