Star.
London, England, 1818-01-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OT HANCERY, JANUARY 19.
The LORD CH tNCRLLOR was occupied until two
o'clock in hearing motions of no interest -except to
the parties -concerned. His Lordship rose at that
hour to attend a Cabinet Council.
COURV OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 19;
Their Lordships assembled here, this day, for the
purpose of hearing cause shewn against rules Nisi
granted last Term, for new trials in the country.—
'Die cases which occurred were, in a public point of
view, wholly uninteresting. Their Lordships rose at
three o'clock.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JANUARY to.
The Insolvent Debtors' Court met at ten o'clock
ibis morning. There were 3'2 cases on the day's list,
17 of which were opposed.
An Insolvent, named William Birch, was opposed
by Mr. ANDREWS, under the following circumstances:
—He had formerly been sentenced to imprisonment
and the pillory, for having fraudulently taken out a
commission of bankruptcy against a person named
.and at the expiration of his term of imprison-
ment, the Lord Chancellor ordered a detainer to be
issued against him, for the sum of 4001. the expense
of superseding the commission he had procured to
be issued. The Court discharged the Insolvent.
J. Wilcox was opposed by Mr. ARABIN for a con-
cealment of property.
The Insolvent, in his examination, admitted that
he had been repeatedly before the Court, in the hope
of obtaining his discharge. The last time he was up
was in September ; he was then remanded for break-
ing prison—that is, for being out of the rules, one
Clay that he took it into his head to have a little bit
of a frolic, and go to Brook Green fair, near Ham-
mersmith. At' a former time he was remanded, not
for fraud, .but for a concealment of property, as he
ihrough ignorance forgot to put into his schedule a
dray which was his property.
He declared, that
neither in right of his wife, nor under any other cir- ,
cumstances or relationship, was he a claimant for any
property in Fly of the Courts of Law. In answer to
a question from the Learned Counsel, the Insolvent
said, that he was no- suitor in the Court of Chancery,
in a case of property—he sincerely wished he was.
Mr. AILABIN congratulated the gentleman on the
striking peculiarity of his taste.
The Insolvent was discharged.
The application of Francis Briscoe was opposed
by Mr. HEATH, under the following circumstances:
The Learned Counsel said, that the Insolvent acted
as sub-officer to a regular officer for the hundred of
Ossulston ; and while so acting, had converted to
his own use a sum of money which he had received
on account of Plaintiffs, whose warrants he had
served. This sum, so far as the opposing creditor
(Mr. Henley) knew, amounted to 311. He was called
on to pay it, and he had done so. Perhaps some
further sums would be called for, which the Plaintiff
at present knew nothing about.
The Insolvent, in his examination, stated, that he
had acted as assistant to the opposing creditor ; he
was to receive a shilling for each warrant he !scent-
ed ; if this money, or fee, was not paid by the plain-
tiff or defendant, the ostensible officer (Mr." Henley)
paid him this sum. Several warrants were shewn to
the witness, with receipts endorsed upon them, which
he admitted_ to be in his hand-writing.
In his cross-examination, by Mr. POLLOCK, he said
that he had repeatedly called on Mr. Henley for a
settlement of his accounts, and the latter put him off
from time to time. His own understanding of his
engagement was, that he should have seven shillings.
k week for his trouble, besides the understood fees
he received.
Mr. Henley was examined, and said, that the In-
solvent had newer made any conditional engagement
with him to receive a weekly salary—he was merely
to have the shillings on the execution of the warrants.
An oath was also administered to him once or twice
a week, that he had properly returned to the plain-
tiffs the sums he had received from defendants in die
progress of causes in the Court.
The COURT remanded the Insolvent, under the
34th clause of the Act, which makes it penal for a
servant to convert to his own use the property en-
trusted to him bn the account of his master.
,- Mr. JESSoP made a singular application to the
Court. He moved that the discharge obtained at the
last sitting of the Court, by an Insolvent named
Scrivener, should be revoked under the following
circumstances:—The Insolvent had subpoenaed as a'
witness in his cause, the opposing creditor—he had
brought her to the vicinity of the Court, and desired
her to stay in a room until he sent for her, promising
to do so the moment the trial commenced. The trial
came on, but no opposing creditor appearing, the
Insolvent was discharged. The opposing creditor;
who was in this manner cajoled, was ready to verify
the facts by affidavit.
The Court admitted the application, and called
foe the affidavits, which the Learned Counsel said he
would immediately prepare.
The other business of the day was uninteresting.

The VICE-CHANCELLOR has made a most impor-
tant regulation respecting the suitors in his Court,
which is as follows :—That the list of causes set down
for hearing each day shall he called over in regular
order, beginning. with the first in the paper for the
day ; if the parties are not ready to proceed with it,
the Court will proceed on to the next, and so on till
they come to one that is ready, when all those that
have been previously called on will be placed at the
bottom of the list. Should the cause about to be ar-
gaeJ occupy the whole day, then those placed at the
bottom will come on in regular order; but should the
Court a second time cafi on them, and they prove to
be unprepared, then they are to be struck off the
list. Mis lloNoun proceeded on this principle on Sa-
turday, and out of the twelve demurrers set down
for leafing, five were struck out.

~At the Meeting of 'the Hereford Diocesan Com-
mittee holden on Wednesday last, it appeared by the
accsynt of the books, which had passed through the
hands of the Secretary, that 162 Bibles, 446 Prayer'
Books; and 4633 Testaments, and select portions of
Scripture, or other religious Tracts, had been distri-
buted within the last year by the different Members
of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
who reside i.► that neighbourhood.