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London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIG ENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 23.
• . . TUE 'ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. rt&cttEri.
The Court was crowded as usual at an early hour.—. The
LORD CUANCELLOR emitted the Court at hall.past eleven.—
Afterthe SOLICITOR•GEXERALIS reply,
The LORDCHANCE t.iOr proceeded to pronounce judgment.
If this case had come to an ultimate hearing after the regular
arguments, the Court might their grant an miter, which in
its present stage it would- be Unfit td grant. Of all the cases
which his Lordship had seen in his long exofience, he nearer
met one circumstanced exactly as the present: •Ilis Lordsl4
wished to admonish the parties in this case, that though he
may refuse an inlunction
,10-clay, he may Mt come td the
same conclusion it it shotild come before him on a dedee
and he therefore left it to their most seriotis consideration
whether, if transactions stated in the letal ddcuments to have
taken place between those parties, sliould unfortunately be
continued; they were .not of a nature to call upon some of his
Majesty's Courts to interfere in a most effectual manner. Mr.
Pletcher was certainly to be considered a party to the trust
deed.' The Court had no authority in the case but that given
by the provisions of that Aired. Before &Court of Justice could
carry into execution the suspension of the synod, It should have
before it positive knowledge, by evidenc • at that suspension
accordal,strietiv with the rules:4ld cousti:. ...tilt the Synod of
Scotland: ;And his Lordship %relied whoa t-'whitt evidence
of suchutiordance he had before him ? None. His Lordship
concluded along exposition of the several arguments, by stating
that he felt it his duty to refuse the injunction : He would con-
sider about the costs hereafter.

COURT OF KING'S BENCII, N0v.23.
wEnsTxm V. lUll HER.

Mr. Hitt restimed the argurnent in this case, which had
been deferred from last Friday:. Thequestion at issue respected
the improvement giut-locb. The !.earned Gentleman
continued to. argue at great length but the question being
alreadyibefore the public; renders it tinitecessary to repeat. the
obtiervations.
The Lostn CHIEF JUSTICE iaidi that the Court. Were diA4
posed to grant a new trial upon payment of Costs by thd de-
fendant. It w:ui a question whether the novelty di invention
contended tbr was not the application of MI old pritiCiple to a
new machine or piece of mechanistu. In the event of a new
trial, the defendant would come better prepared to prove his
title to the improvement specified. His Lordship then anim-
adverted on the levity which had been introduced into the dis-
cussion on tint; case, mid trusted that it would be discontinued
in future.--Rule matkabsolute.

TIIC KINO ON PROSECUTION OF MU. NENRICK,

V. THE MORNINO CHRONICLE.

Mr. ATTOIt NC EV.(;ENEIIAT. ol)tainetl an enlargement of
this rule till next term; on the ,tziound that time' watt necessary
to prepare affidavits in explanation and justification, .
The enlargement was granted, on the engagement that the
dektidant should Like short notice of trial idler next term, it'
the rule were Made absolute.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 3.
This morning the Court was occupied in bearing motions of
course, which involved no point of public interest.

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, N0v.23.
THE APOLLO. '

Lord Srow ETA': this was a case instituted by Mr.' Da.
rtiel-.Tarbut, against William Tennent, of Belfast, and John
Nesbitt, of Tokenitouse-yard, 'Aldan, two copartners in the
vessel, Mr. Tarbut abating himself td be owner of three-eighths,
the other parties 'worthier% of 'ilve-eights,- end in which Mr.
T. had prayed the ship to be distrained from going to sea; urn,
3ess • a suffsciont indemnity or security ous given to hill; • that
she would safely return t'rnm a voyage she was then about. to
Was entered into to that extent, anti to that extent. only,
• make to Itulilt. The Court glinted Ins prayer, and the security
the estimated value of his shares-. being 300/. On the other
aide- varitltis ' proceedinf;St-Intve .been taken, • and a long ur-
count delivered,. and Various reasons ;neared why payment
should not be made on the bond, though the actual-loss of the
ship has taken placeler which the bona had been granted ; his'
Lordship could not enter into the .various proceedings in this
case; there lute been too much redundant matter introduced
into it ;- but he would refer at.once to the question raised, whe-
ther the Court had jurisdiction to entertain • the•motion made in-
this case, as upon the opinion the Court should form on that'
question, the whole. case must stand or fall. The practice of
taking these steps, security, where one party dissented from the
greatest benefit
practice
acts' of another, was of considerable antiquity, and has been ge.
rault blYeneesfitet,"reecod of the
eTicinenolte' ra;, aannddfoinr
the. emphatic language. Wed on a memorable - oecaition, was.
meant to provide, that ships were made to. plough the ocean,
and not to rot in whark" The Court had the power to take
the security for the safe return of the ship, on the prayer of
Mr. Turbot's petition. The bond was given for. that purpose,
and that olds, ; and this is the gist of the action. The bond is
given for that purpoie, and
.provides no remedy for any other
matter, save 'for the loss of the ship. In. the course of
the proceedings an attempt was made to induce the Court
to extend its inquiries- further. Allegations were made, sup.
ported by affidavits, and these were met again by counter,
allegations and counter-statements, which have enlarged
the matter to a frightful extent. It has been said -that the
Commission of the Court gives full authority to investigate
every matter consequent upon the granting of this bond...,
The Connnission of the Court, however large its powers,.
is known to be limited in its operation by admit practice,
and it must use great caution, lest it should step beyond the
bounds prescribed by it. The present enterprise is entirely
of a novel nature, 'and no case adduced as precedent.
Counsel have only said, as a reason for making their appli.
cation, that there never was an instance in which an appli.
cation was made to Courts of. Law, anti in which they have
interfered with the Court of Admiralty. Why is it so ? but be-
cause this Court has kept within its ancient limits,and prevented
the necessity of such an interference. The argument might be
entitled to considerable weight if it could be thewn the Court
had ever gone to the extent they now wish it. After some fur.
ther remarks, his Lordship upon the whole was of opinion that
the Court had no jurisdiction left them, but to the extent granted
by• the bond ; and if the parties were aggrieved, they must resort
to another Court. His Lordship then went Into the circumstancel
of Mr. Truism's application to the Court of Chancery, and he
Was of opinion, that in doing so he had used no more than ne-
cessary caution. The suppression of saute facts alluded to In
former relsorts, was not of a material tonseouence to the
cause, as that Court had then stated, when giving us final judg.
meat, and they did not remark awn their suppression. The
question of costs was to be decided, which he should order to
be paid to Mr:TM-bin, subject to this reservation, that as Mr.
Tarbut had introduced various acts and matters not necessary,
the Registrar should not include any of them ; and his Lnrd.
ship observed he would, in all future cases, take this mode of
• general ce of introducing irrelevant
correcting the too practice of
matter into the proceedings of this Court.,

Sheehan, one of the supposed murderer; of the
Franks family, has been apprehended and lodged
in Mallow l3ridewell. Sheehan, It will be recol-
lected, was in custody before, charged with this
horrid crime, but contrived to escape from the
Bridewell in Donneraile. . .
Houses in Scotland, has visited our shores of La Aiaaehelnd
Mr. STEVENSON, Inspector-Genernt Li
POcean,in order to inspect Mir principal matitini e estahl ish men Ls,
an particularly our bight-houses, the special object of his
labours and researches. The new Dloptric, Which has been
upwards of a year on the tower of Cordonan, was an oh,
tect of particular examination by Mr. S. After admiring
the quickness of the lights reflected from this new pharos, he
took its dimensions with great particularity. By orders of the
Directur-General of Bridges, the utmost tacility was afforded to
this foreign Savant, and every information was extended to him:
Even while lie remained at Paris he received the most detailed
explanations, not merely with respect to the new pharos of
Cordonan, but also with respect to the other diopreic
combina-
tions, which • the Administration intends to
light-
ing in succession the different al)* for
points of the } rench coast.—.
To testify the gratitude he felt for his distinglikited reception
and the obliging communications he received, Mr. S. presented
to the Tower of Cordonan a copy of his nuumificent work upon
the Pharos of Bell Rock, whose desirable construction haS
placed its inventor in the very first rank of those engineers with
hich England has been honoured.—( Paris Paper.)