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London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, FtID*T, Dim. 24.

IN TUL X AAAAA OP XANSR, STNACET, TAIINTLESOT, AND

on•st•st.
Kr. MO:4 rase said, he held in Ws hand • petition in this
utatter, which stated, that a short time ago an application was made
to dos Court, in consequence of a proposition which had been
made a ercrr.ror in g.% eup property to the arnotint of about
10.0119 L provided it was seceded to without decay, for the pur-
pose of potting an end to all disputes, and upon condition that all
letters and papers of the ereditors, in the possession of the hank-
nip's, should be given up to li:m ; and the f.*n,er petition prayed
to ?awe it referred to the Commissioners to inquire whether it would
belie the benefit of the estate that the proposition should be ac-
ceded to. That prayer was granted : the math r hod since been
before the Commisuonets, and Mr. Montagu now held in his hand
a cern rice to from the Commissioners, certifyingp, that it eau their opi.
popou
r ton that the lthoolit be accepted. As for the letters, &c.
being returned, they hal nod them all over, and in their opinions
it did not appear from (bent, that they could assist in procuring the
recovery of any more property ; therefore they thought they might
he given up. Mr. Montagu further stated, that this wt'. not a
case which came under the Act of Parliament, enacting that where
a conenesition was Wined by a creditor, a meeting n. all the ere-
.:..tors must be called, to know whether they would consent to accept
.o that composition ; but this was a case in which dot creditor con.
anted to meet the whole of the demand the estate of the Lanhntpta
had against him. He did not think it pecuniary to mention the cre-
dit's's rattle.
His Loa unit P desired to see the petition and cert ficate. They
were handed to his Lordship, and after reading them, his Lord-
ship asked what was the sum insured by the policy.
Mr. 31os !Atilt sail, 600 L which eras now worth from 6009/.
to 700tv.
His LORDSHIP—But how will five and twenty hundred pounds
be • sufficient satisfaction fie the debt alleged to be due?
Mr. Mow raoe—My Lord, the policy itself, and the Navy
Bilk, which are proposeed to be given up, will benefit the estate to
the amount of nearly 10,0001.
His L^inkkir —Oiler a little ecnsideratioo-1 cannot order
them to do it.
Mostracv—No, my Lord, we don't ask for your Lord-
ship's order to that etfect ; we only take the liberty of asking your
Lordship's liberty to 'wept of the proposal.
His LORDSHIP—Yuu may be at liberty to accept of it, but I
cool order.
lILLIENORE v. OL•M0110•NIIIIME CANAL COMPANY.
HIS LORDSHIP occupied some time in going over the circum-
stances of this case. He had so repeatedly considered it, that he
confessed that he had perfectly wearied himself with it, and felt
pretty sure that every person rho had heard him upon it so often
was wearied also ; but It was a caw of infinite importance. A
rat deal had paved in argument uspeeting delay on the fart of
the plaintiff. in applying for the injunction, as a ground upon
which it ought now to be dissolved ' • upon which ntany very on-
poiteut observations mow, both for and against that proposition.
.he defendants had also insisted, in their answer (in the opinion of
hisLorrishio upon notch larger rights to a supply of water, from
the ricer Taft; than by the Acts of Parliament they were entitled
to. It tenth! be wen tor the parties, if they could become Chan.
cakes for themselves, or would consent to make his Lordship an
athitrator between them : but without their consent he wait not
ta&e upon himself that character, because the questions arising on
the inset Parliament were purely legal.
!HT. HLASEMORE said the Committee of the defendants were
rtut.in town t that be had done all he could to get them to come to
an arrangement, hut they would not meet him, and therefore he
hoped lus Lordship would make an order, as Lord Chancellor, upon
the case as it now stood before the Court.
His Lonoss IP then said he would do so, which he would send
to the parties by neat Wednesday morning, and if they should not
b.:satisfied with that order (which it was very likely they would
not be), they might go to a Court of Appeal, where he could at-
tire them the quotient would not be prejudiced by him.
Hie Lordship heard a few :elation, of course (principally in mat-
ter. of lunacy) before he rose.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COL'RT, FRIDAY, DEC. IL

His Honour did not transact any basins's this dap

COURT OF KM'S DENCLI, FazDas, Dsc. 24.

Sittings at Ircarninstes,befure the Lon]) CHIET JVUICE and
Common ehrieS.