The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-11 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF OF CHANCERY TNCRSDAY. Ave. 10.

SAIL or 111111TMBATU r. COUNTIM Or IMITIIIIIATH.

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Mr. HANSOM stated, that the Earl of Westmeath
was waiting in town to bear his Lordship's judgment
in this case. it was of the highest importance to the
Noble Parties, that the decision of the Court should be
4lpeedily known.

- the LORD CII A NCILLOR I will give judgment in ii
it% three or four Jays.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Auo. 10.
EX-PARTS WILNERS IN RI WIGNIT.
Mr. HART stated that this was a petition, the object
of which was to hare certain costs paid out of the
. bankrupt's estate to the petitioner, which he had been
put to. The Commision bad been issued in 1810,
and upon a petition to supersede it, an issue was di-
rected to try whether it war valid or not, when the
question was determined against the Commission.
The Counsel for the assignees took a preliminary
objection as to the jurisdiction of the Court, after the
Commission was superseded.
The Tice CHANCJILLOR was inclined to doubt very
much if he had jurisdiction.
Mr. Haan said he did not anticipate such an objec-
tion, and he hoped the petition would be allowed to
stand over, and he would take an opportunity of look-
lug over the authorities.
The Vice Cuavett.t,on said, be should be very
happy to have his assistance in this particular, and
desired that the petition should stand over.
IRR-PARTIt RADII, IN RR ',PERIL
Mr. HART stated that this was the petition of
Nabs, who represented himself to be a creditor of the
Bankrupt, and it prayed that the certificate might be
staid until ho was allowed to prove leis debt under
the Commission. He stated, that when the Com-
mission Issued and assignees were appointed, an er-
roneous account of his transactions with the Bankrupt
had been made oat, front which it appeared, that he.
t►e petitioner, was indebted to the Bankrupt in the
sum of 1,500!. Being perenatied that he% instead of
being a debtor to any amount, was a creditor to up-
wards of 2,000!. refused to acknowledge the debt : he
was pat into the Pint Prison, at the suit of the assig-
Bele, where he remained for fire months. An action
at law was subsequently tried at tiuildhsil, before
Mr. Justice Dallas, when, by the consent of both
parties, it was referred to Mr. Comen to ascertain
which of the patties was creditor to the other. The
arbitrator upon intestigation found that the petitioner
instead of owing to the Bankrupt, was iu reality his
creditor ; but as the reference did not authorise him
to enquire into the amount of the sum which might
appear from the accounts of the parties to br owing by
the Bankrupts be limited the terms of his award to the
fart that the Bankrupt was the debtor.
The Vice-Cnawciu.oa said, it was unfortunate that
the reference did not include an inquiry into the
aimat of the debt, for that the amount would deter-1
mine whether or not the certificate might be turned !
by the petitioner.
His Hoteova made an order of reference.

NORDEIUMBIRLAND ASSIZES.
Nrwcerne, Ave. 7.
Matatter, CUTTINO.—BIee4or Reisnqek, aged 48,
was charged with having on the 15th of June wilfully,
maßciously, and unlawfully eat Reginald Charlton
with a poker, with intent to murder him.
Mr. Lose opened the ease to the jury. It would
be proved that the prisoner had threatened to (fa sortie
strioas injury to Mr. Charlton before she had struck
hits, as charged in the indictment. The cause ap-
peared to have been that Mr. Charlton had distrained
urn her father for rent.
Mr. Reginald Charlton lines at Moto-hill, parish of
Wart ; the prisoner lives at Letterford ; her father
had been tenant of witness's, and witness had occa-
sills t 1 distrain his goods on the 13th of May. The
ptisonee lives, not with her father, but with Mr.
Phalirring, to whom she was housekeeper, about a
mile from witness's. On the 15th otJune last sh-
ows west to see Mr. Pickering; sit with him in the,
kitchen, past 10 or IS minutes; observed the prisoner
moving out and in 3or 4 antes. Witness proposed
to ge, rose from his seat, and put on his hat. Mr.
Pitkering proposed setting him on his way home, and
west for his own hat to the kitchen window. At that
umlaut witness was suddetly struck and knocked.
doesits be felt a particularly sharp blow on the back
part of his head; he became senseless; when he re-
covered his senses, be heard Mr. Pickering say, " Hood
(Md, woman, you have killed the man!" she said, iti
true Scottish dialect, " De'l ha'e them cases, for 1 have
lout wished it ; but he's nae dead yet, for he's sprawl.
ing." He with difficulty turned round his head, and
saw her, he thought, lay down the poker. Mr. Picker•
lag helped him to get up and to move towards the
Jobe. The door was shut. Mr. Pickering called for
the assistance of his men. Witness, by clinging to
the wall, got to the end of the house. His head was
boned up with a silk handeechief. The wound was
Weeding most profusely; he was washing the blood
nosy with his hands from both sides of his coat. He
walked home, having declined going on horseback, or
in a cart, for fear of Irritating tift wound on his head.
When be got home, he felt particularly ill : he was
hist from loss of blood. lie was confined to bed for
upwards of a week. His hat was cut through.
Mt. John Pickering, when he bad turned round,
saw Mr. Charlton lying on the floor. He could nut
distinguish the noise of the blow from that of the fall.
Heim* the prisoner standing at the fire, and the poker
in bee band. Mr. Charlton remained senseleis about
a minute. Witness said, " You have killed the man."
Sho mode no reply to his hearing. He swore that he
beard nothing. She never mention:4l any thing to
hint bat that she had to pay money. When be had
rebelled her after he had returned, she said she was
su.ry for 14 but she could not help it ; she felt in a
passips for what he bad dune to her. His carter had
carried array her father's goods beture the distress, at
bur
Creas4 sambaed by Mr. WiLLlAllB.—fler face was
not in the same way after Mr. Chat-hoe was down ;it
bad teen turned towards hiss._ He bad the poker in
Con*. (Here he produced a very solid and massy
poiler..) She had been 9 years and a half his house-