The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-30 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
MANTORT V. SAUNDERS AND (WHIRS.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a merch-
ant in France, to recover the amount of a bill of exchange
for 6001., drawn upon the defendants by a commercial
house in the Mauritius, and accepted My them.
Mr. CAMPBELL (Mr. STEERS with him), conducted
the plaintiff's case, from which it appeared that the bill in
question came into M. De Mantort's hands in a regular
course of commercial transaction% It was drawn by
Saunders and , in the Mauritius, upon the house
of Saunders, Brothers, and Co., in London, and made
payable at the banking-house of Glynn and Co. Oa its
arriving at maturity, and being presented for payment, it
was dishonoured,--and the plaintiff in consequence, after
some negociations with the acceptors, commenced legal
proceedings against them, and the defendants put in as
a bar to the action a plea of abatement. The hand.
writing of the defendant was not disputed, neither war
it alleged that the plaintiff had not given full value for
the bill.

The bill having been read in evidence,
Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Jury, and produced tes-
timony in support of the plea of abatement. He showed
by an agreement that hail been signed by the parties, that
the drawers of the bill in the Mauritius, and the accep-
tors of it in London, were partners, and participated alike
in all profits and losses. He therefore contended that they
all ought to he joined in the present action, and in default
thereof that the plea was good, and the action could not
be maintained.

Mr. CAMPE/LL in reply said, he should blush for the
laws of his country, if it was to be told in France that
a foreigner seeking justice in a British Court was
unable to obtain it by such a flimsy pretence as the one
then set up. After some further observations the Learned
Counsel put in a letter front the defendants to the attornies
of the plaintiff, in which they expressed their regret that
the bill had not been sent back to the house in the Mau-
ritius, which, they added,,had regularly taken up all previous
bills so circumstanced. In this letter they did not make
the slightest allusion to any partnership subsisting between
them, but said the house in the Mauritius was perfectly
solvent, whilst they were obliged to ask time of their
creditors.

Mr. BROUGHAM replied to this additional evidence, and
in a very humourous manner remarked upon his Learned
Friend (Mr. Campbell) blushing for the laws of his country.
He could assure his Hon. Friend, now that he had
become, most deservedly, a member of the Legislature, he
would very often witness what ought, and would, make
him blush.—(Great laughter.)—He contended that
the plea of abatement was a good legal answer to the
present action.

Lord TIENTICADICN, in summing up, told the Jury that
the question for them to consider was, whether or not
the plaintiff, when he brought his action, could have had
any reasonable grounds to suppose that the drawers of the
bill In the Mauritius, and the acceptors of it in London,
were in partnership. If they were of opinion there was
no ground entertaining such an opinion then their verdict
must be for the plaintiff If, on the contrary, then the
plea was good, and a verdict must pass for the defendant-
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff.—Damages, 6821. 12.., being the amount
of the bill and interest.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY

FROM LLOYD'S.

Deaf, OCT. 29.—Arrired the Thames, from Philadelphia ;
fiche, Straughan ; Brunswick, Blake, and Europe, from Quebec.
Cowes, °cr. 20.—Arrived the Scotia, Currie, from Monte
Video.

FALmotrrir, OCT. 28.—Arrived the Alchymist, Wills, ftom
Pugwash.

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LIVRaPOOL, OCT. 2&—Arrived the Juno, Thompson, from
Ancati ; Swan, Snell, from New Orleans; John Marsh, Luca*,
from Quebec ; William the Fourth, Johnson, from Archangel ;
and Mansfield, Martin, from St. Petersburgh!
CLVDC, OCT. 28.—Arrived the Eagle, Scott, from St. Peters.
burgh ; and Duchess of Portland, from Archangel.
CORK, OCT. 28.—Arrived the Rocket, Norman, from Jamaica ;
and Odessa, Pattison, from Smyrna.
DUBLIN, OCT. D.—Arrived the Anne, Pascoe, from St.
Petersburgh.

The William, Donald, from Pietou, and the Kingston, from
Archangel, have arrived off Great Ornu' Head.
The Tyne, Robinson, from Wick and Swansea, was wrecked
the 27th inst. on the Sker Sand.
'I he Sarah, Rooms, from London to St. Andrew's, N. 8.,
foundered the 19th inst., in long. 20. ; crew saved.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

There was a good supply at this morning's market, but
the trade war dull. French Beans and Cucumbers seem
to have disappeared. Prices about the same as on this
day ae'nnight.

. ..
s. d. s. d.
Potatoes (cwt.) .. . . 2 61.35 0
Cs,bages (12 bends) 0 9 1 6
Ditto Red 1 0 2 0
Ciullflowers 2 0 4 6
Horse itadish(bundie) 6 0 12 0
Celery
Turnips j 2 bunches).. 1 6 3 0
Carrots 3 0 0 0
Coleworts orGreens 1 0 1 9
Radishes 0 6 1 6
Young Onions 2 6 5 0
Leeks 1 0 1 6
Cos Lettuces (score) 0 8 1 6
Cabbage ditto 0 3 0 8
Sca.kail (pummel)
New Oranges (100) , 5 0 10 0
Lemons 8 0 14 0
English Walnuts

s.d. s.d.
Spillage (half.sleve) 0 4 too 6
Apples 1 6 5 0
Pears 1 6 6 0
Damsons 2 0 3 0
Sloes. 1 9 2 6
Bullaee I 0 16
Large unions 3 0 4 6
Onions for pickling) 2 6 5 0
Sian. Chesnuts (peck) 6 0 10 0
French ditto
Spanish Hazienuts 6OlO 0
French Walnuts. 3 0 (1 0
L'ng. Grapes (per lb.) 0 6 3 0
Foreign 0 8 1 0
Pine Apples (lb.)
Filberts (121 b.) 4 6 6 0
I bletberries (bushel) 3 6 4 6
Table Apples (dozen) 0 6 2 0