Star.
London, England, 1825-11-19 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, Novaisia Is.
LADY ANSON V. THE.RRCTIEH COMRANY.
The bill filed by her Ladyship prayed that the de-
fe:idants be restrained frnin working certain lead mines
in Cornwall, under the following circumstances :.—Lady
Anson had purchased from a Gentleman of the name of
Thomas, twenty-four 384th shares in a certain lead
mine, in Cornwall, for which £l,OOO had been p +id.—
Subsequently, Mr. Thomas sold his interest in the mine
to the British Mining Associ ttion, and that Company
had endeavoured to compel Lady Anson (acknowledging.
however, her right to the twenty-four shares) to proceed
in the working of the mine in the manner they thought
proper. To this she objected, and had consequently Mei
the bill in Equity.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, for L idy Anson, stated,
that this was an ex parte motion, and entered fully into
the facts of the case. He read several letters which had
passed on the subject, and particularly adverted to one
from the agent of the Company to Lady Anson, which
appeared to him to be of a threatening character.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion that he could
not grant the motion ex-parte, and desired notice to be
given to the other side. Lady Anson appeared to have
acted in the business rather foolishly, and wholly without
advice. He doubted also whether he could make any
order upon the defendants until it was ascertained that
they were a legal Company. At all events, a short delay
could not hut t Lady Anson's interests, as a bill having
been fuel these could be no sale of the pi operty.

Notice w•as ordered to be given, and the motion to be again men-
tioned this day se'noight.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 18.
TIIF. KING V. HANWER AND BRYAN.

Mr. ADOLPHUS, on the part of Air. Bunn, of Bath,
moved for a rule, calling upon the defendants, who Are
the proprietors 4sf tl.e Common &nse, Sunday news•
paper, to shew cause why a criminal information should
not be filed agaLst them, forfora libel which appeared in
the said paper, on Sunday the 13th inst.? Tit- Learned
Counsel in support of his motion read the l!bel, which
ippeared under the head " Notice to Correspondents."
"An old inhabitant of Bath is informed that we were
previously aware of the intimate connection between
Mr. Bunn and Mr. Dymond, of Bath. It is well known
that birds of a feather flock together" (here followed
some gross allusions).
The Lotto CHIRP' Jumcz—Does your affidavit state that there is
no foundation for the imputation?
Mr. ADOLPHUS—Yes, my Lord; I move on behalf of Mr. Bunn,
and he states, that he has not known Mr. Dymond more than a few
months.

The Loan CIIIFF JUSTICE—Take the rule.
The Court was occupied the greater part of the day, in hearing
arguments upon special cases of no public interest.

PREROGATIVE COURT, Novemssit 18.
BRAIIAI.I V. /3:IIICHELL.

This was an extra day appointed for hearing an ob-
jection taken on the part of the executor of a will of
the late Signora Storace, who died in August, 1817, to
an act on petition, wherein Mr. William Spencer Har-
ris Barham, a natural son of the de:eased, had entered
with some detail into the circumstances upon which he
founded his prayer that the Court would be pleased to
revoke the probate of the said will, granted so long ago
as 1818, and permit him to propound his interest as the
residuary legatee named in the will of Mrs. Elizabeth
Storace, the mother of the decea,ed Signora Storace,
and whilst living, the only person entitled in distribution
to the estate and effects of her daughter. The grounds
of the executors' objections were, Ist, the irrelevancy of
much of the matter set forth in such act on petition,
which would require that proofs should be brofight
from V.enna, at an. enormous eximuse, in order to sub-
stantiate it ; and 2dly, the incapacity of Mr. Spencer
Braliam, as representative of his grandmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth St race, to make this demand, she having not
only repeatedly acquiesced in the diiposition of the will,
whereof probate had been taken, but having aho re-
ceived monies under it.

Sir JOHN NICHOL,. would not permit the Learned
Counsel, at this stage of the cause, to oven the case on
either side, as to the facts; and declined giving any
,opinion on the Admissibility and relevancy of the matter
sought to be impeached, until the act on petition shall
be closed and issue regularly joined. 'Die l.earing of
this cause, it is expected, will speedily cme on.

A new greet is likely to be formed direct from
Finsbury•place to the north-west coiner of the Bulk of
England, and through Prince's•street, directly opposite
the Mansion House.

It is well known to be a positive fact, that at the
time the City of Glasgow steam-packet struck in Dou-
glas harbour, all the passengers were on deck, except
one, who was asleep in bed ; and upon being called
and informed ot his danger, he very deliberately drew a
blanket round his shoulders, took a sketching book in
his hand, and drew a correct view of the wreck. The
consequence was he lost all his clothes.-11/anx Sun.
Yesterday morning, as a little girl, named Grant, liv-
ing in Pitt-street, near the Elephant and Castle, was
endeavouring, in the absence of her mother, to reach a
sixpence, that lay on the mantle-piece, leer clothes
caught fire. The mother, hearing the child's screams,
ran down stairs, and found her enveloped in flames,
which, with the aid of the neighbours, were extin-I
guished : but the child was so dreadfully burnt, that it
was taken to Guy's Hospital in a dying state.
A tenant of Sir Manasseh Lopez, a little farmer,
during the depression of the farming business, was
behind in the payment of his rent, a circumstance which
induced his landlord to pay him a visit. The farmer,
however, being from home, the Baronet addressed
him-
self to his wife—" Vat is de reascia dat your husband
does not pay me de rent?" " Why, Sir," replied the
woman, " the times are so hard that we can't get the
money to pay it. Things fetch nothing, ant! Gon
knows what will become of us lam atrail Thomas
'must go to gaol, for he's behind with another or ta o
besides you, Sir," (dropping a curtsey, and wiping her
eye.) " Ah, dat is bad, dat is bad," said Sir Manasseh,
" people should not get into debt. Vy do you get into
debt? I thought you were industricos." " And so we
are, Sir," answered the woman, " but we have both
been very ill, and we have now three children bad in
bet' with the typhus fever," and bursting into tears, she
lea nim into the room where the children were lying.
" Vell ! yell !" be exclaimed, " do not cry, do not cry.
It is bad—it is bad. lam sorry, and 1 will do some-
thing for you. Let me see, yorr can raise four or five
shillings to buy one stamp?" (The stamp was procured.)
Ah, dat will do. Here is one bill for you, at two
months, for sixty pounds, on de bank. I vill give it
you—l vill make you a present ot it. Bat stop; you
vans de moneys-1 vill discount it, and only charge you
four per cent. interest! There, dat viii pay your debts.
Good morning, pay my rent in future, and don't let de
young ones have de fever again."