Star.
London, England, 1828-02-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP CHANCERY, Fn. 9.
HARNIS.

Mr. JAMti once mo e ai plied for judgment in this
Mee. He did v. at the urgent request of the parties,
who w•re very detirou, t. have the judgment of
• On Court.
The LORD CRANOMLOR said. the repot f the Re.
gistrar, without which the judgment could not be givbn.
had been just put int. hi. h ;rids. He would imme-
diately prepare and would give judgment
oa MondAy.

IN RE 7.ILKIS, A BANKRUPT.
Mr. ROBERT MILLER mentioned this case, which
had been diwn.ed of "n a former day by means of
an order of the Clatirt, that the Solicitor who had pre-
sented the pe•itron shonld pay the costs of it. By
a mistake, as he apprehended, the Solicitor was di-
rected in the older which the Registrar had drawn
up, to par the coats of the original as well as of the
supplemental petition. -
The Councel On the other side, Mr. ROSE, admitting
this to he the fact, the order was directed to be amended
accordingly
Mr. Matto' said, certain facts had been discovered
since the case was lag before the Court, which confirmed
the statement then made, and 'he humbly ho,ped ithit
another petition might he presented stating these.ftcts.
The lanaD CHANCELLOR expressed kis displeature at
certain letters having been addressed to him by Mr.
Smith. The practice was in itself very improper, and in
this case could do no good. The party might, however,
if he thought he had good grounds,,pte,ent the petition.

140SZLY AND JACKSON.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS heard in this appeal.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would take the
_papers home and read them, and give judgment as soon
as possible.
, Several of the appeals were postponed in consequence.
or the absence of Mr. Sugden, and the list being thus
disposed of,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would hear motions.
As, however, it could not have been anticipated that an
opportunity would offer, with so large a number of
appeals, of making motions. no one was prepared, and
the Uourt rose at three o'clock.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wssnursrzg, FELL
Lord TENTENDSN held the third Mai Praia sittings
in 'Aim, and disposed of a few undefended caubes, after
which the Court sat ix 6aNco.

THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury having conic into Court, ,its ad.
dressed by
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Gentlemen, you, having brought
in the whole of your presentiments, are discharged, and
the public are indebted to you for your services.

SHY ICING V. THE MAYOR OF STATFORD.
This was a rule calling upon Francis Hughes, Esq. to
stew cause why a re tvarranto information should not
he bled against him for exerci,ing the office of Mayor
-of 'Stafford, without being properly elected thei eto.—
The particulars of this case have already been reported
'in detail. The question was, whether the chatter of his
present Majesty, under which Mr. Hughes had been
,cleated. had been accepted by a majmity of the tree
burgesses of Stafford ?
• The SOLICITOR•GtNERAL and several other Counsel
time heard at great length on the part of the Mayor
against the rule, and Mr. CAMPBELL argued on the
other side, contending that the charter had not been
accepted by the burgesses, and that the election was
therefore bad.
The JUDGES delivered their opinions seriatim. de•
elaring•that there had been a proper acceptance of the
• Oterter, and a valid election of Mayon—Rule discharged
with costs. -

CRIMINAL INTORMATtow.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved ft:r a rule to show cause why
vritninal information should not be filed against three
Magistrates of the county of Lancaster. The application
was made at the instance of three persons of the names
of Cooper, Brown, and Lomas, boo whose affidavits
and those of several other persons it appeared, that
Cooper, Brown, and Lomas were out shooting on the
17th Sept. last. and that about a week after two of the
magistrates went to an alehouse in the neighbourhood,
where they suspected these men had left some birds.
They found 13 birds iu.the possession of the landlord,
?ha stated that they had been left there by a poacher,and
that-the three mem, Cooper, Brown, and Lomas, had om
• thing to do with them. An information was, however,
'aid against them,—not for shouting without being duly
qualified, but.for. having game in their possession ; and
*se of the magistrates threatened the landlord, that
if he did not come forward and give evidence against the
Men, his licence for the alehouse should be taken sway:
Vre landlord, seitured, and then the magistrate got. his
own gamekeeper to lay three separate information'
against the men ; but a person of the name of Wor sky,
from whom the magistrate had previously endeavoured
td peocute evidence came fotward, and upon his testi-
mony rthe isfosmations were dismissed. Three °thee
informations were laid against the men jointly for shoot-
iog 'without being qualified, and upon these informations
the men vete convicted on precisely the same evidence
on which they had been before acquitted. Other info.-
mations mere afterwards laid against the men under the
act of the 68th of the lste King. known by the name of
el Mr.l3abke.'s Act." Upon these asp the Magistrates
convicted the men in thjrteen penalties, amounting to
gether. to 651. One of the men (Lomas) had never been
summoned to appear upon the informations, and yet
he. was convicted jointly with the others. The conviction
therefore, in as to him was clearly bad point of law, and
Brougham) moved also toe a certiorari to re.
move the convictions into this Court. The Learned
Counsel was proceeding to detail other parts of the
affidturits, when he was, stopped by ,
Lord TarreaDas,.Olto said,l think you have stated
enough to entitle you to a rule to show cause.—ltule
granted.
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OutZllt v. MI 3111110,,0F ZIZTIIII.
This case has already heen repeatedly befog, the
public, although it is not one of general inmost. the
only question in dispute being the validity of a title to
an advowson. It is tendered curious, Impeach by the
multiplicity of the pleas which have bees plamd so the
record, which it will be remembered amounted to 48,
and several applications have been made to seduce them.
My. Sergeant WILD', a few days ante, obtained a
ride calling on the defendant to chew cause ashy. the
.trek tibia he had obtained to plead, several. 'utters
should not be let aside, or why she fiejasisiboew not
ite,gt.libgrty to :attend the declaration, .i ! , •
, , Mr. Sat grant E. LAW/S, in the. absence of Mr. Ser.
, geasst Meressether, appeared tmsbear cause against the
anal% bat before commencing his atgument, he begged,
,fie Cepa would pardon his. mentioning the. es pork
ointfmcers which had been published in the newspapeas
Bolan ve its this case,—statements which.wvre calculated: