The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-05 00:00:00

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COSRT OF CHANCERY. TemesDAT, JOLT 4.

REDUCED VIVII PER f [NTS.

The temp C;;;ecuLt.on observed, that the day had
passed by for the suitors bolding an interest in the
Fire per Cents. in that Court to dissent from their
being reduced, therefore, °is all the applications here.
after to be made to the Court for the payment put of
any see of monet• that had stood in the Five per
Cents. it mast be made as standing in the Four per
Cents. lie would feel obliged to the Bar, I. wording
any order to that effect, if they would give him their
assistance, so as it might be properly drawn up.

UMBRAS CORPOS.
Mr. Catt.an moved for twn writs of Habeas Cor-
pus, to bring up on Tuesday tn,ll persons who were io
castady.
The LORD Ceancet.t.on.—" Why are these appli-
cations made to me? • Before my time the practition-
ers of this Court never thought of making such ap-
plications here. The Legislate -e, for the purpose of
relieving ibis Cosa and the Conti of Kist's Bench,
passed an Act lately to enable any one •,f the twelve
Jedgee to issue such writs, and bear at.i determine
them at Chambers. There are nine Judges now in
town unemployed. and why are not these applications
sande to them? Their being made to me Is only de.
festing"the intention of the Legislature.' I cannot
refuse such applications when they are made to me.
foe if I did I would he liable to a penalty of 5001.
for each refusal, and also be incapacitated. as long
as I lived, from holding any office under his Ma-
jesty."
Mr. Com.ew.—.l Then your Lordship will allow the
wits to be returnable on Thursday next?"
The LORD CRANCRLLOR --4. I have DO option; I
rootlet tease the applications ; but if they are con-
tinued to be made to me, I will consider it my duty
to apply to the Legislature to adopt some measure for
the purpose of carrying the intention of their Act into
erect."

tt TUB" rag OF BEDFORDIO. THS TRUSTZIS OP THL
BRITISH lIHRZUM.
Th KICIRD CHANCSLLOR observed that be would
bear t is case on Saturday next, if it would be con-
venijot for his Honour the Master of the Rolls to
4r him Lis assistance on the Bench on that day.
THOMSON V. TROTTSS.

Mr. Trotter was again brought op to-day by Ha.
bees Corpus is the custody of the Marshal of the
King's Bench, fur the purpose of being heard upon
Lis petition, complaining of irregularities attending
Ms committal under an attachment for a contempt of
Court; in not answering the proceedings filed against
him on do part of the plaintiff; and praying that
he might be relieved from such attachment, as he was
unable to pay the costs and have it set aside in the
usual way.
The Loan CRANCELLOR pronounced his decision at
some length, and said that whets a party came into a
comet of equity to make a complaint against another.
Le ought, in order to entitle himself to the favour of
the Court, to come in with clean bands. The pe-
titioner, therefore, before he complained of the irre-1
.rnlarities of others, *might to show that be was him-
self regular ; and ought not to expect to use the an-,
thority of the Court against such other perlons, whilst
be was acting in disobedience to that authority him.
telt With respect to the petitioner's inability from,
want of foods to purge himself of the contempt in the,
usual way, he was sorry for it; but that was only a
tothject fur the consideration of the other party, and
not of the Judge, who was bound to act according to
the law. Under all the circumstances, hie Lordship
felt it his duty to dismiss the petition; but would re-
serve the queseion of costs in the hope of its leading
to something advantageous to the parties.
IN TUR C•SE OF PRISCILLA STREET, • WARD OF
COURT.
Mr HORNS recalled to his Lordship's rectOotion
an injunction granted by the Court last term, restrain-I
leg the infant's mother and a young man Dajd Ho-i
ratio. Reeves, of Exeter, from haviorany intercourse
stir the infant Ile (Mr. Hair) bad now to move
fur lle committal of those parties, for a contempt of
Court in disobeying such injunction. The Learned
Counsel then read a number of affidavits, from which
It appeared, that notwithstanding that the order of
.j.pe Cork bad " Aces served upon the parties, the de-
4endant, Horatio Reeves, who is a druggist, and the
son of a pawnbroker at Exeter, contrived, with the
assistiume of his brother George (from whom the for-
mer is personally distinguished by a cast in his eye).
at .l.wittithe'mother's permission to carry off the in-
fant ; the mother having declared that her daughter
,should marry the defendant is spite of them all, or
she would he if she would not shoot her; and
the defendant having aimed, when served with a no-
tice, from the plaintiff's solicitor, of the Infant Lav-
ing bees made a ward of that court, that that (notice)
'was only something for him to laugh at. His brother
lietirm-aiso, en being cautioned against the con-
.ssnuences of such an affair, treated it with levity, say-
.ing, that if committed, he could get the roles of the
• F.eet ;or if not, he would easily contrive to give
them the slip. It appeared from the affidavits, that
tie fltgitives proceeded from a public-house called the
lower-pot, in a car, as far as Paington, and thence
by the stage to Bristol, where they were to have gone
on board the Guernsey packet, the defendant's brother
George having engaged the after-cabin for their ac-
commodation. But it was not stated in the affidat its,
or at least so much of them as was read by the Learn-
ed Counsel, what bad since become of the parties.
The LOUD CHANCeLLOU said he would first grant
sr order for the parties, namely, the infant's mother,
Horatio Reeves, and his brother George, to attend this
Court; as it would not be right to commit them ii
the first instance, because they were afforded an opp-or-
tnnity, if they chosa to avail themselves of it, of bring
heard. Should it be ((mod impossible to serve the
defendants, 11. and G. Reeves, with a copy of this
order, he would then consider service at their father's
house sufficient. •• But," said his Lordship, •• take
care that the old lady does not come into court with
fire arms."—(Laughter.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, JULY 4

PEARY V. GOULD.

The plaintiff in this case was a child of nine or ten
yesrs of age. who. by his guardian sought to recover
damages fur an assault, in which his thigh was broken.