The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGEIVCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Mowbat, Nov.
ABSENCE OF COUNSEL.
On Saturday the Lord Chancellor stated, that he should- be in
Court this morning at a quarter before ten o'clock to dispose of
case or two in judgment ; it being the last day of Term, he wished
to give the suitors as much of his time as possible. Acsortlingly
his Lordship arrived at half-past olne ; at a quartet to ten he sent
into the Hall to know if any Counsel were In attendance, but there
was none. lie remained in his room till ten minutes past ten.
when he came into the Hall himself, ana personally inquired of the
solicitors present (of whom there was a pest number assembled) if
any Counsel had yet arrived ; his Lordship was still answered in
the negative, and therefore he returned into his room again. Not
one Counsel came within the Bar till 20 minutes past ter. His
Lordship then took his seat.
JUDGMENTS.
Having done so, the Ltmtu CHANCEI.I.O2I. stated. that he had a
day or two ago, intimated that he would.come down to Court bn
ednesday and Friday to give judgments, but lie now felt i:
would be indonvenlent to come on Wednesday. Ile would. how-
ever, undoubtedly attend on Thursday and Friday, and the solicitors
on both sides, prior to those days, would have notice of t.te eases
in which judgments would be pronounced.

IiVDDEIt v. Istams.
Att. WRIGHT moved, e.r-parte, for an Injunction to restrain the
defendant from continuing to plough up ancient pasthre land, and
from propping it with wheat or any .pernicious seed.
The LOAD Cumtcm.r.bk inquired whether it wal 'sworn teat
the Meadow was ancient pasture land, and when the ploughing had
began ?
Air) WRIGHT stated, that it was distinctly sworn td have beau
ancient. pasture land ; that the defendant had had notice not to
plough it; that he had begun to plough it within the last ten das s,
and was now going on doing so.
His LORDsHIr told him to take his order.
Mr. Wright wished to know whether the injunction was meals,
to extend to the cropping of what was already ploughed with
wheat, or any ether pernicious seed ?
Tt Y Loin CHANCELLoR said, he thought from Mt. Wright'e
addi.ms, that he was (as his Lordship himself was) a Nardi coun-
tryman, and therefore he would know that wheat was not generAtty
considered there as a pernicious seed.
Mr. WRIGHT was not quite sure abotit that, he thought how-
ever that mustard geed, for instance, would be pernicious seed,
much as if it were once town, it would take four or tire years to
clear the ground of it again.
The LoRID CHANCELLOR then Mtlered the injun:tion top
against sowing any pernicious

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THE LAIC CET. •
ltfr. Holum said he had a motion to make in the cart of
" Abernethy r. Hutchinson anti others," which he mentioned sa
the last sett), to dissolve the injunction granted against the de-
fendants, restraining them from continuing to publish, or sell, Aft.
Abernethy's lectures in the Lancet. At the last seal, the Learned
Gentleman understood that the Solicitor-General, or some other
gentleman, was to appear for the plaintiff', to oppose the present
motion, but he was now given to understand Vint it was not in_
tended to be opposed, therefore he moved for tie dissolution of the
injunction, and submitted that he was entitled to his order.
The Lonn CIANCELLOIt accordingly dissolved the injunction.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, 310XDAY, NOV. r.g,

ABSENCE OF COLT Ni; b.

The Vtui-CiaweELLoa took Ms seat on the Bench this tam.
ing at the usual bout. half-past ten. There not being a single
member of the bar present his Honour retired, and after att
terval of nearly an hour came again into Court, sod complained
that he had been obliged to absent himself tom Court ib came.
quence of the absence of CounseL
llie Ilostou a was employed during the remainder of the days int
hearing eases of no public interest.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH. WrsT mix:prise
MONDAY, Nov. 28.

RIAD, IRVING AND CO. V. VOLLIWPGEAD ATI/ CO.
This iris an action of trove?. The plaintitfs are merchants is
Londen. the defendants by in Liverpool. The phin!il6 bid.
in the early part of the vcar 11120. employed Mewl. I).:tidson sad
Co. who at; also commission brokers in Lifetree', to iv -chase for