The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 12.
ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. PEMBROKE HALL.

The argument in this case was this morning re-
sumed. The information in the suit was filed by
the Attorney-General, for the purpose of obtaining
the decision of the Court as to certain property pos-
sessed by the College. Archbishop Grindall, by
his. will, bequeathed a sum of money, with direc-
tions to his executors to lay it out in lands which
would produce a rental of 501. per annum, which he
ordered to be divided so as to give to the school of
St. Bees, in the county of Cumberland,. 211. per
annum, and 24/. to Pembroke Hall, and the surplus
of 51. was to go to augment the stipends of the
scholars in each of those seminaries. It was after-
wards .agreed between the Bishop's executors and the
heads of the College, that Pembroke Hall should
take an estate in Surrey, of the rental of 24/. per
annum, and that other lands in Cumberland, of the
value of the difference, should be held for the school
there. The value of the estate in Surrey had now
far exceeded that at which it was estimated when

this arrangement took place, and although the rent
continued the same, a renewal fine of 1,000/. was
obtained every seventh year. The value of the
Cumberland estate was not by any means improved
in a similar ratio, and the present suit was insti-
tuted for the purpose of equalizing between the two
objects of the donor's bounty, the fund out of which
it was to issue.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having replied to the
arguments of the defendants' counsel,
The LORD CHANCELLOR should take some time
to consider the case, and give judgment on a future
day.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 12.

•ROBERTSON V. THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.

In this case, which has been frequently before the
Court, a bill has been filed, praying for the specific
performance of an agreement respecting some cod-
mines, and an order had been made for the defendant
to bring into Court certain documents connected
with the transaction. It appears that this order had
not been complied with, and
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now moved that the
defendant be peremptorily ordered to bring in the
said documents within eight days.
Mr. SPENCE (in the absence of Mr. Horne) said,
that the Marquis of Londonderry was perfectly wil-
ling to produce all the papers connected with the
transaction, excepting only the confidential letters
which had passed between him and his solicitor.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that of course it
was not intended to call for any papers of that de-
scription.—The order was accordingly mads.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 12.
The Grand Jury for Middlesex were sworn in
this morning before Mr. Justice BAILEY, who ad-
dressed them on the nature of their duties.

PHILLIPS V. lIOPWOOD AND ANOTHER.
Mr. J. WILLIAms moved for a rule nisi for a non-
'nit in this case, which was tried at the late sittings
in Middlesex, before Lord Tenterden. It was an
action of trover, to recover the value of certain
linen-drapery goods belonging to a bankrupt of the
name of Arton.—Rule refused.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 12.
KEY AND ANOTHER V. SHAWN.

Mr. Serjeant WILDE moved for a rule to show
canse why the verdict found for the plaintiffs should
not be set aside, and a new trial granted. It was
an action for use and occupation, brought by the
plaintiffs as assignees of Sherwin, a bankrupt,
against the defendant, who occupied some premises
in Derbyshire, which had belonged to the bankrupt.
The defendant gave notice of his intention to dis-
pute the act of bankruptcy. The cause was tried
before the Lord Chief Justice, in the last Middle-
sex sittings, when the Jury found a verdict for the
plaintiffs, which verdict the Learned Sedeant now
moved to set aside on two grounds :—lst, He con-
tended that where the title to the land was in dis-
pute, an action could not be brought in this form to
try that title. Instead of use and occupation, it
should have been an. action of ejectment. 2dly,

There was not sufficient evidence- to warrant the
Jury in finding that Mr. Sherwin had committed an
act of bankruptcy subsequently to the existence of
the petitioning creditor's debt. The Learned Ser-
jeant then commented at some length on parts of
the evidence, to show that the verdict was not war-
ranted by it.
The COURT said that, with respect to the point of
law urged by the Learned Counsel, they were of
opinion that the action was sustainable in this form;
but upon the other ground—namely, that the ver-
dict was against evidence—their Lordships granted
a rule to show cause.

At two o'clock Mr. Justice GASELEE sat at Nisi
Pries, and the other Judges went to the Court of
Exchequer, to attend the ceremony of pricking for
Sheriffs for the ensuing year.

MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS,

Nov. 12.

William natal, a professor of music, residing in
Osnaburgh-street, Regent's-park, was charged with
an indecent assault upon Charlotte Rawlings.
The prosecutrix, a remarkably intelligent girl,
about 13 years old, lived with the defendant as ser-
vant. On the evening of the 16th of August her
master had two ladies and a gentleman to supper.
About ten o'clock in the evening he came down
stairs for some pickles, when he told her she might
go to bed, which she accordingly did. Her bed was
in the back kitchen, and two of the children slept
with her, one an infant, and the other about five
years old. She had not long been in bed before the
defendant came into the room and sat down on the
side of the bed where she was lying, and proceeded
to take improper liberties with her person. She did
not scream out because she was afraid. He remained
with her till there was a ring of the bell, when he
left, and did not again return. The following morning
she told the washerwoman what had taken place, and
the same evening she told her aunt.
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—He never took
any liberties before with me at any time. lam
certain of that. I have often read the newspapers.
I did not tell the washerwoman that I had 'read in
the newspapers that money was to be got by pre-
ferring complaints of this kind, provided the young
woman was under age.
Mi. C. PHILLIPS for the defendant, dwelt on the
improbability of the story told by the complainant ;
and should be able to call witnesses to such facts as
would leave no doubt but that that the charge had
been trumped up for purposes of extortion.
Catherine Mawby was a washerwoman, and was
told by the complainant that she had read in the
nawspapers, that if gentlemen took liberties with
girls before they were of age, money was to be got
by complaining against them.
By the COURT—This conversation took place
about two hours after she had complained to me of
the manner in which her master had used her.
Henry Stowell is an officer of the High-street po-
lice, Marylebone, and knows the father of the child.
He had a conversation with him in Holborn after the
complaint had been preferred, and when he told
witness that he should never have taken out the
warrant if he had not heard that Mr. Tuttell in-
tended taking out a warrant against him for defama-
tion. He told witness he would settle the affair for
10/. This was at the Marylebone-office, upon an
occasion when Rawlings came to complain of his
daughter's clothes having been detained by the defen-
dant. Witness told him that he dared say the defendant
bad no ill will against him, and that he had better go
to him and make friends, and no doubt he would
give him up the clothes. Rawlings said, " How
much will he give ?" Witness asked what he meant,
and he replied, " Will he give 101. ?" Witness
answered that he did not think he would give .5/.
The complainant when at the office first stated the
offence to have taken place on the sth of August,
afterwards the 12th, and lastly on the 16th.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY---I delivered the