The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

HAMMERSLEY V. BARON DE BIEL.

The further arguments in this part-heard appeal were re-
sumed to-day.
Mr. KELLY proceeded with his arguments, which he was
prevented terminating yesterday, in consequence of the Lord
Chancellor having to attend a Cabinet Council. The argu-
ments occupied their Lordships the whole morning.

Nothing particular occurred either in the Rolls, or any of
he Vice•Chancellors' Courts.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before W. BURCIIELL, Esq., and a Common Jury.)
STRAY V. DEMPSEY.

This was an action to recover costs, brought by Mr. Stray,
a shoemaker, residing in Edgeware• road, against Mr. Demp-
sey, painter and paper-hanger, New-road. It appeared that
previous to the month of April, 1844, the defendant owed the
plaintiff 3/. 18s. 6d. for work done. The debt having stood
over for some time, on the 15th of that month a writ was
issued at the instance of the plaintiff for recovery of the
amount, while, about the middle of the same day, the defen-
dant,
with his attorney, called at Mr. Stray's shop, and ten-
dered the 31. 18s. 6d. in discharge of the account.
The money was refused on the plea that a writ
had been issued that day, and was in course of service.
The real object, therefore, of the present action was the re-
covery of the costs of the writ, &c., on the ground that the
writ had been issued at eleven o'clock on the 15th of April,
whereas the tenser was not made till nearly one o'clock. On
the other hand it was contended, on behalf of the defendant,
that the tender was made in good time on the 15th, and,
likewise, that a tender had been made on the 13th, lout re-
fused. The question was, therefore, narrowed into the ascer-
tainment of the fact, as to whether the money was tendered
before or after the issuing of the writ. Several witnesses
were called, pro and con, whose evidence was of a very con-
flicting character. The jury, however, decided the tender of
the 13th to be bad, and on the other issue, that of the 15th,
gave the plaintiff a verdict for the full amount of costs.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.)
IN RE JOHN BROCKERSHIN.

The insolvent in this case had kept a public-house, called
the Brown Bear, in Broad-street, Bloomsbury; and in his
examinations by Messrs. Nicholls and Dowse, made sonic of
the most remarkable statements that, perhaps, had ever been
made in a court of justice. It appeared that the insolvent
had effected an insurance upon his life with the Sun Life and 1,
Fire Insurance Company, and subsequently went to a place
called Weston-super-Mare, from which place a report was
sent to the insurance office that he had been drowned there.
In explanati m of this fact he stated, that previous to sell.
ing his house in Broad• street, he had been addicted to habits
of intemperance to such a degree, that for many months he
had never been sober for one hour together, the result of
which was a violent attack of delirium tremens, during which
he was quite unconscious of his acts. - He went to Weston-
super-Mare in June last • whi e there, he went down to the
sea-shore to bathe, and left his clothes upon a rock, and
while walking into the water, he trod upon sonic
seaweed which caused him to slip, and he fell heavily upon
his head, in csnsequcnce of which, and from the effects of
his previous disease, he lost all consciousness, and his clothes
being found by sonic person upon the shore, led to the report.
of his death by drowning. For four weeks afterwards, ac-
cording to his evidence, he had not the slightest recollection
of any circumstance which occurred, and at the expiration of
that time, when he became sensible of what was
passing around him, he found himself strapped clown upon
a hard bed in a lunatic asylum in New Orleans.
in America. Upon inquiry, he found that he had been con-
fined in that manner fur upwards of three weeks, and so
violently was he t. eated there, that his limbs became com-
pletely paralysed. As soon as he was liberated from personal
restraint, he contrived to make his escape from the asylum,
and, after wandering about for some time, he rcturned in
the Great Western steam-vessel to Liverpool, and thence
to London, shortly after which "he was arrested.
When he took his passage from America, he assumed the
name of John Bradshaw, which he retained while in London.
He had before been an insolvent, and passed through
this Court, owing a large sum of money, and many of the
papers connected with his creditors had been destroyed in a
fire which took place upon his premises.
A number of witnesses having been examined with refe-
rence to these statements, the Court adjourned for a short
time for refreshment.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

Sun-Co3Dm-ITE, No. 4.—This Committee re-assembled
this morning in Committee• Room No. 7, in the Cloisters of
the House of Commons. Present—Sir William Ileathcote,
Chairman, Mr. Childers, Mr. F. Mackenzie, Mr. Brotherton,
and Mr. Evans.