The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-07 00:00:00

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Seem, le Oat be sera* to have thought ,
tripeptiseheela ef,th4 lite Legislative whenever,.it
Mead le kis way , yet he weer tried to maim it, bet,
let it eite span Its lep again. There was in the very
iiolenop which these occasions drew forth, an indi-
sedan both of an ability and a desire of resiltance,
which inspired a hope that such indignities would not
always be submitted to. His assaults on the Con-
stitution bespoke a presumptuous mind, but not thei
subtle arts of a deep undermining politician. I have
confined my remarks to the main point; but there
are other articles (the 2lst in particular) !nem;
pallble, in my ideal with the permanency of .a °free
Government; perhaps t may advert to this article in
a future letter; it is high time to close the present.
lan all public discussions the contest ought to be 'for,
measures, not men. The question is not .a personal;
one between the two Dynasties, but whether thelor
terests of the French nation, shall be directed by'the
aggregate reasou of the nation or not? Seriously I.
doubt whether the accompliskinent of this trial
point is intended by those who' decide the prelenti
destiny of the French. But, if even they are se
disposed, the present Coostitntion is not calculated,
itt my humble opinion, to give effect to that inten-
tion. This opinion Ray be correct, or it may be
otherwise ; but howevei that may be, it is not to ttO
denied that the interests of every nation ought to be

COURT &IP,CIIANCSRit. Kilt 6.
stractiesta,v. nun.

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The e tca-Cnincact.on gave judgeliint to-lay in
this case, the deciaion of which was one baling a
considerable bearing on the interests of the cerium-
nity. The circumstances he had to detail were these :
---A considerable property in Montgomeryshire was
mortgaged by an ancestor of the Plaintiff, in the
liar 1777, to a person of whom the Defendant, in
the capacity of a trustee, is the representative. The,
mortgagee having, by regular process, obtained posses-
I don of the mortgaged premises, he and his representa-
tives have continued in possession for more than 20
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years, the time which bars redemption by the Statute
jof James I. The Plaintiff, however, in•consequence
lof an admission of a person then • in, remainder to
the property, in the year 1799, hid lied his bill to
be admitted to equity of redemption. The Defend-
ant now came forward with a plea in bar, urging.
: the limitation arising from the '2O. year possession,.
bet not noticing the admission by the remainder man..
The 20 years possession, however; had not been'
denied in the bill, which had rested entirely on 'the'
limitation being done away by the admission. Ills
Honour disallowed the plea, as not having met this
charge of the bill. .. •

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NOT, laid"
discharged from
Mtn at the time he became bank
act of bankruptcy on which the
and the object of Sir S. Romilly's
those to prove who could not pro‘
signees could not say their commissi,
under that they derived all their
the bankrupt, 9 East, %1. 15 Yes. jun; .180.•
Euixtianintibst.—The object of the Act was
to permitcartain persons to peeve, on certain terms,
which, if they are not complied with, then they are
in ado quo. The Court would have hid no deabti
bad not a doubt occurred to a most intelligent and
learned mind. They will certify their opinion to thd;
Chancellor.
IV THE MATTLEt. OP
Mr. Almon showed cause against an attachment,
which had beep obtained by the Attorney:General,
against a Captain of a Spanish vessel of war 3 Eov
not obeying a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up the.
!body of an African. • The writ hail been served on,
the Captain, who, being a Spaniard, did not under.
stand the English language, and was not aware af
its imperious nature. .The fact was,. dot the appe.
cant was a prisoner of war, and had nirde his eicapa
froinlbe Captain's ship. He cited t Bur: 765, tilt
an habeas corpus did not lie against a prisoner at
I war.

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