The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-12 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE WILTON—JUDGEMENT.
The MASTER of the ROLLS, on coming into Court, gave judgment on
this motion, made on behalf of Mr. Chambers to discharge an order ob-
i tamed by himself to tax the bill of costs of his Solicitor, Mr. Wilton,
to have it declared that Mr. Wilton's re-aemission as a Solicitor of the
Court, in November 1816, was void, and that he was incapable of
acting as a Solicitor. Mr. Wilton was admitted an Attorney in the
Court of King's Bench, in May 1810, and a Solicitor of the Court of
Chancery in the month of June following. Ile did not practice
either as an Attorney or Solicitor, nor did he take out his
certificate for nearly three years after his admission ; but in
April 1813, and without being re-admitted, he took out his
certificate, and afterwards practised. He continued to practice, and
to take out his certificate, though not quite regularly, till the year
lB°o. From that time till January, 1526, lie ceased to practice or
to take out his certificate. In November, 1826, he was re-admitted a
solicitor of the Court of Chancery, and from January, 1826, he took out
his certificate regularly during the continuance of the transactions in
question. The Court of King's Bench decided that the re-admission of
Wilton as an attorney became void in consequence of his neglect to
take out his certificate for more than twelve months after the time of
readmission. That reasons was not applicable to the re-admission of Wil-
ton as a solicitor of the Court, but it was agreed that the re-admis>ion
could only be founded on a valid, original admission, and that the origi-
nal admission of Wilton, in 1810, was under the 27th Geo. 111., chap.
90, rendered null and void, by his neglect to take out his certificate till
April, 1813. Attornies and Solicitors (his Lordship observed) acquired
their character as such by admission in the Courts in which they prat,.
Used, and they were not to be admitted .unless they had
served as clerks, and been examined and sworn. His Lordship
thus went through the authorities that bore upon the point and said,
hue was of opinion that the motion so far as it sought a declaration
that the re-admission of Wilton was void, and that he was incapable to
act as a solicitor most be refused with costs, and that the motion, so far
as it sought to discharge the order for taxing the bill of costs, could not
be granted without the consent of Mr. Wilton. Having decided the
case upon its merits, it was not necessary to go into the objection on the
point of form ; but his Lordship
was of opinion that the application
ought to have been made by petition, and that its being made by motion
was not regular.

The COURT then proceeded with the consent petitions.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

The Vice-Chancellor was occupied the whole morning with the further
arguments in the part heard case of the Marquis of Bute against the
Taff Railway.
The case had not concluded when we left,

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

Before the Right Honourable Sir JAMES PARKE, and the Honourable

Sir THOMAS COLTMAN.
Days and Places appointed for holding the Summer Assizes, 1838
SOU PTON—Thursday, July 12, at Winllester.
DORSET—Wednesday, July 18, at Dorchester.
DEVON—Saturday, July 21, at Exeter.
CITY OF EXETER—Same day.
CORNWALL—Saturday, July 28, at Bodmin.
SOMERSET—Saturday, August 4, at Wells.
WlLTS—Saturday, August 11, at Devizes.
BRlSTOL—Thursday, August 1(5, at Bristol.