The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-10 00:00:00

THE SUN,

on which the prs.c.,edings were instituted, " an improve-
ment in the machinery or -apparatus for manufacturing
iron tuber," had clescd proceedings to be token ler pre-
judicing the right and interest of Prosser in his Scotch
letters patent, and for diminishing the value thereof;
that Van Wart had not dealt fairly by dt scribing him-
self as a merchant at Birmingham, when he was, as was
alleged, an alien, and that the scire facias was for the
purpose of unfairly prejudicing certain proceedings now
pending in the Court of Session in Scotland at the suit
of Prosser.

The arguments occupied his Lordship the whole
morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.---(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour was occupied the whole morning with
unopposed cause petitions, abort cause and cause peti-
tions, none of which possessed any points of interest.
Nothing calling for a special report occurred in either
the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce's court or that of th,t,
Vice-Chancellor Wigrans.

QUEEN'S BENCII.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
CHIRRINGTON AND OTHERS V. CROFT.
This case was tried before Lord Denman at the last
sittings at Guildhall, and a verdict was found for the de-
f‘ndant on the issue raised by the first plea—namely,
that after the action had been commenced, and after
notice in bankruptcy, the defendant had compounded
with the plaintiffs on these tetras-501. down, and the
balance 251. more in twelve months, and the other half in
eighteen months, depositing the acceptance of a person
named Hurrill as security, and 25/. costs. The plain-
tiffs, it appeared, are brewers in Whitechapel, and that
the defendant kept the George Inn, in the Strand. The
defendant became indebt-d to them in the sum of 100/.
When about starting into the country to visit a friend,
he was arrested at the suit of the plaintiffs, on
the ground that he was about to leave the
country, which was found to be a mistake, and
he was liberated. He immediately set on foot an action
against the plaintiffs for damages. Subsequently ar-
rangements were proposed for the payment of the claim
of site plaintiffs and the withdrawal of the action. 'The
attorney claimed 25/. costs, which the plaintiffs refused
to pay, and no settlement took place. The plaintiffs
took steps to make the defendant a bankrupt. Not
wishing to go through the Bankruptcy Court, he offered
the 251. costs out of his own pocket, and to enter into
the original negotiations for the settlement of the plain-
tiffs' claim, but the attorneys of the plaintiffs refused to do
so, saying " they would fight the fiat, and make an ex-
ample of him."
Mr. Sergeant SHEE showed cause against a rule,
which had been obtained by Mr. Cockburn, calling upon
the defendant to show cause why a new trial should
not be had, on the ground that the above issue, found for
the defendant, was opposed to the direction of thelearned
judge.
Mr. COCKBURN was about to address the Court in
support of the rule, when
Lord DENMAN intimated that they would like to hear
the arguments on the rule obtained on the action for
damages. As, however, the Learned Counsel was not
in that cause, the further hearing of the argument was
postponed; not, however, before his Lordship took oc-
casion to observe, that he had thought that the lapse of
time would have softened the bitter feelings that existed
between the parties, and that it would be advisable for
the parties to come to some amicable settlement.