The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-24 00:00:00

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CHANCERY CHAMBERS. —Art.uar 23.
Before Mr. Edwards, Chief ('lerk.)
HO/lON ARIA OTHRRS r. JOHN BRIUHT. n.r., AND
IrriitlN.--CHANCEMY arty aiIAINSIT NR. !:RIGHT, a.r.
This was a suit respecting the working of some carpet-
looms, and Mr. dehn Bright, Mr. Jamb Bright, and others
IN the bill of complaint were charged with royalties for
such looms.
An application was now made by Messrs. Worthington
and Pluekett on their behalf to file an answer to the bill,
and two months' time was asked, but opposed by Mr. F.
Anliews on the part of the plaintiffs. In support of the
application it was stated that the answer was to be pre-
re.l on the materials which were produced, and which
lie. John Brieht had furnished before he left town.
Tie chief Clerk asked where Mr. Bright was.
The Clerk said Mr. John Bright was in Scotland and
Mr. Jacob Bright was in Switzerland.
On the other side terms were asked to be imposed on
Mr. Bright, that Le should keep an account of the looms
worked.
Toe Chief Clerk declined to impose terms. The applies.
tion was simply for them to answer, and he should grant a
month, and if further time was asked, it could be shown
what progress had been made.
Order accordingly.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —LivenrooL, A 1.70. 23.

Cans COURT.—(Before Chief Justice BovilL)
Mil CH Alli:EY AO A 114.4 T ME3BIIS. RANKIN, I RONFoIIN DERV,
Mr. Aspinall, Q.C. renewed an application yesterday
morning to the judge relative to this case, in which
Messrs. Rankin were indicted for obtaining 10,0001. by
false pretences from Mr. Thomas Pearson.
Mr. Aspinall said that no counsel had yet appeared for
the prosecution, though the prosecutor himself was in
court. Mr. Aspinall then made a motion for the quashing
of the indictment, the motion being grounded upon an
affidavit of Mr. Collins, the defendant's attorney, which
pointed out that no recognisanoes were taken with regard
to the bil! of indictment for false pretences, and that the
Snit bill for conspiracy having ieen thrown
out by the grand jury, no notice was given
to the defendants that the second bill had been found, and
that in fact the provisions of the act of parliament against
vexatious indictments bad been entirely set aside.
Mr Pearson. the prosecutor, said, in explanation, that
be was prepared to go on with the prosecution, that his
witnesses were ready, and that he hail a brief ready to give
to counsel. He was not aware that the requirements of
the act had not been complied with, being under the im-
pression that the recognisances which be had entered into
severed both indictments—that for conspiracy, as well as
that for false pretences.
His Lordship said be had been very badly advised. He
(the learned judge) could wily go upon what was actually
before him. It was clear that not one of the requirements
of the act, which was a very proper one, had been com-
plied with, and the indictment must therefore be quashed.
[At the Liverpool Police•court yesterday, Mr. John
Smith, of Birmingham, applied for and obtained a fresh
summons against the Mews. Rankin, ironfounders of
Liverpool, for obtaining by false pretences the sum of
10,00]1. from Mr. Pearson, whom they induced to enter
into pirtuership with them.]