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London, England, 1819-03-06 00:00:00

THE CHASE

STAG HUNT. HUNT.

On Friday, thel9th last, the Prince Regent's Stag-hounds
bad the most brilliant day of this season. They turned out
at Bedfant, where a numerous field of sportsmen met them
from town, and lord Derby's hunt iu Slurry. The deer
took off in the most daring manlier across Hounslow Heath
towards Harrow, which he skirted, aud seemed to feel a
desire to pay. London a visit, for he crossed the Tyburn-road
at the three-utile-stone to the foot of Hampstead-hill, to the
left of Islington, and thee, over the beautiful enclosure to
Hendon and l'otteridge. It was here lie was first seen by
the sportsmen about two miles before the hounds, hut evi-
dently much heat. He rescind A small village about five
mules beyond Barnet, where he was taken without receiving
the least injusy.afier a run of four hours and Mmie minutes.
Nothiug but a determine.' and COO courage in the deer could
have borne bim the distance, as the hounds ran in the most
gallant style, to the admiration of I old experienced
sportsuseu, a few of whom had the happiness to see him
taken. It was tun far for the hunt to return home that
night, a distance at least of thirty-four miles.

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LAW INTELLIGENet.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S vourvi, tAscoLN's.lN:es

Faimiv, NlAttcu 5,

• RUI.F. OF COURT.
v. STYLES.
Mr. BSI.I. moved, that the .receiver in Ibis cause
should be dismissed, and his recognizioces doss.
char...tea, lie wits appointed receiver It, catty i 0000
effect the will of the foe Sir Charles Styles, Dart.
and to pity off the encuniloraners of his paternal
estate. The present incumbeot, Sir Thos. Style-.
had obtaiiied the full age of it in the month of
Atignst last. lile..(Mr. 800 was aware that 111.,
Court always heal. weld anxiety to protect young.'
men just comints•iiito tiossession lif their property ;
but he had received 'a leiter frota the Hottostrul.le
Baronet who was interested in this ease, whit Is
would do /IWO/ with the difficultY. It was address-
ed to him a. hr V 441% Jill' Counsel. lat make the prep
!trot motion, v.z. that he Ottitieil the Court
discharge the. teceirer. without his being obligeti
to go before a Master to peso hie scrotum., wino%
would toe otteisded With unnecessary eipentie, as
he (die Baronet) bad examined sham, and was pet-
tedly satistied that they were correct. Und.r
those coi.sideratioiss he had no doubt but his Ho-
nour would grant the writion. •
The Vicr..Cnivicer.o.mi—,' In Ibia rage.the nr"-
tler you ask for may be ptinpre,fnd it is a rule of
Court that a receiver slittubl pas bisaccounto lw-
Ore a Muster prevtous h. baitdiscfarge, except it
sprees! rase is sliewsi. 1. tbilik you hese she% is
—.. a case. Mr. Nell. But I thick there ottAbt to
he a general rule laid down in cases similar to this.
that a receiver ought out to be discharged without
passing his accounts before the Muster. In tl:e
way you have. asked for the order, Mr. Bell, al..
though I hive Willie(' it, I lay down 1114 S its 1•••
lierill rule of Court, that it receiver from lie,' f....
cannot be discharged witliout passing his accooi.is
before the Master, without the owner of the pro-
perty has had one fear to Consoler of the propetety
of. it, after he hail obtained the age of .21."
dilution granted.
This was the second seal after Term. His fin-
Dom will hear the Lord Chancellor's 1116t111111{
morrow, as his Lordship will not be able to anew!
from indisposition.

COURT Or, KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL,
FILIDAY, MARCH 5.

Sittings after Hilary Term before Chi.:l Justin
MooIT and Common Jurief.

CUPE V. TIIFI.PII.
The Plaintiff, in this case, is the Proprietor 4 A
Medicine intended for the cure of Cancers, deno-
minated " Tl.e Severeign Remedy," and he brought
his action against the Defendant, a warthouseinao,
for the sum of 151. for attendance on, and merhcine
furnished to his wife, who was afflicted with a can-
cer in her breast. It appeared that the Defeo,laot
had employed the Plaintiff at the rate of 54. is ti.it,
and, beyond that sum, he was to receive rernime-
ration for such medicines as he might lied it neces-
sary to supply his wife with, dialog the, prangs-s of
her cure. Ile attend .• her for a considetalde time.,
iand was paid, for medicine and attendance, up—
wards of 121. The Defendant's ails did not, hoe.
ever, grow better, and in csinsetturnev, Mr,
Horsley, the Defendant's brother-in-law, callrd i,,t
him, and stated that his visits were prodUctive of int
good effect, inquiring, at the same time, wlirtlst r
he could refer to any tWrIIOIII whom lie hail cured.
Plaintiff slid, he hail cured Mt.. Walker, of tfe
Percy Coffee-house, of a cancer in his mouth, an
that he had also performed a cure ofl the dauglitet
of Mr. Est, of Totteitham-Tourt-road„ who was Or,
flirted with a cancer iii her arm. He still Como.
nued his visits to Mr.. Phelps, till lie ran nit a hill
of 12/. 10s. for attendance, and AIL 10s. fur medi-
cine, (or which he sent 111 his bill. Defendaet le-
fused payment, on account of the vista of ski ;I ei
the Plaintiti; who thereupon brought the peasant
action.
The Plaintiff having proved his visits, and the
delivery of the involicine—
Mr. SCARLETT, rot, the Defendant, contended
that the Plaintiff was not entitled to recover, *suit.•
touch as he had no skill in curing the disease
which he was employed to eradicate.
To prove this, Mr. SCARLETT yelled vvitoctete•,
who deposed, that Mr. Walker, and tlie infai.t
daughter of Mr. Est, a horn the IN • •IT .I. i Lord
hail been cured by him, had both died—and acre
thus effectually freest from all diseases. In ei:i.ll
case considerable sums of money had been raid to
the PI • •ff. It was further stated, that the U. -
fendant had called in two surgeons, after ate failure
of the Plaintiff, who directed the breast of Nlr..
Phelps to be cut off, which operation hid saved lit r
life.
Under these circumstances the Jury returned a
verdict for the Defendant.

PALACE COURT, FRIDAY, MAncji 5.

LIBEL EXTRAORDINARY.
lIENTLY P. 111:1101e.

This was an action brought by Mr James Retitle, an en.
'Weer, residing near the New-road, , ag...104
William Heron, a watchman of St. Pelmet , to r.Cr•i r
Compensation in damages for libellous words spoken of bins
by the Defendant, which he eunsidered detrimental to his
character. The Defendant suffered judgment to go by
default.
The following are hrictly the facts of this curione case, as
detailed by Counsel, and site. wai de ',toted by eeidea.
On the evening of the deal of December last, the Plain-
tiff had been from hustle on business, and shout eight
o'clock was returning home through Hunter.street, where lie
was actuated by the Defendant, a ho, in the prevent... of P.'
veral person■ said he had seen him fur I iiithla look-
ing about there, and he suspected him 111 a " thief." Vila
scandal semi spread in •he•seigbh.arheud, suit the Mem.
tiffs friends began to lurk upon him pith aosepiens. The
persons whom be dealt with renewal giving him cred.t, and
consequently be felt himitilf bound, in 01. r to clear
his character, iv institute the present pioreedine. The
words complained of leaving berm pruvid w have bens eprikeit
by the Defendant, Mr. Alexander Smith, a podanau, sal
called, sad proved that he bad considerable &almae with
the Plaintiff by lending him money, and disenantint
for him; but since he breed the above report, he did not
only refuse curiae him credit in his bums. as a rnaton.cr,
but be dechneddeudieg bias say moury, or discounting any