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London, England, 1855-01-22 00:00:00

NEW ORDERS IN CHANCERY.

The following new general orders and rules of the
High Court of Chancery, dated the 13th of January,
1855, have been issued by the Lord Chancellor :
" The Right Honourable Robert Monsey, Lord Cran-
worth, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, by and
with the advice and assistance of the Right Hon. Sir J.
Romilly, Master of the Rolls ; the Right Hon. the Lord
Justice Sir James Lewis Knight Bruce, the Right Hon.
the Lord Justice Sir George James Turner, the Hon.
the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, the
Hon. the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, and the
Hon. the Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, doth
hereby, in pursuance and execution of the powers of an
act of Parliament passed in the 15th and 16th years of
the reign of her present Majesty, entitled An act to
amend the Practice and Course of Proceeding in the
High Court of Chancery', and of all other powers en-
abling him in that behalf, order and direct that all and
every the rules, orders, and directions hereinafter set
forth shall henceforth be and for all purposes be deemed
and taken to be general rules and orders of the High
Court of Chancery, viz. :

" INTRODUCTORY.

" 1. The course of proceeding prescribed by the 15th
and 16th Victoria, chap. 86, and the General Order of
the 7th day of August, 1852, with respect to the mode
of examining witnesses and the practice of the Court in
relation thereto, are altered in the manner and to the
extent prescribed by these orders, but not further or
otherwise.

"2. The orders numbered respectively 31, 32, 33,
comprised in the general order of the 7th day of August,
1852, and all other orders and parts of orders, so far as
such other orders or parts of orders are inconsistent with
these orders, but not further or otherwise, are hereby
abrogated and discharged.
" 3. All former orders and parts of orders not specified
in order 2, so far as the same are now in force, and con-
sistent with these orders, are to remain in full force and
effect.

" EVIDENCE.

"4. It shall not be competent for the plaintiff or any
defendant to require, by notice or otherwise, that the
evidence to be adduced in a cause shall be taken orally,
but when issue shall have been joined in any cause the
plaintiff and defendants respectively shall Ls at liberty to
verify their respective cases, either wholly or partially
by affidavit, or wholly:or partially by the oral examina-
of witnesses, before one of the examiners of the Court,
or before an examiner to be specially appointed by the
Court.

"5. The evidence on both sides in any cause to be
used at the hearing thereof, whether taken upon affi-
davit or orally (and including the cross. examination and
re-examination of any witness or witnesses), is to be
closed within eight weeks after issue joined therein, ex-
cept that any witness who has made an affidavit intended
to be used by any party to such cause at the hearing
thereof shall be subject to cross-examination within one
month after the expiration of such period of eight weeks.
"6. No affidavit or deposition filed or made before
issue joined in any cause shall, without special leave of the
Court, be received at the hearing thereof, unless within
one month after issue joined, or within such longer time
as may be allowed by special leave of the Court, notice
in writing shall have been given by the party intending
to use the same to the opposite party of his intention in
that behalf.

"7. In suits in which issue shall have been joined
when these orders take effect the evidence to be used at
the hearing of the case shall be taken according to the
present practice of the Court, unless the parties shall
consent, or the Court shall order, that the same shall be
taken in the altered mode prescribed by these orders.

" AFFIDAVITS.

"8. All affidavits, whether to be used at the hearing
of a cause, or on any other proceeding before the Court,
are to state distinctly what facts or circumstances de-
posed to are within deponent's own knowledge, and his
means of knowledge, and what parts or circumstances
deposed to are known to or believed by him by reason of
information derived from other sources than his own
knowledge, aLd whet, such courees arP.

" 9. The costs of affidavits not in conformity with the
preceding order are to be disallowed on taxation, unless
the Court should otherwise direct.

"10. These orders shall be deemed to apply as nearly
as may be to evidence taken after the hearing of a cause,
as well as to evidence taken previously, and with a'view
to such hearing.
"11. These orders shall take effect on and after the
21st day of January, 1855.

"CRANWORTH, C.
" JOHN ROMILLY, M.R.
"J. L..KNIGHT BRUCE, L.J.
"G. J. TURNER, L.J.
"RICIARD T. KINDERSLEY, V.C.
"JOHN STUART, V.C.
" WILLIAM PAGE WOOD, V.C."

LAMENTABLE CATASTROPHE IN ST
JAMES'S PARK.-FOUR LIVES LOST.

A lamentable accident, involving the loss of four liven,
occurred just before dusk on Saturday evening, upon the
ornamental water within the enclosure of St. James's
Park.

The frost of the last 48 hours had coated the surface of
the water with ice on Friday and Saturday morning.
In exposed situations the ice had attained the thickness
of two inches, but it was, however, very unsafe, and the
officers of the Royal Humanes Society and the park-
keepers were busily engaged in marking the weak por-
tions with the usual danger-poles during a great part of
the day. Shortly before three o'clock, a gentleman,
while skating near the ferry became immersed, and for a
considerable period was in a position of great danger.
Upon being rescued he was very much exhausted.
number of other slight accidents took place during
the afternoon, but nothing worth mentioning until half-
, past three o'clock, when a dreadful catastrophe occurred
upon that portion of the ornamental water immediately
in front of the Horse Guards, and only a few paces from
the entrance lodge. This portion of the ice had been
marked " dangerous " early in the day, but it was found
impossible to prevent a crowd of boys and young men
from sliding upon the edges of the water, and, as
the afternoon advanced, the more foolhardy grew ad-
venturous, and crossed the lake to the wild fowl island,
near to which there was some ice of considerable thick-
ness. It was a treacherous spot, however, and at the
hour mentioned, while a number of young men and
youths were disporting themselves sliding, one of the
party fell, and the concussion consequent upon his
contact with the ice caused a fracture through
which he and three other unfortunate fellow-creatures
were in an instant precipitated. The utmost alarm
was occasioned among the crowd near the spot, and a
loud cry was raised for assistance, but before the
Humane Society's officers arrived, after struggling
vainly a few moments on the surface, all four patties
sunk under the ice.

As soon as the Humane Society's officer arrived at-
tempts were made to find the bodies of the missing
parties, and the whole of them were very soon brought
to the surface. As befora stated, no hot baths were
ready in the society's marquee, in consequence of which
the bodies had to be conveyed acro3s the park to the
Westminster Hospital, where the usual remedies were
applied without effect.

Only one of the deceased had been recognised up to 8
o'clock in the evening. This was one of the three con-
veyed to Westminster Hospital. His name is John Lin-
ton, aged 15, of 5, York-place, Gravel-lane, Southwark.
He was identiaed by a young companion who was with
him in the park, and remained until the body was re-
covered.

The other parties at Westminster Hospital are thus
described :--A youth, aged about 17, dark hair and com-
plexion, dressed in a rough blue pilot overcoat, jean
jacket, underneath blue vest, grey cotton stockings, and
Blucher boots ; and a youth, apparently about 16, of
fair complexion and hair, dressed in brown jacket and
blue cloth cap; had on a pair of silk stockings.
The body at Charing-cross Hospital is thus described :
A young man, aged about 20, of dark complexion and
hair, 5 feet 6 inches hig h black cloth sporting jacket,
corduroy trousers, nowaistcoat, and Blucher boots.
There was nothing whatever found upon him.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—
The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship
Africa, Capt. W. Harrison, sailed from the Mersey, for
Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails, for the United
States and British possessions in North America, 99
passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight.
The incoming steamer with the mails from the States is
the Collins steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. West, which is
expected to arrive to-morrow evening. Tier dates from
New York will be to the 10th inst.
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