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LAW INTEL M:EXCH.

covat OF KING*); DKNCH, We/isolate',
ItsconsulPav,•Jrcv b. • •
Refer* the LoniellftfJuslies Assam.

WANT c. 1/11111114211..
Mr. Gnaw's' stated tii she Jerry, that this was a *Mao
brought by the Plaintiff. *ho is a surron and apothecary,
lately residing in Roots,ll.plowe, rittrorrerare, avid Clues.
duo-square, homers Tower, against the Drktirl..no, who Is
ner-serig.r to the Commissioners of Dinkritpts. The Intim
tom oblate Plaintiff. to bringing this set ion, wa. to try Ole
validity of a esiminission of lorrArtipt whirl. had been taken
Dot again.t him looter the fullioeing etre 00000 rtances:—The
Plaititiff boil, in Hnrslh 1811% entered into a partner.
Mails with a DC Reece (well titiowil as the accourlseur of
Juanita Southrotl), it, the heroines. of a sat ,eon andapothe-
eary,in Clarcioluti.aspi are, Sinners TOWn; they were to stuck
the shop jniatly, and money was agreed to be raised on their
joint seetwities fur the porpoises of the partnership. The
business had nut been leng carved ON, before it was disco-
vered by Dr Reeve not liolte so profitalitc as he bad ex-
pected, sod it was advertised to be sold; but differences
having arisen between him and the Plaintiff, a bill for 1001.
which bad hers drawn by Dr. Reece on the Plaintiff, and
accepted by him for the purposes of the partnership, was
Potty:lid forwasd, and one Aden's, who was stated to be the
hiil.h.r. Inverse the I it creditor, at whose instance
a docket us, struck, and a commission -of trioktropt sued
out against the Plailititr on die 15111 January last ; the vali-
dity of which was the real issue which the Jury had tole,.
The grommets on which he should emitted that his client sea
rut.te•A to their verdict, were, first, that there wad at the
liuse of issuing the Clllll,lllißlo/1 no petitioning creditor's
debt; and, secondly, that no act of bankruptcy had been
committed.
John' Fry. Clerk to the Defendant, Handier, proved, that
one Oliver was, by direction of the Defendant, put into paw-
alla,l9ll of the Plaintiff's
Mr.Galaiga, fur the Defendant, contended that there
had berm a trailing, an act of bankruptcy, and that there was
at the time the conmaimiiou liaised a petitioning creditor's
debt—of the Aral, tbere could be no doubt, as the Plaintiff
sold drugs ; the act of bankruptcy he should prove by Dr.
Reece himself; mid his Learned Friend might Own have an
opportunity of imagine tug him as to the partnership of whielt
be had said so much. As he made nu doubt of eiiiisittishing
all the points to their ssitstaction, lie should ditto he ',mi.
tied to, and had au doubt of having, their verdict.
The commissiou of bankrupt was Slim put in and
proved.
Dr. Reece sworn —lle stated that at the time the bill fur
lOW. was drawn, the Plaintiff was indebted to bins upwards
of 1001. for goods supplied In tore the partnership was en-
tered into. He resat st.berr tut 00000 g to the Medi-
case Hall, in Picerohlly, about the lltis January last. He
*anted to know if the holder of the bill for IDOL then over-
dose, was proceeding against him, as, he said, a suspicious.
lookisig means like • Sheriff's officer had been take to his
house, mad lie was determined nut to go home again.
(In his erosa-examisiatiun by Mr. GUNN, V, he acknow-
ledged that although so writioga bad been executed till the
80th September 1819, that there ma, a verbal agreement for
a partnership so catty as March, and he thought the goods
were sent iu between April sad September. 'the Rill fur
1001. he bad given about 10 days before it was due lit Alr.
Phillips, bit attorney, who was employ, d to defend this ac-
IMii by Mr. Adams.
Mr. Phillips strorn.—lle received the bill of 100 f. from
Dr. Reece, as part payment of his account; he endorsed it
to Adams, the petitioning creditor, who gave him the money
for it.

Several witnesses were called, who proved that the Plain-
tiff wee regularly encoding his ;maims.; and his maid.
airvant swore be was uevir denied to any persnis, when at
bowie.
Mr. CuEstv addressed the Jury, calling their attention
to the improbabilities of Dr. Reece', evidence

His LA;rdship thin cha►ged the Jury, mid had proceeded
but a shoat time, n ben the Forman said that, to save the
time of Hui Court, the Jury declared these was nu necessity
fur Isis Lordship proceeding any further, as they were not
acidified as to the act of bankeuptey. His Lorilidlip said it
was certainly a mot remarkable tiling that a man should
choose to involve hini.elf iu a colualosion of bankruptcy
rather thaw recover the amount from another person whose
name was on his security, as 1)r. Reece% was un the hull in
the preseut caar.—Veidiet fur the Pliintilf.

TUE.4I4Y, JULY 4.
FRANCIS tf. THE PROPRIEToRS or DIILItY-LANE

TUCA TRU.
This wee oil Betio!' for goods 'old and delivered.
The Plaintiff is one of those creditors who refused
the composition of los. in the pound, and hr slow
sought to recover 1,3041. 5/1. for colours furnished
to the theatre.

The defence was, that the exorbitaitt charges of
the Plaintiff put ray out of the quesltuil.
The account was then put in ; ■nd a witness
named.

Strahan, a varnish and culour-manufacturers
being cross-examined as to the resronahleness of the
items. adinitivil that the wholesale price of Dutch
pink (charged by Air. Francis at one shilling per
ponnd) was tier-price ; and of rose-pilik (also
charged at a shilling) sixpence.
The Loan Cm Jt iiltE thought that the
Milord* would display good Judgment in allowing
the matter to Ire arranged elsewhere.

It was finally agreed to refer all matter• in dispute
to two gentlemen of the bar.

OLD BA11.1:Y. WEDNIIDAY, JULY 5.

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Befure tke Commox Suu tart awry MkWere: Jury.

ROBBERY OF THE siusTor. MAIL
_ _

John Amity., a young 1111110, was put to the hai, cheered
with the robbery of the Bristol sued-coach in January last.
The Prisoner was clisrged is the indictment with stealing
131. the properly of Mr. Thus, Stevens, (iron the said mail, the
other large property first upon that encarion nut being in-
cluded, although ineniinurd in the (wove of the evidence.
Severn) witnrsses were called In establish the charge
against the Prisoner. It appeared in their evidence, that be
sent by the mainline of The Dube of Welliaglax. In his
defence several W 11.111.111143 were called to prove an alibi.
The COMMON SEIutANT armored up the evidence with
great minuteness and perapicisily, and the Jury, after retir-
ing foe nearly an hour, returned a verdict of
'lbis cam, frum its public importance, and frum the ex-
traordinary conflicting testimony adduced, excited the
strongest interest, and the Court was crowded the whole of
the flay. It leafed frum eleven o'clock in the morning till
seven o'clock in the evening.
Immediately upon the verdict bring returned, the Cox-
Mom SERJILANT sentenced the Prisoner to transportation
far strew years.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal by the ship
Brumpton were clo►ed at the East India House,
and delivered to the Commander of that ship.
Passengers per Brampton— •
Fur Bengal—Messrs. Napier, CoeGeld, Batley,and Cooper,
cadets.

IIF.NRY BARING, Esq. formerly a candidate for
Ipswich, will start li,r Culcheate►, in the interest of
Mr. D. W. HARVEY. The electron will take
place next week.
The display at Ipswich at the chairing of Messrs.
lANNARD nod lIALDIMa N D. on Monday, was great
beyond parallel. In the procession, which extend.
ed a mile in length, the horsetnris exceeded 3,000,
sod the carriages 100, of which the greatir part
had four, and nun Nut horses.