AND JOURNAL OF PROPERTY, FROM OCTOBER 1846, TO MARCH 1847. VOLUME VIII. THE REPORTS IN THIS VOLUME ARE CONTRIBUTED BY THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN: HOUSE OF LORDS, by JOHN BITTLESTON, Esq. Barrister-atLaw. PRIVY COUNCIL by THOMAS CAMPBELL FOSTER, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. EQUITY COURTS. LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT by RICHARD GRIFFITHS VICE-CHANCELLOR KNIGHT BRUCE'S COURT by GEORGE S. ALLNUTT, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barristerat-Law. VICE-CHANCELLOR WIGRAM'S COURT by VESEY T. DAWSON, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. COMMON LAW COURTS. The QUEEN'S BENCH by ADAM BITTLESTON, Esq. of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, and EDWARD WISE, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. The COURT of COMMON PLEAS by PAUL PARNELL, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. The COURT of EXCHEQUER by T. SPENCER COPE, Esq. and FREDERICK BAILEY, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barris. ters-at-Law. The BAIL COURT by T. W. SAUNDERS, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. The EXCHEQUER CHAMBER by WILLIAM PATERSON, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT COURTS. The COURT OF REVIEW by GEORGE S. ALLNUTT, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. LONDON COMMISSIONERS' COURTS and the INSOL. VENT COURT by PAUL PARNELL, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. : BRISTOL DISTRICT COURT by F. T. ALLEN, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law. NISI PRIUS, CIRCUITS, AND CROWN CASES. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT by B. C. ROBINSON, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. CROWN CASES (before all the Judges) by A. BITTLESTON, MIDLAND CIRCUIT by ADAM BITTLESTON, Esq. of the WESTERN CIRCUIT by EDWARD W. Cox, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. NORFOLK CIRCUIT by JOHN B. DASENT, Esq. Barristerat-Law. OXFORD CIRCUIT by J. P. DAVIS, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. SITTINGS AT NISI PRIUS AFTER TERM, by various gentlemen. ECCLESIASTICAL and ADMIRALTY COURTS by DR. WADDILOVE, of Doctors' Commons. ELECTION LAW. REGISTRATION APPEALS in the COMMON PLEAS by EDWARD W. Cox, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-atLaw; and HENRY TINDAL ATKINSON, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. ELECTION COMMITTEES by EDWARD W. Cox, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. IRISH REPORTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT, QUEEN'S BENCH, and CRIMINAL COURTS, by WM. ST. LEGER BABINGTON, LL.D. Barrister at-Law. The Written Judgments are reported verbatim in Short-hand by Mr. H. GREGORY, Short-hand Writer. LONDON: PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE LAW TIMES, 1847. Brummage v. Vaughan and Another, 91, 137 Barry and Another v. Nesham and Another, Bull v. Pritchard, 337 139 Bartlett v. Cox, 124 Beavan v. Lord Mornington, 124 Beenlew, app. Hocken, resp. 143 Beesley v. Bayley, 93 Beilby v. Sheppard, 217, 319 Bell v. Ridley, 139 -and Others v. Samuel, 346 Burch, 93, 413 Crockford u. Lord Maidstone, 217, 345 Curling v. Young and Others, 517 Chambers v. Thomas, 136 122 Chandler and Wife v. Linney and Wife, 145 Chidgey v. Harris, 123, 414 Welsh v. Langfield and Another, Wood v. Wilkinson, 123 Downe (Lord) v. Thompson, 408, 409 Sir H. Austin and Another, 371 Dering, re Crump, 321 J. Dowling, 146 T. Ellis, 395 Hodson v. Hodson, 94 Holland, re Buxton School, 464 Hulbert and Others, re Acraman, Harvey v. Boyes, 120, 163 O'Keefe, in the matter of Land Hatch v. Pratt, 394 Clauses Consolidation Act, 323 Perry v. Perry, 198 A. Pick, 120 Pulbrook, 371 Rothery, 391 M. E. R. Shuttleworth, 125 Thackery, 371 J. Vanboom, 147 T. Wakley, 118, 173, 389, 466 Wright, Smith, and Another, 173 Eyton v. Taylor, 342 FALKNER and Another n. Hall, 147 Farina v. Home, 93, 277 Faris v. Town, 147 .Waller, 198 Farley v. Pilkington and Others, 369 Farnall v. Craig, 416 Fernyhough o. Cursham, 161 Feseymeyer v. Adcock, 393 Finch v. Secker, 252 Finden v. Stephens, 249, 270 Finney v. Job, 116 Fisher v. Jones, 147 Fishmongers' Co. v. Robertson and Others, 366, 411 Flanders v. Bunbury, 188, 213 Fletcher v. Turner, 366, 391 Flight v. Maclean, 193 Florence v. Calverd, 368 Flower v. Roper, 389 Fogarty v. The Queen, 50 Foley . Botfield, 94 Fontainemoreau v. Encontre, 197 Ford v. Beech, 339 Forman v. Gray, 491 Francis v. Dodsworth, 391 Haverfield v. Pymar, 489 Hayden v. The Overseers of Tiverton, 120 Heath v. Lamert, 347 Purkiss, 142 Daniel, 161, 187 Dobson, 347 Dodson, 194 Lea and Gea, 123 Hillier e. Hawkins, 185 Hills v. Crossland, 123, 145 Hilton v. Lord Grenville, 139, 173, 339, 409 Hinde v. Raine, 316 Hinton v. Acraman, 118 Hitchin v. Groom, 342 Hobson v. Stewart, 321 and Others". Garner, 90 Hodgson v. Shaw, 184 Stewart, 348 Hodson v. Dell, 120 Hole and Another v. Gressler, 94 Holloway v. Pocock, 479 Holmes v. Carder, 394 Holste v. Luckett, 343 Godschall, 441 King v. Norman, 120 Oxenham, 348 Kingdom v. Ponsford, 146 Kingham v. Lee, 359 Kingley v. Dalton, 316 Kirk . The Guardians of Bromley, 232 Kirton . Line, 231 Kirwan v. Daniel, 554 Knight v. Barber, 121 Crew, 153 Knott v. Cottee, 462 Kynaston and Another e. Davis, 163 LA FOREST v. Wall, 89 Lamb v. Lambert, 347 Lambert v. Eyersfield, 92, 163 Lydon, 121, 173 Lamert v. Heath, 279 Lampert v. Lyddon, 197 Lancashire v. Lancashire, 87, 153 Lane e. Dixon, 120, 316, 317 Lane u. Horlock, 197: Lassieur v. Tyrconnell, 153 Laurie v. Davies, 90 Laws and Another . Bott, 194, 392 Lee v. Nicholson, 198 Leggs . Nicholls, 142 Leinage v. Mealing, 146 Oldroyd, 94, 124 Letts v. London and Blackwall Railway, 443 Palmer v. Wright, 358 Levy v. Webb, 212 White, 123 Lewis v. Armstrong, 257 Buckland, 191 Cooper, 291, 461 Liddle and Others v. Brown, 124 Lindus v. Crofts, 118, 138 Linford v. Fitzroy, 91, 137 Lister v. St. Helen's Railway Company, 124 Lloyd o. Burkovitz, 145, 171,369, 394 Lockwood v. Wood, 115 Loder . Ellis, 125, 161, 186 Lomax v. Kelper, 145 Wilson, 142, 163 Lord v. Wightwick, 181 Lysnar v. Radford and Others, 93 M'COWLIFFE v. Coburn, 346 Gibbs and Another v. Flight and Another, Huntingdon . The Grand Junction Railway Maitland v. Irving, 312 213 Company, 145 and Another v. Jackson and Beverley, JACKSON v. Walters, 93 Griffiths v. Wood, 124 Grogan v. Hanley, 479 Gurney e. Gurney, 118, 159 James v. Brook, 348 Crane and Another, 144, 171 Jenkinson and Another v. Raphael, 342 HAIGH and Another v. Jagger and Another, Jerram v. Baird, 366 145 Joel v. Dicker, 395 Johnson v. Abraham, 118 Day, 172, 147 Johnstone v. Latham, 371 Jones v. Clark, 517 Man v. Ricketts, 88 Matthewson v. Ray, 191 Mayor, &c. of Exeter . Harvey and Another, 410 Meire v. Griffiths, 291, 406 Mitchell v. Moore, 255, 339, 385 Montgomery, Maria S. M. In the goods of, Harnett and Wife v. Maitland, 346 Harris v. Henton, 123 Kimberley, 94 Richards, 451 Harrison v. Bankart, 91 322 Kearsley v. Cole, 234 Keenan v. Gordon, 171 Kent v. Gibbon, 90 Kilbeck v. Vander Vyser, 451 Kimberley v. Hickman, 124 Naylor e. South Devon Railway Company, 183 The Great Western Railway, 92, 188 Newton v. Belcher, 89, 137, 173, 517 pany, 145 Boodle, 339, 340 and Others, 364 Parsons v. Sexton and Another, 92 Hayne, 123, 414 and Meredith v. Trappes, 538 Swindell, 198 Meddowcroft, 249 Broadley, 91, 185 Collins and Another, 116 Rackham v. Bluck, 275 Raikes . Folk, 346 Com- Raven v. Kerl, 233 Rawlins v. Ellis and Others, 215 444 Garden, 274 514 and Barnwood, 124 Moor, 364 James, 518 Barnwood, 514 Little Marlow, 448 Upton St. Leonard's, Upton St. Leonard's Johnstone and Others, 395 Justices of Cheshire, 348, 395 Flintshire, 197, 395 Middlesex, 173, 387 Kensington, 411 Keys and Others, 539 Kirwan, 322 Lackman, 172 Langley, 91 Lattimer, 173 Lonsdale, 495 Lord of the Manor of Corby and his Lord Mayor and Aldermen of Lon- Lord Mayor and Justices of London, 173 Luckman, 348 Marlow, 118 Martin and Percival, 93 Mayor of Dover, 513 Mottram, 125, 173 Mountjoy, 173 Page, 495 Patey and Another, Justices of West Sleddon and Another v. Cruikshank, 121 Riding, 386 Turk, 347 Watford, 118 Webb and Another, 146 Willing and Cross, 389 Reid v. O'Brien, 182 Richardson v. Berkeley, 316 Carmichael, 347 Doyle, 122, 369 Moore, 309, 441 Rickards v. Kindon, 321 Ricketts and Others v. Bewhay and Another, 142 v. Bennett and Another, 92 and Others, 341 Riddle v. Grantham Canal Company, 194 Gower, 125 Robins v. Burnett, 135 Sleighton v. Dixon, 124 Smart v. Saunders, 92, 142 Smith v. Gordon, 197 Guy, 289 Hall, 339 Hopper, 213 Newnham, 347 Sparrow, 94, 371, 394 White, 93 and Another v. Watson, 342 Smithson v. Fisher and Others, 124 Southgate v. Bohn, 170 Thompson v. Hornby and Others, 535 Pettitt, 411 and Others, 467 Thorne v. Jackson, 141 Bates, 515 VALPY v. Saunders and Another, 119 Vaughan v. Hancock, 118 Venn v. Sutherland, 171 Vine v. Bird, 99 Vivian v. Mowatt, 480 Volans v. Ayre, 371 Vollans v. Fletcher, 238, 317 Vollars v. Eyre, 145 Von Melle v. Higgs, 120 Vre v. Jones, 135 WADDY v. Dillon and Others, 218 Webb, 172 Waller v. Joy, 93 Walley v. Wilson, 394 Wallscourt ". Wallscourt, 478 Wanklyn, app., Woollett, resp. 412 Audland, 320 and Codd v. Dey, 198 Delacourt, 321 Universal Salvage Company, 368- Wearing r. Bradbury, 560 Smith, 316, 535 Webb v. Watts, 93, 451 Weeks ". Argent, 320 Cox, 173 Welby . Brown, 122 Welham v. Welham, 550 Wells and Another v. Paul, 125 West v. Nibbs, 366 Sowerby v. Pontop and South Shields Rail- Weston r. Potter, 91, 137 way Company, 114 Spence v. Meynell and Another, 160 Harrison and Others, 316 Spinks v. Bardell, 338 Spooner v. Payne, 316 Spraggett v. Hill and Another, 124 Staines v. Parker, 86 Stanley v. Parrott, 161, 188 Stapleton v. Bell, 371 Steads v. Anderson, 120 Stebbings v. Peel, 366, 391 Stedman v. Poole, 273 Stephens v. Jearock, 117 Stevens v. Keating, 405, 407 Stewart v. Todd, 414 Strikeman v. Dawson, 551 Stilwell v. Clarke and Others, 120 Stirrup v. Whiston, 90 Stockdale v. Mansfield, 124 Stones r. Bacon, 197 Byron, 395 Story v. Tonge, 72 Streeler v. Bartlett, 366 White v. Briggs, 532 Harding, 123, 171 Whitford v. Brand, 347 Whitling v. Angies and Another, 342 Whitworth v. Gangain, 85 Whyte v. Burnby, 411 Reynolds, 348 Willey v. Bignold, 371 Williams v. Chambers, 365 Cresling, 317, 390 Howard, 125 Owens, 371 |