Star.
London, England, 1825-05-06 00:00:00

piticE SEVEN

PARLIAMENTARY rizocisha.:64l.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAT &
APPEALS.
Judgments wasniven in " Dewar v. Campbell."
The Loan Catauceit.oa pve a detailed statement deist dream-
stances of the case—she action lastituted—promallya Intardhlebe
Court of Session—the Interlocutors pronounced by the Court; ep4
in moving that these be affirmed, he observed, that in Important
questions relative to the landed interests of Scotland, and total
the principles of the law of that country on the subject, and where
consecutive Interlocutors were pronatinced, nothing but the clearest
conviction of its necessity should warrant a reversal of each coma
cutive Interlocutors. .

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Mr. PATRIC! Rommtses, who had not concluded his address to
their Lordships on the day on which it was last before them, 00-
tinned that address this morning, when be spoke for an hoist id fe
your of the Appellant's tirw of this very important question. ,
At twelve o'clock, Mr. Mcnectuser addressed their Lordships as
the leading Counsel for the respondent, Sir Hew Dalrymple Handl-
ton, Bart. The long spate of 52 years had elapsed since the lira
tomes was made by the appellant. After fourteen years anxious
discussion, the cause was dismissed; and Sr Ijew Dalryn=
confident of its justice, proceeded to improve his estate el
and laid out large sums with that view. Then came a new Ikeda;
by Mrs. Fullerton' bottomed on new grounds. For the fourth
time was it, at this moment, at their Lordships' Bar. It was in-
deed extraordinary that the main ground, the angle fact on which
the appellant now rested was not to be !bond in her sumnsonsv-ia
the proceedings in the Court below—in the Judgment. It would
be extraordinary should that very fact turn out to be the one on
which, 24 years ago, the cause was decided in the respondent's fa-
vour. In this ease, the whole turned upon three deeds—The En.
tail, MS; the Investiture, Charter, and Swine, 1741; the Dive-
skim and Infarolfinent, 1780 ; and consideration was also had to
toe Entail of North Berwick. By Entail, 1688, Si Hew was heir
as gnu:thou of Sir Hew Dalrymple, son of Joanna Haroiltoci' and
Maisequently called as 06 heir female" of the body of John, Lord
Iktpay. He is likewise heir under the deeds ITN and 1700. AU
the deeds excluded the possibility of Mrs. ,Felleeton succeeding.
This was a question of technical law, to be so judged and decided.
Thirteen out of fifteen Judges decided in favour of the,respond-
ent ; and elm the emulate, two tribvd from each other. It Was
a %%cation of reduction, brought to its aside Sir Hew Dalrymple's
title, which he had so long enjoyed, to the estate of Bmgany ; 884 to
enable Mrs. Ft:Luton to do so, she Must whew, 1. A title is herself.
The deed 1790 was in ashrniity wish that of 1749. 2. She Must
have an interest to puns, web au action. 3. Merits•ispellit 'of
law must be such as Mredudng such title. lie Um Was
the heir under both desk NMI and MAL Mr. Moot:rid moti-
oned an elaborate statesman slaw demisdown from the year le"
and referred to the importiant clauses in the* and bad 'spoken for
four hours, when the case was adjourned to a ream day. •
1119CILLANt01711.
Mr. 140310LAII111presented an Account of the number of Ships of
the' avenge of 300 toes which the West India Docks weir able to
contain. and of the number of those which had discharged' there
last year.—Laid on the table.
The Marquis of WINCHESTER presented a Petition front
Ramsgate against the Catholic Cialms.--Laid on the table.
The LORD CH4NCZLLOR piemeted a Petitlion'to the seine
(feat from the Inhablianes of the Isle of Poetised, nentsroudy
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signoiL--Lsid oo the table. .
Lord ROLLE prosented similar Petitions from two Parishes in
the County et Drees.--Laid at the table

Pt ddemi wise the Catholic Claims were also pres•ntd—By
Lord Paste:, tress the Town of Harwich ; by the Bari of Sunnis-
Mal, frees the Tows of Bridpon ; and by the Bishop of Oilmen,
from the Town of oft, signed by 4500 individsals; from the
Towns of 'Colwell nod llasktm, from several Parishes in Lands.
shim, and from the ht Con of Zear, belonging to'the
•in Goodaudelleids.—Laid en the table.
Chapelßeatenn and others returned from the Commons the POllOl
Xfightrates' Salaries Bill, and the Sheriffs' Court in Scotiandßill,
With h* Lordships' amendments agreed to. The same Gentle-
Sals doe brought up the Venetians Arrest* Prevention Bill, the
Lath Loudest Wet Dock Bid, end several Private Bills, which

inn read a lint time.
Vkceont TORRINGTON presented a Padden from the Bra.
Men and Armourers London, against the St. Cathy: ine Dock &S.
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Laid en the table. _ -
The some Noble Lad also !promoted a Petition from the
Inhabitants of the hell of Bt..Celborine, praying that compenro.
ties be imedie doe before she reeve al of the church, and to be beard
by Cowell at the Ilar_twitet the Bli.—Laid on the table.
The Bari of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition from the
Fish aims of the Qty of Berwick-wpm-Tweed, against the Me-
tropolitaa Fish Company /1111.—Laid on the table.

PORTLAND PRTIT lON.
Earl GROSVENOR was not in the House when the
Noble and Learned Earl on the Woolsack had presented
the Petition from the Isle of. Portland, in consequence
of the practice which had prevailed of late of presenting
Petitions before five o'clock, the hour fixed for the
commencement of public business. He, therefore,
, should take this opportunity of maleng some observa-
tions' on the subject of that Petition, to drew the man-
ner in which Petitions were got Up against the Catho
lics. It had come to the Isle of Portland on a Saturday
night, ready cut and dry, and the people had been
pressed to sign it, and told that it was necessary, -to
prevent imminent danger. Much alarm had thus been
excited, and the Petition had been signed whilst the
people were full of apprehension. He understood that
since they -had had time to grew cool, most of the
principal individuals had changed their mind., and
thinking that the/ had signed the Petition improperly, regretted
that they bad done*. There was no doubt, therefore, that if a
public meeting had bees *Ned, not only such a Petition might not
have bees the sank, but one of a very different nature might have
been prodeeed. The present might be called the Petition of Lord
Mon. or Mr. Bank's, rather than that of the inhabitants of the
Isle of Pordand. tie bad only salt thus much to chew that Ped-
dles% gat up in that manner, ought sot to be considered * express-
ing the sense of the people.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the House
was placed in a singular situ scion. When no Petitions
were sent up from theipeople, their Lordships were told
that the people took no interest whatever in the ques-
tion. When, on the contrary, the table was so covered
-with Petitions that they were obliged to look for re-
positories, and the. House could not contain them, it had
become the practice to find some individuals in the
country, who stated that the Petitions had been got up
in a particular manner, in order so. neutralize their
effect and depreciate their value. With respect to the
presen: Petition, he assured the Noble Earl that the in-
formation which he had received was incorrect. He
(the Lord Chancellor) had stated on a former occa-
sion. that instead of endeavouring to procure Petitions
be had remained entirely passive, and for this be had
been abused in the Publ c Prints. But yet that was the
case, and the Petition which be had presented was as
much thrt of Lord Grosvenor as it was that of Lord
Eldon. • It bad certainly been place 4 in• his hands by
Bank--