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Present• Lord assimeltor, Lord Campbell, and other Lords."
TURNBULL AND OTHERS V. Cows:v.—Tem Discos!.
TION - CONATRUCITION—Lvirrni.—Tdis appeal against a
decree of the Court of Session, was argued feat Tuesday.
The Lord Chancellor now moved the judgment of the
house to the effect—first, that the accruing renta of the
land directed by the author of the trust disposition to be
purchased and entailed with the estates comprithe sed in the
trust deed, in the event there mentioned, were,
in mean-
time, undisposed of by this deed ; and, second, that the
respondent, Cowan, was not obliged to elect at present for
his ward, the lunatic, between the benefits given to him
under the deed and his legal right of legitim. His lordahjp,
on both the questions, concurred in the judgment of the
court below, and moved that it be affirmed.
Lord Campbell expressed his consul
judgeacnt was affirmed eccordingly.
Ties DUI' OP HAMILTON AND ()TREWS V. Tits MA-
OSTKATER AND TOWN COUNCIL OP TDB Heat/VON
Or HAMILTON. CI! ACCOU'IOD ‘TION.Tti% ako
was a appen'. 'rem a judgment of the Court
of Session, and the que,tion related to the right
a the appellants, heritom of die parish of Hamil-
ten, to' obtain, b 7 means of a powieesory action before
the sheriff, a new division of the area of the church, whereby
the accommodation enjoyed by the respondents and their
predecessors for centuries vrou'd be narrowed. There is
but one church for the inhabitants of the borough and the
surmunding rural neighbourhood. The respondents occu-
pied eaclusively a gallery and part of the area. After cer-
taiu repairs done lately, the
ommod o appellants positiacc oned the
s atiheriff
for a new division and slocation et die n,
which the sheriff granted. His judgment in the matter was
reversed in an action for reduction thereof, brought by the
respondents before the Court of Nation. The appeal was
against the latter judgment. The. arguments for the appel-
lants, only, have been concluded.—Adjourned to blonday,

and the

13QUITY COURTS.:
De are Vine-Chancellor Knight Brune.
AITORKST•GINKRAL O. Id ONRO. SCOTCH KIRK.-
- Mr. Selwyn moved, upon notice given by
' yesterday, on behalf of the defendants, that
of the decree pronounced on Wednesday by
this case, and reported in our paper of yes-
proceedings under it, might be stayed until
en of appeal to the Lord Chancellor could be
disposed of, the defendants undertaking to pre-
titian within such time as the court should ap-
cOntended that the ease was not like that of an
ayment of money which might be recovered in
reversal of the decision of the court ;
effect of proceeding under the decree
ettepmsion of divine service in the chapel, and
of the coneregatien.—The Vice-ChanceUor,
3 Mr. Russell and Mr. Little, who appeared
i-Chsteral and plaintiffs, said be saw no such
Agnate in the case as to induce the court to de-
a ordinary course, and refused the motion, re-
oats.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
Before D. r. Boylan, Fro., Judge.
v. rItIIIt.—CUPFES VAL THMlll3.—The
plain-
23rd of February last, in the afternoon, with
went into the ceffee-house of the defendant,
of refreshments, which came to 2s. 10d. The
to pay, when the defendant gave them into
4 the police, and they were taken to the station-
discharged, as one of the party paid the money.
, smelt and imprisonment complained of. On
,to defendant a very different tale was set up.
aad hie friends came into the shop in a dis-
of intoxication, and, having partaken of the
_—.., offered in payment en LOU, to which of
defendant (who is in a bad state of health) refused.
defendant, not being able to make the plaintiff and his
called in a policeman, and gave them in charge 1,
'frank and creating a disturbance.--This was
Thom. Marchant, police-constable, who took the i
I int•enstody. Re was cross-examined by plaintiff',
roamers all drunk, and the inspector told you
ro into the house ; nor did I see what was geltig
-The plaintiff said. if there was any case at, ell it
Of &ht., end mi eA angel/comsat gunk. The

Mr. Holt and Mr.
leave, obtained yes
the elocution of t
his Honour in thi
terday, and all per
after a petition of
heard and dispoer,
sent such petition
point. •Itiey conl
order for payment
the event of a
I for here the
1( would be the surf
the dispersion of
without hearing I
for the Attorney-
special circumstat
part from the ord
p serving the oats.
WEST
SALOKONB V.
tifl, oa Me 23rd
two friends, wet
sad partook of
party objected t
the custody of
house, but clinch
This was the as
the part of the
1 The plaintiff as
graceful state o
refreshments, a
course defends
The defendant,
Mends pay, ea]
for
proved 4"
prod y The
•i . ihrespersons m
and said, " Tot
I did not go
rn share."—Tl
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