Star.
London, England, 1824-04-06 00:00:00

PAR MA MEN FAR Y PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL .5.
This morning the House sat at ten o'clock, when, there being
eleven Peers present, their Lordships went into a Committee of
Privileges on the claim'of Michael James Robert Dillon to the
title and honours of Earl of Roscommon, in Iretuid.
ldr. Iffseir, is Counsel for' the claimant, detailed the pedigree
connected with the claim ; after which it was ordered that the
claim should stand over till a printed statement bf the pedigree
could be hid beforethe House, and evidence brought forward in
support of It. .
After this claim had been disposed of, their Lordships Proceeded
to the hearing of Appeals, whets the case of Shephard ti. Kwitny.
and Weatherby," from the Cook of Chancery, in England, was
called' for. It complained of a Decree made by the Lord Chan*
cellor on the tat of April, fists, in a cause is which the resit-on&
ent4 were plaintiffs and the appellant was defendant : and it re. ,
laced to the WiU of Francis Knollys, Esq. late of lernhill, in tile
Countx of perks. .
itlr. Haar and Mr. Snanwta.t. were heard for the ambllantlltir.
Scamp and Mr. Monter for the refpontlents' and Mr. Haar in reply.
Lord 11.F.DESDA LE then addressed the I louse at considerable
length ; and after going over the whole circumstances of the ease'
concluded by etpres7ing his decided
_conviction that the Decree
now appealed from was most proper, and ought to be confirml
by the House.. It also appeared to him, front the circumstan
connected with the appeal, that their Lordships were called upon
to award costs to an amount which required the consideration of
the I louse:
The LORD CH AI4CELLOR here expressed his particular sae'
thfaction, that he had been preceded ors this occasion by the Noble
and Learned Lord near him, because it had been rumoured ibtoad,
and most industriously romoured it was, that an appeal front the
English Cum loi.Cluinvery to the House, where the sante indivi-
dual usually presided in bosh, had eerplittk cbonte of success, In
answer to this misapplied charge, .be twigged to refer to the cape!
rience of their Virdsliips—whetber there had on 'any occasion apt
geared, on the part of thepenon:having the honour to otter advice
to the I louse in *Waal 'minters, apytdisiae4ftatian to•reversehis
own *degree", wbdre loud troueds:hati base laid for so dsdng It
had also been objected, that in the course at practice before the
Court of Clianceß, it had bitorae usual to order rettaarillo
Causes whlch-avpoirod 'iv -be ottenaed.with diffieulty—ea practice,
he must.beg bravo to say, whiebennuititted the .!nest possible kceo-
rity against the frequency of appeals groat the Lord Chancellor to
that House. Here the Noble .a.nd..Lairned Lord went into a de.
=lied and luminous exposition of the grhunds uycaivhich the Court
of Chancery bad proceeded iirthisoase ; ead)be.saaeluded with del
elariug Ms firth persuasion, that-no decree in any other ternis coulib
tisawlstrly met awe's justice-of the ease. He must, thertforet-notin
'escicur with the opinion ur the Noble and Learned Lord 'near him
'Mid 'their 'Lord*iiips must accompany that aibrotanee ma*
award of costs, the amount of which must also be named. t •
• lord ii.EDICS U 4 LE then suggested that costs should hitawareell
ip use amount oT 1004 which, upon the question being put ?root,
12ii'Waolascit,war ordered' by the Howse. -
4Adiblinted daring • pleasure, sad at a :tow ragiustes .Delete
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