The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-16 00:00:00

ROLLS COURT:-(THIS DAY.)

Hts JUDGMENT.—TILBSWELL V. BOWYER.
Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS gave judgment
ti)-day in this case, which was argued shortly before the
Christmas vacation. The question in the cause related to
the
lbe Validity of a deed of release, executed by the plaintiff,
widow of a gentleman, named Tildswell, who for some
time resided in Holland. His Honour, after going at con-
siderable length into the filets of the case, deolared his opi-
nion to be that the plaintiff, by the law of this country, was
entitled to that property, the interest: in which she had
parted with by the execution of the deed which she sought
t° set aside, 'hut as the testator resided for some time in '
Bollnd, he directed aa- inquiry whether the testator was
49rnieiled in that country at the time of his death, and whe-
ther the law of that country, if he was, his widow
the
Ztsosts, up to the hearing, to be paid by Bowyer, .the exe-
or of the testator, and by Mr. Griffiths, the solicitor. ;
leY having obtained the executi on the deed from the
of
Ixl4 ft by misrepresenting her rights to her.

ELLIS V. WALMSLEY.
v_ His HoNoua also (rave judgment in this ease, in which
Ze bill was filed by the plaintiff for the purpose of having
re declaration of the Court, that he was entitled, as a part-
ner i
ti the house of Gorton, Ellis, and Walmsley, to parti-
lPaten in a sum of 8004 a year given to that partnership as
eEeoMpensation for the abolition of one of the side clerks of
xchequer. The partnership was dissolved some time
forai.h ten
, and the question was, the deed of partnership being
Years, whether the parties to the partnership,
t °ugh
tit was at an end, were not entitled in equal pro-
Pthertions g the, benefiCof this fund for the whole period of
et,ten Years, which Would not expire till r 837.
His flu Noun thought they were;and decreed accordingly.

IN G'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING V. WARTNABY.
;otThis Was an indictment for perjury, alleged to have been
ntnitted by the defendant, an attorney, residing at Mar-
.4l Harborough, in an answer put in by him to a bill filed
Pln Chancery by the prosecutor William Judd, relative to
ul a complicated money transactions, which took place so
far back as the year 1819. The defendant had been em-
SPl9Yed to sell some property for the prosecutor's mother
ince dead,) and effected a sale for the sum of 2,280/.,
• d• a bill had been filed in Chancery for the purpose of
Pelling the defendant to account. A certain sum of
hoar the
had been set forth as• having been received
the tenant of the property, which had not been handed
rilver to Mrs. Judd, and the defendant, in his answer, de-
the best of his recollection;that he ever received that
rvetni This constituted the perjury which was alleged to
2 been committed, and for which the present indictment
"Lbronght.
orrltie Solicitor-General, Mr. C. Phillips, anti Mr. Peters-
aPpeared for the prosecution ; and the Attorney-
-eoerall and Mr. Hodgens for the defendant.
Aber some witnesses had been examined,
4,c le, ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the jury for the
ta ousutta'l,,t• He denounced the prosecution as a most infa-
scat; 441 indecent one, and declared that it ought to be
ri
tun, ted cd out of Court. The Learned Counsel was inter-
his address by
Lord
ease 6dutErvarAN, who observed that it appeared to him the
)east been by no means made out. There was not the,
foi.e •L'arlow of ground for such a charge, and he had there-
,atisfinterrupted the Attorney-General, as it was much more
ve,ae,ut'arY, if it appeared that the charge was unfounded, that
thar;"'t of acquittal should be returned upon that ground,
arad,,nierelY upon the pound that the charge could not be
out.
ilejury returned a verdict of not guilty.

.W•m4••
CdmmON-PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)

SIMMONDS V. HENDRICKS.
Maas was anaction brought by the plaintiff, to recover
.
of for injuries done to his gig by the improper driving
lii2 cabman, in the employment of the defendant. The
;b -ittit was driving through Aldgate-street at a moderate
lae, when the defendant's cab, No. 1,371, driven by a
art,a ef the name of Landridge, broke out from behind a
l and in attempting to pass between the 'cart and the
fhalotifp,
gig, came in contact with the latter, and caused
4,e injuries for which the action was brought. The cab-
takae bh:ad 110 fare at the time, and was merely driving to
tiff, 18 Place on the stand. On the part of the plain-
closesevlwitnesses proved that his near wheel was
to the curb-stone, and that, consequently, from the
It4o4ngletereis..4 which the cab 'was.
.driven, it was impossible for him
ant,, th "" gig clear of it ; whilst, on the part of the defend-
w . 0 cabman himself; the waterman at Aldgate stand, and
del.:liter a public-house near, positively swore that the acci-
ii,:- tier a
attributable to the plaintiff, that the plaintiff's
ha."'lleel was several inches from the curb stone, and that he
the subffi. cient time to have drawn up before he came near
The c
irc;vl:b‘elielivrelFd. JUSTICE told the Jury that the evidence was en-
th 3 Irreconcileable, and it was for them to say which party
1),,c Jury imediately returned a verdict for the plaintiff
(2s, 5/. ff-
-Im3s.
14OLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
tht?erge Folly, a curious-looking personage, dressed. in lipe:;..l Style, whose age was upwards of seventy, applied
hit 'as petition to be discharged. He was unopposed.
sonerearance occasioned some laughter • he was impri-
-011,0 it appeared, for a sum of 61. 10s. due for rent ; he
Mr'
but little besides.
Nil t• Commissioner HARRIS.-Well, what is your name,.
ehatl °P Polly ?-( His contour resembled the face of the
(L etitig bird.) insolvent.-Why, Folly to be sure-
anghte )
your
tr 4,111% r.
Commissioner HAaRIS.-I see you have paid
tentesini en well ; you only owe a few shillings besides your
laid-1, 'lava you ever been used to read or write ? Folly
th • "e had not • when he was a child, people did not send
heir child '
kr. ren to school.
rent L. Commissioner HARRIS.-You would not pay your
I eo.reause the estate had changed hands ? Insolvent.-
,p,ttid not pay it, and therefore went to prison.
l,e'Oe InsoNent was discharged. He hd on a pair of
"kin breeches he had actually worn fora 22, ye ars.
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Po l,
I,ieldo, 'A ToEs.-The Journal de l' Academie d' llor-
oe"Z,fientioi?s, that a new species of potato has recently
Which "%ated in the department of the Ardi',che (France),
tth:ei,„,h ,_'s remarkably prolific. One small root, which did not
r .4alf an ounce, produced no less than 481 b. ; and, in an-
"...tit„ll2stance, two bulbs, in two years, produced six cartloads I
,i. "' arY Gazette.
Liu
te, • ERPOOL TEA MARKET.-At a public sale of
fkl°lll Thursday, a small cargo, by the Perseverance, direct
eT..Canton, was offered, and nearly all sold, comprising '592
ditto4tges bohea, 1,875 ditto congou, 127 ditto souchong, 35
tlatilit WankeYs 426 ditto hyson, 175 ditto orange pekoe ; the
Ititt, Y of congou and bohea, particularly one chop of the for-
ts
fully equal, if not' superior, to any parcel of free-
tlit • tea Yet imported into the kingdom ; generally, the prices
1 441 ed Nv ,ot,d ere quite equal to the late advanced rates paid in
'the ;a, and one chop congou sold 2d. to ad. per lb. higher.
2es sot and consisted of 592 packages bohea ; congou pack_
to
2.8,e. in bond;
s.z.pos dui I 2
at 3s. 6d: to 3s. bid., equal to 2s. to 1,180 Packages congou, one chop at 2s. 2-id.
t.hot)s. :3id. ; another is Is 9ld to Is. 94-d., and a few small
olit' at 23. 03-d 9 • . 4 .
. tO .... 611-d. ; 127 packages, called souchong,
,(1141si.,d.eredcampoi, a.nd, consequently, duty doubtful, witi.-
N'lsott ' 'la chests twankev at 2s. 3-IC to 21/46d. • 150 chests
. , one eh
~, i • •
~
101_,, op at 2s. 9d. to 2s. 9id., the rest at 3s. 10d. to
kei4. ~!m• Per lb. The second sale comprised 695 chests eon-
-2 une ..,
s. 6d, to sold at 3s. 44d. to 2s. 51-d , a small chop at
17' .t°2s6 id • d the best h '", Bd. 2s. 84d •
h%) boxes :4, an cop at 2s. to ,• $
.hotl at ,or pekoe at 114 d. to Is. Id. ; 176 packages
106 -'•‘4 250 packacr
1114 x,i,, 2s• 9.-fd. to 3s 3d per
..11. There were also offered
t'•ii, scl.ange pekoe, 'ilens.obrytes'odn,,r6r.) ci3ongobu, 63 c per conKou,
y hyson sold at
Itto,_lB. 4(lt°, t3os;
_4.4...d.• % conPgou Is. sord. to 1111.53.a6d. caperY con gou
ile_Y".l"al pare ; u., orange pekoe Is. krd. to' 2!.1d. per lh.
d•rl) shalewere likewise offered for exportation only, tint
withdrawn.