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FALMOUTH APRIL 7.—AtTired of the port, the Flora, Cock-
mras from Gallipoli, in 15 days —siaikd, the Aurora, Shunibcck,
for liamborgh.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Grauhopper, from
Plymouth, for the Mediterranean.
PORTRMOUTIII, A raft. IL—Arrived the Supab, George, from
Rotterdam; and Eliza, Scott, front St. Michael's.—Sailed the Al.
bury. Cunningham, fur Dlirsiniehi; and Jan Cornelius, Kruon,
for Rotterdam.

Dye. 20.—The schooner Esperanee, from St. Thomas's,
and Cerrito de San Miguel, front Pemanibuco, Intel y arrived here,
were captured by the Brazilian frigates Caroline and Netherhoy.
JANUARY 31.—The snook Concordia 'Ailed from Lisbon for
Buenos Ayres, under the Portuguese Rag, and arrived here uEder
the Brazilian flag.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 12.—The Atlas, Clifton, front boodim, is
still in Hay River Creek, dismantled; hull expected to be saved;
moat of the cargo recovered, but damaged.
MAURITIUS, DEC. 26—The Juliana sailed for England yes-
terday—The Lady East is arrived from Bengal, and will sail with
the Admiral Corkbumf,for England, in the course of next month.
MAIDIATE, Aral,. 3.—Two foreign ketches were seem yester-
day evening to be running out of their course, and were followed
all night by hosts from hence, who assisted them, and they have
now proceeded. One of them was the Jooge Carolina, Zeplin,
front Hostas for Lisbon.
CiSAVESEND, APRIL 11.—Arrived Le Hercules, —, from
Nantes; Ann, Cenci, from Gottenhurgh ; and Hazard, Sony, from
Dunkirk.--Sailed the Albion, Haden, fur Berbice; Regulus, Son.
dersmt ; and Pilgrim, Kennedy—for Alirainichi ; Friends, Todd,
lor Jamaica; Belsey, Wray; Hannah, llebber ; Lady Ann,
Simpson; Mary, V. ardell ; and Canada, Pringle—for Quebec;
Carron, Strachan, for Riehehucto ; Piacidia, Fairelough, for Rio;
Alfred, Taylor, for Ilene; Weasel, Seam, for Gibraltar ; Ward,
Hare, for St. John's (N. B.); Tiger, Duke, for Vera Cruz ;
Golconda, Edwards, for Madras; Denmark Hill, Foreman, for
Madeira; Morning Field, Bridges, for Messina; Leslie Oglevie,
Clark, for St. Lucia; and Manly, Sayan, for St. Vincent's.

The Intrepid packet, from the Mauritius, is arrived oft Fal-
mouth.

.....
The Levant, Childs, from Charente for London, was ran foul of
on Wednesday night and dianiasted, off' Hastings, by the ship
Cornwall. She was in tow of three unacks on Thursday.
The Louisa, Newman, from Stettin to London, was wrecked on
M'interton Sands on Wednesday—crew saved.
The hard Nelson, Nicholson, torn Liverpool to Londonderry,
was driven on shore on the Isle of Man on the Ist instant, and it
was feared would be wrecked—crew saved.

The Supply, Brightman, whaler., of London, wax all well, off
11i11olo, on the 17th of November, spoken with by the Hon. Com-
pany's ship Buckinghamshire, then bound to China.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, F*IDAT, APRIL 9.

LUNACY.

IN TRW MATTER or WAllltlf.

Mr. lion sE presented a petition yesterday in this ease. Ti e
prayer of the petitioners wait, that the present Comrulsrion he
inquired into, and superseded on the following grounds:—The
Jury, on inquiry into the fart of the lunacy, found Mr. War.
ten to have been unbound of wind for five years previously to
the date of the hireatigation. Affidavits annexed to the pre-
sent petition alleged that he had been incapable long before
that period; that during that time he had been compelled by,,
force to execute legal deeds of great importance; the execution
of these deeds not falling within the spate of five years, found•by
the Jury, they were of course at present legal though it could be
proved that they had been prvforitted by the 'lunatic when he was
actually unsound in intellect, and incapable of managing his affairs ;
if matters should remain in this state until the lunatic shall have
died, it would be a source of expensive litigation after that occur.
rence • on these grounds the petitioners prayed that the Court
wouldienstigate the ploctedinp of the Commission, with a view
of extending the span of the lunacy as far back as the evidence
should support that extension, or, it the Court should prefer it, of
superseding the Commission altogether. The allegations of the
affidavits proceeded to state that the lunatic, Mr. Arnold Warren,
was brother to Sir J. Warren, and under his protection during the
life of Sir John ; after his death the lunatic resided sonic time with
' his sister, Mrs. Tyrrel ; in this time he declared, with much agita-
' cation and distress of mind, that he had been, during Sir J. War-
ren's life-time, locked up in a private room by Sir John, Lady
Warren, and others; that a pen was pit into his hand, and that he
was compelled to sign sonic legal deeds, of whose nature he was
totally ignorant. Shortly after the death of Sir John Warren, Lady
Warren took steps to procure a Commission to try the state of
mind of the lunatic ; several persons were examined, and the re-
suit was, that the Jury found him to !lave been incapable for five
lan before the investigation. The petitioners, the nieces of the
unatic, considering that the lunatic had wade a will to their pre-
judice, wok measures to inquire into the existence of such an in-
strument ; the result of the inquiry was, that Lady Warren pro-
duced a will which she, in her affidavit, declared to have beets
made by the lunatic at the instigation of Sir John Warren, in
favour of the petitioners, who complained of the execution of the
will.

Mr. PEMBERTON resumed the case this morning, and, on the
part of Lady Warren, denied the application of violence to the
lunatic when he made the will, and mauled the purity of Sir John
11'arren's motives in advising the lunatic to make that will, by
which will birJohn Warren I self was deprived of all legal claim
to the lunatic's property, and the petitioners clothed with a title to
it after the lust ~tic's death. This would be quite sufficient to
prove the integrity, the disinterestedness, and even the generosity
of Sir John Warren, in advising the execution of that will; it
would also overthrow the charge that Lady 11'arren procured the
finding oldie Jury to extend only to five years backward, in order
that this will, which she was asserted to have concealed, may not
become invalid. As to the application for superseding the Com-
mission, on the ground that there was evidence of lunacy for more
than the years, it would appear from the notes of the Commis-
sioners, that the testimony of the most material witness went only
so tar back as five years; Mr these reasons he trusted his lord.
ship would not stir the Commission; it would be extremely ex-
. -

Mr. STUART fidioWed..Their Max no proof that the Commis-
sion was improperly executiti. The present petition was got only
to throw imputatiois on Lady Warren.
Mr.llottiv replied.
The Lout) eRANC E ut.on-1 have nothing to do with imputa-
tion. I have read the notes, and see nothing which could induce
the Jury to find the lunacy for five years • there was evidence that
he was incap.ible for twelve, eight, aid fifty years, but no
specific mention or five year,.; nothing to fix the limit to five;
he should declare Lady %Vernal undeserving of any imputation
in this matter. Ills Lordship felt bialoelf bound to quash the
Cuoimissioc.