Star.
London, England, 1818-06-06 00:00:00

DELAYS IN CTIANCERY.

lb THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
41R--1 cannot help observing that many persons .19
mistaken in regard to the delays attributed to ;-,
Court of Chancery, and to the upright Jodge whs
presides in that Court. Very many cases Lave twee
wittieurz knowledge, where, owing to inf.tras Liez
con the protection of the Court is required preserveto
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their property until they all cow
elay, in such cases, is unavoidable: the f
cannot be distributed until that event takes phy.
but the infitms have the benefit of the accumeiesi,k,;
their property.—ln other cases, owing se :he'll:.
gious spirit of some persons, questions arise which rc.
quire attention, awl in which a hasty deci,i,:anfoin
destructive to the nghts of the parties. csz thet,,jl
of Chancery therefore be blamed for taiaigiane, Atte
necessary, to make its decrees so as to be Igndic,/, yl
the parties, and prevent the delay and exix,r., 4
appealing to a higher Court. The Lord Ck.ncrtitor
may well exclaim, in the words so often qact-a
the late Lord Chief Justice Mansfield,
is Fiat J.urtlda, rust Calum."
When it is considered that such a number cf cult
are set down every Term to be heard btfom tM
Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancehor, and the 71,,
ter of the Rolls, it is surprising that to many
are decided as we find upon utyury is the ea*.

PCULICOLA.

After the Meeting at the Crown and Anckc:
11.-zsday, had broke up. a number ofelectors rtrika,
and after some consideration it was agreed that F,
FRANCIS BLIRDRTT and the Hon. DOUGLAS ICInS
the banker of Pall-mall, were fit and proper perFc4
:o represent the City of Westminster. •

Sir SAMUEL Routt.Ly has also been applied tc Ey
several gentlemen and de most respectable n•atas.
r-,en and inhabitants of Westminster, to rtincsrit
t:',at city in the ensuing Parliament.
A Meeting of the friends of Alderman TURPS
100 E place yesterday at the 14niden Tavern, Mr.
BOYCE CooxrE in the chair, when the above Genii-
man was nominated as a fit person to become a Ca.
didate for the representation of the City of Landcn.
Yesterday being the Duke of Cumsationisßirti..
Jay, the Guard at St. James's Palace mounted cn the
K two's duty with the State Colours; the Drum-..la-
jor wore his State Uniform.

His Excellency the Loan lawman and :hi
Countess TALBOT have arrived a the V:ce Ito
Lodge, Dublin, flan' Mr. Lawsuit seat, bra
Park, County Meath.

Thursday se'nnight, the Marquis and Marchiosess
of DoNtowt.t., Lord BELFAST, Sir STEPHEN MAL
ARTNCR CHICHESTER, Esq. M.P. and party, mod
at Coleraine, on their way to the Giant's Ca
A letter from Hesse Hombourg, dated May !lob
says :—" It is now generally affirmed, that our 14'.
loved Hereditary Prince will make his entry with Si
august Consort, in the very beginning of next morn.
Great preparations are already making to rcceire tFi
new married couple in a suitable manner. Many
alterations are making in the Palace; several Bata•
lions of Landwehr will be under arms, and in ILe
evening there will be a general illumination:
We are fully authorized by the Drury Lane Con.
pany to contradict the language said to have ben
uttered by Mr. Dosirrox at the meeting of the Aral
em the 30th, which certainly possessed all its Ctie
pendence, but none of its vulgarity. His appeal to
the Committee was firm, and in the tone of an T. 4.
Tishman struggling for his right, or a Father defr..c•
ing his family. It is likewise a mis-stateme:t as :4
the Duke of BEnsoars or the Earl of ESAU beii
present.
The eminent French houses in the City, stliit
solicited their friends and acquaintance to othatiit
the expected loan at Paris, have sent round Clinks:
informing the subscribers, that the money they ai-
sranced as a deposit will be paid on demand, vdi
, interest at the rate of S per cent. as the letters hem
Paris are decisive that they can have no par: whz-
ever of the loan negotiated; it is entirely in ne
hands of Frenchmen, and bears a premium of sis
4 per cent. It is stated, that the Loan for the px--
ment of the Allied Powers, when the Armies 0.11
leave France, will not be concluded till the close
the year. Petitions from the most ettinent pteplea
Paris are stated to have been sent to the French )11•
nister, praying that the next Loan, when regocia:ti,
may also be reserved for the capitalists of France.
FRANKLIN'S Lint EY HIMSELF.—The
be pleased to hear that the Octavo Edition of thi
inestimable piece of Biography may now biFociari
What was said of the " Correspondence: may mut
equal justice be applied to the Life of this ilts-
guished man. By its publication, the elevated etto
cation of Franklin fur virtue, for knowledge, for pa
bity, and for talent:, will suffer no dirnituelos, sire
it bears ample testimony to the fertility of hi; min!.
to the solidity of his judgment, to the justness or 1,4
views, to the amenity of his manners, and to bi:xr•
dent desire for promoting the happiness of
mr
Yesterday an inquest was held at the Ca:rill
Head, Camden-street, Walworth, before Cough
jEmsterr, Esq. Coroner far Surrey, on the hell
Charles Smithey!, aged 22 years, a journcyrzi
dresser, who worked for Mr. Dawson, hair-dreow
in the Walworth-road. It appeared that the de.
ceased, in company
about half past four o'clock on Tuesclty nags*
in Mill-goad, Lock's-fields ; being deceived as to we
depth of water, and not being a swimmer, I.le r."
to rise no more. The boys hagered Mme, lately n.
the Camden's Head (where the drags are kept) Jed
for a cua
gave the alarm ; the body was dragged_
with two boys, went to bate.
us 9
tic: able time to no purpose. About
young man dived and succeeded ill bringing °Pt't
bcdy, but quite dead. The deo:abed W2l t° have
married to-morrow. Verdict—ACCideittal Da
COUNTRY MARK ETS.
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to to. od--:vetches, os od per kusitel.--Uarn,
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reck—Hour, 66. to 001 per sack.
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