The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-25 00:00:00

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FRIENDLY SOCIETX. OF MASTER BAKESI
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This case stood titer for judgment Oils day'.
The Lord Chancellor commented in detail on the
various clauses of the deed by which the Hocitty ,
was constituted, and adverted again to the mis-
c./limps consequences that often rusulted front a
waist of due cantion on the peseta those who
formed societies of this nature, and noted as cur.
potations without actually being entitled to that
character. Ilis Lordship professed to be no dis-
tinguished calculator, but he thought it impossible
fur any one at all conversant with subjects of this
nature not to perceive that there were several pal-
pable errors in this plan, and several probable
events left unprovided for. He then mentioned a
case decided by Lord Thurlow, which formed a
prewlent for the course which he is-as inclined to-
adopt. A bill had been filed by Mrs. Buckle and
others, widows, against the Directors of a society
which had been formed by several people with a
view to provide a fund which would afford annui-
ties to their widens. The subscriptions had twee
found insufficient, and the annuities had been
stopped, which occasioned the tiliog of the bill.
Lord Thurlow submitted the plan to the examina-
tion of a Mr. Brand, to ascertain whether the
society could at all be carried on under it. Mr.
Brand reported several defects, and particularly
that the subscriptions- were too low. Lord Thur.
low, however, taking the plan for•a basis, was
itodsued to adopt the course of carrying the ob-
jean of it into execution by correcting the defects.
—Upon the authority of that case, his Lordship
thought his best course would bete submit the plan
to All Accountant for his opinion, with a view to
have it carried into execution, if that could be
dime, or if not, to do the best •that could be
done. lle stated, however, that in the case
above-mentioned the parties paid the costs in
equal proportions, and had themselves adapted
measures for the prosecution of the object of the
society. This he recommended to (he present
parties, as twist bi•eumilig their own honesty, as
well as the interest of all concerned. He would
look int,. the Ittsgtstor Books for the case decided
by Loll 'Doti-low, arid the affair was ordered to
stand over till
I'll Li IN LONDON.
. ionves ;:. ILL EAST-INDIA COXPANY.
This case came before the Court on exceptions to
-Ili Master's report, under the following circum-
"team who is Rector of the pa_
AllitalfoWs, Backing, in the city of Lon-
tbiit lied a bill against the East-India Company
Tor the tythes of. c,wtaiii houses in their possession
it warehouses, at the rate of two shillings and
per pound sterling, from the year
ORO. A clecretl was made in 1804, directing the
Master to ieport what Vales were due, and the
Master reported iu June 1808 that upwards of
:Amt. were due.
Sir A. PIODT and Mr. ALEXANDER excepted to
this, ua the ground that the decree bad pointed out
no data fur the Master to calculate upon, except
tho.c of the ancient or improved rents. The
Plriutilf had not &hewn that any rents had been
'Paid fur t h -%e premises ; and the Master, they
coritende.l, ought theilefore to have reported that
seeitiiiog art: due, whereas lie had taken the Present
Annual v .ide of the houses as the ground of his:
caleWati t. This they said he was nut authorised'
to do, either upurs the decree or the Act of
Pailianient. If such a system should prevail, the
,it e.ctosts of Loudon would be richer than some of
-the itiOops.
Sir S. Busitst.r and Mr. RICHARDS defended
the Rep,,t t.
The I,:ito CLANCELLOR observed, that the de.
ere.: inelinied rents and value, and therefore the
.11 toter had not travelled out of the record ; and
as to the act, it had been decided by the Coed of
Lsehetitscr and the Master of the Rolls, in the
cases of 'rhynastoit L. the East-India Company,
eisd r. the Esst-India Company, that the
proem Take might be taken as the ground-work,
tailless the Defendants could shcw the rents and the
eustunt. But as the case was important, he al.
lowed a petition for re-bearing to be given in,
in order that the matter might be completely ar-
gued.

The island of Walcheren is one of several lying
at the month of the Scheldt, of which the pro-
vince of Zealand is altogether composed. Wal-
cheren is the must considerable of these.. It is
not very large, being only thirteen miles in leagthr
and eight in breadth ; but its population is very
great in proportion to its extent; it is fruitful and
well cultivated, though it lies very low, and is
subject to Inundations. The town of Middleburgh,
which is the capital of the province of Zealand, is
suppos,.:l to contain 23 or 26,000 inhabitants, is
very flourishing, and has a considerable trade.
Fl 'tilting was under the ancient Dutch Government
a naval station, and has acquired additional im-
portance in that character since the annexation of
the Netherlands to France, the consequent open-
ing of the Scheldt, and the construction of docks
and naval arsenals at Antwerp, with a view to
make that river the principal station and depot of
the Northern division of the French fleet.
Scutt v Y.—We arc informed that a Remedy for
tliis very prevalent Disorder, composed of mate-
rials wholly and purely Vegetable, has been used
in a neighbouring county with extraordinary suc-
cess. Most Medicines prescribed for this corn.
plaint tare their basis in Mercury, but the Public
may test assured (and Medical Gentlemen are in-
vited to analyse it), that Dr. JonNsoh's Salto-
brious Vegetable Specific does not contain a single
particle of mercury, antimony, nor any poisonous
mineral whatever; yet notwithstanding its mild
and innocent properties, one packet is in general
stakeiint to effect a cure. Ladies who are troubled
with pimples, and other eruptions, will find this
vegetallle composition much safer and more elli-
Cecinas than all the cosmetics their toilets can
toast of. It is sold fur the Proprietor by Barclay
end Son, 95, Fleet-market, London, Price los. a
pattket, with plain and easy directions