The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-16 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TIIE CORPORATION OF WELLS.
Our readers will recollect at the latter end of last week an
application was made in this case for an injunction to restrain
the Corporation of Wells from building a market in that
town.

His HONOUR refused to grant the injunction without notice
being given to the parties.
On taking his seat, this morning, his HONOUR enquired
whether it was intended to bring on the case to-day.
Mr. KNIGHT said he certainly intended to move it in the
course of the day.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said his reason for asking was, that
he had received a letter from a person of the name of Henry
Fowler, which was certainly most respectfully worded, but ob-
viously came from a partizan of the informants.
Mr. KNIGHT said he could assure the Court that he did not
write it.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR considered it extremely improper
to address a letter to a judge in any case depending before
him. As, however, the letter had been written, he felt it his
duty to read it. His Honour then read the letter, which was
as follows : " High-street, Wells, Somerset.—Sir Lancelot—
Observing a motion is before your Honour for an injunction
ex parte against the Corporation of this city as to the disposal
of the public's corporate property. and the building of
a new market house out of the limits of the borough,
and having myself protested against the pretended public
sale, and when only one trifling lot was sold, (I presume
merely to constitute a sale,) for 441., to Mr. • Phelps, who
I understand is one of the lawyers concerned in the applica-
tion before your Honour—l deem it but right to make the
same known, as also that besides about 20 lots of the very
best of the corporate public's property sold by private con-
tract before the mock sale in the month of August last, other
and that also very considerable similar property has since been
disposed of and every means urged to induce me to purchase
the fee of what I hold; but to no purpose lest it should invali-
date my protest, and which I beg your Honour to apply for a
sight of, it being in the possession of Mr. Robt. Davies, the
Town Clerk; or if requisite upon intimation I will immediately
furnish a copy and attest the same with my declaration.
Your Honour indeed may very justly complain of the
dilatory' remissness of the party in not applying earlier, the
works being now very near come to a completion. I fear
nothing good or effectual can now be done, but to include the
" New Market House," not simply in the borough, but more
particularly in the "in-parish of this city." Your Honour, it
but too evidently appears to too many here, that this is only
but a contemplated means of securing to the applicants some-
thing like a good job for themselves, as the first pull upon a
new borough rate, naturally to be expected after what has
been so illegally going on here, and against all which I have,
and mean to continue, protesting.—l have the honour to be,
Sir Lancelot (in great haste for the post), your obedient
humble servant, WILLIAM HENRY FowLEs—a twenty-three
years' resident lessee, rate-payer, and burgess."
Mr. Jacob said that the person who had written the letter
was, he believed, labouring under an impression that other
persons thought him insane. As to the motion itself, the
affidavit on which it was made, though sworn, had not been
filed up to the present moment.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR observed, that at the time when
Mr. Cooper made the application, he stated to him, upon
looking at the affidavit, that his client ought not to have in-
structed him to make the application without notice.
Mr. JACCa said his clients were most anxious that the ap-
plication should be made as soon as possible, as they expected
to get the costs, and were anxious to obtain them before they
went out of office. At the present moment they were almost
in extreinis.
Mr. KNIGHT observed, that the anxiety of his friend's clients
should certainly be gratified in the course of the day.
At the time of' our Reporter's leaving, the case had not been
brought before the Court.