The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

NOV.

Mr. Reader moved for lease to file a criminal infurnia-
lbws against Mr. Joists Walker, and two otliVr ovt r•cers,
01 St. Alary, Nottisighato, lot not contor gto the di-
rections of a select vestry. assembled in pm silence of an
art lot bettor providing for olitougement of the poor.—
'1 application atone mit id a trintsoctom before the
Court test year. The pat ish of St. Mary, Nottingham,
emutaime It.otlo pow, and the animal expente incurred
by Ilse toltoottotits moments to 10,05.U1. Tito pariah !be-
came tee way to whirls their funds
our managed, and geese notice to the overseers to mon-
ism* a xelt ct vestry. 'limy 'rinsed, and this emir( oat
applied to fur a etiattilainus, which ‘A as granted, and the
overseers made aralse fetus, but tidally were compelled

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to comply. In June last a special vestry was 1111 l
and of the said vestry several resolutions ;iiv,44l. One
directed the overseers to discharge Mr. S. Wilkinson, the
toaster of lire wet kheitie. Every one of these I esehttiotas
the overseers treated w ith total dist erard and eiiiitimoicy•
There was, however, rote subject wli ieli they were realty
to attend to. lly the eel of the 5914 of the King, they
ad 11l i l led that the parish had the sight to say what poor
sl hi receive s chef, and consequently they were ready
to •obey the directions of the select vestry On that point
but all other instructions they treated wills egatil,—
Mr. Reader contended, that the tovestieetn were obliged
by the pros iaintis of the act to obey ail the resol.itions of
the vestry, and therefore the informal. lie applied for
ought to be grouted, in order to compel them to do the
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wish Inisiticot according to the wishes of the parish-
Oilers.

Mr. Justice 11a) ley.—" This is not a case so clear that
you must inter corruption in the officers in not t0mp1.,.. in;
with these resoltilions ? fime court never grant, a Cllllllll4l
information against pat Nil officers without a pi inia facia
ca,c or corruption, and I think the constritetioo of a new
act lir Parliament may lead to some he‘itation. Idu nut
see that the teriuml to comply is so clear a case of core tip-
tiuu that the coins ought to grant a criminal into
Itude reimed.

THE KING V. JACKSON, THE ELDEN, JACKSON, JUN. ANL*

JERVIS,

The Solicitor Ganora applied to the court fur a new
Wel in this ease. The defendants %Pie I I guilty by 4
jury at Guildhall, of a conspiracy to sue out a connuissiou
of bankruptcy against Jackson the younger.
The Lout thief Justice read his notes of the trial.—
The son of Jackson the elder saw ass ailstriiseinent, of-
lei lug the shale of a lucrative business fur sale. 1.1 eon.
sequence of that sidvertisenit he had au interview wills
Mr. Edgar, of Bartlett's-buildings. and was introduced
to Mr. Fox, whoagreed to admit lino 1.. one-half 'here of
his business, as a sal geon, fur a Constiles atiiin of 40.10f1.
He was also to have the option of purchasing the whole at
the end of a limited period. AtiVilliCt2l were made by
the tither to the son, who became Orbital ill his tether to
a cosesidtrasile a ~,,, unt. On the day the sou %US 10 pay
the consideration to Fox, who was sued Ito the amount,
and during that state of things, the defendant sued UM
cuissniisSlon of Banks opt against hon.
The question al the trial was, whether any debt b *sea
fide had brill cositractrd between the son and tallier sit as
to justify the petitioning creditor's debt.
solicitor (leucite! slow applied for a new nisi, on
the ground that they had discuss:led, since the trial, a
deed of indenture, which loosed that debts were wally
due froin the father to the son. He contended that lie
partirs had debts against the suss, which justified the
suing out the cmumiasiwt for the purpose of preventing
the suit's properly Irons being swept away by one creditor.
The discureey of the deed lo which lie alluded was smith-
Client ground to induce the Court to grant a acw
The Lord Chief Justice asked it coy gentleman lied a
note of the menisci in a Welt he left it to the Jury
Toe Sialicisor Genes al total nu Hulas

Toe Chief Justice said, the impression on his 11111111 was
not So II to question the alleged debt due bow tie
hut ultrturr it was to lie considered web a debt as IA ould
justify the father to stir out a commis-.
'Foe Solicii or (innerul adverted 10 the iialavit, in which
he stated tool lie ailsaiiced sums Of 4444 ae) to hu soli from
(lute to time, us consequeuce of his having a mail property.
which he derived 40111 his grandfather; the other children
of ,llr. Jackson had no property, and conseqiietitly the father
expected slut rerun.
The Court granted a rule to shew cause.
SZTRAORDIN•ItY •ASZ.

Mr. Pearson being culled on, said he had to renew the
snot h.'s he mode the day before yesterday, fur a rule to ,hew
cause lay a eruuiu.rl information should
lye persons, n hose names lie did nut taco mem 00000 , and it
wags not bib intent on to mention thrill oil tilts occasion. lie
nun' • the application on the affidavit, of Atom Henson Carey,
and Missy Atone Evans. Ile buoyed on :lie ground of abuse
of auttiurity. One ..f the (trivial:tots nu* a magistrate of
the county of Statiorit ; ;mother a gehtieman of fortune and
family in Inc borne county ; the third sus valet lit tit: gen-
tleman; the fool-ill a coostioble of ilor township; ;girl the
filth at person al whose house the pal ties were delivered as
pi .soiters. Al r. Pearson observed, that he was obliged to
enter fully lie en enitistanceb, because it w.:it net eisary
to shoos these young a in were slot hank in he euinni,t tea
as bagi ant, Airs. A. II Care) was a wiar.is ; she married
earl) iii lite, and lived with her husband at Cork. After
her husband's death she found it difficult to obtain support iii
Loglitiol. Slit' lodged wills a Nits. Simla In 11 ood-streets
Westmiaisttr, and obtained a livelihood as a srn.psnrus. On
one occasion, as lieu she was taking net won k home, she am
ant by a geoitlenoni, olio, struck wills her per, um, ente.ed
Imo Chula rsation with her, and req .estall to know wiles,. she
Inn d. Sae :isolated ;tiring information mm that paint, but
s way tit is: ni•r i.e discover. d tier abode. Beira{ ill, she
ts•ut for it po.,icurn, who brought the gentleman with him,
:11111 inatonticed pins at, a relation a,f flit own., lie used every
nigh,. amity in revisal on he' receive lois vi.its but Wt,llol.lt
tit:vet:b., Al last lie asked her to anti ke some shirts, mud ob.
tamed a fen inlcrv.eus. Some tam • ales she is as entplo.ss al
She accompanied Mr.and Ntrio.Sionth to Philadelphia in Aloe.
rice. Two mimtlis alter her arrival ill that city sloe met the
captain of the ship in which slot. came over. lie told her
that a gruileitiati hum England ant in search Of her, and
had lite:l44in); lion where she woos. The captain at the
same time gave her the 101 l ,aria letter
" My deal Miss {Leeson,—Yea %sill no doubt be sur-
prised when you recognise the hand.writing of one you
have %longed, who is now an Philo& Iphia, and who
wishes to ItilVe some comitmoicetion from you.—Meet me
this evening at the corner of Walk ',street."
lie met her, and in consequence of a proposal which
she considered advantageous, they lived together in Ame-
rica, and parsed fur snail and a lie. They returned
.to
England in 1;7.20, and lived together. Ile took a house for
her at Liromptoio, living part oh' lois time there, and at his
seat in the cotuNry. During the time he was absent from
ner in the comirty, she received letters from hint. Mr.
Pearson said lie must tioulde the Court with reading
few extracts, because, they would chew the situation of the
parties, and prove there was no pretence for treating her
at a vagrant. 't he letters were c iiiiiiii oinicated to the ina-
gistraie against al lie moved, 1110:WillIS111111ilig winch
Ire committed her under a charge of vagrancy :
" my dearest time, as you may suppose, is
well occitpied hen; to-morrow shooting \VIII Commence,
so that with the season and aaul,enicnta a certain little
person may be forgotten. I wish you were here to enjoy
the good things, not that you would have my company. I

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