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COURT OF LING'S BENCH, Wastritima, 4PRIL 18.

The ewers was occupied the greater pert of this
Jay, in hearing special arguments upon causes set
down for new teats, tee. 'the following is the only
case of public interest ; end, as involving the clues.
t:cn of voluntary Conveyances, is very import.
ant.

DOX 9. 1441MN1N04114 ANOTNEII.
This was an aaion of hjeament brought to re-
cover the whole of certain premises in Bermondsey.
a part of winch the Detendants claimed an interest '
in, under the late Lessor.
Abut the year 1781, the father of the Defend-
ants conveyed certain pans of the estate to his
mother, Plr her life, who, soon after dying. he
made another conveyance of the same portion to the
Defendants, his brothers and sisters, for their use
and benefit, during their lives. In the year 1802,
he disposed of the whole of his remaining interest
in the premises in question, to the Lessor of the pre-
sent Plaintiff, but did not give notice to bins of the
conveyance to his brotfiers and sister.; and, soon
after dying. the Lessor of the Plaintiff brought this
"Bien of ejeament to recover possession of the
whole of the estate. The ptitscipal taft, Icf; to the
Jury was, whether the deed of the conve7ance from
the deceased to his family, was executed in contem-
plation of fraud. or otherwise? And the Jury found
that it was not a fraudulent deed.

Mr. Laws formerly obtained a rnle to sh.w
cause why the verdiet in this case should not be set
aide, and a new trial granted ; and the case now
came before the Court upon solemn argument ;
the question being, whether a voluntary conveyance,
without a valuable consideration, was to .be consi-
dered a fraud in law, and tie deed consequently an
invalid instrument, as against a howl fide purchaser
for a full and valuable consideration d
Mr. Laws, in support of the rule for a new trial,
contended, that trim the very first authorities in the
books, a voluntary conveyance, without valuable
consideration, was always held to be pieta lice, evi-
dence of a fraud in point of law. The convey-
ance. in the present use, he considered as coming
directly within these authorities, mod the legal con-
clusion drawn in all such cases was a conveyance in
eontemplition of a fraud. 'The Learned Counsel
here quoted a vast neriber of autreitities of the first
Judges of their time, iu support of this position.
Mr. Serjeant Barr contended for the contrary
doarine, as laid down by Lord C.rief Justice Mile,
Chief Baron Gilbert, Lord Chief Justice Eyre,
Lord Mansfield, and others; and in a most able
and learned argument insisted, that, in point of tad,
thee* could be no contemplation of fraud wriatever
in this case, the conveyance itself having been made
upwards of twenty years before any fraud, as
against the present Plaieriff, could exist. He rest
ed his case chicily upon the number of authorities in
his favour entbelancing those of his Learned Com-
petitor,
nl
or, the
id thecoastruetra s of
themselves;the sfatut a
e onfli. rath
upon of
those grounds, he supported the verdia as it now
stood.
The Cops? considered this a case of the bigheit
imerortasice, as it respected voluntary conveyances;
and, unless the question was solemnly considered,
and the rule of law perfeetly ascertained, all fOn•
mances of this nature must sand in a very doubt-
ful and dangercus predicament, From the. reat
variety c!authoritiee cited upon both sides. and the
very great contrariety of opinions entertained by
these Learned Judges, Cie Court expressed a desire,
that if the property was sufficiently considerable to
bear the expense, the ease should be pin iato the
shape of a special verdiet, for the consrderetion of
all the Judges.
Mr. Serjeant Best replied, that the whole of the
rents was only About 200 i. per annum, which war
the only property hi:. clients had in the world.
Under these circumstances, the Court ordered the
case to stead over for further argument next term.
Mr. Plane applied for a Writ of Mandawas' in
be &reeled to the Mayor and Burgesses of the Bo-
rough of -Zernetrthen, desiring them to admit Mr.
William Skein a free Burgess of that Corporation.
The Learned Counsel was proceeding to state the
words of the charter, when the Court reminded
him, they were pettedly acquainted with it al-
ready. He then stated, that the Corporation insist-
ed that Mr. skein's title was rot regular, inismuch
AS the lease and release (as they termed it) did not
bear date the same tittle, because in the body of the
deed were these words :—" Indenture of lease and
release, bearing date the day next before the day of
the date of these presents ;" which were the usual
words in all conveyances of that nature. The party
was qualified to be admitted to be a burgess in ever y
other respedt.
'Me Court granted the writ.

In the cos- of AND a aWs O. WI LsON, reported in
our Paper of yestcrd.sy, from the Court of King's
Bench, there was a material error. It stated, that
on account of bills to the amount of 30001. which
Mr. Joao K two got to discount for the party,
Major Even had only received 1751. ; Whet CAS it'
should have added, that the greater part of the
bills were returned by Mr. Kiss. A full and satisfac-
tory account of the whole transaaion will, we under-
stand, be laid before the public ; but in the mean
time we are anxious to remove any bad impression
which the omission is our report :nay have pro-
duced.
Sir S l MU kr. Accnuor Y, the Conqueror of Monte
Video, on the River La Plats, in Spanish America,
was born in the city of New York, in North Ame-
rica, and was son to the Rev. Dr. S•ssu at Assu-
rer,, Reaor of that city, whose zeal and loyalty
in support of the laws of his Sovereign and the Bri-
tish Government, during the disturbances in that
country, subjetted him to persecutions and insults,
which speedily terminated his existence.
The brigade of Guards lying at Chatham is or-
dered for Foreign service. Yesterday morning, at
half past five o chick, 260 picked men, with a pro-
per proportion of Nun-commissioned CXScsink under
the command of Col. Ross, marched from the
• Bird-cage Walk, St. James's Park. foe Chatham.
They were seletted on Monday, from the battalion
of the Coldstream Regiment. lying in Portland
• Barracks,and from dos battalion of Use 3d Kee-
mat.

HinErORD c/tfivrr MEZTING.

in consequence of the 4ttiirs notice of a County
Meeting to ne held for the purpose of thanking His
Mai-sty for his condua in the Brea: po"tical events
which have recently occurred, shout 500 freeholders
assembled id Hereford by eleven o'clock on Friday
morning. After an inereiftbal attempt to enippro-
miss the objeas of the oppnsite parries, the Meetine,
(by arljnernment from the Shire-hall) veil( place it.
the Music Room, when the Address of Thees was
formally moved by Dr. Matthews, (laic Memhir of
Parliament for the County) in a speech of conrider-
able shine/, and much moderation. Amidst other
topics, he spoke with great liberality on the Cetholie
question, declaring, that from an intimacy with
many gentlemen of that religion. h knew there to
be entitled to every respea, and he believed thern
to he as local subjeas as any other class of men pro-
fe .sing a different faith.
Lieutenant Colonel A RMSTa Geo concisely second-
el the Motion; when Dr. Rosters addressed the
Meeting in nearly the following terms t
" Mr. Sheriff and Gentlemen—Conceiving that
the Address now proposed, means more than has
yet been acknowledged q'itepartizans; and deem-
ing it nothing less than.f.ivoixt of censure on His
Majesty's late Minister4,Aistost all those who sup-
ported them, it is itntrinsjltlrtobat I can concur to
its propriety, as long asjlesi those sentimsets of
gratitude towards the late.:Administration. which I
think they deserve from the country at large; I
therefore move that this Meeting do now adjourn."
um:rate PUHA. Esq. seconded this proposition,
and T. A. KNIGHT, Esq. spoke largely on the same
side. He condemned, in severe terms, the pledges
said to have been required from the late Mioisters,
and pronounced a high eulogium on the virtues and
moderation of the Bishop of the Diocese; expressing
his wishes that the inferior Clergy would manifest
more zeal in the performance of their sacred duties,
than in fomenting measures calculated to excite poli-
tical animosity, and to disturb the peace of the
county.
The Rev. Dr. YArt then rose, and after express-
ing his gratitude for the honours conferred on him
in his appointment as a Magistrate of the County,
and a delegate representing the Clergy in the last
Convocation, hoped he should be able to adapt his
language, so as to be understood by the whole
mixed assembly he was then addressng. The
Learned Donor then entered (from notes held in
his hand) into a history of the Test and Corporation
Aas,` the Reformation, the Revolution, and other
important topics of English History, concluding a
well delivered speech of half an hour's continuance,
with giving his support to the original Address.
Motto AN Cttreosn, Esq. followed, in favour of
the adjournment, and in very clear and animated
Language. reprobated the Address as altogether un•
necessary, and censured the call of the Meeting, as
an intemperate breach of the harmony which so
happily prevailed in the County, before this mea-
sure was proposed.
The Duke of NORFOLK stated, that he could not
possibly give feis assent to the Address in its present
form. As far as it included general expressions of
loyalty to theToverrinert and attachment to the Con-
ssieweien. in Church and State, he heartily eeineidett
with it; but it could not be concealed, that another,
and a very different object (as alluded to by the
Mover of the Amendment) was meant to be pro.
meted t from this he altogether dissented. His
Grace then related the transaftions of the mutilated
email from the Minutes of the Counsel, and the
pledges required, contending, that if one part of
Hi, Majesty's cnnduft was to be made the 'tibial
of scrutiny. the other ought to be equally adverted
to. His Grace cencluded a speech delivered in his
usual style, with regretting that a Meeting had been
called, :n which unanimity was found imprafticable,
and suggesting an amendment to the following ef-
fea, to meet the objeaion he had stated, that after
the assurances of loyalty and attachment in Dr.
M.'s Address, there be added, " That at the same
time, we cannot conscientiously approach your Ma-
jesty's throne, without expressing our deepest con-
cern to have been informed. that your Majesty
should have been advised and induced to require of
your late Ministers a written pledge, in Jima viola-
tion of their oaths, and subversive of the principles
and safety of the Constitution."
The Rev. Mr. WITHER ALL strongly urged, in
allusion to something which had fallen from the
Duke of Norfolk in replying to Dr. Yate, that a
difference existed between the Protesting Catholics
of England. and the Non-protesting Catholics of
Ireland ; drawing a comparison in favour of the
former he was for the Address.
The Duke of Noe rote and Dr. YAT2 mutually
explained on this point.
T. Wu rs•tiso, Esq. was decidedly against the
Address.
The Rev. Mr. Curvets's deprecated the Adjnum-
ment and the Amendment with equal warmth. He
complained of the personal prejudice excited against
him as a principal instigator nt the meeting, hut de-
clared that nothing should induce him to disavow
the part he had taken. He contended, that, as the
Clergy conttibuted their share of the public bur-
den'. they bad an equal right with others to inter-
fere in the politics of the country. The Reverend
Gentleman then spoke of the resolutions of the no-
bility, ikc. at the St. Alban's Tavern, London, in
terms of reprobation ; seedling them of sending a
delegate to the present Meeting to assist the comple-
tion of their views. He concluded by a declaration,
that he was ready to shed his blood in the cause he
had espoused (load calls for dm pedalos, and some
meat of iiidditeobaii,o).
The Duke of Noerott. in explanation, tested,
that he did not as as the delegate of the Meeting
alluded to, nor had he the smallest reason to believe
that any other person was commissioned tor that
purpose. •
Rev. Mr. JoNes spoke in terms of high cemmends
ation of the late Ministers, thanking them for ef-
felling the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and for
promoting those matures of economy and reform
which he belireedatie be the real cause of dismitsal.
Mr. A atell r age, another Counsellor, spoke with
more moderation sad died in favour of the Address;
bat the call for the tangiest becoming more general,
the Sweater decided, by a thew of handy. that the
motion of adjournment was corgi, d by a large ma-
jority, Thanks were then voted to the Sheriff, and
the Meeting was dissolved hatt-past dam k.

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NEwmAzor SECO.b SPRING MISTING.

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MANSION-HOW E.

• • CI? Y PRIVILEGIft.
Several Weermen from St. Olave's Stairs,Tooley.

street, yes erday complained to the Loan M•vria.
against the mister of the Hope, a coasting
vessel from Bridgewater. They charged him with
unloading his cargo, with the assists:we of Eghters,
so near to the r.airs, as to almost ens up their
plyirg place, and endanger the lives of all persons
frequenting it. The Captain, th'y said, had bees
warned of the danger to which the parties, their
boats, and the public, were thus exposed ; but Le •
paid no attention to their remonstrance, until oar of
their boats was damaged. They added, tha the
place being within the Juri.cliNoo of his Lod.hio,
he had it in his power to aff)id redress, and that
complaints had been Besot's* made upon the slob.
jest of this grievance, several persons having bee*
drowned in consequeace a it, within these few
years.
Capt. Snow, the principal Harbour Master, aft;,
tended, and it appeared from his testimony., that
the Here was not improperly moored, if Ow bed de- -
limited her cargo at the wharf, best that ear daniter
and damage arose from the Ughaers employed iel
unloading the ship so near to Pie stairs.
The LORD Marra% ordered the Captain is ray
the amount of all the damage done, and expsMses
incurred. Hie Lordship give notice, at. 4o tame
time, that all persons so offending in fame, by nu-
lawfully obstru&ing any plying_piace, pm. •
scented at the expense of the City.