The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT' OF CHANCERY, JULY 21.

SIVi•hIARK %.toOD V. EDMUND GRIFrITH.3, ESQ.
Mr. GRIFFITtis, in addressing his Lordship in
respect,io this case, complained that he bad been
kept nnder,duress for a considerable time, in' co►►-
selluence of an improper stamp having been placed
upon the deed ; he felt considerable alarm about
the costs, and the attachment which would in
consequence issue, and prayed his Lordship's in-
terfetence, to ease his mind ; he also rectified a
mistake ‘vlrieb he had made.on Friday, he having
s;tid that the bill was filed on an award, whereas
he should have said " on an agreement."
Mr. COOKE said, that the cause of alarm arose
from the over anxiety of the Solicitor ; Mr. Gra-
fi-Ls had no real cause for uneasiness, and with
respect to the cost, he expressly declared, as he
had bn Friday last, that no proceeding should
take place until the decision of his Lordship had
transpired. •
The. LORD CDANCELLOR expressed himself sa-
tisfird that nothiug would take place, and
inti-
mated that he would give judgment on IVeduei-
thy.
THE LUDDITES—MANUFACTURE OF LACE.

lIEATHCOTE V. WOODHOUSE ANO ANOTHER.
Sir S. ItomiLLY, on behalf of the plaintiff,"
'moved for an injunctiOn to restrain the defendants
from making and selling* certain machinery for
the manufacture of bobbin net lace, for n.hich
the plaintiff had obtained a patent. The plaintiff
alleged that by the nefarious practices of those
persons called Luddites, he I►ad lost 10,0001.
havilg incurred their hatred 'by his invention ;
and that he was eventually obliged to leave the
county (Nottingham).- An action was now pend-
ing in the Court of Common Pleas, but the de-
fendants continued selling the machines from
150/. to.to 2001. each, by which be, the plaintiff,
sustained great injury. - •
The LORD CHANCELLOR--" 'fake the. injunc-
tion, and let the defendants be served inmedi-

atel "
y.
Sir S. RomILLY then moved for the Injunctions
in two other cases, at the suit of . the saute plain-
tiff, which were accordingly-granted, and similar
directions given.

THE" ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE MAYOR AND BUR-

GESSES OF FONVEY.

The, Lotto CHANCELLOR in giving judgment,
went into this ease at considerable length:- It
appeared that by the Judginent of the Court of:
King's Bench, the Corporation of Fowey had been
disfranchised, and that an application to the Prince
Regent was Miw pending for restoring the Char-
ter ; it therefore was clear that at the present time
the Corporation was not in exiSience. 'rite fact
of the Corporation having
.teased to be one, was
proved by the granting of af new, Charter by
after which, bye-laws were made by the
Corporation for letting the estates in question in
fire best possible manner, but which have not been
acted upon nor the last sixty years. The principal
question in this ease appeared, in his Lordship's
opinio0;: to be, whether the Court would slitter
proper) y.left for Charitable purposes" to be con-
verted to ‘‘ Corporation purposes." It was a (la:
vult question to solve in respect to whether the
landlort) and tenants were in existence; as the
churchwardens .could not be considered as such,
nor was it right to stiffer property worth ;2501. per
ann. to be let for eight pounds. His Lordship, in
.ctinelusion,direeted the appointment of 411.vcciver,
wit hoot prejudice to any applicant, observing that
the difficulty which would at ise, would be got
over by following the instructions of the Court,
and, should the Attorney-General advise the re-
establishing the Corporation, they might make
airy application to the Court that might be deemed
beneficial in regard to the Charity.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 21.

London Sittings after Trinity Term, before Lord
ELLENBOROUGII, alld a Special Jury.
IMPORTANT CASE.

WARD AND °TITERS, ASSIGNEES OF DUNKIN V. GOOD..

HART AND OTHERS

This was an action upon a policy of insurance
efficted by the Pheeuix Fire Office, to recover a
loss of 330.0/. upon a house, the property of the
bankrupt, occasioned by fire, in the month of
Jane, 1816.
The trial of .this cause excited a great deal of
interest, as well on account of the peculiarity of
its cifetimstances, as the nature of the defence set
on by the Fire Office..
I~lr. GURNEY, Mr. BpI.I.AND„ and Mr. SPANK IE,
conducted the case on the part of the plaintiffs. •
The following is an outline of the case :—The
act bot•was brought by the Assignees, of a certifi-
cated Bankrupt, who in the year 1816, and for
e owe few years before, carried on the business of a
tallow-chandler in Aldersgate-street. His fa-
ther had died in 1813, leaving him two freehold
hou4eS, Nos, 34. and .35 in that street, the Value
of which was estimated at about 40001. besides
other prolierty of considerable amount, in the
wayof•ty-alle, as a- tallow-chandler, to which busi-
ntsrtbe bankrupt succeeded on his father'S death.
,U :'So happened, that in the month of May, 1815,
-these_ lionseS were destroyed by.fire, and the Fire
Offices readily paid the loss, which amounted to
about 9000/. The bankrupt having re-built..the
Premises, resumed his business, -having disposed
of one of the houses to advantage, both of which,
including stock in trade, he insured to the amount
of nearly 90001. at the Plixuix and other Offices.
In the spring:of last Year th.e bankrupt married a
young lady of • some expectations, and took a tip
Paris with his bride, as well on pleasure as
bnsi-
nesc. Since his father's death, he had been more
than twenty times to France upon 'rosiness which
cousisted in dealings in hemp and other articles in
xvhich.,..her traded, besides his business of a tal-
-low-cliandler. in the month of June, 1816, he
returned to London with his' bride, bringing with
bin) 4,54 void Napoleons, which he took in en-
cange for Bankof England notes, with a view
li!ke ativantdl;e of the exchange, which was
at that time hi favour of England, and by which
lie expected to make three halfpence or t wo-pence
baltrinipv profit upon each piece. Upon his ar-
iiv,sl in England, he took iris wife to see a. friend
dampsbire, and returned immedi itely to town
Uu the niiht of the 25th of June (the