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The ATTOIIIIIIIIr43IIIIIIIIL 4011041 she Apr,UMW, rate.
from which it appeared that Froscia itinsithers, of Dee-
nemost, married Margaret aleserell, eldest daughter of Sir
Wee. Maxwell, Rut. in Ike e.ar 1736, aid they had isms. of
that marriage nose child, Elisabeth, hews is May, 1741,
A few months alter the birth of this daseiser, the father
seed for • divorce against the metier Da messes of adul-
tery, tied In seven insathe after the birth of the child, sh-
immed a decree of &mem The loglthotatey of the land
IMPEEVGI. Rem was deohool44ll, woe edisieted with • fm
tray 4• Asa emelt of Enigma. mid was worried at the
age of seveletteen to Henry Rootlike, shortly after wheels
bee hostmesdesieed an art Mn stelae* her father to recover her
rights as his heir, to which stints Francis Carruthers plead-
ed that Mrs. Routledge was out his daughter, het that pies
was over-riled by the Caul, as .1w was horn dewier the ex-
istent? of the marriage between him sod Margaret Maxwell.
Mr. Routledge brew at this time distressed circles-
alasees agreed to forego all forther peoteedings, sad the
claims of his wife, as the heir of Fraseis Carruthers, on his
paying him the sum of 650 f. sterling. Mrs. Roadedge,
however, was not a party to *bet agreement, bat afterwards
she excreted • discharge to her faller as to her claims, and
on the day follovriag, thetiltl of December, 1739. he ear.
toted a deed, iliaposiog Iff hie estates in fawner of himself
and the heirs mei, of his body, and HD default thereof So
William boruthene, his brother, and the hairs male of his
body; and in default thereof to his nearest heirs male, who-
ever they might he, after whir% he obtained a Crown charter,
coesfirming shim disposition of his estates. At the time Mrs.
Roseledge was compelled by the distress of her hue.
band, and the inhumanity of her fader to execute the
deed she was tinder .r, bolt neither she nor her husband
ronsieli red Sisal sissy had abandoned her right to the Doe-
mount estate by any deed they bad ea-rated to Franca
Carruthers her fattier. She died in 1768, and her hus-
hand a few years afterwards, and her father in 1773.
. There was issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Runt.
ledge three children, a son and two rissole's; yobs she
son went to Isola early in life, and did out releire to Scot.
lend entil he teas far advanced in life, when he brought an
moires; to Iwo sable the elirposiiiim of the Pth of December
1759. Jobe) Rontledge die, in 1811 while the soil was peed.
one, and was succeeded by kit sister Mrs. Majestlie, the
Appellant, who reuewed the snit, solo. the 3241 May,lBl4,
the Coors below decided agaiast she Appellee.. on which
she appealed to the House of Lords, and in 1816 it was
vent back to the Court helow to revise their decision,
seed or the 23th of May 1819, after begrime Counsel,
the Coon of &mime ataArneed their original &teems,
against which the present appeal was prevented to their
Lordships. The Learned Carmel thee rostemled, that the
hashes.' of • married wontaa ender age had so right to dis-
poser of her birth-right and in the discharge which she exc-
reted to her lather, there was woe a weed said about her
heirs; hot eves if there was, she was under age at the time.
There was soother reesieleottion far their Lordships, which
was, that et ,tie death of her father, the having died beim
hiesobe woe see his heir, go that place wee Riled by her
mt, isie.riltbestittebed lllie poem* Qt. it VIII Inie, es.
rosatiseen/hiniens Sen0s01.16•11 11111101elmighl Mal with j
Alegre kor eure5um.y....4.46, pposob in peamesiee es they
thought peeper. hat efts, they had so dealt, if they cooled
to 'be the heir by death, their set mold sot bind the next
heir,livisg i.. she of the possessor. Mn.a Rost-
ledge's right,dering the lifedinse of her father, wee weak in
two respects, heroine she &dot have beets excileded
by the birth of so heir weak of that or any other
sieherooent marriage, and also that she might die
before her father ; at that time she could do Nothing
more than bring an setion to purge cseciernbeanees like
a sishoitnte in retail; hat that was not the ease, as it
related to her son, who atirviered her father without either of
shrse evens. having necerred. Ile would suppose a father
'mend by his colonel of mairiage to leave his esters to
the heir, who had three sees. The eldest, hr world say, had
right to the PHCCOIMOO if he survived his father; the second
son would have the same right if he survived them hoth, sad
so with the 'monger son if he survived the three. Was it not
then mute clear that no deed or discharge of the eldest eon.
or of him and his father together. could cot off the rights of
the two rooster sons? Coder these considerations he had
too elosibt but their Lordships would overrule the derisive
of the Court below.
Mr. BROUGHAM followed (lathe same aide.
Mr. C r, the Scotch Advocate commenced to address
their Lordships as Cnousel for the Rspearletet.
The LORD CHANCELLOR obeerveel, es it had arrived at

the boor for commeiseing public business, if it met with
their Lordships' pleasure, he could move that the furilirr
areumeests of Counsel in this ease should be heard to- or-
rust, instead of Friday, the usual appeal day, as that would
br the first day of Term, and it would he iummerisieut to
the suitors of his Court if be was °Wilted to be ahneet. He
areutaingly moved, that the further co 11l i 4 leratioa of Ap.
peals should be adjourned until to-vnerrow.—Agreed to.

FAO MINT° took Mill Oldie Buil ►is mat.
AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS.

Lord NAPItII presested two Petitions from certain
Owes,* mot Occupiers of Land in Berwickshire, praying for
an inquiry into the menus of affording relief to the Airiest-
lure of she Co y.
The Marquasof Domnsmoot preoented a similar Petition
from the Landholders of the Gonoty of K Haste.
The Petitions were severally read and !rid cm the table.
Mr. FAN?, owl al other Members of the House
of Commons, brought up the Bill for regulating the OSee
id Clerk of the Peace its Irelaud, and the City of Ottitmester
Gs. Light Bill.
They were read a first
CIVIL LIST BILL. .

Mr. Bnoonry betonsht this Civil List Rill.s• anisette.%
by their lordobips, hem the House of Cosmoses, they has.
tog s.treetl tM Ike sostedlitests.

Ijouritt.l.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, WILDNISDAY, MAT 31.

COLCHESTER QUARTER SERSIONs RILL
Mr. %Vass's* gays noir. that is,. Friday. the oils joist.
he would move the second resdmof the Colchester Quarter
Bassions Bill.