The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-16 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1819

TO THE PROPRIETOR% OF EAST INDIA STOCK.'
LAIPISII, MID G •. • •
WK let.- to oiler you not grotofol
leveruveue. I.r tope honour you Nave einftfend • p go, by
" lain time Virecie.4l.
Tiii4Oug ilia die hprtela will ever Ilcd es &seise of
tte Covh.irs.C, Own, biter repp,rl og as.
We bate tie 1104,111' ro tw, loa,/, rivet Mime.
144thr.m.dCenilfmen.
Year toast °Willett am! ri•ry Inisobe Nemo..
ALEXANDEIt
RoRENT CAMPIWEL,
SINDEI. DAVIS.
HUtal LiNtiouty,
Jvuti MORIt IS,
DAviv SCOTT.
B'tr loutio-losow.ritlt April. 1819.

L4W INTELLIGENCE.

bad expremly contravened the orders of Mr. Davis, hy
jeweling in the settlement recitals of deeds which had
srothisi to do with the property to be gi•on to Mr.
GINN ; end, secondly, that the Plaintiff.' chews
were altogether enreasnnably, because the carriage
settlement which was afterwards executed had only
edit Mi. including 151. stamp duties.
To support this defence, the evidence of Mr. D 3.
Os the father.ia-law, was relied upon ; and he
04;4 positively, that he lied reatricted the Plaieliff4
from Weedier-log into the settlerrellt the recit.l. of
the deeds which related to the property which he bud
settled epos his other dseghtera.
Mr. Richard Bassett. the Solicitor* srlin prepared
the settlement which was scloally emoted, stated,
that his charge was 341.. hat he silmet thot be
pirm,F:delfect, sh•sApoed the draught which had beers
by OM Ploisifilfs. ilo Wrodissid the suit
reedits, bet they wore only shortly referred to, end
he had contracted the extent oldse settlement is con-
sequence of the express order of Mr. D.vis for that
purpose.

COURT OF AratL 13.
WALRUS, AND OTHERS V LtTT, VQ.

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Tbis was an action nominally against the late She.
riff of &privy, for a false return; bit, In feet,
against the iistignees of J. Walker, a bank rept, to
recover the sum of 72311. and a fraction. The Plain•
tiffs were the *motors ender the wilt of T. Walker,
defeated, who was, it appeared, a tanner and
parchment.maneftworer, at C.rmnrrds►v, and bud,
some lime shat., admitted his sou LIMPS • partner
with him. In J y, 1817, however, be deter•
mined to retire from the concern,and leer► the whole
to his son; end on this occasion a valuation of the
stock took place, when it was settled that James
should give his father 60061. es his abate of the •tech
and geed 0111 of the bailor's. Bat not having me•
nay to pay, the father took his warrant of attorney,
bestial itnte►est, and payable hy instalments. And as
he *anted a still fainter capital, Mt. Walker ad•
minced him 30001., for ss hich he alto took his war.
tasted attoruey. Thus things went on for come
months ; bet Mr. James Walker burin engaged in
extensive speculations, against his father's consent,
sad becoming embarrassed, be in October, 11117,
stein payment ; his father, on the '29.d of that month,
Instructing the Sheriff In levy ni on the two nerrants
of attorney ; who, aceordingly, beefed on th. 211th,
o• which day, also, a meeting of James Walker's
creditors took piece, and it was determined to make
him • bankrupt. The SI r;ii acknowledged having
les;cd, bet being indenn.iti.d by the assigneea, who
disputed the validity of the securities, had Maine('
the money, sad refereed mulla bona.

Mr. Chipman, a Conveyancer, stated, that his
fee for ',Mime the esecoted settlement was only three
guineas; bet he •tided, that the settlement prepared
by the Plaintiffs was not more eolonsinoos than was
necessary, valets orders had bees siren to the con.
trary by Mr. Davit.
Mr. Schnxicv, in reply, contender!, that tie
Plaintili, as Solicitors, h■d a eight In ise
discretion Of to the nature of the inttrss•ot which
they were drifted to prepsee; and it was sot because
the Defendant afterwards Anse to go In a cheap shop
that therefore their &Viand was exorbitant or enree.
tornado.

On the pare of the assignees, it was contended.
; that this ens a mere colourable transection between
the faille, and son, to secure to the Gist all the pro.
pert'', to the vitiation of the rest of the creditors.
The 30001., said to hare been Ina to the son, on
advanced by the father before he quitted the busi-
ness ; and es to the wool given for the tether's share
of the stock nod good will of the bovines, in far
from being worth any thine, the stack was almost
nominal, and the concern in a stale of insolvency.—
I In proof of this, it was said, that tho stocker lecher,
Weed at 60001. was dot worth 40001.; and s
thy of partheseat, valued at 41. a roll, was not worth
11. 10s. II also appeared, that is the men, of nine
sweaths, daring which time, the bankrupt had bad the
sole badness, his debts amounted to upwards of
to,oool.,which sum bad bean proved ender bit Com-
imiseion. A dividend of h.'2.1. is lb. pound had
beer made; bet whether soy fertber dividend would
be made, depeaded on the result of the pretest !Anse.
Themes Walker being dead, the would action was
contiosed by his 'motors. The witnesses all 'greed
111 to the respectability of the character which it,.
T. Walker had el mays supported. It was ultimately
agreed that a verdict should be taken for the
his, at all events, for the levy ender a warrant for
30001.; sod that the 60001. should become a mat.
ter of reforest*, to ascertain what was the state of I
(be ra at the time the el.ler Walker rerirrd
free it.
ntrrcuttisott ►DO noricixtox O. GUM.
This was an action be the l'isintifs, who are re-
speciable solicitors in Lincoln's Inn, to recover the
■mount of their costa and charges for preparing and
drawing op the Defendant's marriage articles. The
amount vies 731. 131.1 d., and the Defendant paid
301. tis. lain Court.

The Cuter Justtcr charged the Jury, that if per-
sons chose- to employ sett of eminence in their pro-
•ho were sepphsed to have • discretiou in
the discharge-of their defy, they must pay such un-
losable charges •s their service, reqeired. A Soli-
citor was net always bound by the express injoac-
tioes of his Men', in the preparation of an lustre.
men., upon the effect of which, perhaps, depended
the rilihr of OP client. If the Jiry were satisled
that the Pla)viliffs exercised a soend discretion in the
business upon which they were employed, they were
entitled to rnsonable rtsvinneration for their services,
bat as to the reasonableness of their demand, the
Jury were to be the judges.
The Jery, after deliberating about • quarter of
an hoer; found a verdict for the Plaintiff,-04-
males 101., Inclusive of the thinly pounds sit it iliinis
paid Into Court.

FLINTSIIIRK GARATSESSIONS, dralL 8.

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SUPERSITITION.-FYNNON ELIAN.

Tnt KING, ON THE raosscuTtoa or Irtawann
PIERCE, r. JOHN IDW%RDs. roa orrataixo ao.

Ni,. Swaim sod Mr. Tindall cnnolurtad the rim
Ihr the Plaintiff, sad Mr. Gurney and Mr. Adolphus
for the Defendant.

The case prated on the part of the l'laintiff was
this:—The Defendant, who, it stems, was the pee.
primer of certain medicines, being abort to marry the
daughter of Mr. W. L. Davis, a person of confider.
able sod varied properly, employed the Plaintiffs in
Jra wwp the marriage articles. Mr. Davis had three
daughters, the eldest of whom eras married, and soon
whom be bad settled, by bond, an annuity of 2001.
The !wend daughter was the f.ady who married the
Defendant, end the 'Mutest lied been provided for
by a portion of her father's property ; and the re.
winder of his properly the latter wished to settle
upon the Defendant. For the purpose of preparieg
the articles, the instruments which tail been emoted
ler securing the over daughters' portions were hand-
ed over to the Plaintiffs, who abltracted the deeds,
sad, after laving prepared the recitals fo► the articles,
they were tent to Mr. Coote, the erosve)encer, who
finally weltered and settled them. IVhen the draught
was handed to Mr. Davis, the fsiber-in.law, hecors-
plaln►d of its enormous length, being upwards of 300
law folios,of 74 words pleb : he objected that there were
recitals of other deeds 'which might not to here been
introtleced, and iodated that the Instrument should
be shortened and redress. he Ploisteith, however,
amid, that they would not stele out a lilts of it, and
If Mr. Davis was not satisfied, they would hay, no.
thing farther to do with the business. Upon this
Mr. Davistlesired them to send an a fair charge for their
;mini, which be off►red in pay, and took away the
draught if it 111(1 been prepared. The Plaintiffs then
arta in the r bill of chat;,,,, to the *mown of
731, 13s. 21., incledi ig a fee of 10 gators' paid in
Mr. Coate. Several resp.ctable solicit..,., sod,
amongst others, Mr. Distrait and 31r. A. llunsphriea,
deposed to the reasonableneaa of the Plaintiff's de-
mord, and said, that their charge was visual, and in
the ordinary roars♦ of bustuesa, cousidaring the
length of the proce►dings,
Mr. Conic, the Conieyoncer, expressed his opi-
nion that the marriage articles whirls he hail prepared
and stilled were as short as could he reasonably
e►prc'rd, on account of the incliffarines descrip-
tion of properly which Mr. Davis bed settledi upon
the Defendant.
The dettuce set up was, first, that the Plaintiffs

f‘ OK ea. de fat iPAia feez mild( n /ffin de ezZ'e id and Sire on et traide? 'A
y JrJO

PAILE 7111

on one s de of the well, end say the yer ;
I did an re then emptied the well with • amid
' wooden tip; when impt)ing It, he rota ed to Father,
Son, and lily Ghost ; the well then filled again.—
He lien put some otter into the asp, and desired me
to drink 'mimeo( It, and throw the rensain,ler over my
head ;timid I most do so tits eat t inlet ; I cots pded. A!ler
this, Edwards said, now we will lookfor your name.
Ile pot Id. hand a little above near where ti.e water
goes into the cell ; he found something immediately,
sad said, " Here is something." 'which he gave tome.
Ho desired me to put sty hand in ; I did so, bet coati
find nothing. What be gave me was, • piece of
slate, a cook, • piece of sheet.lond, rolled up, and
ti-d together with a wire. I did not ()p.m it 1;11
I et home ; it was in my pessitagion till then. When
I opened the she, I found a piece of pirch-
-144 Uldtkw.liiiikikkklltahusee4ll4haejel"
were also tome Crosse!. It was (01/ Isr n red at
the well. When Edwards give it me, he 64
!booth, it was my name, and maid ever) thing veto,'
be tight and ge on well with me, and that I alsould
cameos better shin uvual. I Rage the slate, &c. to
Mr. Edward Thelon!, I had them in my posses-
sion till thee.

Crns+.enmin►d by Mr. MANLET.—I can't tell If I
was better aftergoing to the well. One of my daugh-
ters was ili before I went there; she was better after
I came back. My cows, horses, pier. sheep, may
net dogs, were not ill, nor arm my wi►e cram. but I
thevght •osaethin( was the matter with me ! Edwards
told me My name was pet in the well; he said, if I
would pay him IU. he would take my name oat. I
don't know what you mean by ghosts: No! I saw
so cows without beach, nor did I see black pins !
By the CHIT? Jusrice.—l thought if my name wet
in the well, I Moiattl not prosper. Thought wr
•ebte See pet in, and that I was going worse in con-
"mane. Thought by hearing other people talk
eboold 'weer bodily pain, sod go oo badly in the
wield as ling as I was io well.

BY .hav hilliquAra. —Edwards told me if mw
Rothe continued in lbw well, I would go worms and
worse every soon Orr ouoil.er

Margaret Pritchard, ermined by the AtronsEr.
GrfiltAL -11 now lies at Row, in Carnarvonsbirs;
resided at Cern y Finnon (the farm where tho well is
*Ousted) in May last. I was called "the Woman of
the Well." I know John Edwards. I did not see
him in May last, nor for three years before; be did
not pay me 144. 04. in May list, ne, nor s halfpenny.
I am sere I did not see him sloes the time I men.
tiened.—There it no lock or door to the well.
'he Res. E. Thelwall prodseed the slate, cork,
and parchment, which be said were delimit; to him
by Pierce—they bad beets in his cvatedy ever since.
" Edward Pierce," and the letters E. P. were writ.
tee en the parchment, tad E. P. was cut upon lie
slate.

Edson' Pierce then said, he received the amities
prodeml by hlr. Theisen, from Jahn Edwards.
Cunt Jtatscs.—" Who proves the sell so b• is
Carnervonshire 1"

Margaret Parthard was then toiled, and seid, this
well was situated in the township of Eines, in that
part of the psrith of Liandrillo is Rhot, which lit,
in the bounty of 6trnarvon.

The case far the prosecatioss having closed,
Mr. Mast.et then addressed the Court and Jury,
on behalf of the Defendant, with She greatest skill
and fseetioussess, which, if possible, caused even a
greater degree of risibility than the able and fedi.
(Wee.; of the Attorney-General.
Nn witnesses were called on the part of the De-
fendant.

The heerned Cntrr Jusucc then proceeded t•
sem up the evidence, end animadverted much en the
enormity Of the offence.

The Jury, after a few 'ninnies deliberation, found
the Defendant Guilty —lie ear then remanded, and
ordered to be hissed op for jodgment the following
day ; when the Coed intimated, that the offence of
which bikini been confided, subjected him to trans-
periodos ; hut in consideration of its being the first
offence, and of his imprisonment since last Great Sec.
oleo, eenteneed to bet:whined in the County Jail for
14 calendar months.