The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-26 00:00:00

IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS.

Mr. Elsoth then stepped FOX V. DOriD.
that
The LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE said an attorney, named
. Richanl Elsom, wasnrdered to attends the Court this
say.
`JtiSTICE addressed hini as follows:-- n
"-It has been represented to this Court that in a certal
cause, ' Fox v. Dodd,' instituted in this Court by you as ars
attorney of it, that the whole grounds of, that action are ticti..
Um's; that the plaintiff or defendant- do not exist, that a re-
covery alluded to in : the proceedings never was suffered, but
that the whole is a mere subterfuge in order to obtain the opi-
nion of the Court upon a question In which you are immediately
interested. • The Court takes this opportunity of saying,
is is a nteasure of which it highly disaPPrnves' At present,
however, the Court will no farther: it will uot express any
opinion as to its futurproceedings. The subject must go
facts of
before the Master, in order that he may examine the
-the case, and report to the Court the extent to 'which the pro- .
that,.
ceedings ill the cause have been carried, and after that report i!".. ..
made the Court will give its final decision conduct. r
' Mr. TAUNTON rose, and was about toaddress the Court,
when—
.'the LORD Curer JUSTI6t observed, that the subject ww;
not ripe for observation. • s-
tars
Mr. Tausr'rox said he had an affidavit of Mr. Elsa)
ink; the extent of his offence. link,
LORD CHIEF Ju sr ICE—TITat is what we want to ---t
' and that is what the Master will inquire into ; therefore let (1
matter go before the Master, and he will put the Court in r"
session of all the facts. ' e - -•;.+.
ItCferreti Wthe Master. - • • ' ,'.''''' I
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. • - QUO WARTIANTO. •
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111I'..SCARLETT•AlleIredrule railing (Ins's''.
cause against a
Green to shew cause why a writ of quo war ratgo 'theta not
Green was eleconted ntiletGreahweevireb:
issue, calling hi
a capital burgess of the borough-of East 'boo. That borougn
is governed by the charter •of Queen Elizabeth. and there I;re
Jona but nine-capital burgesses. -It was said at the time 3,ri•
. It wo
also said that a statute of James the Second allowed we 1
burgesses, but the parties who moved for the. quo :or rant° si4.
itychnecuarUitlolLbittlyrhgee :Inns to b.:
upon the farm of election. Nine
• the charter of James. was bad, and that the borough WAS t.ftli.
regulated by the charter of Elizabeth, Which had never 70-.....;
16.01 y-surrendered .to she. Crown. Anutber.osjation4r
and two against 'him. It was alleged that 'eilht of the ' i..
,;4.
were bad, because the parties were not resident in the beirouge •
31r. Searlett was fUrnished with aflidavits.proving that tl e,.,''.`",
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voters had been capital burgesses six years before the elecnoruneci
The merits of this Corporation question having been arb
persons ik ere for 31r. tlfeotat'
at some lengths by Mr. SCARLETT and MT.ADA3I--.
stated-
The
LORD Cures JUSTICE said, enough had No come
to satisfy the Court that it was a question which ought I°.
before them upon the record. t.+O cengt
The question conseqUently, by consent of Counsekn;-„, gis,,,
before the Judges in a shape more regular, with AVM"' ...
erasion of all the bearings. , • •
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- - • -CRIMINAL INFORMATION. ftiintt.' •
Mr. WirArAsts moved for a criminal information. li-m,
EMssr.oxf:err.foyr,alla AeglaegdisintriaptrezperandeoLondrducotf tihnerAelforostiora
lofaiirriesettoult..bav
license to a person named Stratton, who had Kept A p •• •
house at West Ham. - - • .04
It did not appear that Any corrupt motive could be Assi_...;,A,
rotaighMrt.haPerlve proce; ed
reftiited to grant the rule..—Application refused'.
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on thede cofronmtraanry, thhoenrefueat smalottiorerenne:d tttlir:ourt

COURT OF COMMON
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The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE went W the City this moni
rf:.
bufthere being no causes entered .for trial, his lioidshlytillope
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ceetled to Westminster, where the Court ItTs occuPied,„,r,'
o'clock in hearing a long argument on the -convoneattnato...
will, to which several codicils had been added: an,a,,`";tioow. a'
titan was, whether the last codicil acted as a repttP"'"— .'.
PhEAS,,Nov. 20.. ill