Star.
London, England, 1810-07-11 00:00:00

coutur OP EXCHEQUER, JULY 10.

This day a case was decided of considerable im-
portance to purchasers of ships. The original action,
which bad been stied in the Court of King's Bench,
was brought by the assignees of a person residing in
Newcastle, against a merchant in London, who had
bought a vessel at sea from a Newcastlernan, and
having brought her to the port of London, had her
registered there, without sending down to Newcas-
tle (the place of tlae original registration) a copy of
the bill of sale. On this (the Nesvcastleman having
become a bankrupt) his assignees brought an action
against the purchaser of the vessel, alledging the bar-
gain to have been illegal. The as•;:gnees obtained a
verdict; and the Court of King's Bench, before
which it was afterwards argfied, confirmed the ver-
dict, on the ground that a copy of the bill of sale
ought to have been sent to Newcastle, as well as the
original part of regiitration. The defendant, however,
not satisfied with the judgment of the Court of King's
Bench, on the verdict which had passed against him,
brought it before the Court of Exchequer, in.the
form of a writ of error, and this day the Judges gave
their opinions :---Sir J. Mansfield and Mr. Baton
Thompson were of opinion that the judgment of the
Court of King's Bench ought to be confirmed ; and
the Lord Chief Baron Macdonald, Mr. Justice Chain-
bre, Mr. Justice Heath, Mr.• Baron Graham, and Mr
Baron Wood, were of opinion that the decision of the
Court of Xing's Bench ought to be reversed.

MT. ATTORNEV-GENERAL." My Lord, the rub
was founded on facts, and they might have been an-
swered in a moment, if they could have been answered
at all. These facts were, they declared on one nic,,ht
that they would bring a party to disturb the Theatre.
On that night they did disturb it—on another night
they proclaimed their intention of letting the theatre
remain quiet ' • and on that night there was no tumult,
according. to their declaration."
Mr. PARKR..--." Your Lordship w:11, perhaps, en-
large the rule till to-morrow."
Lord ELLENBO ROUGH.••• 44 That would Ise in effect
to grant the enlargement till nez; Term."
Rule made absolute.
HILL V. TAYLOR.
An application was made to the Court in this case,
Thursday fortnight, a riot took p
fendant reversed. lace at the fair of
by Mr. CLARK, to have the outlawry against the de-
Broadtord, near Ennis, which continued a considers.'
ble time, and did not terminate till Dan. Flanagan, a
This was opposed by the ATTORNEY-GENTRAL,who.
! at considerable length, stated the following partici'. man above 70 yearspld, was killed on the spot.
tars. The defends nt, who is a considerable proprietor A man, named Smith, confined in Chester gaol, on
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of the Opera House, as far back as 1806, was in. suspicion of robbing a jeweller's shop in that city,
debted to the plaintiff £6OOO ; some arrangements ! some days since attempted his escape ; he tied a strong
took place at that time, however, between the parties, tape to a hair-broom, and threw it over the wall of,
and the plaintiff consented to take £4500 in lieu of the prison yard ; and finding the broom to catch
his debt; £lOOO of this sum was paid, and a bond against the outside copeing of the wall, he ascended
given for the remaining 4500 upon this bond some by the tape, but, before he reached the top, the broom
misunderstanding afterwards arose, and the whole . gave way, and he tell to the ground. The noise of
was referred to arbitration ; when the arbitrators his fall alarmed the gaoler's dog, and the animal
paid
awarded £2200 to the plaintiff, which was to be seized and held him till an old woman (the keeper
by instalments of £440 at a time ; the last of these being absent) assisted in dragging him to his cell, and
instalments became due in December last, hut only securing him there.
the first f 1.40 had ever been paid ; and in June last LONORVITY.—There is now residing at Priestgill,
the plaintiff communicated to the defendant's Solid- near Strathaven, William Ruthven, a native of that
tor, that unless the arrears were immediately paid; parish, in the hundred and clermth year of his age.
an execution would issue against the defendant's pro- He served many years in the 41st regitnent, and af-
perty, and if the Sheriffs were not indemnified, it terwards ;n the Scots Greys; worked at the cooper
would be enforced against the wardrobe and other business many years in Dumfries, and P.r the last 15
property belonging (0 the defendant, in the Opera years since the death of his wife, and the loss of his
House. Upon this the defendant's solicitor, Mr. eye sighr, he has traversed Lanarkshire, Galloway,
Comrie, had undertaken, upon condition of the exe. &c. orith his daughter and her husband, who are
• cutiun being withheld, that the defendant should pay tinkers. His mental facultioa are not impaired.