The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COMM OF CHANCERY. LomeWs las,
TORIPDat, DIMINBILR K.

OPERAMOUSt.
wrnias V. TAYLOR.
The LORD CUANCILLOR+" In this cise of the
Opera-house I Inive seen the Master relative to the
subject of his taking the account between the par-
ties, and I understand from him that it is not Mr.
Taylor who objects to the Master's clerk taking
the account, as is usual, by receiving all docu-
ments which are not disputed by the parties, for
the purpose of handing them op to the Master to
be passed ; but that it wits the objection of his legal
adviser, and for having done so I have no right to
imply blame to hint, as it is certainly the Master's
duty to take the account between the putties; but
he (the Master) is of opinion, that if this he in-
sisted on the accounts will never be gone through.
He iv, however, ready, if the documents that ate
undisputed are sent to him. to go through them
himself in as short a time as in his power, consistent
with his duty to other suitors. and if this is not com-
plied with on the part of Mr. Taylor, the Master
will give up several hours in the day for the pur-
pose. I therefore consider it my ditty to order the
parties to attend the Master on what days lie may
appoint. and for as many boors on each day as he
may think proper; soil that the solicitors of the
parties shall 111)% charge their clients more than the
usual sum fur attendance set the Master each day,
the same 114 if they only attended him for an boor
at a time: for I am determined that the rules of
the Court shall not baffle the justice of the case."
Mr. Hata, Counsel fur the Plisiiitiff--" Then
we will take that order. I consider it but justice
to the solicitor for Mr. Taylor to state. that it was
not lie 'Jima to go before the Master's clerk, but
his client."

Mr. HEALD Said, it was sworn by Mr. Waters'
solicitor, that u Icier front Mr. Taylor wa. pro-
duced to the Master, refusing to go on with the
accounts before his clerk.

The LOILD CHANCELLOR—" From my conver-
sation with the 11Iaster the impression on my inind
is, that it was the solicitor who refused; but if, on
further inquiry, I sin mistaken, I will he happy
to apologise to the solicitor, for any thing that may
be deemed harsh in what has fallen from me."

AN APOTHECARY'S BILL.
LORD AND OTHERS V. WORMLINGTON.

[For the circumstances of this case, see this
Paper of Saturday, the f)th instant.]
Mr. HART stated, that lie was requested to ask
his Lordship to appoint an early day for giving his
judgment iti this case, as his client, Dr. Jones,
had been much injured in his character, as a pro-
fessional man, by a report which appeared in the
New Times newspaper, purporting to be an ac-
count of what passed on the hearing of the mot'
before hi; Lordship. lie was sorry that his
Learned Friend (Mir. Horne), in opposing that
motion, had thought proper to go further back in
the case than the verdict of the Jury, as the whole
question turned on that, instead of doing, as he
did, by stating several items as the bill of Dr.
Jones against the testator, which were not grounded
in fact. It had been highly detrimeutal to Dr.
Jones. The blame was certainly not to be at-
tached to his Learned Friend, for having made the
statement, but to those who inisiastructed him.
Mr. HORNE denied lie was misinstructed. What
be had stated he had read from au attested copy of
Mr. Hart's client's bill of particulars, and there
was not one amongst the whole number of draughts
administered by the Doctor to the testator, as he
stated, that was not contained in the Doctor's bill
of particulars. lie had offered to spew the attested
copy to his Learned Friend, Mr. Hart, but lie had
refused to peruse it.
The LORD CIIANCELLOR—.'s I will give you my
judgment in it on Thursday."
Mr. HART said, that his Learned Friend had
stated that Dr. Jones had charged the testator a
guinea a visit, and that gentleman was ready to swear
that he never charged a shilling for a visit to a pa-
tient in his

Mr. 11ORNE—" That may he, hut his charge of
one guinea for each visit is in the hill of particulars."
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" This argument is
unnecessary; l will give my judgment 011 Thurs..
day."