Star. — London, England, 1814-08-11 00:00:00

VIE PRINCE RECFN'T'S COURT. Yesterday. at three o'clock, his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT held 3 Court at Carlton House, which was attended by -- The Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the recre arks of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, thr Preaidi.n. of the Ward of Controol, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Teeastorer id the Househokl. the Vice- Chamb,•rla n, Dutch Ambassador, the Doke, of. York, Clarence and Candardge, the Doke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Buckingham, the Bissiop of Sah%hury mi the Earl of Chatham, i s „,,i Keith, Viscount Lake; Viseouat Cretwynd, Sir Eqpt!, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Surges . Bourne, Mr. Cooke, &c. HIS Royal Highness held a Chapter of the Order of the Garter. The Knights present were—the \CE R.soLut, the Dukes of . Yottx, CLARENCE, and CAMBRIDGE. the Earls of CHATHAM and Wu - minas- I Nn, the Duke of BEA.LIF3RT, the Marquis of HEST iirIRD, the Earl of L1VE314101., and Vise,punt CASTLE REAGH ; the Lord Bishop of Sausauul, Chancellor of the Q: der, and Sir ISAAC HEARD, Garter King of Arms. The procession was made in the usual form in the Chapter Room ; and the Knights being seated, the Chancell ir read a new Statute for electing his most Catholic Majesty Fennutawn VI/. Lag of Spain, a Knight of the Order, and his Majesty was declared elected accordingly. The Chancellor then signified to the Chapter his Itnyal.Highress the Palma Rummy's pleasure, in the name of the Sovereign; *IA a lineal descendant of the late Sovereign King Girsisse the Second, may, in virtue of the Statute m 'that-behalf, be elected a Knight of the Order. The Suffrages were then taken by the Chancellor, and presented to the Panic,/ REGENT, and by his Royal Highness's command, his Royal Highness WILEIAIS Fagisatcs., Prince of Orange and Nassau, Prince Sovereign of the United Netherlands, was elected Knight of the Order. His Royal Highness was declared elected accordingly. The Knights being called over by Garter King of Arms, the Procession returned to the private apart 'atilt of the PRINCE REGENT. His Royal Highness the PRINCE,REGENT held a Privy Council, which was attended by all the Mem bers present. Viscount Csnrrwrsn attended u Clerk of the Council. Mr. Stuaosi Boyar's was introduced to the Coun cil, in the usual form, and sworn in a Member, and, took his seat at the Board accordingly. The Pittxca gave audiences to the Dutch Ambas sador, the Marquis of BiratplatiAM, the Earl of L. wratoot., Viscount SinStoolit, Vise. CASTLEREAGH, lgr. Coos, &c. Viscount LAKE was the Lord in Waiting, and Mr. Hattaitar and Sir WM. EPPEL the Grooms in Waiting. ' The Paine REGENT passes his birth-day atWind sor from thence he goes to the Duke of CLARE•CY'S Cdtakso; at Busby Park. and thence to the Duke ofl Yana's, At Oatl-inas. On the 18th his Royal High-' mess returns to town for two or three days,' and then goes on a tour throirgh Worcestershire and War. wickthire. Ac ,the Wehioness of Downstrtaa's he, will sojourn some cpws. Yea terday theAtatiatte Rsomyr dined with Lest and Lady CASTLESSAQH, in St. James's-square. Lady Maaomter Buttosss. sister of the Countess of H ARDW ICES, is so severely indisposed as to be given over by her physicians. Yesteritay his Royal Highness the Duke of Cta-1 Itscr.. after etre:Mine the Council at Carleton House, I left town for Bushy Park. • The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM, who lately arrived from France, attended yesterday at Carlton House. jlis Lordship intends leaving town this day fur his sMt, Scow in in Buckinghamshire, where he will in a fel‘r days giVe a grand entertainment to the Officers' and the whole . of his Regiment. A inagnibeint service of platii, and a table and aessert invite of the richest cut glass, are nearly finished, 14 the purpose of giving afro to the Duke of WiLLIEVYCH'S embassy. . The Duchesief WiLLINGTON has not accompanied the Duke on his voyage to Ostend. Her Grace waits in London. With the fansay, till the Duke shall be dismal- proceed to join him by embassy house, we understand, old embassy style of hospitality. all English Gentlemen ; mutes days for the Ladies. Several mi ' the Duke's late Staff are to be 'of the Embassy. 'Ol/sHiftE has at-last deft:rmined • :ton House by the hammer.— appear, the mansion will be materials *old piece-meal. _Lady. B. ASHLEY Ccopea, lately married to the Hon. W. Potreo:sr, is.the only daughter of the bite art of SRA arassunv. and one of the largest female for. unt's in the kingdom. The particulars of the Will of the late Mom Fruit Arnaaws, Esq. have been erroneously given to, the public, Several ef his friends have been much dis. appointed in their expectations, but the executors, it seems, have acted with great liberality on the occa. sion. The Lady who has chiefly benefited •by the Will, has *lO,OOO, and £4OO a-year in annuities, and the' interest of £51,000 in the public funds. JOANNA SOUTPICATEN ACCOLICHEMENT.--It iS certain fact, that there are persons of consideration, in high life, who are the dupes of this artful woman's imposture ; among others, is a Lady of rank, who has rrdered a font to be made of solid gold ; likewise pap spoons, and a boat of the same metal. The same Lady personally applied to a celebrated shoemaker, in Bond-street, on Saturday last, and directed him to make, without delay, a pair of white satin shoes; they are now finished, having on them embroidered, in silver, the following mottp— , lagg of Soli% Priest of God !" A >act route to RIMIGION.—The Jewish laws pro. hibit the breakiig of a seal on the Sabbath, but Me. than, *he+ is a great idt, could not trust the Domini on Saturday without watehing it, and was seen, whilst arandiog On the Stock Eachange steps, to open a let: to that was brought him. On being rt proved by a Aar for violating the Sabbath in breaking a sed. Nathan justified himself by declaring the ttor was Only W*lllll INIELLIGL►A'C'Er. COURT 'OP CHANCERY, AUGUST I. CAT Itft 404IN$TON L In this case .an application was made by Mr. HAAT that theCoUrt would be Pleased to order a mortgage to be foreclosed, which bad twee purchased by the plaintiff, of a life interest of the defendant in an estate of £BB7 a-year, for which the plaintiff had given the sum of 5,000. as security for which the defendant had insured his life. In answer to this application, Sir S. Routum stat ed, that besides the life interest of the defendant in the estate of £BB' a-year, the plaintiff had got hold of part of a porcelain manufactory, the property of the defendant, the profits arising from which had re duced the mortgage money from W 15,000 to Xll.OOO. Mr. Hwar, in reply, said that the estate of £BB7 a.year was not sufficient to cover the interest of the money and the life insurance, which amounted to up wards of The LORDCHANCELLOR held, that thit fact should be put into.an affidavit, as it was material to know whether the original mortgage money had been re. duced or not by the plaintiff's becoming possessed of the defendant's share of the profits in the porcelain manufactory. If the mortgage had even been fore closed, the Court would have ordered it to be re opened, for the purpose of ascertaining a fact of that nature. GURNEY V. MAY AND TOOT& This was an application by R. Gurney, jun. for an injunction to stay S. Townsend Foote, from selling, or otherwise wasting, toe furniture and stock of a certain hotel at Enter, which had been assigned by the defendant, May, to the plaintiff ; and into which the latter had put Foote, as his Agent. Gurney, who was a solicitor, had originally wanted to get the hotel in question for a person of the name of Watkins; but that failing, he proposed to put May into it, who con sented, provided Gurney would advance him some ;no ney,which hedid,to the amount ofielooo,besidesiL'24oQ in bills. May afterwards took in Foote. on condi tion that he advanced £SOOO, in consideration of which they were to hold equal. moieties of the con cern; but this payment was never made. nor were articles of partnership ever drawn up between them. In March, 1 814,Gurney received the interests of May in the concern, by having a silver tankard delivered to him. At the same time, Gurney delivered over possession to 'Foote to manage the concern on his (Gurney's) account; and by a third instrument. drawn up at the same time, Foote agreed to ratify the disposal made between May and Gurney, and to hold possession on account of Gurney, subject to his claim for payment of any advances he might be able to shew that he had made to May. Since that time Foote had been repeatedly desired, by Gurney, to de liver possession of the premises to him, in order to their being sold; after which he should be paid what ever he could shew to be doe to him on the concern, but he had always refused :A ae. He also had wasted and sold the smock rniture, not in the regular way of business, but to pt 4 money in his pocket and deteriorate the concern aid he had stated, as his reason for refuse* tet glee up possession, that 4/2150 were due to hint Tin the concern, by May, which the latter denied. Mr. BELL consented to the application for the in. junction on the part of May`; which also prayed that a receiver might be appointed till the premises could be sold ; and that when that was the case, the money should be paid into Court till the amount of Foole's claim should be - ascertained. Air S. ROUILLY for Mr. Foote, contended, that he was a. partner in the concern, having paid to May 112150 as a consideration ; that he had greatly im proved the concern ; and that he had named five Bar risters, to' either of whom he was willing to refer the matter in dispute to arbitration. Gurney, however, had not agreed to this; but had named Mr. Const, to whose arbitration the defendant had agreed; but when it was made, the plaintiff refused to sign the deed of arbitration. Mr. HEALD followed on the same side, and con tended, that as Mr. Foote was a partner in the con cern, a special case of waste and deterioration of the property of the concern should be made out against him, before the Court would agree to remove him from the management of it, and appoint a receiver. Mr. Leacu replied..—lf Mr. Foote had been a part. ner in the concern, that would have been necessary; but in this case it was denied by May that he had ever been a partner, or that be had paid him 42150. All that was asked by the plaintiff was, that the concern should be sold, and the purchase money paid into Court, till Mr. Fontes claim should be established, the plaintiff admitting that be had undoubtedly a prior free on the property, for whatever he could stew to be due to him. Mr. HRALD begged leave to state, that Mr. Foote bad no objection to the sale, provided his debt was "paid to him. Mr. Lands complained of his Learned Friend re joining after he bad replied. It that practice were allowed, the business of the Court would never be at an end. The Lutur CHANCILLOS said, he sashed he knew' how to prevent it. lie eras not then 'speaking to one but to them all. As to the case before him, it had come to this close point, whether Foote was to be paid l the amount of his debt before the sale or after it ? He would give the parties a few days to consider, whe ther they would not get rid of such an intolerable nui sance as he would be in this case, if they forced him to take any cognizance of it; for if they did, the con sequence would be, that he must shut up this Exeter Hotel during the remainder of the Summer, until such a period when it would be ten to one if any one wouldl , set his foot over the threshold of it. It was come to so close a point, that no twb men of common sense could differ about it for a moment. Let it be men tioned on Saturday near. IN THE NATTER OP CAROLINE LS DIEHIRII, AN INFANT. Mr. Hamm moved that the Master's appointing So phia Le Mesure, now Whettinghall, the guardian of the infant, should be confirmed, she being her sister. The circumstances wets, that the father of these chil dren had been a French refugee; he died in 1808— they were not born in wedlock—their mother's name was Elizabeth Knight, and she died in Sept. 1815. The testator left to the mother £65 per annum for her life, oncondition that she wok care of the infant.. who is now only seven years of age. The mother. before her death made a will, appointing a Mr. Bolden the infant's guardian. which she had as right to d the 0 , 44 child being illegimate. Mr. Holden, linlmlyer, got possession id the infant, and still retains her. Tne Master reported, that he was wst a proper person to be her guardian, and appointed h:'r sister, who is a most respectable woman. He, therefore, had no doubt, but his Honour would confirm the Master's Report. Mr. PARKER stated, he could not oppose the Mas. ter's Reports but the 6i st request he would xsk of his Honour for Mr: Hoiden was, that as the Master had fixed the sun- bf £5O per annum for the mainte nance of the infant from the death of her mother, M. Holden had supported her ever since, he trusted that a moiety of the £5O, fur the length of time he had maintained the infant, would be paid . to him. The second request he had to make was, that Mr. Holden might be allowed his costs, before the Master, also the costs of the present motion. Mr. HEALD said, he was ,sorry that his Learned Friend bad mentioned costs, as it obliged him to read an affidavit not creditable to Mr. Holden, which he had before refrained from. It was the affidavit of J. Wettinghall, the husband of the in fant's sister. He stated, it set forth that he had bees ia, the constant habit of paying his wife's mo ther, Elizabeth Knight, quarterly, the annuity of ; when he heard of her death, he went to the house - where she had lived, and asked for the infant ; he was informed Mr. Holden had taken her away, and he was not able Co find out where he lived, mail Mr. Holden called on him, fonr months after. wards, to demand the quarterly payment of the £65, which he refused, and remonstrated with him on his conduct. Mr. Holden shortly answered, no money, no child. He then made enquiries as to the conduct of Elizabeth Knight, and found that Holden was in the constant habit of visiting her, and that she was ,brought to bed three weeks before her death of a ehikl, which was christened Richard Knight. Mr. Holden was the reputed father of it, and he was also appointed guardian of it under the mother's will. He, the Learned counsel, observed, this exposure was forced from him, and he would ask his Honour if he would give Mr. Holden costs after what he had heard, particularly as the affidavit was filed on the 20th of Mal►, and had not been attempted, to be answered. Mr. Faunae did not doubt but the affidavit was false from beginning to end; but there was one fact which could not be denied, that Mr. Holden had sup ported the infant, and was entitled to a quantum of the 8.50 directed by the Master for her support ; and as he was appointed guardian by the mother, would his Honour, in such case, oay be was not entitled to coats Mr. HEALD, in reply, said, the child being illegi timate, the mother had_no power over it, and could not appoint a guardian. His Honour the VICE CHANCELLOR observed, that Mr. Holden had made two propositions to the Mat ta; one to be guardian, and the other to have the custody of the person of the infant, The reputed fa ther died in 1808, and, after the mother, the child was left destitute, for no person could claim hit. from Sep tember,' 181 S, to January 1814. The mother left Mr. Holden guardian, by will, to the infant. She certainly had no legal right to do so, but he had since taken care of het. He did not see much blame at tached to him for going before the Master to t ort i nse himself as guardian, but he was certainly wrong in not withdrawing it after the affidavit, in May, was filed, which he did not think proper to answer. He was, however, of opinion, that he was entitled to a ' portion of the £5O, and also to the costs of appear ing to the present motion. He also thought the Mas ter had made a proper Report, for which reason he would confirm it.—Master's Report confirmed. AUGUST 10. ZZ•PARTE LLOYD, IN THZ HATTER OP LLOYD, A BANKRUPT. Mr. LEACH stated this to be a petition of a person named Bonsor, in order to have a Commission of Bankrtipt superseded, which had been issued against the bankrupt, as being a trader, whereas lie was only ,an mow), in the town of Great Grimsby, in the county o f Lincoln. The only thing which could be altedged against him in proof Of his being a trader eras, that ut the year 1809, he joined a company, called the Grimsby Commercial Society, into which the members paid two guineas monthly, besides far ther sums that Might be necessary towards the car. eying en of the trading concern. However, even, 'this allegation must fail, for the bankrupt had die posed of his share in the Commercial Society before it commenced any trading adventure whatever. On these grounds he hoped his Lordship would order the bankrupt to be Superseded. Sir S. ROMILLY said, that Lloyd had been made a bankrupt, as having been a partner in another trading concern ; and read the affidavits of two persons, named •Luoiley and bucknell, stating that be was a trader, soder the firm of Gordon, Gutless, and Co. after the{ Commercial Society was put awn. As for the thinner, Bonsor, he had first claimed a debt of moo, but bad only prov'ed one of £3O before the Commissioners. Mr. LEACEI said, the bankrupt was a scrivener,', L eal his/never been a merchant until he WAS called 1e *ben the petition was first heard before the Lord Chancellor, when he was designated as a trader under the firm id Gordon, Garness, and Co. Now Mr. Garness, who ought to know best, swore that the bankrupt's share in the Commercial Society termi• nated in 1810, by a transfer of his shares in it to Bucknell, a schoolmaster, and that transaction took place previous to any commercial speculation being engaged in on the part of the Society. The peti tioning creditor's debt was contracted in 1813, whereas the bankrupt had ceased to bare any concern in the Commercial Society in 1810. Sir S. ROMILLY said, that Lumley swore he had travelled for the Society to Sweden, and that they were travelling for the three years previous to the Commission being issued against the bankrupt: The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered this Ease to stand first for to-morrow morning. STORES IN THE UATTRR OF IVAN& This was an application that a second Commission should stand good against a bankrupt, who had never received his certificate under the first. The bank rupt had been in business in Cardigan, u here he failed, and having come to London be commenced trading spin, though uncertificated : and one of his ssi under theOrst commission purchased goods a ofgr, s and argued that he was not aware, until liafersseti by astatine person, that an uncertificated banirrupt'i estate in future trade was liable to his grs: credit'rs. On the other side it war agreed, that all the parties were ignorant of the bankrupt laws, etherwise the as. signee under the first bankruptcy would not have kept his dealings with the bankrupt x secret, until after the second Commibsion was issued apipst him. The LORD Crtimmu.t.on said, he could not decide a case of this importance on a bare petition) he there tore advised Mr. Montague's client to file a bill. EX-PARTE MATDEWi IH TUB MATTER°, MAMMA. Sir S. Rommtv stated this to be an application to have the bankruptcy of W. Mathews superseded, on the ground that Ire never was a partner with Mr. John Mathews: But before that came on to be heard, he had to apply fur leave t:s have an affidavit of one Bar- nard Nicholson, of Colebrookdale, taken off the file, as containing' impertinent and scandalous matter against the petitioner ; for whereas he had sworn that he.was not a partner with John Mathews, Nicholoois . had affirmed (being a Quaker) that in two instance. as well as in that affidavit, he had been guilty of is. grant, wilful, and corrupt perjury. Mr. MONTAGUE followed on the same tide; lilDd expressed his astonishment that a person belonging to the respectable Society of Friends, who were gear rally very choice in their expressions; should - have made use of such-language. Mr. LEACH and Mr. HEALD on the other side, contended, that this was sin affirmation capable of proof or disproof, and therefore ought not to be struck off the tile. • Thy LORD CHANCELLOR, however, was of opinion, that the 14nguage contained in this affirmation, was unfit to apppear on the Records of the Court ; btu therefore ordered it to be struck off ; and the forthdr hearingof the bankrupt's petition. for superseding his Commission, should be postponed, till a new afiressio non, if they pleased, could be tiled. . as-rattrt GUIDLAND, IN MATTER OP CRlbtallibb This retittion was 'argued at great length poem. day evening before his Lordship. It alleged that the petitioner had been made a bankrupt by a jeint corn- • mission in England, not having committed an act of bankruptcy, and having another commission out against him in Ireland; and further complained that his final examination was delayed by the -Commis sionets, in consequence of his nol producing books of account, which were deposited in a Master's officeof the Court of Chancery in Ireland. On these grounds it prayed that the commission should be superseded. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed at considerable length on the important'question, whether, in a case where one commission had been taken out against a person, a subsequent commission would not be an absolute nullity ? It was his Lordsi ! ip's opinion, that if the two commissions were taken out in England, it would be an absolute nullity ; but he felt, at the same time, the difficulties with which the question wasencotnpassed, and the weight of Lord Harduick's authority, riot obly a great (laity, but comity n lawyer, that the two co-eristing Commissions might be acted upon. This was contrary to the *Relent practice of the Ccurt, which, since the time of Lord Hardwick, was, to a certain degree, reverted to. His Lordship adverted to the case lately before the House of Lords, in which it was decided unanimously by their Lordships, that where a commission of bank ruptcy is as had it England, the property of the bank rupt in Scotland was in his English assignees, and could not be the subject of the analogous process of sequestration in Scotland. This probably would be the case vice tierta as to sequestration in Scotland. He would qualify this assertion by the word probably, and applied the tame doctrine in respect to Ireland; but then there was a di ffi culty which presented itself of extreme importance. Supposing a commission taken out in England, and another subsequently in Ireland, could the holder of the great seal in Ireland be expected to quash that commission, which was the subject's right, in constaittenee of another commission existing under the great seal of England, over which the Lord Chancellor of Ireland had no controul what ever. This was a difficulty which the interference of the legislature alone could obviate. Upon this part of the petition his Lordship deferred making an order of the Court. As to she production of the books, oe of transcriptsof them, his Lordship was clear that tbh 'bankrupt was under no obligation to produce them. They were deposited by a legalsright of the Irish as signees for a certain purpose in the Court of Chancery in Irelapd, to produce copies of them would require expense; was this to be paid by the bankrupt, who eiwer had no money, or ,if he had, not a shilling of which could be applied by him, but by authotity of those who represented his creditors. Again, sup posing the bankrupt had rick relations, could the commissioners have a right to oblige him to have re course u their benevolence or generosity ? His Lord ship, therefore, declared, that if the books were deem. ed essential, their contents should be produced by the 'commissioners themselves. . RE-PARTS ALLEN A itatntaure- Mr. Haer-stated this to be a Petition praying that the Bankrupt's certificate might be stayed, on the ground that Mr. Jacobs, a Jew, had gone round to two-thirds of the bankrupt's creditors, to some of whom he had given 10s. in the pound, to otbers.se. 6d.' and to others 2s. 6d. to induce them to sir the certificate. He was glad to find they bad weer effrontery to oppnsc this motion, altboogb they hi been served with notice. After having stated dr facts, which he had an affidavit in support of, be' no doubt but his Lotdship would consider it a ter of course.—Petition granted. Harvest has commenced in some of the fruitful rallies in the west of Cornwall, and will this week be pretty general throughout that county. CANTEitaUltir. AL'OUST B. Accounts from all parts of the county state the hop plant to be healthy and tree from vermin, but in generatshort of bire. This applies equally to the buty grounds about ihis city, which, however, are considered to have improved by the late showers. On the present complexicm of the plan, the produce is estimated at about two-thirds of last. year's crop.--Notwithstanding the lateness of the summer, the Wheat Harvest has commenced at about the usual period, and at least a foituight snow than waa expected. In the neighbourhood of Hearne, the sickle was applied on Friday last, and two field.' of wheat were also cut last week at Dartt9rd. Yee• terday, the reaping commenced in many parts, and it is especied to be general in this part et the totatt on Monday nest. Beans wire also cal 1,141141, Stuppingten Farm, near this city. .. settled at Paris, when pip *set route. The to be kept is the of golds spas tables for a and balk at mated da; Condensen of tl attacised to the &olive The puke of Devi] tatrof Burling) no purchaser pulled down, and the r II A------ •