The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-15 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Ju►.r 14.

CHAWREBS ,St HICKS V. SIR EDWIN BAYNTON CANDYS, BART.
This:was an application by 111 r. LANDLEY, onithe part of the
plaintiffs, that the defendant, Sir Edwin Sandys, and Dame
Agnes, his wife, should stand committed for contempt, in having
violated an injunction ef the Court. The plaintiffs were the exe-
cutors of Gco ge Elwes, who, as well as others, had a mortgage
on the estate of the defendant in Gloucestershire, and, as mort-
gagees., had taken possession of the. estates conveyed. Some por-
tion of the demesne which mild not be conveniently let remained
in the possession of the defendant, whin was himself confined in the
King's Bench prison ; but Lady Sandys continued to reside at Mi-
selden Park. An injunction had been issued in 11122, to prevent any
of the limiter from‘being cut down, or other waste and devastation
from being committed. The present motion was directed against
Lady Sandys. upon an affidavit, which stated, that within the last
sax weeksseveral labourers had been engaged in cutting down
timber, and splitting it, by the directions of her Ladyship.
TheSOLICITOR-GEXERAL here observed that the injunction
had never been served upon her Ladyship.
11Ir. LANGLEY then read the affidavit of service upon Sir Edwin
Sandia, and the affidavit of a person named John Fowler, stating
that he had gone to 3liselden to serve Lady Sandys, but that al-
though he sew her Ladyship's eon and daughter. and that the lat-
.ter itthirmetf him that she would inform her mother of his wish to
ate her, her Ladyship decliced seeing hint, and kept, as he be-
lieved, out of the way, on purpose not to be ',eyed.
The VICE•CHANCELLOR said, that this was no service, and
that if a party kept nut tit the way. the proper course would be to
apply to the Court fur liberty to make the service special. Ile also
asked what interest her Ladyship had in the property • and being
iaformed that she had no interest, save as the wife of Edwin
Sandys, Le said he was willing to hear the case as against the latter,
alticia not being pressed, he said a new notice should be served.
Tl,e So tt; t on-G stnat, then stated, that there had been no
t her cot hut a few deal poles, with the approbation of the wood•
man appointed by the mortgagees, and said, that from the hardship
' of tt.is application, it was n case in which he could waive nothing.
Ile was FJing further into the case, alien
The te. ANCE 1.1.0 a said he had read Lady Sandys' affi-
davit; that it gave a till answer to the plaintiffs present applica-
tion, but at the same time admitted her knowledge of the injunc-
tion, of which it would remain evidence. He therefore refused the
mutton, with costs. „ .

COMET STEAM Vrsset..—Last week we noticed the re-
commencement of operations for raising the unfortunate
Comet eteam-boat. They have since made considerable
progress, the vessel having been entirely lifted out of the
mud, and with each returning tide brought nearer to the
surface, while, by the means of a windlass fitted on shore,
she has been successively drawn nearer the land. The
operation was on Saturday attended by a melancholy
acei
dent. Three men being placed on the windlass to drag
the vessel on shore, one of them having imprudently
pressed down the arm at which lie was working, at the
same time he was propelling it horizontally, it gave way,
and the pressure being now borne by the two others, they
were instantly thrown down, and one of them, the master
of a lighter, employed in weighing the Comet, was struck
oil the head by an arm of the recoiling windlass, and
killed on the spot. A new difficulty, we understand, has
occurred in raising the Comet, in consequence of some of
the chains which were fastened to the vessel during the
operations at the close of last year having got entangled'
with stones, or otherwise restrained, and requiring fresh
power to liberate them, so as to enable the vessel to be
raised further. Preparations were making yesterday to,
get oyer this obstacle, after which it is expected ,the un-
dertaking will be completed wi:hout much more difficulty.
—G recnuch Advertiser.