The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VIC,.E.CHANCELLoR'S COURT.—Nov. 6.
NICHOLSON V. HOOPER.

Mr. K. BattcCi;W;ared to show cause against an order
Nisi which the defendant had obtained for the disE,olving
of an injunction %vhich had some time since been granted to
the plaintiff, restraining the defendant from proceeding in
an action at law, to recover 27,712/ , which the defendant
alleged was a balance due to him from the plaintiff upon a
review of their mutual accountw. _ _ .

Mr. WIGRAM supported the motion to dissolve the in-
junction.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR. said that the injunction must be
coltinued.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nor. 6.
DOBSON V. DENDY AND OTHERS.

Mr. TEESSIGER applied for a rule to show cause why the
verdict now returned for the plaintiff, with 83/. damages,
should not be set aside, and the verdict entered for the de-
fendants. This was an action brought by the plaintiff as
the director of the Greenwich Stearn Company, and the
owners of the Gipsy steam-boat, against the defendants, as
the directors of the London and Margate and Ramsgate
Steam-boat Company, and the owners of the Royal George
to recover damages for an injury done to their vessel, the
Gipsy. The case was tried before Lord Denman, and his
Lordship would probably recollect that there never had
been a case in which the evidence given was of so contra-
dictory a nature. There was scarcely any one thing on
which-the witnesses on both sides agreed, except that one
of the vessels was going up, and the other vessel going
down the river.—Rule granted.

BAIL COURT.
WOODMAN V. GIST, ESQ.

Mr. J. JEttvls, for the plaintiff, stated the case.
action was brought against the defendant, as Sheriff of
Gloucestershire, for an escape. The plaintiff sued out a
writ against Samuel and James Pegler for the sum of
691. 155., and costs, 6/. 65., which writ was duly sent to
the defendant, and a warrant thereon placed in the hands
of one of his officers, named Gye, who arrested the two
Peglers, and subsequently received from them the amount
of the debt and costs. Gye shortly after this absconded
to America, taking with him the money he had so re-
ceived. The plaintiff, not being aware of what had taken
place in Gloucestershire, and receiving information that the
Peglers might be found in Northamptonshire, sued out a fresh
writ against them, directed to the Sheriff of that county,
upon which they were again arrested. They then paid
the amount into the hands of an agent of the Sheriff of
Northamptonshire, stating, however, that the debt had al-
ready been paid by them to the Sheriff of Gloucestershire
(the defendant), on hearing which the agent of the plain-
tiff's solicitor wrote a letter to the officer of the Sheriff of
Northamptonshire, directing him to refund the money to
the Peglers, and which he accordingly did. He afterwards
ascertained that defendant had caused the writ to be exe-
cuted against the Peglers, and that his officer had received
the money, upon which he brought the present action to
recover it.

After a long legal argument (the facts of the case being
admitted on both sides) it was agreed that a verdict should
be taken for the defendant on the first issues, and the
second and third for the plaintiff, with damages 691. 15s.
and costs, subject to the opinion of the Court on the se-
veral points raised.
The Jury returned a verdict accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov, 6.
BROWN V. HUDSON AND ANOTHER.

This was an action on a bond given by the two defen-
dants, father and son, for the faithful service of James
Hudson as the supercargo of a vessel bound on a trading
voyage to the coast of Africa. It was tried before the
Chief Justice, Denman, at the last Surrey Assizes, when a
verdict was entered for the plaintiff for 1,2G51. 19s. 4d.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS now moved for a rule to show
cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new
trial had.
COURT—Take a rule to show cause.
NEWTON AND WIFE V. HARLAND AND OTHERS.

This was an action of assault tried before Mr. Baron
Park, at the last Assizes at York, when a verdict was
found for the defendant. The plaintiff was a Barrister, re
siding in the neighbourhood of Ripon, near York, and the
defendant was his landlord. The action was brought for
an assault upon the plaintiff's wife, who was a lady, the
daughter of a Baronet and Admiral.
Mr. Sergeant WII.DE now applied for a rule to show
cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new
trial had, on the ground of a misdirection of the Learned
Judge.
COURT —Take a rule to show cause.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nor. 6.
MORGAN AND ANOTHER, ASSIGNEES OF BERNALL,

V. BAKER.

In this case, which was tried before Lord Chief Justice
Tindal, at Bristol, and in which a verdict, subject to a re-
ference as to the amount of damage, had been found for
the plaintiff, Sergeant Bompas moved for a rule to show
cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new
trial granted, on the ground of misdirection of the Learned
Judge, and the refusal to admit evidence. It was an action
for money had and received, and its object was to try the
validity of a bill of sale to the defendant. The plaintiffs
sought to set aside the bill as a voluntary and fraudulent
conveyance, within three months of the insolvency, under
the 32d section of the General Insolvent Act, 7 Geo. IV.,
cap. 37.—Rule nisi granted.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT.—Nor. 6.
Alfred Brodie, whose case was before the Court on two
former occasions, came up yesterday to receive judgment.
The insolvent was opposed on the part of several West-
end tradesmen, including Messrs. Storr and Mortimer, the
jewellers, on the ground that he had incurred various debts,
without reasonable or probable means of payment ; and
with having made away with property to their injury. His
debts amounted to nearly 4,0001., and, with the exception of
a sum in Court, there was no tangible property for his nu-
merous creditors. He was entitled, in the event of his sur-
viving his mother, the daughter of the late Mr. John Walter,
under his will to the eleventh of a sixteenth share in the
Times, which interest he had assigned to his mother some
years ago in consideration of the trustees paying his then
debts, which exceeded 2,000/. He had married a lady
with a separate income of 300/. a-year, and had a short
time previously to his arrest assumed at Dover the name
of the Hon Mr. Bathurst." He denied, in answer to a
question put by Mr. Adolphus, that he had figured there
as " Brag Bathurst," or as any other " Brag."
'rhe Learned Chief Commissioner, in delivering his
opinion, took a review of the case, and concluded a lucid
judgment by remanding the insolvent, from the date of
his petition, for a period of twelve calendar months, for
fraudulently making away with his property.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Captain Bush, the owner and the originator of the ap-
paratus for raising sunken vessels, applied to the Lord
Mayor for advice as to the course he should pursue i❑
order to obtain assistance in the attempt to raise the
Apollo steam-vessel and the Waterwilch steamer, which
went down on the 2d of November, immediately over the
wreck, and thereby increased the impediment to navigation.
The LORD MA YOR advised the applicant to apply forth-
with to the Board of Admiralty for the use of lighters,
with which he 'night, by the means of his cones, raise
both wrecks.

Captain Bush afterwards handed to the Lord Mayor a
petition, which his Lordship forwarded with his strong re-
commendation to the Board.

GUILDHALL.

'Mr. George Johnstone, fortnerly of Leghorn, was brought
up by Roe, the Guildhall officer, charged with sending a
threatening letter to Mr. Pine, a solicitor, in Aldergate-
street.

Mr. Alderman COPELAND asked the prisoner what he
was ?—Mr. Johnstone said he was a merchant at times ; at
other times he was a gentleman amusing himself.
Mr. Pine then charged him with having sent to him by
the twopenny post the following threatening letter :
" Sir—l am surprised at the continued delay of your in-
famous account. lam going to live two miles from you,
on the Harrow-road, and you had better make your will,'
and we cannot avoid meeting, when peace be to your soul.
" GEORGE JOIINSTONE."
Mr. Pine knew enough of Mr. Johnstone to feel himself
in danger of bodily harm after receiving sucli a letter.
Mr. Johnstone had indeed used a threat, but be had no
intention to do Mr. Pine any harm. He might feel as-
sured of that.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND said fhe defendant must find
securities to keep the peace, himself in 501., and two
sureties in 401.
The defendant emphatically declared that this would be
imprisonment for 500,000 years. He would never find
bail, but would bring actions against the complainant and
the Magistrate for false imprisonment.
The gentleman was remo‘ed to the Compter.