The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-07 00:00:00

rIIOTtiSTANT UNION.

" At a numerous Meeting of the Members of this Society,
held at the house of Mr. FnEDERTOK WILLIAM CARTER (the
Honorary Secretary) in the High-street, in the parish of tit.
Saviour, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, on friday, the 2d
day of May, 1823;
" The Reverend WILLIAM MANN in the Chair ;
" Mr. EEDES reported to this Meeting, that he had waited
on, the Rev. Sir klaucounT LEES Baronet, who is now in
London, and had communicated with him on the nature and
objects of this Society; and that Sir HARCOURT was pleased
to express his approbation of its proceeding and publications,.
and to favour him with a copy of his Petition, presented to the
House of Commons, and ordered to be printed, on the 17th
of April last; as also to express his readiness to have com-
plied with, the request of Mr. EEDES, and to have honoured
this Committee by his presence, at their next Meeting, and his
other pressing engagements, and his short, stay in London,
permitted.
" The Petition of the Rev. Sir 11Ancount LEES to the
House of Commons having been now read,
" Resolved unanimously, That 500 copies of this Petition,
with Sir HARCOURT'S permission, be printed for the use of

this Society.
" That tho cordial thanks of this Society are due, and be
presented to the Rev. Sir HARCOURT' LEES, Dart. for his
strenuous and persevering exertions, amidst the greatest diffi-
culties, and in the most discouraging circumstances, to main-
tain the Proteitant ascendancy on the Throne, and the Pro-
testant interests of the Constitution of these United King-
doms, in Church and State, against the dangerous claims of
Popery.
" That the Members of this'Society heartily concur with Sir
liancoutyr LEES, in the measures which he has adopted, in
order to carry into effect this valuable and important end ; and
are desirous to strengthen his hands, and to encourage him in
that bold and manly undertaking, which has so signalized him
in the sister kingdom, to the utmost 'Went of their means, and
by all the influence they possess, or can command, in this me-
tropolis, and throughout this kingdom.
That for this purpose they will be always happy to receive
from Sir HARCOURT LEES any communications which he may
think proper to make to them, on the subject of the so called
Catholic Claims.
" That the Rev.. W. 111Axx, the Rev. J. S. SERGROVE4
Trios. SAUNDERS, Esq. Mr. EEDES. and the Secretary, be a
Deputation from this'Committee to wait upon Sir HAfiCOURE
LEEsoind, in the most respectful manne4to present to him a
Copy of their Resolutions.

" MANN, Chairman.

" A true copy from the minutes.
" F. 'kr. CARTER, HUD. See."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAY 6.

IN TILE MATTER OF 1.0111) PORTSMOUTH.
The Lunn Citaxem.tom said, that from what took place
in u further cooyersation which he had with the Master respect-
ing the individual appointed by him (the Master) committee
of the Noble Lord's person, he felt it his duty to confirm the
appointment.
. 111r..Stu.DwELL supposed that .Mr. Coombe, the interim
copunittee, would now be discharged.
Mr. WETHERELL said-that must depend upon the will of
the individual appointed committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it must.
A PERFEC,TLY NOVEL CASE.
iTEPHENS v. JOWL

Mr. I,ovATT, agreeable to permission on a forum day..made
a motion in this ease to. the following effect bill was
brought against the defendant, and on the cause being heard
before the Vice-Chancellor, his Honout made a decree in
faVour of the defendant; but the plaintitrs Solicitor after-
wards informed the defendant's Solicitor, 'that it was his in-
tention to appeal from that decree, and that therefore the' de-
creeought nut to be tirawn .up ; but, as it were by a side-wind
or application, the defendant obtained his Lordship's signa-
ture to the decree Whilst a petition of appeal' was preparing,
and that it was not on 44:wits, but on admissions on both
sides, that the Learned Council now moved that the. enrolment
of the decree might be vacated. In an anonymous.carte,ln
Veaey, sen. it appear's; that Lcird. Hardwick.° was of .cipinion
a.decree might be vacated on the ground of having .got it en-
rolled by a fraud or surprise. This application was made be-
fore his. Honour,, but. he thought he was not at liberty to vacate
the enrolment, but advised a motion to be made before his Lord-
Ship, to know if he Could do it. It was alleged there was a
surprise here, because' the patties agreed between themselves on
the 6th, and the enrolment was obtained on the 10th of the same
Month. •

Mr. Ito st LI.Y appeared to oppose this motion, on the ground'
first; that the enrolment of the decree' in thisease was regular;
and secondly, if it should appear to the Court to be so, then his
friend, 111 r. Lovatt,,could name 'no case to shew that he was en.
titled to the indulgence of the Court to have the enrolment va-
cated ; and, thirdly, that,after a decree is pronounced, bothing
can prevent the enrolment of it but the entry of a caveat, on
the ground -Of appealing' from the decree. Now the Plaintiff
had failed to enter a caveat, and. the Learned Council then, in
commenting on these points, referred to the practice, as laid
down in Harrison's Chancery.
.Practice, and also in Newland's
Practice, to shew that all decrees must be enrolled before the
expiration Of the next Michaelmas or Easter Term after the
same decree is pronounced, or that it cannot be enrolled after
that without a special application bein_g made to the Court.
Ills 1.4611D5111K after having read the admissions, really
thought it Might be, fairly said there was a surprise In this
Case and if 'Solicitors choose to do such acts without proper
authority, t 4 best thing would Into vacate the enrolment, on
condition that neither of the Solicitors shall charge their clients
one penny of costs.