The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-20 00:00:00

SIMS AND ANOTHER V. SIMPSON.

The plaintiffs were the assignees of an insolvent named
Barnard, who had leased the Albion Tavern from the de-,
fendant. On the 13th of April, 1832, Barnard was arrested
and went to gaol. On the following day, the 14th, he made
over the fixtures of the tavern to defendant, as part pay-
ment of rent in arrear, and a short time after petitioned the
Insolvent Court for relief. He then, as required by the
Insolvent Act, made an assignment of his property to the
plaintiffs for the benefit of his creditors, and they brought
this action against the defendant to recover the value of
the fixtures sold to him by the insolvent. A verdict was
fund for the defendant, with leave for plaintiff to move
the Court to have the verdict entered up for them. A rule
Nisi to that effect was accordingly obtained early in the
term. The rule came on to be argued to-day. It was
contended for the plaintiffs that the assignment, under the
Insolvent Debtors' Act, related back, and took effect from
the time the 'insolvent went to prison. For the defendant,
it was contended that the assignment under the Insolvent
Act had no such relation back.

The CouRT was of opinion that the Insolvent Act gave
no relation back to the assignment.—Rule discharged.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Nov. 19.

This morning Lord LYNDHURST took his seat on the
Bench, with the other Judges of the Court, for the first
time since the change in the Ministry has occurred. The
Noble and Learned Lord informed the Bar that it was his
intention on Thursday and the two following days to hear
those cases which had been tried before him, and appointed
Friday to hear the arguments for a new trial in the case of
Russell v. Cowley, and Parrot v. Crease.
At the opening of the Court, the following notice was
fixed up :—" After the special paper of Wednesday, the
19th instant, has been disposed of, -the Court will proceed

immediately to those rules for new trials, in which the causes
were tried before Lord Lyndhurst."

GLADWELL V. BLAKE AND OTHERS.

The defendants in this cause were constables for the
county of Sussex, and a true bill having been found by the
Grand Jury against the plaintiff, a Bench warrant was ob-
tained from Mr. Justice PATTESON and put into their hands
to execute. They apprehended the plaintiff, but not within
the limits of the county of Sussex. The plaintiff brought
his action for assault and false imprisonment, and the jury
gave a verdict for the defendants on their plea of justifica-
tion under the warrant. Mr. Sergeant Bompas had obtained
a rule to shew cause why judgment should not be entered
for the plaintiff, non obstante veredicto, on the grounds that
the defendants were not justified by the warrant under
which they acted to step out of their jurisdiction into the
county of Sussex.

FOLLETT now appeared against the rule.—Rule
absolute.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

THE CONVERTED JEW.—Yesterday a respectable-look-
ing man, about forty years of age, entered the office, and,
addressing Mr. LAING, said be had been robbed by a man
under circumstances of great aggravation.
Mr. LAING—IS the party in custody ? Applicant—He
is not. He has behaved in a very dishonourable manner,
and I wish you to grant me a warrant to apprehend him.

Mr. LAING—TITere is no necessity for a waraant. You
can give him in charge to a policeman if he has committed
felony.
Applicant—But if I bring him here shall I have justice
done to me ? •

Mr. LAlNG—Certainly. I trust justice is administered
to every person that has business here.
Applicant—But I wish to know—
Mr. LAING—No, Sir ; I have told you what to do, and
I beg'you will no longer take up my time, as I have other
business to dispose of.
Applicant—Justice has not been done to me when 1 have
been here before. I have been treated as an insane per-
son, because I have renounced the Jewish persuasion, and I
want you to inform me if you intend to treat me as a mad-
man if I bring the party before you ?
Mr. LAING—I can say nothing more upon the subject,
and I request you to leave the ogee, or remain silent.
Applicant—Supposing the party was here, how would you
treat the case ?

Mr. LAING—If you choose to bring a person to this
office, and charge him with felony, every attention will be
paid to your complaint. Officer, call on the next case.
A pplican t—Now, Si r
Mr. LASNG—And now, Sir, I must insist on your re-
maining quiet, or I shall put you out.
Applicant refusing to go away, and insisting on putting
more questions, Mr. Laing ordered him to be ejected.
This having been done, the applicant went into the pas-
sage leading to the justice-room, and created a great dis-
turbance, complaining of the conduct of the magistrate and
officers in behaving so rudely to him. In a few minutes he
went to the front of the office, where, in a loud voice he
again complained of the treatment he had received, and a
number of persons soon collected about the spot. He was
several times, by order of Mr. Laing, desired to walk away,
but he would not, and Mr. Laing at length sent4Baylis,
one of the officers of this establishment, to bring him in.
After some more conversation Mr. Laing ordered him to
find bail.

After he was locked up Mr. Laing asked Mr. Mallett,
the chief clerk, if the defendant did not, some few months
ago, complain of having been robbed by one of Alderman
Harmer's clerks.

Mr. Mallett answered in the affirmative, adding that
it then appeared Mr. Harmer and his partners were con-
cerned in some dispute between Mr. Abrahams and hirs
wife, and the defendant wanted to make a charge of felony
against the clerk, because he was in possession of some
papers connected with the suit.
Mr. LAINo—I suppose he is mad.
Mr. Mallett said there appeared very little doubt of it.
It will most likely be recollected that the defendant was
held to bail on two occasions at Queen-square, or threaten-
ing the life of a Rev. Gentleman, whom he accused of
secreting his wife, who had quitted her home.

In the course of the afternoon he was handcuffed to a
number of other prisoners, and taken to the New Prison.
On his way thither he harangued the crowd that followed,
stating the number of persecutions be had sustained in con-
sequence of being a convert from the religion of the Jews.