Star.
London, England, 1829-11-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCKLLOR'S COURT—Struanar. Nov. 7.
His HONOVII came into Court this morning at the usual hour, and
after delivering judgment in a case of no Importance, proceeded
with the causes which stood'on the paper of the day. Eight or ten
were called on, and no Counsel appearing they were ordered to be
struck at. A ease of no interest having been then argued for two
or three hours, the remaining causes on the paper were called, and
no Counsel appeering, they also were ordered to be struck *IL His
Honour having asked if any motion was to be made by the Gen-
tlemen of the Bar, and being answered is the negative, immediately
rose and left the Court at half-past one.
Several of the King's Counsel, and the Gentlemen without the
Bar, complained loudly and vehemently of the practice of striking
out cases, which was, in the present instance, so rigidly adhered
to, and reminded the Court of the course followed by his prede-
cessors, when causes were taken as Counsel were ready, without
reference to their position in the paper.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH,—Nov. 7.
Sittings in Banco.
ROILINSON e. w OVIR.

This action was tried at the last sittings for Middlesex, and was
brought by the plaintiff, the owner of the Auction Man for the
sale of horses, in Little Britain, to recover a debt owing to him
by the defendants, the stage-coach proprietors, carrying on business
at the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane. The defence was, that
the plaintiff had agreed to accept a composition within a month,
and that the tender to that effect bad been made. The question
therefore was, whether or not ft was a lunar or a calendar month ?
Lord TIDITRILDLN tried the cause, and directed a nonsuit to be en-
tered, as he was of opinion that the words " within a month,"
meant a lunar month.

The Arroaaar•GsuraaL now applied for a rule to show cause
why a new trial should not be granted. on the ground that his
Lordship had Improperly nottsuited the Plaintiff, and cited several
cases to show that the decimals in the reports did not justify the
course adopted in this muse, and that the time allowed ought to
have bees a calendar month.

Lord Tor:moan observed that the Court Inclined to his opinion,
but to enable the Plaintiff to have the point argued, the Court
would grant a rule to show cause why the nonsult should not be
set aside and a verdict entered for the Plaintiff.—ltule granted.

DAVIS D. CAMS.

Mr. TAMPION applied for a rule to show cause why the verdkt
should not be set aside, and a nonsult entered. This action was
tried at the last Assizes for Gloucester, before Mr. Baron
Vaughan. and was brought to recover a compensation In da-
mages from the defendant, a Magistrate of the County, for
false imprisonment. The plaintiff. had been brought before
the defendant on a charge of felony. and as there was strong
suspicion against ber, he committed her for the space of four-
teen days for re-examination. The action had been before the
Court twice ; on the first trial the plaintiff had been nonsuited,
but the Court set it aside. and granted a new trial on the ground
that the Learned Judge who tried the cause ought to have
left it to the Jury to decide whether or not the defendant had
committed the plaintiff for re-examination for an unreasonable
length of time. and whether or not be had done so from undue
motives, in expectation of obtaining a confession from her. It
again went down and was tried at the last AMISS% when the Jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 1110. on the ground
that fourteen days was an unreasonable length of time fora commit.
anent for re-examination, but that the defendant bad acted bona
Me, without being influenced by improper motives. The Learned
Counsel now contended, and cited several cases in support of his
argument, that as the defendant bad jurisdiction in the case. the
plaintiff ought not to have brought an action of trespass. but a spe-
cial action on the case, and, therefore, the plaintiff ought to be eon-
suited.

Lord TONITMIII aid, the Court would take the ease into cstui•
deration. and give the decision on some future day.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—Sarisuar. Nov. 7.

Sittinp in Banco.
1111111 V V. AWN.

Mr. Sergeant Want applied for a rule to show cause why the
verdict, which was foe the Defendant. should nut be set aside, and
a new trial granted. The case was tried at the last Anises for
Nottingham, and was brought on a bond of £l,OOO, the execution
of which was clearly proved, nevertheless the Jury returned a ver-
dict for the Defendant. The Learned Sergeant observed that this
was not the only instance of a Nottingham Jury's intelligence.—
Rule granted.
The Court was occupied the whole morning in bearing applies.
duns for new trials, chiefly in causes tried during the last Assizes.