The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-13 00:00:00

WILSON V. COUAN.

This action was founded on an alleged fraud practised by the
defendant, who acted as agent for Messrs. Goldsmiths and Co.
merchants, nn the latter. The defendant was a labouring man,
employed by the defendant in loading vessels with 'Messrs.
Goldsmith and Company's goods, at four shillings per day. By
some means it came to his knowledge that.the defendant char-
ged Messrs. GaldsMith and ,Company much more than he ac-
tually paid to the plaintiff, in consequence Of which he
thought proper to raise the present action for the balance, al-
though he was fully paid the wages agreed upon. One of the
partners of Goldsmith and Company was called, and deposed that
they never expected that the defendant would charge him with
only what they paid their labourers; they only expected them to
charge as agent. Notwithstanding this, however, the Jury found
a verdict for the defendant, not indeed for the whole he claimed,
but for only 18/. •.
Mr. Serjeant \Vans trusted that it was unnecessary for him to
state any argument, as helm sure their Lordships would at once
grant a rule to chew cause on the bare, statement of fiteta.--.R
granted. , ,

COURT' OF EXCHEQUER.—(Tins DAY.)
The Quirt rose at an early hour, this morning, and the Barone
retired into the Exchequer Chamber, where the Justices of tke
Common Pleas, had already assembled, to hear arguments in error
from the Court of King's Bench.,

111 r. Jaav►sowas heard at some length for the defendant, in the
long pending cue of the Corporation of Reading v. Vince, which
involves the right of the former to levy a certain toll on corn.

Mr. H. BAILEY was heard on the other side.—.lndgrnent
de-
ferted. .

COURT,' WESTMINSTER.--(Tats DAY.) •
Mr. Justiee &maim' sat this morning for the purpose of die.
posing of the eases of justification of bail. •
' • LORDS' ACT.
As soon as these cases were done with, several persons were
brought'up for examination, prior to their discharge under what
is usually denominated the Lords' Act. The first of there was
John Ellerin, who was opposed on the ground of not having served,
'lli4 plaintiff with a proper notice.
t'aPpeared that the plaintiff was dead, and the defendant had
served the notice upon the attorney to the executors. The de-
fe►ldant's attorney said that he had used every exertion to serve
the proper parties, but as time will had not been proved, he could
not discover who were the executors, so as to serve them wish
notice.

hir.•Justice BAYLRY deemed it necessary that the executors
should have notice, and asked the Attorney for the plaintiff who
they. were.
The Arroaxxx for the plaintiff replied, that Mr. Jenkins, the
copveyancer, had administered on Friday last, but that he had no
instructions from hitna If, however, the Court would allow hieu
to put a few questions to the insolvent, it might render further
prpceedings unnecessary.
!elm was then examined as to his property, and said that he
Was a bankrupt at' the time of his arrest, and had given up every
thing to his assignees. He was possessed of, nothing now but
what he stood upright in, and an old shirt worth not more than
three-pence halfpenny.—(A laugh.)
,The attorney fur the plaintiff then said that as far as he was
concerned he would wave the objection as to the impropriety of the
service, which was of little importance, as the executors of course
knew nothing of the matter.
Mr. Justice PAILEY thought it necessary that notice shotild be
served upon the executors, and to give time to do so ordered the
prisoner to be brought up again on Thursday next.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—(This Day.)..
The following Insolvents were' this: day 'declared entitled to
their discharge:—Bishop Harper, Charles Culverell, John Fo-
rster,. Thomas George Nicholi, John Nugent, John Adams, John
Cesar Foley, William Hogg, Benjamin Paine, Thomas Griffiths,
Gilbert Bluet, George Layer, John Potter, and Thomas Nugget.'
Thomas Hardy was opposed by Mr. Pot.t.ocic, on behalf of a
Mr. Bolton.—Mr. 14ATH was retained by the Insolvent.
The Insolvent examined by Mr. Portocx—Stated that he had
been employed as an appraiser to collect some rents for Mr. Ilalton,
his detaining and opposing creditor. That he had made a dis-
traiut on a tenant named Thompson, for a quarter's rent then due.
The object of making that distraint was to, get possession of the
property, that another distraint might be made to secure another
tplarter'srent.due a few days afterwards. Insolvent made the distraint,
anti received 6!. in money, as a part of the 71. 10s. for the quarter,
Ando quantity of chairs, as security for the other quarter's rent.
Mr. Burton, after he had Made that arrangeinent, would not coo-
sent to it, and said that he should expect the lb/. from insolvent,
who afterviards offered to give up the chairs and the 4, but he
would not accept it, and arrested him.
'Mr. Bolton 'examined by Mr. Pot:rota-11e stated • that the
insolvent bad made that arrangement without his Sanction, and
did not tell him.(Mr. Bolton) that he had received auy money.
Samuel Marion opposed him on account of a sesatious laws it.
Insolvent owed him 201., for which sum he gave hint a bill of
exchange.. Witness arrested him, and /re ran him, to 451. ex-
pelmets. . , .
. . .

Mr. Commissioner,Bowin informed the applicant, that lisving
received a security, he could not afterwards oppose. Several
other creditors opposed in person, awl the insolvent WAS TV-
Imulded for six months.