The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LAW I NTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF [NUS RENCII.
BANK OI lINGLAISID.--3.47VRCIA V NAY

Mr. DEOlOl4'll renewed tt motion which he had made in
the lust year, on behalf Dia proprietor of Bank Stu, k for
a mandamus calling on the Hank Dile:lora to hty before
the pinprictors at their next general meeting, an account of
the ethirges and expellees for the management of the Com-
pany', minim, and a statement of their present finances.—
The 4mit nett conned staved, that the affidavits on which he
grounded his present nwiteon were free from the exceptions
nixed araiiist him flu the ro, mar eireneinm-a-ttaniel, that
the applicant had nut called on the Rank Directiws w ren-
der the account required t for that previous to the tile-seat
application such a requisition had been made, and compli-
ance refused.

The Court, after having heard Mr. Denman in support of
his motion, were of opinion they had no authority to inter.
fere on the present occasion by .granting the mandanini, the
Bank of England being a trailing einniatay ; rind if the,,
me to white' e in this business, the Cmirt of K ing's Kn tat h
would hr called, on usher-time auditors to all I l' pit
ales in England, whim any of the partners iu such co/apathies
happened to be Lisssitished w ill, the preceedin.s of the ma-
tutKers of ti.eir coneetus. The only course to he pursued in
Mi. rase was to take tkeserne of the general Maly of pro-
prietors, who view alone competent to settle the dispute.
A. nuttier of partnership, the Coert of Chancery was the
only tribunal to is hick a dimatisfiett partner could ri Wit for
redriss.—fitt efu-ed.

WRIT Or T.ET%II/ FtRI IS.
Mr. F. Prdlrn•k applied to the ('Hutton behalf of Mose-
ley Woolf., for a rule to 1/li4/W cause stilt, two %His cl
(trod facial which bad here e.slied against the property of
Nlr. Moseley Wonite should not be .et aside. lie made
this applicatiim oil afiidasi:s, which stated, that all the
property of Ale. Woolfe in London and Middlesex had
been taken snider these %slit•. He, Mr. Pollock, had
searched the honks with the utmost care, and could find
blot one case which ecnlif at all be construed into an au-
thority for this proceeding ; that was a ram' ri purled in
Shower, 166, under the title id' the king and %Webb ; in
Sir J. Jones, p. Ih3, hinter the title of the King and Wade;
and in Skinner's briktement in p. tinder the same title:
mid this was /4 CilSe or levy antler a levari furies, in n hirh
the path• trolly inlet ested. namely the person to wl
the property taken belonged, did not r.b.j. et to the pro-
ceeding. This case cern' led 110 yenis tiro, and hail
never been acted on since; and he tromed nil the KitlgN
subjects Were hot to be humid by sot h an authority as
unsupported by tiny who...
The Chief Jostice.—How iinsnmiorted, Mr. Pollock
It is the daily practice, that the King may ❑ke body,
land, and goods.

Mr. Pollock.—My Lord, I ran find no snch
Mr. Jostler Bayley.--I will tell von one, Mr. Pollock.
Baron Gilbert oar, " there is att tit ailed a long one, by
ts Melt the Crows: nine take body, land, atid goods." I be-
lieve that is the writ of extent.
Mr. Pailocit.—Yes, wry Lord; het I two find no CAse in
whirl' st defendant having been sentenced to fine 111.11 jilt.
prigonment, a writ of leraei fitrios is.ued immediately to
NAM re payment of the hue. If there writs welt. allowed,
here would be a proceeding, on tht•pa' I of. fobjert which
interfered with the eserei-e of the preroeative•uf merry
011 the part of the (down. T Crown might wee good
ground to remit the fine altegcliter at some tutuic.petted,
and to pardon the defendant.

The 'Chief sltistice said, the present application corn-
plained of nn psi scalar act. lint prone:fried itself on the
kg:defy of the proceeding of the law. 11w-Court enter-
tained no any fact should arise not ef it inks' jou%
to 11Ir. ‘s oldie, the present desist°p of the Coot would
nor %bill I • ,est from his future remedy. It had been
said, that the stillborn:, for this ptcek•eiling trB6 unt to hr
teneived berm's( it onerwied ler the reign of tlie house
of Steal t ; he could teeognice 1,711 ducttine. Tiliti
would be to unsettle and disci ndit dl the decisions of the
.11:dges of those days, n lutist extraordinary proposition.
But the question did not 're,t tin this authority; by the
rosnettin I,tw, the Kier; could take leid!., lands, and goods,
and there was sot doubt he snietit du so in this ease also.

Tin- test of fitekk'uto t agreed in this opinion, and the
application was refused.

unt.r.rNG•wonTrl ftivcrit.

Tlaisa; as an it'll to recover the-valne of a imepe under
the folio o . isnot:owes : —The parties were intimate
acquaintance, nail in April, Ibls. the plaintiff lent the dr -
fend.wit a horse for the day lo gut to Walthamstow ; the de-
fendant arrived safely at his place of destination, and basin
ace 'dished his object, either of busiut•sit or plt asure, he ill
the etching Sri nut 011 hi. return home ; he again rode in
safety and fiat till he arrived at Lon t.as ton, here; how-
ever, he discovered a tailiag off in sleenT,ile ond ev.ilent
ia-
dispusltion in hit nag, he wits obliged to disinidift, and lie e
lenitioated the pleasure of the day. tic lcd his hone ii ith
dillicalty four utiles furtht•t malteds limn, %here he applied
to a farrier far ails lee and aid, who info; nied Win t lteanimal
had got the pipe.. and advised lie should be b cif. and al-
lowed to remain where be was forthe night ; tSc tlefeetliatt,
Itnwevetr, objected to thin, and negeddlis wish, if pos-ihie, in
get the nnimitllvenw to his master's stable. The• farrier gave
the animal seine gin, and the defendant twain prticeetled,
I meting him t,y Ile• bridle towards Wino. Oil the 1111111 the
tt Itt tal fell down, nod WAS with diffienitv g. t up again, and
ultimately reached Whiter ha pel, and w hen at a short dis-
tance *am Inc home he fell Jonsu a ,reonu i itwand expired.
•it win further urged by :Ur. Mat ry att, the plaint 's
Counsel, thnt the defendant had eau• ed the animal's death
by his treatment, hay inE brought un the gripe. by giving him
1110 wrueh water, and not sufficient nat, tit dilute t tent w kilt,
and aneen anti, Arcing feini, when in the extirinity ofpuiu,
tei travel to eon n.

O i ts.e part of the drf •ralnot this etarge wits rebutted,
and it was ronti•sairn lie sr:, rat iiatile to pa) for the animal.
it haw death 1‘11.% Its• net of Ptori I-n e, not neeilera ter! by
iln)- 'nisi mutat I of tile defendant, n ho hail taken all possiti e
cave of him. Tile Jur), haw eiei , found # scrdict far tile
pl-iintitr—Datnap•s 1 It.— Cash 40b.

TIIE KING P. PLATT and athrrg,
.for a Conspiracy/.
Thin was •n indictment ag.tinnt einlit inditidnak-fer a
connl itacy,arming out IA the tont iction of Mr. islt.t et it.n,
an Trennurer of Bethnal Green l'onr-r.or.
-.)17. St rjt ant Pell, WI ttic the.prontention, COlll-

MAY so,

menced stating the case, and lamented that the peace and
tranquillity of this pa akb should still conti iiiii • to he dig-
tuirbed. Ile should be happy if the proceedings of this
day shotild lead to the sejii‘tinent of all dirvotes. and tar
the weans of reconciling die difference of opinion w hick
had so long prevailed among 40 gas at a portion of the corn-
Illtindly so constants d this palish; when
Mr. Searleit, who appeared for the defendants, inti-
mated that they were equally desirous of maturing Ilse
peace and tranquillity of the palish, the opinion they
formerly entertained of Mr. Mee remit having sindergorm
a material change. \Vhera•upon the Chief Justice inter-
posed, and recommended that, if that were really tlu•
desire of both 'rallies, they should suppress all nidenosity,
and that the 'nese!), indictment biamikl not proceed, upon
the understanding that no fusilier in (seceding of auy de-
scription should be taken, which Mr. Scarlet, and Mr.
Gneney, for their clients, pledged themselves should he
the ease; the Chief Justiee at the same time observing,
that the renalt of this indictment should not be considered
nr a trisimpts obtained by either party. Upon witich the
Contowl fur the ',reset WWII consented to a verdict of ac-
quittal. •