The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-18 00:00:00

OF ENGLAND.

The arguments in this case, which were part-heard yester-
day, were resumed to-day. The case came before the Court
upon motion to dissolve an injunction granted ex parte upon
the application of the Directors of the Northern and Central
Bank of England, restraining the defendant, Mr. Cassell,
from printing or publishing, or otherwise making public, cer-
tain letters and other documents which had come into his pos
session in his character of agent to that establishment. From
the statements of Mr. Wigram, who, together with Mr. An-
derdon, appeared on behalf of Mr. Cassels, it appeared that
the Northern and Central Bank of England was established
in the year 1834, and that the plaintiff was a Director and
registered officer of that Company. Upon the formation of
that establishment a deed of settlement was executed, dated
the Ist of July, 1834, by which certain regulations were made
for the purpose of carrying on the concern with effect, and
among other things a resolutio%was come to by the Board of
Directors, that every director, clerk, or other officer of the
Company, should faithfully discharge the duties of his office,
and previous to entering upon those duties he should sign a
declaration of secresy. In 1834 the deed of settlement was
executed ; previous to that period Mr. Cassells had been
employed in a lucrative situation in Scotland, at a bank there.
Shortly, however, after the formation of the Company, he was
applied to by some of the Directors to become one of the
managers of their different establishments. Mr. Cassells
assented to this proposition, and an agreement was entered
into between them, by the provisions of which he was bound
to serve the Company in the capacity of manager to one of
their establishments, for a certain number of years, at a
salary of 6001. per annum. It being necessary for the Com-
pany to have an establishment in London, premises were
taken for that purpose, in Charlotte-row, at the back of the
Mansion House, and the defendant was appointed the ma-
nager of that establishment, in which he continued, from
the 7th of May, 1835, to the lit of August, 1837. In the
course of carrying on the business, the Directors found it ne-
cessary to enter into many private negotiations, and among
those negotiations was one with the Bank of England. In
the present year the Bank determined, in consequence of the
then state of their affairs, to discontinue their establishment
in London, and they gave notice of that intention to
Mr. Cassells, the defendant. Upon receiving that no-
tice, Mr. Cassells reminded the Directors of his engagement
for a certain number of years, and stated to them that under
that arrangement it was impossible for them to absolutely
discharge him. This led to a communication between Mr.
Cassells aad the Directors ; but before anything final was de-
ternined on, a meeting of the shareholders was held at Man-
chester. Upon that occasion most serious attacks were
made upon the Directors, and among the rest upon Mr. Cas-
sels. A further correspondence took place between him and
the Directors, in which the latter asserted still their right to
discharge Mr. Cassells, and requiring him to deliver up to
them all papers that he had in his possession. After some
treaty between the parties, Mr. Cassells, considering his cha-
racter at stake in consequence of the aspersions that had
been made about him, stated that he felt bound to make
certain letters public which he considered did not come
within the provisions of the resolution requiring secresy.
The consequence of the whole of this was, that a de-
putation was sent from Manchester to London, to de-
mand from Mr. Cassells the delivery of every paper be-
longing to the Company in his possession. The deputation
arrived in London on the 2d of August in the present year,
and upon that occasion Mr. Cassells delivered up a great
number of papers, but insisted upon retaining others, which
lie considered necessary for his own exculpation from the
attacks that had been made upon him at the meeting at Man-
chester. In the course of the long vacation an injunction was
obtained from the Vice-Chancellor, restricting Mr. Cassells
from making those papers public ; and the object of the pre-
sent application was to obtain the dissolution of that in-
junction.
Mr. WIGRAIki this morning concluded his address on behalf
of the defendant. _

Mr. ANDERDON followed on the same side, and was left
speaking.

VICE-CHANCE RY.-(T iiIS DAY.)
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Cause Petitions of no general public interest occupied his
Honor the whole morniug.