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COURT OF CHANC:MY. •
IC/0 XXXXX LORD CRANGIILLON, INN RALLY WS DAY,
AT rev.
Remaining Motions.

1.1..04. 111. LINCOL/e• INX, THIA •AT, AT
MALI-PAAT TAN.
BAilionpt Petitions.
Ezporte If &vim re I Expiate Dodson re
Deacon Clarke.
tl Le re Pyles
C0111111.241011a mu the Ground of Legs: Invalidity.
Wright r, Welaht I Stock v. Stock
Wheatley v. Wheatley %I'M twoi tb v. Whit-
Clapcott v. Darker tiorth
31•Iterob v. 111•Seath I Leadley v. Lindley
Davy T. Davy
u Supersede Commlsvlons Generally.
Harrison v. Raney, 3 I Tuck r. Tuck
petitions I Lavies v. Clay.
Waketie'd v. Wokefield
thlonv to Remote Aksisu
ltury v. Havre?
Pitt v. Duckworth
Lewis r. Lewl.
'etitlons for Proof of Deb
Cat potter v. John.
I Itrenelsb y r. Bretialcy
'Ol/11T OF ADMIRALT
WA/ORS LORD MT.MXI.4,-AT
Deitia Vag, Thene4l. ar"

VICE-CHANCELLOR• 9 COT:AT

UFOS, Tt■ V

Xiparte 1146 re Mania
Millet re lit-

mock
PetlHoow to Supersede
Fitch v. Ednrorda
Webder v. Gregory
Stonebouve v. Sara*
Harper v. Harper
Hubbard v. Hubbard

Pentiona
Charlton v. Charnun
Curling v. May
Edwards v. May

Badeoek v. Gondry
*well v. Neville
Davies v. Stephens

Slig.r •. I:citltnn
Bennett v. Lemlag

Shepard ♦. Smith
Mittman ♦. Esti),
arml4lmw •. Naive

Wet.on v. Locking
Cue v. Hemming.

at 3.

1..4{Y IN7'ELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, EDXESDAY, AUGUST 2.
The LORD CHANCSI.LOR vas detained in his private room by
some Counsel and Solicitors so Ling this morning, that lie did not
get into Court till half-moit n o'clock.
COVENT-HARDEN THEATRE.

CONIT v. moms.
The Lone) CHANCELLOR coneitlered that the following order
might he made in this. cense t—i That it being established to the
satisfaction of the Court. that prise Fe the psonouneing of the decree
in Const v. Harris the Illastrebad jeroeettled in a eonalelasablaas-
tent in posing the Reeeircriaccounta, under the order of the flth
of December, len, and that between the time of pronouncing the
decree and arch decree baying been drawn taw, the Master had fur-
ther proceeded upon such mounts, and neatly to the conclusion oft
those accounts upon which he had proceeded ; let the Master Me-
ttler proceed to conclude the taking of those accounts which had
been in progress before him, and sign his report thereof. Then let
the Receive?s accounts, subsequent to those upon which the Master
had proceeded nearly to the conclusion; end if there be any further
account to be taken, let them be proceeded upon by the Master
name' in the decree. There was another difficulty which ought to
be cured : the Court had ascertained, that after the Mane?a report
was signed, now and then a warrant was taken out to review that
report.
Mr. HEALD sail, it was quite certain in this Identical ease, and
pet freely understood among all parties, that what had passed before
the Master would have to be reviewed by the Court itself.
The LORD CIIANCELLoa observed that that was quiet a differ-
ent thing. It was not very congruous that one Master should re.
view the report of another Master ; and, therefore, Master Dorrilea-
well might review Master Croft's report in this eau, and then the
whole could be brought before the Court, if the parties pleased.
Rut it seemed to the Court to be absolutely and imperatively clue
to &Mines, that what had been dote* wider an interlocutory order
should nut have to be wholly, or even partly, gone over again,
before soother Master, when • decree in the cause was pro-
nounced ; therefore the Court would either have to direct
the Moore, who had the proceedings before him, under as interlo-
cutory order to finish his report, to the proceedings to be carried
over to another Master, to be taken up precisely where and in the
state In which they had been left off by the :Raster who 11241 had
them. There was precedent enough to authorise this arrangement,
which the Court should certainly adopt. There was another ques-
tion, which was, what was to be done with respect to the Receiver's
accounts as they now stand, upon what has passed before the
Master This point his Lordship will dispose of to-morrow ; and
in the meantime, as he was determined to set this important point
of practice at rest by a precedent in this case, lie desired again to
see Master Cross behue lie came into Court to-morrow.
In the coarse of yesterday too different Counsel addressed the
Lord Chancellor for leave to give notice of minim.; for injunctions.
They were sorry to have hal to trouble hi' Lordship; but the Vice.
Chancellor had refused thin], saying lie should not be able to get
through his bankrupt petitions, and therefore he should not be Li-
tter:need by any motion.
The Lorin ('erase E LLon was quiteastonished to hearsuch state.
moire. He should give leave to give the notices, and desired the
gentlemen to ray to the Vie eoChancellor that he draited him to
hear them.. He used the word desired, because he thought that the
most respectful. If gentlemen were to look at the Act of Parlia-
ment, appointing the Vice-Chancellor, they would find that it
Ives quite incompetent for hint to say he ehoold not hear
any thing the Chancellor pleased to order him to hear. Ac.
cording to the present practice, leswever, he seemed to direct
the Chancellor, instead of the Chancellor directing him, be.
cause his Lordship appreheadideann Jmo bransie st this Cram
livid a right to refuse to hear motions At injunctions at any time
suitors chose to apply for them, either In or out of the vacation •
and lie would take the liberty of raging, that he should not suffer
y branch of the Court to regulate hie hearings either directly or
indirectly. For the Vice-Chancellor to say he should not hear t.n
injunction motion till torten he had heard the bankrupt petitions,
what was that but saying that the Chancellor should beer it before
he herd his bankrupt Whim'? and he should wish very much to
know where the reasonableness of that was. His Lordship would
add, if notice or motions continued to come in as thratly as they
had doge lately, he would have to sit in the evening as well as in
the morning.
Mr. Mote did not know when it wotdd he over with his Lord.
ship, but he knew very well that it would soon be all over wish his
Counsel if he ret much longer.
The LonD CHANCELLOR did not think that killing his Counsel
would be any great sin, and therefore he could not give them much
hope of a speedy cessation.
IN THE MATTER OF HINDE, A LUNATIC.
The LOAD CHANCELLOR said he had read the petition pre-
sented in the matter against Master Stratford, praying that the
Court would order hint to make his report immediately upon the
proceedings in this matter before him, and that he should not leave
town until he had made it ; lie hal also seen the Muter himself,
whose. conduct was referred to, and he thought the petition was a
petition upon which he ought to make an order. lithe petition
had staled that the parties were disputing about whether the 7000!.
way not a most extravagatit auto to be laid out on expenditures,
and that some of the parties .had applied to the Master to have
such a sum laid out as the Master might Mire thought reasonable
under the circumstances before hint, and under the circumstances
the Master had stated to him (the Lord Chancellor), he should
have known what to have done with such an application ; but upon
the present petition, ditected against the Master's conduct, he could
only dismiss it.
Mr. TINNY hoped the Court would dismiss it with oosts.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion that he ought to give
casts.
Mr. iinatm, who appeared fur the petitioner, begged that it
might be understood that the Court gave eests, not because there
was any merit in Mr. Tinny's client, but 7cause the petition re-
flected on the Muter.
The Loan CHANCEL Loa said, it was not because the petition
reflected on the Master, but because it reflected on hint without any
just ground. lie could assure Mr. Heidd he should have thought
it his sacral ditty, if, upon seeing the matter, he had thought there
was just ground fur the application, to have so expressed himself;
but his opinion was that there was no ground, rind, indeed. that
there could handy he any ground for such an application. NVllat.
ever gentlemen might :look. he hoped he was very far from letting
the practices of this Court break down the judicial authorities of
this country, mien there was a fair ground for it.
MolleALD thought there never could be a fair ground for it.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was not et all of the same opinion
he thought there might be a case in which there was a very fair
ground fqr it, hut the present was tilt that case. The truth
seemed to be, that when a reference was made to the Master, on
which lie was to exercise hie judgment, the gentlemen who obtained
the reference thought the Master might to adopt their judgment.
lie will give such an order ta the Secretary about the coats as lie
hoped nu one should have any recto to quarrel with, but that toute
one would quarrel with it, he did not doubt.
IN THE MATTER OF SCOTT, A BANKRUPT.
Mr. MoeTaGe moved, on behalf of the anignees in this mat-
ter, that 14 petition might stead peremptorily for Saturday next.
The petition was for an order upon a very 'respectable Solicitor,
calling upon him to pay into Court a sum of 1500 h, which lie had
got into his hands, belonging to the bankrupt's estate.
The LORD CIIANCELLOR, after some hesitation, made the
order.

METCALF' v. )10l'e0N.
Mr. Rountr. stated, that in this ease a lady of the name of
Metcalf, and a gentleman of the name of l,t'cott, were severally
possessed of certain estates, of which they made, belore they juice.
married, satisfactory settlements. It was also agreed that 2,;;00/,
should be advanced to the lady for outfits, which, hosevcr,
had not been pvid, and the present application was, praying that
the Court would anima a petition for an early day, the object of
which was to obtain an order directing the trustess to pay 2,0001.
to the husband.
The Loan CHANCELI.OII said he would answer it for the cause
petition day, but not before. Ile hoped that day was not far dis-
tant, though he did not know how far.
DELAY.
PAYNE V. BEIRIDOE.
Mr. SHADWELL moved that proceeding in this cue might be
stayed until an appeal could be heard against what had taken place
in the case.
Mr. Hrstn opposed the application. Of all the bold and bare-
faced application,' he ewer heard of, this bore away the bell. This
was a ease in which the firlay that had occurred hail been enormous;
he bad intended stating it before the Chancery Commissioner, but
he afterwards thought It would overload the report too much ; and
therefore be abandoLed his cot intention. i.n estate we. sold by
the Rev. Mr. Burridge, in the country, to an attorney of the name
of Sytnon Payne; the contract sus entered into in 1796. and the
bill was tiled twenty.one years ago. The contract was drawn by
the attorney himself. and he Agreed thereby to ply 4,1601. for the
emote. upon entering into the con.ract, and having possession de.
livered to him. At that time he paid o.le pound On acceut:t of t

purchase-money, and fro!: that time till this not a (setting more
had ever been got from him. The honest clergyman, being s
quiet and well-ditqwwed e.an (iv Mr. Heald quaintly stated), and
having been sickened with this suit, had a great desire never to
be a party to anoeher Cli.tnerry suit; but was moat anxious to ;!,..t
out of this one, that be might die in peace. lie had found that lie
had as little chance with Ltwycr Syninn Payne, as he would have
with a tiger, if he had met it in it forest. The Learned fieni!a-
-' man went through the different proceedings in the caitsc, and then
hoped the present motion would be diantiari with coats.
Mr. SIIADWLLI. said Mr. Payne was quite unable to p.y the
money. He had be, n in Salisbury gaol for a great many yeses.
lie had conveyed this very estate away for the benefit or his ere-
ditOrs in general ; the troidees had entered into a contract to sell it
again. and there was another cause pending in this Court respect-
ing the title of this estate. The Vice-Chancellor hail de ,reed that
lie should pay the purchase-money, together with the coats. Tho
Master had reported the amount due, but Mr.' Payne was most
anxious to appeal against the report, and therefore lie board the
Conrt would stay all proceedings till the appeal coull be hcattl.
The LORD CIIANCELLOtt never knew a case in which a men
wax less entitltil to intlubceme than Mr. Payno was, in the prevent
east, and would not stay the pros ectings one hour lonizer than giv-
ing him the opportunity of renaming the ac unt of tile purchase-
money, together with the 200/. for costs. into the hands of the Ac-
countant-lienerld; and unless that was done before the office ..absed,
the Court would dismiss this maim), with costs.

VICE-CIIANCIII.I,O7I'S COURT, ‘S'EnxEsnsT, AUG.
Nothing of public itvereir treiirred in this Coon this morning.
The Vic r. CHANCELIort stated, that it Ma% not proballe that
he sunlit st!journ on the 12.11 init.. as he lied hinitd a few days
ago.• I:e would cortintoe to nit until all the bankrupt peiiiims were
disposed of. Where the stlidayits were long, he would devote his
evenings in reading them, in orihr that he might rot occupy the
time of the Court with what could be done elsewhere.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, WitioxEsrisvz Aro 2.
There at-re fthnnt forty insolvents discharged in this l.onrt this
morning; of thew, %ix were opposed, but unda circumsouteta that
involved no public tnterest.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

• . .. ..--..,
iltAturonp. MONDAY, Jtivir..2l.
The Amine terminated here this day. The only remaining e..ass
noesessing any kind of interest was the following.
DOC OM DEMISE OF IHE DM THOMAS MORGAN, D.D. V.

JOIIN NOIIGAN.
This was an action brought by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Morgan,
elder brother and heir-at-law of David Morgan, deceased, to re-
cover from the youngest brother of tie fnnily, Mr. John Morgan,
considerable real and personal property, to the amount of nearly
10.00 W. siture at Devynoth, in the coon y of Brecon. %I•nles. The
cage on the pan of the plaintiff consisted in the supposition that at
the time the teak:tor, David Morgan. made the will under which
the defendant claimed, he was dead drunk, and incapable of know.
ing what he was about.
Mr. TAUNTON (with whom was Mr. RUSSEL and Mr.
MAU t.E) commenced thecase of the defendant first, he being tenant
in possession, and in the Knit instance called witnesses who proved
the following facts. The testator, David 3lorgan. was a remarkably
penurious mem Ile had inherited his It ruse and estate from hi,
father, and had received 6,0001. in money at his parent's dca:h. In-
dustrious in habits, though somewhat addived to drinking, he had,
by exertions asa farmer, and great economy, realized a consider-
able sum of money in addition to his patrimony, which lie had in-
creased. As a manifestation of his miserable stingine.s, he used to
keep his accounts on old newspapers, the barks of electioneering
and auction bills. and write his few familiar letters to his friends
on the backs of other letters. On the evening of the 3d of January,
11122, after drinking a glass or two of ale, lie rose suddenly from
his seat at the kitchen fire ((n which. kitchen lie was in the l.abit efl
living with his servants), and went to a desk in the same room.
where, on the half of a cover to a copy-book, with the wood-tut of
a lion on one side, he penned this most extraoiclinary will.
" January 3d, 1822.
"In the name of Gol, Amen. I give to William (a natural
son) as in the Bond, as in'ercat of 5001. during life • to Howell
Jones, apprentice, as he will :rake a rotor life, with the secan4 of
the Pursou of the Parish where he live, the sum of M. a year ; and
all my property and arms of all claims I shall have, I give to my
brother John Morgan, but my mother is at liberty to give a
thousand pound property where she please,
" This is 'Masi w,ll. " DAVID Monaco."

While writing this will, about bk o'clock in the evening, he ',wit
Howell Jones, who was a parish apprentice, in his service, to bring
Jenkin Price, an old servant, to witness it. On the arrival of
Jenkin Price, who was a common labouring man, lie made him,
David Davis, a servant in his ftmily, and Catherine Thomas,
another servant, come over to .he leak where he was writing, to see
him sign this,his will. They did so, and afterwards attested it
David Davis by signing his name, and the other two by making
their marks. He then deposited the will in Ida desk ; and as two
of the attesting witnesses swore, gave them three pint cups of ale
each afterwards. Catherine Thomas said Itlv^ saw no ale dra:A,
but she was backwards and forwards from the scullery to the
kitchen.
CAMPDEL r. and Mr. RI^IIA ens were for the plaintiff, and

ilEfinerrtly t..";itti ; e'ie'clarritront that their master was drtink when
he made his will, and that It was made in a mere inebriated frolic.
They positively denied having made tiny such declarations, but
dltreted in minute particulars as to what passed at the time the will
was made.
Other witnesses were then called, who proved that the testator,
during the four years between the making of the will in question
and his death. which was on the 16th of January List, repeatedly
declared that he had matte his will, pointed out the kitchen desk Ls
its depository, and stated that his brothtr. John and his children
should inherit all his property.
(In the close of the defendant's case,
Mr. CAMPBELL beg Fed leave to take the opinion of the Court
upon a point of law. Supposing the will in question had been
duly executed, it would not carry any real estate, because the word-
, ing of it merely applied to personalty. The only word employed
which could carry any thing was " property ;" and the heir at
law could not be disinherited by implication ; because. according
to Lord Coke, he was the favourite of the law. The words on wh.ch
the Learned Gentlemen on the other side must contend that the
realty passed were these: And all my prop.) y, and dims of
Shims I shall have, I give to my brother John 310rga.." The
Lamed Counsel submitted that the word " property" could not be
et/specked as bequeathing really, because the very same word W 3%
subsequently used in devising personally in these words: " but my
soother is at liberty to give 1,0001. property where she please."
Mr. Justice By itnovc H said he would not direct a nonsuit upon.
this objection ; but as the point was important, he should reserve it,
and advise a special cue to be stated for the opinion of the Court
of King's Bench.
Mr. CAMPBELL then addressed the Jury at considerable length,
contending that it was impossible, front the very lace of the will and
the witnesses he should produce, to suppose that this will was made
at any other period than in a drunken moment.
Wuneues were then called, who proved that the attesting wit-
nesses to the will had told them that the testator was drunk at the'
time the will was made.
Mr. TAU :.:TON replied at length.
Mr. Justice Btu astoron summed up, and the Jury found for
the defendant.
This verdict is subject to the opinion of .he Court of King's
Bench, on a special case stated, with respect to whether the words
of the will carry real property, or not.
MONMOUTH, Tri:I'PAY, A CO. 1.
The Assizes commenced here this morning, Mr. Justice Bra-
novo n presiding at the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Gansow
on the Civil 1:41e.

CIVIL SIDE.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
WELCII3IAN V. JONES AND DAVIS.
Thin was an action brought by Mr. Henry Welehman. a re-
spectable linen-draper residing at Bristol, against the defendants,
who were a linen-draper and an attorney, at Abergavenny, for a
malicious prosecution. •
Mr. TAt tiros, with whom was Mr. CAMPBELL, conducted
the plaintiff's case.
In the month of February, Ma, the defendant, Edward Roger
Jones, being e linen-draper at Abfrgavenny, wished to dispose of
his stock in trade, and the brother of the plaintiff. 31r. John
Welchman, sent the plaintiff front Ittistol to Abergavenny, for the
purpose of concluding a purchase of the whole stock in tratle. A
negotiation was entered Into, sod a memorandum of an agreement
was drawn up, which the plaintiff very innocently, ard, as the
Learned Counsel conceived, very correctly. signed with hi, bro-
ther's name. The purchase was then concluded and the sue,: ef-
fected. Bills were given by John Welchnian, who, however, be-
came bankrupt, never appeared to hit commission, and the bills
were dishonoured. In the month of July following the delentlents
thought fit to go before a Magistrate, where they made information
on oath that the plaintiff had frauduleetly personated his brother
IJohn, and thereby cheated the defendant Jones out of his pro-
perty. Having so done, they procured a wart int fur the appreften-
mon of the plaintiff, and the letter which they wrote to die eon-
a able, directing him to execute the warrant, clearly showed that
the defendants acted from a malicious motive, and with a view to
extort from the pltin.iff payment of hie brother's bills, which had
been diehooourtil. The letter was an follows:
" Abergavenny, July CA Mere
" DEAR Stn,—l have to request you will immediately attend
Mr. Roger Jones to Bristol. on a businees which interests me very
particularly. Mr. Jones will name to you the particular.. The
person you are to bring over to your house at Usk, without suffer-
ing hint to speak to any person in Bristol, and when you have hint
thus side the water, you will be good enough to inform hint that he is
taken on a charge of forgery, and if lie wishes to save his neck, lie
had better make arrangements to ply the amount of Mr. Jones's.
demand, by which you may say you have an idea he may be set at
liberty, hut otherwise he must go to prison. You must not suffer
hint to write to any one without first sating his letter, and knowing
the eon tents,ot berwise he will be bri gi og over some person no better
than himself, to gift him advice; but if he writes fur the means of
procuring discharge, namely, the money, there will be no objec-
tion to it, being sent. Mr. Jones will call upon van by seven
o'clock In the rowing, to go on to Bristol, and lie will take you in
hie gig, and I will satisfy yet for your temble, and nothing must
prevent you going with Mai. lam yours, Sc.
" Tttos. DAVIS."
The Learned Cooreel concluding by ohserving, that this levier
was a clear manifestation cf malice, and ca.l:td upor. the Jury to
give exemplary damages.
The Rey. Mr. Powell, a Clerzytnen and a 3:agistrate, was then

examined, anal proved that the deferdietts ram.e beforarbim iti!h4
month of .Tuly. in the last year, and made a vOlkuitary ifiTorthation.
nu oath, on which the erittices grottoes a ay.runt fix the'absteelben-
sion of the pleintiff. The plaintiff wan nmer brought before the
witness upon that warrant, hut lie did cuientartie come hetet! wit:
as, wit h• his attorney, • few days e ect ...eds. • No perms ap-
;tested to substantiate the charge, at t the c.impiailit nee aceottle
ingly
Crosa.exanoined I•v Mr. RIIS/Mi.— vq:s tpt welm eirt/ end ern
o'i lock in the worsting when the plaintiff crime w rectiess hawse.
The defendant Jones clad c. me to tic lionse the night before fee the
purpotre of having the charge leant.
John smith, a elieriff's officer, living vet Usk, forayed diet here.
craved the letter read by Mr. Taunton. on the 25th of July, INS,
[The letter WAS Item rend.].—ln conscquenee,of yea eiving eislesemi
witness saw the defendant Jones, who told him he must ep to
Bristol to take the plaintiff into custody. sa earorangly
went with Jones to the Tavern, at Bristol, and there Jaunt
pointed out the plaintiff; sarirg, " Thee,. the man *hit the white
hat, and you take care of him." '4 elereinan wanted to know
what he wanted wiat hint. Witness told him he had a *errant
against him. The pleintiffetid, •• Fat what %Vitiate said bit
would tell him by and by. li/intern had handetiffe, %Inch he had
baantowed by the desire of Jones, slut whiffle plaintiff he must be
civil, of he would put, them on him. The plientili said, " Smith,
dou'e you frar me, I ant not going tome as ayr; I o ill make them know
Inter." There were aon.e he:Wirth' of persona ouraide thedoettokeue
of whoM were friends of the plaintiff, and shook hands with MM.
The plain:Wound he would bare a beef-steak before he went, wbkh
he had. and then witness put him into a chaise, and drove redeem.
to the braiv .biidge,' where Jones joined them, and they &eve off
f. Usk: Ott the road the plaintiff and Jones had some &tented.).
in which ter Colima .aid he would make bite know beat-:. They',
got to Usk about eleven o'clock at nigh:, and slept ai the Beaufort
Arms, which is kep: lay witness. lo the manlier, Junes asked
trances if the raiteeT had made acy offer to althea,. to settle the
business. It fermi said. np ;he was very angry. After that, wit—
ness brintglit the plaintiff to Abergriveolty, where James promised
to meet them at nine o'cloek. On arriving there, witness adit for
the/Willer tteler.danti Drone, who said he was sorry tra see the plain •
tiff in wick a situation. 'The plainttif said, " Never you mind ; I
will make yea keeeitertes".....or rowiedsieg et that k.ttel %rimed*
l thin asked- if lie might go shout his bustutta, anal Davis said yes.
Crostmg, niir.ed by Me. Kt ssEt.-14"Pnees aid not knew any
Fosse calling thentedvee " Co:nisli and Co." Ile does not rectal.
leer .Tortes telling 'irelehman that lie had been awlcdled out of 11501.
Jahn Cietlegare constable of Abergaveriny, reeol lee!" the plaintiff
being put hito hie eustody by the lost witness, in July last. He
•a put into witness's cueody about three o'clock ir. the afternoon,
anal continued so hiur or five hours, in the parlour of the Angel
31r. Davis told witness that he might go, and he would send for
him again if' he was waited. 11.i.ness then went away, tearing
ii'elehmen in the citsittity of Mr. Davis.
Waikies stated that he ear, a tlroper at Abergevmny.
He was in create with Jones for the purpose of buying his stock in
trade, before it was purchased by Henry Weld:Loan I but knew
nothing material.
Cross-examined by Mr. RCS/EL.-11as heard frdm the plain-
tiff that his brother, John Welchnisn, had taken himself off to
America.
Mr. Chin, a duper: at Tildwell„ recollects the sale of Jones's
stock toJohn M'elellinan, and saw the bills of eechange that were
given for it. Hod heard Jonotany that he was warred"! saistiel
with the sale ; Neu lie had made inquiries about John I% elchman,
and had received bills of exchange for the amount. He took them
bills from his cash-bog, showed them to witness, and asked him if
they were John Welchinan's hand-seri ing. 'Witness said, yes;
anal he had no doubt bat film any'remectable Were in Bristol would
discount them. Has often heard Jun, a say that be knew perfarde
well that henry %Feldman was not John Wekhrnan, after the
time lie sell the stock to him' and John ll'etchman had enclosed
the bills to him. That took place in the month of March. In
July following, witreis saw 31r. Henry Weichman in the custody
of Smith, at the Angel flan, Abergavenny, and went to bring the
fentlant, Mr. Davis, there. When Davis came. be asked Henry
Weklenan who witness Was. and the plaintiff said he was a
friend of his. Davis then said, you had beater consult your
friend. and see if this case carrot be arranged in some way
Mr. Henry Welehrtian said he had not any thing to arrange, and
insisted upon being taken before a 31agistrate. Junes did net make
his appearance, and in consequence the plaintiff was not taken be-
fore a magistrate. Jones was sent for, but could not be found. Mr.
Weichman then said to Davis, •• You are the prosecutor lied not
Jones, for you discounted the bills ;itis a trick of yours." Desert
said it was very hard lie should lobe the amount of his money.
The next morning, at nine, was fixed for going before a magistrate,
but the defendants never came, and in consequence, the plaintiff,
with his solicitor, went volunatily before the Dee. Mr. Powell,
who discharged him, as no evidence appeared against hint.
The information and the warrant were then put in and read.
Mr. licsbec took several technical objections upon variances
between :hese documents and the manner in which they wets set
out in the declaration. Amon;; others the Learned Counsel said
that it was averred in the declaration that the warrant had been
backed by Thomas Ilaystill, Mayor of Bristol. when by the si,y
nal tire of the Mayor of Bristol, on the back of the "errant. it ap-
peared that gentleman's name was Thomas Hassel.
Mr. Baron An 11 OW. sifter 100114011a4 41101riarasraft. dadarldile
eterld-mot tell what name it was. It consisted of so many right
lines drawn upwards and downwards by this gelitleman, and his
Lordship et:peeved it was the form of signature he had adopted
throughout his life. A very worthy friend of his, the Father of the
City, when in Parliament, used to write franks in a manner that no
earthly baillgenstld suppose they signified, " Free, W. Curtis," but
they were received at the post-office &Shia franks, because nothing
ever went there bearing the slightest resemblance to theta fetal an t•
other quart.r. Uls Lordship was of viols that the vie mac now
Injected to was fetal.
31r. TAUNTON then said that the second ceunt in the declare-
tion was free from this objection.
Mr !lessee (whit whom was Mr. Rratity then addressed the
Jery f. r the defendants, and contended that there was no earthly
pretence for saying that the defendants had pteceeth d from mall-
firms moti res. All they had charged the phintiff with was repre-
ani ig himself to be his brother John. The agreime •t proved
that to be the fact ; anti as there was reasonable and prebable cause, ,
the Jury were bound to find for the elefenJan.a.
M... Baron GARPOW then charge I the Jury, telling them that.
unless they conceived the defendants had proceeded without preba-
hle cause, they must find for the defendant,. The letter that bad
b en written by 31r. Davis was an extremely improper letter, hut
that per se was not suffic'ent to establish malice.
'File Jury found for the defendant.
This case lasted from two until eight o'clock.
CROWN SIDE.
The calendar czntains altogether the names of eighteen pr.
sorters.

William Thomas was indicted for wilfully and maliciously vq.
ting lire to and limning down a house in bis possession, on the 14. i.
of 31ay last, at Treeethin, in this county, with intent thereby w
injure the Right lion. Henry Eail of Abergavenny.
rile. Waysog conducted the prosecution. The prisorer.
Raid, was a very poor man, who resided in a small cottage. built ct: .
a waste belonging to the Noble P•nsecutor.ti r which he paid only
rent of eighteenpcnce per annum. The !gained Counsel seated
that he had been instructed to inform the Jury that when the pri-
soner was intoxicated lie was in a state of insanity, and that .r
point of fact he had set lire to the cottage in quistinni not from ar y
malic;ous motive towards Lord Abergavenny, but in revenge to.
wards his wife, wi,h whom he had built
while drunk.
cottage was a detached little edifice, built upon the waste in ques-
tion, without the consent of Lord Abergavenny. However,
permitted it to be occupied at the small nominal rent above stated.
Witnesses were then called, who 'roved that' the prisoner was
apprehended in the act of removing his little irroyeriy trout his het.
which was then on fire, and he confessed leartng ignited it bin:self.
in consequence of a quarrel with his wife. He appeared very mut.i:
in ligure at the time, and did not attempt sny concealment.
The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, .aund the
prisoner Not Guilty.
COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

On Monday a Jury was ensembles] upon a Commission of I-•
quiry into the lunacy or Sarsh Ellison, of Ilatton-garden.. M.
EA AN el, with J! r.Yar r.Lralott e andanother gentleman. presided.
The first witness called was Dt. Vanhoven, who stated that it
March 132,1 he attended upon Mrs. Elitwun, the lady in qucstim,
who was now about 60 years of age. She had rude, as hr vide -
stood, an attempt to commit suicide. Ile found on her persa.,
some wounds made, as he was informed, with a pair of btu. t
sore, and they certainly appeared to have been liAlicted re1..1.
weak hand. Ile bad attended her subsequently, toad had not tt:e
slightest doubt that she was at the time, and had continues] e%er
since, in a state of mental derangement. She was ail
totally incapable of managing her affairs.
Dr. Alonro stated that he hail been called upsn to attsmi Mrs.
Eliason, and had found her in a state of mental derangement. lie
mentioned several instance.. Ile asked her what King's reign it
was, She said it was the reign of George the Sixth. He acted
her imw long it was since he !fret nisi ed her. She repiled that it
was a year and a hall ago, although it was but a few days since.
In fact, she had no distinct perception of time, and he could net
entertain a doubt that sit wan utterly incompetent to mangle arty
affairs.
d young female, who was engaged from the serviTeoF 1)r Arar.
burton as a nurse for Mrs. Eliason, was then examined. Srt'..
stated that her miNtress, when kft alone, tut all day lung in a chair,
doubling up a handkerchief. Site sortietitnets refused to tate her
meals, and witness was under the liecessity of using force to ec;. •
pel her. She gave no orders to the servants, and did not ir
way interfere in domestic matters; she was incapable. Site no;
occasionally taken out in her carriage, when she would never allow
the blinds to be up, and was very troublesome.
The lady was waiting in a carriage on the outside o the Seconda-
ries' Office, in Coleman-street, where the inquiry was held.
The Jury having expressed a desire to see her, they were i:'-
fomied that she positively refused to quit her carriage, in which she
was attended by two ladies.
attracted a crowd, who began. to manitest some symptoms of a gt,
0111:110. Csopinninkintoiolhere Plaiiitilytinihet(r)Rearn'Laingae:c7hreit7i;ettts.ittaint}ces witiaeoPrk.
';ll.l:xlatl3ny'l,n3ath9onap;ts.3slertxtl.
termination to know " the rights" of the trotter. On his min:.
trMerr;tePlyhiliinincoTteretattlaenetd.
greatly agitated, and hi/eats. The answers she gave to him a'. -
petard very rational. When re9oested to step out, she stated that
tintie such
had spoken
maxikmondteo
she st,s greatly depressed in sprite. and begged to to esedsrd,
it would be extremely 'painful to her.
. M.. EVAXC said that he had btu r Comm 'a-loner ifi st:Ch.:tt•ei

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