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London, England, 1826-11-24 00:00:00

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ri
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recovery. Nothing can be better contsived;*niore safe,.or ni re
ciovtinent than this Remedy, for such as are obliged to go jou es
or to sea, as it needs no confinement nor restraint of Diet 1 and
sixty years experience (in an extensive practice) has Rruvt4 that; i)
will effect a Cure when repea,ted Salkatimi and all other methods
avail nothing. l‘'or the Scurvy and other Chrouical OiSordeo;
this Medicine has not its parillei.- Upwards id 40,004tiestimi
of both sexes have been radically cured of the above cruel di+.
ders, within the laid eight years. Prepared and sold by the sole
proprietors, T. TAYLOR. ate. SON, ),lenibeirs of the Royal Col-
lege of Surgeons, at their (louse, No. 9, N'ew Bridge-street, in
Boxes a 'in), 2s. 9d. each, duty included.--N.B. Two baFk
doors, and Lights in the Passages at night.—They are also sold,
by their appoimmeut, with copious directions, at the Toy-shOp,
103, (Winn-street; Mr. Disborough's, No. 7, Fish-ittreet:lllll,
flatly opposite the Monument ; and by one Person in every con.
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P•rsons taking the :throve, or other of the Proprietor's Medicine,.

FOREIGN NEW&
FLANDERS AND DUTCH PAI)E4.
a!ocilimfatsi 1100?.

BRUSSELS, NOVEKIIIS IS.
We learn by the accounts From Batavia that on the
9th of July a fire broke out in that city, which con-
sumed 180 houses, and it was feared that two children'
who could not be found had perished in the flames.—
Within the memory of man there has not been felt such
severe cold at Batavia and Samarang as was felt there
at the beginning of July this year. There were some
days in which the thermometer of Fahrenheit, which is
generally 86 degrees at noon, and seldom less than 80
after sun rife, fell in the morning to 54 degrees. The
Commissioner General of our East India possessions
continues to adopt measures of economy in all branches
of the Administration. With this view his Excellency,
by a Resolution of the 6th of July, has ordered that the
establishments oa the West coast of Borneo shall de-
pend on the residences of Pontiniak and Sambas, or the
subordinate residency of Mampanwa.
News had been received in India, that in 1827, two
steam boats would be equipped in the Netherlands,
each to. carry a culverine and a carronade, both for
261 b. balls and four 6 pounders. Each of these vessels
so take on board 130 casks of coals ; so that their
.
voyage to Batavia may be made in seventy-four days.,
They are to be employed in putting down piracy, and
it is expected they will perform essential service.
Letters from Batavia of the 7th of August, received
at Rotterdam, sat, that the reports from the interior
were by no means favourable, but there was reason to
believe that all the mischief was confined to the surprise
of a smali detachment of our troops, with which there
were some Princes of Djockjo, who, as well as the whole
detichment, consisting of a Lieutenant and fifty men,
chiefly natives, were taken prisoners by the rebels.—
Winforeements from Europe were impatiently expected,
'and "iewasbeiped they would be sufficiently consider-
able io not an end to the war at once.
BIMUSE4S* °MI" 19:
The last accounts received by the Minister of the In-
terior, repeeting the disorder in the province of Gronia•
gen, are satisfactory with respect to the country; but
the situation of the city of Groningen is still very OW-
lancholy. Though the number of the sick appears to
decrease, and the nature of the malady becomes less
malignant, the mortality is still considerable.

NAPOLI DI ROMANIA, Oceones s.
When the Greek troops went to Salamis, the Turks
immediately resolved to attack the Acropolis, and be-
gan to bombard the fortress, but seeing they did bet
little damage, they resolved to attack the kiw wall be-
fore the Propytea of the Acropolis.
. They attacked it
six times with all their forces, andwere repulsed by tlps
gal rison alone,whot
sons!, a great slaughter of them: The
first attack was on 'the 14th'of Septenfber, and the last
the 18th. T;:e corpws.of the slain remained on the field
of battle, and the iteiich was mica. intohrable. get
rid of this at.noyance, the garrison sent word ifithe Greek
troops ericouped in The country, to advance against the
Tiirklifi camp,• to make a diversion on that side, and to
give the garrison time to bury the dead. In fact; the
troops of Karaiskaki passed over to Siessis, wbitAfr
they were to he Alloyed by the regnlat troops of Cole-
,p9l44brier. We do not yet know the result of this
rpotrnveeni, Opt we believe that oar trap?s hare dirjcly
)
Raf 4ti the enemy.

HAARLEM, NOVEKBER
The number Of deaths at Grimingen, daring the,
w. ek.easGwg dig lfith inst. was .118, bong 23 m,ons than
,iPlll.444lieciing !f.k-
Fft4fltiOltr, Koveicria
The steani4ioat.uii piiiy at Frankfort have resolved
to build several stiaai- oats: the boiler and the wheels
are not.to bcin the same boat with the passengers and
goods, hut in a Ki)anta. vessel. br. which the passage
p9at is to be toweA. Tpc price
.of each eqssel
.cen-
tiacted for at klQ4t4) 4otins., Plc voyages between
iF,raiiltfort and s3yerice *AI comineecT on the:lst
riptil, sand probably tie per los meS Wive tiniies.a
insomnia- and twice in wintei. iris theasht that the-

Such a surprise cannot fail of accelerating the total
dissolution of the Turkish camp. It is also to be hoped
that the presence of M. Colletti, considered, as he at pre-
sent is, above x4ll others, as the sued of the affairs of Ro-
melia, will greatly contribute to the reorganization of
Colinental Greets.
The Chamber-of Appeal of the Correctional Police,
and the Cour. Royale, were occupied the whole of yes-
terday with processes relating to the Press. The first
case is relative to the publication of a satire, entitled,
Les Coteries. The author of this libel had awed to his
work the epistle of Chenier to Voltaire, and had printed,
the whole in a small book of 32m0. He had been cosi-
victed in the Correctional Police, by default, to thirteen
months' imprisonment. The printer (Cabuchet), on as
• of some favourable circumstances in his case, was
merely fined in the sum of sixteen francs. The printer
alone appeals.
num 1.1111 STOILI Or wiIIINISDAIN
M The Governor of Old Castile, to M. the Regent of
Royal Audiences, in Spain.
go His Excellency the Minister Secretary of State fox.
the War Department, has transmitted to me, under date
of October 24, by order of the King, and by express, the
following
id I have given an account to the King our Lord of
the official letter of your Excellency, dated October 18,
is which your Excellency describes the marks of joy
generally manifested at the sight of the emigration of
the Portuguese, who are already in the province under
your command, and how much the arrival of the Count
do Amarante, Marquis de Chaves, had more than any
thing else, contributed to this emigration. The King
has likewise taken cognisance of the papers, copies *I
which accompanied the above-mentioned official letter
of your Excellency, one of which is an Order of the
Day, given at the Head-quarters of Chaves, by the
Governor General commanding in that Province, in
which order, referring to the Governor of Oporto, he
has published the news, that his Most Catholic Majesty
had recognised the Constitutional Government of Lis.
bon; and the other the letter in which the General al
the Province of Tras-os-Montes, addressed the camel
order to the Governor of Braganca.
In consequence of the above, the King has ordered
me to state to your Excellency, that his Majesty has not
recognised the said Constitutional Government of Lisi•
bon, and that it is with surprise his Majesty has learned
the official announcement of a recognition, which has

never taken place, and which is, consequently, false.—.
The King has also ordered me to enjoin your Excel-
lency to give to this sovereign proclamation, all the
publicity which you may judge necessary, but it must
not be done by means of proclamations, or other similar
writings or publications. Your Excellency will endea-
vour to set right the public mind of the faithful subjects
of his Majesty, and to contradict the false reports, and
all other insidious means, which the enemies of his Le-
gitimate Government and of the public tranquillity un-
remittiogly employ. The King approves of the answer,
and of the orders which your Excellency has given to
the Military Commandant at Ovens*, signifying that
your Excellency, net having received the necessary in-
structions and communications by order of his Majesty,
would continue to observe the same conduct as hereto-
fore had been prescribed to you. By order of the King,
I communicate his Royal will to your Excellency, by
express, in order that it may be known and fulfilled.
"t transmit to you a copy of this sovereign resolution,
in order that you may know it, and give an account of
the same in the Sitting of the Court Royal. GOD pre-
serve yon many years.
41 St. Jacques, Om Is, i 59.6. 44 NAZARIO =WA."

Letters from Malta, to the beginning of this month,
have been revived by way of Genoa, which state that
the Marquis of. Humes was very much indisposed,
in consequence of his recent accident.
The Pied: wriest Gazette of the 1 I th inst. du reached
us.. Under the date of Corfu, Oct. 21, we find the fol•
lowing article in it s " We have the pietism to announce'
that the Right Hon. the Earl of GUILDFORD, Archon of
this University, is entirely recoeesed of the slight india--
position which he suffered at Venice, and that, accord-
iag to the accounts received by the last mail, he has
set out for these islands, where we shall
.have the hat
piness of seeing him is a few days. The news of his.
illness has excited inexpressible grief in the minds of
the lonians, and particulatlY of so many studious youths
to whom the health of their great benefactor and af-
fectionate father is so dear." _ .

The Spanish Bishops are publishing, one after the
other, charges to their Clergy and their Dioceses, pro-
hibiting the perusal of Portuguese Journals, and de-
aouncrug the Portuguese Charter as an impious,.dato-
dana-
nable heresy. It is said that the Spanish Gosernment
I permits other arms than those of the Church to engage
yin opposing the new institutions of Portugal. Rebeb
are received and organised—attempts are made to
seduce or to surprise the allegiance of the officers on
the frontiers—and all that system of intrigpe and cot:-
:option is employed which was practised about four
years ego on the Spanish frontier under cover of the
-French Army of Observation.

1111$ NOIQ IP. DAVIS 11111,11111 k
The defendant in this case was tried and convicted at
the last Gloucester Assizes; before Mr. Justice Boa-
soma, for letting off fire works and throwing them at
the house of *Lasky of rank and property, named Mills,
residing in the immediate vicinity of Gloucester, to Ler
great terror and annoyance.
Mr. Justice LITTLIWALE read the report of the
Learned Judge before whose the cause was tried, and
it appeared that the defendait, with several other per-
sons, began throwing the fire works in question as early
as eight o'clock in the evening ; and though there was
no proof that the defendant was present all the time, the
same annoyance, accompanied by noise aad singing.
was repeated at intervals until between twelve and one
o'clock in the morning. Miss Mills, the proseeutria, a
female friend, and female servants, were the only inmates
of the house.

Mrs WATSON now addressed the Court in mitigation
of punishment, and urged th it this was a cue which
ought to have been disposed of at the Sessions.
Mr. TAUNTON (with whom was Mr. Co PHILLIPS)
addressed the Court in aggravation, and urged that thus
insulting and alarming two Ladies, who bad net the
protection of any Gentleman in their house, called for
the serious interposition of the Court, with such a punish-
ment as wouldiprevent a repetition of the annoyance.
Mr. Justice BAILIN, in passing the sentence of the
Court, lamented that he had to animadvert- .upon so
serious an offence, committed by a person who appeared
to be in a respectable station of life. To say the least
of the defendant's conduc e had acted in a most un-
manly manner in thus assailing the unprotected house
of two lone women ; and therefore the Court sentenced
him to pay a fine of 1001. to the King, to be imprisoned
till that fine was paid, and also to give security for bis
good behaviour for three years.
sas 3V1141:111112 or WASVICK V. tine WASW/LIL COLVOILAVIOII.

Mr. &seta-Tr moved, on behalf of certain Burgesses
of Warwick, for a criminal information against tt e pre-
sent Mayor' John Wilmshurst, and eight Aldermen,
viz. George Boswell, Edward Hughes, Thomas Woods
Weston, -Kelynge Greenway, Charles Wake, M.D.
Samuel Eclward'Steward, the Ref. Thomas Cacti), and
Sir Charles Greville, K.C.B. and M.P. for the Borough,
for corruptly, and in concert, omitting to attend the
usual charter-day of presentation and election of Mayor,
on the 29th day of September last, and swearing in
John Wilmsburst, Mayor, for his third successive year,
the charter prescribing the annual new election of an
Alderman for the office of Mayor who had not served
that office within two years. Mr. Scarlet[ stated, that
this Corporation, for a series of yeari, had corrurly and
illegally administered the chartered rights and fran-
chises of the Borough, by electing, as Aldermen, per-
sons ineligible, and passing over all the respectable and
substantial Burgesses and natives of the town • electing
Sir C. Greville, a non-resident, and Member for the
Borough, also a non-resident Clergyman, and military
persons on half pay, not old and substantial burgesses
of the borough. Some years since a Mr. Wade bad
been Mayor for several successive years; also a Mr.
J. B. Smith had been re-sworn in till he became known
as " the seven-year-old Mayor.* The town also were,
by the governing chzrter.entitled to a common council
of assistant burgesses, a componeit part of the carpi).
ration 'Ow entirely vacant. The affidavits disclosed
facis 'of lOng-continned misconduct and illegal coin-
binatiott.' Oft the last charter day of election of
Mayor, only two Aldermen, viz. Mr. Collins and Mr.
Edivards, attended the Court, although an were duly
summoned. The Aldermen, as was proved by the sub-
sequent conversation. of the Mayor Wilmshurst with
several persons, had previously agreed and concerted
absence; that the Mayor should hold over. They had
most of them, though at home on the morning on the
charter day, conveniently gone from home in the fore.
noon; but five, viz. John Hughes, Kelynge Greenway,
Thomas Cattell, Sir Charles Greville, and 'Dr. Wake,
took care to return home in time to dine with the Mayor
at five o'clock of the same evening. Notwithstandkng
the burgesses it the Shire Hall, on the morning of the
29th September passed an nnanimous resolutiOn of
disapprobation at :he conduct of their corporate body,
the Mayor, Wilmshurst, was subsequently sworn ioto
office on the Ist of November, and now held over. The
Learned Counsel, with what was Mr. DesittAlt and
Mr. CANIMILL. stated the immediate intention of also
ittoving for a peremptory mandamus for a new Mayor,
but previously he moved the Court for a criminal
information under these flagrant circuriestancei, zed
stated that the moving piiiies were actuated by no
party or persopal motives, bnt solely by the determina-
tion of restoring the long abused rights of the burgesses,
and removing Aldermen from offices, the trusts of
Which they had so much abused.

Ruh nisi pas* wing the Mayor and Alba AMermeo.

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cancotas istroassassolt.—s..,
The Cossmott Samoan moved for a rule to shew
dse why a criminal information should not be filed
int the primes and publisher of the Palladian news-1
paper, for a libit upon -Lord William Lennox. The
Learned Counsel said, that fir a long time past his
Lordship had been assailed by a variety of paragraphs
In the Palladium, which imputed to him that be was
the author of certain writings in the Age, and these
papers, making these imputations against Lord William
Lennox, were regularly sent to the Officers of his Regi-
ment. In, consequence of this, Lord Glengall fancied
that Lord William Lennox had written something per-
sonally offensive to him, and a Court of Inquiry was in-
stkutvd, the result of which was Lord William Lennox's
honourable acquittal. Notwithstanding this, however,
the Palladian, of Sunday last put forth a ridiculous
song called " The downfall eats Age," in which Lord
Wm. Lennox was again charged with writing articles
in the Age I and in the second edition of the same paper,
a leading article was inserted upon the same subject,and
the reader was referred to a paragraph in another part
of the paper, which was the libel now complained of.—
The Learned Counsel here read the offensive paragraph,
which, in alluding to the Court of Inquiry on Lord
William Lennox's conduct, said, that but a qualified ac-
quittal had been pronounced ; that Lord Wm. Lennox
had been sent to Coventry by his brother Officers ; that
he had been shunned by Colonel Hill, the brother of the
late Lord Hill, and that he had obtained leave of ab-
sence for six months from his Regiment, In the hope
that the storm would blow ovet in his absence. All these
asses lions were positively denied ; L• rd W. Lennox
was on good terms with all his brothel Officers ; the
Court of Inquiry had not pronounced a qualified ac-
quittal, but an honourable acquittal, and the Duke of
Wellington, as Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards
(Blue), had expressed his delight that the result of the
Court had been such as he had anticipated.
The Lotto CHur JIMMIE—Take a rule to shew cause.
CIOIIIIIIAL 1111/ORMATIODLTHI CIIIILLTEXILAN SOUSNAL.

Mr. Cassrssece moved for a rule to shew cause, why
a criminal information should not be granted against
the proprietor of the Chekenhans Journal, for having
published a libel on the Reverend Henry Campbell, who
had been ten years a Magistrate in the county of
Gloucester.—Rule granted.

As the LORD CHiatr Josma was quitting the Bench
at one o'clock to enter his private room, his foot slipped,
and he sustained a violent shock on his knee. His Lord-
ship expressed a sense ttf pain, and the officers ran to his
assistance. He was supported to his room, and a medical
Gentleman, who happened to be in Court, went to ascer-
tain the extent of the accident.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY, some time after, said it might
be satisfactoi y to the Gentlemen of the Bar, to hear that
the Lord Chief Justice had only received a slight hurt
on his knee.

or "rug

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nor. O.
LA tin NATTER Or COLOSSI. ?ADMAN,
?ALLA DIUX."

Mr. Sergeant WILDE moved to charge the Colonel
in ettecnti-►n upon a judgment signed against him.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN sheaved cause against his
commitment, upon affidavits which stated that he bad
a good defence to the action, and also that at a period
of the proceedings, while he was in prison, the action
had become supersedeable, as he was informed by an
attnrn• y ; that he gave him 101. to supersede the action,
which he altogether neglected, and the judgment was
consequen ly obtained.
'nut COURT granted a rule to chew cause why the proceedings
Is hook! nut be opened, and also a rule calling upon the Attorney to
unmet the matters in the affidavits

GILLITT, ASIOKNEE, V. JACKSON.

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In this case, the Attorney under a Commission of
Bankruptcy had indemnified the assignee against the
eons of any actions that he (the attorney) might bring.
The present action was brought for 21.
The Cover remarked that it was most improper
conduct on the part of the attorney, and most dangerous ;
the-re would be plenty of actions brought for the pur-
pose of obtaining costs, and ordered all proceedings to
be stayed without costs.

gAMZION •. DRINICAtb.

In this case a rule had been obtained in the early part
C' the Term. calling on the defendant to strew cause
why the verdict found in this case for him should not
be set aside, and a new trial had on payment of costs,
on the ground of the verdict being against evidence.
The cause had been tried at the Sittings in London before
the present Term. It was an action to recover the value
of a vessel, the Lively, and her freight, which had been
run down by the defendant's vessel, the Miranda. in the
chops of the Channel, in December, 1825. At the time
of the trial the evidence was conflicting, as to the con-
duct of the officers and crew of the two vessels. A
number of nautical persons, who were present during
the trial, gave it as their opinion that the conduct of the
defendant's crew was such as the circumstances of the
case required. The Jury returned a verdict for defendant.
Mr. Sergeant BOSANQUET now :hewed cause against
the Rule. He admitted that the rule to be observed in
the navigation of vessels was, that a vessel sailing with
the wind must give way to a •essel meeting it. But if
the crew of the latter vessel observed the former, and
did not take the necessary precautions, she must not
pertinaciously rely on her tight. Here it had been
proved by the evidence not merely of the crew, but by
the opinion of nautical scientific men, that the con-
duct of the defendant had been correct, and therefore
trial there could be no pretence for disturbing the verdict.
Mr. Sergeant V AUCIK AN, in support of the Rule, con-
tended, that from the statements of the defendant's own
witnesses, and the undoubted circumstances of the case,
there was good reason for conceiving, that if anything
like proper care had been taken by their crew, no acci-
dent could have occurred. He submitted that they had
not kept a good look out; that they had not the proper
sails set ; and that they had not used reasonable skill.
Mr. Sergeant Wins followed** the same side.
The Lord Chief Justice BEST: This case has been
moved on the payment of costs. I have in report stated
what passed at the trial. On viewing the facts proved
on the part of the plaintiff and on the part of the de-
:endant, I was clearly of opinion that this event was
the result of accident, but that there was misconduct
with respect to carrying too large a press of sail ; with
respect to porting the helm and then starboarding it ;
a great number of witnesses were called who had been
present during the trial, and their opinion was, that
there was no misconduct on the part of the Miranda,
but there was misconduct on the part of the Lively.
There was, it is true, a considerable difference in the
opinions of many of these witnesses. I, however, was
firmly of opinion that the plaintiff's vessel had been to
blame, and so I continued unconvinced to the contrary ;
for it is said—
“ A man, convinced against his win, •
Is of the same opinion still."

thought the balance was strofstily in favour if thee
defendant. When my brother Vaughan replied, the
Jury wanted to stop him. I would not Let them—for
they were going to decide against him—but told them
they must heal. him. After the trial, I was very anxious
about the case, and therefore very carefully examined
the evidence which had been given ; and then I altered
my opinion as to the testimony of the witnesses who
had been present at the time of the trial. I then
thought they did not support the opinion found by the
Jury, though if I bad been one of them, I should cer-
tainly have given the same verdict. I am, however,
now bound to say, that if I had considered the circum.
stances of the case as I ought, my opinion would have
been the other way, and then I should not have at-
tached .so much importance to the testimony of those
nautical Gentlemen who had been present at the time'
of the trial. It will, therefore, be more satisfactory to
my mind, under all considerations, that the case should
again come before a Jury.
Mr. Justice PARK said he would not enter into the
merits of the case. He would, however, acknowledge
that he had been a good deal staggered by the facts
which had been disclosed by his Loi dship's notes. As
his Lordship had some doubts on the propriety of the
verdict, he coincided with him that there ought to be a
new trial.

Mr. Justice BURROUGH said, Ee acquiesced very un-
willingly in the decision which the Court seemed inclined
to form. The case had been fully examined at the time
of the trial, and a definite opinion pronounced by the
Jury. However, as his Lordship was dissatisfied with
that opinion of the Jiffy, there must be a new trial had.
Mr. Justice Gaset.gx concurred in the opinion of his Lordship
and his Learned Brothers.

Rule made absolute 011 payment of costs.
ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 23.
1011,1014 V. WEIMIIiN, WAKEFIELD AND OTHERS.

The arguments in this saw were resumed on the sitting of the
Court.

Mr. WAKBPIKLD, who had not concluded on the
rising of the Court on Tuesday, commenced by reading
several letters written by the plaintiff, when Mrs. Pattie,
and dated Genoa. They referred to various pecuniary
transactions, in which the writer directed Mr. E.Wake-
field to pay different sums of money in di,charge of his
son's (Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield) debts.
Mr. Suousu said he appeared for Mr. Edward Gib-
bon Wakefield and his children, and on their be:,alf he
had to ask that the bill should be dismissed with costs.
A great anxiety was :hewn on the other side to protect
Mr. E. G. Wakefield and his children ; hut if he, who
was their Counsel, understood their interest, they re-
quired no protection whatever from the Court. Their
interest would be best prorboted by the dismissal of the
bill. As to the account which Nlis.ll,,bson asked from
Mr. E. G. Wakefield, he had no objection to such an ac-
count being taken, because it could not affect his clients,
it could only affect the agent, Mr. E. Wakefield.—
Mrs. Robson could have no right to ask any account
from Mr. E. G. Wakefield, who, it was not pre:ended,
had ever been his agent. It was true, she had first made
a claim upon E. G.Wakrfield, but when that claim was
decided against her upon reference to Mr. Shad well, she
then turned round upon Mt. Edward Wakefi.:l3, and
made her claim upon him. This afforded a presump:
tion that the whole cl,im originated in tome delusion of
Mrs. Robson's mind ; but this be (Mr. Sugden) had no.,
thing to do with, for he withdrew his client's case from
that of Mr. E. Wakefield altogether. The only account
that could be taken was an account of Mrs. Robsoies
annuity with Mr. E. Wakefield, and on that ground
alone the bill oeght to be dismissed. With respect to
the funds which were in Court; they were in the name
of the Accountant General, and not a penny could be
touched without the permission of the Court. As re.
garded the interest of the infants, how could that be pro-
moted by disturbing the fund, or what had that fund to
do with the present cause? He doubted the authority of
the Master of the Rolls to charge a fund brought into
Court under another cause by order of the Lord Chancel-
lor. No reliefwas prayed against Eiw. GilaboaWakefield,
and he was only brought in that he might watch the
taking of the accounts between his mother•in-law and
his lather: but what had he to do with accounts?
nothing more than any stranger in the Court ; and there-
fore the bill must be discharged as it regarded him,
with costs. But time was another prayer in the bill.
'lt was prayed that the title deeds of the estates upon
which Mrs. Robson's annuity was chargeable should be
brought into Court. Now it was expressly declared in
the assignment made by Mrs. Robyn), that the title
deeds should remain in the possession of the tenant for
life. The tenant for life was Mr. Edward Gibbon
Wakefield, and there was no reason why the title deeds
should be taken out of his possession. His Learned
Friends could not produce a single case in which the
Court had ever interfered under similar circumstances ;
and he hoped he should never see ti e day when the
Court would assume such a power. What, then, could
be the object of Mrs. Robson in making such a prayer?
was she afraid that her annuity would not be regu-
larly paid ?
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Mr.llomm—lndeed &he is very much afraid.
Mr. SUODEN—Mrs. Robson had no occasion to fear
that her annuity would not be paid, for it was charge-
able upon landed estates producing 2,6001. per annum ;
and so judicious was the purchase made under the
settlement, that he was instrucitd to state that Mrs.
Robson's security was increased rather than diminished
in value. The bill coacluded by praying that the ex..
penses of the present proceedings should be paid out of
the funds in Court. Those funds, as he before observed,
had nothing to do Kith the present case. They were
reserved for the infants, and he was confident the Court
would not trespass upon that capital to indulge the liti-
gious spirit of the plaintiff.
Mr. Waxitrino said, as he was junior Counsel for
all the defendants, it was his duty again to address his
Honour. He repeated the observation of his leader
(Mr. Heald), that so trumpery, vexatious, and oppres-
sive a case was not known in the annals of the Court.
It charged fraud and forgery upon the defendants, and
yet not one witness was examined to substantiate those
imputations. It was proved that the bills which Mrs.
Robson insinuated were forged, were in her own hand-
writing. This circumstance, per se. he contended,
should influence the Court in dismissing the case with
costs. The principle bad been frequently acted upon,
that when a party introduced serious imputations in a
bill, without adducing any proof in support of them,-,
that party should be punished, by the refusal of the
Court to grant costs. The present was a case in which
the interference of the Court was most unnecessary.—
Fraud had been insinuated, but there was not the
slightest proof of fraud ; and in an account of great
magnitude, and one going on for several years, it
appeared there was but one insignificant item, where
a sum of five pounds. was inadvertently charged.
It was not alleged that Mr. edward Wakefield was

negligent in his trust—his hodour and integrity were
unimpeachable, and the only objection to him was, that
he was the father of Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield,
with whom Mrs. Robson had quarrelled. Mr. Edward
Wakefield was already five years before the Court, and
if the prayer of the bill was granted he would probably
continue five years more in the Master's Office. This'
was a sufficient reason for Mr. Wakefield's objection to the
account being opened, though his Learned Friends could
see no reason why he should object to such a proceed.
ing. Under all the circumstances he felt confident the
Court would not encourage this wanton attack upon a
Gentleman's character, but would evince its sense of the
whole proceeding by dismissing the bill with costs.
Mr. HORNIC said in reply, that before he entered into
the merits of the case, he could not avoid making an
observation upon the singular distribution of profes-
sional labour which had taken place in this case. His
friend Mr. Wakefield appeared for all the defendants,
though it so happened that the interests of those defen-
dants were quite adverse. Now he confessed he felt a
difficulty in conceiving how any Gentleman could un-
dertake to represent so many opposing interests, consis-
tent with professional propriety. As to his Learned
Friend's tone when his connexion with some of the
parties was considered, it was no wonder that he should
assume a tone somewhat different from the other
Counsel, who looked upon the parties merely as clients.
His Learned Friend's (Mr. 'Wakefield) warmth was
easily accounted for; it was natural, and not at all
inconsistent with honour or professional propriety. Now
as to the merits of the case, there clearly was a breach
of trust on the part of Mr. E. Wakefield. He used the
phrase not offensively, but as it was ordinarily used in
Courts of Equity. It was equally clear that Mi.
Edward Gibbon Wakefield was abetting that breach
of trust. Those parties, therefore, were properly be.
fore the Court, and all that was now demanded was an
inquiry into that trust which was never settled. The
question was not whether Mr. Edward Wakefield's con-
duct had been proper or not? into that he (Mr. Horne)
would not enter. The question merely was,whether there
was a sufficient bar to taking the account? for if there
was not that bar, the account must be taken. How that
account might turn out was another question ; the person
who demanded it did so on her own responsibility, and
if she failed to make it appear that there were grounds for
going into that account, she subjected herself to all the
costsof the inquiry. The Vice Chancellor had laid it down
distinctly, that where one error was proved in an ac-
count, though that account had been settled, it was to
be opened, with leave to surcharge and falsity. Without
entering into any further detail, he concluded by sub-
mitting that an account should be taken, and new
trustees appointed under that settlement.
The arguments having been heard, the case stands for his Ho.
nour's judgment.
Mr. Wakefield, sen. Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and his
younger brother, were in Court during the entire evening.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Novame 23.

A short time after two o'clock, theft Lordships asembled, and
then went with the Loan Cnascirt.Loa to present the Address to
his ALtaurr, at St. Jamees Palace.

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