The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-06 00:00:00

LAW IN I ELLIGENLE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, SATURDAY, DEC. 4.
CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
Mr. BELL stated, that certain persons, namely,
'Mr. John Wiltshire, resident near Bath, and Mr.
Samoel Wiltshire, his son; hail been ordered to
littend the Court this day, nod to filing with them
Miss'ntry Samford., a waid of the Court. He
had the atlidqvit of Mr. Wiltshire, the father,
state=d !oat lie was unable to attend in con.
sequence of illness, but would obey the order of
the Co Tr( with 'as little delay as possible.
'Mr. HEALD remarked, that it was 'a case which.
would hot admit of deloy4 that the young Lady
waS''alt inf.int, a ward of the Court; and possessed
ot a considerable fortune. She had been taken
from the protection of her mother and guardian,-
by Samitel Wiltshire, and detained at the house of.
Li; father, notwithstanding repeated applications
to him to delier h‘-r up.
The VICE-CrtANcELLon said, he Wai of opinion
it was a very shameful conspiracy his priucipal
anxiety was as to bat was best to be done for the
youttg lady ; the parties had exhibited a great deal
of contempt tor the Court. He thought the best
WAy was to present a'pet kiwi, stating ;d1 the facts
tirirh reft:renCt to theconduct cif the partiescoucern-
et!' in the conspiracy; also stating the young
Jady's fortune, atZgenerally what measures her
family wished to have adoiv cc! ; -by this means,
the Court would be more fully ioformed than it
could he on a motion. In the mean rime, he
'Leonid order that the tine:: persons, J. Wilt-
shire, S. Wiltshire, and J. Wiltshire, the
vounger, should attend the Court on the next
seal day, and produce the lady, and if they failed
in doing so, then that the father and Samuel should
stand committed to the Fleet 5 and he directed
that service of his order at the father's house
should be 'good service on him and his sons. It
it turned out, as he suspected the case was, that
the marriage hail not yet taken place, and that
this was a trick of the father to gain time, he
would find the Court was not to be trifled with_
He sliculd deem it his duty to visit him with the
severest punihment in the power of the Court to

On Wednesday week, SAMUEL MURRAY, the
occupier of a stnall farm on the Dorn►ont estate,
was- met on the road het WeCTI Ann:►n and Dom-
ies by tte'o ruffians, who knocked I►int down, and
robbed him of 131. IVl►ile he by upon the ground,
the villains put .0 large sticking-plaster upon Lis
mouth. so prevent his crying on r, which he after-
wads had much difficulty in tearing off.

THE OLDHAM INQUEST.

LETTER 'SUM MR. HARMER TaTtift COttotigii.
Albion Hotel, Qd 13ectrober,1819.

Sta—l beg you will inform the whether it is
your intention to re-assemble the Jury, and pro-
ceed with the Inquest of Juhn Lees ; and if so,
when and where.

1 am, Sir, your obedient Serrnnt,
JAMES HARMER.

REPLY OP TIIE CORONER.

Sin--I cannot avoid beiOg surprised by your
note, just received, aiking if it be my intention
to re-assemble tile Jury and proceed in the In-
quest on the body of. John Lees, and if so, when
and where, inasmuch as I cannot persuade myself
that you are ignorant of the decision of the Court
of Kink's Bench in that respect ; for it you doubt-
rd my information, and that or all the public
prints, Air. PrarsoN might have aequainte:l you
with it, as he was in Court when the matter was
heatd.

I nm, Sir, your obedient Se,vAnt,
star Inn, Sd Dec. 1819. THOS. FERRAND.

To %%hick Mr. HARMER sent a letter, COntnining
A remonstrance to the determination of Mr.
FF.tutAND. On 11119 letter being thlivered to the
Coroner, he told the messenger that it rtloited do
answer ; and Mr, liAimna, finding the proceed-
ings would not be resumed, immediately Irft
Manchestrr.

NEW sou HI WALES.