The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2.
VERE V. VERE.
In this case, which was not concluded yesterd.►y when we
went to press, their .Lordships, after hearing the arguments of
counsel, took time to consider their judgment. Judgment was
consequently deferred.

ROSS V. MAOLEAT, WIDOW, AND OTIIERS.
This was an appeal from certain interlocutors and decrees
of the Judges of the Court of Session, by which that Court
had decreed certain accounts between the appellant and one
Kenneth Mackay to have been duly rendered by the latter to
the fo:iner, and held them to be settled accounts. The appel-
lant held the office of Deputy Paymaster to the Forces in the
West Indies for some time prior to 1796. Ia that year the bad
state of his health compelled him to leave Martinique, and go
to America. From America he returned to England, and in
the meantime the management of his affairs was left chiefly in
the hands of Mr. Macleay. A brother of the appellant and
a Mr. Jones also partially interfered in the appellant's af-
fairs. The arrangements between the parties terminated shortly
afterwards, in consequence of the appellant being obliged to
resign his situation as Deputy Paymaster-General. Accounts
and letters on disputed claims in the accounts passed between
the appellant and Mr. Macleay up to about 1803 or 1804, but
no proceedings at law were taken till 1824, when the appel-
lant claimed a very large sum of money front Mr. Macleay.
The defence set up was, that there was no debt due; that the
debt, if any, was borrowed by prescription ; and that silence
as to demand for many years amounted to a bar by prescrip-
tion. The Court had adopted these defences ; and against the
several judgments in favour of Mr.. Mackay on this point,
Mr. Ross now appealed to this House. Their Lordships post-
poned the further bearing till to-morrow (this day).

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MAncff 2.
THE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.---IN TILE MATTER OF

ARTHUR JEPSON.

The insolvent had taken the benefit of the Act on three oc-
casions, viz., in 1822, 1825, and 1834. The whole admitted
debts in the three schedules amounted to 1,2271. Is. 10,1., and
the insolvent had recently become entitled to property on the
death of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Jepson, amounting to
about 1,4001. lle was further entitled to a reversionary inte-
rest on her death, the value of which was 2,0001. The insol-
vent showed that he had a large sickly family to support, and
alleged other circumstances for the consideration of the Court.
The Learned CIIIF.F COMMISSIONER ordered the amount of
the debts under the three insolvencies to be paid into Court,
with 201. in each, to meet the. costs.

George Cocking was opposed in person by Mr. Garratt, a
bootmaker. The opposing creditor had discounted a bill of
exchange for the insolvent to the amount of 131. ss. The bill
was accepted by one Dominique Deaulain, a Frenchman, whom
he represented as a responsible person, residing in Leicester-
square. Mr. Garrett gave him 101. and the residue in boots
and shoes. The bill had not been paid either by the insolvent
or the Frenchman ; the latter was in Court, and said he could
not pay. The opposing creditor stated that the Frenchman
belonged to an Embassy, and consequently could not be
arrested.

CHIEF COMMISSIONER-Oh, indeed I Pray, Sir, what Em-
bassy has the honour of your services ? To which are you
attached ?—The Frenchman belonged to the Buenos Ayres
Embassy; he was a relative of the insolvent.
The Learned COMMISSIONER would mark the sense the
Court entertained of the insolvent's conduct by a remand, under
the discretionary clause, for a period of four months.