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he took meartres to rues er the child. He wis in-
tercepted and taken into custody, when Dr. Lawson,
forgetting the duty of a magistrate, kept him in
close confinement for 10 days. He was not long en-
larged, before he was again taken into custody. An
indi&ment was then preferred against him by !slrs.
Crompton, for an assault, when so the a& of taking
away his child, this iudiament was removed by cer-
tiorari, in the Cott of King's Bench. Then an
application was made to that Court for a writ of
inaaideasur to bring in the child. And last of all a
suit was instituted in the Court of Chancery, all ex-
pressly for the purpose of harrassing this unfortunate
7eiitleman, and ultimately to ruin the little fortune
he is possessed of. Ile had never been called upon
thiough the whole of these proceedings to state in
wliat manner he maintained the child: it was not to
be supposed that an infant of only 11 months old
(could require that affluent support which the peti-
tioner stated to be necessary. If the father had
worked at daily labour, it was sufficient for its ten-
der years. 'lle learned Counsel regretted much
that he was forced to admit that the mother was the
most competent to maintain the child, which, from
her settlement, she was so amply enabled to do. This
settlement was the cause of the whole dispute, and
it was to be wished that all swat might be abolished.
They were a constant source of disagreements and
jealousies, and, as long as they existed, would cre-
ate family di-mutes and unconquerable disputes.
The Loan CIIANCILI.OIt observed, that he did
not recollect any instance of an application of this
• kind being granted, except under very special cases
indeed. Where a child lived with the father, and a
third person made a provision fur that child, neon
rap css conditions, that he was to be educated in a
certain K ay, he is not to be deprived of his rights by
the conduct of his father.
Mr. Rom i ;.hv said, that Mrs. De Manneville was
ready to nhda.• such settlement on the child as the
Court should direft, or in any manner his Lordship
would &she.
Mr. FONOL•NCtUt then said, the child was used
as a means to extort money from the mother. It
was a most scandalous and shameful thing that a
father, pretending to wish for the comfort of his
child, should make use of the custody of it for the
base put pose of extortion.
Mr. Iticiiaaos said, if any one in.Couit would
king the parties toyethcr again, he was authorised
by Mr. De Manneville to say, that every matter
should be forgotten and forgiven. The charges
which were made against him, he did not at all im-
pute to his wife, but to another person; and if that
person would withdraw herself from them altoge-
ther, and leave them entirely to themselves, that
harmony and affeCtion, which once subsisted between
them, should be re-established, and they would
again enjoy the society of etch other, and mutually
pi ovide for the welfare of their child.
Loso CHANCILLOI—.-4‘ The best way of decid-
ing this matter, will be for me to read the affidavits,
which I will do this eveMog, and make an order
upon them in the morning."

KENT AsSIZES.

mAiDiTONR, JULT 45.
TIVE KIVU,. v. PoWI4.

The Defendant, an eminent brewer at Green-
wich, and who was sentenced to imprisonmes.t. in
Maidstone gaol, for an offence against the Excise
Laws, of which he was convicted at the last A,sixes.
was again, ou this day, arraigned on another intorm-
ation for a similar offem.c. There was also an
action against him for slandering J. Hills, an officer
of the Revenue, who was appointed to the survey of
his brewhouse. When the causes were called on,
the Solicitor of the Board ot Excise agreed to ac-
cept 5031. as compensation, a.ld nut to proceed in
the aftions.