The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-16 00:00:00

ROLLS COURT.

JOYCE V. THE COUNTESS OF ATPILONZ•
This case stood in the paper to-day to be spoke to 13.17:4
the minutes. It will be recollected Mr. Rothsly obta_le
permission for this purpose the other day with considere
difficulty. Two annuititi”s of 250/. and 5001. Vol
given by Lord -Athlone as a provision for his 1151/10
child, Miss Joyce, and her mother. With respe t°/, it,
first annuity no question was raised, but as to then 50., to.
was argued that it was intended to be given jnt:bit
Miss Joyce and her mother. On the part of thelo°oo
Mr. Rethsly, together with all the Counsel in the c"the
except one, understood the opinion of the Court oP°Plhe
hearing to be, that the legacy was taken jointlP (ROI
note of the registrar was, however, different, and°
had been drawn up agreeable thereto. 01;
The MasTEit of the ROLLS requested to see #lO
when his Honour stated it as his decided opioktf the
Miss Joyce was entitled solely to the annuity, order.-
costs to be costs in the cause.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH. ts of
Mr. KELLY moved, on behalf of several inhalne
it
the parish of Mile-end, for a writ of mandamus t° of the
i
sued from this Court against. the parish officer: on°.
above parish, directing them to restore a peo°,- jr'
Palmer to the situation of master of the worldt°,°.liy tb°
Palmer hail been regularly elected to the sitnat°ll the
inhabitants about three years since, and aceotaliog r
Act of Parliament was only liable to be ejected by,tbs
pended from that office, when guilty of miseonducf• to.
parish officers. In June last a charge of misconee..ob
made against Palmer, and he was suspended by the raid
officers till he could clear up his character. An
took place, and a meeting of the parishioners WO- rft;
and they declared that there was not the slightest fo°)11.
tion for the charges which had been made agaillstotell
Palmer. Ile then applied to the officers to be reioo,oo
in his situation, but they refused, telling him that
elect"
be first re-elected by the inhabitants. He w,as tetc 10
by them, and the officers then said, that under the
tior
Parliament they bad not power to reinstate.hilo• 001
these circumstances, the Learned Counsel hoped the
would grant a mandamus to compel him. 110 Cf
Lord TENTERDEN.--YOU may take a rule to
cause.
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CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS.—THE KING V. TA•
Mr. BROUGHAM showed cause against a rule oiss tic"
tamed by the Attorney-General for a criminal infalg
against Captaia Taylor, for threatening and aboiter?
Attorney of this Court at the news-room at Che°
Rule discharged.
THE KING V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE cOUS-
QUESTS AT HALIFAX. be art°'
tb°
Mr. Wiwaats moved for a rule nisi on t it
James Woodward for a criminal information er°- 01;
Commissioners of. the Halifax Court of RW019:000.,
Learned Counsel stated that he should be able 'or-
that the defendants had acted with great saliv, oitter
this case, by which Woodward had suatained greafoctarec
tice. The facts were these :-IVoodward, a ol3nu
of that place, had incurred a debt with a spirit n'oitri of
named Farren, one of the Commissioners of tbeh„
Requests, to the amount of I/. lOA , in the ea'A'iore,'d
1827. He afterwards became unfortunate 811iaelor ,
the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, havlt,i,g OP Of
in his schedule the debt of 1/. 10s. owing-0 "':frOo •
He returned to Halifax, and received a surnol°°'