The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 9.
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers pro
sent were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Ormende,
and the Earl of Ilehester.

DIXON V. nixori.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord BROUGHAM gave
judgment tc-day in this Scotch appeal, affirming the deci.
sion of the Court of Sessions with costs.

STEWAET V. MENZIES.
The arguments in this appeal were partly heard tc-day,
and the lurther conlideration of the case adjourned to
Thursday.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Fzi 9.
IN THE MATTER OF ASHTON'S BANKRUPTCY.

The bankrupt was a tailor, carrying on a very extensive
busines3 in Pall-mall, and the petitioning creditor's debt was
founded upon a bond to him for 2001, at an interest of
is per cent. It was sought at the last hearing by tho
claimant to prove for the amount of his bond, but the
Learned Commissioner before whom the case was argued
(Mr. CommiEsioner llo:royd) was of opinion that the bond
was void, but that ►,he proof might be made upon the con-
tract when evidence of such contract was ready to be ten-
dered to the Court, and that the consideration might be
good, though the bond was bad. This was oljected to on
the part of the claimant, who considered that his bond was
unimpeachable, and it was prayed that a Subdivision Court
might be held, to hear further argument upoa so important
a point, and it was held to•day accordingly in the Court
of Mr. Cemmissioner Merivale.

Mr. James attended as Counsel for the claimant (with
Mr. Edwards, as solicitor), and Mr. Parker for the as-
signees.
The arguments of the Learned Counsel, which extended
to a great length, and which mainly hinged upon the clues-
tion whether bonds were chargeable upon lands, haying
been concluded.

Mr. Commissioner HOLIWYD gave judgment at great
length, and concluded by stating as his opinion, that if the
party could give evidence of the loan of the money to
the bankrupt, he might prove as for a single contract debt,
but that the bond in which Ashton and Surgors were the
obligors, was void.

Mr. Commissioner MERIVALE would not enter into
any detail in the expression of his opinion, which, however,
was that the proof was properly tendered on the bond.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE concurred.
Mr. James then applied fcr costs, but the Court refused
the
.application.

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