The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-08 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

THE GASLIGHT AND COKE COMPANY V. SYMONDS.
The arguments in this case were resumed this morn
ing, and occupied the Court the greater portion of the day.
The case came before his Lordship upon bill and cross
bill, between the Gas Company and a clerk employed
by them, and the object of the suit is for an account.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
WOOD V. SMITH.

The further argument on this part heard case occu-
pied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England the
whole morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His Honour heard bankrupt petitions to-day, but no
case of any interest came before the Court.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor Wlonsm.)
ELLIS V. COWNE. -JUDGMENT.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment today in
this case, which was argued before him upon bill and
answer some time since. The bill was filed by the
plaintiff, a widow lady residing in Huntsworth-terrace,
Salisbury-street, Borough, and it prayed that she might
be relieved from a warrant of attorney, that she had ex-
ecuted, and that an injunction might be granted re-
straining the defendant from proceeding against her
under the warrant of attorney„ and from selling
or parting with the possession of the business
and stock in trade of a pawnbroker's shop in
the Borough, and that the Court would order the
defendant to pay back to the 'plaintiff the monies she
had advanced under the warrant of attorney, that war-
rant having been obtained from her by misrepresentation
and fraud.

The facts of the case appear to be these:—The
plaintiff, Mrs. Sarah Ellis, was a widow, residing in
lluntswortb-terrace, Salisbury-street, Borough ; and
one of the defendants, Samuel Cowne, was a surgeon,
and in addition to that profession carried on the business
of a pawnbroker in a shop nearly facing the residence
of the plaintiff. The other defendant was Henry Cowrie,
son of Samuel Cowne, who was placed by his father in
the management of the pawnbroking ibusiness. The
bit stated that an intimacy had arisen between the
plaintiff and Henry Cowne, who had made matrimonial
adv.inces to her; that the plaintiff was of an easy and
confiding disposition, liable to be imposed upon, and she
had on various occasions advanced to Henry Cowne
considerable sums of money, and at last, for the purpose
of enabling him to set up in business, and make his own
living, she had advanced a sum of 1,5001. for the purchase
of the pawnbroking business from his father, upon a
statement that the value of it was much greater than it
really was; that she had been induced to sign a warrant
of attorney for 1,2001., part of this sum, which was to
be paid by instalments; for part of the remainder she-
had given a bill of 811., and the rest was owing to her
by Samuel Cowne ; that after this transaction the
conduct of Henry Cowne had been much altered towards
the plaintiff, and his affection had considerably cooled;
that. in tact, he had given up all intention of marrying
her; that the plaintiff had paid three instalments under
the warrant of attorney, but she had subsequently be-
come aware that the pawnbroking business had been
very much over-valued, and she.had ascertained that the
defendants were rtmoving from the shop much of the
properly contained therein. She therefore refused to
continue the instalments. An injunction was granted to
restrain the defendants from taking any proceedings
under the warrant of attorney, and to restrain them from
selling or parting with the possession of the business or
the stock in trade and effects of the pawnbroker's shop.
The defendauts by their answers, denied that the plain-
tiff was of an easy and confiding disposition, et liable to