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London, England, 1830-06-16 00:00:00

LAW REPORTS.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Jtrxr 15.
SIX 1/.. 11/LL, AX ALLEOND LUNATIC.
The Souctroa•Gzxsaar. applied to the Court on behalf of the
younger son of a person named Hill, for a writ de: lunatic° inqui.
rendo, against his father, who, it was alleged, was a person of un.
sound mind.

Mr. JEMMETT said he was instructed by the elder son to move
the Court that the order might be issued to his client, and to op.
pose the granting of it to the younger, on the ground that the latter
was incompetent to manage his own affairs, and therefore unfit to
prosecute Commission.
The SoLicyron.Ozwzaar. said that he must beg that his mo.
tion be allowed to stand over, if that was the ground on which it
was opposed, as the next step would be, if his client was refused the
order on that account, that a commission of lunacy would be taken
out against him, and he must, therefore, have time to answer
the imputation.
The Loan CHANCELLOR allowed the motion to stand over.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jolts 15.
STRANGE V. WIGNEY.This cause was tried at the last Sit.
tinge at Guildhall, before the Chief Justice, when a verdict was
given for the plaintiff.
The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff; a female, and
the owner of an Inn at Tonbridge Wells, came up to town on the
16th of last September. On her arrival she took a coach in Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, and drove to Smithfield. After the coach had
~,:r one away, she missed her reticule, in which was a 1001. Bank of
England note, which she recollected was upon the seat of the ye-
hi e. She instantly repaired to the office of the Commissioners of
Hackney-coaches, where she stated her loss, and gave a description
of the Bank note in question. She also had bills printed and dis.
tributed at the various watering-houses in town. Subsequently, on
the 26th of September, she had an advertisement put in a Morning
Paper relative to the loss of the note, cautioning individuals against
giving cash for it. The same day the defendant, a banker, residing
at Brighton, called upon the plaintiff and informed her that the note
in question was changed at his bank by a person who gave the name
of Wilson, and his residence at 16, Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn.
fields. The person who changed the note stated at the time that he
was going to the Isle of Wight. The defendant, In reply to the
plaintiff, said that he could not think of giving up the note, and the
result was the bringing of this action.
Mr. Serjeant TADDY moved to set the verdict aside, upon the
ground that there had not been sufficient care taken by the plaintiff
to Inform the mercantile world of her loss, and also that there was
no want of caution on the part of the defendant when he cashed the
lost bank note. The Learned Serjeant, in support of this position,
cited cases, and commented upon the evidence given at the trial.
The Court were of opinion that there was no ground advanced to
justify the disturbing the verdict given. They considered that the
plaintiff took every necessary means to inform the mercantile world
of her loss. They were also of opinion that there had not been pro-
per caution used by the defendant—more care ought to have been
taken to ascertain who and what the person was that applied to have
the Bank note changed—Rule refused.
COURT OF EXCHRQUER, JUNE 15
LOADER V. THONAS.—Mr. GURNEY appeared to show MSC
against a rule obtained In this cause, calling upon the plaintiff to
show cause why the Master should not review his taxation of the
costs. It was an action against a coal merchant, to recover several
penalties for having delivered coals short of measure, at the House
of Correction, at Brixton, in the county of Surrey. There had
been two Weis in the cause ; at the first, the jury found for the
plaintiff a penalty of 201; this verdict was subsequently set aside
by this Court, and a new trial granted. Upon the second trial the
jury again found for the plaintiff; but they increased the penalty to
401. The Master in taxing the costs had allowed the double costs
on both trials, and he (Mr. G.) submitted that the Master was
clearly correct, in allowing the double costs under the Act of Par.
liament, the words of which expressly ordered double costs to be
given.
Mr. TIIEBIIIOEI contra argued, that as the Court by granting a
new trial had completely nullified the first, the plaintiff was not
entitled to have penal costs upon that trial ; all be was entitled to
was the indemnifying costs, which were the single costs.
Mr. Baron Gannow said he could not agree with the learned
counsel (Mr. Thessiger) that the Court by granting a new trial
nullified the first ; there were many reasons which might induct
their Lordships to send a cause for further investigation, without
impugning the former verdict. In the present case both verdicts
were similar, and therefore the master was quite right in allowing
the double costs of the first trial.

The rest of their Lordships concurred, and the rule was ordered
to be discharged.

POLICE REPORTS.

GuILDHALL.—Just as Sir JOHN Pienntstcs was leaving the
Hall, yesterday, a gentleman named Wardell came in a coach,
much injured, in consequence of a very atrocious assault having
been committed on him in the Fleet Prison. He stated that having
called in the morning in the Fleet, on a person residen there, he
went, by his desire, into the room of another person, whose sister,
who was present, immediately said, " I have a revenge against
you ; I recollect you some time time ago ; and if I could I would
knock you down ;" on which her brother said, " I will :save you
that trouble ;" and immediately knocked Mr. Wardell down ; and
the lady afterwards asisted in striking him down the Court, through
the staircase, eight or ten steps. He lay in the yard and called
out " Murder r and on time Governor being called, he recom-
mended him to go to the Magistrate at Guildhall ; where, on being
sworn, and stating the case, warrants against the parties were urns
mediately issued.
EATTOX-GARDEN.—Yesterday, Michael John Dories was re.
examined, charged with obtaining a chronometer, value 571. and a
sextant, value 141. from Captain Cater. The prosecutor, in Au-
gust 1828, was arrested at Gravesend for a debt of 281. and the de-
fendant introduced himself as an attorney, and under pretence of
getting him bail, obtained the articles in question, which he after.
wards disposed of, leaving the Captain in a lock-up house. The
defendant subsequently took the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and
the Captain opposed him, when he stated that he had sold the
property for 401. Under these circumstances, the Magistrate coin.
matted the defendant for fraud, with liberty to put in bail for his
appearance at the Sessions, himself in 2001. and two sureties in
1001. each.

LANDITR-11TREET..—Yesterday, Mr. Vounghusband, the box-
check taker at the Pavilion Theatre, appeared before the sitting
Magistrates, to show cause why he interrupted in the execution of
his duty a Mr. Colville, an inspector to the British Gas Company.
The complainant stated that on Friday night last he went to the
Theatre to inspect the lights ; but on presenting himself at the en-
trance to the boxes, he was refused admittance by the defendant;
conceiving, however, that he had a right to go in, lie forced his way,
but was ultimately expelled in a forcible manner by the defendant.
He here read extracts from an Act of Parliament, by which the
Company is incorporated, which imposes a penalty of 51. on any
Iverson interrupting the servants of the Company in the execution of
their duty, as well as the agreement of Mr. Farrell to abide by those
regulations.
The defendant said that be was first assaulted by the complainant,
who affected to be much offended on being refused admittance, on
account of its being a benefit night, and his object was, he could
assure their Worships, to witness the performance, and not inspect
the lights, as he stated.
The Magistrates thought that, under the circumstances, the com-
plainant had no right to force his way into the Theatre, and dis-
missed the complaint.
THAMES POLICE.—James Sanderson, a waterman, was fined
20s. and ss. cost', for an overcharge of a very gross nature. The
complainant, a young man named Rubidge, stated that himself and
five others engaged the defendant at Greenwich to convey them to
the Tower, where on landing he demanded 6s. as his fare. He offered
him 4s. which Sanderson refused to take, and after receiving great
abuse, they paid him his demand.
Edward Wicker, was charged with ill-using Illhabeth Jones, a
woman with whom he has for several years cohabited, by knocking
her down, and beating her in a cruel manner with his fist.
Wilson, a Thames-police officer, rescued the poor woman, who
wa.4 bleeding profusely from the nose and mouth, and lodged the
defendant in the watch-house.

The Magistrates convicted the defendant in the penalty of 20s.
or in default, one month's imprisonment.

We have just seen the act for regulating the fisheries
in the Tweed, which received the royal assent on Saturday week.
The annual close time is to be four months, from the 16th of Oct.
to the 15th of February, and the weekly from six o'clock on &mar.
day night to two o'clock on Monday morning, between the 151 h of
February and the let of June, and tram six o'clock on Saturday
night to six o'clock on Monday morning, between the lost of June
and the 15th of October.—Berwick Advertiser.