The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-24 00:00:00

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COURT OF• CRANORRY, Dec 2S.
LUNATIC PETITIONS,
CALVERT AND CO. IN TIM NATTER OF lIIICPIRLAD) A

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LUNATIC.
Mr..Rezireu. stated, this was the Petition of
*Messrs. Calverts, brewers, praying that they might
he reimbursed in the sum of 3341. which they had
lent to the wife (the Committee), of the Lunatic,
to enable her to carry on the business cg a vintner.
The Lunatic Reid a house in Glass-house-lane, on' a
lease from the City of London ; at the period when
the CoMmission of Lunacy issued against him, the
lease' had uearly expired. The Plaiutitis lent she'
money to the wife to put the house in repair, which
enabled her to get the lease renewed. The wife
was willing to 'repay the Petitioners out of the assets
of the Lunatic, but could not without the directions
of his Lordship.
The LOUD CHANCELLOR observed it was not set
forth in the petition what property the lunatic had
to meet the demand.
Mr. itourtr.r." He has ather leasehold property,
my Lord, besides the house in questiod.”
The LORD Cirascntoa—" ft may be So, bat 1
there.is nothing before me that shows it. I thought
had! explained myself sufficiently yesterday on this
kind of omission. You, may however, amend your!
. Petition dismissed. .
MAZY TEWLIND IN THE MATTER OP JOAN TRW;.IIIG,
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7 LUNATIC.
'Mir SAMMIE.' RosiaLsor stated, this was the petition
of the Committee, the mother nf the lunatic, pray.
ing that his Lordship would order Jane Phillipsto
deliver, up whatever property was in her possession
of the lunatic's, and that he would direct some pro-
ceedings to take place in the Ecclesiastical Court,
for the purpose of making the marriage between Miss ,
Phillips and the lunatic null and void.. He moved
this ander the following circumstances :—A com-
mission of lunacy was taken out against Mr. Te.w=
ling, in the year 1804, by his father, who soon after,
died, and by his will bequeathed him 7,0001. and
after the death of his mother, the present Cota.
miltee, 10,0001. In the face •of this commission of
lunacy, Miss 'Phillips,' who kept a boarding-house,
entered into the- matrimonial state with him. By
the Act of 'Geo. 11. such a marriage was declared 'I
null and void; but his Lordship's predecessori
thocight it necessary to have the judgment of the Ec-
clesiastical Court. The lady had possessed herself
of the lunatic's property, to what amount the Pe-
titioner could not state, but, as the Committee, it
was her duty to see it restored, and to be appropri-
ated for. the benefit of the lunatic. .
- Mr. Coos followed. on the same side.
Sir ARTHUR P/OGOTT said, he was &ousel for
:the unfortunate lady in this case—he must call her
o,
for,site.entered into the state of matrimony with
out the knowledge that a commission had issued
against the lunatic ;- she had been completely de'-'
ceived, for it was impossible for herto have knoWn
he was a lunatic, when she knew that. ice had been
to the Fist Indies, and lately to Spain, on a mis-
sion from Governenent,eanployed in business Of. grist
trust, which .;e had tilled most honeurabli, and-not
only to the satisfaction of the Administration, bot
to the country at large., They were. married ac-
cordiug to law, by bans, in June last, at let. Miry-
le.bonne Church ; on the folldwing day he was ar-
rested under the comMissiow of .lunacy,: and put un-
der the charge of Mr. Newington, in the county of
4ussex. His unfortunate Client was so much affect.:
ed, that-she immediately Lift to we; in fact, de-.
serted her house in Manchester-street, but left di-
irections where she might be written to, and all en-
tpiries after her would be answered' by Mrs. Lacon,
No. 19, Berkeley-square. On one pert of the
prayer of the petition,: it was not necessary for' his
Lordship to make any order, hh meant as to pro-
ceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court, for bythe Act of
George ii. the marriage was ipse facto void. On
the other part of,ahe prayer of the petition she was
willing to give up every thing in her custody, on con.
alition that she was paid 1401. which was clue to het
by the lunatic for board hod lodging. If she was
not his. wife, she svas entitled to the payment of`her
demand. Under which consideration, he thought''
his 'Lordship could, not do more than refer it to the
Master, for him to report on the merits of the case.
S.l' SAMUEL Ilosirtwir replied, and observed, that
the situation this Lady was placed in, an action of
' Troyer would oblige her to surrender the property,
without the interference or his Lordship.
• The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that he Would'
' refer the matters in question to the Master, for him•
•to report what sum was due to Miss Phillips, and
whither anyproceediugs were necessary •to be in.
stitutecLis the Ecclesiastical.court. Although the
Act of Parliament was positive, yet his Lordship's
predecessors were -of- opinion, that- the oentietee-wfr
the BcaeSiaaticat Coen was necessary to *Raul the