The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

GORE V. LORTON.
The House was occupied in hearing an appeal in this
case against the decision of the Irish Court of Chancery.—
Some time passed before the business could begin, in conse-
quence of three Peers not having entered the House till late.
Nothing transpired whilst we were in the House of any in-
terest whatever.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
lIARDIN( V. LOVERING AND COON.

Mr. KNIGHT moved, on the part of the plaintiff, that
the defendant, Lovering, might be declared to have waived
his right of inspecting certain title deeds, and that he had
now no such right ; and further, that he might be
ordered to pay to the plaintiff the purchase money
of an estate which was the subject of the suit. The
affidavit in support of the application set forth that the
plaintiff sold an estate to the defendant, with the express
condition that he was not to be furnished with an
abstract of the title of the plaintiff, nor subsequently
obliged to file a bill against Lovering, for the spe-
cific performance of the contract; when the late Vice
Chancellor, interpreting the agreement in its literal
sense, decided that the defendant was entitled to in-
spect the deeds themselves, although he was not to be
furnished with an abstract. His Honour, at the
same time, desired a specific performance of the contract
as against the defendant, and gave the parties liberty to
come before the Court for further directions. This order
was made on the Ist of June last. The affidavit also
stated, that notices had been served both on the defendant
and on his Solicitor, who resides at Barnstaple, within
three miles of the plaintiff's residence, that the deeds were
at the office of the plaintiff's solicitor in that town, open
for the inspection of the defendant or his agents. The
Learned Gentleman stated other circumstances in support
of the application, when
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that he could not make
any such order as would have the effect of reversing by a
side-wind the decree of his predecessor. If that decree
were wrong, it ought to be set right in the regular
manner ; but if it were already right, then the proper mode
of proceeding would be to get a report, and apply for fur-
ther directions upon

Mr. KNIGHT said that there was no further directions
to apply for ; the situation of the plaintiff was truly un-
fortunate.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE ➢IASTER AND TRUSTEES

OF BRENTWOOD SCHOOL.

Mr. PEMBERTON, on the part of the Attorney-General,
moved that the bill be dismissed as against Brown, one of
the defendants to the suit. Mr. Brown was made a de-
fendant as the heir-at-law to Sir Anthony Brown, the
founder of the charity, but it was since discovered that he
was an unnecessary party to the suit.

Mr. BARBER, tin Mr. Brown, applied for his costs out
of the Charity Fund. It would be a great hardship (the
Learned Gentleman thought), if the Attorney-General
should ,have the power of putting a suitor to an enor-
mous expense, and then dismissing him without allowing
him costs.

Mr. PEMBERTON contended that the Court had no right
to give costs to the defendant.

The VICE-.CHANCELLOIt said his present impression was,
that the estate of the charity ought to defray the costs. It
often happened that the advisers of the Attorney-General
were obliged to cast about in the dark for some individual
whom they could bring before the Court as heir at law.—
When that persons' answer was put in, perhaps it might
appear that he did not stand in the supposed relation
to the founder. The matter contained in that answer very
frequently assisted the Attorney-General in the further
prosecution of the suit. Under these circumstances, his
Honour thought it only just that the charity fund should
pay for the assistance thus rendered to it. At all events,
said his Honour, I would have great reluctance in acting
on the old rule, which threw all the costs on the subject;
and unless Mr. Pemberton produces some precedent for a
contrary practice, I shall give the defendant his costs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
The Court was occupied this morning in hearing argu.
ments in special causes of no general interest whatever.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

PEDLEY V. DIRT.

In this case Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated that a rule had
been obtained by Mr. Sergeant Peake, to show cause why
the amount of a writ of fieri facias, which had been issued
for the damages and costs due to the plaintiff by the verdict
of the Jury, should not be reduced. • The case was one of
crim. con., and had been tried before the Lord Chief Justice
and 3501. damages awarded to the plaintiff, which sum was
swelled by the costs to 4501. The ground for setting aside
the execution was, that the defendant bad compromised the
debt, and having obtained a receipt the question now was
whether that receipt was conditional or absolute. Imme-
mediately after• the verdict had been obtained, the defend.
ant erased his name, and substituted another over his shop.
He then had a docket struck against him, and after re-
presenting the bad state of his affairs to the plaintiff's at-
torney, lie prevailed on him to take a composition of 3001.
for the whole debts and costs; 1501. was paid down, and
bills given for the remaining sum. The plaintiff's name
was then again painted over his shop ; and on one occasion
when plaintiff's attorney called, he was told he was gone into
the country " rabbit shooting." The second bill, however,
was dishonoured, and a writ was then issued for the
amount of the judgment. The Learned Serjeant con-
tended, that the plaintiff was entitled to the whole of his
judgment, on the Bill being dishonoured ; the receipt he
contended was conditional, as it stated that the money al-
ready paid, and the bills when paid, should be considered
as composition for the whole.

Mr. Sergeant PEAKE contended, that composition would
be good, let the bills be paid when they would.
The COURT, however, were of opinion, that the compo-
sition had been effected by fraud, and discharged the rule
with costs.

CONSISTORY COURT.
BLIGH V. BLIGII.

This case having been set down for argument this day,
Dr. Phillimore stated, that he appeared on behalf of Mrs.
Bligh, but as he considered the proofs adduced by his
learned friends were quite sufficient to sustain the charge
of adultery, he did not feel that he would be justified in
troubling. the Court with any observations.
Dr. Lusur.sc.row, as counsel for Mr. Bligh said, that
the facts of the case were so abundantly preyed, that as
his learned friend admitted there could be no doubt of
the fact of adultery. The marriage of the parties in 1817,
the visits of Mr. Wellesley to Mr. Bligh's house in Naples,
the elopement of Mrs. Bligh, inlS23, the birth of a child
at Passy near Paris, in June, 1825, and the circumstances of
the party cohabiting together at Seymour-place, were proved
beyond all doubt by the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Bligh, Mr. Whitcomb, Mrs. Parker, and several other
witnesses of unquestionable veracity. It was unnecessary
for him to enter at greater length into the facts of the case,
and he should therefore only conclude by submitting, that
Mr. Bligh was entitled to the relief for which he prayed,
and that the Court was hound to pronounce for the divorce.
The Court directed that the evidence given by some of
the witnesses should be read.

It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Sophia Bligh,
that she is the sister-in-law of Captain Bligh, who was
married to Helen Bligh, then Helen Patterson, in 1817 ;
Mr. Bligh was Captain in the Coldstream Guards, and be-
ing afflicted with ill health during the year 1822, he was
recommended by his medical attendants to reside in the
South of France, and left England accompanied by Mrs
Bligh. They resided for some time iu Naples, where de-
ponent also lived ; deponent remembered going with Mrs.
Helen Bligh to an evening party, at the house of Mr.
Hamilton, the British Ambassador, where deponent
was introduced to Mr. Long Wellesley, by Mrs.
Bligh, who acquainted witness that he was an old
friend. In a few weeks after this party, a visit was agreed
upon to Vesuvius, anti Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley
were of the party. After their return, the visits of Mr.
Wellesley at Mr. Bligh's were very frequent, and his atten-
tions to Mrs. Bligh became the subject of observation.
Mr. Wellesley generally made his visits at about six o'clock
in the evening, which was the hour when Mr. Bligh and
his brother usually went out to ride, the heat being so op-
pressive in Naples that it was disagreeable to exercise in
the day. Before the intimacy of Mrs. Bligh and Mr.
Wellesley, the former commonly accompanied the witness
in the carriage at six o'clock ; but after her acquaintance
with Mr. Wellesley, Mrs. Bligh generally made some ex-
cuse, and refused to accompany the witness. The parties
continued to live together as man and wife, until 1823,
when Mrs. Bligh eloped without the knowledge of her
husband, who evinced great anxiety and surprise when ac-
quainta with the circumstance.
The evidence of Mrs. Jemima Parker was to the
effect, that deponent kept a lodging-house in Seymour-
place, near the New-road, and that in June, 1825,
Dr. Arnold, of Bedford-square, called, and engaged her
apartments, as he stated, for a French lady, who was coin-
ing to he under his care during her confinement. The
lady did not arrive on the day witness expected her, but
the following evening a hackney coach came with the lady,
who was accompanied by a little man, whose clothes were
two large for him ; witness at first supposed this man was a
French servant, for he did not look at all like a gentle-

man, but when Mrs. Bligh ascended the stairs he
followed, and when they entered he threw himself
on a sofa. Witness ;having manifested some surprise at
this circumstance, the lady who passed under the naive of
Madame flossier, said to witness, " He is my husband, but
he is an intruder here." She then said something in French
which witness could not understand, and afterwards in-
formed witness that they were persons of high family, but
that they had a law suit going on, and must be kept secret,
and she desired witness to deny her to any person who should
call, except some person who she named. The lady and gentle-
man lived together as man and wife, occupying the same
sleeping room, which they continued to do until they left,
which they did very suddenly ; Madame having ac-
quainted witness that they had been discovered by a person
they were most anxious to avoid. Mrs. Bligh and Mr.
Wellesley were subsequently pointed out to witness who
had no doubt that they were the persons who lived in her
house as Madame and Monsieur flossier. After the de-
parture of Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley, Mr. Thomas
Bligh came to witness's house, and took away some jewels
and papers which were left by Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wel-
lesley.
Sir C. ROBINSON thought the evidence which had been
read was quite sufficient for the foundation of his sentence.
The facts of the case were already before the public, and
he was pleased that he was not called upon to advert to
those circumstances, which were offensive to public
decency. The Learned Counsel for Mrs. Bligh had
properly admitted that the charge of adultery was so
fully proved that no defence could be set up; and,
under those circumstances, it only remained for the Court
to deliver its opinion that Mr. Thigh bad sufficiently
maintained his case, and that he was entitled to the relief
which was ordinarily granted by the Court—namely,
a divorce.

The sentence of divorce having been pronounced by
the REGISTRAR, with the usual formalities, the Court
adjourned.

OPENING OF THE NATIONAL SCOTCH
CHURCH.-(THIS DAY.)

It having been publicly announced that the New Scotch
Church, which has been in progress for nearly two years
past, would be opened for Divine Service, this morning,
the doors were besieged, long before the hour of opening,
by a vast crowd.
The site of the Church is but imperfectly known. It is
situated at the Upper end of Sidinouth-street, leading from
Gray's-inn-lane to Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, and is
nearly opposite the new Church in that neighbourhood.
The Committee, for two reasons,, have deemed it advisable
to open the Church for public worship, even before the
original design was carried into full effect : in the first
place, because a great saving of time would be effected,
and in the next, because they would be enabled to meet
the expenditure with the greater confidence. The
building is at present necessarily unfinished, as far as
respects its external embellishments, though the interior
is in every way fit for the reception of a large congrega-
tion. The income accruing from the pews, and the rent
of the vaults, which are exceedingly spacious, will be ap-
plied in liquidation of the building debt, and in support of
the establishment.

Tickets had been issued to the pew renters and private
frien,l3 of the Committee, and these of course claimed a
prior right of admission, and from the immense pressure
of the crowd outside, and the narrowness of the entrance,
very serious inconvenience was expel ienced, though there
was a large party of the Hatton-garden police-officers
in attendance, who did every thing in their power to keep
back the people. At 12 o'clock the church was com-
pletely full, and many persons were obliged to go away who
could not get admittance.

The Rev. E. Irving commenced the service by giving
out a hymn, in which the whole of the congregation join-
ed, and, that over, the Rev. Gentleman delivered an ex-
temporaneous prayer, in his own peculiarly impassioned style.
Appropriate lessons were then read, and the service con-
cluded with a most able discourse, suited to the occasion,
preached by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers, of Glasgow, who
same over from thence on the express invitation of his
friend and Fellow-Minister. A large collection was made
in aid of the Building Fund.
Lord Bexley, Lord Home, and several other of the No-
bility, were in the galleries.

MURDER IN WHITECHAPEL.

APPREHENSION OF THE FATHER OF THE MURDERER.

Immediately after the wretched man, William Sheen,
bad cut his child's head off, he left his blood stained coat
in the room, and ran in his shirt sleeves tq his father's
house in White's Yard, Rosemary-lane, and beckoned him
out, and both went away in their shirt sleeves. This
circumstance was communicated to Goding's party or
Bow-street patrol, who hovered about his house till he
came horn:,, which was about half-pastten o'clock at night,
and he was takeh into custody. To the questions that
were put to him he said that the coat he then
had on was lent him by a man named Pugh, in Carnaby
Market, and that he had left his own about an hour before
in Oxford-street. This morning -Mr. Pugh's attendance
was procured at Lambeth-street Police Office, and he gave
the following account of the affair to Mr. Wyatt, the Ma-
gistrate. He stated himself to be a cow-keeper in Carnaby
Market, and had known the prisoner from his infancy,
having been brought up together in Radnorshire, South
Wales. About half-past nine last night,• the father
and his son called upon him without hats or coats,
and the father told him that his son had been
playing at skettles with some Irishmen, and had
quarrelled, and in the affray his son had stabbed one of
them in the.back ; lie therefore requested the loan of two
coats and hats, and ten shillings, which would enable him
to make all things right. He complied with the request,
and they went away, and he heat d no more of them till
he was acquainted with the horrid transaction.

The above was detailed in evidence against the old man,
and he stands remanded ; and all the officers are on the
alert for the murderer, who is supposed to have bent his
course towards Herefordshire.