The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

tiOURT OF KING'S IMMO% SAWIRDAY, rcs. 15.

SIRAT V. SALE.

This was an action of repleiin, to recover back
the value of goods, amounting to 541. 12s. taken un-
der a distress for non-payment of rent.
The Plaintiff rented some stables in Holborn, from
a Mrs. Shepherd, and two days before she was en-
titled to distrain for 4he quarter's rent, the Plaintiff
sent a person to her son, who was a solicitor, to
tender the rent due, which he dit4 by offering him
Bank of England notes in payment ; but this the
son refused, insisting on being paid in the current
coin of the realm • intimating, at the same time,
that the rent should be paid in future in nothing but
the current coin. A second tender was made on the
following Monday, in a similar manner, and again
refused ; and on the evening of the next day the
distress was levied by the Defendant, as agent for
the landlady.
It appearing in evidence, that the tender was made
in Bank of England notes, which, by the existing
laws, was not a legal tender for /tut,
Lord ELLENUOROUGM, however much he regretted
that In such a case as this the law should be so, yet
be must tike the law as he found ; arid, upon the
evidence, the Defendant was entitled 'to a verdict;
and the Jury found accordingly. .
(TovtY) 4W TAM 0. rAtArst.,
• nil was a penal ,action, brought ondtr the Statute
of Siltabeth, against the Defendant, a blaster plais-
terer, for employing; in his service, out James Dela-
hay, as a journeyman plasterer, he tilt having ser-
ved a regular apprenticeship to the trade, according
to the provisions of the Statute.
It appeared that Delahay, who had come from Ire-
tand about eight years ago, wes employed for four
years es a mere plasterer's labourer ; but in 180 t,
bound himself apprentice to one Foley, a plasterer,
and having served him in that capacity for about'
Seven months, absconded and went into the employ- I
meat of the defendant. Various applicat'ons were
made to Foley to give up the indentures, which he
refused to do, but at last a sort of fiction was resort-
ed to, and to save his conscience, a little child of
four years old, belonging to Foley, handed over the
indentures to Delilizty, in the presence of Foley,
and with his concurrence, for which Delahay gave
the child two half-crown pieces.
Mr. GARKOW, for the Plaintiff, having here closed
his ease,
Mr. G EASLEE for the Defendant, under these cir-
cumstances, doubted whether it was necessary for
him to addi ess the Jury—but Lord Ellenborough
thought the was fact for the Jury..
Mr. GeAst.ze said he had another objection which
was unanswerable, and that was, there was no evi-
dence of one hours employment in the county of
Middlosex where the offence was laid, and the De-
fendant resided in the City of London. He hoped in
such a case as this, his Lordship would not let in the
Plaintiff to prove this fact.
Lord ELLENBOROIIGH said this was certainly that
description of case, in which he would be very un-
willing to grant the Plaintiff any indulgence, and
it was now too late for him to amend his case.
The Plaintiff was non-suited.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SVIORDLY, Fu. 15.
6LANDER.-STEPLIIMS T. a

This was an action to recover damages for slander.
teacemppeared that a meeting took place ou the 6th of
ber last, at the Globe Tavern, Fleet-street, to
nominate Officers in the Ward of Farringdon With-
out. Several respectable inhabitants attended, and
after business they had a supper, as a matter of
course. The glass circulated briskly, and betweeP
eleven and twelve o'clock, the Plaintiff, anxious to
gratify his taste for vocal music, commenced a song.
It did not appear what the subject was, but after he
Ind sang the first stave in a most discordant style, the
company expressed great disapprobation, under the
supposition that the Plaintiff was singing a Psalm.—
The Defendant, who is a baker in the above parish,
endeavoured, according to the statement of Mr. Ser.
jeant Shepherd, to rasp the Plaintiff down, that is,
by interruption to make him desist from singing.—
The Plaintiff, who is the proprietor of several houses
In Fisher's-court, Water-lane, was greatly provoked
at the opposition to his song, and he uttered some
words, accusing the Defendant of not paying his
taxes. The Defendant iu answer got up and said,
" I believe I am as good a man as you : I don't keep
a b--dy-house: I pay my taxes ae well as arty
other man." In consequence of the latter observa-
tion, the harmonic meeting was thrown into ge.
nerd! disorder, and the Plaintiff went home
with the intent, of bringing an action for slander.—
It was proved by several witnesses who had retained
s slight recollection of the dispute, that the Plaintiff
had sung without being called on for a song, in true
Church stre,'to the greet annoyance of the compa-
ny, which appeared. more anxious to perform the
rites of Badthus, than to attend to the doll strain
produced by the Plaintiff. Tise words,-!s Aided
hs the deeldiatliin were, " He'is the keeper of a
b—y house, and he keeps houses to let ont to hire
as b----y houses." Under all the eridence, the
words were not proved, and the Plaintiff was non.-
suited. The cause afforded muck mirth among the
auditors.

ARCHES COURT OF CANTERBURY; DOCTORS'
COMMONS, F. 15.

BOYD AOAINST BOYD.

This was a cause of divorce, or separation frogi bed,
board, and mutual cohabitation, brought by Charles
Boyd, Esq. against Isabella, his wife, on the. ground
of adultery, alleged to have been committed with a
Mr. John White. It appeared in evidence that
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were married on the '29th of
'August, 1807, and that they continued to cohabit
together as man and wife till The latter end •of the
year 1809, when she quitted her husband's house,,
which was situated in Sidmonth-street, Brunswick.,
square. The leading facti pleaded in the libel were.
that Mrs. Boyd had formed a connection with. Mr..
White, a gentleman resident in Millman-street; and
that during the absence of Mr. Boyd, who belonged
to the Custom-house, they frequently met each other
and walked oat together. That on one particular
occasion they went to a place called nighbury-barn,
where they heti a private room, and continued alone

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