The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT .OF KING'S BENCH—GUILDHALL.
(Before Lord TENTERDEN and a Special Jury.)
MARSH AND COMPANY'S BANKRUPTCY.

BObLAND AND OTHERS V. NASH.
In this case, Mr. CIIITTY opened the pleadinc,s,
and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case.
The action was brought by the Assignees
Marsh, Stracey, and Co., late bankers, of Berner -
street, to recover 2,7601. 1 ls. ld., the amount of ,a
bill of exchange, bearing date the 17th July, 1824.
The defendant was the eminent architect, Mi. Nash,
who it appeared kept accounts at two banking-
houses, at. that of the bankrupts, Marsh and Co., and
also at the house of Messrs. Martin, Stone, and
Martin, who were agents to the bankrupts' firm.
The Learned ATTORNEY-GENERAL was proceeding
to detail the particulars of the various transactions
between the bankrupts and defendants, when Mr. F.
POLLOCK, the Counsel for the defendant, interposed,
and after some consultation it was agreed that a
verdict should be taken for the plaintiff, subject to
the opinion of the Court.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(London Adjourned Sittings, before, the LORD CHIEF
JUSTICE and a Common Jury.)
THACEDIORE V. SIMMONDS.
Mr. PAYNE opened the pleadings. It was an
action brought by the plaintiff against thy defendant,
for keeping insecurely in his close, near the high
road, a wicked bull, by which bull the plaintiff had
been severely injured ; the defendant at the time
well knew that the bull was in the habit of attack-
ing all who came near him.
Mr. Sergeant CROSS stated the case.
The defendant occupies some meadow land near
Tottenham. Adjoining these lands is a large marsh ;
and on the 12th of August all those who have
a right of common, turn their cattle out on it.
The plaintiff among others put his cows there. A
public way passes through the defendant's fields,
and after having recourse to various expedients, for
the purpose of keeping trespassers from his property,
he-at length hit on the desperate one of getting a
vicious bull. He avowed his intention of doing so
long before he succeeded in procuring a proper animal.
After much anxious inquiry he heard that some person
in Kent was then about to kill a bull on account of his
extremely vicious propensities. The defendant was
cautioned against buying him; the bull was de-
scribed to him- as notoriously vicious, " Oh," ob-
served the defendant, " he'll suit me all the better
for that. The Tottenham peopl e are constantly tres-
passing on mygrounds, and he is just the thing to keep
them off." He accordingly purchased the bull, turned
him loose, merely fastening a chain round the animal's
neck, by way of ornament, or perhaps for the ap-
pearance of caution ; it certainly, as the poor plain-
tiff could well testify, was of no effect in check-
ing him. The plaintiff- happened to be driving
a cow along the marsh, when the defendant's bull
leaped over the ditch, and after the plaintiff's at-
tempting to drive him off—the bull attacked him
furiously, butted him in the side, and broke his ribs.
The Plaintiff had been since in a bad state of health
and was not likely ,to be ever perfectly restored.
George Maudy resides at Farningham, in Kent,
lad'kees an inn there ; he knows the defendant, a
,lattner, residing at Hadlow. The witness remem-
bered a conversation which he had with the defend-
ant, respecting a bull which a Mr. Pawley was
anlious to sell; the witness cautioned the defend-
" Clot to buy the bull, as he was a very vicious one.
U, never mind," replied the defendant, laughing,
he'll suit me all the better. I have a mead near
'°ttenham, where I am pestered with trespassers." A
Peon present asked the defendant whether he would
, P
14e the proper and necessary precaution of giving
notice of thehull's being so dangerous. "Oh, let him
lore notice himself," said the defendant, laughing.
Iheitness, at the request of the defendant, applied
t 6 a person named Stockman, to drive the bull to
Tottenham, but he refused, alleging as a reason, that
the animal had repeatedly attacked people, and might
Perhaps injure him also.
William Fordo had a conversation with Sim-
°toads, the defendant, respecting a fishery near his
grounds. The defendant said he was determined to
get a vicious bull for the purpose of keeping per-
4ela off his grounds. A bull was subsequently pro-
cured, and kept in the defendant's meadow.
This meadow'was separated by a small ditch from
the marsh: -
William Delano proved that he had written to
the defendant, cautioning him against keeping the
hull in so exposed a field.
Other witnesses were also produced, one of whom
admitted that the plaintiff was lame before the bull
hurt 'him.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—I hope that a man is
not to be attacked with impunity, merely because he
happens to be lame.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Sergeant TADDY for the defendant, ad-
dressed the Court in a strain of great humour.
The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE in summing up, told
the Jury that if the plaintiff met his death in con-
sequence of the attack of the bull, the defendant
awould have been
airrahvated manslaughterlnter.
The Jury then retired, and had not returned when
our paper went to press.

COURT OF REQTI-i----:T
SINGULAR iNsTAt-S—KINGSGATE-STREET.
A Mr. Aldridge, , c't or A SHOAT MEMORY.
Morri"
resident within the HurlTeetable painter and glazier, a
answer a summons that bad 11, °f Ossulston, appeared to
issued against him at the
instance of Mr. James
of enforcing the payment nf r6n: M.D. for the purpose
bill for attendance, and medicines ,: 8d- the amount of his
a recent indisposition. uPPlied to Mrs. A. during
Mr. Aldridge said, the reason he had refaced to disch
the Doctor's account was, that he had aiarge
an operation that to his and his wife's knowledge
hint with
been performed upon ben He had resisted
ti had never
i
le payment
solely on this ground.
One of the Commissioners requested to know
what item
it was that was the bone of contention ? Mr. Atdrid
Bleeding my wife, Sir, Is. 6d.—(A laugh. )._Now
she
was never bled by• the Doctor at all, and therefore I cere-
tainly will not pay it.
The plaintiff persisted that the charge
was correct _he
certainly had bled Mrs. Aldridge, and he was ready to
swear to the fact.

Mrs. Aldridge said, she had been thinking repeatedly
whether ,the Doctor did bleed her or not, and she certainly
could not recollect whether be had or not. She recollected
he wanted, to do so.

Commissioner. Why, surely, Madam, you must have
an exceedingly bad memory, not to be able to say whether
you were bled or not, I suppose you are not bled every
day? Mrs. Aldridge.—Really, Sir, I cannot recollect.
Commissioner..-. Then I shall order Mr. Morrison to be
sworn.
Mr. Morrison then made oath that he bled the lady,
and by which means he had no hesitation in saying he had
saved her existence.
The Commissioners then ordered . payment of the full
amount of the bill to Mr. Morrison. The case excited
treat laughter.

The Princess AUGUSTA passed a quiet night
',ll Monday, and was better yesterday. The Princess
SopniA visited her Royal Sister. Some of the Foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers, and great numbers of the no-
bility and gentry, called yesterday at the residence of her
Royal Highness, in the King's Palace, St. James's, to in-
quire after the health of the Princess.
The Duke of CLARENCE arrived at the Ad-
miralty yesterday morning, from his seat at Bushy-park.
The Royal Duke left town soon after five o'clock on hi. re-
turn to Rushy
Viscount PAL MERSTON visited Viscount
°°"tiell yesterday at his residence in Downing-street.
t A number of the principal maltsters 9f the
I ttopolis waited on Viscount GOPERICH yesterday, and
1:,
_`? a conference with his Lordship, for the purpose of
l2intirg out certain clauses in the new malt act, which
te'n tii,`le!nto operation ox the 10th inst., which, it is eon-
di are of a vexatious nature, and if carried into effect
18;(1 be highly prejudicial to the trade. The interview
`ed a considerable time.

:I\l°llS ROTII, the French Charge d'Affaires;
tra
usacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office