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Superior Courts : Queen's Bench.—Common Pleas. agreement, the third when the plans and sec- it, the court entertained an application for tions were deposited, and the last when it was a new trial on the ground of misdirection, certified that the standing orders of the House after the lapse of several terms. of Commons had been complied with. On this Trespass for false imprisonment. The destate of fact, on application to Mr. Justice Erle fendants pleaded first, not guilty, and secondly, at chambers, he made an order that one of the a justification under a ca. sa., and at the trial counts in this declaration should be struck out before Tindal, C. J., at the London sittings as being in apparent violation of the new rules after Hilary Term, 1845, a verdict was found, of pleading, one of which being, that several under his lordship’s direction, for all the decounts shall not be allowed, unless a distinct fendants upon the second plea, and against subject-matter of complaint is intended to be them, with the exception of one, on the first established in respect of each. A rule nisi was plea. A bill of exceptions was tendered on obtained to set aside the judge's order. behalf of the plaintiff, and was sent to the

Mr. Brown showed cause, and contended, Chief Justice to be signed, but in consequence that all the instalments mentioned in the decla- of the note of the exceptions taken at the trial ration might be recovered under the count for by the Chief Justice having been mislaid, which work and labour, or on the quantum meruit, if his lordship desired to see, the bill remained in the work had been performed. This case is his possession unsigned at the time of his similar in principle to the one mentioned in the death, in July, 1846. In the following Nonew rules, that counts upon a demise and for vember the defendants signed judgment, to set use and occupation of the same land for the aside which on the ground of irregularity, and same time are not to be allowed.

for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, Mr. Peacock contrà. The nature of the a rule nisi had been obtained during last plaintiff's claim requires that both these counts term. should be retained. If the plaintiff relies on Talfourd, Sergeant, (Channell, Sergeant, and the special count alone, he is liable to be de- Cowling with him,) now showed cause. It is feated altogether if he fails to prove the contract said that a term’s notice ought to have been as alleged. On the other hand, the common given before the signing of judgment by the count alone is insufficient, because the two defendants. But it is submitted that the rule first instalments are payable at certain fixed requiring such notice relates only to proceedperiods which may happen before any of the ings before verdict; 2 Tidd's Pr. 903. As to work is commenced, therefore the implied as- the bill of exceptions, the proper course was to sumpsit would only apply to the two last in- have argued all the facts before a judge at stalments. There is no implied contract to pay chambers on summons, but that course was the two first instalments. He cited Cahoon v. not taken, and judgment therefore was signed. Burford, and Gilbert v. Hales.b

Hinton v. Acraman, 16 Law J., N. S., C. P. 3 ; Lord Denman, C. J. I think the plaintiff is May v. Wooding, 3 M. & S. 500; Lord v. entitled to retain both these counts in the de- Wardle, 15 Law J., N. S., C. P., 259. They claration.

were stopped by the court on the point of mis. Mr. Justice Patteson. I am of the same direction. opinion. This case appears to me most like Newton in person contrà. The delay in the the instance given in the new rules, that a bill of exceptions was merely such, and not a count for freight upon a charter party, and for refusal. Cottam v. Partridge, 3 Scott, N. S. freight pro rata itineris upon a contract implied 174. There has been no proceeding here for a by law, may be allowed.

year, and therefore a term's notice was clearly Mr. Justice Coleridge. I think there might necessary. The mere leaving the bill of excepbe some difficulty in recovering the two first tions with the Chief Justice could not be coninstalments under the last count, unless all the sidered any proceeding in the cause in the work was completed.

proper sense of a proceeding. Mr. Justice Wightman concurred.

Wilde, C.J. The parties who tendered the Rule absolute. bill of exceptions should have used more dili

gence in prosecuting it. It was tendered in Common Pleas.

1845, and the Chief Justice was living in 1846. Newton and wife v. Boodle and others. Hilary The court is unable to reinstate the parties in Term, 1847.

the same position as if the bill of exceptions

had been duly sealed, and in order to remedy TERM's NOTICE.-BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.- as far as possible the inconvenient consequences

FOR NEW of the want of the bill of exceptions, the court

bas treated the motion as one for a new trial. The rule requiring a term's notice after the On, however, examining carefully the learned

lapse of a year without any proceedings Chief Justice’s notes of the evidence, we think having been taken, has no reference to steps his direction to the jury was right, and theretaken after verdict.

fore that there is no ground for a new trial. Where a bill of exceptions remained in the The other point seems to be decided by the

possession of the judge for his signature case of May v. Wooding, cited in the argument. for some time, and he died without signing

The rest of the court concurred.

Rule discharged with costs. • 13 Mee. & Wels, 136. b 2 D. & L. 227.

MOTION

DEATH OF JUDGE.
TRIAL.

Superior Courts : Court of Review.-Nisi Prius Cause Lists-London. 37
Court of Keview.

Amphlett, for the petitioner, contended, that Exparte Cocks, re Barwise. Monday, Feb. 22, independently of the stat. 6 Geo. 4, c. 16, the 1847.

debt was proveable, and cited Exparte Poucher, PRACTICE.--PROOF FOR COSTS.

1 Glyn. & Jam. 385; Exparte Halm, Mont. & A judgment creditor has a right to prove for 326.

M'A., 70; and Scott v. Ambrose, 3 M. & Sel. the costs of an action in which he obtained

Swanston, for the assignees, opposed the apjudgment before the bankruptcy, where the debt itself has been paid after the bunk- plication on the ground that the petition was

an attempt to prove for costs independently of ruptcy by another party liable to it.

the debt, and said that the determination come An action of assumpsit had been brought to by the commissioner was quite right. against the bankrupt as the drawer of a bill of The Chief Judge. This case appears to me exchange, and judgment on a nil dicit, and the to be governed by Exparte Poucher, except ordinary rule to compute had been obtained that the defendant having been paid from antherein before the bankruptcy occurred. After other quarter, there has been no proof under the bankruptcy final judgment was obtained, the bankruptcy. I am of opinion that makes and the acceptor paid the amount of the bill. no substantial difference. This decision, it The petitioner claimed to prove against the must be borne in mind, proceeds on materials bankrupt's estate for 101., the amount of costs not before Mr. Fane, whose attention was drawn in the action, but Mr. Fane, the commissioner, to the statute only, on which ground I should rejected the proof.

| have agreed with him.

NISI PRIUS CAUSE LISTS.

tors, &c.

Queen's Bench.

London.
D. Richardson
Mackay (Inj.)
Brooke

Tres, Baxendale and Co.
Capes and s.
Blackmore (Inj.) Burton and others, execu-

Dt. Alban and B.
Keene

Dean
(stayed) S. J. Grace

Dt. Smith
Vincent and S.

Franklin & another (stay-
ed)
S. J. Davis and others

Covt. Wm. Bevan
Lewis and s.
Brand (stayed) Harper

Dt. Wilde and Co.
W. H. Green

Bond
(Inj.) S. J. Stanley

Prom. Few and Co.
Phillips
Hartley &: another (stayed) Manton

Van Sandau & Co. Pearce and Co. Robertson (stayed) S.J. Dargan

Covt. Norris and Son C. B. Wilson Gibbs (stayed) Aberdeen

Covt. Gilbert, Hook, & Co. Leigh

Edwards and another, as.
signees

S.J. The East India Company Dt. Lawfords
Oliverson Lavie and Co. Soares

S.J. Glyn, Bart., and others Pro. E. and J, Lawford Wigbt

The Queen
S. J. Clarkson

Indt. Savage
Lacy and B.
Bailey and another S. J. Curling

Prom. Same.
Hughes K. and M. Fisher (stayed) S. J. The Corporation of the

Royal Exchange Assu-
rance Company

Covt.T.C. & H. Freshfield Amory and Co, Travers and another Sıraker and others

Pro. Dean and Co.
W. H. Green
Bond (Inj.) S. J. Barron Suffield

Prom. E. White
Jordeson

Cundell (stayed) Harrison and others Pro. Chester and Co.
Hughes K. and M.
Berkley

De Vear, sued, &c. Pro. Condell
Cox and S.
Tebbutt and another S. J. Straker

Proms. Dean and Co.
George Bower
Archibald and others S. J. Tatham

Proms. Tatham and Son. Same

Same
S.J. Boddington

Prom. Same
Same

Same
S.J. Tatham

Proms. Same
C. Young
Newton and another S.J. Hyde, jun,

Proms. Soles and T.
Same

Same
S.J. Liddiard

Proms. I. Abbott
Sole and T.

Belcher and others, assig-
nees, &c.
S. J. Renshaw

Dt. Tilleard and Co. James Coppock

Collett
S.J. Curling

Pro. In person
Hook

Conyngham, Esq., and
others
S.J. Macgregor

Prom. Fearon and C. Chubb

Bevan
S.J. Hagger

Dt. Pontifex and M.
Lacy and B.
Bailey and another S.J. Critchley

Proms. Milne and Co. Same

Same
S.J. Sharp

Proms. Same
Rbodes and L. Boutcher and others S.J. Castelli (stayed) Pro.Oliverson, Lavie,&Co.
C. and H. Hyde Doe dem Shaw

Shaw

Eject. Wm. Smith
William Batty

English
S.J. Hales

Trov. Wright and K.
N. Bennett
Russell
Smith

38

Nisi Prius Cause Lists.- London. Walcot and C. Herapath

Bonstead

Proms. Meggison and Co.
R. Hodgson
Crampton
Green

Proms. Wm. Savage
Sparham
Foggo
Clarkson

Sadgrove
T. Taylor
Newcombe
Allen

Morris and Co.
S.T. Cookney Doe dem. Cornthwaite and

others

Smith and another Tres. and Ejt. E. Lewis. F. S. Manning Cumming

S. J. Cox

Fladgate and Co. Lawford

The Queen

S.J. Charretie and another, in. Indt. Keddell and Co. for dicted with others Charretie, Fry & Co.

for Young, Bart. Blower and Co. Powell and others S. J. Allen

Proms. Cotterill
Wyche

Lowe
S. J. Penn

Ca. Cattains and F.
Jones, Blaxland, & Co. Capper and another Phillips

Proms. Bankart
W.T. Whyte
Faulconer
Cole

Asst. Goddard and E.
Bassett
Coulson
Lewis

Dt. Adams
Sandys and P.
Grove
Rule

Proms. Bush and M.
Mawe

Gibbs
S.J. Wildman

Proms, Charles Parker
S. Heath, jun.
Field

Sharpe, sued, &c. Ca. S. J. Sydney. Lawford

The Queen

S. J Charretie and another, in- Indt. Fry and Co. for Chardicted with others retie, Kendell and Co.

for deft., Sir W. Young Amory and Co. Waley

S.J. Idle

Pro. Richardson and Co. Same

Lake
S. J. Bell

Pro. Abbot
Same
Shewell and another S.J. Brown

Pro. Venning and Co. W. 0. Holcombe Garrod, extrix.

Garrod

Dt. Kirk
Amory and Co.
Taylor, P. 0. S.J. Black

Prom. Ashurst and Son
II. T. Archer
Millwood
Lines

F. and Issue, Pope
C. Hodgson
Baker
Bessett

Dt. Thomas Martin
Sutcliffe

Trimen
S.J. De Burgh

Pro. Brundrett and Co.
Robert Still
Hooppell
Slee and another

Slee and R.
Mawe
Dean
Simms

Pro. Thompson
William Black
King
Hodge

Ca. Donne
W. W. Oldershaw Bennett

Thompson

Prom. Hook Cox and S.

Alcock

S.J. Corporation of the Royal Dt. I. C. and H. Fresh

Exchange Assurance field
Foord
Garrard
Cottrell

Proms. Crafter
W. Dimes
Dimes
Schultes, extrix.

Dt. S. Fisher
Clapham
Payne
Dillon

Covt. Birch
Wallingto]
Wallington

Lambert, Bart., sued, &c. Dt. Nicholson
Tate
Brown
Morrison

Prom, Hindman and H.
W. Smith
Day (by next friend) Edwards

Ca. W. C. Humphries Goodman and W. Parker

Hills

Proms. Reed Beddome and W. Steele

Hoe

Proms. I. Taylor
Amory and Co.
Taylor, P. O.
Lowe

Prom. Oldershaw
H. Chester and Son.
Silly
Whichelo

Dt. King
W. Smith
Harborne
Ludlow

Ca, Bicknell and B.
Campbell and W.
Doe dem. Hammond Russell

Ejt. S. Pile

Wyone

Common Pleas. Lowless and Son Mantzgue

S. J. St. Katherine Dock Co. Trov. Oliverson, Lavie & Baxendale aud Co. Carne

S. J. Bryant

Ca. Ensor

[Co. H. Ashley

Hopwood
S. J. Thorn

Ca. Thompson
B. Field

Griffin
S. J. Black

Prom. Oldershaw
Lofty, Potter, and Son Coxhead

S.J. Cass

Ca. Ellis
C. Pearson
The May. of London S. J. Kenchen

Trov. Newbon and E.
Same
Same

Gt. Western Railway Co. Dt. Maples and Co.
Oliverson, Lavie & Co. Jerry and others S. J. Hay and others

Prom. Lane and P. Finch

Clarke

S. J. Barker and others Prom. Stevens and Co. C. Fiddey

Beard

S. J. Egerton and others Ca. Smith and T.
Finney
Brettell

Prom. Gough
T. Tyrrel

Young
S. J. Gouge

Ca. Hindman and H.
Marten

Lomer

S. J. Kingsford, sen., and others Trov. Wright and Co. Minet and Smith Mauger and another S. J. Brightman and others Prom. Lane and P. [Co. Pontifex and M. Gaskell

S. J. Gambier

Prom. Oliverson, Lapie & Oliverson, Larie & Co. Bayley

S.J. Hill

Prom. R. Ellis
Amory and Co.

Bone
S. J. Morrison

Prom. Bevan
Same

Young
S. J. Same

Prom, Same
Reed and Langford Block and another S. J. Robertson

Venning and Co. A. Haynes Mahony (otherwise Kelly) Justice

Iss. Justice
J. Hodgson

Stocker
S.J. Gull

Dt. Marten and Co.
M. Lewis

'J. W. Cole
S. J. Weiss

Prom. Elmslie and Co. Lawrance and P.

Oxley
S. J. Hilder

Prom, Dawes and Sons Kingdon and S. James

S.J. Clive

Prom. G. N. Giles
J. Hudson
Powell
S. J. Bradbury and another

Wright and Co.

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39

In person

Woody

In person

Mollady

J.J. Blake

Soady
S. J. Mangles

Prom. Young, V. and Co. R. Forn

Stan way
S. J. Wells

Prom, In Person
J. H. Linklater Smith and others assignees Leach and others Trov. Corner
G. Hensman
Douglas
Clifton

Dt. Nicholson and P. Ferrell

Clark
S, J. Rastrick

Prom, Sutton and Co.
J. J. Blake
Stiles
Wylie

Prom. Roberts Vallance and B. Vallance and another Duke of Brunswick Dt. Warneford 0. Gray

Deacon
S. J. Hopkins

Dt. Van Sandau and Co. Borradaile

Mortimer

S. J. Gell
Hook
Tillam
Copp

Dt. Dyne and Co.
Townsbend
Deprose
Cowell

Tres. Hill and Co.
J. Paterson
Thompson & another S.J. Fisher

Gedye
Lawrance and P. Backhouse

Prom. Coppock
Bigg and Co.

Collard and another, ex-
ecutors
Croft

Prom. Richards
W. B. Jones
Verey and another

Wright
Same
Bentley and another
White

Wilkins and M. Wire and Child Tibaldi

S. J. Wanless

Ca. James Taylor
Beran and G.
Backhouse and others Maitland

Prom. Loaden
Hill and Matthews Cowell

Diprose

Tres. Townshend
A. J. Lane
Robins
Berry

Dt. H. W. Cross
Townshend
Miles
Haywood

Cross
G. Annesley
Gannon

Pettendreigh and Co. Lofty, Potter, and Son Smart

S. J. Allison

Prom. Tilson and Co.
Miller
Frances and others S. J. Wright

Dt. Hall
Basnett
Aaron Smith
H, B. Roberts and others

SH. B. Roberts

Solomons
C. Robson

Lawes
S. J. Webb

Prom. IIall
J. J. Spiller
Dickinson
Hodgson

Prom. Hensman
Richardson
Bushell
Weiss

Dt. Elmslie and Co.
Alexander
Nimes
Dunn

Prom. Hensman Lofty, Potter, and Son Bathyany

Welfit

Ca. Coverdale and L. Bush and Mullins Cartwright

Littlejohns, sued, &c. Lindsay and M. J. T, and H. Baddeleys Gobey

Curling

Dt. In person
S. Yates.
Cusel
Pym

Prom. Ellis
Wilde and Co.

Bell, P.0.
S J. T. W. Marriott

Prom. Abrahams and M. Surr and Gribble Surr

Savery and another Prom. W. Harris
Same
Same
Same

Prom. Same
Cattarns and F. Brown

S. J. Chapman

Prom. W. W. & R. Wren
H. J. Barber
Flight
Powell

Ca. F. J. Manning
Thomas Clark
Buckland
Furber

Prom. C. V. Lewis
Reed and L.
Black and others, assignees Blyth

Jay and Pilgrim
Empson
Upston
Balcombe

Prom. Goddard and E. Vandercom and Co. Cleave

O'Connor

Prom. Yates and Turner. W. Smith

Relph
S.J. Hamber

Tres. G. Rutherford Hoppe and Boyle Richards

Davies and another Prom. C. A. Chaplin W. H. Green Potter Norris

Prom, J. L., Beetholme
J. T. and H. Baddeley
Oliver
Renton

Prom. Whittaker
G. Bower
Granger
Cooper

Prom. Van Sandau & Co.

Erchequer. Rickards and W. Elliott

S. J. Moore

Pro. Langley and G. Dampier

Hughes
S.J. Ward, Esq.

Pro. Elmslie and P. Baxendale and Co. Dawson

S.J. Prichard

Pro. Ashurst Oliverson, Lavie & Co. Oliverson and another S.J. Sunly

Pro. Walton Desborough and Y. Foakes

S. J. Pilkington

Pro, H. W. Bull Fisher and De J. M‘Gregor

S.J. Knight

Tres. Kensit
Tilson and Co.
Burnside
Dayrell

Pro. H. Jackson
Maples and Co. Bell

S.J. Jenkyns

Pro. Bartholomew Crosby and Co. Cohen

S.J. Williams, Bart.

Pro. N. Giles
C. F, Chubb

Bailey
S. J. Shuttleworth

Dt. Bell and Co.
Lawrance and P. Wyld

S. J. Black

Pro. Hindman and N. R. Ellis

Bailey and others S. J. Mangles and others Pro. Young and Co. [Co. R. Hodgson

Benson and another S.J. Anderson and others Pro. Oliverson, Lavie and Burgoyne and Co. Collett

S. J. Richardson

Issue, Cotterill Van Sandau and Co. Brooke

Pidgeon

Sci. fa. Stone and T. Maples and Co. Dickson and others S.J. Mangles and others Pro. Young. V. and Co. Tatham and Co. Muter

Murray

Pro, Thomas
Walker

Clements
S. J. Flight

Dt. & Dtnue. Cox & Co. Rowland and Co. Chilton, jun.

London and Croydon Rail

40 Nisi Prius Cause Lists—Common Law Sittings.- Proceedings in Parliament.
Gadsden and F. Hampsbire

S. J. The Eastern Counties Rail-
way Company

Ca. Duncan
Brady and Son

Wilson
S.J. Randich

Dt. L. Breton
Walton
Fraser
Lamont

Pro. Venning and N.
Lindo
Gillan
Murray

Pro. Woodruff
Wansey
Holmes
Carden

Pro. Clarke and Co. Tatham and Co.

Fenn

S. J. Gould and another Pro. Bischoff and C. Wilkinson and R. Scott

Hart

Pro. Galsworthy and Co. Crowder and M. Gibb

S, J. Marshall

Pro. Wilde and Co.
Devonsbire and W. Whitehead, jun. S. J. Stephenson

Pro. Parkes
Milne and Co.
Nix
Roche

Pro. Lyle
F. J, Hand
Benson
Fawcett

Dt. Rivolta
Beevor and B.
Raby and another S. J. Allan

Pro. Cotterill
Gedye
Pain
Benns

Dt. Buchanan
E. Moss
Coleman
Green

Dt. Innes
Wilkinson and R. Cooper (P. O.).

Wicks

Pro. Morris and Co. Bloxham and E. Williams

Gadber

Pro. Chester and Co. Same Falk and another Same

Dt. Same Tilson and Co.

Allison

S. J. Berkbeck and another Pro. Meggison and Co.
Coe
Broom
Skaif

Pro. Crossfield
W. Myatt
Percy
Hopkins

Pro. Van Sandau and Co.
Finch and Co.
Brighton

Moore and another Dt. Hughes
Chisholme
Ruddock
Inglis

Dt. Willoughby and J. Goddard and E. M.Kenzie

Griffiths

Pro. Wood
Bridger and B.
Moakes
Fox and others

Pro. Murray
E. A. Chaplin
Smith
Oakley

Dt. Gregory and Co.
J. G. Fisher
Neate
Procter

Pro. T. D. Taylor
H. Lloyd
Laws & another, assignees Bott

Pro. Tripp
Walton
Fraser
Rochner

Pro. Venning and N.
Burnell
Tilly
Bliss

Dt. W. H. Turner
J. B. Wathen
Brook
Amiss

Ca. Patten
A'Beckett and Co. Alsager and others Harrison

Dt. Austen and H.
Horn
Miller
Elcock

Dt. Capes and s.
Chilton and Co. Norris

Anderson

Dt. Webb and Co.
Same
Pike
Greaves

Dt. Chester and Co.
Same
Huggins
Critchlow

Dt. Same
Jones and Co.
Brown and others
Holmes

Dt. H. R. Hill [Co. J. Bell

Anton
S.J. Geralopulo

Pro. Oliverson, Lavie and
C. Parsons
Black

Baxendale and others Ca. Tatham and Co.
Gedye
Lott
Elgie

Ca. Thomas and Son
H.J. Turner
Warren
Legrew

Pro. Dyne and Son
Kennedy
Abbey
Cobbold

Dt. Wilkinson and C.
Cook and S.
Billes
Beetham

Dt. Beetham and F.

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Lord Denman.
Erchequer of Pleas.

House of Commons.
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NEW BILLS IN PROGRESS.
Monday May 10 Common Juries.

City Small Debts Court. In Committee.

Mr. Masterman.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Customs & Com. Juries.

Law of Railways. For 2nd reading. Mr. Thursday

Strutt.
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Mr. Strutt.
Tuesday

May 11
To Adjourn only.

Pious and Charitable Property. For 2nd Wednesday 15 Adjt. Day, Com. Juries.

reading. Lord J. Manners. The Court will Sit at 10 o'clock.

For the Speedy Trial and Punishment of
Juvenile Offenders. In Committee. Sir John

Pakington.
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LATING TO THE LAW.

Lunatic Asylums Regulation. Att.-General.

Inclosure Act Amendment. Sir F. Thesiger. House of Lords.

Health of Towns. For 2nd reading. Lord

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Towns Improvement Clauses. For 2nd
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