The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-20 00:00:00

THE STATtSMAN.

VICII-CHANCELLOR'S COURI\ Ile--
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• i,„;..i ;:. WkILDS OP TUC COOP?:
4.14 r
P were presented to the Court, for the' *waist
of the 4 Report on proposals for the merttege of
wards of Court. .1
Mr. Wixerteus pretested • petition on the Master's ril*
port of a proposal of merrlage between Alexander Biringw;
Req. eldest sou and heir of Ale:ender Serial, Rag. old
the house of Darin and Co. and Lady Emily Moolegriem
'vb. Master had approved of the proposal,sa, and it nom oaly
awaited the consent of his Honour. T roal contain-
id a settlesseat of 10,00 U per annum upon Lady
,Entily, alk '
i.
her issue.
rut Vtee-Cneeent.von asked whet was the fortune
the lady, and what settlement was intended to be made op.
on her in ease of her surviving her husband? ,1
bfr.Vitiverteso answered, that the lady's fortune vink
41.0001., and that In the wiled mentioned by his Honour. 1
settlement of 11,0061. per annum would be made. Then
were also several miser settlements.
The Vicx-CasricaLcoa contested the Master's report.
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PREROGATIVE COURT, Ma 19.
This being the caveat day after Hilary Term, a eon-
siterable quantity of bead nese wits despatched. Previ-
ously to delivering sentence is the long pending
cause of Wolf and Halfknight se ainat blarcessoo, in
which the Court pronounced for the Will, and
agiOtst the Codicil, the Judge passed on to a pro-
c.eding of very rare occurrence in these ousts; an
sot
d
one, indeed, for which many years post haw
furnished, as we are informed, a precedent..Abase/Iy,
the suspension pro tempers "of one of the preeten es.
erceot in ibis, and the Arches Court, ender thy directioa
of a learnedludge."
• The ItgOiaTaait read the minuteewf the proceeding'
in the 4th Session of the last term, " in the goodsf o
Thomas (Allard, deceased." By these miontes it appear-
ed that Mr. Chapman, in behalf of (Allard, took d
istm m
tion " de bus non," on account of the eteessed,
and delivered into Court the amnia of his proctor, Mr.
W. O. Clarkson. This being referred to the registrars
for taxation, appeared to be for 191. ICs. 4d. On tat-
ation there was taken off el. 19s. 8,1. and the 91. 14s. Bd.
was stated to have been deducted from a single item of
the original bin.
Sir J. Nicetou, observed to Mr. W. ClarkMti, that as he
bad now heard these minutes real, the Court %%mild he
very happy to hear'what he might have to state in expla-
nation or defence of this charge.
Mr. W. 0. Clarkson expressed his surprise at heiring
that a sentence of suspension was hanging over his head;
and begged to object to such a course as theCoort was ta-
-1 king, as highly detrimental to his professional interests.
$0 contended, that he had made only a proper ch'.rce
Must his client, leaving made it in conformity to the
liable of fees he which th-se matters were regulated, and
which table he understood to have been signed by the
Judge in the year 1815. It was not for a proctor to talc
uponmade himself sechlLtgoeracefooornriditlnegatiy. table, and be bad, therefore,:
Sir Jousr Isficuou. observed, that e reduction C 4,,
91-wasl4os; Sat , which,itetu of it ;run. tiasese.it i
21,e
had
ebeetemarset
Jselge then went on to observe upon the grave complex-
ion of the complaint width lead been preferred against Mr.
Clarkson, and to state that the Court had very fully con-
sidered the subject :—" You were emprniped; the Court .
fa:narked, "to take out letters of adminstration of the
woods left anadueinistered of Thomas (Allard deceased ;
,and for his business you delivered in to your employer a
bill which amounted to 191. 14s. 41 Your employer
being dissatisfied with the charge contained in such hill,
desitid, either by himself or his agent, that the bill
might be referred to the registrars for taxation. Two of i
the registrars of this court having met and taken this i
bill into consideration, and Leine attended by yourself •
—l.eving heard also what you had to offer in support of
it—were of opinion that the proper charge to be made
was 91. 19s.
in and no more. lu the execution of their
duty, accordingly, they reported the 83011) to the Court
on the by-day of the last term. You were assigned to .
attend here to-day • and the Court has caused to be read 1
to you the several' p-roceedings of the last Court on this
matter, in order that you might be folly apprised of all
the facts, and that the Court might hear what you bail
to say to them. The Court finds that, t
sehose
lf facto
not
s are
'efficiently established, and that you your d
deny either the having delivered suco a bill, or the tax-
ation upon it."
Mr. Clarkson.-1 protest against that taxation: the
bill was not made out for taxation.
Sir JOHN NICHOLL.—Th nge Court, havi heard your
defence, is of opinion that it is by no means satisfactory.
You have made out a bill, in which you have demanded,
and you have persisted in &mantling, above double what
you could properly or legally demand.
Mr. Clarkson.-1 beg leave to say 1 know of no other
fees than those whirls are established by the table 1 have
•adverted to.
Sir Joins Nicuost.—l beg, Sir, you will not interrupt
the Court in the sentence which it is about to give.
There is no business in this profession in which the pub:
lic is more liable to imposition them in what is called
:::;',1011::":17'): obou:rl7:s;d biseelletrseexitposepasds,estitireesdstagrned, under
observation and investigation than what is called " pub.!
lic or contested business." The Learned Judge, erode
ea rb
itchar
hn:crgeesss,ianimadversionnecessity
sodro nt thehe protectingp
of character
profession
hoen co f
fromt publicl i
crass-isbeingfro
with impunity, pronounced this sentence—" That the
Court is of opinion, that for these your excesses and vial-
ll%ea action;iir
al acidttit It
eco!ncoo in ised by suffering the demand of them to pass
practices. you, Wm. Clarkson, ought to be restrained
and prohibited from exercising ana practlsiagthe office
or business of a proctor in this Ceurt, for the space of one
,entire year."
This sentence the Learned Judge also directed to be
notified to the Registrar of the Court of Arches.

A report of the Kent Assizes has beets. received up to
Tuesday nigbt.but no case of interesthaslifherto occured.
CITY BUSIN6III.—The Lord Mayor held a Court of
Aldermen onTitmtlay,at which 12 Aldermen,the Sheriffs,
and City Officers attended. The Rev. Dr. Poovah, re-
cently elected Minister f St. James, oke's-place, at-
took the oathso of allegiance D
aod supremacy.
tending,
Geo. Stevenson, Esq. Mr. Deputy Lorkin, and Mr. C.
Illeaden, were adulated and sworn Coal Meters in trust.
anduMr.
Mr. Deputy Crowder, Mr. Hoare, and Mr. Bond,
Corn Meters in trust, for the City, for a period of four
years. Mr. ft. H. Richardson, who was elected Clerk
Sitter and Clerk of the Papers of the Giltspor-street
Compter, at the list Conti of Common Council, attended,
and took the oath of office. A poor woman of th
en arish
of St. Mariaret, We.tmin.ter, was admitted a -pen-
sioner of htnanuel Ho-vital. One year's account of the
Ii Orphan.' Fund -being produced from the Auditor's Of
flee, was allowed by the Court.
• WATHRIORD NI Anurr, MARCH 15.—The price of But-
ter has improved; fresh first qualities from neighbour-
3ne fanners (.lie supply of which is very small) were
'yesterday at taps. to de.c. 6d —equivalent to about 865.
'with the former Ite.tmage. Good stale lots, about 70s.
to 765. according to quality. Weighed at the Crane on
Thursday and yesterday, 243-firkins, 78 of which were
brokers' parcels, and the remainder from farmers. Da
can Pigs may be stated a shade higher; general rate
far lot*, 265. to 275. per cwt. Scalded Pork 225. to 265;
6i.
and 6d. to is. over occasionally. Pigs' Heade, 121.
to 145.; Offal, des. to 12s. pee cwt.