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p t l i, ltjtii vt tait, ewte drc unotiers lin toe city, ant. tne t- I fendant is a-n attornev. Thec action was brostielt to) re'tover damragesI to the amount of' 3,2S01., the penaltv due upon the t'orfeiture f a. bond. It appeatred from the evidence which vwas adduced on the pat E o1 the piaintiff,that about the yrar 1813 they possesvcd ceitain shares in a comnpany, which wxas called the Spring \'ater Uompanv, whose object was to supply the tetropolis with spring wvater fro.'n some springs at Bayswater. In 1814, the plaintiffs disWsed of theirI shares to-thedefendont,vho .paid an instalmenttof20 per cent.on theni, and covenanted to pay the remaining instalnieits within a litnited tiie, or to incur the penalty which forned the grontn(l of the actionl. lI'at time had expired without the instalments having been paidl. and the action was brouight tn recover the penalty. On the patt of the defendant, it was attempted to be made nut ' that. Messrs. Everett and Co.. at the tine thley parted with their slhares to the deftndant, were aware that the Spring.water Ctimpany was a mere babble, possessing no capital whaetevir, and incapable of realizing any profit. Mr. Jestice BuRRO?UGH said, that the attempted defence had to- tally failed; and directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintifr, which they accordingly did. COURT OF CWtU5ON PLEAS. Ts,?-Y. IIAIUtL 2. LVLJAl1 AND OTH1RS V. EYRE.