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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Syrusor.Y, Drc. 4.

A motion was made forcommitting • young Geo.-
Oman to the Fleet, for endeavouring to run away
with a ward of the Court. Mr. HELL prayed 14
snore time, itsi he underotood she Defend-in wet:ll
be fully ready to amwer by next seal. The Cut:. t
ordered, that unless he produced she young Lady
by the day medsionetl, the committal should ces
unsay take place.

OPERA-HOUSE.
TAY 1.06 v. WATLILS.
This *SS 8 Moltuis en itle by Mr. HEAL°, for the
purroire of ordering Mr. Waters to imy into Court

the sum formerly 4;dered, on the tili.)W4i.ce of the
esceptiotto. His HOI/OUf could sit f.il to stcol•
lect that this case had been so 'frequently tsuPste
the Court, as to require no comment from Into.
He would, however, !reacted to state the cane, with
the utmost colifidroce of its meeting a faviitivelde
decision.

Mr. BELL hoped that the Court %could not
mit the motion to ttil un 14.1 W, but alio% It to Hand
over for • few thy. filo client had only been

'rived tvith notice •of mutton last
.1 iKhtt ;1111 Ile

therrfore loid lint li,d !tine to seed o;rr the biter

which had been gib..t, him.
Nir. HEALD—•• It is moat extraordinary that,
after a delay of 18 months, there is yet some cause
for delay."

Mr. I3Er,r.—" I only ask for delay till Thurs-
day next, which is the next seal."
The Vlca•CtiAtst•ELhoa—" Let this bu brought
forward on Monday morning."

CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
Mr. BELL stated, that certain persons. namely,
Mr. John Wiltshire, resident near Bath. and Sam!.
Wiltshire. his *on, bad been ordered to attend the

Court this day. and to bring with them Misr
Mary Samford, a ward of the Court. He bad
the affidavit of Nit.. Wiltshire, the father, which
united that he was unable to attend iu consequence

of illness, but would obey the order of the Court
with as little delay as possible.
Mr. MALI) remarked, that it was a case wli•ch
would not adtuit of delay; that the young lady was
an infant, a ward of the Court, and possessed of a
considerable fortune. She had been tarn front

the protection of bar mother sud gualchan by
Samuel %Viltshire, and detained at the house of Its
father, not withstanding repeated applications VI

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him to deliver her up. -
Mr. BELL raid, the father's affidavit stated. that
he hail reason to believe his ion and the infant ws-re
mauled, but that he did not know where tl.ry
were—it added, that upon bring informed of me
order of the Court, he had advised the young I..t.ty
to retort, to her mother ; and had told her. that tf
an application was made to him, he must gise he-
up. He had likewise endeavoured to dissuade liSs
son from continuing the connexion. but withi.ist
success; he trusted the Court would allow hitu
some little delay, upon his assurance that he would
do all iu his power to produce the parties it, a few

days.
rite VICE-CHANCELLOR observed, that if the
father's affidavit was true, the marriage mutt have
taken place subsequent to the order of the Court.
11r. HEALD said, that this was one of those cants
in which he had frequently heard the Lord Chan-
cellor say he should direct the Attorney-Ceiteral its
be consulted. The authority of the Court was of
no avail, if a young lady of fortune, a minor, could
be run away with, and detained iii the house uf the
offender's father, in spite of the remonstrances of
her family. It was sworn, that the father had beets
served with notice to deliver her up, brit that lie
had returned the notice, and refused to obey it. It
was also sworn that the minor had been recently
seen in his house ; and in a gig, in company watt
Samuel Wiltshire and his brother Jolla. It was
therefore clearly s conspiracy of the flunk. to
Elfin possession of the young lady and her fortune.
and was exactly such a case as the Lord Chancellor
usually ordered before the Attorney-Geherd.
The Vice-CHANCELLOR raid, he was of opM,on
it was a very shameful conspiracy ; lii: print tl ::l
anxiety was us to what wits hest to be darer for
young lady ; the parties had exhibited a great tle.l
of contempt for the Court. He thought the lie•t
way was to present a petition, stating all the Facts
with reference to the conduct of the parties c0.,-
cerned in the conspiracy ; also stating the yonog
lady's fortune, and generally what measures her
family wished to have adopted ; by this meatt- the
Court would be more fully informed toast it muted
be on a motion. In the mean time he would orrice
that the three persons, J. %Wiltshire; S. Wil.stitre,
and .1. Wiltshire, the younger, shoal.' at read the
Court on the next seal day, acid pr:i.iw••• the lady,
and if they failed in doing so, then that the father
and Samuel shoUld stand committed to the Ftest ;
and he directed, that serviee of his Order at the
father's house should' be *aid iiertieeWa his aial
Ina sons. If it turned out; as he au-peeled the ease
was, th it the marriage had nut yet taken place,
and that this was • trielt of Hie father to gain liege,
he would find the Court was not tuhe trifled with.
He should deem it bis duty to Trait .him
.with the
beeriest puni3hutent to the politer or the Court to
inflict.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURCAT, Dar►-Asra 4.

HARRIS V. GRANG7..
This was an action by the planitiff, Rebecca
Harris, to recover from the Defeutt:iiits, PX.-Ctitoll
of a gentleman named Roetifort, the armor. doe
on a bond given toy that Gentleman for 2.00ni.
to ',retire to the Pia' 11 an annuity of jui. for
her life, payable ill quarterly liayrneots, and al-o
fur a sum of money tine' for 'money rent.
defence was, firtt, that the ht,hd 'iris rot the
deed of Mr. Rochfort ; tecoudly, that st war *writ
by the deceared to the Plaintiff for -tn ihttitcral
consideration; and, thirdly, that the exectitoiv hint
not effects its their timid* ecitsal to•the payment of
the Plaintiff's demand.
The brother of the Pla4ririfT was *examined, who
deposed that he had seen the Defendant aim a M.
Rochfort's death, and• Defendant promised, to pay
the arrears des ou the bond. -14. fro- ctrois-eint-
nation he stated, that .pretrieim. • theinaisttireeig
signed by Mr. Roctifort. tMt. n Aid he
gave it to the Plaintiff for ~ ;loess
did not know at this tuns that Mrs. flashier& was

alive. Witness did not know h..w Isis sister went
into Captain Rochfott's service. She went to visit
VII!: of Captain Rochfors's servants, and afterward•
knew she wits liviuz in Captain Rochfort's
si-rvi.e. After the bond was higtved, hir sister
went to France' with Captain Itnclifort; and whilst
there witness believed she was r allyd Mrs. Koch-
fur% • The bond was executed at the particular re-
quest of Captain Rochfort. A letter of the. Can-
taites to the witness, in which he expressed an anxi-
ous wish t. provide for his sister, and make her re-
paration fur the injary done her, to the utmost of
his power,'was also read.
M... Price knew, Mi.. f t irri. ; went with her to
the D-Pendant's bongo its itstie. ISIS, to demand
her annuity ; he Own pout itri 3.q. for !hill a year's
infinity, part of the arrears due ; and he said, if
he slid not receive money sufficient out of Captain
Roclifort's property before lie was under the ore,.
tety of quitting, this country, he would pity her the
arrears out of his own pocket.
Mr.•MattalratT theft called witness to prove the
prisperty Capt ain Rochfort ; but failing to esta-
blish any mete beyond what had already been dia.
wised of. the Plaintiff was no:waited.