Star.
London, England, 1819-06-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 12.
LORD C.'TOWICBEND V. LORD R. TOWNSEND.

Sir ARTIII.IR ruxiorr moved the Court to restrain
the plaintifffrom letting the property from which he
was paid a certain annuity, or from taking any share
in the same.•
Mr. WETHRREI.t contended, that the plaintiff had
a right to interfere, as he had 13000 a year left him
by hi., father, the late Marquis, .and by that will he
Iris bound to be paid the full sum. It was therefore
his intention to see that the estates from which he
derived his annuity were properly let.'
The Vice Criaxcer.r.on did not think the affida-
vits which had been filed were specific enough to
justify him in granting the motion ; and he, there-
fore, must refuse it till he had more information on
the subject.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 12.
CROCKER V. FOTRRROILL.
This was an important case to tenants and land-
ow tiers. It was au action brought on the Act of the
11di Gen. fI. c. 19, s. 12, intended to protect land-
lords from collusion between their tenants and
others, to put them out of possession of their property.
The Act provided, that any tenant being served with
a notice of ejectment from premises which he held by
any one except his landlord, and giving up posses-
sion to the person serving him with such proceed-
ings in ejectment. without giving notice to his land-
lord, should thereby subject himself to forfeit to his
landlord three times the amount of one year's im-
proved or rack rent of all the premises demised to
or holden by him. The defendant in the present
case, held of the plaintiff certain premises, consisting
of mines and waste lands, and having beet: served by
a person of the name of Cunningham, with a process
in ejectment as related to the mines, and without
giving any notice to the plaintiff, he let in the Sheriff,
and gave possession to Cunningham. The plaintiff,
in consequence, commenced the present action. In
his declaration, however, he only described the mines,
and did not mention the waste land ; the Jury, how-
ever, found a verdict for £1,500, three times the
amount of the rent of all the premises demised to orl
holden of the irlaintiff.by the defendant.
Mr. Jenvls now contended, that this verdict could
not stand ; the plaintiff must be bound by his decla-
ration, and in justice ought to be so : since the de-
fendant had only given up the possession of the mines,
the justice of the case would be met by giving three
times the amount of rent paid for that part of the
property held by. him.
The COURT, however, were decidedly of opinion
that, under the words of the Act, " all premises de-
mised or holden," the plaintiff was entitled to recover
the full amount of three times the amount of the im-
proved or .tack rent of all the premises held by him,
and, therefore, that the verdict for £4,500 was right.
Relator guru:trial refused.

6aturday htLadl CASTLEREAGf gave her usual
Grand Banquet, after the Opera. The company was
brill6m and numerous, among whom were the
Duke of GLOUCESTER and Duchess of YORK.
The Countess of DARNLEY gave an elegant Fancy
Masked Ball last week, at the Hanover-squrfe Rooms,
The Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards,
in full uniform, were stationed at the Grand En.
mance, and performed as the company arrived. The
staircase leading to the Grand Concert Room, which
was fitted up in a most tasteful manner for dancing,
was decorated with shrubs, flowers, and lamps.
.The
floor of the ball-room was beautifully painted, repre-
senting various devices, flowers, birds, &c. with an
elegant border; the room was most brilliantly
minuted. The company present exceeded 1000,'
alnomg whom were—
• Their Royal HigAilettee the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester,
in their Field Marshal's dresses.
The Duke *6 Wellingun, in. the Field Marshal dress of kls
Ssiusuint;the. Slues.
The*Pinian Ambassador: was most splendidly dressed with s
profusion- of diamonds. •
Sir Qom Oliseley, gist. was dressed as a Persian, with mus._
tschioa and beard.
Vady Caidereagh, as a Spanish Princess, very elegant : Her
The
wore a profusion of diamonds.
The Duchess of Wellington ware a can
oil
Swiss dress,
Are. Countess of llaroley an elegant Neapolitan.
Lady. Clifton wore an elegant Polish dress. •
The two l‘fisses Brownlows, rich Spanish dresses.
The Earl of Belfast, a rich Polish dress. • •
General Illigh, an elegant Highland dress.
The Ladies Mishit, Venetian dresses, with diadems of gold
aAd &qtr.
.fird, Nugent, as a Barbary Corsair; Sir Henry. Lloyd, n
Swiis Pasant ; Mr. Smith,a Polander ; Mr. Cooke, a Cossask ;
kir; Johnstone, a Swede ; Mr. Coke, as Faulconbridge, in King
Jahn; &limes Fiticiarance and Misas Russell, as • Polonaise.;
Anacreon, Moore, as a Court page in the reign of Henry VIII.;.
the Ladies Harnett, as Goddesses, from the Heathen Mythci-
l'ogy, most fantastically dressed. There were three Hamlets
" in the'field ;" viz. the Farluf Albemarle, Mr. Dennison, and
Sir Jacob Astley.
A Lady and a, Clentleman, very striking figurek
in the habits of the reign of Edward the Fourth, as
traeted great notice, but retired unknown, except to
a few. I,io,Fria.rs to give absolution, but an abuse
dance of very pretty Clara:. The Duke of WELLINO
may; in the. uniform of the Royal Horse Guirdk
(blue,) appeared very thoughtful, except when he was
addressed by the Countess of PEMBROKE, with whom
Grace held a long and spirited conversation. The.
illustrious hero wore all his orders.
About midnight the scene was at its zenith. The
fancy dresses of the Ladies were remarkably beauti-
ful and pleasing.- Many of them were tastefully
simple, while others were formed of gold or silver
lama, enriched with diamonds and pearls. The Gen-
tlemen were principally in military uniforms. Danc-
ing commenced at one o'clock, with five sets, in a
Dew quadrille, led off by Spaniards, Turks, Persians,
and Hungarians. The Royal )sloes of Ketrx and
GLOUCESTER arrivedearly in the evening; and about
Midnight came the Duke of Sussex, dressedi
gimentals accompanied by Madame D'Esrs, his
tilesghter:dressed a I:Espagnple.—The company, did
nut quit the enchanting scene till six in the morning.