The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-03 00:00:00

WILLIS V. WARD.

This iva's a qUestion respecting Stanhope Coin-
won. The p-arties are, among Many others, far.,
titers in the ueig'ibourhood Of this time extensivq
common, and posSess a right of pasturage upon
it. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant bad
a greater proportion upon it t!tan It,. was cwitled
to, or the common could maintain. '!'he defendant
contended., that the comidt.n was overstocked by
all who had a right to it; and that he was there-
fore not more in fault than the test. This point
the Learned Judge agreed to save for the defcn-
dAnt. But when the witnesses for the defendant
were brought forward, and the very first of them
admitted, on bii-cross,examination, that the de-
fendant supported 600 sheep by means of his farm
aeati the CuattllO:f, xi bile without the common the
farm couid support i.n the winter season only 100
or 150, Mr. justice BAYLEY said the case was'at
an end, and the Jury, by his direction, found a'
vet diet for the plaintiff, and Is damages.
Messrs. Scariest,
,Serjeant Hullock, and Tindal,
were Counsel for the plaintiff ; Messrs. Topping,
Richardson, and Gray-, for the defendant.

The witnesses afforded considerable amusement
during the ilia! Oue witne,s, for the plaintiff,
.was most liberal of a singuhr kind of interjaculai•
reply, not exactly a grunt, but very much resent-
nl:ng it ; " I_%b—u—u." 'Phis exclamation be-
came extremely fr,quent to Mr. Toppirtg in cross-

examination.
NVh at, Sir, was it on the common you learnt
that peculiar kind Of noise ?--'--No."
How many animals that make a noise that
has your master upon it ?—Two or three.—(lm-
thense-laughter.)
Anothei' witness was at most scrupulous pains.
to convince Mr. Scarlet t that the number of cattle
‘‘hich the common could support must depend
upon their size and weight.
Mr. TOPPI-NG cross-examined as to this point.
So yOu think that the degmee of appetite de-
pends upon size i"—" Yes; I have always thaaght
so."

A man of 6 feet then most have a better an-
petite thAn a little fellow of 5 feet 4 ?"—" I don't
speak of men.".

" 0, you don't think that men require food ac-
cording to their size ?"—" 1 don't know as to
men ; but I have generally understood so of
horned.cattle."

Do you not know, Sir, that many men are
tiorneo wt —t ... .Av of llu aDrietite?"
1' c witness was stupified, and the Court was
convulsed.

JULY 30.—Both Courts' were busily occupied
this day from nine in the morning till half-past
five in the evening. Noshing of great public im-
portance occurred in either.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Atm. 1.

BANKRUPTS.

C. Blunt, Taristock-street, (:ovent Garden, optician, Aug. 8,
15, and Sept. -12, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr.
Riebitrdson, Clement's-I;in.

Trout, 'Truro, Cornwall, grocer, Aug. 4,8, and Sept.
12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Davison, Clc.

T. Houthrooke, High Holborn, linen-draper, Aug. 4, 18, and
Sept. 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Mahew,
Price, and Styan, Chancery-lane. _

S. Lapage,. London, dealer, Aug. 20, at six, 21, and Sept. 12,
at eleven, at tl►e' Cardigan Arms Inn, Letds- Attornies,
Messrs, Morton and-Williams-Au, Gray's-Inn.
J. Aiihott, Weywouth-streer, Portland-place, butcher, Aug.
S, 18, and Sept. 12, at te,i, at Guildi►all. Attorney, Mr.
Young, Charlotte-row, Mansion House.

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.1. Frost, St. Albans, linen-draper, Aug. 4, 11, and Sept. 19,
at teo, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Besant, Guildford-
place, Kennington.
R. Karceles, Dover, dealer in fruit and. jewellery, Aug. 3,
15, and Sept. 12, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr.
Isaacs, Bury-street, St. Mary Axe.
DIVIDENDS.

Ang. 25, M. A. Slaney, Shiffnal, Shropshire, money..
scrivener—Aug. 25, D. Elliot, Cushion-court, Ohl Broad-
street, perchauts—Aug. 92, J. Johnson, Shadwell, •cheese-
monger—Nov. 10, J. NI %; or, sen. and J. Mayor, jun. Leaden-
hall-street, insurance-brokers—Ang. 29, W. Wade, HollaA-
street, Oxford-st reef, haler—Aug. 25, R. Joy, Cock. hut,
Shropshire, innkeeper—Aug. 25, It. Evans, Shrewsbury,
grocer--9ct. 6, G. Cooper, sett. Old Ford, Middlesex,
dealer—Au,. 29, J. Tushingliam, Chester, bookseller—Aug.
29, J. Lock, High-street, Woolwich, victualler—Aug. 29,
W. Lagema an, Tower-hill, merchant—Sept. 1, D. Carru-
thers, Liverpool, merchant.