The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

L4IV I.rfELLIGE.,VCE.

VICE CIIANCELIAHIS COURT.
LRIDAY, DEC. 13.
MISUNDERSTANDING BETH LEN ONE CIF THE COUNSEL AND

THE. BENCH.

Mr. Wetherell was engaged in soloing a cause, when
The Vice Chancellor, conceiving that the learned counsel did
nut apply himself to the only point at issue, twice interrupted
I , and directed his attention to it. Upon the last occasion
Mr. Wetbt tell said, 1 bare a right to be beard, sod I will
be heard.
Tile Vire Chancellor—l am always desirous to bear you ; brat
when you are beard, it is loot the Judge to see that you do not
apply you.. arguments', to points about which there is no doubt
or difficulty.
Mr. Wetherell—ln support of my public character and for
the sake of the privileges of the bar, I contend for my right to
be heard, and to state my view oldie oast, and 1 will nut sub-
mit io be put down by your Honour. It is the noaninsoul com-
plaint of the bar, that your Honour will not permit counsel to
exercise that right, without which it is impossible they can do
their duty to their elieuts ; and petitions are presented, cum •
rlsinie4 that causes have not been property beard by your
Honour. _ _ _

The is 3. Chancellor—You do not address yourself to this
object with your usual good sense and gentlemanlike deport-
ment. In order hat counsel may do justice to their clients, is is
necessary they should know what the teal difficulty in the case
is, and apply their arguments to that point.
Mr. V, etherell—l trust I have done nothing angeolleman-
lile but l must repeat that I will not subunit to receive my
view of the case from your Honour. I have a riOn, and I will
not be prevented from exercising it, to pursue any line of Br-
itain:sit which I think essential and necessary to the i..terest of
my client.
The Vice Chancellor—l have endeavoured to direct your
attention to what I conceive to be the real difficulty of this case.
Having done so. 1 shall upon this occasion, as I do upon every
other, permit counsel to adopt their own course of argument.
Mr. Wetherell continued his argument to the conclusion, un-
interrupted by any rinuaik from the Coon.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
(Sitiitrysbrfote the Lord Chief 'matte.)
MONDAY, DEC. 9.
elk MM. OAT D. LORD IiEVIRY.

Thia was an action on the warranty of s horse which the de-
fendant had sold to the plaintiff for 70 guineas.
The Solicitor General conducted the plaintiff's case, and Mr.
Searl At the defendant's.
It appeared that Sir Simeon Stewart was riding the horse in
question when Sir Wm. Oat first saw it. The plaintiff being
pleased with the horse, raked the price; seventy guineas were
demanded, anti Sir Simeon told the plaintiff, from Lord Newry.
that the horse was perbmtly quiet in harness. The defendants
groom, however, at the tone the loose was delivered, said, his
master would not warrant any horse he had sold. The first day
the horse was driven out he began to kick, and finally broke out
el' the shafts.
'Elm Lord Chief Justice in his charge to the Jury, remarked,
that the evidence proved a warranty on the part of Sir Simeon
Stewart. The only question was, whether the horse Lad.
answered the warranty by breaking ont of the shafts.
The J.try found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Datnages 1031
—east* .lOs. w hich ineludt dthe bone's keep.