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London, England, 1814-03-02 00:00:00

LAW lIITELLIGEIsiet

COURT OF CHANCERY, MARCH 1.

LLOYD V. PAS9INGHAm

The Court was occupied the principal part or
•the day in hearing interrogatories read in. this Iffi
portent cause, the circtitustances of which we re"
ported yesterday in this Paper.
Mr. RtcHARDS was Sworn in a Serjeant at tlori
preparatory. to his taking, his seat on the Beuch-
of the Court of Exchequer as a puisne Baron,

COURT OF KING's I1ENCII; MARc!!' 1.
WELSH V. TriomPsori.

This was an action against the defendant Pr:
the price of two 'CowS, purcbased by his bailiff 0'
the plaintiff's drover. The defence was, that th 4
bailiff bought them on his own credit, as tt'
plaintiff always gave him money for the expend'.
tore of the farm, and that he never purchased 011.
the credit of the defendant. The :bailiff himsoli
as called, who had since enlisted for a soldier'
and he stated, that he had misapplied the mood
given hint by his master, and that his master al'.
ways gave him money in hand to buy what be
wanted.—Verdict for the defendant.
Several other causes were tried, but all equall
unimportant.

CONSISTORY cour,T, DOCTORS' COMMONS.
DAYS (falsely calling herself Jervis) v. JEKYrS'

This was a suit of millity of marriage In:might
by Elizabeth Hannah, the wife, against Saott
Raymond Jervis, the husband, by reason of
nority. It appeared thiit the parties were marrie!
on the :2d May, leO3, 'by licence, at the part
ehm-ch of Dalton
.in the county of
ham. That on the 4i. June of the same
another marriage was solemnized lo2tween
parties, on the ground of the first marriage be'l4:
considered a clandestine one,' it being had within'
the knowledge of all parties interested therein'
In support of the minority, several exhibits wyr,
read, which %vent to prove the birth and bapil.;4.il
of the party, by which it 'appeared he„was abut'g
the age of nineteen at the time the marriage_q
question took place. - further aßpeared,,tl'2,
the father of the minor died in DeceMber,
and that he appointed no guardian over his s6l';
It also appeared that- search had been made in tl'‘'
Chancery. Offices, and no fol'''d
could be 101,1
to have been appointed by the Lord Charirell°r;,
The Court (Sir Wm. Scott) said, 'this u•::3 a, case
in which it was its duty to proceed with all P°s.;
Nitric caution, the object being to set aside t 1
marriage, which would affect (if any) the children
by such marriage.. The Court entertained
doubt with respect to the identity of the
.but said, it ought to have clear proof that (11`'
lther Lf the minor ied intestate " • aril°
„conseLti
guaardian was appoindted., and therelore itq ruesciude
the conclusion, of the cause for the purpose `'f"
producing the proof required.

• GRAVES V. WALLS.
This vas a cause of defamation brought ;',,
Mary Graves, widow, of New Ormond-street'
the • parish of St. 'Andrew, Holborn, agB'l 5
Charles Walls, an Attorney. Two ‘vi to°, bee
were produced in support of this charge'
credit of one of which was impeached by file iv 0
deuce produced on an exceptive allegat.:on
in on behalf of Mr. Walls,

The Court said, in causes of defamation, t`c°,
witnesses were required in order to establish OIL
fact charged in the libel ; it was clearly, of opio``'l
that no credit was due to one of the witilesse','
and therefore it dismissed the suit with IW. COst'

CAIRNS' V. MOSS.
This was also a suit of defamation, hrought bf
Anu Cairns against Mathew Moss. The
lived its the neighbourhood of Whiteeliaptl•.
.Court was clearly of opinion, in this case, til,
the words charged in the libel were nlearly procc`,4
and therefore pronounced, that the party suliJect'il
himself to do the usual penance, and coodeugle
him likewise in full costs.

BIRTHS. oift; '
On the 19th ult. at West-Town, Somerset, the Lady 0-
thurst Bateman, Esq. Jun. of a son and heir. al
On Thursday.se'unight, the Lady of Captain Bulstadeio
Worthington, near Ashby-dt-la-Zuuch, id ,x -son and
-daughters. ; . _