Court Of Chancery, Wednes...
The Times, 1824-07-01T00:00:00

. i LAMD1'OpRT. bja,'vh`?s4 Inv for te discar e of James" Gomerspill, a ~itnII, rho hd ben coMrnoitte by the commnissiier,andl Who nbmu;. bht upi he custody of the Marshal widers a /mhces ess e aa the reid of hi't motion to be, that the warrant forr ' thl~ the reasOn of the comtnitment withi sulicient deamr u" 1- b-arAElMupt tpn his first examination, hadl been intetro. ':Z ultr flarteen pOints, to all of which ht said he wzs uniable to 1 1t2t'Ms He 7as broughistspa second tirnebefisre th-econimis. ,X and agi Committed; arnd also a third time; but upon the i"ClZMit w55 no, stated in the warrant whether he was coni. tdber`to-e he could not an%wer the samie questiolas, or any v.This omission. Mr. Heald contended, was, such as entitled banEl)i`Pe t hisi discharge. lxi LoRDi cnsN CELLOR asked what no0tice of the present ap- bi~r ac en g'iven ? ~. ~lO57TA~, wh wasal.o of counsel for the bankrupt, Raid the rtnTissj~~,the ashignees, and the atthrnies,l hatd all I ner'roj ~ , wt stiRotice. 'Y LOUN C51AoCed uon said pthitio asignedby 8ppeared tor opf t.tre, appict a gnd Lasrno amed wons Showta beTen portd fof h 42- uhe ba herupt must hae thi yes~ar o ge late Kthe sape time directing felt i necessary to bey theat the plcmmitmst useeae tor ftiars pttre, - that ae thema %hale Jonte pholeat bhe rtexstd fromn nzro of - orone t e th. e fa!ounty tofb Salod withinsi day. ~aftn or Lthat,nd bei de clratredthadl elileetoto tioj the sardoileda. Tirttte utal-that the offme fcoir tsonethtn bcoisvenin tacan, ao <_tdtzcte t the1% sheiff tand cztyoumadin himt tihole acous forc - ttO`-a- in e&%te the -l el'ectionsb notoro ters iforc uountis twtLgeco&t tectiusttobehel d aho t e thereplacenmot,busuaaplIf 12' Past eaor that dthery inaItiaktereplac thei tnex countyeif t5fTaLJ6ihl pr ameed llo to beete at held. wtheslnerixfdayswfver, M f 'ar of, o disega'rdingthis act.yd,o upponithed taie dainy, f-n- ur the esmein f co onert to soe hedonenien2th day Aori Q - andinCas the peiioaiS r-'etd' Tlte petibe nodeterandjoEer uon T~rcela therConsn S ormttre, attenehodeat c herie arsndu thate appollt Y be%~ %b~.ne.J for ther etermsninatinthe reofethen thennsaid shrf ~OTC~=e maR plroce(d-tomtke JoiI cnaipoll." ihevserisu,ghoneve, 01alare ofuha,aor dis-ardity. Thes altct,apinte then p-county wz.07 rth e iarenn iicroner to -he heldw oA thel a4t ofmapdedl 1L,hJf of Mre -totwn ot Shrwh6,friendThi wand onieof thegryunds (Jit cth %oiio aiss orfstnted taute wetithioers and oisit'therd Oe~l te rsun ot hroohir. aottended wat the dlm qanplacied aointre af SIpr. T wh cJae, qhrfdeanr ap.othesary ben surg enced 5"thr, PMr.e -ots Pearned trory Thew electirSonuthenm weaceeded, 'a as11dtermied hi'trer the dlver. o pl'lc wat deandti led, &half - Si. ient:a'n hl f riends,l and tattts gvrenusd b this 'ai ditnec to I,nlti to f th utiewhcth i .it,ut - Oli tbe P'uunqd itiat M~c~sr.etlant wandiactedulyiqualied avtin e- * of ,lpw knegl-t . Thrseif teiris .i1r w Jone w ttt beiwi tll electd . dboume, and h~'aedt thotgh iht wit ouldiiN eh!,that wtat-ul .C l'&e qitho togh h thoughtci tht eo be requinet thtofste d9auela lytig tal t'4e etee theto do'e"iner ofdsil thlewritundyof theee -. alCO lio hun.srald shit. B* th oMld soautharigoverning tis- - -it cf p~ieuc t b ae ia,thta handiae pucshould hae theeil Xtjof Elies wighut valtiv Tf W ,IM,itws wihtel ktidorn had cong at ditoco-e, and hem bhuht ite wouald now ba e wa-d, i ht whaplte. Mo w.heerplanijiedtons tiht seletoun bed requirednbathdestatuill, Crc it-srefni,, whd.l UoltetheNe.two qrtuandzat, thoeveor,ifit, ofehe sly-rn. atd a~vnllv wa thae oeflpostsekeingelandl bn the ountroffth 2- HIom te anibnital vallc o lti.h~ fLhar, ouhich the betdelrethadulon, arte t c,,oakwefr tt hip,wd brute the lgLordsurancelwslortcompleted -Mr. T.ret he xfolaelowedonthesie eletid,enda.i dleantnded tatpll at qit asirefuaiosred.upon bthe setwagrutls !trfo.ert of the3 EdadLwii 'N.a ad ecndv.o the refosal to thkeCth'-poll by the notwieadishreriff In.liorrie .tubshrjte." n ithar r ra ought1il dwr to b., delaredi dul St'c corne-s' tl forsseipio 010d pr nnaedtelordnt,hancellor to prong '"eamrs eeerrinalthy.wr o iwt ehl sbnii.I ip Mr.cd lhTrN( hecited Lond thke's id, lnsitue onttend sthattio Ve qualistttions rwqiredi bt ith staitute f the w1 dwad 1. which" ma rYecta thePorserto bed cofe tEfrcintth siostanet wisey and dingee nivhsofhe hire" adrtat of thes14tryF.leargudil, which in. steutiaca thi possession of lit.fansh et a be oln sTegardedCthat they weReA not powetothepheldatinding. I subp..le z1 ciMtih, he anc'itedlordn Cofe's 2ds unqustitueonathe statut ofnd ar - mofti possleameddofrsfiendthp sfsane( to satisfy thea King 52 haspepl. Ia howeer, it wshoulegd beta hel cothactetlfo a puari baton as thelatatermeretrellyiecessary hee karged ithalnt evir. ourthat s te load asin ofui-al iters. ntepoet.We The ;esOLtci'ras traOttoFim a oppoed eetiohetpetiin lie wasubmitlied tr witout,i admriuied tihatlive rew al nofth. nintlw hc Th ee Lrcntkd shAMC.ourt could, not dpeaeclde ttegafinais them.te Ir-.aritmnEwas sureize, as alleed M othat he fitred foa qa puet.c las, itt toi te1the tiateen wIch. hand beenttlid, iotpras kii notwest ara tPhat hehad s anut requiared sintherwst notheI property. atthen -e uestiong fir wast to himgat the tryttienwhestion hofi qualifieaton not he rem mbered tihtly theouas nit.wsralologsneh a - the oin- todowih NctLLoR laid ithapphearegl byte amidtaken taty !-r.Jn, ther iriur-ig emeonrske to Pautliament ifghtwa qualileng tce tniioltheo at cadwdardt ll, and if hat proe, that, pherhniaps, know tgwatta sufc- tlyqatiteerequired, smidghte waseno anti seemdthat althe esurniog sfoltr ihailnouaright tontryathe wqueio gof qulfirathiong. izhe rTAumbero\- raighly thouhat was stlltelally so wlon since helhed sv theinlmton-do wihletbeilofPaliateetht h igts bu poristaken,an Teer forU[ -rFA retrtigMme sut arimen.H t mightchallenge the. tttifctir, ofe- acandidathe, anditioi itae proivedy thatth cAnidat Sothan ckot ilvdedthyqaltfied,w no,ti mtight bedbu i'en, anidfter thotuld lyth meaurena qualifoisuchouniualifid caddt wudgsorntig 31 lr. Tous.'Ecr said that was stll texplai,nadwel wieh refipect o the eleouthioat,, of Memers: oift Pariwerotile qastiiionrpordations. s Lthfe coultdih.G%ge.uth resuvey ed. othe staidfo that t he affi stirs acled egainttdthe pttiono statee dapoitieyhtM.Suhn Thcue aqtLICifcTion in Rtwo dayst. i. oe,wie sc( )Tr.i Hoa,risation rdcd t esws-fidey explaine by the safifiactit of t %eiff',wouthaireandonrs his anrer hio the) quecteon allued tor wali, citrcGednerxe cutred i w or thrt e -ermndanys.lh cnene ,Tthe reoutci oaflxftsirtt Mr. Jones,sCrne o h wheintof Saked perfhi ctlualifiation,iporodcd,evidec ofih iot to the dsatistionboeth '1rerf whAI thereu.tapdecared htim duly eleed.fwh hie ing Snll.ami iteriGneal)dt concrtredin that desi tmin tattieCon rt anti the ontnde Iat Lthertr of hiMpwr. Jones asCrone for the clcin ounty O ofe walope as prfeedthiy lega andr correcisget, andouhtt to edistuo Aril wd. Me fr.die CDirtL dappear ted freeto the lhr awohtte ng oentlynan ani- Neriau dutwa thougrhtiwa esru that th ol e Court convnientheopub. wholbertofhs pofwer. oTye wrthafyorthelerio ofa Coironer wtateddehi '-aredtoeovhntbeSr. th uthabe actent,inde ithe 2uthriyof Aprilwa scs f r,teaCutiday at the request of theila4te etleman, andok ecause itlwtsthouh tactso dayoldainen more conenIent tof Wethe eensoter tof the couty tha arny oter. sthtewti sheifficsetatedthi 'scy, that of the .58tR of Geo:ge 111. was unfortuniately omitted. n thiR respect lie had been nmistaken, and he gave the Fullest and irtepanz,ion of the caus,eo01 it. As todtheqitestion of'qsialifica. oa th, sherifftfiad taketi all proper pains to decide upon it properly. Ile had heard it discussed by learned Counsel,-that was to say, mirned mcrund4im .rubjecteammaterhzal4_.harned for the countyZof alop,..and he hatd comne to as sound at Conclusion as the legal autho. ityhbewas able toavail hims.elf of would permit. Nothiingecould -e more fair than the conduct of the sherill and leaving the decision f thte subject to the Couirt, he hoped that no degree of blame could ttach to )airn for having done whiat fite believed was right, and what o knew wits ins partial. SIr. HoRstE having replied, The LoRtD CIIA-.CELLOR Said the petition assumed that to be rue which ttpon thie face of it wasq qestlonable...he meant the Corn. etency of the candidate on whote belhalf it was presented nut it assumed also, that he had been duily elected. His Lorth. hip felt1 however, that withouit going any further, It was ne. es..ary, in the firs,t place, to ascertain whether the election ad been properly conducted, and of this lie had so maniy .-utilt, thiat he should find it necessary to consult some of the udges on the point. As it appeared to him at present, the election If the 24th of April mnight be no election at alL It was necessary 1 consi(ter whether, after the legiSlatUTe had provided by the act of -ic 58th of the late King, that all such~ elections shiould be held ithin given periods, and whien this liad been done, too, for the ex. ress purpose of avoiding the possibility of any matncuvres by sIte. ifFs and returning officers in elections, any departure front the rovisionis of that act would not vitiate sil erfectin altogether. If ttwere to decide contrary to this View oftesbjc,iwudgv pwer to all the sheriffs in the country to fix suich dlays as they right think fit, and pretences would never be wrantitig for all the tcbtions at which they were empowered to preside ; and thus a door vould be opened to the very evil which it w'as the object of the act ta prevent. In the present case tile sheriff was under no imptitation miatever; he h-ad acted to the best of his abilitv, and with the trus.t upright intention. It might be regretted thatIhe had so " Imoi. cly relied uipon the authorityof hir. lmapey's book, and that th a-t Itrrted workc, which was to infirmn all mankind of the law relating MaeINir-Indc no mention of the 511th Geo. III. That act wais 5hrfforc.rhe publication of the last edition of ril. Im. !)-'s book i4 but perhiaps the author knew as little of, the act as the bropshire i,Zwyers by whom this treatise had been consulted. The aim upov the act msust, hovwever, he first decidied : ifit were, as he 'as at present inclined to think it mnust be, against the mection, then all the learning which he had been listening to v- Iid have been bestowed in vain on this case, If not, then his ~)hiet would be under the niecessity of explaining thait difficult otrltll of whi-Ji neither the Surgeon, nor Ithe attorney, nor he Isibn. If', kr.ew tnuch-thast relating to the qualification and he muott m,y down what was, in fact, a sufficient quidifleation. Hie was, owever, glad that the other point was first to be decided. He be- -eet1 that he shoult see some of the Judges in the course of the ay, whose opinions he would take, and communicate the restltt of is conference as sooni as he had made up his own mind. The CouRT rose at a quarter to two o'clock, his Lordship having I.; attend the King, on the Recorder's report being brought up. COOUfl OF CllA NE-i .' I P-2sA . AYI:r M. HABEAS ConPUi.