The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-24 00:00:00

E?:-TAITE SMITH, A SOCICITOII.

Mr. HART begged to call his Honour's attention to the cue of
a peron named Smith, ■ Solicitor of the Court, whom name had
been struck cif the list of Solicitors by his Honou►'s order. The
petitioner hating learned that his Honour. doubting the jurisdiction
of the Court to strike oil's Solt:itor, had conferred with the Lord
Chancellor on the subject, who concivred atilt his Honour that the
Vice-Chancellor had not power to order the name of an Attorney to
be struck from al' the rolls. Under there circumstances, the peti-
tioner prayed the Court to order his name to be restored to the list
of Solicitors. . _

Thevacs-Cuaxgitxxon expressed his satisfaction at having
an opportunity ifffieded him, by the present application, to mention
the circumstances of the petitioner's case, who appears, from a roe.
respondence between him and the Secretary, to he a eery obeinste
men. The petitioner was struck off the cults of the Courts of law,
and when a Solicitor is struck of the rolls of the law Courts, it fol-
lows as annatter of course that Isis name should be struck frosts
off the rolls of the Chancellor's anti Vice-Chancellor's Court. He
(t heV ice-Chan cellor) therefore granted the order asof course, without
bestowing the slightest attention on the circumstances of the ease,
Some time alter the petitioner's name had been struck off applies-
tinn was made m hare another attorney's name struck MK, and he
4tisakilee-Chanoeilot ) then began to doubt the authority Odle Court
to strike .Ran attortnerrheme. Upon mentioning his uncertainty
on this print to the toed l'hhineelloe, his Lordship confirmed his
(the View-Chancellor's) doubt, and decided that he had not power
to orders solicitor to be struck off the roll. If the party at whose
instanre the petitioner was Amick off the roll had notice of the ap-
plication to ins tore him. he (the Vile-Cliancellor) would have no
ob.:mien to desire the former order to be rescinded.
3I r. If said he could Stale, on the petitioner's authority,
that notice had been given.
The Vice-Cu AW C c hop—Let the petitioner make an affidavit
of that fest. and I will direct the order for striking his name to
be rescinded, and 111.6 name to be restored to the rolls.

COURT OF JUNO'S BENCH. OviumALL,
FaIDAV, Dv:. 23.

YANNIFORD V. MINN.

This was en action for false imprisonment. The declaration
alleged that at the time of this false imprisonment the plaintiff
was the master of his Majesty's frigate the 'l'weell : and that the
defendant, being the Captain, wilfully and unlawfully csured the
plaintillio be imprisoned on board this vesael fur two several
periods of three and eight weeks. In the first place. the defend-
ant pleaded not guilty; secondly, he pleaded. in just/fie-riot,
first, that the plaintiff had been disobedient to his superior officer,
and that he had been only imprisoned till he could be brought to
trial by a Court-Martial; second, that he had. contrary to orders,
altered the log-bank ; and third. that he had been guilty of false.
hood and prevarication. The plaintiff. io his replication, denied
these pleas: anon which issue was joined.
The plaintifFs cue was conduced by Mr. Bnononast anti
Mr. PATTI/0 the detautiatit's by the ATTORWEY-61:KIRAL
atid Mr. SCAR LETT.

Mir BROVOIIAM stated the plainttfra ruse to the Jury. The
plaintiff, he said. came before the Jury to complain of one of the
moat gross and flagrant injuries which a man can sustain. He was
and had been for many years a Muter in the Royal Nary, and
there was not in his Majesty's service a man of a more blameless
character. The defendant was Captain of the Tweed, of which the
plaictiff was Master. In eh,: summer of hilt the Tweed was off