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London, England, 1826-07-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCV.

COURT OF CHANCERY-(Tux. DAY.)
COVIUNT•GARDEN TIIIATRECONST V. HARRII.

His Lordship wished to know why the pendency of the
question about the salaries, in this 'case, was to prevent
this Court's interfering in the way of ordering the money
into Court ? The mere circumstance of the pendency of
that question was no reason why something should not be
proposed as salary.
'Mr. Heald never understood that this plan was an ob-
stacle.

His Lordship said it was distinctly raised as an obstacle
on the papers before him.
Mr. Heald, recollecting himself, said that that was now
entirely removed.
His Lordship's opinion was, that a Receiver of Covent-
garden Theatre must act as the receiver. of any other pro-
perty.

Mr. Heald said he was doing so.
Mr. Hart considered this—the dispute between the
parties he did not question; but the receiver of the pro-
perty was doing exactly as many receivers of other pro-
perty did, namely, keeping every shilling of the money he
got hold of in his own pocket, and refusing to pay it over
as he ought.
Mr. Heald, appearing for Mr. Robinson, the receiver,
said, he had not a farthing in his pocket.
His Lordship observed to Mr. Heald, that the question
really was not, whether that gentleman had a farthing in
his pocket or not; the Court was quite satisfied, and it
felt it a duty to say so, that Mr. Robinson was not keep-
ing in his hands money belonging to this concern ; but the
question was, whether the money received by the Re-
ceiver was not applied to purposes which this Court would
not authorise, or whether it was applied according to the
directions of the order made by this Court.
Mr. Heald submitted that this was a question which
could not be discussed, but on the Master's report.
His Lordship desired to know if the Master had made
his report.
Mr. Heald said he had since this motion was made.

Mr. Hart said that the Receiver had applied money to
the payment of debts contracted before he was appointed.
The Court never intended that that should be so. He put
his foot on that ground, and there he intended to rest.
A considerable discussion then took place between Mr.
Hart, Mr. Heald, Mr. Sugden, and one or two more, be-
hind the bar.

His Lordship desired to put a stop to such conversa-
tion at the bar, with this observation, that he paid no at-
tention to it whatever, and for this reason, that it was
quite novel in this Court. The Court desired, before it
said any thing, to see the Master's report.
A Gentleman behind the bar said, there was a petition
in this case pending before the Vice-Chancellor, which he
hoped his Lordship would allow to be brought here.
Mr. Heald begged to second this motion. He consi-
dered it a most fit petition to be heard by the Lord Chan-
cellor, his mind being so familiar with all the scenes of this
case.

His Lordship had no objection to pass it, only observ-
ing that the Vice-Chancellor had made a decree in this
case already, which this branch of the Court had great
difficulty in applying to the different parts of the case.
Mr. Heald said, he had had nothing whatever to do
with that decree, nor did he mean to have any thing to do
with, or to say, to it. The Receiver attended to nothing
but his Lordship's own orders.
His Lordship thought Mr. Heald might hereafter find
that he would, whether he liked it or not, have something
to do with, or say, to that decree; because, if it con-
tained directions inconsistent with the directions of this
branch of the Court, respecting the application of the mo-
ney, it went directly to affect the Receiver. However, he
desired to hear no more of it just now.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—(I4II DST).
The Court. was occupied this morning in hearing ex-
ceptions to the Master's reports, which were devoid of all
public interest.