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Thotbas Made his in C,ornerall, Mid Took'
upon himself the of the mines. ft, was
spoken of by one of the wiltoseses as a mast of these
mines, bat what interest be really had was leftist doubt,
and it was not shown that he had communicated any
portion of that interest to Lady; Anson.. If he had no
interest, he could not convey aoy ; Whit had an interest
and did not convey, the defendant could have no into.
rest. The certificate produced bad not his name
it; and if Lady Anson were desirous to call upon Mr.
Thomas for a conveyance, much more than that parch-
ment, and than that her name was registered in the
books, must be shown, to give her a claim upon him.
Mr. PoLLocc said lt would prefer being nonsuited,
Ibis Lordship would give him leave to move.
Lord TINTIIRDIN said, that where he had doubts be,
was always. Filling to give leave ; but on the perusal,
of the certificate he felt strongly, and had no doubt on
the case; the plaintiff, however, if he preferred it, had
a right to be nonsuited.
Mr. POLLOCK elected that course, and -the plaintiff
Irks accordingly called.
RAINES AGAINST PULLEY AVIS OTSILIS.
This was an action upon a policy of insurancein 4201.
'Acted in the Atlas Insurance Company by the plain-
Off, an umbrella maker, living at 51, Fleet-street, upon
his furniture, stock in trade, and the portion of the house
which he occupied. The plaintiff claimed 2751. for the
damages sustained by a fire which. happened on the Ist
Of December. The defendants pleaded a tender of
1001. and paid that sum into Comm
• The ATTORNEY Gaaaaat said, that the day after the
•fire, which was put out with great difficulty, the plain-
tiff, in consequence of a requisition from the office. pro-
ceeded with all possible dispatch to snake out an ac-
count of his less, which account, amounting to 2751. he
rent to the Company, who, Weer many delays, employed
person to examine the premises and stock at a time
when they had undergone considerable repairs; but
from that time to this the plaintiff had heard nothing
of the report of their agent, and he was at last obliged'
to do that which every prudent man puts off as long
as possible—apply to his attorney. The Atlas Com-
pithy then did make a tender of 1001. which was offered
as if they bad something in reserve against the plaintiff.
The value of the goods was far beyond the sum that
had been insured, and the claim was much less than the
loss sustained. The policy was proved, and a shopboy
of the plaintiff of the name of goaden stated that hel
left his master's house at eleven o'clock on the night of
the lit of December, and tame there the next morning,
• when he perceived there had been a fire. There was
nothing at all in the shop. A considerable part of the
goods had been burnt, and the rest 'had been damaged,
and the house was also damaged.
Thomas Wright, an umbrella maker, was in the
plaintiff's employ at the time of the firs, which was on
a Fliday night. Witness, on the Sunday following,
assisted in calling over the things damaged. An esti-
mate of the damage was afterwards made, but not in
his presence. Of his own knowledge, he considered
the damage, including the goods injured and totally
destroyed, to be about 2001. exclusive of goods in a
back closet. Witness assisted in repairing the goods,
which occupied about five weeks. No person who saw
then after that could estimate the abiount of the loss.
Several things could sot be repaired. Many sword
blades were injured; they were very much rusted.
Cross examined by Mr.GURNEV—His master's shop
was about eight feet in front, and fourteen feet deep,
and the back room a little more than half that sine.—
The floor cf the parlour was not burnt through, and
witness would not swear that the door of a turn-up
bedstead was burnt, neither was any past of the shop
• burnt.

• An offer °lnference which had been before made was
renewed, and the cause was referee.] to Mr. Platt, the de-
fendants agreeing to pay the costs of the reference.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Guttanact, Oce. IT.
(Suing' before Miebaehnes Term, before the Loma Cuts, Justice
end Common Jodie.)
THOMAS AND anomie& V. JACKSON.
Mr. HOTCHSNSON opened the pleadings.
Mr. Segeant WILDE stated, that the plaintiffs were
the assignees of a bankrupt named Beaumont, and
sought by this action to recover the value of certain
goods, and the amount of several bills of exchange,
which it was alleged had been fraudulently transferred
to the defendant, be being well aware at the time that
the bankrupt was insolvent, and had committed an act
of bankruptcy. The whole of the circumstances at-
tending this transfer appeared to the Learned Sergeant
to be most fraudulent. The defendant had not only
obtained back the goods which he himself had supplied,
which were ribands, in which they were both dealers,
but also a very considerable portion of those supplied
by others.
Several acts of bankruptcy were proved by the bank-
rupt's having denied himself to his creditors.
The bankrupt was then called, and distinctly proved
that at the time the goods were transferred the defend.
ant was acquainted with his circumstances, and must
have been aware of his having committed an act of
bankruptcy.

Mr. •Seigisant JONES, for the defendant, submitted
that the evidence in proof of the defendant's knowledge
of an act of bankruptcy having beets committed was
not sufficiently distinct.
The Lama CHsee Josrace, in summing op, said that
he considered this a most disgraceful transaction, and
be, for one, wished that when persons bad been guilty
of such, they should not be left to thefeebk coercion of
a civil court, but were indicted for conspiracy, for con-
spiracy it was. A robbery on Hounslow-heath could
not be more gross or palpable. His Lordship left it
In the Jury to say whether, from the evidence, they
believed the tranfers to have been fraudolentlyinade?
If they diJ, their verdict mast be for the plaintiffs.
The Jury, without hesitation, rettwned a verdict for the
plaintiffs. It was agreed that the amount of damages
should be referred.