The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-18 00:00:00

IN RE COPPOCK.

This was a petition, praying for the production and taxa-
tion of a bill of costs, and for obtaining possession of certain
deeds, writings, &c.
Mr. TCRNER, who apeared in support of the petition said,
this was a petition of twelve gentlemen out of fifteen, who
were provisional directors to a railway, and the de-
fendants were Messrs. Coppock and Bell, who had
been employed by the promoters of the Isle of Ely, Wis •
beach, and Lincoln Junction Railway, as solicitors to the
company. The present Bill was originally presented by a
less number than the present, and was solely against Mr.
Coppock. That gentlemen made an affidavit to the effect
that three of the gentlemen 'whose names were to the petition
were not directors; and that he was not sole solicitor of the
company. Mr. Bell, who though not his partner, was associated
with him in the affairs of the company. The petition was
then amended and these. parties made respondents. The
railway was amalgamated with the Huntingdon and Wis-
beach Railway, and the affairs of the company so amalga•.
mated were transferred to Messrs. Baxter and Co.
Mr. Turner appeared on behalf of the defendants.
His LonDssur decided that the petitioners were entitled
to a common order, which was accordingly granted.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, April 17.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
TER ATTORNEY-GENJRAI n. TILE CORPORATION or
CONGLETON.
The arguments on a motion for injunction in this case
were concluded to-day. Details were gone into only so far as
they affected the motion immediately before the (2ourt, but
the power of appointing a master to the Free Grammar
School of Congleton, which has been exercised for at least
the last 400 years, seems to be brought into dispute at
present by the religious differences of the day. It
appeared in evidence that the master of the school
has hitherto been a member of the Church of England,
and in several instances in priest's orders, discharging
the duties of the sacred office at a small chapel close by
the school, for which the corporation acted as trustees.
Toe books of the corporation show that they have been in
the custom of paying the master of the school 161. yearly
since the year 1390. It was contended, therefore, on the part
of the Attorney. General, that the corporation were mere
trustees, and as such had no power to interfere with the
school, or with the character of the education hitherto
given.
When Mr. ROMILLY had replied,
Mr. ANDERTON proposed, on behalf of the mayor and the
corporation of Congleton, that litigation should be staved by
a decree, made by consent of both parties, declaring that
the liability of the corporation to pay 161. annually to the
master, and their power of appointment to the vacancy,
should both cease and determine henceforth.
The case was postponed for consideration.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 17.
(Sittings in Banco, at Westminster Hall.)
WOOD V. LORD PORTARLINGTOL
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he applied for a rule to show
cause why an order should not be made to strike the same of
Mr. Macy off the roll of attorneys. It appeared that the
charge against Mr. Macy was that he had been guilty of
subornation of perjury. Mr. Macy had been an attorney for
the last fifteen years, practising in this Court, during which
time not the slightest imputation or suspicion had been cast
upon his character. This charge was a most serious one, and
was to the effect that Mr. Macy had induc.,d another party to
swear to certain matter, of the truth of which he was not
aware. This charge had been distinctly denied by Mr. Macy,
upon his solemn oath; and he (the Solicitor-General) trusted
he would be able to show the Court that the charge was
unfounded, and had been made to extort money from Mr.
Macy.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the other side, said that as
the result of the application would be to send the case before
the Master, he would suggest, for the convenience of the
Court, that that course should be now adopted.
The SOLICITOR- GENERAL said he had no objection; and
that course was agreed to.
WOOL.MAN v. SORT.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE applied for a rule to show cause
why the verdict in this case should not be set aside, and a
new trial had. The grounds of the application were upon
the, facts of the case as they appeared on the trial, which
have already been published in The Slot at lengt h. he facts were shortly these :—The defendant applied toThe
Direct Exeter, Plymouth, and Deyonport Railway directors
for forty shares, for which he was to pay within a reason-
able time ; but defendant found that in the meantime the
names of the provisional committee and directors had been
altered, and other names substituted ; he also alleged that
there was an abandonment of the scheme at the time of the
the mode
Company of se
were bound
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fo of
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allotment ; that the application fur the payment of the de-
posit was not made within a reasonable time; and that there
swbearrana-v a; ri aunncd that e s
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Parliament. There was also a series of resolutions to the effect
that the Company should be dissolved, and the scheme
aba adoned, on the 30th of December.—Rule granted.
FOSIFF.E. V. BANK OF ENGLAND.
Mr. Sergeant SIIEE applied for a rule to show cause why
the verdict in this case should not be set aside. This case
was tried at Guildhall in the last term. The facts of the case
were these :—lt appeared that a person named William
Oxley, who had been 37 years a clerk in the Bank of Eng-
land, had been intimate with the husband of the plaintiff,
who was an illiterate old woman, and whose affairs
he undertook to manage after her husband's death.
That the plaintiff had given Oxley about 400/. to lodge
in the Bank, which had been entered to her credit, but had
been converted into stock. and sold out by him without her
authority. Oxley at the trial contended that he had the
plaintiff's authority for the transfer, but admitted that he
took the money, and did not pay it to her; he alleged that
she had given him the authority to transfer, upon his having
-
represented that he could procure her a larger amount of in
terest than what she was paid by the Bank of England.
After the Learned Sergeant had argued the case at great
Itagth,

Lord DEN3fA2C said it appeared to him that the transfer
had been a valid transfer.
The other Learned Judges were of the same opinon.
Rule refuted.

BAIL COURT, Aprill7.
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
Mr. Thomas Campbell Foster, the " Times Commis,
sioner," took the oaths on being clued to the bar.