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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUG. 11.
EXPARTE LUCAS IN RE LUCAS.
LORD ANCI.LOR—In that matter of Lucas, I have seen
Sir George Tuthill, and without entering into the question of
soundness or unsoundness of mind, I am quite satisfied this is
a case in which there is no call upon me to grant a commission
of lunacy. From him 1 learn that the person is happy, and
treated with kindness • and as I conceive this matter of lunacy
depends not only on the fact of soundness and unsoundness of
mind, but also on that of expediency as regards the happiness
of the individual, I am of opinion that at present there is no oc-
casion for issuing a commission of lunacy.
Mr. HORNE—Does not your Lordship think that the peti.
tion should be dismissed with costs ?
LORD CHANCELLOR—No, Mr. Home : all I mean to say
is, that I do not consider myself called upon to issue a com-
mission ; and I wish, therefore, to say nothing about costs at
present.
EX PARTE CORBETT, IN RE SIB. G. P. TURNER.
The LORD CHANCELLOR decided in this case that the
Court had no authority to prevent the access of persons to Sir
Gregory, in order to enable him to traverse. He directed,
therefore, that Mr. Corbett should be admitted to the lunatic,
and that Mr. Corbett should inform his Lordship in a fortnight
of the result.

EX PARTE CRANE, IN RE DODS, A BANKRUPT.
ALTERATION OF A COMMISSION.
Mr. HART, previous to opening this petition, which prayed
that the commission issued against the bankrupt might be su-
perseded, stated that he had a preliminary objection to tile
commission; which might be sufficient to induce the Court to
snpersetle it without going into the other grounds he had to
allege. It was admitted on both sides, that the commission
had been altered since it had passed the Great Seal.
The commission was then handed up to his Lordship under
a sealed cover (with an atteStation that it was in the same state
as when received by the present from the former solicitor un-
der the commission) ; and upon the Lord Chancellor examin-
ing it, he sent for the docket.
Mr. HART said, he• did not know how far the alteration
might be material, but he thought the Court was bound to vin-
dicate the sacredness of the Great Seal.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—If there be an alteration of but
half a letter, the commission shall not stand.
Mr. HART then read an affidavit, bringing home the fact of
the alteration to Mr. Lester, the former solicitor under the com-
mission. He had altered the name of Dods to Pod, by ex-
punging the s.
Mr. MONTAGU, on the same side, called upon the Court to
vindicate the insult thus offered to it.
Mr. CHING, on behalf of Mr. Lester, alleged that the alter-
ation was an act of inadvertence.
Mr. itosE, for the petitioning creditors, disclaimed all parti-
cipation in the act of the solicitor.
The Lola) CHANCELLOR observed, that the simple ques-
tion was, whether the commission had been altered or not. It
appeared to him that it had. His Lordship recommended that
the case should stand over till Monday, in order that Mr. Les-
ter might file an affidavit in explanation.
Mr. Ca ma said, that as Mr. Lester could afford no further
explanation, it was perhaps superfluous to incur the expence of
filing affidavits.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—My wish that the case should
stand over till Monday is out of regard to the solicitor. It is
impossible that the Court can suffer such an act as this, on the
part of one of its officers, without some explanation. Delay is
desirable on another account; for if 1 were to make an order
under my present impression, I might deal more severely with
the case than if 1 had more time for consideration. Let the
petition stand over till Monday. and let Mr. Lester in the mean
time consider whether he will file an affidavit or not.
EX PARTE DAVIS IN RE GARRETT.

This was an application to dismiss a very ponderous petition
for impertinence.
Mr. HART wished to know whether he was to read through
the petition, or point out those parts only which contained im-
pertinence.
A conversation then took place, from which it appeared that
this case came before the Court on an order for rehearing given
by the Vice-Chancellor, and that new matter had been intro-
duced.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that the rule of the
Court was, that an appeal from the other Court could only be
heard upon the matter produced before the Court below ; and
that a rehearing before this Court, after the introduction of
new matter, could only be had with the permission of his Lord-
ship. The Vice-Chancellor had no authority to direct a re-
hearing of a case before his Lordship after the introduction of
new matter; the Vice-Chancellor, and all the bar together,
could not compel him to hear such a case; and lie would not
hear it. The case stands over.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, AUG. 11.
ritIME AND OTHERS versus THE ASSIUNEES OF MARSH,

STRACEY, AND co.
Mr. HORNE said he appeared on the pact of the plaintiff in
this case, which had been part heard, and was ordered to stand
over, to enable his Honour to refer to the books of the partner-
ship. The question which the Court was called upon to decide
was, whether any money had been paid into the banking-house
of the late Mr. Fauntleroy on account of the trustees of Col.
Bellis ?
His HONOUR. said, he had attentively examined the cash-
book and the receiving day-book, but he found it impossible to
trace the sums said to have been paid in on account of the trus-
tees. lie found the entries, but nothing further. It was im-
possible, therefore, to determine whether any cash had actually
been paid into the bank.
Mr. Mmeracits said that the entries had been made fn such
an intricate manner by Mr. Fauntleroy, that it would be impos-
sible for the most acute accountant to unravel them.
His HONOUR said that he was quite incompetent to the
task. He therefore directed an issue, to try whether any and
what sums had been paid into the banking-house on behalf of
the trustees of Colonel Bellis : the issue to be tried in the sit-
tings after Michaelmas term.

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There is now in the London Docks, on board
the Jones, Capt. IticnAaoso:v, from New Or-
leans, an Alligator near four feet. long, and which
it is supposed will arrive at thrice its present
dimensions. It is about seven months old, and
was caught on the Banks of the Mississippi.—
All attempts to tame or render it docile have
proved in vain ; and on its being disturbed, by
approaching the cage in which it is confined, it
makes a noise, and appears eager to commence
an attack. It is to be removed to the menagerie
in the Tower.

A REPRIEVE ai a CRITICAL MOMENT•

(From an American Journal called the Brookville Ildirsa

• Inquirer.)
Samuel Fields had been convicted of the crime
of murder, and sentenced by the Court to be
executed.

On Friday last, the 27th of May, the Sheriff of this county,
pursuant to the sentence of the Court, at about twelve o'cloct,
opened the prison door, and exhibited to public view one of the
most awful spectacles the human eye could have beheld—it was
Fields. He was lifted by four or five men upon a platform'
erected on a waggon, and seated in a recumbent chair, which
was considered necessary on account of his bodily debilitation.
A procession was formed, and the waggoner drove towards the
place prepared for his execution. He was clad in white, the
usual habiliment. The old man, with snow white locks, and
a countenance that had lost its expression in wrinkles, whcir
manly frame had been visited by 86 winters, and whose candle
of life was just flickering out, was conducted through a synlio;
thetic throng of thousands to the gallows. Here he was halt':
in the midst of three or four thousand people, who assemble"
to witness the solemn scene.
The Rev. Augusta Jocelyn rose and delivered an eloquent
and and appropriate sermon, and then stated that he had freqaci"
conversed with the old man during his confinement, and thel
he had always found him duly penitent. Some well adapt.%
remarks were made by the Rev. Mr. —, and divine servic'
was then concluded. The Sheriff told the prisoner " lie 06
but 23 minutes to live." At this time all was in readiness to
suspend the old man, the rope round his neck and made fast
to
the gallows. Every eye was rivetted ott the unfortunate objec
in breathless expectation. At this crisis a noble feeling Per,
vaded the whole assembly—the impulse of humanity were 0'
sibly depicted in almost every face.
Even at this moment, the numerous multitude beheld
in
Fields all that was characteristic of a brave, patriotic, nr2A
effective officer of the volition, and a man who had fought $7,,
bled in support of our institutions, and had wasted the fin/I'
of youth in conquering and dispelling the enemies of our cons
mon country, and who, for the first time in so long a life, I's,
been charged with crime—forced by human authority to exPce
nothing but to meet his God !
No pardoning power was known to be present, willing to in`
terpose between the veteran and the grave.
At this critical juncture, just as the Sheriff was about to P€ r 1
form his duty, his Excellency James B. Ray, Acting 14°/‘-'1
nor of the State of Indiana, appeared, addressed the priscin"
in words to the following purport— of
" Samuel Fields! You have been convicted of the crime rt
murder by a jury of your country, and sentenced by the ud,
to be executed on this day. Your last hour is just expiro.i4
You have petitioned the only human authority on earth ri
has power to save you to permit you to live. Your petitool,
have been received, weighed, and investigated. Your
case has been examined and matured. In making this 110%,
you have imposed upon me the performance of the most in,
portant and responsible duty of my life. If, in coming tutd
conclusion on this subject, I had attempted to consult pot);115
feeling, I must have been lost in the variety of opinion. J.J_„ce
with me is above all other considerations, and my conscnf
must be my guide. Though you stand convicted, a nujorlloo
the officers of the court that tried you, and about 800 of Y the
fellow citizens have petitioned in your behalf, including t to
clergy of your county, men well known for their attachtnen tiff
good government and to law—men who would never nieinu,s,
themselves with your case if they thought you a wilful and ~,ht
licious murderer. Your own and these petitions have had vnie
with me, but let me assure you that you have had a Still woo
powerful advocate. The blood you freely parted with mo,
struggles for independence, and your infirmities and scout
speak for you ! Those soldiers who fought with you i'atoro
common country, who now stand around, are powerful or aoit
and successful advocates for you ; and I almost fancy that
the voices of Washington and Warren calling for well red
your behalf. Take this, Sir, (handing him a pardon), mans
member, that by exercising this high constitutional Pe:oot.
am responsible to my country for your future good beh3Tion,
Though I view you as a child in intellect and as a dying pdto
yet should you ever, by the favour of Heaven, be restieor-t,
health, remember that I am your security for your con"
Whilst I am willing under all circumstances to restnrecor
your life, I do not do so under the belief that you 111104,
'flitted no crime. No, m opinion is that you might 1181`00i.
convicted of manslaughtey r. But as the verdict stands gofer
you, you must either be hanged or pardoned. I have n° for'
to commute—to change your punishment—no, none, but
_, to
give you. , In doing this I may err; but to err is litulw
forgive, divine.' " frA°
Never had electricity more influence upon the hunts° 111
than this act bad on the prisoner and the spectawr!it,
throb of universal approbation was instantaneously Ited
ha
some even shouted with joy. The poor old man rolsecat°
head from the most stupid lethargy, and at onceh eat.
animated; gratitude was immediately seated on his of the:
But few seem dissatisfied with this magnanimous :let -
Governor.

To T. TAYLOR, Esq.

No. 9, New Bridge-street, London.
HONOURED SIR, e the
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f BEG leave to ihform you, that ever Si°nerd',
JL year 1790, I bad been afflicted with the Lues
which, from its obstinately resisting every course of Tot
prescribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, •ce
dergoing severalsevcre courses of salivation, and no ord
charged from the Hospital with little relief, would 14)1?
be of the most inveterate nature. In the spring of
my disorder bad got to such a head, as nearly to Put 21' 1•1
to my existence—l bad a large ulcer on the crown of li '0 f•
one en each arm, and my legs were broke out in a fr01..0
manner ; my right was dreadfully painful, and had l'elolß,c
state of ulceration for the last seven years; my left 011(14,
two large nodes on it, was very much discoloured, ai• I
me such excruciating pain, particularly when warn' ,pite'e
as nearly to deprive me of rest ; in this lamentable ,I,rf!oo
was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who ree::,ol/0
great a cure by them here), to take your Leake'sl'atic,e eos
which I began to do on the 21;th o. May ; in the coug' thy
fortnight 1 began to receive benefit—in little Ilwr, healto`it'
month the ulcers on my head and arms were sound') ;
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soon after, the sores ma my legs healed also ;
ever, considerable discolouration in the skin, and p34,11,j;
bone of the left, which, by the blessing of God, al1.'01,501;oa
longer pet severance in your invaluable Medicine, ibot
the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its nati-L:1,00;01
tbs nocturnal pains gradually going off.-1 thus "'
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former complaints—have recovered my former qv
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beg you, for the good of other suffering ntort3';erf
this my case as ptiblic as pos,ible, as I shall 00 e
sion ;rn so doing YOU will greatly oblige, srrvanN,B
S,ir, your grateful, obedient, very liumbl`
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