The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-M 4 y 10.
LORI) PETRE V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
Mr. JACOB moved, upon affidavits, to dissolve a special injunction.
Mr. KNIGHT BRUCE, on the part of Lord Petre, said he had obtained
the izijunctiou from the Lord Chancellor in December, 1836. The de.
Pendants had never put in an answer, and yet they now moved, upon
affidavits filed two days ago, to dissolve it. He asked, therefore, for
eight days' time to answer the affidavits.
Mr. Jsoon pressed on the Cout the peculiar circumstances of the case.
The injunction restrained the defendants fromsumrnoning a jury to assess
the value of some land belonging to Lord Petre which was required for
their railroad. The time limited by the Act for the Company to take
the necessary steps for procuring the land by the intervention of a Jury
would expire on the 4th of July next. He wished, therefore, to have
leave at once to summon the:Jury without prejudice to the question be-
Pveen the parties.
Mr. RVIGEjT Bauca objected to any terms.
Mr. Jaces would move to dissolve the injunction upon the affidavits
which the plaintiff had filed for the purpose of procuring it. From the
statements of the Learned Counsel it appeared, that before the Com-
pany obtained their Act of Parliament, a great deal of negotiation took
place between Lord Petre and the projectors of the Company. Lord
Petre had great objeetions to the proposed line of the Railway, which
would be a great injury to his estates In Essex. For the purpose of dis_
arming his Lordship's opposition to the Bill, as there was ue time to
propose a deviation of the projected line, it was arranged, if the line to
which Lord Petre objected were not altered by a subsequent Act of
Parliament, the Company should pay Lord Petre 20,0001. for the land
and 100,000 k for the injury to his estate.. Soni‘ efforts were made to
obtain an Act sanctioning a deviation of the Railroad, so as not to pass
through his Lordship's estate, but they failed. The Company now
contended that this agreement was only a device in the nature of a
penalty to sompel the Company to deviate itom their Parliamentary
contract, and that it did not amount to a purchase by the Company of tho
right to pass through his Lordship's estates at so enormous a price.
Mr. RUSSELL followed on the same side.
His Howour upon looking at the evidence, did not think there was
the least ground for that position, or for attributing tq his Lordship
any thing else than those fine feelings which his affidavits exhibited.
The place Ouse to which It was intended to run the railway hal been
built by his grandfather, and great pains had been taken to plant it.
Lord Petre, it appeared, was very partial to the old English amusement
of for-hunting; and the whole ease evidently showed he meant that if
the Cernpany would interfere with his own partrimonial enjoyments, and
the pleasures of the gentlemen of the county, they should pay the enor-
teous sum of 120.0004 New, in that there was nothing whatever of
fraud upon the Legislature. The motion mast therefore be altogether
refused with costs.

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