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London, England, 1825-04-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELaGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY ~APRIL
IN THE MATTER OF BENNETT A BANARCPT,-
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the Court to have the
advertisement of bankruptcy in Saturday night's Gazette stayed
by order of the Court. The bankrupt resided at Fowey. in
Cornwall, of which borough he is Mayor, and the affidavit
which he founded his motion stated that the bankrupt was tilc,e"
Consul for Sweden and Norway, and recognized agent for
Lloyds ; that his entire debts did not amount to 8001., and tha,
he had considerable property in stock in the 3 per Cents, anc`
that no legal petitioning creditor's debt whatever was die 11

him.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—If you can show me the Oh!
is not as represented in the docket papers, and that it is vqi
such a debt as the Commission should have issued upon.
interfere.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the Commission, if prop
ceeded in, would be a political Commission against Bennett a
Company.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had nothing to do with
ffi politics,. he had only to take care there was sucient in the
proceedings to warrant the adjudication.
Mr. MoNTAGIT said, it was well to proceed with some cat"
tion in such cases.
The Lout) CHANCELLOR—I am happy at length-to blee
such an admission. It was too generally the doctrine of
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present day, that there was to be no caution—that it was :Tr
be discountenanced altogether. There was an old. sentence
Latin, not very classical, but which was perfectly applicabl"eta
such doctrine—" Qui pauca con.7iderat facile prununciabit.
Mr. MoNmott, just before the rising of the Court, A
trejd:
timed this case, which lay over for an affidavit from ,"
Bennett, atrain. All the facts of the case were, he thougit
then in evidence before the Court. The commission .ill
had been issued against the gentleman who is MO;
of Fowey ; the entire facts were now laid open by his affidia L
His Lordship would look at the bill of the Town Clerk, wr"
had changed sides. His Lordship would see it was a debt clge
by the Corporation for attending their business, any comillie;
sion issued should be a joint one against the Mayor and Altlerte
men ; there was no pretence for asserting there was a.sel'ae3
debt ; Smith's affidavit (the Town Clerk) he swears that Be
nett, the Mayor was indebted in NM But from the dodo:
paper before his Lordship, it would turn out there was no 'ePn'a
rate debt due. It was the case of a debt due by A and D,
issuing is commission only against A.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—There has been no bill "--
V
vered, as for business done for Bennett only ?
Mr. Mo.srritou—None, my Lord. the
The LORD CHANCELLOR—Then take the order to stay'
to,,
advertisement in the Gazette. Ido not, under the ei,tcu.,,t
stances, think it right to order the money to be paid intotAlo- e
if I stay the it will be on a ground that will not justifl
the
ordering the payment of the money into the Court. Let the
Commissioners send me the original proceedings in which -„rg
adjudication was made, and let Mr. Smith be told the C -
will receive any explanation from him of his proceeding!. if
Mr. Mos; TAGII—I hope the Mayor and Aldermen of El',
will return home with the idea of having received more :Ws
in this Court than they expected.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Arum 15.
BYRNE v. PARKINS.
This case has already been tried, and a verdict given arrivy.
the defendant. Mr. Parkins., however, last Michaelmas
had thi
C.vs erdict set aside and a new trial. granted. O'
Mr. PHILLIPS, assisted by Mr. PATTERSON, ALI
ed the case for the plaintiff. Mr: Parkins managed his °
case in person. to
Mr. C. Prair.r.t P s stated his case very quietly and briefly
the Jury. It was the same as before.
Mr. William Cobbett was then called and sworn.
Before the plaintiff 's Counsel put any question to the to
ness Mr. Parkins wished, with the permission of the Court,
ask him one. is
Mr. Parkins—Pray, Sir, do you believe in that Bible lir-
which u have just swor don ?
Mr. C yoobbett—Pray, you believe that the bastard chili
sworn to you is your's ? oft,
[Here there was an incessant burst of -laughter in the C°
which lasted some time, at length the Lord Chief Joel
timated to Mr. Cobbett, that he must answer theAuestion,;/
Mr. Parkins—Do you believe in that book the Dibliible-
rhlch you have been sworn ?—Mr. Cobbett : It is no: a

It is the New Testament.
Do You believe in the New Testament ?•—I do.-
- Mr. Cobbett then proved a conversation with Mc— hhe
previous to the arrival of Byrne in this country, in s
stated that he had 1501. belonging to Byrne, in his hainfeetie"
Cross-examined by Mr. Parkins —'the cross-exemeetiott
continued for some time. It was a mere scene of alts d!d
between Mr. Parkins and Mr. Cobbett, occasionally 0,4 he fa'''
for a moment by the interposition of his Lordship:
lowing are specimens of the discourse that occurred. retnic
Mr. Parkins.—ln the first place, Mr. Cobbett, tell !Ilene,
trade you are ?-1 am neither a coachtnaker nor a dogs lid
I wish to know whether before your bankruptcy you
apply to me for the loan of 700/.?—NO, never; never or,
saw you before 1 met you in the streets one day, arid PA ger
me that the great Duke of Norfolk was your father, a"
he owed you 8,0001. .
Mr.. Parkins—You swear that I Said so ?.--Positivtll;oer4
you told me that Lord Sidmouth had paraded Ills ""
before you, and wished you to marry 'one of them. g, erne
Did you not advise me to put one hundred pounds of .:i0
money into the American Stocks ?—No certainly n°*" 0'
man ever heard me recommend any kin 4 of stock ; nat
g.
none Of. your paper, let me have solid gold. oe'
I say, did you not advise me toput his money in the'leoelft
—Never ; impossible ; you said something about it 9° erie3l)
and that you had put a large sum of money in the Arn
Stocks; and that you would leave this d--e.l country.
Did you not suggest a hackney-coach ?—No. ell'
• Did you not propose getting " a noble animal, n'
legged one ?—Yes ; and out of that yOu cheated me fie '. bicete
(A long conversation here took plate about a dinnerA then
was got up tbr Byrne's benefit ; scraps of it here o`. • 3
were partly intelligible.) 1 $3 g;
Did you not talk about my taking the chair ?--e
was a great pity the money Was in the hands of tbi3 Eck
l)$
but we must either put him in the chair, or he will
money. ifi r
Did you not say a great deal of money Might be Pr'ior if I°,
in the chair ?—Yes ; I thought a good deal might be 8,, .f
were in it, but a good deal more if you were out a it. 2 0,00-,
Do you remember hearing any one say I had en 7 001
for Byrne on accoumt have' heard many persons reit ,
'
had ever put money into your hands.
Mr. Robert Bell, proprietor of the Dispatch neviVerr xinsbe
called, and proved a similar conversation with MT. "Itch 0,
the spring after Byrne's arrival in England, in'eeleo°
(Parkins) acknowledged to having 1511. more, o then „
of Byrne's money in his hands. 13 sig
00
Charles Mahon examined by Mr. PerEnso,z.---3 Ile '
to -
veyor ; was sent by defendant in the early. part of It3'.,
job
at some stables of his in Itidingehouse-lane.
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Mr. Parkins—Do you read and believe in the book by
Qt
you have just sworn ?—I do. tight' sol'
Examination continued—Defendant informed, 'Leetl:rec
Byrne to take care of the stables,; the Church and —f",;,%.
place were then building; defendant told me he sent •f:
from Ireland—this was in the latter part of Mt?. ric, fele
Witness was cross-examined br Defendant, but to a big
tent effect, unless indeed the bankruptcy of witeess,gll:l.
taming his certificate 11 years since; might he So callesiocte ~;
The datighter of, the plaintiff' yeas, !next. call
r• coblettreA
father left England the has lived principally at Al,, .000
has been learning the plaiting straw -bonnets ; Mn hey
her instruction. ricreleleool.
Cross-examined by defendant—Defendant's cl
father, in her presence, that. he (defendant) tad reC°' bli
•for her father before he arrived in Engtand. sijeri)„o,
Mr. P....meters. then eddressed
length. Ile contended that he had been governed in he ePtV
actions with the plaintiff' by love of Suitice, and
rendered A true and faithful account of the sums wti-ce edit 0
his hands. • No man who had subscribed Could 'say I'll tone
tion had been omitted. lie denied ;he StaterilePoi. De 10$
Cobbett. Ile never admitted that be had received only t°
Byrne Caine to England. The.colaiersation applied
°
readiness to advance 100/. to Byrne.
The defendant called witnesses to prove his case- tea
r PArkebsre
Mr. C. PRILOPS, in reply, cariten.4ol that -eee'ee yes ~,
not acted fairly with respect to the plaintiff, and
in his account for the use and occupation of '" Adie
after thought. nacre
The Lout) Cur EF Juiret6t left-the Jury to „ The
ther the defendant had reccieedlso/.,before the Ptleff to
rival in Engletect, or the smaller Alin stated in theA4!aboo,4e,o
Jury retired, taking with them:4o4(lcount,
o'clock they returned with* verdict for the plainu
1531. ss. e •
tie Jury ae: f 0 his
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Lord BUTE has recently- let on le3se',itoots;``i:flll.;'
experienced iron-masters,. his flue and extensive gonlePsreA
Wal.;s, which is said to abound with irnn ore, and the
to contain lead ore likewise. The Paities engaFe", 'to tor'
culation, from their known sagacity, are very
speculation to a good account

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