The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-11 00:00:00

STEWART V. ABERDEEN.

The defendant in this case bad entered into a policy of insurance
upon the Prow Elizabeth, which being lost, he became debtor to the
amount•
of 071 its. Bd., for which the action was brought. The de-
fendant pleaded—first, That Douglas, Anderson, and Co. were autho-
rised by the plaintiff to settle the loss which had arisen, and that they
were indebted to the defendant in a larger sum than that claimed, and
that he (defendant) had settled the claim, by setting off the sum against
the debt due by Douglas, Anderson, and Co. ; and, secondly, That a cus-
tom existed amongst insurance brokers so to settle, of which custom the
plaintiff had knowledge at the trial. The Jury found for the defendant.
A new trial was moved for, granted, and argued, upon the ground that
the plaintiff had no such knowledge, and that the Lord Chief Baron
had misdirected the Jury as to the effect of a letter which was put in
evidence at the trial. A point was also raised in the argument whether
there had been any settlement between the brokers and the defendant.
The ComeT
were of opinion that there was evidence of a settlement,
anti that there had been no misdirection; and further; that even had the
custom not been proved, and had it not been shown that the plaintiff had
kncwledge of it, yet the verdict had been properly given, as there, at all
events, had be
charged.
been abundant evidence to support the first plea.—Rule ells.

The
Magistrates of Westminster have resolved to
tit up the Guildhall, opposite Westminster Abbey, for the use of them-
selves and their families, on the day of the Coronation, and it is antici-
pated, from the manner in which the Magistrates fitted up the Guildhall
on the Coronation of George the 4th, that it will add much to the effect
of the surrounding sc:.ne.
LONDON
AND GREENWICH RAILWAY COM-
rANy.—
Having had reason to doubt the truth of an anonymous state.
meat, relating to the Directors of this Company, sent to us, and incau.
tiously inserted in our paper of Wednesday last, we have taken mea-
sures to ascertain the facts of the case, and have found the whole state-
ment to be unfounded, with the exeeption that Mr. Money, while en-
deavouring to prevent riot and disorder on the line, was most grossly
insulted by a man in a state of intoxication, Neither Mr. Macdonald
nor any hod,
~ was present on the occasion, nor was any person taken into
custody.
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Lord Ashburton gave a grand dinner on Friday last,
at Bath House, to the Earl and Countess Brownlow, Lord and Lady
Mahon, Earl of Cl
are, Hon. Colonel Dawson and Mrs. Darner, Hon.
Charles Greville, Sir Henry HardMge, Bart., l'.lr. Sneyd, Mr. Milner,
on.
Mr. Pemberton and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Baring.
On Saturday last dinner
arties were given by the
Duke of Somerset in Park-lane; Earl of Camperdown, hi Eaton-place;
p
Earl of Burlington, in Belgrave-square; Earl of Balcarris, in Berkeley-
square; Lord Maryborough, in Saville.row ; Earl of Dartmouth, in
St. James's-square; Lord Hill, in Belgrave-square ; Lord Tenterden, in
Portman-square ; Sir Richard Bulkeley Phillips, Bart., in Portland-
Place. On Friday, by the Earl of Bradford, in Belgrave square; Dowager
Lady Cooper, in Portland-place; Sir Henry Peyton, Part., in Gros-
venor-place ; Mr. Fleming, in Cavendish-square.
The Prince de Ligne, Envoy Extraordinary from
his Majesty the King of Belgium, arrived off the 'rower on Saturday
morning from Ostend, by the Antwerp Company's new steam-ship
Antwerp, John Britton, Commander. The Prince landed under a
salute of glum in the
presence of his Grice the Duke of \Veilington, &c.