Star.
London, England, 1829-12-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 17.
Lawn v. wintmertax.
The Soucrron-Genanal. applied for an order to stay the issuing
upon execution in this ease until he bad in opportunity of making
a motion in the cause.
Mr. Hoax; contra, was instructed to state that the execution
had issued four days ago, and that there was every reason to sup-
pose it was executed yesterday.
The Loan-Caancau.os directed the parties to write by post.
requesting that should proceedings not have been taken, they might
be stayed till the further order of the Court.
COLOSIL FOR Tax courrr• or ZEN!.
A Gentleman behind the bar moved that a tion for the ap-
pointment of a Coroner for the county of Kent might stand •in
his Lordship's paper for to-morrow. The once bad been rendered
vacant by the resignation of the late Coroner, in consequence°,
his removal from the county to some other part. He meant to
appear upon she petition, which would• not be opposed. Granted.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Ow. 17.

V. MULES.

This cause was continued, and the Plaintiff's evidence having
closed,
The Arrommv-Gensam. rose at two o'clock to address the 3ury,
on the part of the defendant. In the course of a most able speech,
which continued four hours, he contended, upon the documentary
evidence, that the Corporation had no legal claim to the tolls re-
sisted by Ms client, and the principal inhabitants of Cambridge. It
would appear upon the face of the written and parole evidence he
had to adduce, that the demand was a modern usurpation, which
had been gaining upon the inhabitants since 1815.
A great deal of written evidence, consisting of ancient grants in
aid, and other documents transmitted from the Crown to the town
of Cambridge, proved that no mention had been made in any of
those papers of the tolls in question. The witnesses called by Mr.
Attorney-General, also proved, as on the former trials, that tolls
had never been demanded for goods going in and out of the town
before 1815.

This case proceeded until the close of d, plaintiff's case at nine
o'clock, when it was again postponed until tasnorrow (this day.)l
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 17.
VAGGIUM V. BOD6IIOII.

Mr. Sergeant Wane and Mr. FOLLITT appeared for the Plaintiff
in this case, which was an action brought against the defendant, an
Underwriter, to recover the amount of a Policy of Insurance ef-
fected on the ship George, bound from London to Buenos Ayres.
Mr. Sergeant Tansy and Mr. Sergeant Jonas were Counsel for
the defendant, and contended that the plaintiff could not recover,
as the Captain of the vessel had broken the blockade established
by the Brazilian Government at Monte Video in August, 1828.
It appeared that when the ship arrived off Monte Video, no
blockading squadron being in sight, the Captain, on account of
the strong wind that was then blowing, sailed up the River Plate,
and there cast anchor. Shortly after which the ship was taken
possession of by the Alters belonging to the blockading squadron,
and carried into Monte Video, where she and her cargo were
condemned as a prize of war, by the Admiralty Court of Brazil.
Witnesses had been called who stated that, in their opinion, if the
Captain had tacked about instead of casting anchor, he might have
effected his escape from the blockading squadron ; but as he bad
not done so, the real question in the cause was. whether or not, as
the vessel had by the constituted authorities of Brazil been declared
a prize of war, for having broken the blockade, the defendant,
under such circumstances, could be held responsible for the policy
of insurance ?

The 1.01111 Curse Jusrscs said be would rather not give his opi-
nion upon this point without sufficient consideration. He would
therefore suggest, that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff,
sub *t to a special case for the consideration of the Courts above.
This suggestion was acceded to, and a verdict to that effect was
accordingly given.