Star.
London, England, 1817-11-11 00:00:00

COURT OF CUANCEKV, NOVEMBER 10.
This utornin 4 the Lola Chancellor nod the King's
Counsel were i full mourning on account of the late
melancholy evirtt.

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Wipt a. ICIM2'O2I.
Sir SA111:11. ItOIIIILLI6 on 1110 part of the Guar.
dials, moved that it be referred to the Master in this
cue to report what Celts were due to the Petitioners,
under the peculiar Circumstances in which they had
acted. and also to tag these costs. The -Learned
Gentleman then entered into a long detail ()I the
Facts, which Ire already too well known to requi!e
repetition.

84 Awratta Piooort and Mr. Home, en behalf
of Mr. and Mrs. bazeley. opee sed the Petition, on
the ground that a reference had been made to the
Master, who, on the 2Sth May, 1815, awarded
£1286, which sum had been accordingly paid; and
also a subsequent sum of £6OO odds. making consi-
derably more than 41900, and no comp! lialt w!hat-
?•ver was made with respect to the decision of the
Master. Among the items in the expenditure, there
was a bill for 44113, which being taxed, was re-
duced to (would his Lordship behree it ?) £29:t !
On'the whole, the Learned Counsel maintained it
would be much better to wait till the Lady was of
age, especially as that event w•as non• se near.
Mr. Linea.. on behalf of Mr. Wade, contended,
that the expenses, extraordinary as they were in them-
selves, were claimed on grounds equally extraurdi.o
nary r but this had been done before by the same
Petitioners. The Petition formerly presented was
neatly the same as that now before his Lerdshif) I
and in truth, the present application was neither name
nor less than a wish for the Master to review his Re.
port, with which the Petitioners were dissatisfied.—
Much expense was :dredged to have been incurred by
the elopement, but the Court had no means of dr.
tiding whether the statements of these expenses were
justly founded, fer certainly much care should be
taken in the invertig.Zriop niche elopement, and if it
had taken place in consequence of die neglect of the
Guardians, they had certainly no legal or just claim
to hope for a refunding of the evens.: occasioned by
their own inattention. Another claim was put in on
account of the loss of flute, which was certainly a
most ►ingular demand on the part of s Guardian.—
He hoped, therefore. under all the circumstances of
the case. the application would be refused.
Mr. BIILL, on the same side, said, the Lady was
allowed 11400 a-rear prim to 1810, which bad sub.
seqeently been increased to £7OO, and latterly by
the Court of Chaocery in Durham to /800. This
sum was :7/rely adequate to bee support. and ht♦ there.'
lure had on doubt the claims would be 'Ousel

Bir S. Roetu.i.v made an ingenious and able reply,
and contended. nsat nothing had been said to chew
the Guardians had been guilty of the slightest cul-
pable neglect. Witb the cfreumstances attending
the fit elupement. his Lordship was well acquainted,
particularly when the Affidavit attendiug that event
was recollected.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said he remembered it
very well, for the person who made it expected to
be hanged. He also remembered a conversation he
bad with the then Attorney-General who consideted
that a great crime had been cuinnsiued, but was not
sure if the evidence was strong enough for a Jury.
Sir SAMEML ROAHLLT further contended, that the
second elvement had taken place under cirenm
stances which no human energies or vigilance could
have prevented.
The LORD CHANCELLAN then went over the diffe-
rent items at considerable length, and reviewed the
facts of the case Irom its first co.nmencement. There
were two or three of the charm which he did *,t al-
together understand, but on which he would speak
to the Master, but he retused this application on the
ground that no claims bad been refused which ought
not to have been. He viewed this ease without any
prejudice whatever, although he now felt himself,
bound to say, that a more wanton, gross, continued,
and studied contempt of the authority of the Court,
had never taken place in this country. No applies.,
thin had been made to him suggesting any rational'
objection to the making of a settlement, and though
probably affection might be urged as an apology for
former imprudence, he had never beard of that.—
After some strong animadversions as the line of con-
duct which had been followed io this case, his Lord.
ship dismissed the application.
No other business of importance came on, and the
Court adjourned at a quarter to three.
'l'he new LORD MAYON, accompanied by Mr. Al-
derman WOOD, the late Lord Mayor,. the RECORDER,
ALueruna, and Smarten, came into Court at one
o'clock, and paid their respects to his Lordship.

COURT OF KINLES BENCH, NOV: 10.
HOWoRTSI V. /1A1611.,
This was an action upon a guaranty given by the
defendant to the plaintiff on behalf of a person nam-
ed Henry. who dealt with the latter. At the trial
before the Chief Boon of the Exchequer., at the l.tt
Assizes for the County of York; the Sory-found a
verdict lot the plaintiff.
Mr. Torpors+ now moved for a rule to shew ranee
why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new
trial granted, on the ground that the verdict was
against law, and is the teeth of the Learned Judge's
directioo. It appeared that the plaintiff having bold
goads to Henry, took bills of the latter fur the
amount, which, when due, were dibbonoured, and
then consented to renew them without the privity or
knowledge of the defendant. The Learned Judge
was at first disposed to nonsuit on this fact appearing,
but shirred the osse tor to the Jury, with a strong
direction, that the plattitiff could not recover ; but
the Jury, to the astontshmetit of every body, foord
verdict for the plaintiff, and What was more elk aur-
dinary, gave him damages, which were not sought
for by the declaration.
The Court upon this statement,immediately grant-
cd a role to thew cause.
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nos 4X DIM• WIDINIIR IV. HAWTHORN.
This was an ejectetent to groove, the. possession of
; Chapel ;t Dartford, in Kent, devoted to t!,e fop=
lowers of Lady Huntingdon ; and at the last Assises
held at Maidstone, before Lord Eu.ssnostoouu, ths
plaintiff was nouseited upon the princiote, that num•
aureh as persons who happened to came to the Cho-,
.pel were accommodated with semi gratuitously, it'
was a devise for shakable uses, and coorequemiy
void by the Statute of folortinain.
t Ida. 6111/11ATAT DOM .114011C4 kW a Rule to illeVic

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114141/ trial grained; bat
Ilk Count. after hearing the nature of the queer
lion stated, recommended that it should be turned
into :1 special cow.
About two o'clock the new Loan MAVO2. attend•
ed by Mr. Alderman Woo , the Recorder and She-
riffs (all the party being attired in plain mourning).
appeared in this Court, and in put suance of ancient
law and usage, delivered- in his warrant of attorner.
After which his Lordship retired, and returned to
the Mansion House, in the same unostentatious man-
ner as be bad Proceeded to Westminster.