Star.
London, England, 1817-12-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGEkeIs.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DECEMBFR 10.
GANnuNO.-- T:LIMICON, ESQ. V. nos.tanti.
Sir SAMUEL Routt.tv stated that this was snip.
plicatinn on the pan of the plaintiff, a gentleman of
largel'ortune in Yorkshireon the defendant, the
proprietor of the Cocoa tree' dub House.S Jasnesl.
street, putting in I.is answer, that the injunction gran-
ted by his Honour the Vice Chancellor might be con-
firmed, restraining the defendant liana p.oceetliol(at
law to recover a bill of erchange for £250. It ap-
peared that the plaintiff, on the 2Sth of April, 1615,
lost a considerable sum at play in a house kept for
o society and gambling," in Pall Mall ; and bring
unable to pay h;s losses at the time, he gave two bilis
of eaebange to the lion. Mr. Curzon, who was the
mtnager of the Club in that house, for the amonnt.
It was custo, sky, dtuing the play going on, for the
parties who were unlostunnely losers, to ray their
losses by counters, and afterwards in money at the
hour of settling, when the game was left off. •
The LOUD CitANCeLLOR--ff To pay by couriers...•
what do they meant"
Mr. Wausetio.o, Counsel for the Defendant—
" They are small pieces of ivory or silver, and some-
times they are of bone."
The LORD Cuamciaton Then these ate the.
circulating medium of club-houses
Sir SAMUEL ROSIILLY, in continuation. said, that
the Plaintiff bad paid the two bills of eachaege. hot
unfortunately for him one of them remained in the
bands of the Honourable Mr. Cation, who two,years
afterwards endorsed it to Mr. Staples, and he being
indebted to the defendant, who also keeps a gaming-
house, in the sum of £BO, gave him.this acceptance
of the plaintiff's of £250, as security for the
The defendant had brought his action in a Omit of
Law to recover
,the whole amount of the bill, a 4
though his debt was only £BO. Under those circum-
stances, he bad no doubt bin ' his Lord,hip would
confirm the injunction granted by the Vice-Chancellot.
Mr. Wowing/Ai said, that the Plaintiff certainly
might have discharged the debts which he had incur-
red at the giiming table, but 'the bills were given by
him to the Hon. Mr. Curzon foe a liessaAir transmit-
lion. be having settled to that amount for hilts
The LORD CHANCEII.OII...." it is not necessary NI
go any further into the case. I believe lam pretty
well in possession of the merits of it. I shall,. how.
ever, look over the bill, and answer to-night ; and it
Ido not mention the case to-morrow, Sir Samuel,
you may take your motion."

DECEMBER it.
The Loan CHANCEI.4OIII-1 have looked, Sir St.
rnu4 Romilly, into that ease of the Club or Gaming.
house which you and Mr. Wakefield mentioned to
Inc yesterday. I eoesideeed myself bound to take.
home the bill and'answer ; and though I mentioned
to you, that if I approved of the injunction I should
say nothing, yet 1 think it may be proper for me
nob to u a very few words, In this bill I find it
stated, that there is a house kg,t in:Pall-mall for
" Society and Play," which, as understand, means
a house kept open for accommodating persons anxi-
ous to amuse themselves, or make gain by gainiug.
The defendant Curzon is, I find, saranagerot a Club
who meet in this house for the above purpose. The.
. .
was;* appears, at OfICIIMC in thitelimiies.'
pod there be, Mr. rarleton, was led to play sogat-,
game or another, I don't know what, by which a
considerable sum was lust. In these houses it is thee'
iustorn, as I am told by the statement in the bi 11,..;
for persons, who are unfortunate enoughdo be losers,
ea be accommodated with counters made ut bone,
Ivory, or silver, which, I am al, informed, 'are die-
Circulating medium of Gaming :41:1:Inb-houses, and
after the play, then the unfort person makes
gond his 1 ,saes in money. One of thews, defendants
supplied .the plaintiff with these counters, ,lot
he, Mr. Tarleton, was to be accountable st the close
of the game. The plaintiff's losses were consideribfe,''
and, finding thit at the moment this happened Alt
he was not in possession of snlficiest feeds to par,
them, be gave two bills on the banking-house of Sir
James Esdaile and Co. one of which was piyable
twenty-one days or a month after date, and trie,o,!tep
was for a longer period. The bills' Were .tailketi and
put into the hands of the manager of the 'Cliffs:Vat
before they became due, they were paid by the plain-
tiff, who certainly, as an act of pure juatice. fight.
instantly to have been put in fair possession -
be having paid the full money fi them: ,
however, of £2sO remained in the Infidi of
the manager of the Chits, who nericicted'i
a Mr. Staples.. This millennia, idr:,Stk
beware indebted 16 Mr. Holland. prOprii
house ift St. James's-street, 'in the sum of
stated, for dinners, wise, and other chorties,
gave this WI to lir.ltaurt as a seciirity tot E
Holland holding this bill. raked en ac bus fa
swing the whole e 250. on whick the plaint
niediately applied to the Vice-Chancellor,
bearing the use, granted tin injanitius,.wherelig.,
action was restrutned from geing'on:l Tbeee'are
facts detailed to me in die bill, and.the entree
ia is, I must say, so es 'r ;nay tiefective, that
any Judge io this Court might safely,
these defects, grant an iojunctioh. Defective, ..„.
ever, as the answer is iu many 'points; I have bees •
able very easily to cellect from at, that *thehill-was
negotiated beg after it was dole and alledged to be 1 ,
paid. Holland's debt from Staples only 884, and
be therefore certainly cannot recove'r• 'the 4250, hue- ••
log no proper claim to it. Viewiok then, as I -do,
'With impartiality the statements on f; otls.sides. I have •
no hesitation whatever iu saying, dila the Vice-Char.- •
cellor did perfectly right in granting the injunction,
and I therefore confirm it, giving the plaintiff full
costs at a matter of course.
•
Sir•Samum. Itr,stru.r —My Lord, may I .ask if
your Lordship will extend the injunctiou till one of.
the parses have put.in an answer .
The Lour CuAsceu.ott—Certoiiily ittnust. It war
properly granted, and take therekre your inotioa,Sir
Samuel, with costs which are proper to be given here. ,
}A.PARTE EARL srarrunee..
Sir Rotriu.r said this was an application to his a •
Lordship to confirm the Master's Repot in this case., -
which bad found chit the soft' of whicli
bad beers mortgaged on the Dbke or Newcaelle'a
estates, was due to Eul Stanhope ; and also :wired;
that on .cite 'second .marriage. of Charles, lam gad
Stanhope, ‘25.000 WAS charged on the estates as a
provision ter the.younger children of illgt•MairlAild

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It was the intention of the petitioner to pay off that
Av 3,000. with thr ifti,ooo, and the only question
would be to •ee that rn.o-y oroperly applied.
The Loon Cliamontaot—ia That is not the only
lutetium, but whe►her the Acts of the $9 and 40
Geo. 111 will permit it ? If the younger children
ere of age they can give him a discharge, for I feel
disposed AS Tad) As 1 can to get the MAIM settled.
will read the Master's Report, and tell you what I
think of it to mv►rrow.