The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-15 00:00:00

TIIVE,MAN V. LAMB RT AND OTHERS.

This was an action by the AliyVor-of Pontefract
against the defendants, who were Petitioners
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against a return in Parliament for the Borough of
POinfret, to reeOver'coSts of defending -themselves
in a Ciiinmittee of the tionse of, Commons.. The
question depended upon the construction of,seve-
ral Acts of Parliament, and it wa6.agreed to re-
serve it in the shape of a special case.

HABEAS FARTE BLAKE.

We stated a f6V hays ago, that 'motion, for a
habeas corpus bad been obtained in the Court of
King'i Bench, to -discharge Lieutenant Blake, of
the 56 iegiment,' who lied been Under 'military
arrest, since November last-, unless good grounds.
were shqwn to the-contrary.—The ATTORNEY Gi
N P;RAL sheaved cause on Saturday last, which was,
'that no efforts- were to bring lti:o to .a
e'burt Martial, but that witnesses, whose evi-
dence is material, were n)t in the country, and
that immediately on.their arrival the Court sA-.la,r-
-tial will take place. The Learned Gentle Man pro-
dneed 'an afrdavit af,the Judge AtivoCate General
to that etieci.,'and the defendant was rethanded.

COURT • OF COMMON PLEAS, FEn.

IitCHAUDSON V. SMALLWoCii).

This was' an action of considerable importance
to the trading world, and was brought by the
plaintiff, a re4pectahle.tavern-keeper in Covent-
Garden, against the defendant, an auctioneer, and
house-agent, residint.!- at the corner of Sonthamp-
ton.-street and Bloomsbury-square, to: recover the
sun) of 8151. 16s: Sd..beingthe amount of several
.promissory.notes‘ given by the defendant to the
plaintiff for money reilt.
The defendant pleaded that he became a bank-
rupt January 1812; and that the cause of -action
accrued before that time. The plaintiff rep-lied,
that he had been discharged finder afiirmer Cone,
inissiun in 1802, and had not paid 1.55.. in the
pound to all his creditors under the latter.' Ti
this the defendant rejoined, that he had paid 15s.
in the pound, and upon whiCh issue was joined.
Mr. Serjeant BEST stated the' case on the I)art
of the plaintiff; and Mr. Serjeant VAUGUAN, for
the defendant,•not being able td prove that his
estate had made any dividend under the last Com-
mission, or that 'it was ever likely to p:-ty -any,
the plaintiff had a verdiet.for his demand--8151.
165.. '23d.

Bacrils, • .•
• Oa the 3stitult, at Pctt, flastlngs, ;the Right tlon.
Lndy Harriett, the wife of the IlOn. and ker. H.l.).]Erlskine;
of a daughter.
On the sth inst. at Edinburgh, Mrs.'Molle, of Mains, of a
"Son. •
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On the 6th inst. the 1...v.t},-. of Rade:rick Macleod; 2,q.
Toupt.t-er, oftiadbuil,'Se4nla,nd,tof a.daurbter.• = ,
On- the'Tth lust. Mrs. Taxletou, of Clivaily-Fla.11; of 'a
danghter. ,

On the Bth rust. the Lady of R. Darby, Esq. of Colebrook
Dale,of.a.danghter. . •
The Lady of Charles Marshall, Esq. of Fraialifort-street,
Plytabnth, of twin boys.
On the 13th inst. at Hadley, Middlesex, Mrs. RohertHay,
-a . son:-
.`iiinday, Mrs. Julia Ellis, of James-street,
`of a 'son.
)011,tte thith.inst. Mrs. John S. Taylor, Orkat'Jaoaksz-street,
'`t:elioril,row, of a son... •
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Lifitgulitlay.,wtA, the wife of a journeyman tailoti, of the
name,ollisibbs, who, resides in Hereford; was safely delivesed .
of three tine-boys, who, with the mother,:tre doin4 very well,
being all of thtitdsirong children,. and likely to live ,And on
the 20th nf last month, the wife of John Lewis, a•Finer, at
Sirlmm,,y Iron V.•''orks,Glamorganshire;•gale tiiith,to threetiail
boys, who, with the mother, are also doing well.