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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

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EXCHEQUER, CHAMBER.
(Sittings in Error, before- Chief Justice Coca burn, Bar°
Martin, Channel), Bramwell, and Wilson, and Jag'
tires Williams and Cresswell .)
THE CASE OF THE corivlcr MANSELL.
To-day having been appointed f.r hearing writs
of
error, this unfortunate man was in attendance, in order
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that he might, either in person or by counsel, ass'g
errors on the judgment of the Court of Queen's cs-
:,
by which certain objections had been taken by ,
counsel at his trial.
It will be recollected from the reports that have
ready appeared in The Sun, that the prisoner, a soldie'n't
was tried at Maidstone some time ago for the nord,r;
a corporal, and previous to the trial commencing, certs
objections .vere taken by his counsel as to the coust,l
Lion of the jury, which rendered their verdict of ell at,
invalid. The errors were afterwards at great length are
gued in the C mrt of glean's Bench, but the judge° 'cee
of opinion that nothing c mtrary to law had been d °
and accordingly dismissed the erron, and tbe Prld°l3eo
was afterwards ordered for execution. In appeal fro
that decision the present proceedings were instituted.
Mr. Wel-iby appeared for the Crown, and Mr•
sell for the prisoner.

The Judges having taken their seats, ee
Mr, Russell said —My lords, in tie case of Till- j
Mansell there appears to he some diMculty with regarle
to the practice of the court. There neing but a
pre •edent fur a proceeding like the present in the
chequer Court, and that a very remote one, I engs;
that we shoul.l follow the practice at present Pur'u-
in the Court of Q teen's Bench. to
Cockburu—flave you any objection
that course, Mr. Welaby ?
Mr. Welsby--No, my lord,
0 oof
Mr. Russell—Teen I have on the part of the Pri- be
to pray that the record be taken as read, and that be
permitted toassign errors on that record. eif
Mr. Welsby—As I understand that the ertire ~
subst intially the same as those at the trial, 1, °a,tb.
part of the Crown, make a verbal rej under of no to,t,
so that the ar,;iments can be heard instanter.
Chief Justice Cockburn—Is there any precede° t
the Court of Queen's Banco, as to the time that 11311'
elapse before the hearing of the argument 4 ?
art
111 r. Russell—There is a very ancient rulsof the s''ol6
of Exlbequer. In 1706, as stated by Mr. Tidd is
23 appendix 26, six days were allowed for the beLitheff
of cases within 40 miles of London, and 60 for 01'

t.ot within that dtstance.
ChietJuitice C,)ck burn—That was the rule of the

court. It does not apply to the present. Ig
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Mr. Wel-:by—The practice of the Court of Cia-
Bench is to give six days.
feeto
Chief Justice Cockburn—Be it so. The Wu--
will therefore be heard this day week. .tfer
On the application of Mr. Russell, the day wag "
war.% altered to Tues day, te 2 iust. „t th°
Mr. Welsby—Will the Cob make make an order that
be in attendance that day ? dotil
Baron Bramwell—What is to be done with hial -

that time ?
Aft::r a few observations from the learned coon°el 'or
Chief Justice Cockburn said—Let the prisoner beto
manded to Maidstone Gaol, and be in attendance
court at half-past ton to hear the arguments on 'rues
week.