The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-28 00:00:00

LiW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, THURSDAY, MAT t 7.

HOLIDAY P. NO HOLIDAY—LINCOLN'S-INN HALE.
The Loan CHANCELLOR entered the Hall five minutes after
ten o'clock ; few Counsel were in attendance, from the idea that his
Lordship would not sit, this day being a holiday.
Ilia Loa WHIP called on the bar to proceed to business.
Mr. Sr was anxious to finish his arguments in the cursor!
the Covent-garden Theatre, bat saw none of the Counsel on the ad-'.
verse side present.
Mr. SPENCE applied to his Lordship to advance a particular case
in the list of causes.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said, he was placed in a very un-
pleasant situation ; it was very hard that his lordship should be
taxed for the inconveniences of proceeding in this Court, by the
very Counsel who created these inconveniences. It was the pro.
tice for Attorneys to apply to Counsel for the advancement of
causes, and for Counsel to apply to his Lordship to that effect;
and after his Lordship had acceded to such applications, gentle-'
men came forward, on the representations of other clients, to tell
him how badly. ha administered justice. This was very hard ;
it was perhaps Imprudent in him to say so; but it was a fact.
If be should advance Mr. Spence% invent motion, he should
find, on his return to his howe this evening, complaints from
many other suitors, of their cases having been pat back. There'
were Counsel who applied to his Lordship to advance cases,
and who the next day blamed his Lordship for his compliance with
their own applicatitms. His Lordship did not mean Mr. Spence,
but others. He understood that the Vice-Chancellor was steady
in refusing to hear such irregular motions, and this his Lordship.
mentioned to that gentleman's credit; his Lordship was determined
to imitate the Vice-Chancellor in that point, for the short lime that,
his Lordship was to sit that ('wart (Chances) and he wished
Counsel would mention this to the Solicitors. When his Lordship
was at the bar, it was not usual to take fees for such aplications ; he
was sorry
to hear that the practice was reversed.
Mr. Sto nyw observed, that some Counsel certainly took fees for
such applications, but it was by no means a universal practice
among the bar.
Mr. ROSE was convinced that fees on such occasions were refused
My times oftener than received.
The Loan CHANCELLOR was glad to hear it. He had come
toCourt to-day, though it was a holiday, through a wish to despatch I
the businc.ss of the public, and for the convenience of the bar ; but
his presence was useless if Counsel would not attend him. He
would not blame them, as he knew they were fond of holidays.
Saturday would be a holiday also, but his Lordship would attend
and deliver judgments. Ile should hear motions to-morrow.
His lordship repeated his wish that gentlemen would proceed to
business.

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No gentleman appeared willing to address the Coast.
His Lottwm t• said," Well. I can do no more, libtrari anitnam
nesam. I shall wait half an hour in my private room •if Counsel
should conic let me be called." Ills Lordship then retired from the
bench.

Some time after his Lordship withdrew, several gentlemen hay.
ing entered, expressed their madmen to make motions, and required
the officer in attendance to mention it to his bordship.—The officer
refused.

lt was then observed by a King's Counsel that it was a mere
mockery to appoint this day for business, as those suitors who ex-
pected orders to be made against them would not attend, and in
their absence the adverse Counsel could not make motions.
The gentlemen of the bar then retired, and the Court broke up.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

EMERY v. 111110 RX.

Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN this day 'hewed cause agabst the
rule obtained in this action. The Court having directed that the
plaintiff should answer the allegation of the widow (the
defendant) he produced several affidavits by which it ap-
peared that not only had she a perfect knowledge of the original
actin having been commenced, but she had actually been made
cognizant of every step in the proceedings. The charge of the
plaintiff having tendered a mortgage to hce for her signature was
completely negatived, as well as the other imputations upon the
character of the plaintiff:
The COURT observed, that the plaintiff had fully answered ex
matter of the defendant's affidavits.
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The plaintiio;nsentetiMtWeliberation of the defendant, and
abandoned all further proceedings against her, upon her attor-
ney refunding the costs of the nonsuit, which bad been paid
in this action by the plaintiff. The rule was made absolute upon
these terms.