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LAW INTSLLUIENCE,

COUR!' Or CHANCLIY, Mager 26.

In the WIWI Of Joys Bowes, a tieene.
This case came benne the Lunn Crouse enaoa,
upon the Pettiest) of Mrs. Bower, the w:te of tune
lunatic, and Edmund Peckover, of Bradford, in
the county of York, barker, the Committee, prayis g
his Lordship to confirm the Master's hien' t.
The Petition stated, anitteg either meters, that
at the time of suing nut toe commissinu, the lu-
natic was possessed of a freehold erate, of about
701. per annum, and some personal property, only
of abi,ut the value of 1001. and Hannah Bower,
the sister and nearest relative of the .aid lunatic,
was appointed the Committee of hie persea and
rata-e, and had the care and inanagerhent ett his
affairs for sever al nears pre•ioas to her death, which
happened in theeminith of August last ; whet. a
very considerable property devnlv .d upon tha luna-
tic, As her heir at law and next of kin. 1 hat up ,n
the death of the aaidComnettee, and in pursuance of
his Lordship's filer. the Ptitioner, Ann Bne sr,
Elisabeth Bower, one of the cousins of the lunatic,
and Abraham Hutchinton, another relation if tl a
lunatic, by their respeaive Solicitors, attended and
laid before the Master their severe! prop. s.l. (see i-
fied by affidavit) for the put pose of being aopa n el
Committee of tne person and es:ate of aie lunatic ;
Mrs. Bower further proposed to become eith(er the
sole or Joint Committee, with Mr. Pet:lnver ; and n
support of such proposel, the affidavits of the Rev.
Mt. Lampltigh find, Wiliam. Pollard, E•q Na h.isi
Jewett, J thn 11arJy, Esq. Itecaruer of Leer, end
several other of the TOUR re:peel:Me persans that
heighbnuthood, were made, testifying their Itiow-
tge of Mr. Peckover, and stating rem in be a
hanker of eminence ; and a person of consid:rable
property, of unimpeach•tne integrity, good mo-
ral), and universally eneemed xud lespentel. It
also appeared, by the affidavits of Dotter Hunter
and Doctor Best, two physician*, be °aging
to the York Lunatic Asylum, that, at that unit',
the lunatic was perfeer.y rational; and they .height
he might be safely removed, from the Asylum, to st
private house, at Bradford or elsewhere, wider then:
medical care and supertmendance. The Petition'
further stated, that the Mauer certified, that he
having considered the several proposals and atfila-
vitr, in support thaeof ; and dusting that the contest
for the Committeeship had 'seen carried tea, wiih•
great eagerneen by the several parties, who lied sun-
ported their deans by a muititude of affidavit, ;
and finding that tae lunatic was so far restored to
reason, as to make i; nenecestary to corniue him
longer in the alsy ;it was h s (the Ntasies's)
opinion, that care et the pertha and esta is or
the lunatic, cooler .1).• entrusted to any u: e more
fit and proper than Mr. ned: ;ver ; of whose easml-
lent charaaer he had such . 71r testim..ny ; but more
p trticialarly, because of his L being a pi) esi tine'
family, and not having engageu in the c tee: ler
the Committeeship; which inner, so far :torn b lug
an objection, WAS an additional reason fur tpputanng
him. It also a,spared, that Mr. Hutchi.....in ob-
jeaed to this Repur cnntendiun, that the Master
should have teinnted him (Hutchinson) to be a
?toper person t,s us appointed the CO:Utklact.
Miss E. Buwer made no onkaion to the Re
pot, and the Petition now came niffini hearing.
The Arroamse-Gesseas., en behalf of Mr.
Hutchinson, appled for his cents in g• Lig before the
Master with his proposals, &c. and Mr. la i Lau.
on the part of Miss Bower, apphed for a similar
purpo,e. He contended, that she was entit ed to
her toll expenses, having been a hear telative of the
lunatic, and having been the tirat person to carry in
her propn.als before the Master.
The SOLICITOII-GIMLitAL and Mr. MARTIN, On
the behalf of the Petitioners, Mr.:. Bower and Mr.
Peckover, resisted this application; and the for-
mer Gentleman c.bserved, that tie did expea a Pe-
tition against the Master's Repoli would have been
presented, when he should have been under the
ne.essity of trnubling the Court et very great
length, upon tee immense mas, of matter with
which the Master's Olfice had been inundated, bow
by Mr. Hutchinson, who was only the son of an
lent, and by Miss Bower, who was the daughter
of an uncle tit the lunatic. lie said, he should
now only state, that the lunatin, being disinherited
by his father, had but a very small 'unmet., and
his sister Hannah, who had lately died, became
the sole onjea of their father's bounty ; sae it was
who cantriouteJ to the support of the luitatic and
his family, and took out tee commission, and
having lately diets, the lunatic thereby became
rant. d so a real estate of nearly 10001. per annum,
and a personal property of hear 5001. per annum
more. Wail: in .1 state of comparative poverty,
Miss Bower and Mr. Hutchinson were unknown
to the lunatic and his family, except from an alno-
lute indifference to their necessities, and treating
them with scorn, contempt, and derision, aJJed to
A rooted animosity ever since toe death of the luna-
tic's farther, in consequence of the disappointment
in the disposal of his will. But no sooner had M,.s
Bower, the former Committer, died, and the lunatic
become entitled to a fortune, than they immediately
came forward, anxious to obtain the Committee-
ship of the lunatic's person and estate ; and their
eagerness, as the Master ternicd it, was evinced by
Miss Bower's carrying in four statements of facts;
and 11 affidavits; and Mr. Hutchinson nix state
ments of facts, and 12 affidavits, altogether con•
turning 351 folios of matter, ehieny co.iaisting of
loose scandal, and malicious falsehoods, nor which
the country had been scoured), all levelled against
Mr.. Bower ; stating, that sne, Elizabeth Bower.
and all his, the lunatic's, relations, tette ever averse
to his connexion with his present wife, whom she
WAS pleased to call "a poor woman, of very low
renute and loose charanter, and having had children
by the lunatic previuts to their hitermarnage."—
these charges foul end calumnious as they were,
he continued, were completely refinni, by a
host of pet sons of tile most respeaable anua-
lions and cheraaers in that country; enc.
charge only eacepted, namely, that of Mis.
Bowet's having been seduce 1 by her hnsband, and
having two children by him before their marriage ;
they have sm.:e had three; and the evidence of tnos,
most respeft .hle persons, sorer• of whom were the
Clergymen, if the neighboulhoud. and Magistrates
oofe the mist decided testimony of her exem-
plary dem eaheir, as an alroftionarn wife awl tend r


wither, arid * pew)* of the most rigid °economy.
By the opposition of these pussies to ner hec sm.- s
the Committee of her husband. she was uncles the
Lecessity of taking a j ,orney from Yoo., whi ;h
put her to very gte t expense. that she ra,ght •t ew
herself to the M•rsr. who was parfealy onistiesf,

as appesrel I y Lis propnsirtz her to become ue
j•iint Ciminittee with Mr. Hutchins, n, but witic.
she related, from the intimacy wean him
her family And Mr. Peckover haying eery hand-
somtqy nfre.red hirmell as s Committe-, at tle in•
staf/Ge of Mrs. B S h;eitar, she prnpo.ed him
as such, and tLe Mater made the Report in his M-
eow., as before stated. fhese vs'um:iinris proceed-
ings it. the Master's office, the Learned Camel
conte :Jed. 'vele m 0.4- for the p arise of molt-
ra sing t!.e e.,ate of t slakfrortun•te lunatic, whom
they still suug!it to lerp in ctr.finernent at the
Asylum. For these tritons. the ire. he t tiq-d
the Court would not think them untitled in costs.

Mr. Masi rtw followed, at 'time length. in sup-
1-.ort of tone arguments t and Mr. 1-flste was prie-
c, ed ng t I all•'Net them, and declared he sh ,'id b .
able to atisty the Court, that his client had 4.9.14 a
preitse•wir illy pert. and he was convinced his Lon/.
tiitintaiely think her entitied to de re-
minerated the whole of her exnenres hen
The Loeu ('ward Li., e uij, th.' h was tit
oblige.l n, a•temn his :pi' in tiaostiter plat
In the m inn tun however, his L-ndship sail, Le
should atten•ively read over all the affidavits, ane
nerve his further oistri in. until he 'mid heard the
patties.
Till;111611A1r, rascts 26

The LORD CHAIICSG!.OI. on re.uming hirsute
this da,, g ee.Llf to t•e King's pteasote, stated.
'tat. he ea I every o to of t::e affida it. w t:t at-
t•tt i in.. d ow desired to :..ear Counwl x t behalf
f wri.s howrr.
Fhe I.° 40 LiIAMCIRLOIII, in deliverirg his j•ldg-
mert, bettan by reading (with peculiar feeling) a
letter from Mr. Bower to his wife, dated from the
Aaylum, expressive of his a feelto.l fro her and his
cnildren. and of his desire to be mooed to their
society. lie commented, with great se...airy, upon
s•tme of the affidavits wh;ch had been fled againat
Mrs. Bow.r, and which, he said, were not m 'tit: out.
but •on i ted malicons and ill.f•und.td ecAma-
tion, m x rg bittt:rneae in the con of domes: c com-
fort la adv r. ng 13 the anxiety expresael by
these pa .iie; to become Cornarmws, when the
hula is h‘d cone irate a good property, his Lord-
ship ob e red, ", Where the carcase is, there will
the ru.tute• either." He lamented that he could not
take a me ..t t** affidavits on bel.alf of bliss Bower.
off the tile, atter Mar. vindication of her-
self : and concluded 14 confirming the Master's Re-
port. And •PS.tllolAing all MISS kliiifeir'S Was sub•te•
quent ;wit first ap?lication, but re-erred it to the
discretion o the Master, what part of Mr. liutchin-
aaa's costs shoold be allowed to him.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

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[Extract of Letter 1:.,03 Dublin.] •
In whatever point of view ;h-! I.te Ministerial rers
voiurioa is a ~.sidered, it ethilat;; a portentous and
alarnilg pr aped but in no pot of the empire
vesis tea ens.nediate 'frets be 62 strongly felt, as in
this metrupolia. The pitrona,le and encourage-
ment given by the Duchess of Bedford to the ma.
autadurers of this neglected capnal, had already
made c insiderable advances in arneliorattng the
hard condiriun of a very numerous elms of useful
attizans. The noise of the loom and enttle".
once more recta' .ded in that part of this cite call d
the Earl ^t ltlratli'. Lihorsy ; and several menu-
fatturers bad recalled their discarded woikm n.

Her Grac 's prnttftion was extended At a very
critical •id i.np,.ita..t period. and Was the means
of doifusi ig to thousandr. A series of pub-
-I.c annue.nents at tio antunda, unjer her Graces
inpurdiate countenance, au considered as the most

likely means to afford immediate benefit; these en-
tertainmen•s were conduCled in a new and very
spirited style, 4:I I had aftually cnntrituted, in no
small degree, to rtiet the ends for which they were
established ; and !Luther and mare ett.nded plans
of relief were intended. We trust and hope. t: a:
the egronp:e, ,ei laudably set, may be Flllnwed ip
by her Grace's succe.uw, with that v-vlaud latrity
va I:1: the importance of t re subj.J.l Jeuunds.

A mod, of pigeon dm ,Cng will take place. ells
mornion. at h in. Nee Cownon, between pent'e•
men of Middlesex, and six of Surrey, for a congder.
ab:e sum.

We Are informed that some eery enrinns rriaran-
seer have hoot put in pratice respecting the petit. n
from the University of Oxford, prevented to the
Houie nl Commons against Lord Howicit'v Bill, by
Lord TITCIIIIILLD, which migrt have been el-
pla:neJ to the public. it the letters wii,teri by the
Duke 0: P D. the Chancellor rt this L-A-ned
Body. and Lord E.t.000, their High Steward, were
primed. These letter, have been publicly Arica;
and tend, according to report, to elucidate much or
the mysterious history of the presert moment.
His Royal Highnovs the [Adze of Iti en T is cape/lid
at Sir Gsoeoe e.avoses. in Pertrmouth. on e:on.
day. Hu Royal Higlirknis will lowed the 21 batta-
lion of the Royal Regiment on Monday. and
plate it to lOW men, tor East India re-vice.
The Blues. commended by the gallant Colonel
Donates. still remain on the kimo's duty at
Winrsor. _

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The lortiskilling are vartered at Yolk, Beverley,

and Newcrsue.

The 1601 Dragoons go t Scotland, an the 10th.
or Pewees regiment, to Arundel.
I he I sth DrAgoone, the Duke of CUM
regiment. e pat to go froth Weyer oath to Houns•
I err, to 'elm,' the 16th Dregoons, on the Kitifiea

eK• r: duty.
Every ex's, inn is matinc to send ont ttie Officee
and tro ps destirind to, India. With the 14-Re ft set
nnw picaceeiing tnt India, hesides :be 81 Bntalion
ot tie Scots anyaii. the Duke of Kest r's regiment,
and the dal Ns.talion of the Potop.idouts, there go
out large detachments for many ot the regitnects
ia .n tvt tilt tic regiment• at the C 4 .e.
A weir wrong detachment ptecceis at same titre
t‘i the Nev South Wales c-npe—the °dicers and
men volunteering from other rmiroents. Many
more tuned ow. for tins scrvim tdia could be as•
eepteii of.