The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-13 00:00:00

HOPS V. PEN/OLD.

This waq an action on two bills of exchange ; one
for 281., the other for M., accepted, by the De-
fendant, a cornfactor. The cause was of considerable
interest to the parties, insomuch as it raised a ques-
tion of forgery.
The Defendant, in answer to the action, said, the
Plaintiff, by signing a deed of composition, had re-
leased him from the demand i• the declaration.

In January, 1820, the Defendant called a meeting
of creditors, who agreed to accept ten per cent. in
full satisfaction of their debts. Several signed a
deed of release, and, among others, appeared the
Plaintiff's signature. The question in the cause was,
whether it was really the writing of the Plaintiff, or
a forgery.
Three witnesses, who knew the hand writing of the
Plaintiff, proved that it was his signa nre.
The Plaintiff's father, his brother, and his clerk,
said they did not believe it to be the *ignitere of the
Plaintiff.

The Com Jr ‘TICE pointed oat all the strong
fea-
tures of the ease, and left the Jury to decide where
credit was due. if they believed the signature to be
the Plaintiff's, they ought to find a verdict for the De-
fendant. I f they u ere of opinion it eras a forgery, then
they ought to feud for the PlAintifi, and give him 691.
damages.
The Jun• then retired from the box, and on their
return fouctl a Verdict for the Defendant.

%vaunt r r. anowN.

This was an action for the price of a pair of bel-
lows: the claim was 201. 'f he defence was tw"folil
—first, that there was a hole in the bellows; And
next. that they were bought, not of the plaintiff, kit
of his father.

Mr. Sc AR LE rr contended, that the plaintiff's bellows
would just hold breach enough to biuw his case out of
Court, the machine• had, in fact, been bought upon
special contract: they had been warranted sound, and
they had turned out broken-winded.
'a he Jury, alter having heard witnesses on both
aides, found a verdict fur the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PIA: Mi. GLILDUALL, JULY I 2

The sittings after Trinity Terns commenced in this
court to-day. The only case tried was the following:

KIENNISToN V. TIIE F:A‘T INDIA COMPANY.

This was an issue from I:l,4twery to try shat has
been the annual value, to let, of certain warehouses
belonging to the defendants in Cutler's-street, and
llaytion-square, from the year lbh4 to Ih:►0, with a
view to ascertaining the amount of the plaintiff's claim
to certain lay-tithes, which are subject of a suit at
equity between the parties. Several surveyors were
called and examined on both sides; thole for the
plaintiff estimating the premises in question at about
110,0041/. a-year ; and those fur the defendants at
about .7),0110/.

The Jury fouo.l their valor to be 9,000/. alear.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Yesterday a cause WS% decided in f.vour of the
Crown against the Owner of a, vessel, which sailed
from Liverpool, in the year IMI9, with one hundred
and twenty passengers fur South-America, to join the
Spanish Patriots, more than the Act of Palliament
allows. The penalty for carb person, over and above
the number allowed, being fifty pounds, the full
penalty to he recovered by the Crown amounts to the
large sum of six thousand pounds. On the trial, it
appeared that the vessel sailed Irom Liverpool with
her proper compliment of passengers an•t seamen; but
that, in the night time, the extra number in question
were put on board the vessel, while she was under sail.
—The case was further aggravated b►• the ►uen having
been engaged from Ireland for the service of the Inde-
pendents in South America ; and that there was not even
a sufficiency of prevision• taken out fir the supply of
so great a number of people, who were, when they
lauded nt the first port, Tobago, almost in a starving
condition.