The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGE.VCR.

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VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 29.

110MAIIID AND GIRDS'S ■ANIMIPTCT.

This mom ag lie occupied the attention of :he Court
from ten o'clock in the morning until six its the eveios
ing. It mote ea to be argnert th. application
made by Mr. Horne, on behalf of Mr. Shaw, one of
the assignees seder the former commission, and others,
praying tnst the assignees under the new twat:ski:ion
might not be matins:ld, sod that a new election might
take place. The grounds ea which the application
was founded ever, that the Bankrupts had interfere.:
against the Aet of Parliament in the election, and Ilia.
threats had born held out to induce cerain rre.litors
not to rote aud also that Mr. Bridges, one of tto
creditors, had abstained from doing so in consrtineiscr
of what had been said to biro.
lie. Uonvi. Mr. tia.Alte, anal tlr. TiltrsLorr. were
hoard in sepport the application ; and against it,
.11r. MART, Mr. iIeNTAGC. Mr. WlL:llll:ki.i.t., aid Mr.
.%G CO.
The Vies-rnaxcts,Lna said that he sbonla rem,.
neer tie, whole of the rase, and if he f.oimi b.
reason for the Petitioners' Uuttnowl to atria it tartlirr,
ht inati&Letintahnighou es nest essmilsg-ioto ‘..tt rt.

COURT OF KING'S lIENCII, N0v.29.
Middlesex Midair after ftliebaelneaa Term before the Lord
Chief Justice acid Condon Jones.

JOHNIION I. DESCIIRIEVICI.

This was an action bruattht by a sergenn an4l arm.
tkecary to recover the sum of 4/. lits. the expense ill
attondisig the defendant's wife in childbirth. The de
fetes was, that the plaintiff's patient was not the tie.
feadaat's wife. bet a Lady living under his protection.
The defendant was stated to be a waiter at Brunet's
Hotel, Leicester•square, and it was proved that he hail
freqeently called upon the Lady during her ronfinemer.t,
and had manifested the most uxorious trnder►t ss for
her welfare, that he ails aysitiquited for M rs.Desch Hever
and passed himself adds. her heehaw'.
Mr. ScA KLETT, for the defendant, offered to sheer,
that lu fact, the Lady was not the defendant's wife,
b►st s kept mistress.
The Loan CHIRP` JUSTICR, however, was of opinion,
that as the defendant had passed himself off for liar
Lady's husband, he meat tabs all the consequences of
the assessed charActer.

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 41. 19s.
IIk.SSETT V. SiIEPTEND, ESQ.

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Tiele was an action by an animal pirater to recover
tea guineas, the tinsuntot of his charge for painting the
portraits of two favourite mares of the defendant, a
gentleman sof 61..ucestershire, in ISIO. The defendant
pleaded the general issue, and also the Statute of
Limitations.

Front the defendant's correspondence, it appeared
that 'shad gives an order for the port, sits io qnes-
%ion, in 1810, and it appeared from the evidt nee of a
franse-raker, who had received the defendant's in-
strafe*. to put the paintings into gilt frames, that lie
had forwar‘d them according to the plaintifl's
done, per waggon. There tv.oi nn direct proof that
the paintings had actually reached the defendant's
hands, bin two letters sere put ill, dated in 1821,
after tt writ had been sued out again-t law, in which
he denied any knowledge of the subject of the plain-
tiff's demand.

be Jury. however. nnder the learned Jn,l.re's
found their verdict fur the piaintiff—Dsitinges
I.il. 101.

BRADLEY V. GIVVNNE, E!gQ.

This was am action bronicht nouiins;l, ac.iinst
late Sheriff of Middlesex. but, in fact, against an 4.1-
ticer of the name of Volley.
_ _ _

Mr. SCARLETT'S case was this :—The plaintiff was
an upholsterer in Marylehone. Falling into difficulty
about the close oVthe last year, he Wished to ii.sigh
his property to his creditors ; and the stiwk in trade.
household furniture, Etc., being valurd fur that pur-
pose, was estimated by appraisers at 4601. Two
persons, however, to whom the plaintiff et liudehtel
refused to accept his proposal of assignment ; aml
two szketions, one Or 18/., and one for 4s/., were
is se& 4ptiast out of the proceeding under
those executions the present cause of action acerue,l.
, Vorley, thooscer, ewereil Bradley's hutise ; but in-
, stead of levying to the amount of 661., he swept
levers,. stick of property from the premises, including
even the :.Seale aid cilleary ereasils of the fatuity,
I The pleistifrs Wiry did hute(Mr:Neirlettt.ai.i) stop
at that point. His goods were divide) i:tto by lots,
2ti of which (sold tinder all disadvantages) paid Ina,