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b7PibENDs%

August 1. Edward Davis and William Phillips, of Church-
-. street, .I.ainheth,. Surrey, breweis and co-partners, at
twelve, at Guildlyll, London. , •
August 9.- Jeremiah .Cohnellan,.now or late of Brown's.
buildings,- St. Mary-Axe; Lo'ndon,'and Of 6t. Catharine's-
square, Middlesex, merchant, at ten, at •C uildhall.
August 2. George Field, of Old Swan-stairs Upper Thames.
street, London, merchant, at ttvelve, at .duild I;
August 2. William Field, tie Old Swan-stairs, U pperl'hames.
street, London, zner.;liatir, .7.t,tivave, at Guildhall.
August 9. Thomas Normington, of Saifi on- Walden, Essex,
Innkeeper, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
July 28. Nathaniel Perkins the elder, and Nathaniel Perkins
the youutler, of LaStingtun, Gloucestershire, clothiers and
Lo: partners, at ten, at the King's Arms Inn, Stroud.
July 29. Matthew Brown, of St. lohn'i>square, Clerken-
welk, Middlesex, printer, at one, at Guildhall.
July 14. -Thomas Donnison, of Prescot-street, Goodman's-
fields, Middlesex, merchant,, at eleven, at G uildhall.

ti ly 2S. Thomas Braniliall, of Mossley,Aliton-under• Line,
cotton-spinner, at three, at the. Globe Tavern, Ashton-
under-Line.

July 3t. lames Stokes, of Worcester,. hop-merchant, at ten,
at the Hop Market I iin,'•Worcester. . •
July 26. Edward Read, of Ilford, Essex, carpenter, at ten, at
• Guildhall, London.
August 7.', Joseph Sanders, late of Arundel, 'Sussex, wool-
staple% at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Arundel;
August 2. John. Lacy, of Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane,
London, brass-tbunder,,at ten, at Guildnall.
August z. Wti am Lowden, late of Riding House-lane, Port-
land-street,. Middlesex, farrier, al. ten, at Guildhall.
july 29. George podgson, of Kendal, Westmorland, grocer,
at ten, at Guildhall, London.

LAW REPORT.

• COURT OF KING's juLlts.
VICITARD WILSON AND PENRISE V. ALEXANDER

• W RIGH.T AND WThNE.
The Plaintiffssaie executors under the Will of the
late Lord Chedwortb, the Defendants are heirs at
law of the same Nobleman, This was an issue di-
reeled by the Lottn CRAtvenisoa, totry the validity
of a Will executed by Lord Chedworth on the 18th
of July,
Mr.-Gs:flaws,' in opening the case on the part of
the Plaintiffs, said, that he. had,seldom been called
upon, in his professional capacity)-in a case in-which
belaboured under greater distress than the pi-esent:
The difficulties which the Counsel at the Bar had to
encounter 'ere of two sorts s the first was, tls give a
plausible appearance to a case where actually nosne-
rits could be found ; and the second was,• as in the
present instance, .to discover the-- objedions'which
were to be thrown in. the.way of: Plaintiffs' right
to recover. The real question: to. be agitated was,
whether Lord Chedworth, at the time of the execution
of his Will, was or was not of a sound mind ; and there
.was as much reason for stating that the whole of the
Will, admitted to be the hand-writing of his Lordship,
was forged, as for pretend* that at the time he.
signed the document:he:was not in th,exiglit use of
his understanding. In deciding upon she present.
, question, it would he necessary- to examinein what
state Lord Chedworth was. To support the proposi-
tion of the Defendants, the Jwy would expea.sorne
:evidence to prove his insanity.; they.stvould:require
be told that he was an acknowledged maniac, ands
that it was unfit.for the safety of His Majesty's Sub-
je&s that he should be at large; but , what would be..
their. .astonishment when.lt ,would be proved, that,
from the cradle to the, °csrave, his Lordship was sigmas:
lized for his wisdom and ability, and in point of lite,
rary attainments, he could be excelled by:few men of
the age. . Lord Chedworth, however, had not passed,'
through life without mortification, and he wasarone
time. under the necessity of submitting to the investis
gation of the Court the circumstances of an unforth-s
airate: transaaion. which took place• on Epsom races:.
ground; when, to the completesatisfadion of a most
enlightened Judge (Lord-Mansfield), :his innocenc4
was fully established-- From this period .he retired
to a country residence near Ipswich.- The
Counsel then . adverted to. the sound. ascretion and
. accuracy of his. :Lordship in :his publics-duty -.in_ the
House of Peers, and during the trial-of Warren; Hasts
ings, Esq. , He. next: alluded to his prndeat end.irres.
proaeliable charader for ability, as Magistrate;
,and lastly, dwelt upod the virtues lsVaittis his Lord-
ship was:adorned in private life ; and frbin all these,
he dedni:ed. the conclusion, that there wa.s,,,not
leastfoUndation for asserting that his ,Lordships was
not perfealy ,compoc mentis.. He would call' 'vToblY,
Lords (thee on the Bench) who had beefs Lord Ched-
worth's companions at Harrow!School, and had likess
wise accompanied- him, to the University of Oxford,
and these distinguished personages would all of them
state, that during the time that they were Acquainted-.
with 'his Lordship, he was not only a person of a
sound mind, but of great abilities.
Samuel Fitch, Rob..
Jackson,and.Chas. Battelly,
subscribing witnesses to:the Will, .proved-the_ sanity
of his Lordship at the time of its execution:
The. Will was..now read, from which it appeared,
that a sum of 40,0001. had been left by Lord esheds-
worth tO :Mr, Wilson, and 540,0001. to Mr. Penrise,
as residuary legatee.
Lord Dartmouth deposed, that he boarded in the
same, house with . Lord ChedWortb, at Harrow-
School, and, from his knowledge of -him, had not -
.the least reason to doubt the soundness.. of his
.telleass . ...;
Lord Moira said,. he
-was at school and also et 'the
University with the late Noble - Lords and stated the
ability of his Lordship during Hastings's trial,.as well
as his general propriety of 'deportment.
• Lord Eldon:became
.acquainted with Lord Ched-
worth during the time he held the situation of Chief.
Jiistice of the Court of Common 'Pleas, and be con-
sidered him to-be a man of correct judgment and cons
siderabletaients. , • ,
Sir Charles Bunbury spoke to the same effed.
. Colonel Stisted had abed .with his Lordship :Is a
..Magistrate.fnr the County of,Suffolk, where he con-
-ducted himself with peculiar skill and judginent.
Mr. ;William Pearson, M. ,Henry Cesv per,
_ansi
JoSeph Jekyll, Thomas Wilson, 'and
Esqrs. deposed to the same effea as 'also did Mr.
Alderson, Mr:A/Ph, and Martlit 13titronglis, -a des
raestic in his: LordhiP'S family • .•
Mr..bALLAs addressed the Jury in behAlf of the
Defendants. Free said, that nadOubtedVa very stropg_
1.
case had been made out I.sy the Plaintiffs; but he•
s
trusted that, notwithstanding, the dni-y'would Maine_
a favourable ear to support the rights heir-;
law; lie. teas; however, afraid, that Whatever pecu-
liarities -LOrd Cliedworth Mighehaiip'ossessel, none
Of thein'amOanted to direa augs "6f-insanity:
Mr. John Lloyd and Mr:.
customßiellatiel. •Beddingfield;
proved that it was the custom of the late Lord-Ched-
worth, early us the morning to • fora 'Oasins'ofs
Cold water, in which he immersed his' lead, 'and-if,
after that operation; hinsself cold; • it 'was his
praftice to borrow -the houSekei.per's, whitsh
he, threw Over his shoulder. This being all the,
testimony 'for. the,defefice, -
Lord, ELLgNBORDUGH was decidedly of 'opinions
that not the smallest proof "of insaillty, had Wen ;ado
zaasfUund for-the PlaintWs4

CITY .BUSINgs.—A Common'Hall was held. on
Friday for the; ele&ion of a prOPer
the officcpf Sheriff OfLondoniia Middlesex, toge-
ther with 7rifiiivrAS Esq.. in the room of:WN,
Woop iNVATsbi; Esq. who Ins. paid his fifi'ito. be
excused serving the Office ; .and, theseerg names
being pni up, the spew of hands Were nearly 'equal.
in Ii v our! pf :JAMES WoonoiarnoE;. Esq. Citizen .and.
Cooper, and JONATHAN Mu4..s, Esq. Citizen _arid
Paper Stainer; and doubts arising, as 'toulichJi d;
the majority, they wore 'put
,up again Separately,.
when JAnEi WOODBRIDGE, was elea.ied by a
very considerable Majority, and accordingly dlared
as duly ele&ed by the Sheriffs. •

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- • . ' POOLE, JULY 4. , -
Arrived—the -
- Auive, Boynes; fromPortsmoUth,
. • Sailedi—the. hart,.klarland, ard. Aeiii/e, Williams, for
Portsmouth ;' New ,Hope, Manelays, for tollthamptoh ;
Mary,' Rubson, frit Sunderland.; Do.ye, King, t;i- Hull
Elizabeth and Kitty, Macey, for Dartmouth; and the Sea-
gull Cutter, Carter, on a Cruize:- . '