Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-10
COURT OF KING, BE.NCH


COURT OF KINGS BENCH
An Imperfect account having been ei.
ven relative to col. Thornton in thi. court
some days ago, the following statement
may not be unacceptable to many of our
readers -
Colonel Thornton, of ThornvilIe ROYAL,
Yorkshire, and Of the Bondoir, West.
minister Road, attended the court some
days ago with another gentleman of con.
siderable property, in order 10 Justify bail
tor a friend, upon which occasion he had
recourse to the same fund Of humor and
legal remarks which some weeks ago ex-
cited the visibility, and were 50 convinc-
ing to The Court of Chancery.
MIR. Marriott, the Counsel, desired IN
know if he had not disposed of his house
The bondo'r, For four pipes of cfare,.-
Inc Colonel's answer was, No, Sir ::
but had he stated IL hogsheads of claret.
he might have been nearer its value: but
even supposing 4 hogsheads of claret had
oeeh the sum agreed for, from tina, tardi.
ness he had experienced in the law. he
should never conceive any estate sold ill
he had received consideration and On
long as he was the possessor of thu,
souse, and paid the taxes, he should con.
slider himself householder" The Co.
ionel IN humorous strain then confirm.
Gu "But as you appear TO me, Sir, To he
Don p'uanf, can assure you that INV
claretis of the first quality. Dcaufeun d.
lHarSens, of the year 1909: .ISapn,,
OF 1t is at your service, whenever You vii,
DO me the honor 10 call at the o Sndoir. :"
Mr.. vi. then desired the Colone, IN in.
form HIM how many times he had been
arrested in the course of the las, twelve
months. lie said, "just as often az he. had
20 90 win rasc0As that he had placed hi,
sHairs I'm the hands of professional men !.
mat they had all deceived him that he
had placednear l4.OoOi.in the hands Of an.
OF them for the purpose of paving off III
d'Herent demands, though the person in
qaesuon had given in statements Of sums
ne SAID ne had paid. bu. he had lately dis.
covered they hnd not been paid, ard no,
being able 10 obtain any account or whs,
had become of the above large sum. ,b...
arrears had arisen in consequence No dis.
grace he considered to himself. but IN ,hs
profession. Having nav entrusted b,S #, ;r.
INTO the hands of men more honorable. ~
me profession, these raen, UNWILLING ,b.,
Colonel Thornton should be arressed hy
veSatIous and frivolou. arrests, evidently
aoHe 10 create expense, had arraugeda ,,rest
many OF them, even without allowing HIM
10 De troubled upon the subject" MIR NJ.
.nen SAID, have you been arrested 20 tinesa
ne Colonel answered, "Sr, I really
can't say; you may pu, down 100, if Won
please" The Colonel then addressed tho
Judge, and said, "My Lord, ! don't Eel
hysehooundt Ito answer all these in,crrora.
tories; Came here to serve friend, snd
am really tojustify to being worth above
10000. when all my debts are paid, which
conceive, by the law of this coun,rv.
perfect; sufficient so Justify bail, ioio,iy
WIN another, for 1907" In repJv he
luuge SAID, he did not approve of people
being 80 negligent IN respect to arrests
ana ne Thought the Colonel would do well
10 recover back some of this money from
DIS attorney, before he became bail for
any boty. The Colonel in reply said.
" MY Lord, question if your Lordsb;r
hao been entangled with the same men.
ana IN the same way, whether you had
eX'ficated yourself better you'll excus,
.. Tor making use of a vulgar old sayinp
lis not an easy matter TO get butter
iro'a dogs mouth."-Eng. hah. !