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I INTELLIGENCE.

07;1n' OF CH INCERV,. MONDAY, JULY 13.
vv.►n #ECI'SON OF LOUD STEWAItTIi CASE.

At a qtiai ter past ten his Lordship took his seat, and began
he o!itet v,'ig,-tltat he had takes the ease of Tempest v. Oid
into lots most sea ices 1141.1 the must own) painful consideration,
Ohm ate ardroot anxiety to do what was best fur all parties. •
With respect to• the bias of the young Lady's inclinations,
he •watr formerly of opinion that sufficient evidence of that
had hero laid' before Aglien he had stated his opinion
hero" on the case, he had bet' II her, anal after hearing
Whit was stater!' 137 Colinstl, he felt himself bo I in
joistate to Are her again, and state to her, in the strongest
summer he possibly comfit, every obirt•tbot which 'had been
urged against tilt' ovierlage, ant! iw so,ke could de-
clare lie had acted with the must p;iitittit solicitude for her
ioteeest and that of ill concerued. Rut lie found free de-
termination was wholly unalterable, and seeing ouch to be
the case, lie felt it was proper to imske'souse inquiries respect.
mg thb points which had been laid before him, and. which to
repeat now, was' totally unnecessary. In the course of in•
vestigating These points, he hail a motility submitted to him
lobe appointing a commission to examine witnesses on the
ease ; but he was not able to find nue instasiee where a cons-
missioa had been so issued. He had, therefure, Imea coin-
{celled to• have recourse to affidavits. Here he would say
that it WaS diettll l unit painful for him tomato: iii open OINK e
what was sterol in these affidavits, but lie would do• so io
Mocha toNtiner as wootti St' intelligible to Counsel on both
aides. for it stay long period no impoitition whatever of
diet kiiirf had been thrown en the anincrous family of Lord
Stewart's ancestors, and in two instances, that malady had
been sathifectorily act:minted for. ft was toe much to expect
41ion to visit on the present generation, what had perhaps
existed in the former ffetterai ion, though not fur a very
tong period t for *ere beer any Jrailge to aft so, there was
no possibility of knowing to what extent the principle might
he carried, and no family in filet could he sale. 'llvere cer-
tainly was a vast ifillierence bet %seen what was now the case,
and what might have happened some ceutinies ago. finder
all the cirestinetasumo of the case, looking as he did to all the
facts laid bbfeere him, and taking the objections is, whole mad
separately, tee dill not, and Could net, think the Master had
come to a wrong conclusion. These he had Mated to the
yormg Lardy, With all the pathos he possibly could, as be
thought that proper. He had beard au appeal would be
taken to the Manse of Lords; and he would say, lie had 1111
objection to suck us *Neal ; for to the decision of
that Fiume he was at ail tortes ready to bow with satisfac-
tion. 1k would bine thereby the satistirction of knowing
that, if he wits virologitheir Lordships would have it in their
power to set hini-right. Till he kuew whether suck an ap.
peal was to be made, he would, of course, issue Os seder to
the marriage; and as to the other restraints, relative
to the intercourse of Lady Antrim, ihe. it might he as well
to do them away. Never in the eourse of his life had lie been
employed in X noose psriuuful, and to binra mere distressing
duty, than the consideratioia of this case, bid he trusted it would
be believed he had meted with air Wawa iatentian and a coed
eonseienoe. He Irad emesidered all the objections el the case,
be had weighed the ciressormlintses of the disparity of age,
the son of Lord Stewart, Ire. but While he was pot pre-
pared to say this was an eligible marriage, he could not, lay-
ing his hand on his heart, say, as en honest man, that it was
an improper one. If Sir S. Romany intended to appeal to the
House of Lords, MP:hoped Sir S. would let him know in a rea.
minable time, turd then be would snake the ordor lie bad
mentioned.

W EDNIESDA
The Court Met sweets crowded, in expectation Of the final
result, iekeinggederally Onderstood that Sir Samuel Mutiny,
as Counsel tor Mrs. Tay be, the guardian of Lady Vane 'fem.
pest, wield Otis writing intimate whether Mrs. Taylor
tended to appeal or not, to the House of lords. Sir Sasaurl
happened, however, at this moment to lie engaged in a case
before the .Yiee Chancellor; bat Sir Arabes-. Psggot, one of
Lord Stewart's Counsel, was petit:et, with Messrs. Hart sad
Horne, aFso engaged in Ike ease.
Sir ArtlinoPiggid Ikea said, that he bed consalted with the
Cosinsel on the utherside, and understood from them, that it
vas the fixed determination of Mrs. Taylor, the aunt of the
y.anig lady, and of her guardians, to appeal Irom his Lord-
ship's derision to the House of Lords. Yiein the circuinstan.
cc, of the ease, it was particularly desirable (hut the appeal
should be heard as quickly as possible ; but it could nut in
soy way proceed, till tits Lordship had forasally made out the
order.
The Lord Clianeeßor.—Nou may, therefore, take the order
that the Mister's report, finding that this is not au improper
marriage, is by me confirmed ; at the same time let the emu y
of appeal be inserted. I ant of ooinion that the marriage most
be restrained, undee the present circumstances, till the decision
of the Utilise of Lords be known. With respect to the other
restraint*, they hail as well be pot an end to, as I don't ace
Any reasonable cause for their being continued.
Sir A. Piggot.—l should suppose, my Lord, that the Master
aary, in the mean time, nevertheless proceed in making out
(hr proposuls of settlement,
The Lord Chiricellor.—Certainlv. I can see nothing to pre-
• Cii Me Airing on with that; but let it he understood that lie
does se without prijoilite.
sir Sourer! Woodsy at this moment came Into Court, and
adds-raiders Ids Lordship, said, " I am, my Lord, desired by
Mrs. 'fauns to iriform your /Lordship most respectfully, that
it 111 her inteirtion forthwith to appeal to the Muse of Lords,
from the elevt.ton now given by your Lordship."
The Lin J I:tiancellor.—l was just informed of this, Sir
SA I, brio e von Caine into Court, by Sir A. I'iggot. lam
particularly glad th:it you has e aelopird this course, because,
so a case so painfisl to me in every point of view as 111.5 list
been, I shall have the heartfelt siiiithectitar of being set right
by the House of Lords if I am wrong. Painful as side con-
sideration of this cast has been to my 01V41 1.111101, I nun happy
to think that a superior tribuoil a ill have it in tires' ,power io
review my judgment, 91111 that any rotor or insitlverttacy
nave hero guilty of will be their redressed. I base just
stated to Sir Arthur Pigged what should be dune, and I du
really think 1 um in justice bound to restrain the marriage in
the IlleAll time. Toils is the best thing I can possibly do ter
cite pat ties. Take the order as I have rucotioned it, and let
it be di awn up forthwith.
FRIDAY.
Thi• morning, Mr. Horne, as counsel on the part of Lord
'stew art, observed, that in this case he understood Isis Lord-

*hi,. had ordt tett that thu toarri.ige of Lady Valle Temper,
with Stevaatt sI Id lit restrained until the appeal to
the thm.t. 01 Lords •iionl.l ti.ive brew th lei mined. lie also
'Andel i hat the ins r aas to eructed %%tilt (lie sett it tutu t,
• without prejudice tJany procecdinp iu tiicolycrior t5.j.....;