The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-19 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

The Court was oceupied the whole of the morn-
ing in trying an indictment for a nuisance against the
keeper of a slaughter-house. There was no interest
whatever in the case.

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.
CARTER V. CARTER AND OTHERS.
Thia was an action for a trespass, brought: by
Charles Carter, in forma patiperit, against Robert
Carter, sea., for hat ing taken his goods under a
warrant of disti ess, for rent which was not due.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS and Mr. CHITTY con-
ducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant
WILDE and Mr. KELLY appeared for the defendant.
The-following were the principal circumstances of
the case :--The defendant bad let to the plaintiff a
house in Drury-court, of which- the Duke of Bed-
ford was ground larallord, at a yearly rent of 501.
The rent not being paid, he sent in a broker, and
a man named Wilson was left in possession.
Soon afterwards the rent was paid, bid Wilson
continued to reside in the house of the plaintiff,
who was subsequently obliged to take the benefit
of the Insolvent Debtor's Act. Prior to his going
to 'nisei' WilSon bought his furniture and other fix-
tures for 281., and. remained in the house until the.
plaintiff was *released, when he gave him up his
house, and his furniture and fixtures also, upon re-
ceiving back from an made of the plaintiff's the 28/.
he paid for them. Some time afterwards the defen-
dant sent to demand half-a-year's rent, upon which
Wilson, who was still in the house, said that none
was due to him, for that he (Wilson) hall arranged
with the Duke of Bedford for the house. The de-
fendant, however, insisted upon having the rent, and
sent his son, with a broker, to dement! it. They_
saw Wilson and the plaintiff's wife, who tendered
to them two receipts for ground-rent paid to the Duke
of Bedford, to the amount of 171. and 61. 10s. in
milt, besides three receipts for the land-tax, making
together somewhat more than the. half-year's rent
claimed. These receipts were rejected and the de-
fendant refused to take anything but the full amount
in money, and the execution was levied accordingly.
The man in possession remained for eighteen days,
at the end of which time the goods were condemned
for 10/. which sum Wilson paid. This was the
trespass complained of, and 'Wilson was the prin-
cipal witness who proved the ease.
Mr. Seigeant WILoa contended that Wilson's
evidence was not to be relied on, for, by his own
showing, his change of circumstances was . most ex-
traordinary. He went into the plaintiff's house as
a broker's man, after which they found him buying
his goods on the ere_ of his going to prison, and
subsequently restoring them back when he came
out. Instead of being the servant of the plain-
tiff it appeared, that the plaintiff was now re-
siding in his house as his servant. The truth
was that he became the instructor of the plaintiff,
and the action was in reality that of Wilson, and
not of Charles Carter. He would however call
Robert. Carter, jun., and two other witnesses, who
would wholly disprove Wilson's testimony as to the
tender of the receipts, and then confidently submit
his case to the Jury.
The Learned SERGEANT then called three wit-
nesses, but they rather strengthened than weakened
the case for the plaintiff.
The CRIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury, that

they believed Wilson's evidence as Co the re-
purchase of the goods by the plaintiff on his leaving
prison, the action was maintainable, and they would
then give such damages as the case seemed to them
to requiie. They should give something for the
injury which the plaintiff must have sustained in his
business ftom suet proceedings.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. --Da-
mages, SOL

Mr. Secretary Peel entertained the Duke of
Wellington and a *Acct party to dinner on Saturday, at his
reiiirnce in Privy Gardrtip.

MURDER OF DAFT JAMIE.--.We Under-
stand that a petition n•as on Thursday presented, in the
names of Daft Jamie's mother and ester, to the Court of
Justiciary, fora wary int, to detain flare in jail to' answer to
a charge of murder to be preferred against larnat their in-
stance. The Court yesterday gave jadgioontim thia,peti-
tion, in substance declining to interfere, as utinecemstY,
flare being already in jail, and the Lord Advocate having
pledged himself that he should not he act at liberty until
ample time was afforded to take legal steps against kilo.
An artertrardi male to the Sheriff, and per,-
precsgnose flare, which, we beli'eve,
was dons night.—Edinburgh .Erening Courant,