Star.
London, England, 1804-12-22 00:00:00

L4# INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. sz.

The proceedings in the early part of the day refer-
red to the lituation of lunatics, us the cafes of ex
forte" Steel, in the matter of Hucks t" ex pro " An-
thony and Sophia Green, in the matter of Grim.
thaw ;" ex tem " Wilfon, in the matter of Robinfon,"
and numerous others. Under the astute of the 17
Edw. If. e. to, it is declared, that the King flu&
provide for the caßody and fuftentation of lunatics,
and preferve their lands, and their profits on them,
for their oft, when they come to their right mind.
The petitions to the Court were either in the nature
of the writ dr itisse firmed', or were applications for
the appointment of committees for the fecurity of
the property, for the place of refidinci, for the al-
lowance, or for the guardians of the perfon of the
lunatic.

Si PART, DUPSILL.
This is one of the anoß intricate, voluminnos. and
prolix tafes that we have bad oceafion to police in
our detail of the caufeo of this Court. The Loan
CH•ocni.oa made the following interlocutory obfer-
vations upon the fubjeft of the redrefs now fought at
his hands :—" I was not able to fee the Chief Jußice
101 l eight, but I bad the good fortune to meet with
two very Learned Judges, Mr. Juice Lawrence and
Mr. Jußiee Chambre. They are both of opinion.
that in a cafe of this kind. neither the Courts of
King's Bench, or of Common Pleas, would difeharge
the party from the fobiequent detainee g and Mr.
Jain Lawrence mentioned to me a particular cafe;
when a party was taken up under an execution, upon
an erroneous judgment I and in that particular in-
Rance be was entitled to his difcharge. He was of
opinion that all intermediate detainers in the prefent
cafe would Rand ; and they both agreed, even in the
cafe jaR 'Boded to, if the party did not mate imme-
diate application, or if he waited until there were
other detainers, the. Court would not difcharge hirng
juR as if he did not originally poffeh the right to his
difcharge."
Mr. Roaimie then applied to know if hisLordarip
would difcharge Dunbell upon fpecial bail the is now
arrefted opoo mefne procefs.)
I LOAD CMAIICILLOIO—" I think it would be right

to do fo"
Mr. Kosett.tx---" Will sot )our Lordlhip's order
be necetfary ?"
LORD CD A He will be difcbarged as
a matter of cootie. I prefume, under the went's-
dances (laud, upon application to the Judges of the
Court, from which the proccfs dined. Being of opi-
nion the itlerfity Mill tale Ihould not Rand, I think
the procefs fhould fall wish it."
Mr. RouiLty then applied On the fubjed of the
certificate, and be (aid, where a certificate has been
allowed, the commitfion can be fupetfeded on no
ground but that of fraud.
LORD CNaaCtLLOR—" Before I grant the certifi-
cate, I (hall lee the order produced."
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. MMUS. at.

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Mint In SIR 14ATTNSW BLOWS 41ill co.
This altion was brootabt by the Plaintiff, who is
a merchant of yelped* ity, to.recover from the
Defendant!, who are eminent Bankers, the fum of
451. which had been lodgel in their bank, but which
they refufed allowing in account, alledging that
they had paid a draft of the Plaintiff's to that
amount, although they had received the Plaintiff's
orders not to pay the font, as the draft had been loft.
Mr. Serjeant S t who drop 1a Rated the
cafe, etpreffed hitnfelf much at a lofs to know upon
what ground the Defendants intended to juflify their
refufal of paying the money, as a vaft number of
limilar cafes had been faceelGvely for years decided
again( Defendants in the Court of King's Bench ;
and, indeed, if Courts did not always decide in the
fame way,erery trader in the nation would be either
under the neeeffity of tranfatting his money Wine('
without the intervention of a banker; or, in the al
ternative, to be at the trouble of drawing all his
money out of the hands of his banker, whenever a
draft thoeld be loft, in order to prevent fuch draft
from being paid, after notice had been given to flop
payment. Bankers in genetal were not much difpof-
ed to pay the drafts of their correfpondents, unlefs
they happened to have provifton from the drawer in
hand. lie had no doubt of fatisfying the Jury, from
the circumfiances el the cafe, which he thould fop
port by evidence, that his client was eatitkd to their
verdift.
Mr. Thomas Halifim proved, that a draft of 45L
was received by him from the Plaintiff, on the 22d
of February Taft, aid that on the fame day his packet
was picked of UM lettertitiev win& Mataiwed this,