The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-17 00:00:00

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THE snuNo CIRCUITS.
The Judges hays selectod :hem regret:Ts oreolls at blows:
N011,..t. Lvol Onro obeli and Mr. Ju.tice Ps:Wm&
llonaron—Lord Chief Jtiollm Jews:. and Mr. imam Mask.
Itom. -Mr. baron Parr and Mr. Justka Caerldge.
Rua, n.as.—Mr. Karon Alderson and Mr. API Vermeil.
Moon —Mr. Juwlce Wmhttam and Mr. bans N.M.
111 —Mr. Jonlas I r... and Mr. Janie. Taltawd.
Noss. Wm., ..—Mr. Janke Wab..ass.
rk.tea Wars.- Mr. Bans Martin.
The Wet bum will remain In tows *MI MIMI Chambers.

EQUITY COURTS.—Yarruumy.
111PuRR as LORP4 Jeanne oe Arnaa.
It MTV ELL r. SritYII.—SPIIITZ r. Itnlrnct.t.
This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Wigram, prunouueid in November, 1819. The case, as
represented by the plaintiff, appeared to be shortly this:
In 1813, Captain Sprye, the d fondant, had discovered
that Sir Thom., Reynell, the plaintiff in the original suit,
was entitled to an interest in certain real property, the
annual income of which was 1,4001., under the will of
Henry ReyneU, of Leatherbead, by which, after previous
limitations, including a tiro estate to Caroline Hester Rey-
nell, the property was devised to Sir Richard Littleton
Iteynell and his heirs. Since the testator's death, Sir Richd.
L. Iteynell had died without i-sue and intestate, leaving
the plaintiff his heir at law. In this state of things Cup-
kin Spryc having discovered that the plaintiff was so en-
titled, procured John Yonge, an attorney, to write a
letter to Sir Thema. Reynell, dated 12th of May, 1813, in
which he stated that the plaintiff had • claim to certain
property. but that his interest was contingent and could
only take effect in ease he survived the tenant for life, a
person very much younger than himself. But wider what
will the claim arose Sprye said he could not ilkelose,
except upon the terms of obtaining for himself one moiety
of what should be recovered. This was agreed to
by Sir Thomas lieynell on the faith of the
letter written by Yung*, sod on the 14th of July,
1843, • conveyance of ono moiety of the pro-
perty to he recovered was conveyed to the defendant.
The defendant, accordingly, instituted the suit of " Re)nell
r. Iteirnell," the bill (which was for discovery) being
filed in Sir Thomas Reynell's name against the tenant for
life, and the suit being carried on, according to the agree-
ment, at the expense of Sprye, and Yong° being the atter-
ney. Pending the proceedings in this suit, Sprye procured
hie solicitor, Yonge, to write a letter, dated the 17th April,
1841, to himself (Sprye), the draft of which letter be (Sprye)
bad himeilf prepared, the object of which was to induce Sir
Thomas to dispose of the other moiety of his property. The
letter, after magnifying the difficulties of recovering the
property, purported to be • letter of advice to
Sprye, to take the risk on himself, and to purchase from
the plaintiff the remaining moiety at the price of 6,000/.
This letter, accompanied with an offer corresponding
thereto, was then communicated by Sprye to Sir Thomas
Reynell. By letter of the 12th of May, 1844, Sir Thomas
Reynell agreed to sell the moiety on those terms, relying on
the bona fides of the letter of Yonge to Spryc of the 12th of
May, 181.3. On the 20th of January, 1846, the tenant for
life of the estates in question died, whereupon the interest
of Sir Thomas Iteynell became an interest in possession,
and he not being altogether satisfied, consulted his solici-
tors, by whose advice • bill was filed against Sprye and
Yonge to set aside the conveyance of the 15th of July,
1843, of one moiety of the esters devised by the will of Sir
Thomas Reynell, deceased : end also to avoid the contract
of the 12th of May, 1841, for the sale of the other moiety.
The original plaintiff, Sir Thos. Iteynell, had died since the
institution of the suit, and the suit had since been conti-
nued by bill of revivor by his widow, Lady Reload'. There
was also a cross suit by Captain Sprye to establish the trans-
actions complained of in the original suit. At the hearing
of the suit before Vice-Chancellor Wigram in 1849, a decree
was made declaring the conveyance of the 16th of July,
IS It, void, except as to certain mortgages of the property
since made by Spry. void, and that on satisfaction of
those mortgages the deed of conveyance should be can-
celled; the deed also declared that the agreement of
May, 1844, was also void, and that the defendant
Sprye was bound to pay off the isortgages and
procure • reconveyance of the mortgage pientime
to the plaintiff; it also restrained Sprye and
his wife from interfering with the property, except for the
purpose. of procuring a neonveyance to the plaintiff; and
sat dismissed the bill against lunge with costs. Against
this decree the defendant Spryo now appealed.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly (with whom was Mr. Bhapter) for the
defendant, in the cross bid, and the plaintiff in the original
and revived snits, appeared to oppose the petition of ap-
peal ; and had not concluded his address at the rising of
tie court.

The Solicitor-Genera!, Mr. Bethel!, and Mr. Terrell, ap-
pear for Capt. and Mrs. Bprye, the defendants to the origi-
nal and revived suits.
The ease is expected to occupy the time of the court for
several days.

ltrrnam to 11/1104.11..1.P.—8amhz to Loa* CIIARCELLOO.
l'arirtoNtat.
Some curiosity was excited by the appearance of a North
American Indian in court, who had evidently come there
on business. The !stranger was habited in European cos-
tume, but wore a scarlet Mal round his waist, from which
were suspended a long constable's staff, and several medals
on his breast. Ile was accompanied by the well-known
Captain Ackerly. As soon as the Lord Chancellor had
taken his seat in Court,
Captain Ackerly said, as amieus curie, he begged to
introduce to his Lordship, Pierre Basquet, an Indian
chief, of the Meliscote region, constable of the Micmac
nation, who had come with • petition praying for the ap-
pointment of a chid justice for New Brunswick, in North
America (the office being now vacant by death), and also
for a writ of cluo warrant.., to issue on behalf of the Indians.
The Lord Chancellor said he could not now interrupt the
business before the court, but he should be happy to attend
to the petitioner at three o'clock.
Captain Ackcrly handed the petition to as officer of
the court, promising is return at threw o'clock, but when his
lordship rose at that hour the villain eaptsia sod his protege
had not returned to the

Barna. Vicwemmeeues Tuve.
Tax GRARD TAVEL RAILWAY COMPANY V. BRODIE

AND UTKIU.

The Vioe-Chancellor sad he had ecismdereil the question
which had been raised the day before on the admissibility
of the depositions, and regretted to gay he felt compelled to
allow the objection which hod been raised. The statute to
which reference had been made, end by help of which it
was argued that an indictment for perjury might be sup-
ported upon them dad not, he thought, apply: it only went
to cure defects in the indictment itself; but in eases where
any doubt existed as t. whether en indictment would lie
or not, the principle 011 a hi. h the court acted was to ex-
clude the depositions. The case must therefore stand over
for the plaintiff tamely. such application as be was advised,
unless the parties could agree on any course.
Mr. Stuart then suggested that the defendants should
allow the heading of the depositions and interrogatories to
be amended, and the witnesses resworn, and that the case
should proceed at once.
Mr. Rolf was willing to accede to that course, upon the
costa of the day being paid.
It was then arranged that the plaintiff should pay the
defendants 601. fur the costs of the day, and that the case
should proceed after the petitions.
The Vice-Chancellor remarked that the original depts.
sitiuns which haul been handed up to him were headed only
"Grand Trunk r. Brodie," and the office copies which were
given out to the parties coetsined the lull title of the suit,
and were not therefore copies of the record, and that if that
were the way of doing business in the Examiner's.office, it
must be put a stop to.

Biros■ Vicn-Cmaxemuse Tama.
Tilt CIUZATNOUTHIHIN RAILWAY C V. Tilt LAN-

CASHIRI AMU YOKKIIIIIILI RAILWAY COSITANT.
This suit had been institused in cessequence of the vs-
?ions disputes between the above compenies. It was ar-
ranged that the motion should as Om until the first
seal after term, the defendants givieg as undertaking in
the interim not to prevent or interfere with the plaintiffs
in carrying passengers or goods, running their trains
over the defendants' railway from the junction with plain-
tiffs' railway near Aitken' to Wakefield, and all interme-
diate places, and from the setae junction to Methlcy, and
in using the defendant.' station at Wakefield, Pontefract,
and other places, in the manner and on the terms as here-
tofore.

Rs THE JOINT STOCK COMPANIZA WINDING-UP ACTS
AND VIZ LONDON AND EIZTIIK RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Mr. Brougham, the Master, to whom the winding up of
this company had been referred, by his special report, made
under section 100 of the Winding.up Act 1818, found cer-
tain proceedings under the winding op order, and that the
official manager had deposited a memorandum of agree-
ment dated June 1881, between the official manager and
John David Chambers aid others, the directors of the
company, whereby the directors agreed to pay 8(001. to the
official manager in liquidation of all claims and demands,
and questions arising out -4 the accounts and affairs of the
company, and that the official manager had proposed to
dispose of the 8001. in the manner set out In the report,
and the Master found it fit and proper that the agreement
should be carried into effi et, and the sum of PM. be re-
ceived and applied according to the agreement. The re-
port was confirmed on the 19th of December, 1881.
Mr. Hetherington now asked that the compromise might
he confirmed by the court. He referred to sections 80 and
M of the Windinfrup Act, 11418, and said that the applies-
tion was made by V.° official manager alone.
The court made the order, by which all further litigation
in this matter will be stopped.
DAIBISHIIIIL V. liohlr.—HOAlll V.
The first of three causes was opened by Mr. &then, Mr.