The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-03 00:00:00

EAT MAILMMC'S.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3110 s; Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 103; and Straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per
load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2110,4 to 31125; Clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ lOs ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 106 per
load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at late
rates.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 8s to Si 103;
Clover, ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 1/ 45 to It 93 per
:oad. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.

LAW INTELLIGENCL.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR sat to-day, agreeably to. the ar-
rangement that has been come to, for the convenience of
the gentlemen of the Equity Bar in his court, in the
Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn. His Lordship heard appeal
motions.
WOOD V. THE NORTH STAY/ORDSHIRE RAILWAY
COMPANY.

This case came before his Lordship upon appesa from
the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, grant-
ing an injunction restraining the company from
continuing to make a road into the town
of Macclesfield, which deviated from the old
road. The principal question in this case turned upon
the powers granted to the company by their .Act of
Incorporation, and also upon the construction to be put
upoa the award to Messrs. Wood, who are eat ensive
and influential cotton-spinners, in the town of Maccles-
field, by which award the company were ordered to pay
them the sum of 18,000/.

The arguments occupied the Court the greater part of
the morning, and on their termination

The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment, dismissing
the appeal with costs.

ROBERTS V. ROBERTS.
The Court was occupied the remainder of the day
with the arguments in this appeal, the question on
which arises entirely from property left by the late
court keeper of the Court of Common Pleas, who died
about a year ago, leaving upwards of 15,0004 to one of
the Roberts.

ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
The MASTER of the ROLLS sat to-day in his court at
the Rolls House, Chancery-lane. His Lordship, after
disposing of the petitions on his paper, proceeded to
hear motions.

COOKE V. LAMOTTE.

The Court was occupied the greater part of the day
in:hearing the further arguments in this case, which came
before his Lordship upon a motion for an injunc-
tion to restrain the defendants from proceeding with
an action at law upon a bond for 15,0001. against the
executors of a lady named Turner.
The case possesses no point of interest except to the
parties concerned. a

VICE-CHANCERY—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was oc-
cupied the whole day with hearing cause petitions. His
Honour disposed of the unopposed first, and among those
that were opposed there was no case calling for a special
report.
(Before the Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
This was the first day of his Honours' sitting since
August last. His Honour heard motion and bankrupt
petitions. No case of any public interest came before
the Court during the entire day.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WicuAm.)
His Honour heard cause petitions to. day. The
arguments in the case of the " Attorney-General v.
Northeote" having been concluded, his Honour post-
p_ned his judgment.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, Mr.
Justice WIGHTNAN, and Mr. Justice ERLE.)
SWEARING IN OF TIIE NEW JUDGE.
Mr. Justice Talfourd was sworn in this morning
before the Judges of this Court as one of the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas. His Lordship, who
bowed very gracefully and smilingly to the bench and
bar who stood during the ceremony, immediately after
retired.

THE DEFENCE OF THE CHARTIST PRISONERS—MACNA"
MARA V. O'CONNOR, M.P.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE said, in this case, which was
tried before Lord Denman at the last sitting at Guilt
hall, in which a verdict was found for the plait:4ll4
damages, 101/. 175., he had to move for a rule calling
I upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should
; not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground of
the verdict being against the evidence. It was an action
by the plaintiff, an attorney, to recover the balance of a
bill of 316/. 17s. 6d. for the defence of Ernest Tones,
Faisal, Sharpe, Williams, and other Chartists, who were
convicted of sedition in 1848. The defendant pleaded
that he was never indebted, as he had never employed the
plaintiff, who was employed by a committee of Char-
tists, of which be was not a member, who called
themselves " The Committee of the Chartist Victim
Defence Fund." The persons named were arrested on
the Bth of June. A committee of nine or ten persons
was immediately formed for the purpose of raising funds
for their defence, a course which was advocated by:lir•
O'Connor in the Northern Star, but in Ilene of them was
it evident that he rendered himself liable for the cost of
the defence of the prisoners. In one article he said he
had given directions to have the best counsel to defend
the prisoners, as it was the boast of his time that 110
Chartist should go to trial without being defended by
the best counsel at the bar ; also, after the trial, that he,
had received two bills, being tho cost of the defence of
the particular Chartists referred to, and another in the
country, the one amounting to 3161. 17s. 6d., and the
other for 1701., and asking the readers of his paper, who
constituted a largo portion of the Chartist body, if the/
would let it all fall upon him.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN inquired the meaning of the
last passage?
Mr. Sergeant SHEE replied that the committee came
to the conclusion that the necessary legal directions
should be given by Mr. O'Connor, acting on behalf
the cominittee, believing him, in consequence of hi°
public character, political feeling, and influence, to he
the best qualified to do so.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN inquired if ho was to select
the attorney.
Mr. Sergeant SITEE replied that he could show he did
not select the attorney. The evidence relied upon or?.
the plaintiff was the follovving:—Mr. Cope, the G
an
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nor of Newgate, swore that he saw the plaintiff
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defendant together on the the 10th of June. Lie In.
quired of the defendant who was to defend the prisoners,
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the prisoners having asked him to make the inquiry', no
which the defendant replied, " Mr. Macnamaru,
other person;" adding, that he should see them ably
defended. The Rev. Mr. Davis, the chaplain of Ne 11
gate, proved that the defendant said, ,6 I never
leave my children in the day of troubi
(Laughter) and introduced the plaintiff t? him
as the solicitor of the prisoners. ITaa been
case rested upon this evidence alone it might har.e.vtiff.
held that the defendant did not engage the PI 1
Two letters of the defendant—one written on the
June and the other on the 14th July—were putinLDLL ct
ch
contained these passages:—" I beg you will
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your professional business under my
.areetion, IN°