The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-19 00:00:00

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LAW INrELLIGENCE.

cot; ar OF citANci:llY§ s.a1R0111", N0i.17.
An ex-parte case was heard .011 the part of
Messrs. Dickensons, bankrupts. Au application
was made by certain persons, claimants-Go the
estate, of which the father of the Petitioners was
tenant for hie, and of which Mr. Puplington was
trustee. By the will of the Testator it appeared',
that the estate being sold, 'the capital shouldle em.
yloyed in the purchase of real property ;- in v 1011.
tiou of which it had been applied by the Bankrupts
in a banking conceru, and without consulting the
trustee or tenant fur life.
After some remarks from Sir-S. RON! LX. To OO
part -of the Assignees, and,,MrilLtar, fur the
'Petitioners, the Lord Chancellovorilered, that the
dividend to the amount of the Petitioner's claims
should be retained, until they were ektablished
in
equity 1 and, in Om mean time, the matter should
be further inquired tato.
COUT OF KING'S bl;NcH,Nov. 17.
• CRIMINAL INFORMATION&
Tho A TIMOR Y.G ta SSA L moved for a ruletts
"hew cause why a criminal information shoulailsot
be filed agaiust William Stokes, an:Attorney of
Court, Benjamin Kipner, and another. A perm*
of the name of Surr,- Who had a right -to certain
copyhold premises in the manor of Little Welshing.
ham, in the county of Norfolk, took out s writ
in the Manor Court, and, after experiencing every
vesistaoce and delay, got a hearing and procured
judgment, on which he sued out a warrant, direct:
ed to the Bailiff, enjoining him to put Mr. Sort in
possession. The Bailiff had no power to cal OS
the' posse comitatus to assist Dim in- giving pones=
'ion, and the persons now looped againsh- who
were the Attoruey for the Tenant and Defendant
in the suit before the Manor Court, the Tenant
himself, add a labourer employed by him, being
*ware of this fact, resisted Sun's obtaining posses.
Sion, and the Defendants, Kipuer and Stokes, told
itim, When he -came to take possession, that no
sootier was wanting on lheir part, and that they
should spare no expence to prevent- bins front get.
slug possession. In prosecution of this threat, they
contrived to shut np one man whom the proprietor
.had got into the house, in the inside, and to keep
the other-only cutting off the communication be-
tween the two; so as to recover possession to thetn.
Pelves. They bad since 'resisted other efforts Of.the
Proprietor to gain possession, till at length lie was
overwhelnsed with expends as to be unable to go
ou) Stokes being the person who aided and-assisted.
the Defendant in the Manor Court. Now, though
the Bailiff might be ordered to du his duty, yet, as
Ire, having no power to call out the posse comitestus,
e.;aW not edfcctually support the Plaintiff's tight,
and as thepriueipal instrument in the resistance here
offered was au Attorney-of the Court, the Attor-
sey.Geueral submitted that their Lordships would
not, in the exhausted state in which the Plaintiff
was) adds() him to prefer an indictment, which, in
all events most be attended with conAderable delay.
.Lord ELLSNIOROOGII said, the rule to show
elaie sight be taken,• without the Court's heists
thereby coespelled to go further.
Rule Niit granted.
Tao ATTORNEINGEMIR4I. moved for a rule
tea
thew mune why a crimitust information should nut
be filed against Mr. Broderick, for sending a chat.
lenge to a Mr. Stewart. The Learned Counsel
stated, that souse time since, Mr. Broderick, who
is a merchant in London, bought some prise.goods
at Yaimonth. As the weight of the goods could
not be precisely ascertained at the Moment of the'
purchase, it was agreed that the parties in the Wale
might be afterwards called on to pay or to refund
-syllable& sum would appear to make up the ascot.'
tained 'valise. The goods weighed more than in*
original) suppled ; aid Mr. Stewart, who wet
ase;ely the prizeagent, wrote to Mr. 8.. and Web
amilkld to hini by Ids agent in London. Mr. Bro-
detice's answeeismi a letter addresed—" Mr.
Timothy Stevort,
rfordserly Captain of a Collier,
but now cailieg Isimieif merchant, at, Yarmouth."
It was as follows 1-•44 Sir, 1 was this morning
froubled with the barkiOg of your friend, who cal-
led
upon roe fur seven ponmie odd: 'I wilt oblige
you so Ear as to tell you, Oat *lit take a chabo
and four to.norrew, and ant Stop lOa give
you whit will quiet you in this workt." •
• Lord ELIALN3OIIOIIGffew..." The Gealift JO/ witi
*Ably sire hint what will quiet Mao."' " tit" kt
Mr. ATTOSNET•GIeNERAC--44 111000450111. is
for challenge' •
Er.t.ettatinetrali.—"-Yes;. but pi cannot
rant Indictments upon all such occasions of quir.
grant hidictinents upon all such occasions of quir.
YeL 'lf tes-o potters:were to qwerrel In' the 'halls
ape then
.challenge each other, could the Court be
dialed onto grant an indictment ? •Lat him go to
this' Grind Jury." Rule refuted. t•
•?. • vineetemetedeeetekommt .•`.
The late tempestuous deluge in 130,7onshire heal
been dreadful in its consequences. The inhabitants',
of Totness were driven to their upper chambers in
the dead of nights and most of'the Ilire-stOek arounda
it • perished.- The houses in the village of
were nearly swept away; and the Clarence stage
coach found, in its way, the inundatiptt airrapid,
that the passenger& had scarcely time to get out and
save themselves) brclimbing up the trees on the road
aide; the coachman, outside passengers, and huraes,
were lived by turning back. • i
Oa Saturday evening last, as Sir Envraatsb.Bur...
LES, 34 all the members of a Court-Nlattial,'llBlll
returnidgfrom theSolvotfor, in the Admiral's barge%
to Plythouth, in a heavy pie of wind, she sprunta
leak yo her stern, and was onceived to be filling
very fast when a brig was hailed to'render assist-
ance. Fortunately, however, by the exertions of
the crew, in bailing her with their hats•and what»
• ever was at haat), she was kept above water till &
got to shore. Some of the Captains were np
their knees in water. The sea ran so high- that it is
very probable, if sho had gone down, many liven
would have been lost, before any boats could Mita
come to assist...
Lord itt.atute, who has been wourukd sad take*
prisoner its the unsuccessful attempt to relieve Ma.
ip an Irish Baton. Hilt Lordship is in his
fortieth year ; he is married to the eldest sister of
the Earl Of GALLOON, by *Dom helms a son, seven
years old) amid two daughters.