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The case was therefore postponed until due notice was given.

Mr. HART asked his Lordship if his Lordship had jet
decided upon the case of Brown v. De Tastet?
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had not yet made
np his mind upon it, but he would devote the first two
hours on Tuesday morning, to giving judgment in se-
veral cases, and Brown v. De Tastet should be among
the first of them. Mr. Hart must ha►e been aware that
his attention bad lately been drawn a good deal to
another place.
Mr. HART also mentioned the case of Hill •. Rear-
don, which was in a similar predicament with Brown
v. De Taira.
The LORD CHANCELLOR would also attend to that
case. • :
Mr. HART hinted that no decision had yet issagives
is Crowsha or v. Collins. •
The LORD CHANCELLOR would endeavour to give
satisfaction to all parties, as far as hey in his power. He
would hand the minutes to the Registrar.
Mr. HART asked, if application might be made to his
Lordship's officer for that purpose?
The LORD CHANcELLon bad no objection, if the ap-
plication were not made until Monday afternoon.
Es. Hass, us as Evan.—The arguments in this bankrupt
Petition, in part heard yesterday, were this day resumed. At the
conclusion, his Lordship directed the papers to be handed tip to
him, and he would give hie opinion in a few days.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FII3IIOAL7 54.
COWLS{ p. DONBAS MID &worms&
This was an action by the plaintiff, a labourer in the
London Docks, residing in Phillips-street, Whitechapel,
to recover a compensation in eanoages from the de-
fendant Dunbar, a special pleader in the Ten I le, and a
person of the name of Callow, a constable, for an assault
and false imprisonment. The defendant Callow pleaded
" not guilty" and Dunbar pleaded several pleas in
justification. _ _ _

From the evidence it appeared that Mr. Dunbar was
the owner of several houses in Patriot-square, Bethnal.
green. In consequence of the numerous dr predations
committed in that neighbourhood in March last, and of
a ready furnished house of Mr. Dunbar's having been
robbed of some of its furniture, he resolved himself to
watch with a view to discover the thieves. About seven
o'clock on the morning of the 22d of March, seeing the
plaintiff going along the high-road with some drawers
tied up in an apron on his shoulders, Mr. Dunbar called
out to him to stop, but Cowles being deaf, did not hear
him, on which Mr. Dunbar came up to him, collared
him, and presented a pistol at him. The plaintiff at first
seemed disposed to resist, and raising his hand to put
aside the pistol, received a cut or scratch which pro-
duced blood. The drawers were taken from his head,
and having surrendered himself into the custody of Mr.
Dunbar, he was taken by him to the house of a person
of the name of Nash, and the other defendant Callow
was sent for. The plaintiff stated that the drawers
were his own property, that he had sold them to a per-
son of the name of Brooks, and that Brooks having the

preceding evening taken the case of them away, he was
about to take the drawers to his house. Mr. Dunbar,
however, was not sati,•fled with this account, and when

Callow arrived, the plaintiff was given in charge, and
. lodged in the watchhouse. The plaintiff having men-
• tioned a person of the name of Hicks, to whom he was
known, Mr. Dunbar went thereto inquire the character
of the plaintiff, when Hicks said he was a very honest
man, and he would be bail for him to the amount of
501. Even this did not suffice for Mr. Dunbar, for I oking
round Hicks's shop, and perceiving some furniture tied
up, he said it had a very suspicious appearance, as it
looked like part of the drawers that he had found on
the plaintiff. He then went to Cowles's residence, and
having questioned his wife on the subject, Callow said
he was sure it was all right, that they had better release
the plaintiff, but Dunbar refu►ed, and they then went
to the watchhouse, and having takeu the plaintiff and
the drawers to Brooks's, the person to whom the plain-
tiff was conveying them at the time he was stopped by
the defendant, on seeing the drawers fitted into the
case, Mr. Dunbat consented that the plaintiff should be
• released. Brooks then asked Dunbar it he was satisfied ?

when he replied, " No, I am netsatisfied; I wish I had
served the d—d rascal worse;" and to another witness,
who observed that he' had acted rather rashly, he said
he supposed he was one of Cowleis gang, and taking
np his umbrella. and pointing it at him, said, " I should
not mind shooting y. u." For the detente it was con-
' tended, that the defendant Dunbar was justified in what,
he had done by the suspicious circumstances under
which Cowles had been fund at an early hour of the
morning in a neighbourhood thatdiad been subject to
such depiedat:ous, and in consequence of Cowles hay.