The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. IS.
HE CASE OF MR. WELLESLEY AND HIS CHILDREN.

Mr. SHA nmal, just before-his -Lordship left the Court,
adverted to the case of Mr. Wellesley. He understood
that judgment was to be given on Monday morning, and
be had been instructed to present very important affidavits
to his Lordsthip, before the delivery of that judgment.
Mr. HART—Another affidavit. By wham is it filed ?

Mr. SHADIVELL replied, that it was the affidavit of a
Mr. Scott, and the contents of it would be found to be ex-
tremely impatient.
Mr. HART hoped his Lordship would not delay the
judgment which had already been so often postponed, and
which had been so anxiously looked for by all the parties,
on account of this affidavit. If this Were to be permitted,
the judgment would be endlessly postponed by stichefic-
davits. This was not the first or the second time that this
scheme had been tried, and found to succeed.

Mr. SIIADWELL was well persuaded that his Lordship
would not in this ease deviate (rain that principle by which
he had unifOrmly been governed, in the investigation of:
such cases as these. It was his Lordship's constant prac-
tice to obtain all the information which could be collected,
iirior to the delivery of his final judgment ; and such a
crourse was here most peculiarly required.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that Monday next
had been appointed specially for the judgment in this case,
and nn that day he fully intended to have given it. All
PartiPs bad notice, that such was his intention,; hut if
affidavits were ready to be fled, affording fresh and
k" Mladwell alleged) important information, he could
not refuse to hear it. The course he should therefore
soggiest, wood
to hear the statement of the affidavit
. Monday, •

Mr. Mutt earnestly hesonght his Lordship not to listen
to these new schemes for delay on the part of these ladies,
and to satisfy the inxiety
air
immediate judgment. of Mr. Wellesley by'pronouneing
repeated, that the COUt he
The Lunn CHANczt.L9R, rli

meant to pursue was, to hear the affidavit on iktonday, and
on Tuesday to pronounce, his final judgment.

' Sittowt:LL felt satisfied that b,is, Lordship would
.., . .
pursue such a course, a Course consistent with justice ann,
the interests ofoll.parties. On Monday he could die ready
'with hit affidavit:
Lonn tAIANCELLOR thought that affidavit, what-
ever it Was, should be shown to the other side, and a copy
of it ought to be furnished.
Mr. HART had no notice of the contents of this im-
portant affidavit, a. 4 it.was calk&
Mr' Stlitbiqii proMised 10 comply with his Lord-
shipis directions.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had never, in the
whole course of his _judicial life, met with a case so im-
portant, so difficult, or so painful—and to him it was most
peculiarly painful, because it was impossible for him to
forget; that not tht interests of Mr. Wellesley and his
family were here concerned, but those of almost every fa-
mily in the kingdom depended upon his decision. _Under
such circumstances, was it not his duty% to be peculiarly
careful to obtain the fullest information before he ventur-
ed to pronounce his final judgment ? Notwithstanding,
thereforq tho delay which might be occasioned, he should
receive Mr. Shadwellss affidavit on Monday.

Mr. HART was at a loss to conjecture when and where.
this would end. On Tuesday, he sur?osed, some other
affidavit would be interposed, to drive the judgment off
to Tuesday sennight.
The LORD CHANCELLOR added, that although his pre-
sent
intention was to, give his judgment on Tuesday, yet
he would not pledge himself not to call for further infor-
mation after this fresh affidavit had been presented, if the
case called for it. A case like the present could not be
too thoroughly investigated, and the necessity of it was
shown by the additional matters which arose out of the
original affidavits in the first instance stated to the Court ;
and those new affidavits, from their nature, could not have
been before presented. If, therefore, no further information
would be required after Mr. Shadwell's affidavit had been
stated on Monday, he would, without fail, deliver his
judgment on Tuesday morning.
llis LORDSHIP, who had been standing during this con-
versation, immediately afterwards left the Court.