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the hand hat been ever held up ; and this, for the
purpose of drawing some settlement from her. It
is true, this Court has a difficulty in :Laing when
no aftual separation is in proof before it. Mr. De
,laaneville may say, I have no power to bring back
his wife to hum ; but he can do it, by histitutieg a
suit in the Ecclesiastical Court, for restitution of
Conjugal Rights, and she may allege cruelty, if it
has been, on his part, a continued and constant
praaice. This is an application by a wife, living,
unauthorised. away from her husband, and in a
way which * lau does not permit. lam afraid I
cannot pass over the consideration Id the original
comma, of that voluntary obligation which was
taken at the Altar of God. Taking it in this view,
and considering the whole of the conduct of the
parties, the question for me is, how far it is fit an
infant shall be left with persons thus disputing with
each other. As to the political and religious life of
this Gentleman, I would wish that his affidavit
It id gone farther on this point. From his political
principles, I think there is a great probability that
he may be removed out of the kingdom, as also
would the child, if it remains with him. Ills reli-
gious principles I look at with a larger view, and
think lam authorised to do so. I look to this,.with
reference to what effea it might hereafter have on
the mind of the infant. I recalling having, since I
have sat in this Coirrt, removed a child from the
custody of the father, upon the grounds of his being
a man of loose, dissolute, habits, addieted to inebriety.
It is the prerogative of the King of this country, to
ac against the father in such cases. Mr. De Manne-
ville was badly advised, in taking away the child by
force ; he certainly has a right to the custody of his
wife or child, but he is not entitled to do a legal
all in an illegal manner ; it mu .t be obtained by the
peaceable means which the laws of this country have
provided. I advert to these circumstances, unly as
fir as concerns what is to be done with the child ;
with respell to the rest, I have nothing to say to it.
Ihe question is, whether the father. by his legal
and natural rights, is to have the custody of the child?
a In this case it is extremely difficult not to interfere,
and extremely diffirult how to interfere. I dare
not, in obligation of my oath, deny that this child
is in danger, and in real danger. Looking into
what has been sworn, I do think there ate judicial
grounds to suspea the intention of the father to
carry the chila out of the country, and the Court
will do that indiretly, which it cannot do direilly.
If Mr. De Manneville will not give securiti that
he will not remove the child, the question is easily
decided; but if he will give security, then it is to
be considered what that security will be. Regard
must also be had to the tender age of the child, and
the question then comes, whether it would be better
under the care of the father, the mother, or some
friend of the &nail, ? The liosband and wife living
separate, makes the case very difficult; but it is
quite clear that Mr. De Minneville must 1-e re-
strained from taking the infant on: -1 the kingdom.
I should be very glad to know by Monday m ni ,
if any person in the world could say in what man-
ner this child is to be taken care of ? It is very ob.
kai-nahle to give it over to the other party. I wish
:ome worthy person would name between the parties
some one who would take this upon them. I per-
ceive the whole objea of these proceedings, whether
proper or improper, was to get possession of this
child. It would be a very auspicious moment, it
all these indictments and proceedings could be put
an end to. You are now to understand that the
order is made, that Mr. De Manneville, and all other
persons. are to be restrained from taking the child
out of the jurisdi&ion of this Court. In the mean
time, let the parties consult upon the manner the
child would be best disposed of, and let the child
be brought up again on Monday."

On Thursday last, whilst some men were em-
ployed in stacking hay at Stockwitb, near Gains.
bro', the following very extraordinary circumstance
occurred: adjoining the stack there was a kind of
shed, under which were several hives of bees :
waggon horse, employed about the hay, chanced to
he striated close to the shed, and by some motion
of his head displaced one of the tiles belonging to it.
This so irritated the inseas, that they immediately
sallied forth in a body, fastened uprat the poor ani-
mal's head, and lodged their stings in every part tf
it: inside of the mouth, ears, and eyes; no part
escaped their vengeance. The poor horse being
confined, could make but little exertion to rid him-
self of his inveterate enemies, nor dare any cl Cie
by-slanders for somz time attempt to free him. in
the mean time he was struggling in all the agonies
of the most excruciating pain ; and when at last he
was liberated, it was shocking to behold the writhing:
of the distraded animal. By the wonderful exeitions
he made when unconfined, he presently rid himself
cf the bees—but it was too late; the innumerable
stings which were lodged in his head produced a
mortification, and after remaining in extreme misery
till the next day, he expired.