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London, England, 1810-08-03 00:00:00

L4W INTELuentVCE.

COURT OF Kt: ;'.s BCNCII, Gemoe•tt , Ain 4.

Sitting; a! !Vizi Priac, brAre Lord ELLRIIIIOIIOUO6
and a Speeeal Jury.

DLit Esa.
FIELD Ds Jona 1141Vit&E WWI, DSC
This was an issue, directed by the Court of Chan-
cery, to try whether a deed executed by Mrs. Anne
Ryan. in favour of her husband (the Defendant),
was not obtained by duress.

Mr. Arrows ev-Gemea.vt. stated, that the
question fur the euusideration of the Jury was,
Whether M. Ryan did or did net execute
the deed in question, by compulsion, in de-
vour of the Defendant ? It went to the de-
stru, tint, of all her interest after her decease.—
When the Lord Chancellor sent this issue to be
tried, he expressed himself most ; and he
(the Attorney-General) could nut re.cunannend a
better guide to the Jots,. IlisLorddlip said, "There
were many ways of convinciog a Jury of duress,
without shelving actual force at the tone of execut-
ing the ii.strnment. Site might be under a general
fear; for it was even possible to bring the human
mind to that kind of degrad Aims, that a nod would
be sufficient to enforce her to rvnonuce the rights to
society."—The ease of Ludy St. woe came very
near this; except that her Lady-hill. appirently
collected, gave directions and iiastitpuion, liar the
drawing of the deed: hut, to tins moaner, Mrs.
Ryan was kept without • knowledge of its eicst-
flier, until she was et:mon:tutted to execute. Mts.
Ryan had Iwo married to a Mr. Gossip, a gentle.
man of respectability and fortune: h.: died in the
year 1791, leaving lila ...Wow a johatitre of 4001.
111-year; she was also rattled 10 a moiety of as es-
tate, to the amositt of 'll4Ol. per /ear, after
the death of • tier, /amber (Mrs.. Wilmat), who
had • lifedutcreint iu *I. 1: wet bee inherent'
in' this estate that she ovule over to Mr. Ityau,
tinder duress. Thies 1,-arced Counsel Catered
1::to a full de.cription of every e'vecatiostsave; bet
as they went afterisarls detailed in evitienee, we
prefer divan:; it in that ship •. Tits Amertsint. took
place at r4C. 'brining u; they were vacated at York.
at [lto reNtii, e. sc of tier mother.; they came to Lois-
don in it f v weeks after, acc,oistaiinied by ,11ii4
o,lly Sellers. n se.vant, who w,s3bcw innocent
but afttroards dflikauchod by the.Defendaut its the
hou-e with Mo. layout, and became the unfOrtta-
nate Lady's coinroandeens. While they remained
in London, Dolly was faithful CO Ityan ;
she was then innocent ; but when the Clefia-
dint forced Mrs. Ryan to the Come:sent. .trod
Dolly had lo•t that preen ms item. chastity, sde
became the erne' liostrum•nt or eppeessies, ntuiter
the direction of the Def
and confidant, wit a Mr R Keating: I teat/Quid state
some of the Defenale..:, letter. ..44,1,0 wee the
Continent, to that Geod.-maw. whit+ isetherentelviii
would be sititiesit to prove. thisunfortintatc L
mint was broken doe,' by coicky. Hi, first letter
to K-oting was dated Ao:cerp. May, 17)2, g.viu.t
him directions to have the deed drawit : atiess,
that Mts. Ryan hat a right to dispose of it, al thong
Mrs. Wiiinar, her macre, hot nt..s.r..;st in it.
Fir dermas Keating to 1.4-11"fietiliCouioiel. mod to
hare an ass:ginnent drawn up. with toe primer
Portal of execiition. Ile then lays, alloiliiig to Mrs.
Ryan. 1,1 will make her execute it. It is a n-t
8001. a-year, and it will mike a glooil thing fur my
family if any thing should happen me. Mrs.
Wilton has deceive., sue ,hoot the woods, but I am
waitinz fur isifimanatioss /I Dolly's father about
them. for I ain deter cost down every stick,
and leave the country oise+t."—Speskiog of Mrs.
Wilinar, he says, " the old b—h will comply with
every Om; I desire, for she is ill, rid miserable, for
ber 'laughter's intim learned Gonna-fob.
served, the 13 feudant teas yon :hat Mae. Wilmer
would mouldy to evert itttag he del red. heoetise
she w.s at death's door by her aimiety for thews.'
*heal of her daughter. It was impossilde for him
to give it rester illustration than was already dose
by the Defendant. W.1144`4r was dead end,
he befwrel teens hie consciesice, her death w.e
histerwil by the miser.thlesituatioo of her daughter.
Hr seeds farther instructmas toMr,Si•ating;
him he was afraid there might be someeistotlinents:
he must get a copy attic thiirniAr's still. for his dewy
whis the laat *WIWI In- 11/01h1.1 ifittiptt; for wilier,
reasnit lo ilesir..l him to W.W.I lig.4ll.lit all revoca-
tions. Ur another lett..r he said, " eau must join
fa! in WI:toil, thr all hopes from Yorkshire are
over. (licorice has arrieed at 03tPlid. OA a friend
of ,Me.. IVilioar's, het that I -It,,nld let Mrs.
lltyan ',turn to Hag: and she 'mold semi me
10001.: tut t.lts, of course. "on know. l would
not co 'out to sant I met any porpose sercouplisli-
ed. I°. rryni•ti was- ready with ion aii.wer. that
I hail go le to Italy es you ire how neeessary
it is for its tJ leave Mill place. I ant sorry it r. nut
in in; power to assist yeti es I could wish ; b,r as
hopes front tne old h—si is 0.-r. Are you cstlid
to the bar ? if not, take sofliineut from my next re-
mittance for that purpose. as it may he of the
greatest moisequesice to eta both that you should."
Another, .ifier the assignment was executes!, rims
thus : ta Never feet ; any decry .hall not leave this
side of the water : she Is going ow in the old way ;
trying to get letters to York, and attempting to
sprak to every English artault she meets: she is
most dangerous, and requires my whole attentiou.
Be sore you scud the Newspapers. but don't re-
gister the deed until it Iseconsisactsiallynecessiry.
If the rued was open SO me fur Eoglarid. how coold
I go wits this wit lard woman ? she frailly nail away
se foe 11044.1 I of the citation from Durnnurier's
camp'—Mr. Attorney-Ciemeral stated m ley 611'-
844;4ra of the hardships and cruelties this unfortu-
nate lady had suffered ; and that, from pres,an.
she had become insane; and the Defendant. her
beehand, made use tat the to bring her
back to a 114.44.4 of tie lai•eriee he had nallicted on
Mr. She died iii a state of inss:ti'y !
Mrs. Broiled, a most ressatirahle old lady, de-
posed, she had bee:: the wife of Mr. Ryan's uncle.
She remembered when Mr. and Mr-.llyan Came to
Loudon. She then entered into is .1. skriptiois of the
astraner she ;bereaved they lived in. Mrs. Ryan
wee laCat a tispe, ; she often coot ilaintd lo the
witness of t' r mi-coniluct of the Defendant, in the
pessence of I) vSellere; ner .piritseeented quite d e-
premed. She calla.l epos her one aiwning,ind begted
of her to take under her charge 101. which lien uun.
Ow (Mrs. Wilmer) bad sent her, as the Deft tad.

ant search• d her racket's Misty sight, and she
could not keep a shilling. Dully Sellers wrs pre-
mut. Oil the following day the witness+ recessed.a
letter from the Ilefrudaut,•cslliuo• upod her to de.
liver the 801. she had received from his wile the
day before. Sire went to the Defendant's house,
and asked for Dolly Sellers : she iuquired from herr
what money her mistress had left with' her the day
b-fore ? she said 101. which the animus gave ►Mrs.
Ryan; and was going ■way, with the declaration.
1114 she wool,! a<v.•r enter the boa', Mrs.
Ryan ran after her without a cloak tlllll bonnet,
and begged of her not to foranke I cr. l'he a itne•s
told her she would not, for she would be always
ready to rcceive her. Dar sivi present at this
conversotion. On her cross•examination, she said,
Mrs. Ryan was a timid woman, and hial not the
sirongest understanding. Me complaint', of the
Defendant having squeezed her between two doo►*.
nuuil she was bruised all over. She never' saw tier
attar she left finding. cccc -street. She wrote to the
defendant, to tell hint lie had better take her
for-
tone, and deliver her person up to the cam of her
friends.

Mrs. Gorick cnrrnbo-st►4 the e►ideoce of thr
laws witness: she was s relation of Mrs. ltyaa's first

Mr. Kibl.lewl.tte proved, that the letter. to
Mr. Keetiog were io the hood-writing of the De-
fendant.

They were read by Mr. tnerten.
Mr. Honed Keating slated; that he was at Sear.
borough with the Defendant ,t the time the enurt-
Fillip commenced, *kith rear through a Mr. George
Keating. who was not a relation of his. All a-
VAISCcS Caine firing the Ircly And her mother. He
avermitlanied them to Yo:k, :here the mtirrirge
to-lt ptree. He acitionwledged he received the letters
which were read, front the Defendant: be acted
upon them, and had the deed drawn according to
their director's. He went to the Continent, stud
`we it rx,cuteil ; he did not Nee anv force used to
'oblige Mn. Ryan to esecnte it. Dolly Seller. was
• ruli.ctibtrg witness, and a Mr. Webber the
ether: he (Keadingytaal a truster, hut he never
told or explained to-Mrs. Ryan the maitre of the
deed. When lie went, by the ileiire of the Defend-
ant, to the Continent, he had not a donbt but there
war an iinuruper connecti•ai between Dolly sellers
and the Defendant it the time the deed was exe-
cuted. the Defendant came to this country with
Dolly Sellers, leaving Mrs. Ryan in France. .
Several witnessret were produced, who proved
'the duress an Englund ; or rather that her sprits
ware .lepresied by ill trestineut.
Mr. PARKE, Coumel fur the Defer:hint, con-
tended, that although there might he a duress in
England, it was not proVed that it continued on
the Continent sip to ilia time of the.deed bring
esecntea, iti which case there was nothing to introit-
dote the aniognment.
• Mr. George lie4tii.g was examined. The effect
of his evidence went to she:, ilia: the lsdy awl her
itsuilter bore the moat Komi:mut part in the court-
ship.
Mr. ‘VeWier depo-ceil, that althoneh he war
ruhrcrila.4 witnemi so the dreil, lie did hot Itnr.s,
the couteotti.uri,. He hail horn on the Continent
at the desire of his father, where lie met with the
Defend:Lot ; he dined with him on the day the
d..e I air, exernied, and lie was asked to wittiest' it,
shish be di.' : there seemed to he the nand perfect
hariunny between the Defendant and Mrs. Ryan :
tie did not hear the deed read.

Dorothea Sellerv.—This female contradicted
terry thing that had been given in evidence
by the other witnesses. Mr. Ryan beliaterd in the
oncost hntuivie marintr to Mrs. Ryan; although she
it:re hal three children by but; and itep-
p cored that the unfortunate deceased Mrs. Ryan
*ll*ot:stilted to lerte her bed to accommodate-this
imp, in the show of a woman, for the purpose of
her accouthemeot I We could wish to pass her eel-
den: e by. fot she only heaped crime upon crime I
Bodice it to say, it eas of such 'nature that Mr. At-
torney-General thought it WA. DO togicient to con-
vince the Jury that bnt had fallen a victim to ill treat.
merit that he did not reply.
Lord Ettennolotiun did not think it necessary
town up the evidence; bet, iift.r a few (moments,
he left the C4.4P to the derision of the Jury, who re-
turned a verdict for the Plaintiff-.4temmets Is. and
40% cents—which makes the deed null and void.
Too much prairie cannot be given to Mr. Parke,
for the care and industry he sherreii as the Counsel
for the Defeirdanr, at the same time his honourable
mind revolted at the t .sk. flis counren pour.
turd his fcelitigs as man, while t.e lent li•• power-
ful o:,ibilet, as a lawyer, in the defence (.0 his client.
tire! lasted Com *keen o'clock in the morn-
ing eight iu the ereitine, making nine hours.

covirr or COMMON PLEAS, Gti L, Aus. 4.

ID•fore Lord Chief Justice MANSFIELD and a
Special Jury.

HOD0111110911:41 V. •LLSIET.
This was in action on a policy of ingenue',
effected on the Uth of December. 1800, on thirty
chests of siigsr. shipped on hoard the Vroso
bound to Tonntogeo. with lawny to touch at He-
ligoland.

It appeared that the aruml gilled from Shreiner;
on ilivlii n of December, with convoy; the wee.
tiler, however, being very bed, they parted convoy
tile day after tnetr departure ; on the 23J of Der.
tile vessel aimed at Helix...laud, where they took
on board a pilot. and proceeded foe the Eider; at the
niuudi of that riv.-r they sereobliged to cast anchor,
111 cinvweri neut.*. of toe tempestuous state of the. wen.
tewron.t the .I!fh...ulty of the navigation ; the entrance
of the Eder bring full of sand-books, which were
constantly shifting : finding it ientro-aible to go up
the river, the) returned to Heligoland ; here they
took ou hoard another pilot, and on the 30th of
December they again weighed anchor for the liver
Eider. Tne weather was very favourable in the
morisinz, hut about eleven o'clock it began to
blow very hard, with snitch .now and raio, and the
puce, no. hung ithle to tind the mouth of the Eider.
advaed the Carton. ea tne resawl wn- leaky, and
had received much damage in her bowsprit and
sail to cuter the Elbe fur present safety, aid to
hate her damages repaired ; this advice was com-
plied with. stud they proceeded UP the Elbe. On
toe Slot the weather moderated, and bad the weasel
Leen to a Cuudithm to g 7 to they might have

•441,„,
1

returned down the lellse: io the afternoon
day, however, they were capture.) by
and carried up to Ulucketadt : bete the
cosihned separately, nod nested with
moony, to make them confess from
eetr3:l cause, the Ckitaiii !invite: orig.!'
that she was bound how Amsterdam.
worn out with hunger, at length toile
truth, and the vessel was of coiner corolcor
This *tau mud wawa:ads: by the Captaiu
of the Verne 4/1,10.
The intymeot of the insurance nail
the graiiiid that the Cnpialli, aithilllgh I
ally might have gone 'non the Elbe for sofa
oh the worsting of the 31st of Deeenittne,
have returned to Religula:.4. and pa,
origonnl ilesttnetiou ;• molted of which.
messed the Eder. he thought he r
well tail up the Elbe, and veori hilt
'Cluchstadt, which constiteiest a deviatiou
orieniel course ape. tiled in the policy of it.
Nu esidenee was adduced io support
fever, rod the Jury returned a verdict
llaintit—damages 30o!.
LAIRDNER C. OFNUOVST.
This was se retied brought to recover ,
on a policy of iiiettputce.
,The eatec bed beets
flied last trine and a verdict given for the Platidiff,
with kite to Inner for a isew trial. The policy w-
on the ship (Jout! live, IMUOti On a tra so
from Loud. et to Triiiided—,...l from thence
or any of the pro-ts of dischorge on It,
Mac, with lib,r,y el calve, ot trey of
settlements or islande in the course of
' to the Spanish Mai.), with the excels:ism of
mild St. Dinein4o.
The veriest, it appeared, had gout to
emu from thence to &homier) front
island she sail. d for St. Thouras'e. where
lust on the Auegeds Reef. 'The policy ka
laid before some high Law Authorities,
the last trial, and they had decided, that -•• t
heti), of twilling at the British Settlements
Idiom's" related to socks. Settleaseots
Wends as lay in her direct c mot:. Tne whole
question, therefore, was, Whether St. '!'newels
could be ettioaderrd as ly .ng in the direct ar -
manlike course of a vessel hound to the
part of the Spools!. Maio ? To weenie
three Ceptiiiiio., who hal leen teeny ys
West India trade. were examinee&
stated"; that St. Thoutas's was ceresinly
out of the way of the direct voyage; the
not couceive that it was a deviation so
brother Cepteihs seemed to think : they
ever, agreed, th it the voyage to the was
of the Spanish Mein, by St.Thornos's and
blends. was much more secure thaw
along the eastern shore of the Sponish
cause. in the brat inatainc, by soiling
Islands, they Isere *sure of a steady ...hid;
the second, they were initiCa to light
winds and calms.
It was stated. on the pert or the Defendant,
the bare reception of St. Domingo and Jam,
tootained in the policy, sufficiently evideisted
spirit in which the vessel was, under-wrote,.
those who under-wrote her int;:isilt:Tthat ti
age shnuld by, a!oog the Eestern Coast to
Spani4 Main fo the place of her destination,
omentin.r oftllooe islands was guile unnecessary,
tleit e. 3.. the ship wood.) Imre ',ten at so nut
distatice from them—liur, on the other bead,
were in a direct fine with St. Tisomos'a, Qa
Oohed the tees/ had sailed.
Lord Chief Justice ll•asetties tobseeveds
when the cause was tried, in is former' he 1w
given the policy a greater latitude tl,
thought it weuld bear. The liberty of
evidently restricted to the ietauds in her
Wardbeuud course. Ile tied, at that
imagined, that St. Thomas's was nut et
the way of the regular ....lege. as I.e
stood it to be. The Plaintiff's wituessees
of proving that St. Thom's', was io the
course, lied deposed directly to the cc:mussy,.
Jury, however, being conveisant iw matters of
nature, would, no doubt, decide carrell-
The Jusy retired, said, after half an ho.
sideration. fumed ter the Plaiutiffi—Damagese
1871. 5.. 3d.
LIVING C. GIICAIILS.
This was an a, tom brought to recover
for breach of Nonfat%
The Plaintiff. throuAb the med;nui of his broker.
Mr. Aldrecht, purchased of Defenders, 9.300 !limners
Ayres hides. Thew hods*, when offer& (or .ode.
are techeically divided into four chimer., masked
A.ll, C. and D thnsa marked A. are perfect ;B,
a little damaged; C. coitsiderahle deledrowstol ;
and D, worm-ratan. Thiriern hundred of t/se Weis
parcliased for Plaintiff were described os belonging
to class A, and sold at 71.1. per lb. and the females.
iiig low were said to belong to class If. and
disposed of at per lb. On examinatiori, how.
ever. it seas disco% erect, that 53ti of the hides. pow.
porting to belong to class A. were sisely is to be
placed iu class C, which desciiptieu of hids• was
then %riling at about SJ. per 11).; and the Plaisotiff
now sought to recover the differestee betwer• that
sum and 714. per lb. which he had peed.
The facts were fully suhrtantisted, and the Jury
immediately found for the Plaintiff.

BADDOW C.
This was an action on a policy of ioaniance foe
2501. effected on a quantity of risme. to be shipped
front Jamaica for Liieland, no board " aay owe or
more of His Maiesiy'a ships."
It was stated, that chests .
pnt on board His Alajeu)'s schooner,
commanded by Lteutimaiit Lao rear
Nary. On her vo)age to E.ightod.
lance from Jamaica, tie Roo de let
force, g.satly superior. and, alto
in which Lieutenant Latireime
greater part of his crew, coraisting ,
were ki'led and wounded. the Rook

M. Lawrence. the widow of ,
Onii I who commanded the Rook.
scleoocer carried 6 put ; she w'
Lot mounted four wore on deck.

The for Plaintiff (i
Mcan) wished to put io the hill
purpoer of probsug hi. client's lotorett
shipped on board the Rook.
Lard Chief J twice 114 isTIELD
ever permit it ; and Mr. Sarni&
other weans of verifyieti tbe Ext—
ols/red.

moon oTlftst
y tt.r • I
lie Cr.', acre
lurid iohu-
w 'truce the
;iuurir st.ttrd
1. Thr torn,
oufcsscd the
mule:ward
uted Mote
reristed. on
5h 110
IC oriel, Set,
ember, could
persurd hie
hich. having
le utiatat as
tis goo Is at
mou front the
,f lURaraI,CV.
ort of tue de-
Icisti fur the
over dameges
pe had beets
the Plaintiff,
'he policy wr.
a hug voyage
thence to alt
the Siesnish
of the British
tl her ro3 age
au or Jsraaarra
to Demerara.
,ras the latter
',here she was
Itev had been
°ores, since
that .6. the
t lenient' and
.tvate:sto sod
. The et bote
St. Thornais
inert and Stir •
ilia western
t.uut this fact,
y ou the
Two cf thews
tly coostAered
the third did
re isteat a• his
hey al, brio..
*astern part
and the utter
bes by grails
sh Maio; be-
arrlong the,
ild; stink, to
light "arable
fendant, that
and Jamaica,
evideiiiceil the
r.sa4tlea. U •
that the ray.
Coast of the
.stinstioo, the
eeessary, r, in•
It au isomer's.
it hood, they
ma's, to abich
;
observed, *hot
tern, he hail
time' he now •
of calling was
oer direct out-
-1
at time, also
so Ire out of
e new under- -
eines, instead
ro the dittos
citatory. The
suers of that
ectly.
at hour's coo.
El.--Dainaseas
over damages
of his br,,hea,
9.3410 !loam
ler& fur aide.
suss.. rotaskirrl
re perfect ; 13,
sleteliticatt,l;
e•I of the Wes
I ,te belonging
id the tratain-
li, and were
4111111104 h hose-
hides. par.
&sly it to be
of hid.• was
d the Plassinif

wand •• aa♦ one er
r of dollars had been
sichooner. the I:ook.
mace of the Royal
;lead. at ■ short d...
tell its with a French
ifter a fallout scowl.
was killed. end the
6114 olity of it 3 Diens
Rook was tiptured.
of the brave Lamle. ►
stated, that thit
VMS pierced for tersi
rk.
(Nlr. Se►j•ant Situ. •
ll of 'admit. fir the
interest io the specie
tiro Rook! nom'
HCILD not Prt. i :4ny
..t•••••?!.tlat,:$ n4.‘
lIMIMMEMIFIC