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which, lie said, was done in strict regard to his high private character Lind worth, and w.is in. tended chiefly fur his own advantage, by removing Lim from a sort of credit which he was just about t(' u hlaiu , tint which must have been very injurious to him. This last subject, however, appeared too delicate, and he sat down. Mr. WILBERFORCZ then rose to correct 31 mis take which had gone forth as to an expression of his in the hest debate. It bad been represruited flat he said that the meeti n g of the 16th of August last had agreed to wait in the neighbourhood till even jug. sod then set fire to the town. Ile denied liar big said any such thing. He did refer to the Second Report of the Committee as to a similar meeting in 1817, in which it was asserted that the persons meeting had threatened to wait till night and set fire to the town, and he heti. mailed that such might have been the intention of the meeting of August last. While he was upon hit legs, he could not help saying, that to very surging case ought to be made out be fore Nov attempt should he made to put the coo duct of the Manchester Magistrates in is stale of Coosidering what the country owed to that eligible class of men the Alagistrates, their great services in assisting to collect the revenue, in upholding the laws, uud protecting public peace, it became the House to be canti (((( s in meter tiiiiii::g or encouraging any complaint, against t hem. ',socially a, the Courts were open for redress, and Juries were ready to award justice to every man. 'Clio Grand Jurits were confided in and looked up to by the people as fountains of real justice ; the Parl'ament was not so reverenced by them. Now, though it was desirable that the people should look up to Parliament whenever they faded of obtaining justice by appealing to the lower Courts, yet an impsisy was generally very long, so per plexed. and managed altogether with much ilif tient.y, so that if granted os4 the present ocea sine, the mily result would be, perhaps, to send some isrties to judgment, with a presump tiou of guilt or innocence, instead of their going to trial with ail the advantages of unknown evi deece which the law allowed them. As to the point of expressing regret for the sufferings of the people, that was to proceed on a presumption which would do no good. He would ask it' any man could believe that either the House or his Ma jesty's ,Ministers could help regretting the 601'e-r -ings of Ilse people, by what means soccer they might be cooled ? For his part he sincerely be. Beret! that if the kingdom were examined by heads there would be found no men more afflicted at the chaste!, of 16th of August last than the Mem bers of Administration. Only those, indeed, who hopes! to profit by plunder, and blood, and civil war, remit' be pleased with those melancholy transactions. One tiling, however, he thought ought to have been inse:ted iu the Address; he was sorry that it had been omitted. There should have been some de- duration of the intention of that House to consider if it sere not possible to lighten the present burdens and redress the grievances of the people. He thought it would prove highly honourable to the House if something should be done, to put in requisition the Isbour of the unemployed poor; this would enhance the %slue of labour throughout the country. lie Owed it highly probable, that if Ministers and Parliament should undertake the consideration of suz.lt a question, they would succeed far beyond their expectations. The Honourable Member en forced this subject at some length, and with pa thetic feeling. He lamented the divisions of party in the llnuse, which, he feared, not only frustrated tusnr kind intentions towards the people, but brottzlit is great deal of unnecessary disrepute on the Mow. lirports went forth of their speeches, and neither those who made them, nor those who read, clearly undeistood the feelings by which they were accompanied. He recommended au union among tli-m. for the purnose of trying what the House could do to allay disrmitent, ilitrase more comfort. and restore peace and security throughout the country. Lord STA IS LIM rose to defend the Grand Jury, of which be watt foreman, from the imputations which had bean east on them, particularly by an Honourable and Learned Judge, who had express ad his serprise at their throwing out a Bill which had been presented. His Lordship insisted oil the eaclusire ability of the Jury to determine on the evidence lo fare them, and objected pointedly to the iuterferemice of opinions not supported by atoll evi dence. Ile replied to a variety of aspersions against the M •gistrates and yeomanry, for their conduct on the 16th of August lust. The choice of the jeosnatiry for the service on that day, his Lordship proved, from a relation of their situation and movements, to have been accidental. The sharpening of the swords lie proved to have taken place several weeks before, by orders of Captain Burley, on account of their being unfit for service, slid at a time when no use was expected to be made of them. The sharp euieg of the swords had indeed been announced in a newspaper not very friendly to them (The Manches ter stlsereer), on the 10th of July, full six weeks before. lie would, he said, be anxious to hear his Hon. amid Learned Friend (Mr. Denman) give an that the meeting was legal—he could nut help saying, that in his opinion time Magistrates would not adopt such a course, unless convinced of the illegality of the meeting. Having given his opinion of the 11.1gistrates and the yeomanry, it might be asked, why it was he thought inquiry, necessary ? Ile did not hesitate to say, that he considered it as much more preferable to pursue an inquiry in the , 'llrts of Law—(lleat,front the Ministerial side) — 1 l e thought an *liquify in a Court of Law wore moroper than an inquiry in that !louse on parole eeideliee without oath. It had been said that there room rn inqoary going on at law, and the case re specting Lioriory was referred to. It was said that criailleal niformation was granted against the coo rubles of Coventry, and from thence it was argued than an application against the Magistrates of Mall. clies.ser would be attended with a similar result. Ile on by i n s means convinced that that would be the , •ase. her lime case of Coventry nu fives were lost-- n: that of t'Zmincliester there were lives lost. , In that ease, therefore, be suspected that if a r amid irni as appVed for tot he Court of King's Bench, 'he Court would look OD it as a charge of leluuy, sod 'ay, vie will nut go into the quesition. There was 110 usher ami d e o f i is quiey stated, by winch time mat imr could t ie f a i r ly tried ; suit how thee did time • se stand ? 1 toinueli" r,l a most melancholy I drsciiptiou-oo traosection admitted, on all howls, to be of the utmost weight and importance, of deep interest, not merely as it concerned the un happy sufferers, but as it coticerued that Hooves the Coustitution, and the country—//fear, hew-) —remained entirely unexplained; for from the Courts of Law. it was pretty evident, a. little sails faction would he obtained, as from the A ildres. of the Ilmi. Gentleman opposite. If he hail it doubt himself on the propriety of inquiry, it would be entirely cleared away, whet, lie recollected that that inquiry was called for by the public, mild was considered necessary by the universal opinion— and he dial hope that the House would have ',aid that deference to public opinion as to notice iii thew original Address, a matter which excited such de►p and gei.eial interest throughout the country—the House not having done so, he was compelled to declare Ins positive and impartial opiiiitni, that in quiry was tiecesvaiy. He thought it Wal.4 t1114'3) s wise to sheer that the rights of the people bail been supported in that 1i0n...-, and that even where their complaints were weak, at.d their grievances but inisoinary, it w.to wise and right to treat them i with tenderness wid regard—to institute inquiry, where inquiry was called for, and to titi'•trtl redress, • if it should tom out that the constitutional rights of the people were at all infringed on. "flee excel lent character of the Magistrates should not then shield them hens inquiry mud from exposure, if they acted wrung. Mr. W. DMUS •rid • few words in a low tone of voice—we did tint distinctly hear them, but we understood they were strongly in favour of inquiry. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that be believed sin cerely it was the anxious wish of the Magistrates to entreat inquiry even in that House, if such a course could be reconciled to the fair and open admini stration of justice. He would taut then enter into an argument on the questiois ; be would taut labour to awe, tail bather the conduct of t lir Magistrates was legal or illegal, or to spew why the facts should nut he inquired into et the bar of that Ilouse. As to the legality of the meeting, he hoped the curiosity of the Noble Lord would be satisfied on Tuesday, by the opinion of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Me. Denman), he then would of course support his idea that the meeting at Manchester was a legal meeting. The information of the Noble Lord (Stanley) was of the utmost importance, particularly us the sou of the Lord Lieutenant of the comity—mid he would say that all England did not afford a brighter example of what a Lord Lieu tenant 'to such times ought to be, than in the public conduct of Loud Derby. He could nut but congra tulate the House and the country at the very corn ;dew information afforded that night, by the Noble ' Lord. It was the more important to the public. be cause it was free from all prejudice. The Noble Lord in politics often diffe►ed from Ministers, though no Minister could receive from the Noble Lord any thing unbecoming a fair and constitutional opposi tion. He respected the opposition of the Noble Lord, but it was evident that there never was a vote or speech of his given to them from motives of favour or affection, though they might have been given from a high and honest sense of public duty. He had that night, like a true lover of his coun try, to state the facts of this case us lie knew them, and lie was entitled to the gratitude of every lover of justice. He could not but hope that the delusion would soon be removed which tainted the public mind concerning this transaction, and which went to charge men with wantonly shedding the blood of the people. If he knew his countryineii lie was sure they would spurn at this delurion. They were, indeed. too apt to treat with severity, and even with iirjustice, the conduct of public men ; but still there was a feeling in the breast of an Englishman which would make his tongue flow with iiidignation against every thing that was calumnious slid false. %VILA was the statement of the Noble Lord ? 'file i yeomanry cavalry were represented as having charged the mob ; hut did he not sheer that they were wronged; that they went to execute a warrant, and were attacked us soon as they arrived ; that the constables were so placed in crowds as that the ca valry might have advanced without disorder or annoyance; that they had no wish but to pass through the crowd by an opening endeavoured to be made by the constables, until they arrived at the hosting. to execute their warrant; that when they arrived at that point the crowd opposed thesis, but that at that moment their coolness was apparent ; that they held no deliberations fur the purpose of at- I tack ; on the contrary, that they divided in single files, to surround the hustings mid to avoid the people; that Captain Burley manifested every anxiety to rescue women from a situation in which women in this country for the first time were placed—( liear. bees)—that the people cut off from the rear of the cavalry a division of six men, and that they and the officers were attacked with stones. It had been stated that the streets were closed so as to prevent the people from getting away, but nothing was so gds-; on the con trary, lie understood from one of the Magi.. strata's, that the cavalry were withdrawn from the opposite side of the square for the exp►ess purpose of leaving the passage free. It was stated that the yeomanry alone were concerned iu this transaction, and it was so stated, he verily believed, for striking a terror into the breasts of the loyal inhabitants of that neighbourhood, for the purpose of collecting mound the yeomanry all the supposed odium of that day ; it wall, however, not to be questioned but that the regular forces were as much and more concerned in the necessary activity of the military on that day. One fact alone was striking evidence on this brad—be meant the re quest made to save the yeomanry : " Save the yeomanry," exclaimed the Magistrate, from the window, when lie saw them surrounded and attacked by the crowd. Ile was happy that upon this question the public feeling was at length likely to be entirely satisfied ; and though the Noble Lord. from mistaken motives. would press upon the House to do that which, to him (Lord Castlereagh), ■ppeurrd to be a sacrifice of justice and of the Constiiuti (((( yet he was convinced that the debates which took place iu Parliatursit, amid, above all, the statentriii of the Noble Lord, would alas a great deal to dissipate prejudice, and to promote truth mill justice. That prejudice being removed, it was not too much to ask from his fellow sohjects, oil behalf of the Magistrates. that which every man was emitted to, siainely, t o b e presumed iiiiitiertit mint I their guilt , was established by the due counie of law. It was not too much to ask of honest men. not to haters to the calumnies Ili.et had been uttered—not to be delticled by the attempts th a t h a d kern mnl!r In rover with attigreice men of enar.irter ri.. opectaloility. but to believe then, their guilt should be proved. Tiler were r oan ell at kart to tot 11l 1101 inilUi mid hr zooid not hot twain congratulate the Howe that the alolre ment of the Noble Lord went so tar iii 'lndica:too of the accused. Ile hail performed that night Stio in I term-tit to the country soil to jivetice, e ,, ening f r o m disgrace and catm who were Mucked :and &limed. la-cause. as loathe 3,lrigi.- trate*, they attempted to ilisrlliffge if difficult duly, in a moment of peril and of ihniger, who had no other t onoble (detect than the ad ttttt iistraunn of the tl:r a.fety of the country, and the preservation of the poli:ic peace. Lord STA\l.ty rose to espla'n. I-fe said, that th e Noble Loyd fool in acme tnistrioil filets init. stated or itile.iiiitleroon‘l loin. It woold auorar from the speer!) of the Nolile Loril, that lie (L.i t il Stanley) hart ‘nitcheil for the truth of th e i n H i emeti t lie nincle.—Cl Icor, hair.)—lie begged to .et the Nithle 1,0111 ri,ht on that point ; as far indeed. :if Ile drscrhed lii (Lord Sundry '•) opinion.. the Noble Lord was correct, I the greater part of Ina •to'e enrol was of fir's, which he dill not ;personalty know—id farts which he stated f s s o n th e w h om lion lie had received from members of the yeo manry cavalry.—(Hear, hear. heqr.)— A• far at lie received that iiitiiiination fioin ime Captain Burley, from the knowledge hr had of has character, he had no hesitation in sieving, lie was .1 willing to beliese toly t h in:; that cline from loot. A statement was drawn top ;ma oars, to I n ns —by whom ?—Solely by members of the yeomanry. IVliatever ;night be his opinion of thotie person., lie could not be expected to vouch fur early thing that statement colitaiiied. Luril CASTI.EUEAGII.-- It could not be under• stood that any Gt11)11eniall eisa to vouch fir the troth of statements of tran-uutiona to %loth he was not an eye•witness; all that could be door was to form a fair opinion on the best information that could be obtained, and the (louse and the counhy were indebted to inelisiduAls who, from their lion, had the best means of forming uptowns which were most likely to be found e d o n mph. Mr. J. P. GRANT said, he would not no that occasion bike up much of the time of the flow's.; he hoped that the Magistrates of Mooches's.l would enjoy that indolgence which the Noble Lord askeit for them—noel which lie felt always anxious' to ex tend to them, ilainely, that of bring considered innocent, *told their guilt ►hould be proved. Burt a. to the statement of his Noble Friend (Lord St:sip ley), on which the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) dwelt to much, what did it amount to? lie did not talk of facts, which came within his own knowledge—lse stated facts which came to him from the partos themselves. Upon this important question, the Hon. Member said he would not thee, take no the time of the House, by delivering his sentiments at large—he would restive that right for another op. port unity. • Lord CASTLEREAGH tXpiiiiiiird. The statement of the Noble Lord was, lie said, confirmed by an other honourable !Member connected with Man chester. Mr. BENNETT said, that as for the testimony of Captain Burley no our questioned it—he had never heard it questioned.—(Sorge Gentlemen .from the Ministerial side seemed to dissent from the lion. Gentlennui.j—He would repeat, he never question ed it—and he would he glad to are the man who would come forward and assert that he had heard him do so. The defence, ►t would appear, of the Noble Lord, for the yeomanry and Magistrate., was to rest on a statement coining firm' the parties ; but why think to rest their defence on that statement ? It may be true or it may be otherwise—it was oppoetal to a stab mem upon oath ; but whether it wile true or false, it only proved the necessity of inquiry. 'co the evidence before the Coroner, and to other evidence, the Noble Lord, it seemed, would prefer the ex-parte statement of the party— he would prefer that int:authenticated, and, clawing from the party, that suspicious testimony. to the testimony of impartial witnesses upon their solemn oath. He looked upon the one as conclusive, and would treat the other as of tio value. It was, how ever. the first time that an acquittal of a party was called for upon their owu statement, opposed to the evidence of witnesses. It was, however, possi ble that the statement of the party was true, and the evidence of the witnesses false. It wee a pre 'stimption, but it was not ft fair one. Ile would, however. let the party have the benefit of it—and he would give them that opportunity which the innocent never yet shrunk from—the opportunity of establishing their case by a full and enlarged inquiry into their luct. Mr. BRAGG& BATHURST contended, that the statement of the Noble Lord rescued the character of the Magistrates and yeomanry from obloquy—at least established a prima facie case in their favour. He deprecated the manner in which the Magis trates were treated throughout. They acted n► a moment of difficulty and danger; and so far front being the objects of attack, they were deserving of praise. The yeomanry and the Ma►;istrates had, in the first instance, to protect the loyal inhabitants of Manchester; and they haul afterwards to protect many of those persons who had been taken from the meeting. frurn outrages which, were it not from their interference, might have breu committed by the loyal inhabitants, under their feelings of•just indignation. M. BARING said, that if any thing could more forcibly than 'throttler prove she necessity of au lin mediate and strict inquiry into circumstances coil. timed with the Mahe!tester transaction, it was the debate of that night. In fact, that measure on. clearly the duty of the House, whether he CUllbl. dered the case of the sufferers, or the Magis trates, or the yeomanry—in any case inquiry was most desirable. The Noble Lord (Castle reagh) seemed to think that the information communicated to the Howie by the Noble Lord under him was quite conclusive on the subject, was quite enough to satisfy the country on this must delicate affair—and what was that information ? It was merely a statement corning directly from the principal persons interested; and did the Noble Lord suppose that that was the evidence Willi would satisfy any part of the people offing c ow e r! ? —the prolog were accustomed to form their opt. Mons on better evidence. Upon a @object which commanded on lerge a share of public attention, which created so much of public anxiety 111!il of public sympethy. upon which so many public tore titi g s horn held throughout the country. I i.e could not but think inquiry was Orre.o.arv. Indeed he never knew a person that dtil not thoils so ; there were ninety who did not wish to promote pohlie mettiona on the subject ; there were many who refraisiesi from promoting those meetings on a fit-Maple of prudence, but even those per ansi nosily *ought fore' itiforniet ion, and hoped for inquiry through that Howie. It was impoavilile. to attach to the statement of the Noble Lord (Manley) that importance which .Ministers were inclined to give it. The Right Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had said that a prima facie case was proved in fa vour of the Magistrates ; for his own toot lie believed the Magistrates did not deserve the odium with•which they had been loaded ; but the4l lie wanted to give them an opportunity of shelving their innocence. Hr did too think that the Ma. giatrates had heti, guilty of that violation of feeling ...of that grove inhumanity with whieli they were charged. it was his opinion that inquiry would he ecrvicrable to the Allegunnites—that wetiltl greatly tend to remove the foul iininitationa won which their character wet loaded. He did not believe they were guilty of the cruelty charged tot them, but he slid believe that they were guilty of grass sie g l, et. One filet afforded a strik. 'tug evidence of that neglect. It was admitted that the clay before the Nlagiatrates knew that the meet ing was illegal ; why not have prevented it ? %%lien they saw the people approach. when they saw them marching into the 'own with colours and with drums in different divisions; why did they not pre vent them ? The people marched in at different times, in different divisions, why were they not in terrupted then ? why did the Magistrates wait until fifty or sixty thousand were collected, to make their dispersing more difficult? This one cir cumstance alone, independent of all others, was enough to call tar inquiry. Why was inquiry refused ? Suppose the case of the filegistrates a good one, was it tint hard to prevent them to vindicate their character?—suppose the case a bail one, diil they deserve any indulgence front that House ? fright talk irderil of Courts of Law, but he thought that a public: question of that kind was better investigated before the great judges of the nation, the Reuresentatives of the people, paid to have been in this instance grovaly iejured—the natural git r (haus of that Con stitution, this instance to have been tau-sly violated. Were it nut for the speech of the Nu tale Lord lie would tiot trouble the House with tiny observation,. *Die present situation of things must be got rid of—were they to remain as they ate it would he Impossible, particularly in the menu lecturing parts of the country, to go on. No Gen tleman would trod his person or hie property in a country so outwitted anal so disturbed—means must be takes to remove so serious am evil, and lie tl gilt one of the first, the most world and obvions measure. was to institute en immediate inquiry into a subject which affected so deeply the feelings of the people. It was manifest this situation of things led to decline and decay. No MOO would risk Ilia property in a country agitated by civil disseotions, and endangered by tumultuary meet ings. The conorquesiers of these proceedings were obvious —they would he felt in the decay of morals the decline of industry--.in the encouragement of discontent. If the weavers of Lancashire gave up so much of their time to constitutional subjects, they should give up their mechanical pursuits. He could not but condemn three meetings—he hated all sorts of perrecution, but no persecution so much as a molt persrentinii.—(Hear, hear, boat the Mix al side.)—thaler a despotism a mats may live—he was not likely to endure injustice; but the despotism of the mob was fatal to all. For the last 18 months these things tended to the entire destruction of the manufactures of the coon try, the source of its prosperity and Its reathrbs— industry was retarded, a n d nothing but distress and ini.ety was likely to fall on the deluded people themselves. In some way or other, these things must he met and put down; by what means he would not say—whether by coercion or by conci button, but clear it was, that the country could not but suffer serious injury, whilst these agitations were promoted; but whilst these discontents existed. and were so notch deplored by all parties, policy would point out the impiety of removing them by every practical means ; as one of these meant, he would impress nj the House the necessity of au immediate inquiry into Ilse melancholy and memorable affair of Maticheeter. lie called for au inquiry tin a general principle—m inquiry to ascertain whether there was any interference on the part of Govertiment, to prevent the ordinary course of justice—to ascertain whether there lied been any toterference with Coroners or Magistrates, or Lord Lieutetialite of counties, to prevent the course of justice. Bills were presented and thrown out by Gtelid Jurors—he did not say that they did not act properly—Coroners refused to go on—Magistrate* relnsed in act, because they were concerned—mid oilier Magistrates refused to act, because their neighbours were concerned.— Thanks was hastily given by Government to the yeo foamy end Magistrates, before it was possible that they could have been acquainted with the facts. A Coroner at Oldham protpoiled au inquest, and stopped the investigattun of justice fur six weeks. It was, therefore, necessaiy for the Parliament to ascertain, whether the crilittury course of justice had been interrupted, in a case above all others where it was necessary to exercise justice with purity and strictness. As for what had been said about prejudging the case, he thought it hid no just application. He could not but feel surprised that under the peculiar circumstances of the case, and in deference to public feeling, there was not only no iiiquily requested, bait nu notice whatever was taken of thus calamitous transaction iu the Ad dress to the Throne. Lord COMPTOS defended tl,e conduct of the Magistrates sod yeomanry, winch he described as not only Innocent, hut laudable and uteritoriout,— He thutignt that &limiters were perfectly justifiable in the thanks that were IN turned to tic islagistratess The Ministers', it had hen, stint, depended upon the representation of the Nlsuistrites ; but was it forgotten that they were public functionaries, and at such that Ministers were bound to receive theiriu formatton. He thought the Magistrates were en titled to gratitude fur the discharge of a dangerous duty. As fa inquiry sit the /au of the Uwe. he looked on it is impracticable. How could 111.-v inquire into the merits of a question where so trot h cl.fference of opinion existed. and opposite -we. inents sere made, without the power of tering an oath ? The only place where a full in. ouiry could ,be huh was in • Court of Justice. The Noble Lord next defended the conduct of Mt 'sisters in the dismissal of Earl Fttssillis►n cisely on the same wooled', stated by Lord Castle. reagh, and concluded by saying, that the Magis trate, were'entitled to the thanks of Govertimett ; not, indeed, for rliericluog human blood, but fir preventing that blood from being shed, fur pr.,. testing the people of Manchester. for I.reserviov„. property, and, above all, for upholding the ur+• jrsty of the laws. Mr. VALENTINE BLARE defended the conduct of Ministers a. it related to the transactions of Man chester; the Opposition. he said, sere identiPed with • facf.on„ from whom they could not possilily separate themselves. They might make every el. but and employ every art, but, said the Hon. Mem ber, all will not do. After some general ob4et lie concluded by declaring his approbation of toe Address. The question was then put, and carried without a division. The Address was read • second time, r•d or dered to he presented to the Prince Regent try thet whole House. with the usual forms. 11...wd CASTLEREAGH •uggrstrd, that the (lunge should meet to-morrow (this dis 3). for tile purpo,e of going up with the Address. LUNATICS. Mr. VESET FITZGERALD gate notice, that It. would move 4111 Wednesday nest for leave to bring .” a Bill to amend the Lunatic Asylum Act (1re15,..1) of lart Seseion. The !louse then adjourned at a Quarter past Nine o'Clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Wminaisrsit, Isetwof, NOVEMBIR 26. A SUPPOSITITIOUS CHILD. /MUlaioll r. SVRJESSON. The eiressmstruieec a.c R e har e a;ready rero..re, Mr. WIMCIFIFLII. Counsel for the infant • . sinieil, that even aftur a hat hail felen so kindly from • r latrdship. his rli• tat Awl hero advised to take the a tit on herself, and be the Plaintiff in the issue ilireLtrd, therehe node►tskiag to prove lir,. lei:limier He had to t.quest that bis Lordship would 'lnert the issue to be tried 114 London. blr. HART, Counsel for the Plaintiff, asul , 111.11 hire ir!t,tg could out olive, to the trustees all.l Ellli Arlo, Hun. t Sfljesson, the iofaiit, I.Ping the Plaintiffs in the wee. Mr. Wint.ricLo—" Tone client, Mr. Hart, is to ad mit the marriage of Colonel flerjeason with his widow. &sot the death of Or Colonel, on the trial." Mr. HART — " There ran be no objection to his sn The Loan CUANCELLOR---" I.rt the blatant minute, (beveling the inane, and la all papers iu ti.e .4n. he protlectd on the trial." A SINGULAR 'WITHIN. MAST MIDDLIVION, UV lIVR NIAT wairtip Y. AOC: Sit 0 DLITON. Mr. HART, Counsel fur the Plaintiff, stated, that'l„• o a motion fur an injunction, certainly under (my . nary ci►cumstance*, at the sante time lie had no hi. Lordship would he of opinion that the Comet hail jor... diction. The Plaintiff, whose maiden name had P.S. Parker, was married to the Defriolant ; before her marriage she was entitled to 11.2011/. in the 3 per Ceuta, and 36t)/ cured by mortgage. On her marriage with the Defiled:int these sums were secured in Irustesa for her sole use, ran.e as if she had remained unmarried, aid that she should the power of disposing of it by deed or 1.04 without the teiferenee or the Defendant. The injunction be bail I • move for was to restrain the Defendant from 'owlet int as her disposal of it, and from preventing access he h., It. r relatives anal legal adviser. He moved Olsson the attidar.ts of the sister noel nephew of the Plaintiff, setting (oath the Pt • If ans sixty-three , of age, and was now a 1,11. lineal to her hash by a dear - roils illness, and that she had .'- pressed a wish to dispose of this property amongst some .1 her relative., and that the Defendant denied the deportee•. access to her. The LORD ettalicetton—u When is it 'wino 11131 the Plaintiff made the declaration of so disposit g id lit r propsrty" Mr. HART said it did not appear, except they took It from the context of the affidavit:, which set bulb that was wow confined, and had repressed, ice. lhr Leal ~ ..1 Comma, in continuation, stated, that the affidavits for.h.r set forth, that the deponeut had consulted with a Sulu ltol, who was the legal adviser of the Plaidtiff, and that he pm pared a deed fur the Plaintiff to execute, but ou hi. ts.torg it to the house of the Detrisdant, at Isliogtun, he wa. retuv 41 to be admitted into the presence of the Plaintiff The LORD CILINCELLOR" Dues it appear by %horn the Solicitor received the iastructious to prepare the deed" Mr. HART said it diet nett. He had only rect.eml hi• brief that morning, and his client was nut in Court. Ur di r standing that it was of the utmost cuorequeute t►e motto,, should be immediately made, nuns the daitgerous slate sf health of the Plaintiff, he hail submitted it to his Lordship on the very scanty instant-lions he had received. The Lon° CIIIINCRI.I.OR—" Nye had better stop herr. There is is doabt but thee Court has sufficient jurissheti ....... restrain a husband firm prr venlig , . his wife of disposing rt her rule property as she pleases; but when I am tall. .1 In du so, I moat see my way clear. It is nice...eery lh I should know the inletsliou of the wife hermit; by utter evidence than that of those who are to be beastlier' by the disposal of the properly. The Court is not to be it-fin ester(' by a light declaration of the Plaintiff, I.t.ore she 'Mucks of leer decease, that such and such person• should benefit by her bounty on her &react —it sacs m . 0.; ..ct r actual (lector:twin made tin h r sick bed, and wt•h posted' that she is prevented from giving effect to that der lame s..,,, by the interference nod duress of the husband. It would be the height of injustice fur this Court to rojoi it the hits band from Mtn feriae, and at the saute time to direct that a Solicitor should have free access to tier with a deed already prepared in his pocket, and not one word of the instrotettona given fur it coming from her. I must therefore dismiss tbe motion." PRIORITY OF MOTIONS. A dispute hi;vingarisen hetween Mr. HART 2.A Mr. Maur, relative to the priority or two motions, *bra oc cupied the Court for vome time— The LOAD CHANCELLOR—" As to the gumshoe of pro. rity, it can be uuly properly settkd accordiu4 to the roles and practice of this Court by affidavit. lam not gMiis to sit to bear these disputes of Comore!, so I iv:II leave the Court His Lordship immediately ruse sod left the Court L it being only tine oclock) without waitiog to have the true mud purse removed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEITYINET FRIDAY, NOVOISCIR 2C. TIM RING V. WAITIIII4III, HUNT, TROIIIBOII, rAstaixs, ♦]D °TIMM. The SOLICITOR-G[7IEIIAL morel to mike the custiitiensl seder obtained lit thin Om sly4o:ute. Mr. DEJIIIAN said, that in this case the Def.ndanta were nut reedy, at the present moment, to go into a drf. tire. The Defendants were *even in nrimber, and a ror.ety of long affidavits were necessary to he 1% led—it was ntio nrgoa. say to refer tu the City maw= kts, whist, howissr, wire 46 joib..: _r.._ ._ _ ~ _ . _ .. ______liiiiiiiiiimA