The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-16 00:00:00

LAW IN:#I.'ET,LEGENC-;.E.

COURT OF KING'S J.
• GRAN} v. IiOLLAND AND OTlfpi.S.
This. was an action .by the Clerk to the Commissioners ap-
pointed to carry into execution the 40 of the
.411th Geo. 111.
c. MI, for 'paving and lighting St. Pancras, against the assit4..
nees of Marsh and Co., to recover the stun of :105/. 175., paid
by the plaintiff in his:official character into the bank previous
to the failure of the firm. The action was fOntided on a
clause in the statute, giving to- the Commissioners, in case of
the bankruptcy or death of their bankers, an.absolute prefe-
rence to all other creditors. Two. Similar
,actions linVe been
brought under like circumstances, in winch the, right of the
clerk to sustain the action remains to.be 'decided 'by the Court
on special cases. It wan therefore agreed that this action'should
be determined in a sitnilarl., way ; and..,accordingly a xerdiet
WAS taken for the plaintiff, subject the opinion of the Court
ona special case.

BULL, th •XlTt Xi E 1.1.11E1 AI. •
This was an action by tlir cntiorsec against the acceptor of a
bill of exchange, bearing
.date the 3lat of December, 1824,
drawn by 'Messrs. Raydon and Planche, in favour of a me.
Robson, for 47,31. at three months, , and by Mr. Robson; en-
dorsed:to theplaintiff.
Thealefence opened by Mr.. Git/INE it' Was, that the bill was
given to llobSon oh account of tilfferneetv in'stock.transactionS,
nod• received by the plaintiff* with a knowledge 'of that eireum.
stance. To prove the latter lien of the case, which was neces.
nary to impeach the plaintiff Mr. Robson' Was celled,
but did not appear. The plaintiff; therefore, recovered ver-
dict. for Efot., the principal and interest due on the bill.

DrIC:4, ON Till. Of' ItITI.XELEY, V. WIT,PORD.
This was an action of ejectment brought to recover the pt,q_
session of certain freehbld premises at Chelsea, Adjoining the
ground where Ilanelagh formerly stood. The lessor of the
plaintiff, an attorney, was the' heir-at-law of the late Eleneral
and the defendant Was the Cameral's By
will,. lieneral 'Wilford devised all his real estate, and•bequeath-
ed his personal property,. of very considerable amount,.! to the
defendant; but a few weekS.lsefore his death, Naving contract-
ed for the sale of a piece Of ground' to Chelsea Hospital, levied
a fine, which,, in as far twit extended, -operated as a reVo.
catiop of his will. After his death, which happened suddenly,
while he Wag sitting at brettlifast, the lessor of the plaintiir
clalined.the landed estate as heir-at-law.'

'Fh
e question now in issue. was, whether the premises .for
which the action was brought were included in the °pertain pf
the line; and in reference to this, much evidence was adduced
respecting the parcelti of the' estate, and .the, it:pit arid 'present
condition of the property.,
The krTR
oNET.GENERAr., with whom were Mr. SCAR-
LETT and Mr. CA m Pia:L.!, contended, that the premiseS,itero
within the operation of the line, and eithsequentlythat the" title
of the heirat law must prevail ; unit •
Mr. B ono m, assisted by Al r, Tits-Dm-And Mr, Wiwi..
aIAN, argued that they were nut en ushered, and consequently
the will of the deceased ought tO prevail. ' •
The Ltinp CHIEF JUSTICE left the' case to the Jury op
this question arising front the facts in evidence before them.
The Jury returned a verdict for thc defendant."
Two actions for libel, R Philips u. Bagster," and " Gold-
stein v. Foss" went,ofr,, the record being withdrawn in the
first, and in the second only One special juror appearing, and
tater being prayed. The whole list of Special Jury consul ap.
pointed for thetlay were disposed of before-three and the
Court then r44‘,.

FATAL ComnaT.—Jonaihan, R , .sawyer, and T.
Theoholckii-wnrkiiiari on the river, having tiunr.:!
relle4 at ilit4r dinner hoar at° a public Imipie to
41irriehoutie, on. Saturday, theragreed,to firlo for
a crown, an+, :Immediately went on " board
lighter and tot.o, with their .t.t;infils. A tririash_
ing battle of onalhotir's durationiook place
in fit,vour of
w 110-,lin'ACet'i.ttlfeenived. a
finishing round -blow upon, the. head,' w Mt. a. heavy
-died ihe-liglitt'r. '''l%"/"."-°tIti'r 'Panics:
abscinuled,' -d, .