The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

THE NEW ORDERS IN CHANCERY.

The subjoined most important regulations respect-
ing the future practice of the Court of Chancery
were not published until yesterday. Their appear-
ance has been for some time anxiously.expected, by
the members of the legal profession in particular,
u likewise by the general public, whose attention
has, by recent events, been directed to the court and
its proceedings:—
. General Orders and Rules of the High Court of
Chancery, issued by the Lord Chancellor, 7th day of
August, 1852."
" Order of- Court.-Baturday, the 7th day of August,
1862." _ _

The Right Hon. Edward Bortenshaw, Lord Bt. Leo.
nerds, Lord High Chancellor of Urea Britain, by and with
the advise and assistance of the Right Hon. Sir John
Hominy, Master of the Rolls; the Right Hon. the Lord
Justice Sir James Lewis Knight Bruce, the Right Hon.
the Lord Justice Lord Cranworth, the Right Hon. the
Vice-Chancellor Sir Georg* Janus Turner, the Hon. the
Vice-Chancellor Sir James Parker, doth hsreby, in pursuance
of an let passed in the Alteenth and sixteenth lean of her
pres, nt Majesty, intituled " An Act to amend the practice
and course of proceeding in the High Court of Chancery,"
and in pursuance and execution of all other powers, ena-
bling him in that behalf, order, and direct. That all
and even the orders, rules, and directions hereinafter set
forth, shill henceforth be, and for all purposes be deemed
and taken to be, " General Orders and Rules of the High
Court of Chancery," six.:

1. Bills and claims are to fin Printed on writing royal
paper. quarto, in pica type, leaded ; and the mu to be
filed, is to be interlined with paper of the same description.
2. No coats are to be showed, either as between party
and party, or so between eolicitorand client, for any written
bill, or written copy of a bill, filed under the 16 and 16
Viet., c. 86, s. 6, or for any written copy thereof, served
upon the defendant thereto, or for any written brief of such
hill, unless the court shall, in disposing of the costs of the
cause, direct the allowance thereof.
3. The Clerks of Record and Writs shall, at the expira-
tion of fourteen days from the filing of any written hill or
written copy of a bill, bike off the film of the wan, with-
out further order, the bill or copy so filed, unless a printed
copy thereof shall in the meantime have been filed, and the
plaintiff in the suit, or his solicitor, who shall personally
have undertaken to file such printed copy, shall pay to the
I defendant all the costs incurred by him in the suit, such
meta to be taxed by the Taxing Master, without farther
order, upon production to him of the cerifioste of the Clash
of Recorda and Writs, that • printed copy of the hill has
not been filed pursuant to ouch undertaking, and to he re-
coverable in like manner as costs ordered to be paid by a
party is a salt to another party in a suit are now reeever.
able._

Tilt lien of the feed now payable to solicitors foe iMenta-
lions fur bills, for engrossing bills and dais% for No* of
bills and claims, for abbrenating and wades • larief
thereof, solicitors shall be entitled Warr sinitheamedia
suits commenced after them 0111110 SOW late operation, the
fees specified in schedule (A) to theno mien.
6. The payment to he met b the defendant to the
plaintiff for printed copies tic OW bill or claim, shall be at
I the rate done half-penny pee *MIA
6. No defendant shall be at liberty to demand from the
plaintiff more this ten printed copies of his bill or flails.

AIIMMDMIKT inr BILLS AND CLAIMS.
7. When, according to the present practice of the court,
an amendment of a bill or dam may be made without a
new engrossment thereof, a bill or claim may be amended
by written alterations is the printed bill of complaint or
than so to be Bled, and by additions cc the paper to
t e istedaaved therewith, esoordiai to the direstions of
order.

*be geotehbe meadiag delosiost'elopy el the bill
ills Mtnsagest to As modmist of bai fled after
*so mime ammo We opedotioa, be obillebsol:
0. A gopy of so miaow bill w elves WWI! Spa ea
somodoboot by • reprint, or by sib sibmillid mil addi-
tions Si toestiooed is order 7, bes be send epee dub de-
fendant, or bis solicitor, sad me My be portly
rytotod, sod partly written, it tits asu.ieat is not made
• reprint, bet in every cOOO the espy to be served
le to be stamped with the proper stozzby.:b: of the dubs
of moods awl writs, bolistehig dot of owe emended
bill or ebbs odd elbe deleof the flalag
10. la ewe "Atm eseeedieg wdo peosat prestige
of the awe,•oubpses eo swag Is end to ineoror, ao
maeoled bill 'toy be stowed urea w oalleller of a do-
lboatit, mobs spas the delbsdeote .robs of . amen of
as emeoltd bill, Idiotism' esp OMNI est puttypetted
tad worn' written, be suilst alltalsat.
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bill, unite at lb* Mimi kr anise a seek insist of
oaf es mosdod wbeliker *bony prised. et
_pertly
sad portly writtts, that be good sends, es de-

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14. Bah may be laairess—da7to tit* bins set out lu
sebedele (B) to tine Nam Milt welt varieties) se the
nature and eireaustaassa of snob particular criss may es-
quire.

16.. The interrogatories far the examination of the de-
fendant to a bill may be ia • form similar to the lona set
out in Schedule (C) to these sedges, with such variations se
the impure sad circumstaame of each particular case may
requite.
i"111 eases in which the plaintiff requires an answer to
any bill from any defen4ont or gefeggeete thereto, the le.
trerrogatories for the examination of such defendant or die•
indents are to be died within eight days after the time
limited for the appearance of each defendant or defendants.
17. If the defendant appear in person, or by his own
solicitor, within the time limited for that purpose by the
Meg err the court, the plaintiff is, within eight days after
1M tfm. allowed for such appearance, to deliver to the do-
indide IR defendants so required to answer, or to his or
emir imilelear or solicitors, a 000 y of the interrogatories so
fled illaieresaid, or such of them as the particular defen-
ded' w disisdants shall be required to answer. And the'
espy me es be delivered is to be examined with the original,
W*, somber of folios counted by the clerks of reoordsi
and write, Win. as finding that such copy is duly stamped
end properly written, are to mark the same as an elks
II: If any defendant to a sell commenced by bill do sot
appear iu person, or by his own solicitor, within the time
allowed for that purpose by the rube of the court, and the
plaintiff hos filed intenogatoris for his examination, the
plaintiff may deliver a copy of such interrogatories co sm.

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added sad marked at aforesaid, to the defendant, at any
time after the time allowed to such defendant to appear,
and before his appearance in person or by his own solicitor;
or the plaintiff may deliver a copy of suck interrogatories io
examined and our►ed as aforesaid, to the defendant or hie
solicitor, after the appearance of such defendant in person
or by his own solicitor, but within eight days after such ap-
pearance.
19. A defendant required to answer a bill must put In
his plea, 'newer, or demurrer thereto, not demurring alone,
within fourteen days from the delivery to him or his soli-
citor of a copy of the interrogatories which ho is required
to answer; but the court shall have full power to enlarge
the time, from time to time, upon application being made
to the court fur that purpose.

YUMY OP ANIIWiI.
21. Answers may Min a form similar to the form set out
in schedule (D) to these orders, with such variations as
the nature and circuinvtauces of each particular case may
require.