Star.
London, England, 1818-11-06 00:00:00

STEPHENS IN THE MATTER OF JONES.

The question here was, who should pay the auc-
tion duties on the sale of an estate belonging to the
lunatic Jones, of which Mr. Stephens was the pur-
chaser. It came before the Court by Petition from
Stepheps, praying that the Master's Report should
be confirmed.

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The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he should re-
serve to himself his opinion in a case where the pay-
ment of the auction duties was left undetermined,-
the vender and the vendee being both of sound mind.
But this was the sale of a lunatic's estate, the Court
would therefore view it very differently. He should
by no means confirm the Report.
Mr. SHADWFLL.—My client has agreed to pay
the duties. ' _ _

LORD CitANcsvcon.--Ile has acted very wisely.
A discussion then arose as to who shonld pay the
costs of this application, which ended in Mr. Snap-
WELL obtaining leave to give in an Affidavit on the
subject ; and as his client. was in Wales, tithe was
given till Mondarse'nnight.

VICE-CIJANCELLOR'S COURT.
TEMPEST D. ORD.

Mr. BELL presented two Petitions from Messrs.
Hoppers and others, Assignees for the bankrupt
estate of Mowbray and Co.
The first prayed that an order of the Master, fixing
the amount of the claims of Mowbray and Co. on the
estate of Lady Vane Tempest, be confirmed.
Mr. MARTI*, Counsel for the plaintiff, did not ob-
ject to the order, and it was accordingly confirmed.
The other Pet:. .on prayed that the various sums
advanced by Mowbray and Co: to a colliery belong-
ing to the plaintiff, and the amount of which had
been agreed to by the Master, be paid by Mr. Lnsch,
Agent for the plaintiff, into the hands of the peti-
tioners, as Assignees for the Bankrupt estate.
Mr. BELL stated, that the money advanced to the
colliery bad been raised by bills drawn on Mowbray
and Co. in London, by the same Firm in Durham.
He maintained, char if these Bills were now taken
up, Lady Vane Tempest would lose nothing by the
measure, since her Banker's account would be re-
duced exactly in proportion to the amount of the Bills.
Mr. MART/N had no objection to the prayers of the
Petition, as far as it regarded the balance due. Ot
the Bill drawn on the London House of Mowbray
and Co. plaintiff's Agents had taken up several, to
tke amount of 1,5021. and he hoped that sum would
be deducted..
The VILE-CitaNcELLon wished to be informed on
this point by the Solicitor for the plaint, but he
was not present. It was therefore agreed that the
case should stand over till Monday morning.

NEWTON V. MANNING.

Sir ARTHUR PIGGOTT presented a Petition from
Helen Chester Boinville, on behalf of her son, John
Boinville, a minor. The petitioner's husband had
left the sum of 16,0001. to be equally divided be-
tween two children. The testator had directed, that
they should not be invested in the money till they
were 21 years of age, and that payment should be
postponed till the petitioner's death. The eldest of
the children is within a month of that age; and is
anxious, with the concurrence of his trustees, to en-
ter without delay on the study of the law. The prayer I
of the Petition was, that the interest of John 13oin-
ville's share of the property left by his father be ap-
plied to the advancement of his education.
The VICE CHANCELLOR laid he had no title to any
share of the interest until he was of age. If this ap-
plication had been made a twelvemonth ago, he
would have referred the case to the Master. It ap-
peared strange that such a Petition should be pre-
sented now, since the minor would be of age in the
course of one month. He should, however, agree
to refer it to Mr. Cox, the Master, to determine what
sum ought to he allowed the Petitioner's son, in order
to viable him to prosecute his studies.
IN THE MATTER OF THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.

Mr. FONDLANC presented a Petition from thellec-
tor and Churchwardens of the Parish of St. Ann and
Agnes within Alders ate, praying for the advice of
the Court under the following circumstances :—The
Lord Mayor, under the authority of the new Post-
office Act, had purchased certain property for which
the Petitioners were Trustees. The property was con-
veyed for 8,6941. which had been vested in the 5 ;owl
cent. Bank Annuities. The Petitioners were at a
-loss how to act with regard to the application of the'
dividends, and begged the advice of the Court.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked Mr. Fonblanc if the
Attorney-Gene-al had received a copy of the Affi-
davit? and being told that he had got notice of the
present application, but not a copy, his Honour said
that the application was not regular, and that the
Court could not interfere. Ile recommended it to
them to amend their Petition, and lay it before the'
L Attorney-GeneraL

Miss MORGAN, the youn Lady who had been
r committed for assaulting and publiclp charging with
a breach of promise of marriage, Mr. Roamer TY-
LER, a Clerk to Mr. ROLTELL, an eminent So
tor in Lincoln's Ind-fields, was yesterday brought up
to Court in Guildhall, Westminster, and discharged,,
lon entering into her own recognizance, and ending
one security, to keep the peace hr 12 months?