Star.
London, England, 1825-06-17 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCII, JUNE Is.
1111 Till KATTRR OR NITER TAYLOR, ORNT.
Mr. SCARLRTT :hewed cause against a ruse obtained
by Mr. Alderson, for striking off the rolls Mr. Taylor,
as Attorney of this Court. practising in Gainsborough,
in the county of York. It was not pretendtd by the
parties making this application that Mr. Taylor was
gnilty of any misconduct, but merely that in eonse.
queue of his holding the ofEee of Surveyor of the
Tates under Government, during the period of serving
his articles of clerkship, he was not able to devote his
time sufficiently to the service of the persons with whom
he was articled.
The LORD Cam Arnica said, this question depends
entirely on an Act of PArliament. The Legislature
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expressly requires a service of five years. Toe object
in this enactment is to secure a competent knowledge
of the profession in those persons applying to be Ad-
mitted to practise it. It seems. to me that such n ser-
vice as is here set up was not conternilated by the
Legislature, and that is not sufficient. llovrever, there-
fore, I may regret the necessi-y, I am of 'opinion that
Mr. Taylor must be struck off the lolls.
The rest of the Court concurred.
PREROGATIVE COURT, JUNE 16.
NtACICRY V. MACE&Y.

This was a suit in which seven papers, propounded as
containing the testamentary intentions of Archibald
Campbell, Esq. late Commandr r of the Duke of York,
East Indianian, were opposed by the next of kin, on the
ground that they were at variance with themselves, and
with each other, and that the deceased must therefore
be considered as having died intestate. It appears that
in 1823, the Captain, previous to leaving England,
lodged a sealed paper at his banker's, with instructions
to transmit it either to Sir William Dallas, or to Maj_or-
Genetal M.ckey, in the event of his dying at sea. The
Captain died on his rettrn to England, and the paper
was accordingly opened, and was found to contain a
testamentary disposition of his property, which he had
divided into sixteenths —To his brother, General Sir
James Campbell, he bequtathed otte-sixteenth ; to his
brothers Charles and John, two sixteenths each ; to his
Uncle, Major-General Mackey. four sixteenths; and to
his cousin, Miss Ann %Mistier. tc whom he was to have
been married in the event of his returning alive, four,
sixteenths. The remaining shares are left singly among
different friends and team:ins. While at sea tie de-
ceased drew up six other papers, conta;ning efferent
alterations as to the amount to' be enjoyed by each of the
different legatees. The sixth and last of these papers
increases the legacy to Miss Whistler to six izteentlis
and reduces that to Major Ma:key to one sixtee,ith. It
contains other alterations, but these are the principal.
Sir J.Ntouot.t., in an elaborate judgment, pt onounced
for the will left at the banker's, in connection with the
paper nnaibeied 6, by which it was to be considered
to.V altered and modified.

nECORDER'II COURT. 1311-51.114, JUNE vt.
Join Searrey, a young Gentleman about 28 years
old, of good connexions, very generally known and re-
spected in this city, and holdiug a situation of consider-
able emolument in the Common Pleas office, was put to
the bar, and indicted for assaulting and forcibly im-
prisoning Louisa West, and also for a similar assault
liaison Bridget Caulfield.
As the merits of the case were not gone into, we
could only learn that the prisoner was some time since
smitten by the charms of Miss West, of Harcourt-
street, a young Lady of large fortune, 'aged about 15,
and a Ward of Chancery ; that he persevered in his
suit so determinedly, notwithstanding the young L4dy's
expressed aversion, that it was found necessary, not
long since, to have him brought before the Police, and
bound in his own and two other securities in the amount
of three hund, ed pounds to keep the peace towards her
and her family; but such was the violence of his attach-
ment, that he contrived, by golden arguments, •to pre-
vail on a maid-servant in Mrs. West's house, to permit
him to secrete himself in Miss West's apartment, *here
he surprised her on her entrance, and the result was, his
being taken into custody by the Police.

His Highness Prince GEORGX of Saxe Hildburgh-
buses has arrived at Ludwigahuu; and M.Da Baum, Saxon Privy
Connedtor, having applied in the usual form, on the 390 May, fur
the hand of the Princess MARIA, the 13th of June was fiscd for the
betrothing of the young couple.
Prince MAXIMILIAN Walton, the Hereditary Prince
of Salina Brunie.. and the Prince of Lowaustatx, arrived at
Brussels on the 13th instant.
Saturday evening last, J. G. LAMISTON, Esq. M. P.
and Lady Lonna, arrived at Lambton Hall, to fluke splendid pre-
meds', it is understood, foe the reception of the Doke of TOIL
Sir M. W. Bantam, it is stated, is whim the honour of entertaining
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sown, at Blagdon.
The-Metropolatan Theatres have not for many years
Z=lsums equal to the present. Covent-garden, up to
set, played to an average receipt of nearly four hundred
pis per night; and Dewy-lane Theatre, though not quite so
ssesesdsi, Is new reaping au abundant harvest by the caution of
the Doi and Diebor irsautiss and Mims Teti.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—.This delightful slot was on
Weilneiday night the resort of a brilliant assemblage of rank,
beauty, and fashion. The Convert consisted of- some beautiful
mask ; and the click succession of variety in the other amusements,
kept the company in high spirits nearly the whole evelnes.
At the sale of Lord BLIIMICIC'S pictures la,t week,
the Mode Was knocked down to Mr. Ramos at £1,164 ; the
rirgin end Gil, by Meaux° at it 1,1190; and the Onatinentie of
alpiN by Belem, et it.'735 jg Slr 0. WalianKDlM, Mr. TALMUD.,
Mr•'2011014 Ind Mr. HALM, purchased some of the best pie.
tares. The portrait of Modems Loothere at Prager, by Cason"
was hostile by Lord Homage, at the high price of in.
This year it seems a much greater quantity of grain
bee bier sown in the Netherlands than mai, in sossetistats et the
' lIPW rico of cent. •
I• Aint,r,, Secretary of State for the War Depart;
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pent pt DIQCI[IIOIIIh has retired from the public service
cluefir because histnances are in an embarrassed state.
Hu in universally OW, even by his creditors, for he
gossip most intlefatigabie sad excellent Officer.-...lime-
,fargh Paper. • • •