The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-27 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, Arn r.
Mr. ERSB: I N E moved for a Writ of Ibbeas Cor.
pus, to bring in the body of Caroline De Manol:t
vile, an infant of eight months old. The Learned
Counsel stated, that the father of the
Theobald De Manneville, is an Alien, anti having
represented himself as a man of considerable pro.
petty, he inveigled the tnother of the child into
a marriage, and after living with her for some
short time, and treating her with great cruelty
during her pregnancy, he threatened to carry her
and child by force into some distant foreign
parts ; by some stratagem he possessed himself
of the child ; and the mother knowing his cruel
disposition, and his inability to support the un-
fortunate infant, procured two women, nurses,
who undertook to bring her back, and succeeded
in their purpose. A short time after this, Leo
Theobald De Manneville, accompanied by his ser-
vant, one ChristOpher Frederick Herzel, on pre-
tence of business, got into the house where his un-
happy wife and child were, and forcing into the
apartment, he again carried off the infant, quite
naked. Mr. ERSKINE then said, that the child
being born in this realm waa literally a suhjeE of
it, and called for the proteaion of the Court. He
then adverted to the several aggravating circum-
stances of the case, and pathetically described the
parental feelings of the unhappy mother. The Court
without hesitation granted the Motion.

WILLIS V. THE COMMISSIONERS OP APPEAL IN

PRIZE CAUSES.

This was a Motion to shew cause against a pro-
hibition, upon a suggestion of a certain decree of
that Court, whereby Messrs: Willis and Waterhouse,
Prize Pay Agents, were decreed to pay interest for
certain proceeds of prize money; which had from
time to time come into their hands: The question
principally turned upon the jurisdiEtion of that Court,
and its capability of making such a decree. After
a very long discussion and much argument on both
sides, which were ably sustained by Messrs. ER-
SKINE, GARROW, PARK, and RICHARDS, the Court
were unanimous in confirming the decree of the
Prize Court, observing, at the same time, that it
was a nouvelle question, and essentially necessary
for the Public at large, but more particularly for
Officers in the Navy, to be decided.

APRIL 24.

BARING V. CHRISTIE•

This was .an Adion brought upon a Policy of in.
surance on goods, and a verdid was found for the
Plaintiff.. A Bill of Exceptions was taken thereto,
and came on this day to be argued before the Court :
it was a question of very considerable importance.
to the Underwriters in particular, and has already
admitted of many years serious and expensive
litigation. Several similar Causes stand over in
order to abide the decision of the Court upon the
present one ; the matter in dispute amounts to no
less a sum than one hundred thousand pounds. The
arguments made use of by the Learned Counsel on
each side occupied the whole day, in the course of
which Messrs. KU RR and ['tut.' NT displayed sound
rgument and great legal abilities. The Court, con.
sidering it a matter of great consequence, and a
question in which the commercial world was much
interested, required time to consider it, and deferred
their judgment till a future day.

THOMAS HILL.

This person was impressed, and was brought up
by Habeas Corpus. Mr. JERv ts now moved, that
the return of the writ might be filed.
Mr. HARRISON applied for his discharge. He
had been put on board the Ceres, Capt. Rowley,
and the Learned Counsel argued, he did not come
within the description of the warrant for impress-
ing Seamen by the commissioners executing the
Office of the Lord High Admiral. He was taken
by two Police Officers, on the charge of a misde-
meanour, for which he had offered bail ; but in-
stead of its being accepted, he was detained, and
sent to serve on board His Majesty's ship, although
he had never been in the sea.service.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH" By the terms of the
warrants, the nuestion is soon determined ; it is
merely if the Thames be or be not a navigable
river. If it be so, this man, who is described as
g working in boats upon the Thames,' comes with-
in the terms. Numerous cases of this kind occur :
persons taken up for offences make their eleEtion,
and, to avoid a worse fate, enter into the. service,
which is advantageous both to the individual and
to the Country : He must be remanded."
Soon after Hill had withdrawn, a singular circum-
stance occurred : Mr. JERvis informed the Court
that a contempt had been shewn to its proceedings,
as the man had been arrested on a civil suit, and
forced from the custody of the officer to whom
he was remanded. He was arrested at the Royal
Oak, in Palace-yard. The Bailiffs, and the Offi.
cer into whose custody he had been committed,
under the authority of their Lordships, were again
ordered, with the Prisoner, into Court, when the
LORD CHIEF Jti,-rrcE seriously reprimanded the
Bailiff for this violation of his duty ; ordered him
to be cautious how he proceeded in the execution of
his office within the purlieus of the Halls of Justice,
and commanded that Hill be delivered to the Offi-
cer with whom he had been before in charge.
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Court, after recapimiaiing tile evidence, anti cnn.
,idering the arguments, gave Judgment for the De-
fendants.