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London, England, 1818-01-21 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCF,LtOIt'S COURT, JAN. eo.

His Honour beard a number of inOtions this
day, chiefly interesting to the parties ; and, at the
rising of the Court., intimated that tenet► titre" was
Unnecessarily wasted by .motions of course, as
they were called, being brought forward: These
"notions were often found to, cont.ain points of
more importance than the Counsel were awaie
of, and the whole day was often occupied in
hearing them, to. the injury of the other suitors.
He should therefore fix one day every ,week for
hearing tl►em, and on no account take tl►em ex-
cept on that,day: This public intimation would,
he trusted, put -solicitors on their ;Irani, and be
favourable to the dispatch of business.

COURT OF Klis.O'S BENCH, JAN. 20.

NE/LLAGE V. HOLLOWAY.

4COOSJ broneht lq 4 husband upon a bill of
exchange drat It in favour of Isis %vile before mar-
riage. 'The mere que6tiou was, whether the wife.
„„,;ht 11) bare heen joined in the action, The
point argned.by Mr. CARLETT and Mr. MAR-
RV AT, ou the role.nisi, for a new trial.
The Court was cleat ly of opinion, that the action
was Tainiaion.ble_by the husband alone. It :re-
penile(' upon the question, whether:the bill of-ex-
change was to be cotrsidered a personal chattel,
or a chose in action : if the later, like a bond,
etc., it was not transferable by law, and the right
of action was only in the wit,;inal- grantee ; but if
the loPMer,,t-ben the Itus.band became entitled to
the b;11 of exchange.byTight of otarriage, and that
marriage 'night he considered a virtual endorse-
-Meta to him : a bill was a tiansferable security,
and any person had a r4,:ht.of attion Lo, who,ut it
was enclorsed.—linle dinioarged.

SOMMERIFTT V. J4RVIS.

We mentioned 'this case during the last 'Term.
The pGint in issue was, wliether a .listrkrupt:bad
been a trader invent and meaning:6f
the Bahicittpi. Lasts, he having bohght dead hot ieg
that he might feed his dogs upon herr, and h~tcl
afterwards sold the skits to a sAddier. The Cowt
granted a new 'Fit t;, on the ground that the plain-
tiff had been takett icy gnfprise us to tirt defeocc to
beset up. , • .

OLD 13.AiLEY.

RXTCNSIVR ROVI3PItY ON TIAR RIVER THAMES.

YrsterdaY.John Rateinsen, Writ. Henry Rau.:
son, and John lirmlinsun the, younger, were in-
dieted capitally for srealing, upon 'the navigable
River Thames, 75 lengths of lace 'and 9S Silk
h*ndkerchitfs, value ;OM aMd upw,ird,s, the pro.
perty of Edward, Sage—and, Sctrah Cox was in-
dicted fol' receiving two pieces Of Lee and a
/quantity of handkerchiefs of the same, propepty,
knowing theta to be stoten—and MClry Griffiths
-was also-indicted for receiving four of I he'bond
kerchiefs. hnowing them to have been stolen.
Severakvitnesses gave the prisoners a 'gond cha-
racter, a:ter-which Mr. Justice NARK summed up
the evidence; 'and the Jury • roiled for about
twenty nainater,.. and on their return found 'Wm.
Henry "ltawlinson, and John Rawlirison the
younger, Gailfy— Death ; and Jmlin Rawlinson
the elder, Mary Griffiths and Sarah Cox—Not
Upon the'applicattson of Mr. ALLEY, the elder
Rawlinson was ordered to be detained, in order
to he pia on his trial with John and William
il,„ry on Thursday morning, for
another robheLy.