The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLMENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, Lsweewes ISP,
HONDA, Jugs, 11.

LADY Maven MILT TANI ?WPM • Mails and it
Ward of Chnietry. hp her wars Ankusel, astcniat. La
TAVIAII, Esq. W.V. o. TAE 001111 TRIO Or •RTRIII, LORD
sit* MT. URDU, and MOW.
Die Coort was crowded to ritell• at an early boor. A
veal nonibert of fashionable and eireasollyadreseed ladies
Pere permute, Ointment whom we perceived Lady Williaii
flebilnels sod :11Irs Wellesley Poll List
The Loan CRARCEGLOIL envie into Court at half:past tee
io'llitork, and took a review of the caw, serntrenting on the
orteral points as he west es; sad cooehoted by observing,
that he *Wheal I. lake a few bones fur the farther COll6lllll.
Patton of some of the points, before he cellist snake op his
iwind, whether a farther I iry well it was not neeessary.
He would agnis ere Lady heeeey sad state ell the ob-
letsium• in the way of the usarviage to her, with all the
strestels be was able; sod is given his decision, which
ate would du without any favour to soy of the parties,
Of without beteg actuated by say feelings bet those which
err operate ea she nisei of as lowest wan or d esisseiestiosis
Judge, and *Montt any leer real* of being mistaken in
his view of the ease; sad if be 'seed be had the coosidation
of Issoiring there woe aa appeal to a higher tribunal, and
`if theytivecsideri his jedgvneat they would give him credit
Tor the parity of his iotestiowe. lie would on twosome or
Wednesday give big Goal isdpsest its the ease.

COURT.

PLITAIIOIIIII o. lITATLII, Esq.
hlr.Rooott.t., far the Plaintiffs, stated, that this cause was
Instituted by the Cutout and Countess of St. Antonio, so pre-
veal the Defendant front proceeding at law fir the rerovery
of the arrears of • mut charge granted to him by the Isle
fjegigfJelhoesisee Rog. A. inntortion bad bees obtained
.us the grouud this; the deed had been executed solely with a
view to qualify the Defendant for • seat in Parliament ; hot
Trout circontstattee• whirls bad sines transpired, it was clear
the Plaintiffs hail acted under as ernmeties impression in re-
sisting this claims. in hie suswer, ale Defendant had 6tated,
that it had net oisly been mewled with a view to a qualifi-
cation, hat that it was likewise intended as 2 msrk of frieuil-
Olio, and that he was requested in claim palatial snider it.
t:ircussistauces had Mace transpired, which, at the time, ware
lObkl2ol/11 to lb.. Plaintiffs Of their egrets, and whirls. highly
to the honour of the Drfearlaat, sistpiestioualtly proved use
truth of that which he hail awned. It now outy retuaitsea
for hint to issuer, that the Bill be dismissed, each party pay-
ing their sewn clots.
Sir A- Monism, fur the Defendant, ousted, that from the
bandauuse alone, iu which the Plaintiffs had admitted she
just and equitable claim of the Defeatism', he should nut
press far rook It Ihr snit, which the Dcfesdant would other-
wise he hudeuldoilly entitled to.

COURT OF XING•11 RF%CII. iremourrti,
111031 DAY. Ju•e 12. .;•

Sittings slier Ti',., It lore Lord ELLassonovas and
Specie! Jeries.

LIBEL.
9".(11446.' TOI.LA ND e. rf.EottleT.
drldttit araa brought against the Drfentlaut, as pro-
piriceew of fb ttlisorror Sunday Newspaper, fur printing
awl publi:ltine in the said Paper, no the 271 k of April, 917,
is hived on the Plaintiff. It way contained in en article par.
ts•iliint in he an account of what took place in the 11.'01-
tent Deleon' Court...where the Plaintiff, as stewind of
Earl Morley, appeared to oppose the discharge of a man
named Curers 11, an insolvent dehler, who 40.1 heels charged
iu vatentiiin at 11K. the N. tile Lord, fur tent dor to
hies fur • /aria whieh he hrl.l wider his Lordship. The
vlefenslant pleaded first, Not I:witty—owl st.cond, that thr
I:uliticattoo was a fait and correct account of what pa sed
o the 1u:olvrot Di blurs Court.

Ha SettmeTz, for the Plaintiff, slated. that Carswell
been tersest of a farm on the estate of Earl Morley—
haviu; become iiscis.bted fur rent, the Plaintiff, as his
la.rdship's 'steward, distrained apron his farming utensils
And oilier property—which, however, were found tusafficient
to cover the amount fur wb;ch the distress was levied—in
comas-queue: of Carswell having, as it was alleged, eoutrived
to remove some t. his property, so as to defeat the process.
Norte time after this, Carswell was arrested, and, having
101'111 notice, at the Devon Quarter Assizes, that he intended
to take Ilse hearth of thr IsPoilveut Debtors' Act, Ilse Plaintiff
:ippeared there. auil iipp,seil his discharge. The ra,e woe then
fully hard, and the IN •1/10r was remanded, on the grown, of
1. ut, and roorralinrsit of him effects. lie procured bail,
plot came up so London, and was lodged in she king's Bench
Prison. At the expiration of three usoatlis, he gave notice
of his intention to seek she beuelii of the lissulveut Debtors'
Act, before 'Mr See jeasit Runtringtois. On that mcasiim,
the Plates if again opposed his discharge, un the ground of
his former remand by the Quarter Sessions. Mr. Bassett,
appeared as Counsel for Earl Marley. and Mr. Heath, as
t...00m I fur the lissulvesit. 011 the followiag Numbly, a
statement of the irruccedior appeared Ili the Defendant's
Paper, which was slated to be a must Outer-orate account of
what really p.med.—as it left out what was favourable to site
Plaintiff—exaggerated what was proved—and stated what
sever appeared so evidence, or was altered by the CUllliftl
in site ease. It was coutendrol that the character of the
Plaintiff was usaligired by this garbled statement. inasmuch
pe it leaded to slew, that he stud with the grossest cruelty
and oppressive towards the Insolvent. The principal in.
rearaties relied on, as bearing oat the charge of libel, were
*aid to have beta made use of by Mr. Meath, who acted fur
the

The airces-ary proofs being given of the Defeo.lant's pro-
perty iu the Paper, and of the publication of die libel—
Messrs. Royce and Hughes, two Gentlemen who were
professionally employed in the opposition of Corso.ll, de-
posed that ilwy were priest during the investigation, and
that the puhl,ration in question was nut an err-molest-count
of the proceedings iti the Insolvent Debtors' Court, in the
rime alluded to. These Gentlenses pointed out several exag-
gerated suilesnesso, sad es mesaionai said to have been uttered
by the counsel, which were not mode sae of by his..
Mr, Gunn sT, for the Defendant, said, be was instructed
In Mate, that the accusal was true in every particular, lir
the very letter. He Ikea called
Edward Maimed'', • person employed by the Definition',
to rollecl articles of intelligence who stated, that he report-
...l the case in qoasiion, and that it was substaatively cor-
ref in every port. He swore positively to the accuracy of
the particular psmages objected to us the part of the

OM WS CreSPAMIR 11l 11l Minn he paid, he hail men Mr_ Heath'!"
hew', b,I desitd Shat hr had taken it home with bins. He
lead it iu Cum., isfirr Ilw roar was over. He maid to
11r. Buell that be would give the Plaintiff a trimming in
hie accoisnl of theprurecdmix•
Samuel Emery, an agent practising in the Insolvent Dr&
tor,' Court, deposed to the accuracy of the ICIPOIi of the
ploceediags.
Os, him crusr-examinmtinn, be midi be bail hanclid Mr.
Hvistlem brief I. lidasouds, and did rot receive it back again
from hies for • work.

. Bassett (a banister) stated, that he did not consider
the account wublished in The Observer to he • just rrport
et the presseashera in the Isnolveut Debtors' Court. He
pirated out several particulars in which it was insecniate.
irtie report wholly omitted the exatuinatio•, in chief, or the
hisolveni, and attributed observatious to Mr. Heath, which
b.• h.d not uttered,

Mr SCARLIIIT, in adAreagiag the Jury, staled, Ilia, the
ease proved, daa an aggravation, anti rot a mittgal ~,,, of
tl,••uffeseecharsed in the declaration.
iitord ELL111110110t:311 saidi the jostilleation attempted
to 1w made hod completely fallen nailer the Defendant. It
um, a. it enough to thew that the report was substantively
....Tret. To bear ant the &fetter, it ought to be proved or-
tor tie to the very letter. The Plaintiff wan clearly en' itivd
~. a terdlci-aud it wen for the Jary to say, what would be