The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-16 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Aug. 12, T. Henshaw, Mincing-lane, wine-broker—Aug.
12 .W. Scott, Pall-Mall' tailor—Aug. 5, J. Gomm,. Dockland-
..."
Common, Bucks, timber-merchant—Aug. li, W. Walker,
Allertou-grange, Leeds, farmer—Aug. 8; C. Bratt, Warring-
ton, linen-draper—Aug. 9, M. Bentley, Wakefield, wool-
Stapler—Aug.'7, - J. Thompson, senior, Culpho, Suffolk, mer-
chant—Aug. 5, J. Lord and it. Lord, Halliwcll, Lancaster,
cotton-spinners—Aug. 5, IV. Carlile, Bolton, and J. Bain-
bridge, Preston, Lancaster', whitsters— Aug. '7, J. Luke,
Exeter, ironmonger—Aug. J. Dibhs, junior; DM-Set-Street,
Portman-square, plumber—Aug. 5, .1. Favell,:
St,,Mary-le-bone, haberdaslier—Aug. 8, T. Fisher,, Exton,
Rutland,. livery-stable-I:eeper.

CERTIFICATES Aur 5.

J. Halstead, Wheeler's •Wharf, Jones;.Li-
verpciol;Abip-ownerv—a. W,isedil I, Prospect Place, jewel lei—
R. C. Searle, Saffron Waldeo; Upholsterer—U. Carruthers,
Liverpool, merchant-P. Somerfield; 'awl blade-
Maker---S.•Garrod; raddiogton--street, boolc=l;inder—D. Wes-
ton, Westmeon, tanner. Gover, Lower Brools-btreet, wine
;and spirit merchaot..-. ,

• PARTNERSHIPS DIsSOLVED.
C. arid 'J. V. Barber, Birmi'agbam, artists-4 Waltbew
hnd 'l'. Overton, -Liverpool, draprs—A. trobrrair'and R.
.I(idgel4 Wellington, surgeoitsand apothecaries.--E..Jrukins
and A. 41urch, Plymouth,. linen-drapersti. Hornbrool; and
J. Pea-he; Horrhhridge; serge-mAers--:-J. Payne, S. Roberts;
and J.. itakhc-,-Liverpool,. plumbers and glaziers--R.
and E. Frett Jewry-street—W. Alexander and
,NV..Quest,
-SUnd,Aland; hrokeri,J: Vor,baw wit! J. M. Johnsan, Lifver-
pool, :shik,and.general agents-N. Goose and J. Broc4, Man-
ningtree,.druggists and•stationcrS. Lakeutan-,and 'l'.
Waldegrpre, Langbottrn Chambers, AnClitirch-sttect, tea-
broliers—G-Biirrows:and-W.'K. Tanner, Queen-street, lineb
and: woollen-drapers—W, Williams and J.lira4ford,,,f;ltesjeci
tauners-,,R. Ireland and W. Powell, Cambia,. notaries-7E.
Br6wil"Ali'd H. AltibUfough-L.I. aad 'lt.
Frodshatn, Liverpool, attornies-WP..
dkwurth, tlicliman and Wilson
Lane, Lombard-street-J. Ilrynolds',' I'llal:eniore„
Prichard, tt. a'nd I. Tomliiistini Bristol, iron-nterchants.:—.h
Brencbley and E.(llnrchland, Milton, wool-manufacturers--
.11.,11. Wylie and 1)"..J. Richardson,
~Abchurch7lane, merchants.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 15.

The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied in 1!( ar-
ing 'notions of no interest but to the partic

MISUNDERSTANDING AT THE BAR

Sir ARTHUR PIGGoTT•was proceeding With a
'motion, when Mr. Bell stated, did, nu,: think it
altogether, right that the,senior,memb,rs of the•
Court should always take the precedes ce.,:as they
did from day to day -by7adjourning.l.notions.
Sir A. PIGGOTT had no wish to do ,so, but be
felt it. his duty to picecti -as his motio.4 was 12
-days older than the other.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—I am sure no person
can be worse attended than the Chancellor ; for
when I came. nto Conti .this morpiing, I found
only three or tour of my friends here, and;l have
now gone round all the Gentlemen without the
Bar.

Mr. BELL—My Lord, I was in the Vice-Court
in the morning.
LOAD CHANCELLOR.--I am sure; Mr. 'Bell, had
you begun first this morning, you and I would
have been, conversing yet, and I should.have been
very glad. you were on, but you could not-be in
two places at once: Believe me, Mr, Bell, though.
I have read many of ourlaw-books, I never. found
any person possessed of legal übiquity, except his
Mujekty. But Sir Arthur Piggott, it _yonr motion
will occupy much time,' you had better; if you.
please, postpone it, ash must rise sooner to-day
than usual. . .

The pleasantry of his Lordship restored the
good: humour of the Gentlemen- at the Bar,' and
Mr. Bell procee‘led, as Sir Arthur Piggott said his
motion would take up a considerable time. His
Lordship rose at half after one to attend the Couu•
61 for receiving the Recorder's:Report.
The VICH-CHANCELLOR was occupied during
the whole of the day in discussing exceptions, and.
be gave notice of his intention to, hear short causes
on Thursday.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.. JULY 15.

Sittings at Guildhall Were Mr..., Justice ABBOTT

and a Special Jury.
NOTTS V. eDRAND.

This cause occupied the Court nearly the Whole
time.of its sitting. It was an action brought by
the plaintiff, a linen-draper, in Holborn, against a
City Police Officer, who was only a, nominal de7.
fendant, the real defendants being. Messrs, Todd,
Morrison, and Co. who keep two or three ware-
houses for the sale of Manchester and other
goods. It appeared that.a person -of the na!ue of
Livick, who was a sort of jobber in shawls, scarfs,
&c. had been in the habit of going to the ware-
hons.es. of. Messrs. Todd and Co. to purchase
these articles,.and 'that he actually (-lid purchase
from one of their shopmen, named Edwards, a
great quantity of things at a very low price, the
amount which he paid for some being even less than
half their original cost; ‘Theie he afterwards
carried to the shop of Mr. Nott, and sold at a
very low price,
.being much less than that for
which they had been purchased from the inanufac-.
titter. To one of Mr. Nott'S shopmett he sold 'a
quantity of shawls, which* led to the detection of
the nelarions traffic that bad been carried•on at
the house of Todd and Co. The shopman of
Nott, after making his cheap purchase, sent these
shawls to one of their warehouses to :he sold ;
and on that occasion the parties recognized the
shawls as their own property. 'An inquiry Was'int=
luediately set obi' toot, when it was discovered that
a'quantity of their goods, tOn large amount,as well
as the shawls, bad been privately sold by Edwards,
their servant, who converted the money he had Ob-
tained for them to his own use.. Edwards was ac-
cordingly taken tip in February last, tried at the
Old Bailey, and convicted of felony. Livick was
tried:along with him as the receiver of the goods,
but was acquitted. • The defendant, in discharge
of his duty as a police officer, took from the house
of Nott the articles which bad been sold to him
by Livick, in order to produce them on the. trial
of Edwards, and afterwards restored them to Todd
.-and Monison, the original owners. It" was-for

delivery of the-goodii •(:ks it=was alleged) to
the wrong parties, that the present action was
brought, and the principal question .was, whether
Mr. Nott had purchased the goods in such a fair_
manner in open ma►ket, as to make them legally
his property. After being, so purchased, it was -
stated in evidence that Todd and Morrison offeied
to give him, back the sum. which he had, paid to
Livick for the goods, provided he could 'restore
them, or abandon his claim to them ; and this-
Nott refused .to do.

. . - -
Mr. GURNEY, on the pert of the defendant,
maintained that Todd and Morrison had a right
to claim the -goods. as Iheirproperty, because they
had been stolen.- by their servant, and afterwards.
offered for sale at so very low a price—a price so
much inferior to their original cost, that anyper.
son to whom the); had been offered,- must hay&
suspected them•to be- stolen. property.. He 'did::
not suppose that Nott knew of their being stglen,•
but when they were offered at so row a Price,
ybe
ought to have suspected.th& party,- and not iCave
parellased,them. Me; Gurney then called ~ a.6fit..,1
ness-to prove the very. info for prices, comparecti
to the real value of the goods, at which they bad
been said to the plaintiff.' 4
The Learned dodge was Of opinion that the goods
had. been fairly purchttsed by..Nuft,
• The Jury, therefore,
,found a yeFdicL for Lim--..„
Damages 1051. - • •:/.4