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

LAW IYTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 10.
TAYLOR C. ANTRIN.

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, in calling the attenton of
the Lord Chancellor to this case, cbjected to the Pe-
tition of Lord Stewart being heard in the present
stage of the proceedings. He had understood that
the Master had deemed it necessary to make certain
comments or. the case, which it would be necessary
to see before proceeding further. The Master, it was
true, had made his Report, but that Report had not
been confirmed by his Lordship ; and until this was
done, the Master of course could not proceed.
Mr. HORNE observed, the Master was proceeding
in the inquiry in respect to the settlement, and that
his Honour had no comments whatever to commit
to paper. He (Mr. Home) was present at' the Alas-
ter's when the case was on before him, and he could
state thus much from his own knowledge. The ob-
jection to Lord Stewart would not occupy more than
four lines, and surely this might be prepared by Friday.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY said, if his Honour the `as-
ter war proceediag in the inquiry he was acting ex-
tremely improper, as his Report had not been con-
firmed.

Mr. HouxE.—The order mad► by his Lordship
was to inquile whether the marri :ge between Lord
Stewart and Lady Emily Vane Tempest wit. a pro-
per one ? and in the event of the Master finding it to
be so, then the order empowered him to proceed in
the inquiry as to the settlement to be made by Lord
Stewart.
Sir SAMUEL Roaffm.: contended that as there were
' exceptions to the Master's Report, until they were
heard and decided on, and the Report confirmed, the
Master ought not to proceed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired as to what was
the usual course of proceeding in such cases ?
'The Officer, Mr. WALKER, replied, that it was
usual, when a Petition was presented, praying the
Court to confirm the Report of the Master, to which
the exceptions were taker., to file a fresh Petition in
support of those exceptions, and then both would be
heard together.
The LORD CHANCELLCIR expressed his sense of the
necessity and importance of the speedy termination
of this case to the parties, observing that it was due
in mercy to them, that whether the dee; re went in
favour of them or not, they might know the issue.
His Lordship named Monday for the farther hearing.
Sir SAMUEL Romft LY feared that he would not be
able to attend on Monday, nor would Mr. Abet-
crombie who was with him, as owing to the proceedH
ings that were t.ow generally believed to be on the
eve of taking place, he and Mr. Abercrombie would
be obliged to leave town. He felt fully the impor-
tance of a speedy termination being put to the ques-
tion at issue, and for himself, he must say that he
had no objection to its being se: at rest as speedily as
possible ; he however felt it his duty to submit that
it might stand over till the nett seal.
Mr. Ilaittlad no reason to object to the delay on
the part of his client, but he trusted it would be as
short as possible.
After some farther conversation, the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR said, he would see the Master this day, and
if any of the Solicitors would apply to him, he would
inform them of the result, and appoint a day for hear-
ing the exceptions.

At the Meeting of Magistrates on Monday last a
motion was made to supply the place of the late Mr.,
WATSON ad interim, by the appointment of a Chair-1
man until the regular term of the Quarter Sessions,l
when the election might be pernianently made. The
name of a person was mentioned, to whozn an objec-
tion was started, which was deemed conclusive, and
Mr. BAKER, th,.! Police Magistrate, was elected pro
tempore, but with an express understanding, on his
part, that ho was not to be a candidate for the office
on that account at the Sessions.

The Sessions for the County of Middlesex will com-
mence at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, on
Monday next, when the trials of traversers and others
out on bail on matters of assault, nuisance, and mis-
demeanour, will be proceeded on.

This morning the prisoners who stead committed
on charges of felony, were removed from the several
jails in the City of London and County of Middlesex,
to Newgate, preparatory to their taking their trials
at the ensuing Sessions in the Old Bailey, which will
commence on Wednesday next.
WORS Clip-sTnzET,—Ttrree men in the employ of
Mr. Fry, letter-founder, Type-street, Finsbury, were
charged with combining to raise their wages. It
appeared, the journeymen in this trade had refused
to undertake any fresh work, after finishing what
they had in hand, without an aevance of their pay.
In consequence, Mr. Fry shut up his foundry, and
applied for a warrant agaLst six of his men, of whom
the prisoners were part. The prisoners produced a
list of the prices ; observing, that they l-ad not been
increased tor half a century, that they were is
to the mainter.ance of their families, and they
hoped there was no law a3ainst obtaining a better
job in another situation. The Magistrate observed,
that individually they had an undoubted right, after
proper notice, to quit their employ ; but they were
charged with a combination, against which the law
is very severe. He would suspend the Operation of
the warrant until the other three men were in cus-
tody, and would advise them, f'r their own sake, to
settle the matter amicably in the interim. Warrant'
suspeaded.
UNION•HALL.--3P. Tici3orne, an inhabitant of St.
George's, Southwark, was yesterday charged by J.
Harris. a constable, with assaulting hint, and rescu-
ing a man whom he had apprehended as a vagrant.
Mr. T. stated in defence, that he was in the parlour
of a public-house in Suffolk-street, when a poor man
came in and tendered some •pamphlets on religious
subjects for sale. lie did not purchase any, but gave
she man 2d. The complainant was in the same room,
and without any solicitation gave the man a penny.
which he had no sooner taken, than he was collared
by Harris as a vagrant, and he stated his determina-
tion to take him before a Magistrate. He considered
the proceeding as a fraudulent one, and expressed
himself to that effect; when he was most grossly
assaulted by the complainant. He was desirous that
the affair should go before a Jury, and had provided
himself with sureties for his appearance at the Session,
which was entered, and the parties withdrew.