Star.
London, England, 1829-06-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT_ OF CHANCERY, Jew is.
HARORRATZB W. WATER.
Mr. KNIGHT begged to be allowed to make emotion
foe the dissolution of an injunction obtained some time
thee, before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor.to restrain
'the defendants from copying certain printing on cottons
and calicoes. The period allowed by Act of Parlisment
for the continuance of such copyright was three months,
and had long since expired; bat m this case there was
no limit to the injunction. which the Learned Counsel
urged ought to be now dissolied, as otherwise it would
be perpetual; he therefore hoped the. Court would allow
him to make this motion; This was a case which affected
Wadi to a very considerable extent. He understood the
Solicitor-General was instructed.
The Souttvon•Gausam. said that his friend knew
more than be did, fot if be was instructed he did not
know ir.
• The LoaoCautiseauza said the proper course would
be to woke the option before the Vice-Chancellor, and
widow rejedice to any application which might after.
wards be made is that Court.
The Count.. then went into the Petition paper.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Joss is.
THE IZSPICTS 01 THE saw REOULRTION RELATIVE TO
THZ BITTING OP THE MASTIR OP THZ ROLLS.
Great confusion arose in this Court this morning, *bout
deem-o'clock, in consequence of the new regulations
with reference to the eittiags of the Master of the Rolla.
Almost every case ibat was called on was under the
necessity of being postponed in consequence of the sib.
Nice Qt Counsel, merit of them being either in the Lord
Chancellor's oitbe Rolls Court. The Mesterei the Rolls,
in consequence of the new regulation, sat for the fitat
time t6-day is his own Court.
The Souoteon GEIMIZAL, upon a bankrupt petition
• being called on. said be was ready to proceed with it.
lido helloed Mr. Home was on the other side, who
should hellcat fat. 'The Learned Solicitor• General pro-
ceeded. and bad gone a considerable way in opening
bit ease. when Mr. Home came • into Coert,•and
viestrd bin surprise at the mode adopted by his Learned
Friend. He appeared for the Assignees; Mr. Bicker-
steth was Counsel for the Bankrupt, and was at that
moment engaged in the Rolls Court. The Learned
Coensel observed it was quite impossible business could
go es if things were to continue is the state they at
present were. It was utterly impossible for Counsel id
attend three Courts at once. - •
The SOLICITOR Gamma. observed that greet
-• -Inconvenience would arise to him in particular, if
• the three Courts were to sit ,at the same time.—.
He should very much curtail his !ruttiness in this Court,
• as it was his intention to confine himself almost solely
to the Lord ChanCellor's Cdoit. If the new arrange.
meets were to be carried into effect, be for one must
• withdraw altogether.
The Vsca Cwencr.t.con thought ell was owing to
44 sew aritogement. He was as anxious as any Judge
, weld be to do nary thing to facilitate the business of
the assort, and further the cause of the suitor. He was
" willing to take any thing in which the Counsel were
ready.
Mr. IiOnNZ said that it was certainly not his inten-
• tion to practise in all the three Courts ;-that was impos-
, Utile; but be should go into which 'he pleased. and
sitneka-lie dictated
.toby. so mites Re, the wart he
*Of adopt. The Learned. Coeinselinentioited this la
of.seesetbiag-.lse had heard relative
atioa shortly to be Weed. •
'Mama CHANCILLOR thought sufficient for the
day was the evil thereof. Tbc matter bad better drop
for tha present, nod Counsel proceed with the regalia
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mistamp_of the Court. •
Mr. /loans concurred is the propriety of the Solicitor
crentrars proceeding. and there the ;natter rested.
ROLLS' COURT, Java is.
His Honour the Materza of the Rot.te held his firs.
moraing sitting at his Court in Chancery•lane, to-day.
end heard several cases of no public interest.
Mr.thossaarara had a conference with his H 024011111
• in hie private room, on the subject of the new arrange-I
Met of the morning sittings, against which the Bar
seem to entertain strong objections; but the result did
not transpire.
There was much private discussion on the matter
among the leading Counsel during the morning, and
several were beard to declare that they would bind,
- themselves to no arrangement as to what Count they'
Would practice in.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, .Isas as.
There were five Special Jury cases set down for trial
this deg, out of which four were referred to arbitration.,
The law. Ward and others v. Hendrie, was not tried,
because only three of the Special Jurors answered to
their names, and the parties declined to pray a le tales."
The Court then broke up till the Sittings in Term.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jams Is.
MAAR v. MUMMERY.
Mr. Sergeant WILDa stated the case. The plaintiff,
Mr. Joseph Alger. an auctioneer, was employed by the
defendant, a Mr. William 'lllumbery. to sell sonselease.
. bold premises in. Leather-lane, in 1827, and for that
. • pogrom made out the necessary advertisements, which
we re published in the newspapers, as also rioted par.
titulars, which were posted in the neighbourhood of the
premises. The sale.however' never•took pieces M it
was countermanded, and the defendant refused to pay
the expenses; aecordingly the plaintiff brought his
action to recover the amount of his bill, 101.10 s.
Mr. Car, clerk to the plaiatik prove this the de-
fendant called on the plaintiff and gam him the itemi-
ser/ instrectioas to sell the propertriequestion. The
menses incurred were 101. 10s. which he considered
reasonable.
Mr. Sergeant TODDY. foe the defendant, said if be
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were not amain* instructed, 1w would prove that
the defendant never gave any insnoetioes to the plaintiff
. us sell the premiss is Leather.lane ; for in fact he had
nothing whatever to do with them. • •
Two witnesses were called to `substantiate this
-line of
defence; but after Mr. Sergeant Wilma had replied, and
the Loan Conte Juavwxhad summed up, the Jury re-
. turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Datriages 101.10 s.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jim ta.
Thomas Weight was beard on his petition to be dis-
• charged. The
, insolvent was ',reined for a debt of 201.
but abtained•his liberation *pan giving bail. He then
'disposed of all his property; for 601. out of which be
• paid his brother 561. for money borrowed, and then ten.
dered tOprison.
Theramat had 'that 'this 'Vies an undue preference
to his brdtliiir.'ned sentenced the insolvent to 3 suotitbs
imprisonment.. . . • •
' Alta Peter' Fliais teat h.piJote4 pa' &bait of the astir
• see of One Ville. The midyear. siss Inns, 1825, was
employed .by * opposing .crediters. to sell the bank-
klipt'scuralussorsittich be tee Met Is. tsd. out of
Web he- paid* `rent and" tenips,Alisd lb§
' SU. Ss. he appropriated" ti bit qui"; tang, Ass Opipiliks
fidlisteiog be'wes applied kefor this nso;L: bat
-being
A mbler to put,..au action was irtitiebt 'lntl him for
the amount. kwattuntended that' he itiseltrent had
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money weal swaths after the sale, bad tssated—iil
as a debt. The iasolveat was therefore misted to be

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OLD BAILEY, Jun 18. -

Before Mr. Baron Hama..
• THR stns AT- RHLLSRA..„ ,
James Buda.. aged 20. was indicted . for inaliclottsly
setting fire to a certain building in the King's Road,
Chelsea. the property of George Downing and others.
The'Duke of Sussax.came into Court just alto the
kriatited commenced, and sat on the Bench neat to Mr.
Baron HOLLOCIL. •
Mr. BRODRICH (with whom was MN C. Ptitt.e.tsfY
stated. the case for the prosecution. Mr. Amu***
was for the defence.
.. George DoWning deposed, that he was a floor-cloth
manufActurer in the. King's-road, Chelsea, and carried
on business under the firm of Messrs. Downing. The
prisoner had been in their employment. Remembered
the 15th of. May last. and saw the prisoner opposite
the_ manufactory. .On the 17th of May the manu-
factory was destroyed by fire. Witness saw• it. quite
safe on the day preceding. there had bees oeither`
light nor fire in the building on the Saturday. There
had been no fire fin. at least a fortnight previonsly.
The premises were not insured, and therefore very ;treat
ure was taken. Some of the windows on the ground Soar
of the manufactory were left open on the Saturday ;there'
were some combustible materials near the place where
witness observed the first fire. There was a very feta-
dons dog on the premises, which *as very familiar with
the prisoner. as he used to feed and caress bits. If say
stranger came upon the premises the dog always barked,
and could not be quieted but with difficulty. Oo search-
. 4 the premises af:er the fire. witness found several
brimstone matches; they were close under the fence,
and there was some mould and a part of the paling over
them. The paling had been thrown down at that place.
'Two children, the prisoner's sisters, had bees pointed
out to witness at the police offices
Thomas Charles Downing deposed to the fact of the
fire„ and corroborated part of the testimony of the last
witness.
Henry William Russell, a child twelve years of age,
remembered the day of the fire, and was passing along
the King's toad on that day. Witness was near the
paling., and observed the prisoner inside of them. He
bad on a blue coat and trowsers, and witness remarked
him particularly. The prisoner ran very fast from the
back of the factory towards the stable ; the stable was
withidside the palings near the factory ; he halted at
the stable, mod. witness went on towards Smithstreet ;
the prisoner afterwards got over the palings. and wit-
ness saw himgo away. It was about ten minutes helots
the fire that witness saw the prisoner get eta the
palinii; gave a description of the person he saw get
ssweetbe•paliirgs before the prisooer was at the Poke
Office. :
Cross-etamined by Mr. AnoLeous—,The .prisoner
was running from the factory, and not towards it; his
face was turned towards witness; the stable stood on one
side; there was no one in the road but witness and ono.
titer boy named Mopford, who did not look through
the crevice; Mopford was at Queen-square when erso
mess was there; the prisoner did not go into the stable.
Isaac Hyde, a carpenter, hying in the King's.road,
aaid he was walking oo the 17th ofhlay, about a %outer
past one, set obsaysti the prisomap:aut4 an Nan
whoappeasall-maCiagitated. but he dia. not hear the
dog bask. • '
James Jacks= said be saw the prisoner run dente the
alley next to Mr. Davey's about two o'clock on the day
of the fire • he was in haste, and ran against one of the
posts at tebottom of the alley.
James*Jay, e boy about 11, was called 4 and isked if
he west to Church ? On which he said, 414; be lived
at.a chemist's." When sworn, the witless deposed so
the fact of having sold a fire box to tire Sods
whom he afterwards saw at the police office.
Mercy Hill deposed that she was a servant to Mr.
Downing. and on the day of the fire was chiefly in the
kitchen. The stable door was not far from the kitchen,
and she could at all times hear the dog bark from
thence, but did' not hear him on the Sunday. The
kitchen was naturist down.
William Graham was groom to one of the Main.
Downing. Oa the Friday before the fits, while water-
ing the garden,saw the prisoner, who addressed a gross
observation- to witness, and said, el Grabens, toter
aw; you shall want plenty of water soon:' toter
'William Pool, the constable who apprehended the
prisoner, was at the watchhoese when the boy Russell
was there; the boy said the prisoner was the same man
whom he had sees on the premises. When the witness
told the prisooer be had instructions to apprehend'him,
*latter said he thought so.
A plan of the premises was here shown to Mr. George
Downing. who ;misted out the spot where the matches
were found, and where the man had got over. The
value of the premises was from 12 to 14.0001.
The witness Ryde also deposed to the accuracy of the
plan, and pointed out the part of the palings where the
man got over.
This was the case on the part of the prim/codes; and
the prisoner beiag called on for his defence, said)), was
piefectly imiespent, and he had- swimmer* so prole let. •
Mr. Anoint's then called William Botlerj,,*ho de-
igned that he was brother to the prisoner; ate. in cow
patsy with his brother on theSistorday.PAtozehelkaa,
at his Lather's. 'nearly opposite Mr. JDowirings; they
afterwards went to the Si* Bells, and theme b
another public house, and they supped at the house et
hit brother-in-law; the prisoner slept theb; about tea
oa'Sunday morning, witness, his brotbm-io-law, and
the prissier went to St.,Janses's Park, and fromabeoce
to Hyde Park; he left the prisoner in' tilde PM; about
twelve o'clock ; at ten minutes after Ono' 4404 the
prisoner 'Mat witness's house is Praocieetreet, Cholla
Common, sad-they dined there; the prisoner vernaioed
in the boso till past two; witness's wife and. Ida tither
Mirrwere there; !Oben tbe Air& of Itrewasgireethe
prisotter.gotepund went into the stew; they bed,net
parted tilLibee the alarm of fire; witoess weal out about
twenty soinueat after; and saw his br .
Croskeraitthied'hy Mr. Bade Ditlime ice. a
pboiphorns boa at WO lather's on • althetewit•
ness lived was .&bout three. of walkl•freee
Due/Motet the dinner was seafteelobeie the istiseoes.
came;,k Was a guy past die; Oliald. sirelihis brother
did not dine at home; when& witless lived inwhat. an
.hour's welk from Hyde Park. Cocaer; witness arrived
at home about one; be did not look at his, watch, but
his "dinner *as nsoidly, brinighf from Ste. bakehouse
about thaj brat with tis brother oat the 'prodigies
about' five !'deck. •• .
itiarsaamod.—War sarotberisoosektromen were
of a tolhard4riket r,l .06441,
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out.
Samuel Ditkini, heather in law to the prisoner,.cor-
roborated part of the evidence of last winless, and u.
der went,a severe close examiaatioth
Mary Betkr, the wife of William Butler. also deposed
that the prisoner dined at her house on the Sunday in
question. and that he remained there until be went out.;
when the alarm of fire was gives.
..Thomas Butler, brother to the prisoner, spoke tolke
mme fact., and sworethe prisoner Was never oat of
sight froin the time he came to dinner, until be went
all robes the alarm of fire was given, about a gnarly
past two.
Mary Butler. a girl about twelve. sister to the pri•
steer. denied ever having bought a hos of phosphorus it
Mr. Seller's, the chain*, as was alleged. on the S sturday.
The boy James. who is in the employ of Mr. Sellers.
was herecalled, and having been placed in the box by
the side of thegirl. positively contradicted her statement.
Elisabeth Perry. the mistress of the Chelsea National
School, deposel that she children 'wet, placed ander
her care, and that the girl Mary told her she had bought
a box at Mr. Sellers', and that she bad told her they
waited dinner for the prisoner.
On her cross examination. the witness admitted' that
she had had instructions not to let any one of the family
see the children.
• Mr. Baron Huu.oon summed up the evidence 4 very
great length and precision, commenting upon the main
facts deposed to in the testimony of the witnesses, ani
advised the Jury. if they had any doubt upon the case,
to Os the benefit of it to the man at the bar.
The Jot; found the prisoner (bitty—Death.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Assam.)
George Edwards, aged 29, was found guilty of steals'4
in the dwelling-house of Charlotte Matilda &rear&
eight silver spoons, and other articles of plate, valve V.
The prisoner lived with the prosecutrix in the capacity
of lootmae.
Mr. Sergeant ARASIN said that the prisoner would
be sent out of the country.
Andrew Bell. aged 16, was indicted capitally for
stealing four pistols, the ptoptrty of A. Reed, value Si.
The case of stealing was clearly made out. and the Jury
found him Guilty of stealing under the valie of 51.
John Colollk, aged , 20. was capitally' indicted for
stealing from the dwelling-house of John Ward,* large
quantity of wearing apparel and a watch.
The Jury found him Guilty—Deeds.

NRW COURT.
Before the Como Seasters.

John Wheeler. a hackney coachman. was convicted
rof stealing a great cost, value a. the property of the
Marquis of Lansdown, frOm the carriage on Tuesday
evening last, *bile it was standing is Kiug-street,West-
minster.
Richard Thomas, %aged .24. was indicted for having
stolen, on the 17th of May. a silver watch. chain. and
appendages, the property of James Obadden.—The
,Jury returned everdiAt of Goijty. .