Star.
London, England, 1818-12-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DECEMBER 1.

His Honour the MASTIR of the ROLLS again pre-
sided in this Court. No cases of public interest oc-
curred. The Court, at its rising, adjourned till
Thursday, his Honour having to attend the funeral
procession of her late Majesty. No business will be
dote to-morrow (this day) in any of the subordinate
offices to 'the higher branches of this Court.

COURT OF KISTG'S BENCH, DEC. 1.
HUNTLEY N. VANHEITHUSEN.

This was an action to recover the sum of ten gui-
neas for the use and occupation of a furnished lodg-
ing for one month, at the rate of two guineas and a
half per week. The defendat:t paid two guineas and
a half into Court.
From the evidence on the part of the plaintiff,
it appeared that the defendant, a Barrister of L;n-
cola s lon, had hired, in November, 1817, the plain-
tif's first floor, in Hunter.street, Brunswick-square,
for a month certain, at two guineas per week. This
bargain was made with the niece of the plaintiff,
who hearing subsequently that the defendant's wife
was also to reside in the lodgings, she went to the
defendant's chambers, accompanied by her niece,
when a fresh bargain was entered into of two guineas
and a half per week, in consideration of the addi-
tional trouble the defendant's Lady might be sup-
posed to give. The defendant complained of these
exorbitant terms, but at length agreed to pay the ad-
ditional rent, for one month certain. _

For the defendant, evidence was offered that, upon
'taking possession of the lodgings, he immediately
complained that they were not so well furnished as
they were when he at first saw them ; there was no
furniture to the bed, no carpet to the stairs, and a
table and a sofa were removed from the sitting-room ;
there were no plates, dishes, wine-glasses, or other re-
quisite conveniencies. After complaining of these
defects without remedy, he quitted the lodgings at
the end of the week, and the amount of that week he
now paid into Court.
The case went to the Jury under the directions of
the Learned Judge, and a verdict was found for the
plaintiff.—Damages, 4.:7. 17s. 6d.
Titomesou v. OLOVER.

Assumpsit upon a bill of exchange for £2OO, and
for work and labour, and money laid out and ex-
pended to and for the use of the defendant. The sta-
tute of limitations was pleaded to the bill of exchange.
The case was this :—The defendant is an ,elderly
woman, upwards of seventy, the widow of a Mr.
Glover, formerly a manufacturer at Birmingham,
at whose decease she became his administratrix ; and
the plaintiff is her son-in-law. The defendant's hus-
band, at the time of his death, had extensive dealings
in France, and was owed several thousand pounds b'y
traders in that country. In order to collect in these
debts, the °defendant employed the plaintiff and licr
own son to go to France for that purpose, to act by
power of attorney, and take such steps as might be
requisite for the recovery theteof, in consideration of
which trouble they were respectiVely to receive 5 per
cent. upon the amount of the debts recovereJ, and
an allowance of 255. per diem for their necessary ex-
penses, during their continuance in France upon the
defendant's affairs. In Hilary Terns 'last the defen-
dant brought an action against her son-in-law, to re-
cover a balance of £920 claimed to be due to her in
respect of these transactions ; but she did not succeed.
Since then, the present action was brought against
her by her son-in-law, and another against her at the
suit of her own son, who was the principal witness to
support this case, the defendant being now confined,
at their suit respectively, in the Kingtms Bench prison.
From the evidence of the defendant's son, it ap-
peared that the plaintiff was debtor to the defendant,
upon the statement of accounts, in a much lam ger
amount than the sum now claimed, and therefore the
Learned Judge directed a nopsuit.--Nonsuited.