The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-11 00:00:00

LAW IN: ICCLIGENCE.

COURT OF i 11ANCFRY. Atm 10.
1111 •ARTT soon niosT. sm Tuts llArm 01 Tilt

OFFIlls• OF MIORFoLI

Mr. %norms, sta•►d, that this was I Petition
en else plot Leta Digt,,. praying thil h►. a.
rn.emi••ee of the lassawic, the Dorieens Dowager of
!(•-tf.•lk. might he permitted to a file a t i'l for the
pn . posts of asrertal+•ing whether The present Duke of
owfollt was not hound to pay up art of Ito In.
swirl of 3001. end ••f p{n•money noinuritiog to 7001
p►t annum, in tibias the Does.", wee ►notion) by the
it denture of tho srovonsont. otos-GPM by the late
Duke on his roarriaite, •nil which hail tint been paid
tiny, the year 111W1. By • former molar of the
C••art, it had brew weren't' to 314ssor lisrvoy, to
♦,golfe w►ether the Petitioner n•;ht to commence a
suit avvinve the U.ke for the rrrrr ory of then. ii.
rem. The Master boil accordingly enquired, and
had reported that she Duk• wns not liable, sine. he
bad ronatsa•ly supported the Durbost. and had pro.
aided her with clothes and other articles, for which
pin-to/nos was netsetelly understand to beset sport.
The Loomed Counsel, with all pariah'. respect for
the npioi.•o of the Mister, could not concur in the
proptsoty 4 this Il+pr•tt. •high he holiowyd to be
foosolori entirely on mistake. It proceeded on the
*opposition that pin.mnney was an allowance for
td- they ; and corteltsly. if that was the cast, the
Disko, haviog provided the lunatic with cloth's, could
oot be liable for soya . The Mil intention of
pio.moooy. however, Was to provide a fund, not
for the peteltene of dross, bet for the occasional dis-
play of that liborstity end magiiilicence which w►fe
ospoctod from femurs of elevated rank and fortune
—sorb VI h•rth.day presents, costly preparations for
public exhibition*, &C. Dot, independently of this
error in the principle on which the Master had
founded his Repent, he concolsod that the question
was of too groat importance, involving, as it did, a
sum of nearly 40,00(1., to be decided on any •echo.
city hut thst of his lordship. lie then proceeded to
cite etestortil rr pplicable to the present, and ►n.
deaaoet►d to esenblish the principlo, that in all Cases
the husband, or his sepresontstive, was liable for
arrears of pin-enntsoy, unless it could be shown that
the • ire bad locally tolinquishod I.er claim to that
•llowane... If this principle was entree. there'
could be no doubt of th► Duk••'• liability in the pre-
sent rase: for since tie )►ar 1782, the Duchess had
Dot boots competent to was. her claim.
Mr. Sittowtr.r. followed on the ammo aide, and
argued at considerable length in support of the Duke's
ilabili•y. He said it was proposed 1.. try the matter
against thw. lat► Duke's •aerato's, if Iris Lordship
shonl.l think proper to allow them.
The Lunn CHANCELLOR s.id, the only question
blot► him wa. wheth►r the Committee should be at
liberty to file a hill for the recovery of these arrears
alleged to be due to the lunatic., and be was of opi.
wpm, that the Committee, if so disposed, should
have that liberty.

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SUSSEX
Aco. f.
TheCosnadssion for this County was Ornea
sw
&Amides 'arming. The whole of the Cominon Jury
causes ove• disposed of to dos by three o'clock.=
N..n, of them wore of general interest. In -tho I
Crown Court there OMP 40 prisoners for trial. The
town important C.V. i• that of rto foliliPr, charged
with murdering a Dinn.carrnneivainnod Officer at
lirtshoon. which is filed for to. morrow.
James Geor wag tried. on the Coroner's Inquisi-
tion, for the 410181 warder of Henry Turner, at Slot-
ringian, on the 14th of May last.
It appeared that the deceased and the Prisoner
had been engaged in a pngiliatic contest at Storting.
ton fair, where they bail been both intr.:towed with
spirits. Tb• deceased,after sows monde, fell is tins
no wore.
The surgeon, who was the only witness namirwd,
stated, that, in his opinion, the deceased bad died
front natural causes. Under these eirealltailritYll,
the Learned Judge directed an acquittal, and the
Prianner was accordingly foetid—Not
Eli Cousins was convicted of borse•stealing; and
John Ellis was convicted of a burglary in tin day
time.