The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE. CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Maacu 10.
TIIE OPERA.HOUSE.-.-WATERS V. TAYLOR.
Mr. HEALD moved that Mr. Waters should pay into Court
the sum of 5,5001., and to Mr. Taylor the sum of 6901. his
nine-sixteenths of interest due thereon, in pursuance of the
order of the Court made on the 16th of, December, or in de-
fault thereof, that he should give up the possession of the
Opera-house to the Court, to be disposed of for the benefit of
those who are interested therein.
Mr. BRIDGER, onthe pert of. Mr. Waters, said his client
was utterly unable to make any resistance to the motion,_ from
a state of misery by the conduct of Mr. Chambers, to whom he
had sold the Opera-house, and his satellites.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said he could not hear such an
assertion made in that Court—it was a libel on Mr. Chambers,
If Mr. Waters had any facts to state upon affidavit, he might
so state them, but he must not instruct his Counsel to utter
libels.
Mr. BRIDOEit repeated that Mr. Waters was utterly inca-
pable, from the reduced state of his circumstimeea,. from' mak-
ing any defence.
Mr. IVETHERELL, on the behalf of Mr. Chambers, said he
should make no observation upon the remark that had been
made, as Mr. Chambers's character needed no protection. Mr.
Chambers had filed a bill, stating that he had contracted with
Mr. NVaters. for the purchase of the Opera-house by deed.,
dated the sth of August; 1621, for 110,000(., and praying that
Mr. Waters might be compelled to perform that contract, and
that he (Mr. Chambers) might be allowed to stand in Mr.
Waters's place in the present suit.
The Vic E-CIIAITCXI3,OII asked whether the deed of agree-
ment waa verified by affidavit ?
Mr. HEAD replied that it was nor.
The VicE-Cit AN cer.r.on 'said t was iMpossible for him to
act, but if Mr. Chambers would i
verify tile deed of Which he
personally had no doubt, by affidavit, and wottid pay into
Court the sum of 5,5001., and pay over to Mr. Taylor the sum
of 690/. according to the order made against Mr. Waters, On
the 16th of December, 1821, he (the Vice-Chancellor) would
make an order that Mr. Chambers would stand in the place of
Mr. Waters, as his atisignea in the suit, and should protect all
the interests which Mr:Waters had assigned to him.
Mr. WEI' tlEttELl.said Mr. Chambers would readily make
affidavit, verifying the agreement, but in his bill he charged
collusion against Mr. Waters and Mr. Taylor.
The VICE-CDANcr.t.tort said he saw no reason to suppose
there was any collusion between those gentlemen.
Mr. WETHERELL said he was at a loss to- conceive how Mr.
Waters could have failed in chewing that Mr. Taylor was not
entitled to have that sum of 5,500/. pahl into Court, and the in-
wrest thereupon paid to him.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, if Mr. Wetherell wished to
have the cause re-heard, he must make a special -motion for the
purpose.
Mr. Warrizati.i. immediately gave notice that he would
do so, declaring at the satne.time that Mr. Chambers was most
anxious to have the contract concluded.
The VICE-CiiIANCELLOTI adjourned the cause to the next
Seal day, and mentioned that it was probable the cause would
soon come to a decision, as the Court had now a person in Mr.
Chambers who would promptly obey the orders of the Court,
which were net adeqUately attended to by Mr. Waters.

A EC DOTE 0 V TUE LATE Da. 11 UTTON.---DOCtOr
fftnrox was originally a common workman in a coal-ininein'
the north of England and having in the use of his pick-axe
wounded his arm, he was disabled fir= pursuing his:
!tumble labour. In order to gain an honest livelihood,
he applied himself to writing and arithmetic, and subse-
quently set up a little school. ifexham Bridge, by some
accident, fell down, anti Dr. Hutton wrote a long paper,
recommending 'it model for the new bridge, which attracted
great attention, and was, we believe, adopted. Subsequently,
an advertisement appeared in the London papers, inviting
candidates for the oilier of Professor of Mathematics in
Woolwich Academy. Drlt. Hatton and Maskeline-were select-
ed, as the result of the examinations and the umpires declared
that there was very little superiority between the two candidates,
but if there was a preference, Hutton was entitled to it. Hutton
' was totally unfrientied, and had not been seen at the time by.
the examiners.

Oxronn AssizEs.-i—The following very brutal
wager has led to an action at the Oxford Assizes :—" Bur-
ford, July.ll, 1822. A bet is this day made between Mr.
Mann and Mr. Cole, for thirty poundst In the manner follow:
ing :--Mr. Cole to ride a bay poney, in his pOssession, and
Mr. William Mann to ride a chesnut hackney, in his pos.
session, each 'party to ride his own horse through Cheltenham
as far as Olotteester, and back to Burford, (the place from
whence they start.) They are to start on July 16th together,
and that which returns to Burford first, to be the winner. Each
to ride the same roal—Signed by both the parties, and witness-
ed by Mt—lfertry Webb.' The result of the above wager was,
that each party rode his own horse sixty-four miles in +5 hours
and a halt, and that the hives of both animals fell' victims to the
cruelty of their owners. The advantage, however, was with
Mann, but he disputed his loss to Cole, on the ground that
he (Cole) bad got off his horse before lie arrived at Burford,
and had walked by the side of the animal into the town.
The queition was then referred to the Jockey Club at New-
market, and the Club decided that it was " a drawn bet."—
Notwithstanding this decision, Mr. Beale, the stake-holder,
refused to deliver- up the stakes to the parties ; which might
be owing to the Circumstance of a number of other wagers and.
other sums of money which he held depending upon the issue
of the present-case, anti an action was brought by Cole against
Beale.—Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 191., the amount of
the stake.

NAunr. affirms that linen was so rare in the
reign of Charles VII. (who lived about the time of our Henry
Vl.), that the Queen alone, could boast of two shifts.
Lately a party of smugglers from the High-
lands, who had been several times very un-
fortunate in their expeditions to the south,
hired a hearse, into which they stowed a cargo
of eight anchors of mountain dew, and drove
into Perth, followed by a suitable train of
mourners in the trappings of. woe, 04 to mimic
sorrow, when the heart's not sad." The in.
decent and shameful, deception succeeded ; and
the cargo was safely lodged in town, the Excise
officers little dreaming what " principal was con-
cealed for which this mighty stir was made.r---
Perth Courier.