The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-23 00:00:00

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COURT 01? CHANCERY, Junto 21.
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JUDGMENT IN LORD STEWART4S CAs
The C.srt was this morning, cro*ded to is?
consequence of his Loichhip prOmiiing In slt
ment in this molt interesting case. Amonefhe ti-
morous female visitors we olgerted Ladfßenlistck,
Mrs. Wellesley Long Pole, &c. ' -' •
At half•past ten the Loan Cs mrctitbit cap
Court, and soon after gave his judgment.
served that this case before kim on two pefitir
of which was presented by !Aid Stewart,
that the report of the Master might be con
and then praying what is consequent Upon that
other petition presented by Mrs. Taylot, one
guardians of Lady V. Tempest, preying thr
port might not be confirmed. The iluesti
he was now therefore to consider was, *heti
all the circumstances of the case, the report .
oat to be confirmed—the Master, by his repot,
his opinion that the proposed marriage
Stewart and Lady Vane Tempest was a fit a,
marriage; and as to the horde of the Master''
which were, in troth, the langnagt of the
all such occasions, he shoqtd say nothing,
he did not apprehend' that gibe enquiry of
artre was whether such ama was the most
that might have beets eap . , but whether
itself alt and proper merrier. This Mittel
before* him ender very singular circamstat
if the view which he bad taken of this mdss
and most painful case, should happen err be
in which others, in the exercise of theiri
should not concur, it should be remember(
he could pledge himself to do, was td ei
duty to the best of his judgment ; and II
placed in a situation in which neither hi
perience, nor any enquiry, nor any Inforrhi
enabled him to find that any of his prederessni
ever placed in. In cases of this kind id gene
thought he was entitled to say, because
been forty years in this Court), be never
a single case in which it was thought
that the propriety of a marriage should
the subject of public discussion. It s
however, to the parties themselves to deter's),
(her it should or should not be so ; for it
was brought before him, it was his duty as
(or to beer and decide it in public, If the
thought fit, and nothing could more clerk
than that in the event an appeal Would
Court above, thatswas decided in the case of
Gordon. The difficulty, however, was in .
in point of fact and practice, the Court had
the habit of exercising this jorisdiction,
Report of the Master, of receiving informal
respect to the expectations, situation, and
Of persons who were interested in such
which information could hardly be said to h
dency to the character of strict evidence, '
predecessors had approved of the custom ,
such enquiries as a father would make, and
the regalt of those enquiries. The great
was to leak at the case in that respect ;
the subject matter was open to appeal, it
the most difficult things to know in wi
the Court of Appeal was to be informed is►
to all the circumstances' on which the Court
had proceeded: 'There was another ,ir
case, and he thought. it was Impossible for
to take that view, who had head to urrderstai
heart to feel, without being distressed in' o'
deration of such a subject to a degree vet
impossible for him to represent in @deg oat,
''He had, for leatence, been informed that
for was perfectly convinced of the troth
•ters which she had represented, and the i
given to her; but how, in the name of
i
the character of a man to stand before the
hirwas.never .0 Ise informed of what was
blesik-if nor a single fact was to be stated—Tr
single person named on whoogeefielenr*
'was Wrought forward ; and if he *le
opportunity of vindicating -himself, or ,
treater that which he had repeatedly affirmed
(sash, namely, that he challenged the wort"
forward any evidence that he was a man of
habits, it was impossible to deliver perm'
'titration of so mech misery. This matte
anpleatiant it might be, had gone too far
unnecessary delay, 'and, therefore, to .
that he could deliver timselfphol, would,
that • as he agreed with SieF'Sernuel
the view that he took of the itobject on
which view of the subject had al ways, strongly
pressed his m nd ever since he was cal'
eider it,' namely, that the inclination of
Laxly ought to be conseited ; .and hating
Lady V. Tempest,. and conferred with her,
his duty before he came to a final decision,
her again, and to state to her every thing
cording to his own judgment, she ought
formed of. This matter came before him,
In consequence of two Petitions that wer%
to him, under the circumstances he had before
to be very singular circumstances. When
red this case to the Mester, he certainly
tention of its being understood that he
finally decided the case.—(His Lordship t!
length entered into a detail of the circum
which we have already folly reported.)—He
doubt that Mrs.l'. did firmly believe in ti
ment made to her, bet she ewaid, however,
litre it on the representation made by or
respectable persons; however fallsciovs,
ever unfeeeded those representations might
firmly that belief was entertained, wool.
time representation contained in this state
then verified by affidavit; and it was
that the world had taken such an interest
sines', that among other anonymous inform.'
,
hid received anonymous information as
cumstances of Lord Stewart, which was
fled to sbtosatisfacties of tire Master. When
, anthem:l tt,L. various •ppointseents which T
art held, remembering also attire same IL
' nor in which as a public.man he 6cl spent
from the age of 21 to 40, he could hot help .
.that it was calling on him (as Lord Chancell,
Itnpnte to Lord Stewart the chamfer of
*rods no earth. Let theanirnymoos witness
they may, were he to Pay that Lord Stews!
object is levities this Lady bat her fortune.

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Be Chancel. t 1,
the parties
ly prole se,
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in this, 'diet
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had been in
and by the
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a proposal, I 4
a have a ten-
, though his
of reskleg
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fat diffic' Orr
because," if A
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with respect
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fell of the
'or any man
tderstand, a
n the cow&
which It was
ate terms ---
it Mrs. T.y. •
of the mat.
information
f God; wat
he wand, if
s impaled to
lated--not a
the question
without ahy
proving the
firmed on his
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of dissipated
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mans from a
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# the Patent
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strongly ith;# •
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Won, to see
pg which, ac.
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n, originally, 1
Pre presented
before Mated
en he refer.
had no in-
had thereby
then at great '
rcumstances,
--He had no • 4
in the state. • I
'or, only be.
ismeroes and •
s, and bow.
fight be—how
Ild be seen in
ate of facts,
remarkable, i
!at in this bu-
formation, he
s to the eirs.
is now sari.
When he re.
Lord Stew.
time the man.
pent big
help thinking
,hancellor) to
f the meanest
ness-a lie *llO
wart had no
tune. Theis