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London, England, 1824-01-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 12.
GOURLAY V. DUKE OF SOMERSET.
His Lordship, on entering the Court, observed that he in-
tended to have given judgment in this case; hut, preparatory
to his doing so, it Was necessary to have certain plans, which
had been referred to in the course of the cause, properly authen-
ticated, in order that he might be certain that they were iden-
tical plans on which his decision must ultimately depend.—
For this purpose he. must have affidavit* made by the parties on
each side.

Mr. Gourley rose, and in. a vehement tone remarked, that
the machinery of the Court of Chancery-was not adapted to the
due administration of.justice.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, interrupting.him,said heyould
not discuss such a question with him, and desired him to recol.
lect where he was : after he had delivered liis judgment, if an
application was properly made before him, with a view to have
the case reheard,_ he would do so, but he would not have the
question discussed over and over again in' the irregular Manner
Gourlay seemed disposed to. introduce it. Mr. Gourlay
then retired.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 12.
RENNET v. rotTILEL.

This
,was an Action for makin,r a malicious charge Cf-felony
against the•pleintiff, and also fora libel published against him,
connected with the seine charge, in placards in and about the
King's Bent% prison: ' •
Mr. C. PHILLIPS opened the pleadings. •
Mr. AnotPuus stated, that the defendant was a solicitor,
and had been concerned against the plaintilin two indictments,
through which he (the plaintiff) had been for some time past
.confined in the prison before-mentioned. • The plaintiff's name
has been repeatedly called before the public, as the keeper of
the gambling-house in the neighbourhood of Pall-mall. The
defendant had occasion to go into the prison on the evening of
the 24th of Sept. last, having' been called thither to transact
professional business. On coming down stairs, he was rudely
accosted by a man of the name of JacObs, who cried out, " An
informer !" " an informer !" upon which, by a law that is pe-
culiar to this favoured region, the luckless defendant was con-
veyed by a whole multitude to the pump, and most effectually
drenched. In the scuffle he lost his pocket-book, with a con-
siderable sum-of money in it. In the Morning lie came with a
Magistrate to the prison, and made a charge for assaulting him,
with intent to murder, upon several of the prisoners, anictig
whom the plaintiff, who had not approached to the affray nearer
than 30 or 40 yards, was one.• Not content with.this mark of
his partiality, he advertised his loss in the prison and the
neighbourhood in hand-bills, which set forth, " Whereas
he (the defendant) had beerrassaulted, with intent 'to com-
mit murder, and robbed on the night in question, by several
persons, among whom was one Bennet, &c. The charge
against Mr. Bennet was subsequently dismissed, and now lie
sought recompense for the injury and defamation which he
had suffered.

The dirk to the :II Tistrates.d Union-hall was then called,
who spoke to theapplication made by Mr..Roubel at that office
for a warrant to apprehend Air. Bennet, andidso to the proceed.
ings in the prison,:the depositions of which, as they had been
taken by him, he then read.
James Easton he ari officer of the prison under the 2rlarshal.
Remembered Mr. Roubel coming to the pgison on the night of
the brawl. He came about the hour of 8, and had an interwiew
with Jacobs, who spoke to him on some matter of business