The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-20 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF NINO'S BENCH, WirratiNgTift.
SATURDAY.
SMUOOLIRS. _

JuhH 811(011 was caflWOpttrjudgment, having bees
found guilty of au assault on a tuouno•house otfirer.
Mr. Justice BEIT read the evidence that was produced
on the trial.

The SOLIIITOR Ornr/t 931 a, ttlt IS ftr 31 be w*i
eOneeeneil, he was satisfied that the prisoner shJuLt
enter into his own recognisance,.
Mr. Justiro ItAV4EY admonished .the prisoner, and
told him the Crow:s had dealt with him most mei-riffs Ily,
and he Wa4 u%ef in the suns of 1001. for his good
behaviour.

Jan !.wke an I Art,ffsiv., Lore, stnnraler . trete
sentenced to three mistiths imprieartionent in ifo-ehester
(foal, for a violent ags....lt on l'ustotn-licitt-te officers, and
at the expiration of the confinement to miter into recog-
nixances for tarttart•t tears, for their future good c".irdnet.
flooina, Crr, an.l Eli Isk wife, were called up
for judgment, in vonsequence of conviction of an as-
sault on some officers of excise in the discharge of their
duty.
Mt. WaLsmito appeared for the defendants. lie as-
vied that no eviriesee had been offered that they were
engaged in a regular smuggling transaction, and that
the Court shonld take that into their conuitieriviun.

fhelinshand Ira% sentenced to tiaer the the iityrisnria
relent in tau• ',wise of Correction, Maidstone, and %Le
Conti forbore ittirrilotting the wife in consequence of
haring an infant child, who regnireti het attendance.

RLASPIMIOUS LIBALS.
Nrs. Curlile made an application to the Court. which
could not be lie.ird until 3funday, iu consequence of the
J mkt., being required elsewhere.
l'he Court adjourned at 2 o'clock to Monday.

INSOLVENT Nov. /II

An insolvent of the name of James Lover, was
brought up to he discharged under the Act, but WAS
opposed by Mr. Briggs, attorney to the uprising cre-
ditor., the Overseers of the Parish in which the de-
fendant resided at Naming, in Sussex, tinder the ful•
lowing eirentits'attee•:—lt was stated t hat the defend-
ant was tenant of sonic premises and lands Bich he
held under the Parish, on a lease from r, which
expired in I ,1.1, and of which premises they demand•
ed possession, hut could not obtain it. An action u 1
ejectment was brought by them fir the recovery of the
same, which the it ..teadant tried, and age: wat.:s tiled
a bill in equity, to %illicit he did not appeal', by Corn•
sel, and which hill was consequently distuissed with
costs. The plaiatitis then brought an at tion for the
mesne profits of the estate, amounting to f;45/.; agiinst
which verdict he brought a writ of error, which nu
also sex piox'd. The defendant then instituted an
action against the plaintills. and conjoinod tbo attor-
ney's clerk with them in the snit to recover damages,
in which he was tionsuited. }!e afterwards tinding
himself foiled, actually went to Mr. Litclitii Id of ti.t.
Treasury, and lodged in his bands 1001. for the pur-
pose of an action bring brought to recover pAssession
of the lands in question, which he affirmed bad •be-
eoute escheated to the Crown for want of legal Win.
bat which ruin was afterwards returned. So hi
being proved that his statement was incorrect. I
stated and proved, that thew vexations prcreed
on his part, had put the Parish to an expel's: of twee
than 1,000/.
_

The Court were of opinion, that it would not be
doing its duly towards the public, if it did nut pas a
severe judgment on the defendant, and therrf .re or-
dered hint to be detained in prison fur eighteen woaths
from the tiling of this petition.
lieorge Adams was bronglit up. ills discharge wus
opposed by Mr. Pot. Lock. It appeared by the ecawina•
Lion of the Insolvent that he had an income of 115/.
a-year, and that for several years past he bad spent
considerably more, principally in the purchase of lot•
tery tickets, in which way be had laid out I Vol. in the
last year. Being asked by Counsel whether he •Teee-
lated in the lottery every year, he replied, with per-
fect sang froid—" locked, Sir, I believe I never
missed."

The Corn r said it was not f..r such per.nns the
Act was made, and he could not receive any bet.elits
from it. Order for hearing dismissed.
John William Leslie, commonlycalied Lord N—,
wait opposed by Mr. Edward Lloyd, ironmonger, of
the Strand, who stated, that tau gentlemen came to
his shop, and ordered furniture to the amount of NI.
for Lord Newark, observing, that they were r:t um-
mended by Capt. Ache. A demand hail been wide
on Mr. Leslie for the amount (Mr. Leslie claims to be
heir to the title of Newark, a Scots Peerage) and that
gentlemam al the claim alas made, insertel it in his
schedule, which Mr. Pollock stated, and explaine.l Ls
this manner ; the goods, he said, were ordered by a
person who acted as agent for furnishing houses. and
who told Mr. Lloyd that the furniture nas for Lord
Newark ; but Mr. Lloyd, upon bring questioned,
could nut swear that Mr. Leslie was one of the two
who gate the order, and Mr. Leslie swearing thit he
was never at Mr. Lloyd's shop, the Court, under these
circumstances, adjAreel him ertigoi to his dischar