The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-01 00:00:00

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)

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TILWAITES V. :MULLETT.
Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Hughes for the
Ilefendant. '
! . This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney,
against the defendant, to recover the sum of 31. I Is. 4d., part
f a bill of costs, amounting to 5/. 15s. 4d., 2/. 4s. of which
ad been paid into Court. About three years ago the de-
endint was desirous 'of paSsing through the Insolvent
bebtors" Court, and he employed the plaintiff td prepare the
necessary documents for that purpose. Subsequently the de-
fendant found-It to his advantage not to take the benefit of
the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, and he accord-
ingly made a compromise with his creditors. The 'Sinn,
therefore, for which the action was brought was for disburse-
ents and other legal charge's made before the compromise,
and were certified as correct, by the officers 'of the Insolvent
Debtors' Court.
On the part of the defendant, it .was contended that
fictions for such small amounts ought to be brought in a
Court 'of Requests, and.that the unlimited power placed in
the hands of solicitorsgave them an opportunity of harrassing
end annoying clients who. were unable or unwilling to pay
Costs amounting to 101. or ' 12/., which were entailed.upon
'4lieni by actions in Superior Courts. The practice was ex-
qeedingly reprehensible. If the action had been brought in
a Court of Requests, the plaintiff would not have received
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osts, which was his sole object .in bringing the present
ction in the _Common Pleas. . • • .
The SECONDARY said that whilst .the law gave solicitors
the option of.bringing actions in a Superior Court, and by an
expensive process, they were not to blame.—Yerdict for the-
rilaintiff for 31. lls. 4d.
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'ALICE INTELLIGENCE.

UNION HAIL.-(THIS DAY.)

ilJane' Griffiths, a masculine-looking Welsh woman, was
arged with assaulting her husband, under the following
remnstanoes :

1 Thedefendant, who is between fifty and sixty years of age,
'as married three months ago to the complainant, her junior
by thirty years, he being her third husband. Soon after
their marriage,. squabbles arose between them, she accusing
lihn of infidelity, and .vowing that she would not maintain
liim if he did not carry out the milk to the customers. On
tie prec-ding day they quarrelled, and the wife attacked
him with such fury that in a very short time, according to
his statement, she " closed up both his eyes," besides throw-
ing him out of the house "neck and crop." He added that
s e was of such a fiery temper that he was absolutely afraid
s e would do him some personal iniury if she was not re-
srained, and that he had not the smallest control over her.

I The defendant, in a 'siro7igWel—siidialeci,sa—id that she
deserved to be "hanged" for marrying such a booby as the
complainant; that he was an idle and worthless fellow, and
no use-on earth to her.
The MAGISTRATE said that, the defendant having married
the complainant, her property now was his, and that she had
right to turn him out. of the house, or to assault him. As
she promised, however, not' to repeat'such conduct, she was
dboharged.

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge,
attended by the lion. Captain James Macdonald, aide-de-
camp, has returned to Corfu from a tour in the Neapolitan
and Papal States. His Royal Ilighnesspassed three weeks
at Naples: 'The Prince's establishment at St. James's Pa-
late is kept up on a reduced scale, and his Royal Highness is
expcted, on a visit to his illustrious relatives m this country
late In'The season.
• We understand that the Earl of Devon, who found
it necessary toi come -to England for some time on urgent
bisirieasow,itj
wry ,get.out.for Dublin dila few days, to.proseetkw
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into the relations between landlord and tenant in
Ireland.