The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-18 00:00:00

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COCILT OF CHANCERY, Du. 17.

PARKINSON'S LUNACY.
Mr. 1111 F A 1.0 applied to the Court tototspend the new
ointoission of Lunacy which was about to issue against
:•Ir. Parkinson. a gentleman of Lancaster. The
Learned Counsel said, be was convinced his Lordship
would nut think Mr. Parkinson a fit object for a Com-
mission of Lunacy : the fact was, he was subject to a
nervous agitation which bad been greatly increased by
the it.suing the last Commission, on which the return
had been satisfactory to his Lordship. Every advan-
Lige might be hoped for from a little del; before the
granting the new Commission. which was at the in-
stance of some of his pretended friends.
The Loan CH ANCELLOR said he would read the af-
filavits himself in the course of the evening.
Mr. lirst.trobserved, that it would depend entirely
upon the affidavits whether this was or was not a case
in which a commission should issue.
Mr. Haar remarked, that the pretended friends,
lt.letdfo by Mr. Heald, were Mr. Parkinson's sisters,
with whom be had lived on terms of the strictest
friendship all his life.
Mr. HEALD said this gentleman had married, and
his wife being in a family way, his sisters asked his
Lordship to put an end to the marriage, in Order that
instead of his children having his property, they (the
ais.ers) might have it.
The Leap ettascst.t.on desired to have all the ne-
ret.sary documents laid before him for his consider-
s tins. .•

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dcc. 17.
11111 XING C. DUNPitr

This was an information exhibited by the A TTORN ET•
OnNettat., chaiging the defendant, who is one of the
voters of the Borough of St. Ives, Cornwall, wi It wil-
ful and corrupt perjury, giving his evidence before a
;;;;; 'hoe of the House of Commons appointed to ex-
amine witnesses in support of the allegations of bri-
bery, contained in a Petition presented by Walter Stir-
ling, Bart , against the return of Mr. Oraham and Mr.
Evelyn. the successful candidates at the election in
1820, for St. Ives.
The defendant swore that on the Ist of March Mr.
Raise, the agent for Mr. Evelyn, when he canvassed,
titre voter., said, " There is no time to be lost, if you
do not vote fur Evelyn and Mr. Oraham, you will
not get arty thing." He also swore, that a conversa-
tion ensued at a dinner given on the Ist of March, at
the house of Mr. Heise; and that it was stated arrange-
ments had been made to pay the voters what had been
usually paid. He farther swore, that a number of
voters came to the door during dinner time, and de-
sired to have tickets for beer and refreshments, which
were delivered. _ _

The ATToartev-GerranAL called Mr. Halle, the
stfeist, and a number of witnesses, who deposed that
the defendant in the above particulars had sworn
falsely.
M r. II ARRISON, fur the defendant, addressed the Jury,
and stated that the evidence given by the defendant
was substantially true. The learned Counsel pro-
ceeded to call his witnesses, who were numerous, and
the examination continued until half-past ten o'clock.
The Arroatter-OttogitAL then replied, and at half-
past 11 o'clock, the Judge commenced his charge to
the Jury, which wasAnished at half-past 12.
The Jury then hund the defendant guilty. The
trial lasted fifteen. -hours.