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COURT OF CHANCERY, JOLT 22.
WELLESLEY V. TILE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.
The Lord Chancellor, on taking his seat this morning,
informed the Solicitor-General that he luid received a
written communication from Mr. Ebden, in which that
gentleman thinks it advisable that Mr. WelWilley's
chi-
dren should not pass the vacation at Seagry. His Lord-
ship therefore thought the better plan would be to refer it
to the Master, to report where the young gentlemen
should pass the holidays.
The Solicitor-General—l am not instructed to oppose
any order your Lordship may think proper to make, but
perhaps you will allow my clients to see Mr. Ebden's,
communication.

The Lord Chancellor—l think, Mr. Solicitor, it will be
better not to let it be seen by either party.
The Solicitor-General—My clients have, under the di-
rection of the Court, the superintendence of the children ;
and they are anxious to know the grounds on which it is
deemed beneficial not to send them back to Seagry. If
it is in consequence of any expense, that ought not to be
considered, when the welfare of . these young gentlemen
is at stake.

• The Lord Chancellor—l should not feel justified in
coming to a final conclusion in the absence of Mr. Wel-
lesley. Perhaps, Mr. Solicitor, you will communicate with
him, and he will attend the Court to-morrow morning.
The Solicitor-General—l must repeat, my Lord, my
clients will be dissatisfied, unless they see the communi-
cation made by Mr. Ebden, for they entertain such a dif-
ferent opinion.
The Lord Chancellor---I lament these unhappy differ-
ences *; and it distresses me to find that no progress has
been made in the appointment of guardians. I requested
Master Eden to meet me this morning on the subject,
which he did; and he informs me the business is now
before Master Ferrer.

The Solicitor General— It has been before Master
Eden, Master Farrer, and Master Cross, the latter of
whom now has it under his consideration.

The Lord Chancellor—Then I will send for him in the
course of the day : let Mr. Wellesley be acquainted with
what has passed ; and that I direct it to stand in the paper
for to-morrow morning—not for the purpose of argument,
but for decision.

APPLICATION TO COMMIT THE EARL OF ROSCOMMON

AND OTHERS TO THE FLEET FOR CONTEMPT.

Sir C. Wetherell said he was instructed to make a mo-
tion, which, considering the elevated rank of the party
against whom he moved, gave him much pain. It was,
that the Sergeant at Arms be ordered to take into cus-
tody, and bring to the bar of that Court the Earl of Ros-
common, Mr. Stowell, Mrs. Booth, Miss Louisa Booth,
and certain other individuals, to show cause why they
should not be committed to the Fleet for contempt, in
disobeying an injunction granted by the Court to restrain
the Nobte defendant from communicating with a young
lady, one of its wards. The learned counsel then minutely
stated the facts, which are shortly as follow : A young
lady of considerable fortune was placed under the care of
Mrs. Booth, one of the defendants, who keeps a fashion-
able seminary in the neighbourhood of London, during
which time the Earl of Roscommon formed an acquaint-
ance with the young lady, and to prevent that ac-
quaintance terminating in marriage, an application
was made for an injunction, and granted, restraining
all further communication between the parties. Per-
sonal notice of this injunction had not been served
upon the Earl, but he had affidavits which the Court
ould deem sufficient to support the present application.
The plaintiff's Solicitor, wishing to act with a delicacy
due to the exalted rank of the defendant, served it upon
his solicitors, requesting them to forward the notice to
his Lordship. They received an answer, however, that
he was from home, and on applying at his house in Mon-
tague-square, they were told his Lordship had that morn-
ing left town for Brighton. His solicitors, however,
appeared in Court, and, therefore, no doubt could be en-
tertained but the notice was good. It appeared that the
young lady had been removed to the house of a gentle-
man named Bradley, in the north of England ; that gen-
tleman il/4nd his lady having determined upon a tour in
North Britain, and with the concurrence of Miss Wal-
ker's mother and guardian, she was to accompany them.
It was, however, discovered that the Earl of Roscommon
must have obtained intelligence of their intention, his
Lordship having, as appeared by a letter received from
Miss Booth to Miss Walker, enclosing a short
billet dour, made up his mind to exactly a similar
trip, in which his Lordship says, " I will meet you, my
dear, when and where you please to appoint." Upon
this discovery, it being known that his Lordship's juris-
diction was not much attended to on the other side of the
Tweed, Mr. Bradley prudently declined taking the young
lady with him. Miss Walker was then sent to Furness
Abbey, near Carlisle, the residence of her uncle.—
She had scarcely got there when it was discovered
that the noble defendant and his uncle, Mr. Stowell,
were in the neighbourhood. On a morning or two
afterwards they were seen loitering before the house ;
at last Mr. Stowell approached the door, and in-
quired for Miss Walker alleging that he had a packet of
letters for her ; when informed she was not within, he
joined Lord Roscommon, and they went away. The
Noble Lord, on this expedition, went by the name of
Mitchell, and Mr. Stowell by that of Richards. The
affidavits, after setting forth further facts, stated, that it
.as the opinion of the young lady's guardian and friends,
an intercourse between them was continued, and
that the defendants were endeavouring to obtain a mar-
riage between the ward and Lord Roscommon. The
Learned Counsel said be thought his Lordship could have
no objection to grant the motion to its fullest extent, and
commit the defendants, but in consideration of their
exalted rank he would only ask for them to be called
upon to appear and show cause why they should not be
committed.

Mr. Roupel was about to follow on the same side, when
The Lord Chancellor said, quite sufficient had been
stated for him to make the order against Lord Roscom-
mon, Mr. Stowell (the Noble lord's uncle) and Miss
Louisa Booth; and directed that they should appear at
the Bar-of the Court on this day week, to show cause
why they should not be committed to the Fleet.

COURT OP KING'S BENCH, Jinx 21.
Sittings before Mr. Justice J. PAM and a Special Jury.

SELECT VESTRIES.-ROGERS V. TYLER, CLERK.

The reading of the documentary evidence for the de-
fendant was resumed at the sitting of the Court this
morning, from which it. appeared that the select vestry
was in existence in 1623 ; that it consisted. of 36 mem-
bers, exclusive of the two churchwardens and rector ;
thitt the churchwardens were always elected by the pa-
; that in the event of the death, or the
resighstkiii3Otsuly of its members, such vacancy was filled
hy.borne,Andividual chosen by themselves that (as
wait! thle.. base at present, Lord Tenterden, • Mr. Justice
Bayley, and. Mr. Justice Littledale, being members) it
aunsisted of Judges, Bishops, and the'Attorney and Soli-

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