The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 16.
IN THE MATTER OF THARP. A LUNATIC.

This was a petition on the part of Messrs. Miles and Rib-
ber:, the consignees of the West India estates of the luna-
tic praying that the interest of a sum deposited in the
hands of the Accountant-General, as compensation for
slaves, be from time paid over to them in liquidation of
their claims on the estates. The petition was opened on
Friday by Sir W. Horne and Mr. Turner.

MI:. WAKEFIELD Dow appeared in support of another
petition from Mr. John Tharp, the grandson of the lunatic,
and the committee of an estate in England. This petition
prayed that he and other claimants on the estate of the
lunatic be preferred to the consignees.

Mr. ROMILLY appeared for Lady Hannah Tharp, the
wife of the lunatic, and Mr. RUSSELL for a person who
claimed to have a lien on one of the West India estates.
The LORD CHANCELLOR at the conclusion of the ar-
guments, observed that all the advances of the consignees
appeared to him to have been made, sanctioned by the
order of the Court, and as there was no allegation in the
petitions that these orders were wrong or defective, the
consignees must be held entitled to receive the interest
and dividends they claimed out of the compensation money
in question.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 16.
BROWN V. THORNTON.
This was a rule calling on the plaintiff to show cause
why a verdict found for him for the sum of 9681. should not
be set aside and a nonsuit entered. This was an action
for freight upon a charter-party upon the ship Poland.
The verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to the mo-
tion for a nonsuit. A rule having accordingly been obtained,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now showed cause against
the rule.
The COURT made the rule for entering the nonsuit ab-
solute.

BAIL COURT, JAN. 16.
THE KING V. CUNNINGHAM AND OTHERS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a writ of certiorari
to remove an indictment for an assault front the Surrey
Sessions to this Court. The facts of the case arose out of
a dispute as to the students of Guy's Hospital having a
right to enter the area of the theatre of St. Thomas's Hos-
pital during surgical operations. This had been disputed,
and the matter ended in a riot and assault. The parties
appeared on cross-warrant at Union-Hall, when the parties
were held to bail to answer the charge at the Sessions.
Rule to show cause granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAM 16.
BETTERLEY V. MACLEOD.

This was an action brought against the defendant to re-
cover damages which the plaintiff alleged himself to have
sustained, in consequence of his not appearing upon a sub-
poena with which he had been served. At the trial of the
cause the plaintiff's case rested upon the testimony of one
witness, a person of the name of Robson, who had been the
plaintiff's attorney in the action : and the Jury found their
verdict for the plaintiff. The case now came on upon a
rule for a new trial, obtained by Mr. PLATT last Term.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD showed cause against the rule.
Rule discharged.

COURT OF-EXCHEQUER, JAN. 16.
PRIESTLEY V. FOWLER.
This was an action in the case to recover compensation
in damages for certain injuries sustained by the plaintiff.
At the trial of the cause before Mr. Justice Park, at the
last Summer Assizes for the county of Lincoln, it appeared
that the defendant, who was a butcher, had directed plain-
tiff, then his servant, to take some goods to London in a
van. Plaintiff went in the van, which, after being heard to
crack in Peterborough, subsequently broke down on the
way, when plaintiff was thrown out, his collar bone was
broken, and other injuries sustained. He then brought his
action. The Jury found for the plaintiff, with damages.
Mr. Sergeant Adams last term obtained a rule to arrest the
judgment or for a new trial.
Mr. Sergeant GOULBURN showed cause against the rule.

The COURT would take time to look into the case, as
it was a nice one, and involved some important consequences.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday, a young man named William Inners, of re-
spectable appearance, was charged by Mr. Francis William
Crisp, with attempting- to shoot him. The prisoner pleaded
intoxication, and was remanded until to-morrow.