The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-30 00:00:00

KING'S BENCII.-(THIS DAY.)

;Sittings at Nisi Prins, bcforc Mr. Justice WILLIAMSi and
a Common Jury.)
MATTHEW V. SCOTT.

In this case, which ms an action brought by Mr. Mat-
thews, brother to the plaintiff in the case tried yesterday,
against Alexander Scott for a malicious prosecution, a
verdict for the plaintiff, with 601. damages, was taken by
consent.

SIMMONDS V. LAINSON AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by William Simmonds, a
painter, residing near Bryanstone-square, nominally against
the late Sheriffs Lainson and Solomans, the real defendant
being Richard Maitland, an attorney practising in the in-
solvent Court, and the action was brought for what is called
a false return. The plaintiff having done some work for
George Maitland, a chemist and druggist, at his shop, 6,
Bruton-street (who had also a shop at 67, Seymour-place)
amounting to 13/. 10s., brought an action originally
in the Palace Court, which was removed to the Court
of King's Bench. A verdict was. had for the full
amount claimed, which, with costs, amounted to 601., and
a writ of Fieri Facias having been sued out, and placed in
the hands of the Sheriff, Simmons was informed that
George Maitland had no goods at all, and of course the
writ fell to the ground. The def rice was that in the month
of March last all the property at 6, Bruton-street, had been
made over to Richard Maitland by bill of sale ; and that
the property in the house, 67, Seymour-place, was only
sufficient to pay the arrears of rent due to Richard Maitland:,
the landlord. The question_ for the jury was whether the
transfer of the property was a fraudulent pretence to avOid
payment of the debt, or whether the father, Richard Mait-
land, was really and truly entitled to the property in both
the houses. The Sheriffs had received an indemnity from
Richard Maitland, who had taken upon himself the respon-
sibility of the entire proceedings.
Mr. ERIE appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. HUM-
PHREYS for the defendant.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

EXCHEQUER. COURT.-(THIS DAY

LADD V. LYNN.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover a
sum of 201. 19s. Gd., the amount of an attorney's bill for
preparing(on the part of the wife), a deed of separation be-
tween the defendant and Mrs. Lynn, and 21. 9s. Gd., money
lent. to her to save her from starvation.
The defendant was clerk in one of the offices at Chelsea
Hospital. After being twelve years married, in Oct. 1834,
Mrs. Lynn went to live at her mother's in consequence
of some quarrels between her and her husband. In Janu-
ary, 1 835, a deed of separation was proposed and agreed to.
When the original deed was signed, a solicitor, on behalf
of M. Lynn, wished for a counterpart. The defendant's
solicitor said Mr. Lynn would have no objection to it, but
be would not be liable for the costs. Any credit given to
Mrs. L. must be on their own account.
Mrs. Lynn's sister was called, and deposed that her sister
had been married twelve years. She and her mother lived
in the house the last year Mr. and Mrs. L. resided together.
One night, in October 1834, there was a violent dispute
between the defendant and his wife, he insisting that she
should leave. Witness and her mother left them together,
and Mrs. Lynn came home to her mother's house next
morning. She had then neither money nor property, and
until her death in the following March, was nearly in a state
of destitution. Her mother and witness were obliged to do
what they could for her. She made frequent application to
Mr. Lynn, but got no money.
Cross-examined by Mr. KELLY—Tier si,ster did not die
of a &Ana brought on by excessive drinking. For the last
few months she resided with her husband. In consequence
of his ill temper and behaviour she had sometimes taken
too much. Her mother never joined in the intemperance
certain of that. The quarrel of which she had
spoken was not about her sister pawning the plate, clothes,
and a' clock off the mantel piece. Mr. Lynn did atilt what
had become of the clock, and her sister said she had sent it
to the watchmaker. He went out, and returned in a great
rage, bccOse be had found out that it had been sent to the
pawnbroker. fie was very violent, but did not say 0, word
about, the plate and clothes, though in fact they were in
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