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London, England, 1815-07-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 6.
CA ROLL sr. DE TASTE?.
This was an action of trover brought by the assig
nees of Messrs. Latham and Parry, to recover from
the defendants 576 puncheons of rum, 200 puncheons
of gin, forty puncheons of brandy, three bills of ex-
change, two for £lO,OOO each, and one for £5OOO, al-
leged to have been voluntarily assigned over to the
defendants by the bankrupts, in contemplation of
bankruptcy, and in fraud of their other creditors.
This case has been so frequently before the public,
that it is hardly necessary to enter into a statement
of the particulars. This is the second time the case
has been tried. A verdict was given in the Court of
Common Pleas on a former trial for the plaintiff, but
the defendant brought a writ of error in the King's
Bench, upon Sir James Mansfield's direction to the
Jury, and the Court granted a venire de novo, and the
case came before the Court today precisely upon the
same facts.—lt appeared, that Mr. De Tastet was
largely in advance to the house of Latham and Parry,
who were considerable wine-merchants in the City.
Mr. Parry having given a forged acceptance of the
house of M.trdell, Jones, and Co. to the amount of
£lO,OOO, as part security for the money owing to'
the defendant, he was obliged afterwards, upon the
detection of his crime, and upon the urgency of Mr.
De Tastet, to assign over to the latter gentleman the
articles in question. This WAS on the 14th of Jae
nuary, 1813, and, on the 18th of that month, Mr.
Parry committed an act of bankruptcy, by flying the
country. The question, therefore, was, whether this
assignment was voluntary, on the part of Parry, to a
favourite creditor ? cr, whether it was not the effect
of the bankrupt's apprehension, either of a prosecu-
tion for felony, or an arrest up'.n civil process ?
'fire Jury, under the direction of the Noble and
Learned Judge, found the defendant—Not Guilty.
Jun- 7.—slit T. TURTON, BART. v. MARTINDALE.
This was an action against the defendant, who is
an awe ney, to recover a sum of 02500, paid by the
jesiiitiff, as the deposit money of a freehold estate,
Sold to him by auction, the defendant having neglec.
te:: to complete the sale, by making out a good title
to the property. It appeared that the estate belonged
to a client of the defendant, who. was in extremely
embarrassed circumstances, and the defendant in-
sitted that the auctioneer should pay over the deposit
money in question to him, on account of his having
ito;lch. c(•nsiderable advances to his client ; but upon
e agreement being put in on this subject, which re-
cogn.zed the defendant to be acting merely as the so-
li.:aor of the owner, Lord Ellenborough held, that
ti'e action was not maintainable against the solicitor,
because lie was the hand to receive the money fur the
priectpal, against whom, or the auctioneer alone, the,
plaintiff. might have brought his action. A letter,
lit,wever, in the hand-writing uf the defendant, was
put in, acknowledging his readiness to parthe money
to any person (minus the auction fees), who should
appear to have a legal title to it, thereby holding
himself as irresponsible to his client, who then had
brcnnie a bankrupt.
Upon this last proof. Lord Eeeeesonovon held
tl c action well brought, and directed the Jury ac-
c.,rdingly.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £434, deduct-
i :g the auctioneer's fees.
HER 7 FORD ASSIZES, JULY 11.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
PAGE v. MONT.
This was an action by a young woman, the daugh-
ter of an innkeeper, at Berkhempstead, in this county,
ag iinst the defendant, who is a grocer and cheese-
monger, at Aylesbury, for a breach of promise of
marl 'age ; and it was singular that in this case there
was an actual marriage, but no consummation be-
tween the parties.
Mr. MA RIITAT, as Coureel for the plaintiff, stated,
that she lived in her father's house, an innkeeper, at
Ben khampstead, and the defendant was an appren-
tice in the same town, when their acquaintance first
began. He addressed her a considerable time, so
long back as the year 1810, but the father of the
plaintiff would not consent to the marriage. They
were, however, in fact, privately married, and the
thing remained a secret from the father of the plain-
tiff, each of them returning to their respective homes.
It was true, that when the marriage took place, the
defendant w•is under age, and being without consent
of patent or guardians. the marriage was void in law.
After the defendant was out of his time, he set up
business for ldmself at Aylesbury, and at length the
father of the plaintiff consented that they should be
married, and the ceremony was to have taken place,
but for some reason the defendant changed his
mind, and instead of completing their union by a
• legal and valid marriage, he instituted a suit in Doc.
tors' Commons, and procured a sentence declaring
his former marriage null and void, as being contrac-
ted
by a minor, without consent of parents or guar-
dians. The Learned Counsel expatiated on the in-
jury which a young woman must necessarily sustain
from such conduct, and prayed the Juey to afford her
ample recompense.
A Mr. Hoskiss, a friend of the defendant, stated,
that he knew of the intimacy between the plaintiff and
defendant, and that they came to his house in Lon-
don in 1812, and that they were then married. They
did not live together afterwards, bat each returned to
their respective homes. Last yea', when the defen-
d int was in town, the witne.i, as usual, asked after
Mary. The defendant replied, that he knew nothing
of her—his marriage with her was good for nothing,
and he had done with it. At the time of the marriage
tha-defendant was under age, and an apprentice.
Two letters et ON defendant's to the plaintiff were
• then put, in and sad. They were dated in the year

1812, in which he addressed her with great affection.'
and spoke shortly of completing their union by a
new marriage, with the consent of the father of the

plaintiff.
The sentence of nullity of marriage pronounced by
the Ecclesiastical Court was put in and read, by
which it appeared, that at the suit of the defendant the
marriage between them was deetared null and void,
on the ground of infancy in the defendant.
The Attorney for the plaintiff proved that he Ger.!
ried an offer from the plaintiff that she was ready to
marry the defendant; but he refused.
Lord ELLENW`ROUUII here interposed, and asked if
the parties could not now be brought together, which
would be the best end of the action ? He remem-
bered a similar case, where the cause was adjourned,
and the litit!ating parties were immediately married,
and so concluded the snit.
it was replied, it could not be done in this case.
M. EseiNasse then addressed the Jury for the de-
fendant. He complained that the defendant, when a
very young man, had imprudently formed the con-
nexion in question when he was not aware of the con-
sequences and important results of such an engage-
ment—that as soon as he came of age he renounced
it—that the Lady was considerably older than the
young man. But what he chiefly relied upon was a
complete renunciation of the promise at a subs:.-
quent period by the plaintiff herself —that he should
prove this at an interview in June, 1813, and that it
was in consequence of this new arrangement that the
defendant prosecuted his suit in the Ecclesiastical
Court of nullity of marriage.
To prove this last fact,- Edward Monk, a brother
of the defendant's, was called, who stated, that in
June, 1819, he accompanied thedefendant to the plain-
tiff. His brother, for some reason, had for some time
neglected his correspondence with the plaintiff. They
met, and had some discussion, in which his brother
and the Lady both said that nothing more than the
ceremony of marriage had passed between them.—
After some altercation, the Lady said—" Übe did
not write, she would not write more ; that he might
do as be pleased, and she would do as she pleased.
They then shook Wilds, and said they would part

frietids.
Lord ELLENBODOUGH having summed up the evi-
dence, left it to the Jury to say, whether what had
passed at the last interview was a formal release of
the promise by the plaintiff, which the djendant had
clearly previously made to marry her ; or whether
it was the mere expression of anger at the moment,
at being suspected of any thing improper ? There
being, however, no evidence to itnpeach her conduct
in any way, the Jury found for the plaintiff—Daniages
£soo.—The Assizes ended.

A legal wag observes, that Corporal Violet, since
his late 11;g!it, should be promoted to the title of

&ejeant RUNNING-inn !
The Es.Etnperor, before he departed, addressed
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" NAPOLEON, TO THE BRAVE SOLDIERS Ut• THE ARMY

BEFORE l'AltIS.
"Malvin, June V., lht
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attachment which you have given me, a zeal, of which 1 was the
sole object. Let your future successes tell them, that it was the
country above all things which you served by obeying me, and
that if I bare any share in your affection, l owe it to my ardent
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" Save the honour, the independence of the French. Be to the
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PIED. •
On Sunday lOst, at Exmouth, to the inexpressible loss of her
family, Miry Jane, second daughtet 01 the LAW Lite,ltenant-Ge-
octal England, at the early age of 20 years.
At Brussels of his wounds received in the glotions Battle of
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Waggon Train.

PORT OF EXETER.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Order of the Honourable Commissioners of his Majesty's
Cuitoms, on Fx IDA v, July 21, by Eleven o'Uock in the Fore-
noon, at the Custoni•lonn.e, Exeter:
THE GOODS UNDER-MENTIONED,
viz.
64 Yards French Lace I I French Lace Shawl
4 French Lace Vcils I I French Lace Sand.
For the scat 1111 l iodation and use of Private Families only, and
.object to the Duties of Customs and Excise :
41 t 41Io: is Brat td y 144, Gallons Geneva.

AND Yon EXPUSTAT:ON :
33 Yards French Semler I I French :-ilk Shawl
11 I rktick Silk I lanne•chiefs 3 Pair Frenet 'ilk Starklnfs.
And en SATU it DAY, the ioll,swirg Day, at the Custom-house
in TF.IGNMOU 11-1, by Eleven tit luck in the Itorevuun,
Masts :wars,
Witch will be put up in Lots, and Suld to the highest ri.bler.
'I he Articles may be viewed at tke CustoiNhotes.e, Exeter, two
days previnte. to the Sale, between the hems of Mn,: and two.
Dated CuNtom-house, Exeter, July 4, 1 $4l S.

LIT I'LE HORS' FEAD, SUASEX.—MANOR
AND FARM.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
lay VF.RR ALL and SON,
At the Star Inn, in Lewes, on SATURDAY, the I Ith day of July
next, between the hours of Four and Eix in the Afternoon of
the same Day, subject to such Conditions as shall be then and
there produced,
A VALUABLE ESTATE, called HONING-
TONI-1 and BRADFORD; consisting of the Manta or
reputed Manor of Eston, otherwise Hnnineton, and a capital
Messuage, several Barns, Cottages, Stables, ilop-mst, and other
convenient Out-buildings, and 352 Acres and upwards of Arable,
Meadow, Pasture, Hop Ground, and Wood I and, thereto ad.
joining; desirably situate at Little liersted, in the county of
Sussex, about one mile distant from the Turnpike-road from
Lewes to London.
The whole Estate is Freehold, except about one Acre of Land
and two Cottages, which are Copyhold, holden of the Manor of
Framfield, under small annual Quit Rents, Fines and Heriuts cer-
tain. The Laud-tax on Honington (comprising 290 Acres) has
been redeemed.
The Estate lies well together, and the Land is in the hilliest
state of cultivation, having been for several years past in the
hands of the Proprietor, ss ho has expended large sents of money
in improvements. The Wood Land is Intl of young thriving
Timber, for the growth of which the soil is favourable, and the
Estate abounds with Game.
The House is modern and convenient, having been recently
built, ant is wt II supplied with excellent Water. A good Kitchen
Garden adjuins It, vsgether with several birli Ponds and Stews,
prlterly stocked with choice Fi-li; and the Buildings of all kinds
uu the Land are in pet feet repair.
Horsted is distant Irons Loti(!nn 15 miles, and from the
Market Towns of Ueltlield three miles, Lewes -ix miles, I tails-
ham 12 miles, frotu Eastbourne CO miles, and lirighthelinstone

11 milts.
A da:ly Coach and Post to. and from London, 'wet within one
wife ~f the I louse. Powieshion may be had at hi Aliaelinal nett.
To be vitwed, on application to I leorr Elliott, at the 1-latise,
(where a Map of the Estate is left), and further particulars may
he I:.it! of Mr. l'urtit Volicitor, Lewes.

• WINCIILSTER.—ELIGIBLE. INN AND TAVERN.
TO BI SOLD BY AUCTION, •
On the Premisesi on Timrhtby, Augusta, at five o'clock in thi.
ofternoon, unlcAs previously &posed of by Prisate Contiact,
Id whit h due notice will he glum), •
riIHE WHITE HART wtll-established INN and
A. TAVERN, which has been completely rebuilt about seven
years, with excellent Stables, Lock-up Coach-Houses i &c. St?.
and from its peculiar interior comfort and itcaomnitislaticxi, is
honoured with the Patronage of the principal Families iu that
' and thu adjacent Counties.
A moiety of the Purchase-money may remain, and further
particulars known by applicatipn (if ny letter, post-paid) to Na-
thaniel Atcheson, Esq. Great Winchester-street, London; or to
Messrs. Deane and Woolls, Winchester.

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THE Nervous and Debilitated may be restored to
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ed) infallible for all Nervous Disorders, Loss of Appetite, and
Tone in the Viscera, all kinds of Debility, Female Complaints,
and all others dependant on Laxity of Fibre, Vessels, &c.
Sold by Edwards, 66, St. naul's Church-yard, London (Whole-
sale Agent); Vade, 46, Cornhill ; Ward, 324, Holborn • GiU, 65,
Charing•cross; Sanger, ISO, Oxford-street ; Pitt, Lewes ; B6w-
ling, Deal; Anderson, Winchester; Belam, Portsmouth ; &e.
at 22,. I ts. and 114.11 d. a box.