The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

CHANCERY.-{THIS DAY.)

(Before the LORD CHANCELLOR)
LES LORDSHIP this morning heard several appeal ma
tions, but nothing of importance occurred.
(Before tho LORDS JUSTICES.)

SPARROW V. THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLV ER.
HAMPTON RAILWAY. _

The arguments in this case, which has already been
frequently reported in our columns, wore terminated
this morning.
The COURT gave judgment, reversing the judgment of
Vice-Chancellor Turner, and making perpetual the in-
terim injunction which was granted by their Lordships
last Michaelmas Term. The Court was of opinion that
the strip of land absolutely required by the railway
company was part of the manufactory at the time of the
passing of the Act, and both the Learned Judges con-
curred in thinking that the 92d clause of the Lands
Clauses Consolidation Act was not inconsistent with the
special this company, and that the
truthisemeaAnitngo)otti.tinedby
clause was not that a railway
company requiring part of a manufactory, must absolutely
and imperatively take
are only oblged to take the whole in the
the whole, even in invitunz, but
aro so required by the proprietors thereof.
event
tthtehyeyi
The case was ordered to stand over till Saturday to
settle the exact terms of tho injunction.

(Before Vice-Criancellor TURNER )
WARD v, SWIFT.
VICE-CHANCE,ItY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged part of Saturday and the
yesterday
yd
andby itthismorning with these causes,
testator on his estate, and in
simple claim of an annuitant, for
which the difficulties have been multiplied by original
awwnhh ioaelnhen ouorifti
annuity
ina t e d i n the
bills, bills of supplement and revivor, and proceedings
before the Master, involving the ease in a labyrinth from
which the efforts and explanations of the different coun-
sel seemed perfectly unable to extricate it.
The other Courts were occupied with part- heard
causes, which presented no feature of interest.

landed a passenger here.
THE KAFIR WAR.
PLYMOUTH, MONDAY. MAY 3.
The merchant-ship Maidstone, Captain Nash, from
Calcutta, which Ictt the Cape of Good Hope on the 17th
Corps,
ohulnsts from the seat of war are seven days later
othfalillineatrrhcaohesce by the Agincourt, on Saturday.
wounded; Ensign Hiobert, of the 91st, wounded; Cap-
the 91st, has been slightly
wounded; and 26 sol-
diers of the 91st and 74th Regiments killed and wounded.
ile'ya bo of r o
theu g
.13,
Cape p
These casualties occurred among a patrol who had
successfully attacked some Kafir kraals in the Water-
kloof, and who were themselves attacked on their return
(as usual) by combined Kafirs and Hottentots. This
taiCnoßlornaeml
affair occurred between the lst end 17th of March.
Sir Harry Smith left King William's Town on the 4th
of March, with the intention of attacking the enemy's
fastnesses.
His forces were divided into three divisions, and con-
sisted of the 73d, 60th Rifles, the 43d and 12th Lancers,
Artillery lev ice, &c.

It his long been notorious that the principal diffi
culties interposed in the way of obtaining large and
comprehensive measures of legal reform were occa-
sioned by the numerous parties having what were
termed vested interests in the abuses complained of.
Nothing, however absurd or unreasonable, could be
attacked, that persons of varicus ranks, and receiving
different degrees of emolument, were not forthcoming
to declare that they obtained their livings therefrom,
that they had accepted their respective offices on the
faith that they would be permitted to retain the
same for life, or, at least, during good beha-
viour, and that any change in the system,
even though beneficial to the community, would be
absolutely ruinous to themselves. These parties had,
in many instances, sufficient influence to obstruct and
impede the progress of any measure that might be
brought under the legislative consideration, and
ultimately to have it rejected unless they obtained,
under the name of compensation, higher sums for
doing nothing than they would have received for
their labour under the most favourable circumstances.
These evils arose, in a great degree, from the
infamous " fee system," which, as we have repeatedly
stated, "converted what should be the temple of
justice into dens of thieves." In place of having
the officers of the court, who were occupied, or sup-
posed to be occupied, in the public service, paid ac-
cording to the amount of trouble, and the ability
required for transacting the business of their situa-
tions, they were allowed to take fees from the suitors,
which were levied under the most frivolous and ridi-
culous pretexts; useless forms were multiplied, not
for any benefit that could possibly arise to the parties
to the suit, or to the administration of public justice,
but merely that additional emolument might flew
into the pockets of the sleek and overpaid
officials. Thus the chief abuses that have crept
into the Court of Chancery, the enormous ex-
penses and vexatious delays, are mainly ascribable to
the system that caused the subordinates to he paid
by fees in place of by fixed payments—a system
that could never be satisfactory ; for if the fee,
amounted to less than the services were worth, corn-
plaints would he speedily preferred, and the matter '
rectified ; but if, on the other hand, they amounted to
quadruple what the party ought to receive, they were
pocketed quietly, and nothing was heard on the
subject until some searching investigation was insti-
tuted, and the truth, or something approximating to
the truth, was with difficulty elicited from reluctant
witnesses.
If any person should doubt the extent to which the •
grievance has reached, we would invite his attention
to the reports of the Select Committee of the House
of Commons on the subject of fees, and to the speech
of Sir W. PAGE
Bill for the relief Wof
House. of Commons, brought
the suitors of the Court of Chan- BALLAST-HEIvERs IN THE PORT OF LONDON.—.
OoD when. introducing the first
cery, at the commencement of the present session. .On Wednesday a Bill in the
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman by Mr. George tforward
right to tax suitors with
tinctly established the registry-
proposition c, that it is not , office for the benefit of the ballast-heavers of the port of
clearly and dis- time, the object of which is to establish a general •
the maintenance of the Court London.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending May 1, 1 8
852 ••• •••
.
18,1 •••
1,) soB 2 t.,
Ditto, May 3, o
... ... £11,679

Decrease in 18.52
London Terminus, May 3. 18:i2:
GLASGOW ANDSOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.-- -T r_____aiee for
the week ending Max it 1852._
_ Passengers (19,( 211
parcels, horses £3,852 5 4
and carriages..
Corresponding ~vee. • last year 3V78 16 8
goods and
A in last year ,
Glasgow. May 3.

... £1,129 0 10

Intelligence was
perintendent and cashier of the Nouveau Monde Company
in California, which may dto enlighten the public as to
the value of the " leases" taennd claims in that State, which
have lately been vended as prizes to English speculators.
The report, both with respect to the difficulties connected
blish themselves o received yesterday from the su-
perintendent
Colonel Fremont's title and with his power to put par-
ties into possession of prevent their making anany attempt at present to esta-
was such as to
n his property. The superintendent was
accordin
g-y about to visit other localities more to the north
of California, where favourable positions for works and
abundance of
gold quartz were understood by him to exist.
PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF AYR TO
LORD CowAN.— y mineralgrants,
The freedom of the burgh of Ayr was pre-
sented to Lord Cowan on Saturday last on the occasion of
his first visit to his native place as one of the Judges of the
Justiciary Court—Scotsman.
DEMOLITION OF TUE CRYSTAL PALACE.—III con-
sequence of many thousands of persons in the United King-
dom having been unable to obtain a copy of the Great
Exhibition Chart, printed in colours, and presented by the
proprietors of the Weekly Di: patch, to their subscribers and
the public, in the months of January and February last, a
re-issue has been determined upon, to take place on Sunday,
the loth of M
—ay. The Chart, which has undergone a careful
revision, shows by simple diagrams the number of persons
that visited the Exhibition daily, the amount of money taken
at the various entrances, the quantity of refreshments con-
sumed; the names of the Royal Commissioners; an account
of the origin of the Palace, and its dimensions in feet. In
order that every individual' in the country may possess this
statistical retlex of curious and interesting results, to marls
I he demolition of the building, and to serve as a memento
o f its existence, the Chart will be delivered gratis to every
si ibscriber and purchaser of the Dispatch on the day stated.
'I he Dispatch is published at four o'clock every Saturday
rt forcing, in time for the first railway trains leaving London,
onto
a Id for the morning mails. Early orders should be given
a II newsvenders in town or country; or to Mr. R. jJ. Wood,
;co. 139, Fleet-street. The news agents will have a copy of
She Chart with every Dispatch of May 16th.
We understand
taken a chateau at St. Germain for the summer. Ills Lord-
ship is perfectly recovered from his lung and dangerous
illness.