The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

APPEAL IN THE HOUSE OF LOON.—Juns -11

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LOYD li. TRYILESTO. This was in appeal from 4lie fa:inlet at t hawteey is 1
Ireland. Some years no Ile: lie Lae& Trimimesil.,
who bpd is the latter part,a his life married a second
• wife, gamely, bliss Alicia Fasstioe, e• young led.r 0(1
essoPerahle heeney. cow megelitil to General Loyd, died,
leans( by his will theloilk of his estatesto his widow,
to the reeled** of /Moon. the 'wont laird Tdralestoe.l
'fbe validity of his -Lordship's will was consifqoently
• questiored, •nd a suit emnifeted .in the Irish Court of
Chancery. The Lord Cheaptlor directed an action to
he brought in the Court Ofillialge Bench, to try the
validity of the will. A trial .04 was accoedingly bad
before all the Judge! ar.thet roma, it; which it was
larked, on the pare of leerdTritiketon, that his father
had been prevailed spots lerthe watt. influence of his
lady to ex. cute. the will is question. The- trial lasted
for 14 days,' but the .fury did woe agreei•sine deeliring
helavour of one aide, wed. three on the other. A trial
at bar was thee h. before the Judges or the Court of
Islonsunin Pleas, which lasted for llalayl: A great Many
intereeting fists "satire sworn to as instances of the in-
fluence which his lady possessed over .thei lite lord;
while, on the ode-treble, evidence was adduced to justify
on prole:Ile •gromida his Lordship's disinheriting his
bon;" Lord Norhery 'elected in favour of Oen. Loyd ;
and Mr. . Justice !kegler „(letely elead) and Mr.
juitice Moore in (Omer of Lord Triadesten.
Alf. , Justice Joliisen did not sit upon the
ogeasnin. The Jury, Batter • hie deliberation.
Joke
found their verdict in brew ' Triatioeter, against
the validity of - the ,will,- : • • motion was . made to the
Lord Chancellor to let this verdict aside; as being
against the weight-of evidence; and to grant a new trial.
his Lordship totalled the nution i andtigaiost that de-
cision (loners! Loyd now appealed to the House of
Lords; latfore, however, the merits of the case were gone
into, the Attorney-Genets!, on behalf of the appellants,
unfit, as a prefinduiry erVection, that Lord Manners'
hat refused the motion witbOot having the Judges',
tetra of the Mal before hint. avbieli
.readered it Impel,
Ode-that his Lordship could pronounce an accurate de.
tidos as to Whether cc am the verdict was bad against
the Weight of exidemets After some dismission of this
point; the Ileum oriardeyielded to the objection, and
directed that the Cloweepor should procure the Judges'
notes of tbaerebibeerfley*4 rehear the motion.
I,t; SIP'
COURi' OF ItINCHI itENCH,—WascattNerat,
Joret 16.
TilLaipo v. POYNDIti.
Amman
TM was an indictment against the defendrft, a gen-
. moan upwards 00 years of age, for refusing to take
en himself the office of overseer of the parish of St.
Anne. BleeVriars, to which he had been duly elected.
.At the trial before the Lord Chief Justice, at linildhall,
- at waspanterided that the defendant, residing at Clapham,
stud merely baying a house of business in tone,' was not
liable to serve pato-chill offices for the parish in, London.
This Jury totted him pithy, hod' the point on which he
relied by tray of defenceholitt reserved for the opinion of
the Court, who. after hearing it argued, were clearly of
Opinion nisi he Wee little. He was now ealhd on to
receive jt:4l2feet. •
• The C . ingested, that he might go before the
Master,. a view to pay the costs of. the prosecution,
iusteed of receiving their sentence. • •
.• Mr. COMMON Seaccenr, for the deferidant, after some
hesitation, acceded to this arrangement, and thus the pro-
secution. ended. .
• TNE RI NO O. EAM.PSONURARL,
• Mr. Anotents moved for the judgment of the Court
on' the defendant, a young man of the Jewish persuasion.
whb vim found' guilty, at the lati Middlesex sittings, of
haviigitsernmitted perjury at a trial it the Palace Court.
Thesiltan in which he was examined was brouglat by
they, a broker, in Maiden-lane, Covent-garden,
Jar. Clark, the proprietor of the Cider Cellar in
Air.for the price of a clock and table. It appear-
51ce
e
• ied theuthe plaintiff bad sold ertities.of that description
*Mir Clerk's ton, who had become insolvent; but the
deritident positively swore that other articles; at different
prices.ivere subsequently delivered to the lather. Upon
the li4el er the,lnilictinent it was clearly proved that no
up 'Odes o'er were purchased by Mr. Clat/theolder.
. et 4
* ellvered on his premises.
~ WV' I
' . , 4111041 of affidavits from respectable petsoaels the
nOielthautiosod of the defendant were now predated,
which Ida* that he hairdwityaboregan not *civilisable
Charectee.
lift. Cosines SaIto:HUNT addresas&the Coart la wsiti-
g-atiOn of pnaishMent, urging thatif they saw any reason
to troitht,ohn justice of the verdict, whii.li he was not at
. Pherty to impugn, they world tern now give his client
the benefit of that • doolii ; and that, at all events, his
Poles and good character entitled him to a merciful con-
sidenition of his case.
Mr. A ooterius addressedah*e Court in. aggravation of
pp:debit/pie ,
. Mr. Justice liaeter, after expatiatioicondie enormity
of thi offence, delivered the judgment of the Court,
which was, that the defendant should pay to the King' a
hue of 1001, end be Imprisoned and kept to hard labour
at the House of Correction. in Coldbatlolields, for one
year.
to Tag MATTER Of JAMES *MESON. 0111 T. ' •
, Me, C. F. Wm:oars moved for an attuhmeet. against
tiro attornies„ whom Mr. Dawson, an attorney of the
Corm had detected in practising to his name. •
, The Couaq greeted a rule to show cause.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
:, Mr. Dsworew renewed the application be made on Si-
' •against the Proprietor and the PriMee of The
retfag Chromiele for an alleretlibel upon' MY! Davis;
oily of the Dublin Brand Jury, and produced amended
illidavita, chewing that the Proprietor and the' Printer
Ifrod beer rahtlidly iscknowledgeil,"tlic One diet be-was
ditensibleProprietorof the Paper. and the other that be
was the Priater.of the Paper in which the publication in
qoeiiiien appeared. Upon this statement, - . • . ,
. The COURT granted a rule to slime cause.
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BOARD OF FACINE. ',
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- ay en oilman, named Edwards, who resides in
-ir Cur. Lambeth, was 'charged with having per:
• e tower of a hundred weight of soap, knowing
• ' tto he sningted.
eZt
1 p ,T. Cionur swore that on the 4th or Me May he call.
ed at the defettrisot'sshop, told him beibbil some ••• ruin,".
Pc smageled soap to sell low, and offered Ostia him have
a lemony at 465. ; the price of duty paid snap at the,
time beings6s. . Called again on the Bth of May, and.
ahem& him a sample. hot he refused to cWe mote'
than at she rate 014th. ;sold him a quarter Of a hundred.
.ftbe COURT-110W .10 yon know it was smuggled ? -
• lititnens--;lteraiese I made it myself.
...The-Coen r —lt is a.pity our oaieers were not aware of
thit fact. Did you aril tench of It ?.
. talVitnese--Niv. • I was mined myself 18 months ago by
tilf erectile pirsons hid of *selling smuggled soap.
• ' jose b Chatneneys &punt that he l.a I. asdsted in
bald the seep, and that be had tarried the quantity
Ind by the ifrfeadant to his shop, where It was weigh-
ei
'mfsidlbe•renney p 4.1 to ‘• Mr. Connor."
e 'The defendant admitted that he had purchased the
Stine prier? stated, bat denied fri the *mt positive
oit thee he hid been told hy,Cofinor 161114'0w . soap
' i'Aed: Me lad only consmenfeld-hOree,ei.e.beee
en the teals was Made; and Other ' 4 if ?i 'in the
obtArbosd "votasnipopeolyai.i#tick low ; I her*
' flirltiniettold not infet fries die price dear bligeit eiee
smuggled. . •