Star.
London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

netirsitan 10.—sistsrren os COLONEL ROOD.
The LOAD CUANCELLOR stated, that he had read
the answer in this case ; as also the letter relative to
one of the conditions, and was of opinion, after read-
ing it repeatedly, that whatever should become of the
case ultimately, there were present strong grounds
to suspect, that it was connected with political mat-
ter, with which the Court was n 4 entitled to interfere.
He carried this the length of saying,,lhat if Sir Mar*
Wood had conveyed the estate to Ivlesseter, he never
could have 'got paid for it in that Court ; and
thought that the circumstance of the conveyance eit
the bit of land out of the burgh in question, instead of
,being part performance of the agreement, shewed only
what the nature of the agreement was as to the laud
that was the burgh: This casewe noticed before, as
relating to an exchange of lands between the parties,
upon certain conditions, one of which, although not,
expressly stated, appeared to relate to parliamentary
influence, and so it appears to have been viewed by
his Lordship.
wittaams 4. MOROAN.
This was an application made to the Conrt,'mi I
compel a Mr. Harris, the father of a young. Lady, a
Ward of Chancery, to make a suitable provision to his
daughter, she having eloped with a young Gentleman,
also a Ward of that Court ; although their joint
incomes, at present, were not above ilOO a year. It
was alledged, that the father being in the knowledge
of their intended elopement, and not taking proper
means to prevent it, was, therefore, liable to provide
for his daughter, although under age, suitably to his
income.

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The LORD CHANcr.ttoi; this day, said, he thought
it would be right to refer to the Master, to ascertain
whether the parties had been legally married, Mr.
Williams, the guardian of the young mans allowing,
in the mean time, maintenance, as from the husband,
if they were &Mid to have been legally married, then
the Master should next enquire .what may. be the
amount of the Lady's fortune, so as to deter**
what should be done. in regard to a settlement_tuboth
of them. He was of opinion, that one of She ,cletgf-
Men mentioned in this case had' eonduetedhimself
very properly; in refusing to marri:then pasties,• Ca
seeing that the boy . was on ;Seventeen, and the girl
but a year, or t:ier, older?,,, ',;itvas not the,case*Ary-
lia
'ever, with regard .to anti
stetittittgymaa, whom *I
should not tithe; until he' , iO. !nine lei" his -It-
fidwittr—Althongh by the Aet,Ain hekirgyinan bed.
lowed to many without a' rdvioqixesidencelasolng
been satisfactorily establidled,. ikeruitr appeared:4lg
the clergyman alluded to Irid.,,mArrje,.tlleql•tke Tf7
day they came into the partst, a thing which has
never been excused in regaiittoa'Whrd of LiiWtfrry.
As hi couid not go the 'length of eommittitit
,Mr.
Harris, he should reserve'all further pioceedings until
~the result, of the Master's inquiry was known..

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COURT OF KING'S BERM,' OEC: 10.
CO* EL v. LAWN°.

• V4,-ilat

This was an action brought by the plaintiffl- who!
is the proprieto: of the Princess of Wales Margate
packet, I;,.,,inst the defendant, the proprietor of tke'
Royal Charlotte packet, for wilfully running foul of
his vessel, and for doing him considerable danlage.
Mr. Gan.ftow. stated the, case to_ the Jury, and be-
gan with remarking, that in ancient times the'cui-
zens of London could take a voyage to Margate for
half a crown, but latterly the proprietors of the pac-
kets had formed themselves into a company, and ob-
liged the public to pay is. and 10s. 6d. for their sea
trip ; acting, he supposed, upon the same . principle
that the late Mr. Mitchener did, namely, that as the
Margate visitors came out with a determination to
spend a certain sum, the sooner their money was gone,
the sooner would they return to their business and
their shops. The plaintiff, however, did not belong,
to that company, and of consequence a little jealousy
and krill was felt towards him. He had fitted up
his packet in a very commodious style, and being a
moral man, had provided for those who were not tea-
rirk, and were well enough to read, a rery moral and
entertaidng library, insomuch,that the vessel hid been
called the Evangelical Hoy. But the gm. at'innoy-
ance was, that it sailed faster than any of the 'other'
packets, and on the day stated in the record was
makin4 head against .he defendant's vessel, in the
river 1 hames, below Gravesend, when, in mkking a
tack, the defendant purposely ran his vessel bump
against the plaintiff's, and did her considerable da-
mage, throwing the passengers into great confusion
and alarm. The plaintiff, therefore, sought repara-
tion by the present action.
Witnesses were then called, all of whom, on the
part of the plaintiff, impute the collision to wil-
fulness and malice ; those fors) e defendant said it
was purely accidental, and could not have been
avoided.
The Jury, however, found a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages 5L

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC.IO.

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MCRItAlri. HULL. •

This was an action by ibe assignees of one Lovell,
a bankrupt, who had. been a baker, for flour sold to
the defendant.

The delivery of the articles was proved by the
servants of the defendant, and he himself was exa-
mined to prove the balance remaining due on the
foot of dealings of some years standing, amounting
to 381.

Thedefence set up was, that the debt had been dis-
charged by the acceptances and payments of the
defendant, which were put in and admitted, and
upon which the bankrupt undenvent a very long cross.
examination, in the course of which it appeared, that
the pernicious practice of an interchange of what •is
called accommodation bills, had long existed between
the parties, for the supprt of their mutual credit,
but they hadno a ppl c ation to the commercial dealings.
Two witnesess were also called to prove the bank-
rupt not to be worthy of credit en his oath, but they
failed in the attempt.
The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge,
found a verdict for the plaintiff.

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