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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, D. 12.

CONTEMPT.
"WILLIS V. MADILLY.

SHIP REGISTERS.
WARD V. DOUCEY.

MORRIS V. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

This morning Mr. DownswoßTH with Mr.
HART, al la Mr. SAADWELL, lot the defendants,
renewed the arguments of the Motions of Saturday
Last, but having introduced points not then dis-
cussed, his Lordship postponed judgment to
read again the affidavits touching such fresh points.
Judgment was postponed.

AGAR, ESQ. V. THE REGENT'S-CANAL COMPANY.

Mr. BELL, for the riaintiff in this' case, moved
for an Order to continue the plaintiff's Injunction,
on the ground of his having , complied, with . his
Lordship's reconimendation to re-Measure the
bounday or line of the Canal through the domain
and improvements of the plaintiff, by .procnring_
hiS Surveyors to do so, while those of the defend-
antS had neglected to attend to it.
At this moment Mr. HART entered the Court,
and stated that his clients, the defendants, were
ready to concur.: The motion was ordered to
stand over.

Mr. BELL, in this case, moved for an or►ler to
commit the defendant. to the Fleet Prison, for a
contennt in infringing an Injunction issued in•
1811, for restraining him from comfnitting. waste
on certain lands to-which big wife, the mother of
the plaintiff, is tenant for life under the will of I►er
first husband, but sold to tho plaintiff, being part
Of the inheritance of his Grace the Duke of Beau-
fort in Wales.

Mr. THESLOVE opposed the motion, on the
ground of ignorance in tile defendant of his title
and connection between the partiei ad-
it;on to the clemency of the Court, offered to
Make reparation for the trespass, which consisted
in cutting down maiden oak-trees on the estate,
ami to abide by a reference heretofore' made to
Turton, the land-steward of the Duke, to as-
sess.the damages, after the opinion of, Counsel,-
Mr. DAUNCEY, on the law of the case.

Mr. BELL acceded to this proposal. which Was
confii.ked by his Lordship, with direction to have
Dlr. Turton's award brought before him—Judg-
pent deferred.

Mr. AGAR moved in this case, for an order
Against the Defendant to annul his sale to the
of a ship now loaded in the port of Lon.,,
don, and liable to seizure' to-rnorrow.for want 6f
the usual endorsement on the certitirate of trans-
fer or assignment under the act of King William,
and the 24th and 34th of the present King ;
question of great interest to the commercial
worl.i,

Mr. LEAcn, supported by Mr. WHITE opposed
the motion.

The LORD f'HANCEDLOR observed that be could
not allow a point of practice so important. to re-
main unsettled, well knowing that on the passing
Of the 34th of the King.the ablest talents in the
country were:consulted ; but it was a point of
practice, and neither of the Solicitors prepared to
state that they had-consulted the pioper person,
Mr. Cooper, the Registrar of'Ships, on the prac-
tice, it was necessary to do so in the course of this
afeernoon, in brat: to learn the usage in the
°ince., and enable-his Lordship to decide this in-
teresting- point
.to-rnorrow Morning. Judgment
was -lefe_t•red.

ORDERS OF PROFESSIONAL IMPORTANCE.
Mr. BELL begged that his Lordship would,
make an Order which s4' ouldiend greatly to the
furtherance of business, and would peculiarly ac-
commodate Gentlemen behind the bar. What
he proposed was, that it should be ordered that
every Solicitor should in every notice of motion
intimate to the other party, whether the motion
was to he made before his Lordship or before the
Vice Chancellor.

Mr COOK having seconded this application.
The LORD CHANCELLOR ascented to it, with this
reservation, that it should be competent to his
Lordship, wbere'he should see cause, to order
such motions as were purposed to be brought be—
fore his Lordship, to be carried before the Vice-
Chaneellor.

The LORDCHASTCELLOR then' tated; that it had
been mentione,d to him• from various quarters,
that great facilities in the carrying on of 'business
had of late years Nike]) place in the Courts •of
Connnon Law, in consequence of the printing of
the Cause Lists, together with the names of the
AttornieS on either side. This had never hitherto
been.the practice in the Court of Chancery, and
the consequence was, that, in many instances',
neither the Solicitor nor Solicitor's -Clerk at;,
tended, and the Court was•deprived of the means
of knowing even who the Solibitor was. To re-
medy this evil, his Lordship intended to make an
Order that in future the Lists of 'Canses in this
Court Would he printed, along with the names Of
the Solicitors on both sides.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMICR 12.
ASSAULT.
TENNANT V. FINLEY.

• Mr. BROUGHAM stated, that this was an action
brought by an Insutance Proger, against the de-
fending, the Captain'. of 'a merchantman, for an
iissault, arising out of some misunderstanding
about a •quantity of ruin consignee! by the de-
feCidant to the plaintiff for ale.. The Captain,
instead of applying,uPon business at the proper
place for the transaction of business, the -count-
ing-house of the plaintiff, thought proper to go
to him in the bosom of his family, and there com-
mit a Violent tisatilt,-by striking he"plaintiff on
the oye, and after that; daring him to come 6iit
and fight. 'The plaliti.ff, not thinking this the
most dignified mode, Of settling differences be-
tween
.comnic:.cial -men, told . a
black eye,that fighting
was not ' H received e had
Which inconvenienced him for a week, arid it %vas
for this thache sought at the hands of a Jury a
compensation in damages.
The footboy and servant girl of the plaintiff
proved the assault. . .
Mr. ATTORNEY GENRRAL, for the defendant,
said, that if any serious injury had been collima-
ted, the Doctor would have .lieen Calla in, and
would have been producgd in support of the Plain-

tiff's calls to-day, instead,• however, of and sue!,
professional assistance-, and all that had been found
necessary for the cure of this black-eye, was, a bit
ofjnicy beef from the mouse buttock, worth about
three half-pence, and a bit of brown paper, of the
value of half a farthing ; and for this charge the
Jury might think it right to recompense him by
their verdict.. The Jury returned a verdict--Da-
mages 101.

POLICE INTELLIGZNCE.

QUEEN-'SdUARE.

HACEisIEY-Cf,ACHES.—Vesterday the Rev. T.
Courtney, of the Little Cloister§, Westminster,
exhibited a complaint_against the owner and driver
of the hackney-coach, No. 833, for abusive lan-
guage.

Mr. Courteney wanted tickets, when the man
pulled out a handful, and said he might take which
he pleased. They were all of defective • Batts,
havihg the month, but
.not the day. He picked
out one dated Sept."
Mr. CCLQUHOUN thought one of a later day
might have been picked out.
Mr. C. however, refused to pay the fare, when
the coachman called him a blackguard. Convinced
of the utility of the Act, Ire would proceed against
the coachmen in -every possible case.
. _

The owner of 833 -dnied haring called ?Ir. C.
a blackguard, although he believed he did say
that he behaved like a blackguard ; but that was
not till half-an-hours's " preachment",about the
Act, and tikl after he had selected—a ticket, and
then refused to pay the fare. _ _

Mr..PooLzy, Tot the defendant, could not resist
the case proved. as it was, but could not see the
merit of enforcing so vexatious an Act, espt-.eially
as the dates were required to be printed, 'and as
so few people required tickets. This made such
a case one of sevelity.--,Penalty2os. and costs.
Mr. C. then took out a warrant against-a coach-
owner, who had refused to attend on summons.

ROBBERY.--jaines Evans was committed on a
charge of having stolen from William Carr some
silver, &c. He turned-u,ut_ to be a'notorious' of-
fender, •of whom the Officers had,hetn'qii search
since April for stealing two ten pound notes, &p.