Star.
London, England, 1827-11-15 00:00:00

CORONER of SOMIRSItT.

Mr. DANIEL moved for an order for the writ de
coronatoreaasovendo in this Case. Mr. Knight, who bad
formerly appeared against the motion, informed him
that he had now no instructions to oppose the application.
The writ was accordingly ordered.
ItIRNIVAL V IOWA&
Mr. HIALD was about to move in this matter, when
Mr. &ODIN opposed the application, on the ground
that notice had not been given.
After some discussion, it was c rdered to stand over
until Friday. . • .

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nur. 14.
SIT I INGS IN BASCO. •
SOLARTINE AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES 0# MILE" Oa
HOGAItTH

The SOLICIT •R GRIIRRAL h.id obtained a rule in this

rase to ohm cause Shy the verdict •tor the plaintiffs
should not Nisei aside, on the ground of usury. The
action had been brougl t upon bills of exchange for
very considerable sums. Some of those bills, had ben
discounted by Mr. Alzedo. who was a Spanish met-
'chant, who had quitted South America and came to
London, where he carried on the business of discount-
ing bills to a great extent. Mr. Br amley, a bill Broker,
had discounted several-bills with him for a Mr. Wag-
staff, and represented Mr. Wags:aff as, in the language
of the Exchange, a good man. Mr. Alzedo, upon this
representation, discounted several other bill. for Wag-
staff without the intervention ( f the broker. Wagstaff
afterwards failed. and Mr. Alzedo• suffei ed consider able
loss from this circumstance; aid the broker, w ho had
introduced Wagstaff to Alzedo, wrote letters to the
limiter, in which he stated, that if not liable in live, he
leonsidered himself bound in honour to make up the
loss. Not having the means to tirr so tmmediatels, he,
itntheir subsequent transactions, allowed Mr. Alzedo to
take, in addition to the regular discount (1 .5 per cent.
I per rent. more, in order b) this means gradualty to
make up the loss ; the broker, however, act.ounting to
the parties who employed him at the tegular rate of
S per cent.; but as Mr. Alzedo in this way took 8 per
cent, it was on this ground contended that the bills so
discounted were tainted with usury. The Judge who
tried the cause (Lord Tentaden) stated to th- Jury that
be was rather inclined to think that this wrs not usury,
and. the Jury being 'that opinion, found log_ the
Flair; ffs. • -irsvr..•
The ATTORNEY GENIERAI., Mr. BRIM/IAM. and Mr.
Pottocc. sheaved cause against the rule. and contended
that this was no Usti' y.. but merely a mode. by Which
.brt leer endeavflored, in the most convenient *mode
for himself, to make up to Mr. Alzedo the loss which
he bad been the means of bringing upon h m, by intro.
dossing Wagstaff to him as a good man. This the
broker had sworn, and there was no locution in the
parties to triage the law. This was clear also from the
circumstance that the broker accounted to his employers
in the regular manner, and paid the additional 1 per
cent. out of his own pocket. The whole of the trahs-
lietio2 was a bone/de one, and not a colour for usury;
tad they cited the case of Chestei field and Janson,
from Atkins's Reports, and of Carstairs and Steen lately
decided.
The SOLICITOR-GCNIRAL and Mr. GURNEY, it reply,
contended that this was a clear case of usury, and
that the allegation about making up the loss was
merely a colourable pretence to cover an usurious trap*
action. If the Court allowed these stories about honone•
able and romantic bill brokers to be a good defence to
a.charge of usury, then usotious transactions might be
• allied- on to any extent; and they cited Markham, v. •
3 Dos. Pull. 324, and Maim,' Yoolngr 17
Yes. jun. 44.-Judgment postponed.
HOWES R. HALL;
The plaintiff, a coach driver,
fend:into' coachmaker, to mike I?
the price of which war&be loot.
Ind sent.to the who•gave
,flltwfahleWt different times.. When t
due it was not paid/end the coach
feirMrs to the defendant's preraites,
I:Wing that he had a lien upon it,
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bad employed Om de-
a stage coatis for bias,
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ye bills for the money,
a the fiat bin became
,h h tying beta seat fie
es, the defendaata cog•
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