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London, England, 1844-05-01 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

ROUSE OF LORDS, April 30.
Their Lordships sat to• day in a Committee of Privileges.
The Peers present %%ere the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of
Shaftesbury, Lord Brougham, Lord Sudeley, the Earl of
Carnarvon, Viscount Strangford, Lord Monteagle, the Earl
of Redesdale, and the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
THE. WHARTON BARONY.

Further witnesses were examined on behalf of the claimant
to the Barony of Wharton, Baillie Cochrane, Esq., M.P.,
and the further consideration of the claim was, at half-past
one o'clock, postponed till Friday week.
THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD v. KNIGHT.
The arguments in this part-heard appeal were then pro-
ceeded with. The case comes before their Lordships upon
appeal from the judgment of Mr. Baron Alderson, while
sitting in the Equity chequer directing an account of cer-
taintidtahys.es. The case, it is said, will occupy their Lordships
eight

COURT OF-QUEEN'S BENCH, April 30.
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN TILE NORTH.--ES PARTE TORDOLF
AND OTHERS.-HABEAS GORPUS.-JUDGMENT.

The parties in these cases are colliers in the north of Eng-
land, who were committed by the magistrates for neglecting
their work. They applied for a habeas corpus, the return to
which was argued yesterday. During the course of the ar-
gument, Mr. Bodkin contended, on the part of the priso-
ners, that the conviction was bad, because it did not set forth
that the evidence had been taken in the prisoners' presence,
and the Court reserved its judgment. The judgment of the
Court was delivered this morning, which was that the con-
viction was bad on the grounds stated, and that the prisoners
must therefore be discharged.

BAIL COURT, April 29.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice COLL:RIDGE.)
FORD V. DAVIS.
In this case Mr. Crowder and Mr. Pctersdorff appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Platt and another Learned Counsel for
the defendant.
It was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover da-
mages from the defendant for slanderous language, affecting
plaintiff's character. Ford was foreman in the employ of
Mr. Northwood, an upholsterer and carver and gilder in Ox-
ford-street ; and on the ground floor of his premises the de-
fendant had a forge. From this forge smoke, dust, and
dirt came in such quantities, owing, as asserted, to Davis's
neglect, as seriously to inconvenience Northwood, and in-
ure his property. On the 22d of November, in the
last year, fhe p/ainWf }bed complained to clefontlant of this
nuicance, when the answer to the remonstrance was nothing
but coarse abuse. A short time after, Mr. Northwood him.
self went to Davis to remonstrate, when he maid (the plaintiff
being within hearing), " It's all that foreman of your's, he
is robbing you every day and every hour, and I can prove
it." The plaintiff, hearing this accusation, immediately
came down to where his master and the defendant were con-
versing, on which defendant said, " It is you, you arc a thief
and a robber, and have been robbing your employer every
day and every hour, and I can prove it." On the following
day the plaintiff went to an attorney, and instructed him to
write to the defendant, stating that proceedings at law would
be commenced against him, unless he retracted the charge
lie had made the day previously, and gave an apology in
writing for his conduct. The Metter also stated that there
was no wish to put him (Davis) to expense, if he chose to
avail himself of the opportunity then offered, of retracting his
calumnious assertions. Of this letter no notice was taken
for nearly a month, in consequence of which, on the 19th of
December, the plaintiff's lawyer wrote again to the defend-
ant, stating that unless the required apology was at
once made, and the sum of 1/. 6s. Bd., the law expenses
paid, a writ would issue without any further delay. No
notice was taken of this second application, and the plaintiff,
therefore sought in this Court for the justice which was
denied to him out of it..

The slanderous words were proved by the plaintiff's
master, Mr. Northwood, and by another person who over-
heard the conversation.
The Jury having expressed a desire to retire, it was agreed
that a juror should be withdrawn.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE sat for about an hour and a quarter
on Tuesday, to hear motions, but they were all mere mat-
ters of practice, totally devoid of public interest or importance.
The Court will not sit again at Nisi Prins before Monday.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, April 30.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied to-day upon a motion fur a new
trial, which was devoid of all general interest.