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to mislead the minds of persons, and to injure the de-
fence to the action.
Mr. Justice PARK told the Learned Sergeant that
he might rest assured the Court would remain per.
fectly unpreju.ticed by any thing that might have
Appeared in the papers.
Mr. Sergeant E LAWIS said, than Lord Tent friers.
only a shoot time since condemned the publication such
a stammers', and considered it v, be highly improp r.
Mr. Justice GAsELRE observe‘t, that that was in I
criminal case where the facts were to be left to th
Joey : here it was widely different, for the Learned
Sergeant had to address his argument to the Court,
and not to a jury, and it was not likely Vet the
opinion or judgment of the Court would be biassed
by any newspaper report.
Mr. Sergeant E: 'AWLS then commenced hi; argu-
ment, which he grounded on an affidavit, which stated
that the rule to plead several matters was obtained in
Michaelmas Term, 1826. when 34 pleas only were
pleaded,and that the addition to th it number arose solely
from the repeated amendments made by the plaintiff. He
had also an affidavit of the special pleader, which stated
that in the opinion of the deponent there was not ore
line more than was necessary on the record. Having read
these affidavits, and commented on them at gre.rt
length, the Learned Sergeant insisted, that so far from
the number of pleas being vexatious, it was rather vexa-
tious on the part of the plaintiff to make such an apple.
cation as the present, when he knew that he had no
good ground for it; and it appeared to hint that the
only object he could have for taking such a step a as,
in order, if possible, to deprive the defendant of any
plea at all. He trusted, under these circumstances, the
Court would direct the the present rule to be discharged,
and that with costs.
The Learned Sergeant did not cmrclude his argu-
ment until it was too late to proceed further a ith the
case; it therefore stands over.
SHERIFF'S COURT, Res LION-lIQUASZ, Fes. 9.
ALDttrioN V. D'artanDA.
This was an *action brought by the uncle of a boy,
fifteen years of age, again:, Mr. D'Aranda, a medical
gentleman, residing at Claremont terrace, Pentonville,
to recover damages for false imprisonment. It appealed
that the boy was in the service of the defeosiant. and
On the 28th August last was sent to the Butt, Aldgate,
to bring home a parcel and a basket, which I,A I heen
brought to London (torn Bellericay by Mr D'Aran i'•
sister. The parcels were delive.esi to the boy, and he
had proceeded but a short oistance from the Inn, a hen
he was met by two sharpers, wh prevailed upon him
to go into a shop and purchase some Hails for them,
and they promised to tak- Cafe" of the parcel, until
be returned. Scarcely had the boy crossed the road
when he looked tound 'o see if the men, who were.
very well dressed. were on the spot he left.thcm, but
he found they had di-appeared. and with them the par..:
eels. The boy immedately made the circumstance
known- to the polsee, and was advised to return home to
, his master ; but instead of doing so, he went to his mo-
ther's house, and by that means raised a suspicion in his.
master's mind ilia she poor woman was concerned with
ter sop in making away with the contents of the par-
cels. A police officer called upon Mr. D'Ar soda to
furnish him with a list of the articles that were in 'the
parcels. Mr. D'Aranda, however, charged the boy and
his mother with having disposed of the property, and
ordered the officers to take them into custody. the
officers said that the Magistrates and themselves wet e
satisfied of the boy's innocence, and also confident that
his mother was not concerned in stealing the pr petty,
and they therefore retused to rake them into custody.
The boy was then dismissed from Mr. D'Aran.ia's
service, and returned tome to his mother. About a
week afterwards, Mr. D'Aranda and another Gentle-
man met the boy in the buret, and said they .s 'shed
him to accompany them with an officer to a house of
resort for thieves, in order that he aright identity the man
with whom he had left the parcels. 01) the road the boy
passed his mother's lo,use and he Metro in—tor-what put-
peso. did net appear —but the moment he did so, Mr.
D'Aranda called the watchman., and gave the boy into
custody. He was locked up to the Fitundiing watch-
home .all sight, and upon being taken b. lure the Ma.
gistrats on the following morning, was instantly dis-
charged. This was the false imprisonment complained
of, and toyecover compensati, n the present action was

brought. •
• On the part of. Mr. D'Aranda, it was contended that
he was justified in giving the boy io charge, because he
suspected he had illegally disposed of the *Lich
he said he had left in the care of the two sharpers.
The Usasa SHIMIre briefly bummed up the case, and
the Jury, utter. & short consulimoon, returned a trerdict
for the plaintiff. Daniages—Fort) Pound!.
sintoNEts V. PareCOTT.
This was an action briiught by the plaintiff, a tailor,.
residing- in .Dover.stieet,. Piccadaily, against a Gentle-,
man named Prescott, t* recover 171. for clothes. It
appealed that the clothes in question were supplied by
the plaintiff to. the deleadant whilst he was a prisoner
in the King's Bench, and wkere there was very buil*
chance of the plaintiff ever receiving one farthing for
his labour, as the defendant had run through a brilliant
fortune, and was wholly without funds. One of the
items in the bill was a black coat, charged.five guineas
and a half; another was four guineas and a halt for a
coat for his servant, and one geinea was charged for
preparing a- die for his livery buttons.
The Unita Strainer/ said, it was most extraordinari'
that tradesmen were to be found, edging to supply
goods upon credit to persons who were Incarceraied
in a prison, and under circumstances which rende4d it
almost impossible for them ever to obtain payment.
The case having been proved, the Jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed.