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London, England, 1831-11-22 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(T

THE IMPERIAL GAS COMPANY 1,,
His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR wa
whole morning with the arguments in this case,
very likely to occupy the Court the whole of '
greater part of to-morrow.

ROLLS COURT.-(THIS D

SITTINGS OF THE COURT
His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS,
Court this morning, intimated that he shout(
next, the first day after the term, in consequen
who wished to be admitted as solicitors, coming
for that purpose. After swearing in the solicits
intended to proceed with the hearing of cause pet
causes, and should then adjourn the Court to
the purpose of giving him an opportunity of '
cases which stood for judgment, particularly ths
of Lewis v. Colman," in winch his Honour NV,
cision on Wednesday, and at the same time he
the days on which he should give his other judgm

PALMER v. COLLER.

This was a bill tiled in order to compel the ti
will of a Mr. Samuel Colter, to refund the su,
interest, which it was alleged had been lost to
tended as the objects of the testator's bounty
were relations of the testator, Samuel Coller,
gave the sum of 1,000/. to Joseph Coller and Joi
trust, to invest it in Government securities, an(
terest in certain proportions to the plaintiffs, at
fendant Joseph Colter. For the purpose of rai
1,0001 there was a direction to sell part of the ri
testator, which consisted of a public-house. Th;
toil oldie trustees was sold to a person, named V
married one of the daughters of the testator. TIT
be given by Watson was 8504,1504 of which was
at the time of the purchase to the trustees, anc
6004 remained on mortgage, and was considered
Lion towards the legacy of 1,1)001; the trustees al
the personal estate of the testator a sufficient
the 2.W/. received from Watson to 4001., which s'
in a mortgage to a person of the name of Tidwi
paid oft' the mortgage, handing over the sum of
tees. In October, IS2B, Watson paid off his
and in the same month the trustee lent to Jami
of 400/. part of the 600/. on a mortgage which w
but the other 1004 was not forthcoming. The
orfidwell's mortgage was placed in the hands
licitor of Shitlhall, who becoming insolvent, t,
lutely lost to the legatees.
Mr. BI(7KEItSTETH, who appeared fr
observed, that it was said by the trustees,
had been disposed of in the way comply
s,
the advice of James Coller the elder, and 'ith t
consider they ought to have kept it for the purposes
however, that .
which was asked by the bill, and also to the costs
Mr. 'FINNEY, who appeared for the trustees,
a blacksmith, and the other a coal merchant, cow
money had never come to the hands of the trust
ttliset:dourlht aiaiinntteitirl;sdheit,ranisdted, that he was entitl-
- of the residuary estate of the testator.
were entirely ignorant of the duties which they
being persons in a humble sphere of life, and that
been appropriated in the way it had with the cm
rested parties.
The MASTER of the ROLLS regretted ex(
norant people should consent to take upon U.
which they did not understand; but the rules of
not be twisted on that account. To the mind of
quite clear that an appropriation of the legacy
and that the trustee had no business to lend I
mortgage. His Honour, however, thought th_
client was clearly entitled as against the defend=
that upon the evidence of Mr. Guy, they were
inquiry as to whether the two married ladi
the manner in which the money was disposed
thought it extremely probable that those ladies
of the fact, and acquitted the trustees of "

upon their character except their ignorance. Thi
not give costs until the fact directed to beinquired
tained ; but it lamented exceedingly to see cases
occur every day.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(T,

The Court was occupied this morning in hea.
special cases, but they were of no public inter
cases of that description which were called on, the
neglected to furnish the Judges with " paper boo)
quently they could not come on for argument.
those cases was of course entered for the plaint)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(T

ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. PARSO

This was a case of trespass on some Crown lai
ings were opened by Mr. BAILEY, who stated
intbrmation tiled by his Majesty's Attorney-Gel
time of his late Majesty, against the defendant,
the Royal Forest of Alice, Holt, and Woolmer
trial was going on when our reporter left.