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leasehold property, left to her bs• the late Duke.
The Learned Counsel observed, It was not the in-
teotiou of the Couutess of Yarmouth to give this
leasehold property to the Earl. her husband, hut
that be should hold it in trust fur her, for her sepa-
rate use : there could be no objection, as she had
the right to give him the property, if she thought
s. •
proper.
Mr. Rose appeared as Counsel for the Earl of
Yarmouth, and said his client was willing to take
On himself the trust.
Mr. Taowest said he was Counsel for the Ear-
citron,. They made nu ohjecii .... ; they only wish-
ed to he secure, soil thut they al Id not act im-
properly, es these were Scotch claims on the estate
of the late Duke to a great alumna.
The VICE-CPANCBLLOR—" You may take all
order without prejudice. allowing the executors to
mil the conveyance, if the general estate is not
sufficient for the payment of the testator's debts."
Mr. l'ansvaa—" That order will not secure the
executors—for if the leasehold property is conveyed
to Lord Yarmouth, he may sell it, and then the
executors will become personally responsible."
The Vicx•Cliaacei.t.oa—" I do tint see how I
cm refuse the order when she Lind Chancellor di-
retied 240,0001. to be paid out of Court to the
legatees of the Duke. Take it this way, that the
executors assign over the leasehold property to
the Earl of Yarmouth, in trust for the
Cuuun-
tea for her 01,11 usr, liable to the debts of the
teastor. Theu it ca the sold."

Prayer of the Petition grouted.
The VtC►-CHANCet.LOR at the rising of the
Court observed, that he uuder►tnal the Lord Chan-
cellor would sit before the lieu Seal Ow 16th of
Jnnua►y). He mentioned it merely for the purpose
of stating that he (Ists Honour) would out sit until
the Seal.

COVRT OF KING'S BENCH, Guiumat.i.,

Lostdom Sittiogs qfter Michaelmas Term, before
the CHIEF JUSTICE.

The Court eat this, morning. notwithstanding the
•
*Jorfjournineist of yesterday, to dispose of one re-
maining Common Jury cause.

snooks V. Ourrox.

This was an action against the D..fesidant, for
slanderous words, imputing to the Plaintiff certain
atrocious propensities.

Mr. NI ARILTATT und Mr. ADOLPHUi conducted
the case of the Plaintiff, and Mr. Jt.SSOPP that of
the Defendant.
The case was of a nature which forbids detail.
The parties reside it %Valihauststow, and are in inu
hi Irk walk of life. Witries.eN we:e elturilisietl ou
both sides, and the Jury, under the directions of
the Learned Judge, found a Veldict for the Plaintiff
—Dam ages, Out Earthing
The Court then adjourned until Thursday the
7th of January, 1819.

The Sittings at the Court of Common Pleas
terminated yesterday. Nothing of public interest
u. corral.

The 30th of Ja.tiuiry i 4 the time fixed for the
departure of the 31.irchionera of HASTINGS for

Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, in the midst of his
Myal avocations at Aix-la-Chapelle. found time to
a *election tri.ll purciaa*e of I of the
finest pictures of the Italian and Fleitii*li pawls.

Ttict•day Viscount MELVILLE arrived at Chat-
ham, and inspected the new works and improve-
ments carrying on in the Dock-yard. His Lord-
ship, after dining with Admiral Sir JOHN Goss:,
and the Captatia of the several ships fitting out,
returntd to town.
Wednesday a Deputation from the body of Con-
tractors for the last Loan, and their Subscribers,
had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the
EALHEQUER, to present their Meinotial against the
return to cash paymeuts.—(Acemeng Paper.)
Monday se'onight the outside wall pf a ware-
house belonging to Mr. HAGUE, baker, Liverpool,
Sell down, owing to the very great weight iii the
upper rooms, and we are sorry to stale that a
daughter of Mr. HAGUE'v, • tine girl, about 15
years of age, was buried amongst the rubbish. It
was upwards of half so hoar before *lie was got
out, when she was quite dead.
Last week was slaughtered, at the Schoose farm,
'Workington, a steer of the short-horned or Durham
breed of cattle, three years and two months old, and
fed entirely on green food awl straw—having never
tasted cake, corn, or huy :—Weight or the carcass
76st. 4lbs. of 14Ibs. to the atone ; tallow, 13st. bibs.

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long weight. The high state of maturity or the
animal is a strong proof of the advantage and ex-
cellence of the ending system. A liner carcass of
beef, it was allowed, never had been seen in that
neighbourhood.

UNCOMMON INCREASF..—Lint spring • gentle-
man planted in his garden, near Dumfries, twelve
seeds taken out of a potato apple, weighing not
more than one grain avoirdupois; and upon digging
them up, a few days ago, they exhibited the follow-
ing most astonishing produce ; m number, larger
than the size of a small beau, three hundred and
seventy-six ; in weight, nineteen rounds anti three
quarters; the largest weighing hoz.
A report was circulated in this city (Canterbury)
yesterday, that a soldier of the 1 Ith Light Dragoons
hid died in the Hospi,al of that regiment, Irvin
some wounds lie had received in an affray a few tags
since; we find upon inquiry that this is not the case,
the soldier having been labouring tinder mental de.
rangemetit for some months past, and he had never
been out of the Hospital since he arrived iii this
c•itintry from France. These particulars have been
officially communicated to the Coroner for thus city,
who is perfectly satisfied of the correctness of the
statement.—We have authority to stair, that none
of the soldiers concerned in the affray, alluded to
courrmporary point, as having occurred on
AV daesday evening last, in this city, were seriously
hurt ; and it is right also to state that the deiiigree-
anent arose amongr-t Kline discharged men, who had
been is piing thenist Wes with their old comrades,
and who were heuttd with liquor.—(Kentish Ciao-
stick.)