The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-13 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY

(Sittings in Banco.)
DILL V. LLOYD, SENIOR.
This action was brought for the recovery of an attorney's
bill. It was tried before
.Mr. Baron Gurney at the sittings
for Middlesex, when the jury found a verdict for the de-
fendant.
Mr. ERLE now moved for a rule to show cause why that
verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, upon
the ground of its being against the weight of evidence. At
the trial, it was shown that the Lloyds, father and son,
had bought some farming property at a sheriff's sale, which
was afterwards distrained by Ellis and others, the landlords
of the farmer on whose farm the sale had taken place.
Lloyd, senior, was very angry. The sheriff officer told him
that the other parties were wrong, and offered to introduce
him to the plaintiff who was an attorney at Worcester. The
defendant went with him, and Mr. Hill said the goods
could be recovered. The plaintiff then gave instructions
for issuing a writ. Being told that his son had also bought
some of te goods at the sale, and that he could not recover
them without another action, he gave orders for it to be
commenced ; he said he would take the notices home, and
get his son to sign‘them, but eventually, before leaving the
office, he gave the final order, and the writs were sent for
the same evening. The actions went on, and the de-
fendants finding they had done wrong offered to consent to
verdicts for 405., and returned the property. The de-
fendant had called at the plaintiff's office on the very day

this offer arrived, and speaking of the actions in the plural
number, said " Accept anything, for I have not money to go
to law." The parties in the meantime had heard some rumour
of the actions having been commenced without orders
from Lloyd, and they refused to complete their offer. The
defendant in the present case acknowledged his liability for
the costs in that action which was brought in his own name,
and had paid the money into Court ; but he denied that
he had ever given instructions for the commencing of that
brought in the name of his son. At the trial the son was
called, and said, the property he bought at the sale was
quite independent of his father—it was for other parties,
and he had never given any orders for bringing an action.
Mr. Baron GURNEY would not say that he would not
have agreed in a different vei diet, but he was not so much
dissatisfied as to send the case to another Jury.
Mr. Baron PARKE said the question was for a Jury to
decide. He saw no reason for disturbing the verdict.
Attorneys should in all cases take care to have a written
retainer.—Rule refused.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of English Grain and Flour this week are in-
considerable, but of Oats from Ireland the supply is good.
Fine Wheat remains at Monday's prices, all other sorts are
very dull, and rather lower. Barley continues to meet a heavy
trade, at last quotations. Beans and Peas are unaltered.
Oats of good quality support their value, other descriptions
are rather cheaper. In the Flour trade there has been few
transactions this week.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour.
English
Irish . 195 23,1390
Foreign 705

SMITHFIEL

This day's supply was very goo(
alteration from the prices last quoi

PRICES PER STONE OF tiL