The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-23 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, YISTVIDAY.

The far Judges sat this day in the chamber adjoin-
Ink tie Sessions House, to bear term questions in
urea,.
QUESTION OF SALE AND DELIVERY:
The ingestion in ciliation wasterhether the defendant, an
)taati jeweller, lied become bound to take a pair of
krilliant or-rings knocked down to him at a public sale by
our plaintiff for eighty-eight guineas. The defendant bad
kid only by a nod, and, immediately after the ear-tines
bad been knocked down, tepitdiated the contract. He
*lied that that be bad °want 48 pintas, and tbat be
bad- believed them to be rubies, but found them to be

Athenian garnet.
The Miry bid' fond She defendant liable to pay, as
%dog coinpleted the purthese.
Mr.LIiTT bad afterwards obtained a rule to show
cause why die verdict should not be se set aside and a noa-
snit entered.
M. Goarritt new showed clue, and contended, at some
length. *tube 'sale and delivery were completed. The
defendant was proved to be a thorough judge of jewels,
The ear-rings bad not been described in the bill of sale as '
irabies% bat as w a pair of superb brilliant ear-riogs." The
defendant had looked at them previously to the laiddi ng,sud
bad distinctly bid 88 guineas.
Mr. Celtlrte argued at some length, that there was no
delivery. The defeedget could not speak English. He
spoke Italian only. His 'Prima was bad. There was a
case, of a horse knocked down at a sale. but the bidder
refining to pay a deposit of five pounds, it was decided
thit there bed been no delivery. A deposit had bees
tequired by the conditions of sale, and the 'defendant at
once refused to pay depositor accept delivery.
Their Loansaira gave their opinions seriatim, and un-
animously made'iks Kele Absolute for a Nonsnit. but with-
out costs.

Max e. seam
This was One of several actions brought by Mr. May,
the late vestrreleris of the pariah of tiotheal-greee. for
the vindication of his character front-aspersions contained
in several alleped libels. After a very long trial, he ob-
tained a Verdict. with 181)1. diansera ; bet two questions
were raised. ore of whoa:, and the other arising from
the rejection of evidence offered on the part of the defend-
not, upou which a new trial was granted.
Mr. SCASLITT was about to show cause. when
The ConaT suggested the expediency of WWI arrange-
Pent MONO tlie parties. su Mr. May bad succeeded in
clearing ble reputation from the suspicions cast on it in
the 'Aerie of the uufortonate disputes of this parish.
The ATTORNLY-01INIZAL, for the defendant, expressed
his willingness to pay else costs of the other actions on
Laving a stet proems, in the present suit.
Mr. SCARIATT said. he could not accede to this proposal
in the absence of the plaintiff, but he would communicate it
to him, If the case stood over.
The Co uav ordered tin case to stood over, in order to
ve opportunity to the plaintiff of considering if he will
Accept the PriVicrnal•
•"'ILA

OLD BAILEY.---Tu URA DA T.
Joseph Eden was indicted for Gorilla; front the person
of Elisa Hooter a reticule, a watch, and ether articles, her

property.
SW** ilossien swore, said that on the SA of November
lest she was walking along Charlotte-street, Bloomsttury,
with her reticule in ber hand. A man snatched at it, *e
chain by which she held it broke, and the reticule was cmi‘
sled away. It contained a wateb (cold), and other articles
of *we. Oa the Saturday following she again saw the
name matt at the Police Olio,.
John Burrough saw dm transaction, and ideatified the
prisoner.
• Reilly and Reardon. constables. said that, in enoserptence
of infOimatlon received of the robSery, and a description of
the'prisolter, they took him into custody.
•
tie wag toned guilty..
lirsgirretlejly And Morgiret Bryan were indicted for
istrrai g various articles of wearing apparel from the work-
house ot the parish of St. Mary-la-bonne.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Apologias, and
was instituted by the Soatdians of the said workhouse.
MaqWood, who wee joined with the prisoners in the
alleged theft, was admitted as witness. She stated that
they were all pinpers in the workhouse lot July. Oa a
certain night ia that month, at the suggestion of Marga-
ret Kelly, they three got op at twelve o'clock, got into the
laundry of floe worithouw, took out various 4rtioles
longing to the directors of the workhouse and to some of
the 'pitipers, Ind went sway. They pawned ord sold some
of Stesesartitles and lived for some time on the proceeds.
The Witness having no friends to go to, and the prisoners
beiqg no longer able to support bar, went to the
workhouse. and applied to be taken back. She then die-
closed What she knew, and the prisoners were taken into
custody,
This story wee confirmed by other witnesses, who added
that thiy round on the prisoners several pawnbrokers'
doplisates, stud some of the articles stolen from the work-
house.
Thy things pawned were produced and identified by
otter witnesses.
The intsbners were found Guilty.