Star.
London, England, 1827-01-25 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAXOASY 24.
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In consequence of the Lord Chancellor's postponing
the argument of .Mr. Heald, on the part of Mr. Welles.
ley, on Monday last, the Learned Counsel, at the sitting
of the Court this morning, after one or two applications
were disposed of, resumed.
Mr. HEALD observed, dot the more he looked into
this case, the snore difficulty he found in coming at the
object of the parties. The delay that had taken place,
and the filing of the affidavits from time to time, had
been sufficient to prevent his Lordship coming to any
decision, and would almost be ruinous to Mr. Wel.
lesley as a petitioner in that Court. The conduct
of Mr. Wellesley had been made the subject of
a great number of affidavits--his movements from
street to street—his conduct on every occasion watch-
ed—nay. his person guarded by Attornier' clerks,
police officers, watchmen, and a;1 descriptions of persons,
who were paid to swear to every act of that Gentleman,
for the express purpose of casting the odium of the
public upon him. Amongst the various points of de-
fence set up on the other side he (0 e Learned Counsel)
collected, that Mr. Wellesley was not entitled to belief;
that the affidavits of Dr. Bulkeley were correct, and
consequently that Mr. W. was guilty of perjury, and
was not entitled to be the natural protector of his chil-
dren. This was the argument of the other parties.—
His Learned Friends would, however, in the sequel, find
the fallacy of such arguments, and it would be seen on
a review of the case, that Dr. Bulkeley was a man, on
whose affidavit no reliance could be placed. From the
attention this protracted case had received from his
Lordship, no man in the kingdom need be afraid, after
what had taken place inthat case. of being deprived
of the parental guardianship of his .children, unless
his conduct be of such a nature as to diseutitle him
to that guardianship. Mr. Heald then argued at
very considerable length, on the improbability of the
statements made in the affidavits of Dr. Bulkeley, and
the fallacy of his assertion, in swearing to a conversation
that passed between Mr. Wellesley and the Doctor at
Naples. Although he (Mr. Heald) would not go so far
as his Learned Colleague (Mr. Horne) by saying that Mr.
Wellesley must be mad to use such words, he would say
it was not likely that any man would, in, his senses, have
entered into such a conversation, or expose himself by
using the words sworn to by Dr. Bulkeley. The Learned
Counsel next took a view of that part of the affidavit,
made by Dr. Bulkeley, *here he swearsto a conversation
having passed between Mrs. Bligh and himself, in which
he asserts that she sent for hins,and solicited him to give
her something to produce abortion, as she believed she
wan with child, and that he replied to her, by sayiog..—.
"Madam, it is my duty to preserve life, and not to
destroy it:`
Mr. Wellesley bare Interrupted Mr. Heald, mid widepered the
authority from whence the Doctor glassed the quotas:ea.
Mr. HSALD said he knew it. It was unnecessary for
'him to state that to his Lordship; but it was neverthe-
less moral in coming from the lips of the learned Doc-
tor. What (continued Mr. Heald) was the result of his
answer ? Why, that' she replied, " Well, Doctor, if you
do not give me something, you had better speak to
Wellesley. Could any man belieie that any woman
would expose herself to the Doctor, who was a stranger
to her? What was the result ? hy, in a day or two
after she (Mrs. Bligh) said to this Dr. Bulkeley—
" Why, Doctor, what you would not do for me I
have effected;' and she even said, if he doubted
it, she would tell him how she mana;eJ it. Mr.
Heald said, the Doctor's affidavit went into the par-
ticulars, which were of such a nature as to render
it impossible to go into them in detail in that
Court. To procure abortion, the Doctor swears she
took - and —; in orply to which, Mrs.
Bligh admits that she did take —; but swears
positive:y that she took it for a different motive. The
Learned Counsel then referred to the Doctor's statement
Mr. Wellesley's producing, to Lim, his affidavit sworn
before the British Consul at Naples, " that he had had
no criminal intercourse with Mrs. ;" thus putting
nem elf in the power of a man who could at once pr 4
nounce him a deliberate perjurer, and consequently un•
, deserving of society. What was the Doctor's conduct

on this occasion? Did he remonstrate with Mr. W. ot
the infamy of his conduct? Nol Did he abhor thi

man who, to use the words.-of one of our greatest
writers, "that forged the sacred name of Goo? No !
but he absohnely, as he himself admits, continued to
give Mr. Wellesley his advice how to act with caution
to prevent a disclosure. Mr. Heald here begged to call
his Lordship's attention to a p tragraph in the Doctor's
affidavit, in which he swore that " Mr. Wellesley told
him he tad taken a house next to the one occupied
lby Captain Bligh (husband to Mrs. Bligh), for the pur-
pose of more easily carrying on his criminal Intercourse;
that there was a terrace which communicated with both
houses, and that he (Mr. Wellesley) had effected all this
through the means of a man named Boadici." Could
the Court place any reliance on any man who could pos-
sibly swear to such facts, and who went so fat as to
swear further, that " Mr. W. had procured a bravit who
bad killid nine men." All this was room to by the
worthy Doctor; yet this charge of hiring a bravo Vos
not only denied on oath, but tt was proved that the min
hired was of unimpeacbrible character—and then; and
not till then, the Doctor comes is with another affidavit,
sweating that he was mistaken. Mr. Heald observed,
that if the Court came-to a decision respecting the right
ofhis client (Mr. Wellesley) to have the guardiamhiP of
his children, it-must do so on positive grounds, and not
' upon mere suspicion ; that a father was to be deprived
of the guardianship of his children upon mete supposi•l
tion, was what his Lordship, Ise (Mr. Heald) was con&-,
dent, would never consent to. Thr Learned Counsel
commented at considerable length, and with great" abi-
lity, on the facts stated in several of the afficlawit.whkh
had been read on the other side, and repeatedly urged;
that from the nature of these statements, they evidently
could not be true, and that Mr. Wellesley, upon them.
would be fully exonerated lions the charge of perjury.
with which he had been so liberally branded.

After Mr. Masco had contluded, the Lola Catansawas stated
that the further consideration of the stiestios saist-bendjostned to
a future day. •

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

tucaous 111‘ watts
This was an action for work and labour done. The
plaintiff is a dentist, residing in Racquet-court, Fleet•
street, aad his charge for eziractiag four teeth from the
child of the defendant was ten guineas, He alleged, at
the same time. that he supplied soine tooth-brushes, for
which he had not been paid. It was proved in evidence
that no tooth-brusher had beensupplied; and a Lady
df the-'

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who bad been ealtedes the part_ dseplaintiff,depomd
to haviug, ilea only a is. charged for drawing a toe&
Mi. Sergeant TADDY, for the defendant, said that
this case reminded him of an occurrence which toot
place in the reign of King John. That Monarch, in
his violation of all laws decreed that a wealthy
Jew should pay him a 'certain sum for every tooth. he.
had: and the Jew, after suffering some of his teeth to
be drOwn rather than part with his money, was at
length obliged to have the remainder at an immoderate
expense. It would seem that Mr. Nicholls was quite
arezorbitant as King John, for he demanded not less
than ten guineas for extracting four teeth from a child.
Verdict Toe the plaintiff—Damage* IL each party to pay their
.wn SOM.

WATSON W. •vMK.

This was an actiOnt;recotrerCompensation in da-
mages for an assault. It appeared, from the evidence,
that the plaintiff, who is an Officer belonging to the
Court of Requests, was sitting in a public-house, when
the defendant, who is a horse dealer, pulled him by the
nose, after having first made use of the most oppro-
brious language towards him, without any provocation
whatever.
Verdict for dm plaiatiff—Daraagoe W. 10s:

This morning, about three o'clock, an alarming fire
broke out in the stables of Mr. HALSTEAD, of Rosseau-
street, near the Pilgrim, at Chelsea, which for a length
of time threatened very serious consequences, the flames
,having reached the dwelling•house, and were fast com-
municating to the houses on the Tight aad left. Mr.
and Mrs. H. who slept on the second floor, were com-
pelled to descend a ladder, from the bed-room window,
is a state of nudity. and to take refuge in a neighbour',
house opposite. In about half an hour, several engines.
arrived on the spot, and a large quantity of water
having been obtained, after a short interval, owing to the
severe frost, the flames were prevented from extending
their ravages, and by half-past four they were comb
pletely got under, but not till the stabling, and the
upper part of Mr. H.'s dwelling- house were destroyed.
It appears, that for seventy years past, the individuals
who have served the offices of Churchwarden. and
Overseer, of the parishes of St. Giles in the Fields, and
St. George Bloomsbury, as well as the Rector, bevel
been excused (tom the payment of Poor Rates; but a
Bench of Magistrates has determieed on their liability,
and the arrears are to be made up.
A forgery of a dividend warrant has been com-
mitted, by which 7001. was obtained on Tuesday, at
the Consol Dividend Office at the Bank. The perpe-
trator has not been discoveted.

Monday morning an affair of honour took place, in '
the 6elds at the back of Rotherhithe Church, between
two Students of Guy's Hospital, occasioned by a dis-
pute originating at cards the preceding evening, at the
lodgings of one of them ; and the parties supplying
themselves with seconds froth the other Gentlemen of
the party, repaired to the appointed spot ss brimful of
valor ;" but, on the ground, being taken, the said valor
being evidently 4, ooning (as Master Acres says) from
the fingers ends of the Belligerents," he seconds, with
much discretion, charied the pistols with powder only,
and after a pop a piece, interfered and prevailed; with
no great labour, on the ♦aliant youths to return home
in whole skins.

Thursday morning, at Barnstaple, the tide, after haw.
ing ebbed, and left the shipping in the port all aground
(or half an hour, suddenly returned, and a oated there
again. A tremendous gale came on at high water, to
which the sailors attribute the phenomenon.
INTROV/4 ax TN IN FLEZT —ln the Court
of Compensation, yesterday, Mr. Taylor, printer, of
Shoe-lane. estimated the damage he would suffer by the
improvements of Fleet-market at upwards of 15,0004.
After arguments had bees heard on both sides, 8,4861.
10s. 6d. damages were awarded to tar. Taylor.
In the Library of the Collegiate Church at Constance,
there is a chronology of the world from the time of
Adam downward. Among other curious particulars it
is stated that Eve, at the l•irils of her first-born, had the'
assoitance of a couple.of midwives.
The Carlisle Patriot gives an account of some gross "
coinage, committed in that city, by a desperate gang of
fellows, who enter houses in the most daring manna,'
demanding provisions, and purloin whatever comes in
their way : indeed the police seems to be set completely
at defiance.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE..

HUNTING.

The Brishton Hankos www am-Mondays, near
the Brigbion Ram Comer; anal on Fridays !weir
the Dyke.
The Lewes Brookside Harriers meet at Newmarket HUM, as
Mondays; at Adicomb, us Wednesdays; aad on Fridays, at Teb.
comb Tye.
The East Somas Foi Hounds wiU meet oat Thursdays at New-
market Hill ; ai Saturdays, at Langton; and w Mosibrys at
Abbot's Wood.