The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

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LAW INIWLLIGFANGE;

COURT OF CHAM:EttY, Jinx 21, 1812.
Tnox.ss p. stonao?czast.
,/ Mr. RICHARDS again mentioned to the chsanslior
the Petition for payment of the Duke of Queens-
ber4vis legacies and atinnitie. s. .
Mr. RICUARD4 stated, that the,Dtko had given
legacies and annuities to his servants, and neetlY
sums to other,serrants and poor persons, the parti-
cular objects of his Grace's bounty; and that al-
dheugh these persons were represented by him in the
Petition, as they were in fact the Petitioners and
Plaintiffs in the suit, yet their peculiar situation,
which were that of extreme distress, called epos' him
particularly to notice their claiMs to his Lordship,
and to request that his Lordship would direct pay-
ment of the arrears of their annuities and weekly.
allowances, and interest of their legaci?s, at least
up to the date of the Master's Report ; or that
his Lordship could direct the Executors to p4y
them.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said, he had thought of
these persons before, but could not at present make
any other order than ho had made : the Executors
had not admitted assds.
Sir SAIICLI. ltommt.Y, as Counsel for the Execu-
torS, said, the Execntors lamented the hardship of
the situation of the persons now applying, 'Etna 'were
vatly to act as the Court should direct; but they
could not admit assets sufficient to answer all the de-
massifs against the Duke's estate, after notice of the
Scotch claims, otherwise they inigkt make themselves
personally liable.
The CHANCELLOR said, the Executors would have
done wrung had they admitted assets after notice,
mid after what had h; m reported by the Master of
the amount of the S,•eteli claims, and which *pear-
ed. to be enormous ; he lamented as much as any one t
the situation of the persons who this day particular-
ly applied to him, hut the Order he had made ens
the only ono he could snake at present, under the
cit;:umstauces.

ItIWELL, A DANXSUPT.
Sir SAstum R0311.1.11' morA, on the Petition of
the Bankrupt, that he might be liberated from an
•ttent excruterl against him, while attending his
examination before his Commissioners under corny!
;Alcor) process, pursuant to t►eir summons and no-
tice.
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On the examination, at two o'clock. iu the after-
noon., it apoeared that a creditor, then on his way
to tow n fro.n Ipswich, was necessary to be present,
and wns expectpd to arrive by six o'clock iu the even-
ing. w hich nappened.
On the pos;poorment of the examination till six in
the evetting, at two o'clock the Prisoner retired into
another room in the same house, and under the same i
roof, to an ai, the time appointed, and was accosted
by a Revenue °nicer, who entered into conversa-
tion, and drank with him, pending which a Sheriff's !
alicar, iet for the purpose) arrested the 13anIsrupt,
and held him under a* extent from the Crown, till the ,!
hour of examitiation, and °tiered to let him be ex-
amin. d K bile in his custody.
The Commissioners, said the Learned Counsel,
very properly refused to examine the Bankrupt ; in
r• ch a predicament he was detained in custody. This
a rest was, he contended, illegal upon principle
and toe law of the land, al:d net by the Statutes of
Bankruptcy, which he admitted did not bind the
Crown la such cases, aad prayvd fur the liberation of
the Bankrupt.
Mr. Coot:z opposed the motion, upon the Statute
of the 4.41 of George 11. chap. 5. But the Learned
Counsel did not press this further than to take his
Lordship's opinion upon it ; and in the event of
granting the motion; to protect the Otlicer against
evil consequences.
The Lours Cuuvcattott observed, that clearly the
Statutes of Bankruptcy did not bled the Crown ; but
that it was not on such Statutes this motion was
foeuded, but upon the general law of the land, and
upon principle, which entitled the .Bankrupt to his
Uteri), and he should, on principle; order him to
be discburged, even against the Crown.
Tue Prisoner was ordered to be forthwith liberated
by an order not upon the (Meer, but the Gaoler,
to that edict.