The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS D/'

COURT OF CHANCERY,
The LORD CHANCELLOR sat this morning at td,,..*
IN RE KNIGHT v. SUPPOSED LUIs.TATN'd
Sir E. SUDDEN understood that his Lordship had
a wish that medical men should see this gentleman who
posed to be a lunatic, who had been removed from biS resi
Reading, and respecting whom a petition had beenj
not
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praying for a Commission. He (Sir Edward) could
this course, but he had a request that those o°lol
moved Mr. Knight, might inform his clients where PO
now was.

Mr. KNIGHT, contra, did not wish at present to St's
matter, tonic was also willing that the medical gentle
see the unfortunate gentleman before any thing furthe.ar,i.s
He would not, however, tell the other side where .to_s
was, unless ordered by the Court to do so; he would -Td
to have him in London whenever the Court pleased,
at once privately inform his Lordship both where pe
where he would be. The admission of the other-side,
(according to the atlidavits calculated to worry and Mg
state of mind. SP
Sir E. SUGDEN considered that he had a right tol?
Mr. Knight was. The moment that a petition was wit
for a commission the Court had the jurisdiction gt,AfF
power to order those who had the supposed lunatic t 00.4" p
he was.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was clear that the 0110,A
instanter jurisdiction. He was also clear that he coll.:, A'
diately order the supposed lunatic to be delivered
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would, however, content himself by directing that pr,9
should be brought to London on Monday next; that:l,7ol
be informed of the place to which he should be broUr-
Dr. Tuthill and another doctor should visit him on
_,Wirsiti
and that in the mean time the Court would let Sir .r-,°
den's clients know where he was to be found, putting
• terms if not doing any thing to annoy or inconvenient
posed lunatic.

WELLESLEY r. BEAUFORT. #lll
The LORD CHANCELLOR, soon after he took Ire it
ha had now to inform the Learned Council who ts,
case, that he had received aletter last night from Sir ,ole
saying lie had returned to London with the infant female:al
with whom he intended to wait on his Lordship to-clelo
o'clock, for the purpose of delivering her up to him,
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ship added that he should immediately hand her e:+1400
Courtenay, and that, upon another affidavit and fnn,so
nation from Mr. Wellesley, the Court would makesur 1
as should seem to it just.
lei ci.o
At half-past eleven his Lordship went into his ,-,
for about five minutes, and on his return into Court
0,,"
that the infant had been delivered up, and was now ils''''- 1
of the Court. Sit,
The young lady, accompanied by Mr. Wellesicho
Agar, and another gentleman, passed immediately , 01
from his Lordship's private room along the passage t°
where the carriage was waiting in which they bad ,00
into which they all entered, the coachman being ordered
Berkeley-square. The poor little girl appeared to beshc`
She is rather short in stature, of a fair complexion, fins'
resting countenance, highly expressive of intelligence' ,
the whole a fine little creature. , fe.
(haSvirii,EgDbeeWnAsßpokDeroGbDyElN,is,
solicitor)), stated
lsataptseedotof atig., 0
he understood Mr. Courtenay was not In town, but A 113,.A
residence, near Twickenham, in consequence of the i 110,71,1
lady. Fearing, however, that this accident might arise 011
infant came back, the governess, into whose hands hey
to put the little girl, he had left in town, at least in 1_1:7,
The LORD CHANCELLOR then directed that 1.50
don ;the governess) should go immediately to his housi,
ley-square, (whither the parties had gone) andtn,4
Brougham, or should she not be at home, Miss Werjo
Lidyship's daughter) would deliver Miss WelieS10:0111
any difficulty was found to arise, all parties were to 4,41
(the Lord Chancellor) got home, which would be I.'
before four o'clock.

CHAT ELS OF E

SE.

LIST OF THE MAJOII
Of 3S, who voted that the Bill to make fi
respect to erecting Chapels of Ease,"
mouths.
Denman, Sir Thos.
Dixon, J.
Doyle, Sir M. K. C.
Ellice, E.
French, A.
Forbes, Sir Charles
Gordon, R.
Graham, SirJ. It. 0
Heneage, G. F.
Hodgson, John
Hoskins, K.
Howick, Lord
Johnston, A.
Killeen, Lord

rry
irther
)e read ',""

Lamb, Hon. G.
Lambert, H.
(Langston, J. H.
Leader, N. P.

'Strickland,
Tenn vsoll,
Thomson
WarbUrtogdki
Walker,
w aterpow
Wyndbxlo•'.,,
Wood,
J.
Hume,
Jeplison, "'
EN.
Vere,
Tsost,
Inglis, SLf'y
Lefroy, v

l(PFerrall, R. M.
O'Grady, S.
Ossory, Earl of
Power, H.
Ross, H.
Rice, T. S.

fluthven, E. S.
Stanley, Lord •
Stanley, E. G. S.

Banker, W.
Best, Hon. W. S.
Courtenay, T. P.
Hughes, W. H.
Maxwell, H.

CORITY OF ELEV.
Praed, W. M.
Prit.gle, A.
Stewart, R.
Stewart, C.
Trevor, Hon. A.

THE REFORM BILL.

The following Members voted on the ISth witbefT,
against the Marquis of Choi:dos, but their names vi ..:
in the List. . 'T.
1
Carter, J. li. IEII, Lord G. A. Smith, /4.
I
Cllflbrd, Sir A. Marshall, W.Smith,
Foley, 'l'. H.
,AL
Vern .:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE w 4:
pVo
Stu,-1 find my name omitted in the division jai
Chandos' motion last night. I was present, and Voted
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ffl
GEORGE JOHN %

35, Wilton-crescent, Aug. 19.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DA.

CITY, TWELVE 0' C--0'
Quebec Papers to the 17th July, and Montreal 401'
date, have been received at the North and South Mlle'
house.
.;

Froueb Papers.)
This day his Excellency thetheQ Gover ec
nor and Chief `0
board the hired colonial brig Kingfisher, on a tour 'SI
time ports of the province, and a royal salute W3'500,1
departure. On Tuesday the Emigrant Society CO,
duties under the resolution of the late meeting lb'
the distressed emigrants.
Total of emigrants arived to July 9
Arrived since
Total to noon this day
It is gratifying to learn that accounts from 311 Y;slV
Two Canadas, and also from the neighbouring state'l,4o
scribing the appearance of the growing crops as 1110'i ;
(From the Montreal Papers.) uradAP
A severe shock of au earthquake was felt on 'l' e. /
midnight, in the neighbourhood of the city of (2"hay
A Lisbon mail, which lett on the 31st of .Wl'4 thepol
by which we have official accounts contradictillo
ment that the French Admiral had taken aWaY
Portuguese men-of-war. edietif'f
The Lisbon Paper, of the ti9th of July, has an, aO4
that hostilities having ceased with France, both
~.,.!igecve,,
merchantmen have been returned, and that no tart gab
uneasiness for the free navigation of the Portuguese
TE FUNDS.
We have heard that an express from Paris haso",-er
its contents have not as yet transpired, in conseVe
our
sonds at present are stationary. OW"
s, which lett otr yesterday at 81713 to 8:2 .° oce
opened at the same price, the speculators waiting
price of the French 'lentos. ,
904
.00

BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 198 f.; 9!,6. 3,4 per Cent. 1
India ditto, IN it- *,., per Cent. 1416/6)
3 per Cent. Cons. 82 Four per Cent. ,r 00.
Ditto, for the Acct. 8').1 India Bonds, 9
3 per 'Cent. Red. 52,;6 sie Exchequer 13fus',
HALF-PAS' rice;
he P
The contents of the express from Paris, nor t ous
French Rentes, are yet suffered to transpire, but. s golOorP
it is not of great importance. We hear that all
Sing'
in the above capital, and the Hebrews arc pflreb3 •
roiff pet
anticipation that the French will soon withdraiv.„ t. 00;
and the French Ministers, alter their great majoriwirs_!.yl,
of the atidr.. ss to the King, will remain firm 01.`,, frOP
Consols have been fluctuating during the 41,
8:94 ;at the latter price they are at present. 1.00 Ord,
We have no further accounts from Poland or , suf.
A report prevails that the Island of Madeira _hc,:ewire
to Villa Flor, and which is believed by the PortoPo 0
THREE U
ConFOUßsols, 82i.
C 1
0 CLOCK.—CLOSING itll3l
Consols
Dim) for Account :1
Brat.iiian Roods 4l Mexieau,
•
Buenos Ayres..., Peruvian •••••••
Chilian Ditto Ru,si3n ......
1 2
Columbian, 1814 DGareneiksh, ...................
Spanish .•••'''