The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.)

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

CONTEMPT.
Mr. KINDERSLEY stated the' Court would recollect that
on Saturday a prisoner of the name of Lye hsd been,
brought Op for the purpose of being turned over to the:
Flees, in consequence of refusing to put in his answer. A
short answer bad Steen drawn up for him, merely admitting.:
the death of his wife, to whose property the bill related.•
lie (the Learned Counsel) had had a conversation withi
the prisoner on Saturday, and also this morning, but he •
found it exceedingly difficult to get him to authorise the
putting in of an appearance, even though the plaintiff..
offered to do it at the r own expense.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR-The prisoner is deaf, and it,
is very difficult to get at his undcrst►ndinr.
Mr. KINDERSLEY—I have no doubt, Sir, of the capa—
bility of the prisoner to understand things, but I am .eras/!'
he has some motive in view f,.,r acting as he has done.
The VictsCitANcELLoa directed the tipstaff to ask the
prisoner if he was willing to authorise the solicitor of the
plaintiff. to put in an appearance for him.
The prisoner said he had every wish to do what was best.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR—NeII, as he says, he wishes to,
do what is best; let the answer be put in fur him, and let
the prlsener be discharged.
The prisoner, a most wretched looking old man, was
then told he was discharged.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S,

CANAL V. THE RIVER MERSEY COMPANY.
Mr. HORNE was instructed to move the Court in thin,
case for a special injunction to restrain the River Mersey'
Company from proceeding with certain works, which
were highly detrimental and injurious to the Duke a
Bridgewater's Cala'.
Sit CHARLES WETHERELL trusted his Learned Friend?
would abstain from making his motion at the present
moment, in mkr to give the Mersey Company an oppor—
tunity of answering the application, his clients being:
perfectly willing to delay the works in the meantime.
Mr. floaNic apprehended that the Court never gave
time in cases like the present—a case of waste. He en-
tirely objected to accepting the undertaking of any Com-
pany—a mere incorporeal being, whom nobody could
touch. He had no doubt if the present wish of his
Learned Friend was acceded to the Company would imme-
diately set two or three hundred men to work to do his cli-
ents all the mischief they could.
Mr. KNIGHT wi-hed the case to be put off for an hour,
in which time probably the Company's solicitor would ar-
rive, and would perhaps give his personal undertaking
that nothing should be done in the meantime.
Mr. HORNS observed that an hour's delay was of tllte
utmost consequence. If the Court should think it right
to grant the injunction, his clients would be under the ne-
cessity of sending a post-chaise and four off immediately'
with the injunction, or irreparable mischief would ensue.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR thought that Mr. Knight's pro--
position was a reasonable one, and ordered the motion to.
stand over for an hour or two.

➢lr. KNIGHT—If your Honour pleases, and in the'
meantime, Mr. Horne's clients may get Mellows ready.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
BUSINESS OE THE COURT.

His Majesty's Warrant was read, authorising the Judgrie
of this Court to sit in Banco, after term, from Thursday'
the Ist of July to Wednesday the 7th, and from Wednes—
day the 26th of October to Friday the sth of November,.
for the despatch of arrears of term business.

Lord TENTEaDast informed the bar that for the cow-
venience of business, one of his learned brothers vrnuld sit
at Nisi Prins at Westminster, the first six days after inrm,
which would enable him to join the other Judges in thor
Bail Court, and by such an arrangement they should he:
Able to proceed with the London and Middlesex N'ilf
trials.