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LAW INTELLIGENCI;:.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 6.
EX PARTE PENTON'.-LUNATIC PETITION.

Mi. HART raid this was the petition of Georg Penton and
Robert Bruton, his sister's husband. It prayed hii Lordship
to refer to the Master to inquire and report the amount of the
lunatic's estate, and to order Mr. Arnold and wife to he exa-
mined by the Master. It also prayed that certain letters and
writings should be brought into the Master's Office. A com-
mission had been issued, and a jury had returned a verdict of,
lunacy, and that the lunatic had been without lucid intervals.
since, the 25th of May last. He was attended by Dr. J. Gil-.
man. He had been permitted to live without restraint in Gate-
house, Highgate, from the 25th of July to the 25th: of August,
although lie had a handsome house of his own in Hornsey-lane.
The petitioners apprehended that the lunacy had been increased
by this treatment. Mr. Arnold and his wife had taken pos-
session of his house. Arnold had no property-, and had lately.
been discharged from the King's Bench as an insolvent debtor.'
The lunacy was not violent. It consisted in apprehensions that
persons were eternally attacking his character. Since the 25th
of August, he was confined in Fisher-house,-Islington. By am
order of the Court, it had been referred to the Master to appoint'
a committee, and to report who was next of kin. The peti-.
tioners were informed that various debts had been contracted at
Gatehouse, which ought to have been liquidated: They com
plained, too, that two intimate friends of the lunatic were re-
fused permission to see him since he was confined in the lunatic
asylum, without an . order from Dr. Gilman. The petitioners
submided that his Lordship would consider this refusal highly
improper on the part of Gilman and Arnold,' and prayed that
his Lordship would relieve the lunatic from such restraint, by
referr;ng it to the 'Master to report upon the state of the lunatic.
The statements of the petition were supported by affidavits.
Gilman and Arnold, on the other hand, in their affidavits,
used abusive terms respecting the petitioners, and asserted
Moorhouse and Thompson to be improper persons to see the
lunatic, because Moorhouse had large dealinlLS in stock mat-
ters, in which the lunatic had been involved. Now .those per-
sons were not only desirous of seeing the lunatic, but they in-
terested themselves in hi. affairs. The conduct of "which the
petition complained arose' in some measure from views enter-
tained respecting the eommitt-teship, for Ahich there was likely
to he a contest.

Mr. HEALD appeared for the next of kin, who had made no
affidavits, because he had not becn aware that affidavits would
have been made against the petiticn. Arnold made affidavit
that the petitioner, Pentoll, had been Limself discharged under
the Insolvent Act, and was, therefore, not better than the de-
ponent.
Messrs. WIIITMARSH and WILLis followed on the same
side.

Mr. PHILLIMORE opposed the petition, for ~hich he con-
tended that there was no pretence. Mr. Street, t'ie solicitor.
was in reality the petitioner. It ought to have been shown that
Mr. Arnold and his wife*had refused to deliver up deeds and
to render an account. The fact was that no demand of that
kind had been made With respect to any unnecessary ex-
pence, the Master, in appointing a Committee, would Ake care
to guard against that. Moorhouse and Thompson, and Mt.
Street, were refused, because it was highly Improper they
should see the lunatic at their pleasure. Medical men were
the best judges of the persons and times fit for seeing a lunatic.
It was sworn by Messrs. Annandale and Gilman, that the visits
of those persons were most likely to irritate his feelings. They
had informed the lunatic that Arnold and his wife were his
greatest enemies, by which he became more discomposed: It
was in consequence that it had been directed they should not
be suffered to visit him without the order of the medical man.
Sir George Tuthill had been called in, and certified that the
house in which the lunatic was confined was a fit place for
him. Dr. Burrows 'certified that he ought to be placed under
restraint:
The LORD CHANCELLOR.—But Sir George Tuthill does
not certify that there may not be a fitter place.
* Mr. PHILLIMORE.—It was not desired that he should be
confined there, if his Lordship thought otherwise. •
Mr. HART rose to reply.
The LORD CIIANCELLOR.—The motion must be granted of
course, without reflecting on any persons. Let Arnold and his
wife state the property which came into their hands, and let
them and Mr. Gilman deliver all letters, papers, and deeds re-
lating to the property, and all letters written by the lunatic
which had been stopped. •
Mr. HART.—AII letters allowed to be written by a lunatic
ought to be allowed to reach their destination.
The LORD CHANCELLOIL—I am not sure of that. A lu-
natic may be amused by writing letters which ought not to be
forwarded.
Mr. Street said something of the Post-office.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.—The Master's office is the best
post-office for a lunatic. Let Mr. Street be permitted to visit

the lunatic. The subject may by again mentioned to the Court.
Let the question of costs be reserved at present.
THE PORTSMOUTH CAUSE.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, while the preceding case was
going on, said, that seeing Messrs.. Horne, Heald, and Shad-
well in Court, he would take the opportunity of mentioning the
case of Lord Portsmouth. It had been understood that it
would be mentioned this day. A great many affidavits had
been sent to him by 'those who opposed the motion, a few days
ago. He was given to understand that a groat many Affidavits
had been filed on or before Saturday last, in support of the ap-
plication, but he had not seen them.
Mr. SHADWELL said, there were a great many-35 and 22;
57 altogether. •
The Loan CHANCELT.OII.—I heard there were 50. They
ought to be sent to me withoutdelay. The case ought to be
heard as soon us possible, for many reasons. There were re-
flections against individuals' stash ()light not to *rutin long'
undecided.
Mr. Sn AD* E thev would be sent 'immediately to
his Lordship.
The LORD CitvivEtton.—l will read them the first even-
ing after they shall be sent. I have got no affidavit o❑ the
part of those who have made the application, except One from-
Mr. Harnilton. • • - •
Mr. HEALb said, he had heard that they bad an agent in.
Scotland getting affidavits, and • tlyit. the distance was the •rea
son assigned for not having► lik,cd their affidavits sooner.
After a short interval Mr. SHADWELL said, he had ascer-
tained that there were nearly 60 affidavits filed, and that they
would be sent to his Lordship to-morroi►. • .
Mr. HEALD.—Your case must have been originally a rood
one when you found it necessary to file sixty additional
affidatits.

The Lour) CHANCE LLoit.—Ln them be. handed to me to-
morrow, and I will read theiii immediately.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 6.
B.CRNASCONI V. REECE.

This was an action' to recover the sum of 241. 6s. for a debt
contracted by the defendant, in partnership with a person'
named Want, since a bankrupt. •
The case for the plaintiff was conducted by Mr. Gun-
NEY, and Mr. H. Coorgn ; and for the defendant by Mr.
SCARLETT• _

It appeared that-the'defendant, who was a physician, • had
established a Medical Hall in Piccadilly. Wishing.to form a.
similar establishment in Clarendon-square, Somers-town,' he„
entered into a co-partnership with n Mr. Want for that pur-'
pose. The plaintiff, who is a plasterer in Chenies-street; Bed-
rord-square, was employed in fitting up the premises intended
for the Medical Hall. His bill was the subject of the present
action. _ _

Three of plaintiff's workmen were called, who proved. that
Mr. Want and Doctor Reece hathbeen in the habit of giving
-Pint'ortlers in the course of work, as to the manner in whiCh it
was to be executed. Mrs. Nicholls, the,landlady of the house
in Clarendon-square,. stated that she always considered these
two- gentlemen as her tenants. Henry Person, a carpenter,
employed at the same time, stated that he had been paid for
his services with a Bill of Exchange, accepted by Reece and
Co., and that Dr. Reece had ordered some beer tor the work-
men, and desired that it should be charged in the bill to him-
self and Mr. Want, by which means each party would pay his
fair share. • _ _ _

Mr. SCAIiLtTT, for the defence, said he believed there had
been some partnership existing on a former occasion, but as he
was unable to contradict the evidenceof the workrnen,he would
not occupy the time of the •Gourt by any longer address.
The Jury immediately found a verdict for the Plaintiff
for 241. 6s.

LITMORE v. WILSON'.

This was an action to recover compensation in daniagCs'.
from the defendant, for having maliciously, and without pro--
babie grounds, indicted tbe,p,l3intiff and .seviir.n*er.persons,:-
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fer a-ccuopiracy..
The case for the plaintiff was conilizeted by ;'qtr. OunNEy
tanclflr. Bn ovum( ; and as the cause wasundefended, ncigen-
tlenian was employed on the other side. -
It appeared, that the plaintiff had rented a house of a person
named Norris, the apartments in which he let out to ditierent
tenants ; amongst others was a man named Price ; the plaintiff
wishing to leave the house, informed his tenants of his inten-
tion, and sent a notice to hielandlord. This was accepted, and
accordingly the plaintiff and his lodgers repared to move their
furniture. While in the execution of this design, Mr. Wilson,
who is a .brickrnaker in Spa-fields, entered the house, stopped
the removal of the furniture, without
,any authority, and left a
number of brickmakers in possession of the premises. When
asked what was his reason_for this proceeding ? be said, that he
was the landlord of Norris ; that the latter owed him a consider-
able sum of money, and he should ijistrain the goods then in the
house. In attempting to do this, he assaulted the wife of the
lodger Price. This conduct, on the part of the defendant, pro-
ducing considerable disturbance, several of the neighbours'came
to the assistance of the plaintifrancl his lodgers, and in the result
they were enabled to remove their furniture. An action was•
brought to recover compensation in dArnages from the defendant,
for the assault he had committed on the wife of Price. • When'
that c.auselwas first to have come on 4 some witnesses beingabsent,
the plaintiff would not proceed with his case ; it was accordingly
put off till the next Sittings. In the interim the defendant pre-
ferred a bill of indictment for conspiracy against. the present:
plaintiff, Mr. Price, a man named Reynolds, whose cart had
been employed in the removal of the goods, and several other
persons who were proent on that occasion, the indictment
alleging thatthose persons had unlawfully assembled for the
purpose. of interrupting him in distraining the goods which he
found on the premises of a person who owed him a sum of
money. The Grand Jury found the bill, and the plaintiff and
the other parties were taken into custody, and remained so until
they could find bail. This, however, did mitprevent Mr. Price
from proceeding with his action. At the next Sittings in' the
Icing s Bench the trial took place, and he obtained a consider-
able sum in damages from the defendant. Soon after, the in-
dictment for conspiracy against. these parties was to have been
tried, but when the cause was called on no one appeared to
prosecute. These were the grounds on which the action was
brought.
Several witnesses were called, who proved the circumstance
• of Mr. Wilson's attempting to seize the goods ; that in endea-
vouring to take 'a looking glass. from Mrs. Price, she opposed
him; and in the struggle she was severely hurt ; that Reynolds,
the owner of the cart, in which the goods were to have been re-
moved; was at the time of. the affair lying ill in his bed; that
when lie was taken iUto custody by the Bench Warrant, after
the finding of the Bill for Conspiracy against him, he was ob-
liged to remain three days and three nights in the watch-house,
before he could obtain bail ; anti that several of the persons
mentioned in the indictment were merely spectators on the oc-
casion, who had neither taken any part in the business, nor even
seen each other before. It also appeared that it had cost the
plaintiff anti the rest of the parties 1371.75. 7d-, to defend them-
selves on the charge of conspiracy.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTIC F. having summed up the evi-
dence, observed to the Jury that, the point which they had to
,consider was, whether there had been probable or reasonable
grounds for prosecuting these parties for conspiracy ? If they
thought there had been, then it was their duty to find their ver-
dict for the defendant, but if not for the plaintiff.
The Jury having retired about half an hour, returned a ver-
'lict for the plaintiff—Damages 4501. ; costs 40s.