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London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, (Tuts Dir.)
COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES.
It was resolved that the Lords Cremoine and AM,
borough had made out their claims to vote at the elec-
tion of representative Peers for Ireland.' By the Act
of the Union with Ireland his Majesty is allowed to
create only one Irish Peer for every three that are ex-
tinct. The House last year came to a resolution that
the. Roscommon .Peerage was extinct, and that being
the third, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield was created Lord
Bloomfield ; but there now appear two claimants for
the Roscommon Peerage, if either of them succeeds
it will be attended with a violation of one of the arti-
cles of the Union.

' THE DE LISLE PEERAGE.
It vas resolved, that there did not appear sufficient
grounds to advise his Alajesty to accede to the petition,
of the claimant.

THE ANNANDALE PEERAGE.
Lord REDESDALE, in adverting to this claim, said
that some active Attorney should be appointed by the
House to examine into the right of claimants—it often
happened, that titles were given to claimants to the
prejudice of persons who had a superior right—all for'
want of proper investigation: As the claim in ques-
tion was founded on being descended from a younger
branch of,the family, it was meet that the claimant
should satisfy their Lordship; that the elder branches
of the family were extinct.
-It was, therefore, resolved, that the further consi-
deration of this claim be adjourned till next Sessions,
and that the petitioner be requested to inform the
House, whether the issue of James, first Lord
.john-
stone, and of Henrietta, only daughter of the Mar-
quis ,of Annandale, and great grandiMither to the
claimant, be extinct. •

The Earl of LIMERIC perfectly concurred with the
Noble Lord as to the appointment of some person to
investigate claims. It was more particularly wanted in
Ireland to put a stop to the absurd pretensions of some
persons who had no right whatsoever.
.The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he was placed
in a disagreeable situation on the. death of a Peer;
application was always made to him to issue a writ to
his successor ; in such cases he found it necessary to
ask very delicate questions, such as whether his
parents had been married ? was he born in wedlock ?
&c., though this was his duty, yet the claimant in
general felt offinded.

The Committee then adjourned, and the Bishop a
St. David read prayers.

APPEALS.--THE KING V. DALY.

The Lord CHANCELLOR, in giving judgment in
this case, said that it was an appeal from a decree of
the Court of Exchequer Chamber in Ireland. The
question entirely turned on the constructions of an
Act passed in the 7th year of the reign of Henry VII,
commonly called Poyning's Act, whereby it was en-
acted that no person should be capable of being
elected a. Burgess of any City or great town in Ireland-,
unless he resided therein, &c. The defendant was a
non-resident, and a Member of Parliament for Gal-
way, and also the chief magistrate and a burgess of
the town. He, the Lord CHANCELLOR, was of
opinion, that though the Act in question imposed a
fine on the Mayor for electing a non-resident, yet it
did not avoid the election ; but there were points of
trading in the proceedings which were very objection-
able, if the parties wished to have a decision on-them,
he would consult the 12 Judges respecting them, but
if they should be content with his Lordship's decision
on the Act of Parliament, he was of opinion that the
decree of the court of error should be affirmed.

COURT 'OR COMMON PLEA S.--('tuts DAY.)-
DAVIN V. PATTI'.
This was an action for false imprisonment, and the.
Jury gave a verdict kw the plaintiff—Damages 401.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT--f fnis Day.)

WELLESLEY V. THE DUKE OP DEAUFORT.

A Petition in this cause, stood in his Honour's
Paper, which was struck out when called on, no par-
ties appearing in it. The Court supposed no one
appeared, in consequence of the case being before the
Lord Chancellor.

His HONOUR beard Short causes to-day ; but
nothing of any interest came on in the course of the
morning.

COMMITTAL OF MR. E. G. WAKEFIELD.

MACCLZSTIZI.D, TURSDAT IsTIOHT.
This afternoon the final examination of Mr. Ed-
ward Gibbon Wakefield took place at Disley, a small
village about 13 miles north-east of this town, and on
the borders of Derbyshire.
The Magistrates present
,were—T. W. Tatton,
S. P. Humphreys, and George Newton, Esqrs., Arr.
Vaughan, of Stockport, attending as their clerk.
• Mr. Turner, Miss E. Turner, Miss Turner, and
Miss. Daulby, who keeps the boarding school, near
Liverpool, from which Miss Tnmer.was seduced,were
present.
Miss Daulby, Mr. Turner, and 'Mr, Grimditch
(Mr. Turner's solicitor),, were exaMined, or rather
their examinations on a previous occasion were. read
over in the Court, with the approbation Of Mr. Wake-
field, whO acceded to that mode of recapitulating the
evidence:

But the most material testimony was that given by
H. Critchley, Esq. Miss Turner's uncle, which made
out a case of very deep aggravation against the prisoner.
It was 4 °solo& before the examinations were finish-
ed ; and after about three quarters of an hour's deli-
beration, the Magistrates bent for Mr. Wakefield into
ti 4 main room, and, informed him that,' after mature
deliberation of the main fsets'of the case, they felt
themselves bound to commit him. to Lancaster Castle,
to take his trial fir Me capital felony, under the stat.
of Henry VII.

(1" *1 ailmir •
Mr. rat itch made an adnnrat?le .appe to the
Court; as solicitor for the.prosecution ; and commented
in strong terms of indignation on the aggravated cir-
cumstances of the case.

in'the course of the investigation; Mr. Alkefield
distinctly denied that he had sent'anyommuniceition
whatever to the John Bull Newspaper, either with
or without his name.

. .
Mr. W. appeared considerably agitated during the
latter part of the inquiry, and especially when Miss
Turner was examined. Doctor Davies and he were
in deep conversation a great part of the .inornitig.
After the commitment was made out, Mr.-Wake-
field wrote a letter to Mr. Harmer, inclosing a copy
of it.

HIGH LIFE.—We have been informed that. Mr.
Wellesley has declined to make any further affidavit
in the case of Wellesley v. Duke sy Beaufort, with.
a view to meet. the points the Lord Chancellor eon
uttered neeesiary to be answered bY,Mr..
If this be so, the Cite4e will be 4ispesed of ,by the Lprd
Chancellor upon the papers now before.him.

SECOND EDITION.

BY EXPRESS.

EPSOM, THIS AFTERNOON,

Five minutes to Three o'Clock.

The DERBY STAKES of 50, spvs. each, h. ft.,
for three year old Colts, Bst.-71b.; Fillies, Bst.
The last mile and half. The owner of the Second
to receive 100'sovS. out of the Stakes. (58 Subs.)
•
Mr. Wyndham'd,biother to Twatty -• 1.
Mr. West's, Shakespeare - 2
A good race, won by a length.
Nineteen started, but only two placed. • -
The General and. Panic, did not start.•