The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-09 00:00:00

THE KING V. ADAMS.

Sir W. FOLLETT moved for a rule to show cause why a
criminal information should not be filed against the de-
fendant, the proprietor of the Lincolnshire Chronicle, for
a libel upon a Mr. Everett, a gentleman of property in Lin-
colnshire.

Lord DENMAN, after consulting with the other Judges,
said it was not clear that the imputation supposed was cast
upon Mr. Everett ; and, if it were, it did not appear of
sufficient importance for the interference of the Court.
Rule refused.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nor. 8.
TAYLOR V. BLACKLOW.

This was an action on the case brought by the plaintiff
against the defendant, who was an attorney, for a breach of
professional duty. The plaintiff, having claims upon cer-
tain estates in Kent, was anxious to obtain a sum of 4,0001.
by mortgage on the estate ; the defendant represented to
the plaintiff that he had a client who would advance the
sum upon sufficient security, and at a moderate interest.
Upon this understanding the defendant received the ab-
stract of the plaintiff's title, in which he shortly discovered
a defect, in consequence of which the title would go to Mr.
John Henry Taylor, the brother of the plaintiff. This de-
fect the defendant communicated to Mr. John Henry
Taylor, who had previously retained the defendant. as his
solicitor. For this conduct the action was brought,
Mr. KELLY appeared for the plaintiff. Tile material
question in the case was, whether an action would lie at
the suit of a client against an attorney for what must be
admitted to be a gross breach of duty.
Mr. JARVIS, for the defendant, urged that it was a sim-
ple question of law.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that on the whole, he
was of opinion that the plea was bad upon the demurrer
filed in the case.

The other Learned Judges concurred.

COURT OF SURROGATES OF THE JUDI-
CIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY
COUNCIL—Nor. 8.
BARNES V. MANSELL.

In this, which was a long testamentary case, the tes-
tator was the Rev. John Clavell, of Smedmore House,
in the island of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, who died
on the 14th of June, 1833. It will be remembered that
after the case had been very fully argued the Learned Judge
of the Prerogative Court pronounced against the validity
of the will which was propounded by Mr. John Barnes, a
steward of the deceased, and opposed by Mrs. Manse.!, one
of his co-heiresses, and entitled in distribution to a share of
his effects, on the grounds of the incredibility of the evi-
dence.. From that decision an appeal was entered in this
Court, and on the Ist of July, the last Court-day, the ap-
pellant was assigned to exhibit his libel within three weeks.
The Proctor for the respondent to-day prayed the Court
to relax the inhibition.
The COURT granted the prayer, which is equivalent to
an affirmation of the original judgment.

INSOLVENT DEBT'ORS' COURT, Nor. 8.
Sydney John James, late of St—Martin's-le-Grand, Cap-
tain of the 4th Regiment of the British Auxiliary Legion,
in the service of the Queen of Spain, vas opposed by Mr.
Cooke, on the part of a gentleman named Freame, and
supported by Mr. Woodroffe.
The insolvent had been in the service of Don Pedro. He
was then very young, being now only in his 24th year, and
Mr. Freame had supplied him with money to purchase his
outfit. He bad lately been in the British Legion in Spain,
under General Evans. He was invalided home in July
last, in consequence of a wound he had received in his
head, at the attack of St. Sebastian. On his arrival he
had some accoutrements, which he left at his brother's cham-
bers in St. Martin's-le-Grand,who held a situation in the Fo-
reign Post-office. The accoutrements he considered worth
25h, and he had received advances of his brother to nearly
that amount. There was a rifle deposited with him, which was
made a present to him. He claimed from the Portuguese
Government the sum of 1051. for services under Don Pedro.
He was entitled to it, but it was another question whether
he should get it. That sum was the difference of the pay
to what was agreed upon in this country and afterwards
settled in Portagal. He believed Sir John Miley Doyle
had established a claim in Portugal on the same ground ;
he had whilst in that service a tituti/o (bond) of 3161.,
which was cashed at Lisbon, out of which he paid his
tailora and bootmakers at Lisbon and Oporto. He returned