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GAOL ABUSES.

DUBLIN, JuNe 16.—0 n Saturday, the 12th
instant, pursuant to adjournment, the Commis-
sioners appointed by the Lord Lieutenant to in-
quire into the abuses alleged to exist h the 1)0.
son orKilmainham, met in a small room in that
prison. Pravious to their entering into the busi.
ness of the day, they desired strangers to with-
draw.

Mr. Wonlte stated, that he had been retained
to attend there as Counsel on behalf of Mr. 'lon-
lan, the person on' whose memorial the present
rnquiry had been ordered, upon which the follow.
ing conversation took place :
Dr. Trevor (one of the Commissioners of In-
quiry)—" Sir, we do not stand in need of a Coun-
sel."

Mr. Woulfe—" You. Sir, may not stand in need
of Counsel, but my client does, and it is on his
behalf I attend."
Doctor Trevor--" We shnil not hear Counsel."

Mr. Woulfe—" if yott do not, you must take
open yourself the responsibility of refusing to
hear him. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant
appointed you to receive evidence, and report
upon the abuses committed in this prison. My
client has come here prepared to lay before you a
quantity of evidence in proof of these abuses.—
Being unacquainted with laws of evidence, and
unaccustomed to arrange proofs in their proper
order,'he has thought proper to employ a person
whose profession makes 'him conversant in those
things. The presence of Counsel to examine the
witnesses, and ar-range the evidence, cannot im-
pede the object of his inquiry,-but, on the con-
trary, must promote it. It must have been the
Lord Lieutenant's wish, in establishing this in-
quiry, to ascertain whether the allegations in my
cli,tnt's memorial are true. These allegations
charge some of the officers of the prison with
the grossest abuses of their authority. My client
has brought witnesses and documents tosubstantiate
his allegations, but he is unable to lay his proofs
properly befote you, so as to corroborate each
other, without professional aid. if you refuse
this aid, yon 540C/ill this inquiry into these
grievous charges."
Dr. Trevor Sir, we are determinedThot to
lic.-4r Counsel."
Woulfe—" I shall not of course intrude
mys-;t' upon you. I cannot, 'however?, btu thiok
that. jolt are acting unadvisedly, and in a way of
which the Lord Lieutenant will disapprove. A.
great "part of the evidence briefed to me is cir-
cumstantial, and of such a nature„ that if sub-
, stantiated, it must be quite conclusive in proof of
the charges ; but its force must, in a great de-
gree, depend upon its' being properly arranged,
to sheur the bearing of one pert upon anh9=4r.
As I know my client is unable to do this withilift
assistance, and as you do not think propel It
allow him assistance, I shall advise him to de-
cline any further interference in your inquiry,
Until the Lord Lieutenant shall signify his plea-
sure."

Mr. Woulfe then withdrew, And Mr. Minion
followed him, bo that this investigation may not
be considered at an end, at least ;0; the present,—.
(The Fr eenion'i Journal.)

LAW I \TELl,l(iliNt:t

OF-i A li-546.;101, .JUICE

FHI Numc,s, ~F tvki.Eb V. Latin LIVFRFOOL.
tiENERAL rose to subtnit R uto.
ad,op in this cause, when he was
1-,,,rutred by
who observed, that perhaps his
nit he troubled with the mo-
tio,l at all. it It were allowed to stand over tor
e tt'W tiny. itwas accordingly ordered to stand

OPItItA-ITOUSR.—WATERS U. TNYLOR.
The soLICITott-GeNttRAL, on behalf of the:
had been ordered to pay into Court
the ,Uilk 411 81471. as part ot the purchase-money.
of 11.1! Opera-house, moved that he might be at
lib.Jty now tU pay. 45001. into Court, and the:
l'etolitliog 4000/. on the first day of Michaelmas'
Term test. lie stated, that Mr. Waters had been
ordeted to pay into Court by a given day, the
situ of 850t)1. part ot the purchase-money of the
Opera.house ; and that to enable himself todoso,
he had sold estates to the amount of 17,000/. hut
owing to tie delay which had taken place in the
•
investiL:ation Of his title, he had not beeo able
to (olltain payment. Ile had, towever, front
other resources, raised 45001. which)le was ready
to pay i,to Court, and only asked the indidgence
of his Lordship with respect to the remainder.
Sir AFTnnit PIQGOTT Said, thr• sum due to Mr.
Taylor, 8,5001., ought to have been paid on. the
ISt h lost, and yet the plaintiff, with singular too,
desty, had asked that he might pay onlynne hall the
sum, and obtain tine for the remainder. It was
,nt,.st extraordinary that Mr. Waters should not
have said one wort( about the iirtUreSt due to Mr.
Taylor, on which alone that individual had to
subsist. The other side knew si,nation ; and
the y also knew that he depeodolely on that
6041. of interest for subsistence. Their conduct,
thelefore, in depriving hint of it, was improper
in every point ot view. The 18th of June was
the very I,st day they asked for ; and why had
they not paid it in.? Dill they wish to be consi-
deted in contempt, or were they aware that an
attachment was ready to be issued against then;
If they wire not, then it was high time they

should be so.
The LORD CHANCRLLOR observed, that the
plaintiff must alter the form of his motion before
the Court would consent to pay attention to it.
Probably they might have no objection to pay
the interest of this sum, and the 4,50 W. into
Court, and then they might take time for the rest.
Sir ARTHUR I'IGGOTT objected to this sugges-
tion of the Court, though he. knew it was well
meant by his Lordship, .whose patience must, no
doubt, be exhauited by such frequent perfor-
manees of these operas. The other side, as he
understood, had promised to pay this interest to
Mr. Taylor on Wednesday next ; but, if •they
tdtd
not, he hoped his Lordship would allow the at-
tachment to issue against Mr. Waters for a con-
tempt of the Court.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—To be sure. Let Mr.
Waterq 'tam] the consequences.
After some further conversation between the
Coot. and Counsel,
The Lord) CHANCELLOR said, he had done his
best to split the difference; and therefore he per-
emptorily ordered the sum of 3950/. to be paid•on
Monday se'tinigl“, the 28th instant, with certifi-
cation, that unless the said sum was, on or before
that day, paid into Court, an attachment would
be infallibly issued against them. At the same
time he might add, his decided. opinion was, that
Mr. Taylor had a proper right to compute the in-
terest on the oaostandOtg claims, and that he was
entitled to the full costs of the day. The estates
which Mr. Waters 'had sold should also stand as
a seeuril for the money which should ultimately
come to Mr. Taylor, anti fur the balance now due
to hint. He should be glad to hear no more of
these operas, as-the performances which he had
witnessed in that Court were so numerous, that
be bad forgot the one half of them.
DAVIS V.,THE DUKE OF IMARLEOROULI4I.
Mr. lIART, in this case, aaitl ire had formerly
mentioned the annuity 'granted by the Duke to
the plaintff ; and he was now authorized to say
that the Doke had offered payment of the prinei,
pal, and also of the costs of the suit. Whether
this would be accepted was a question for the
other side.
Mr HANSoN offered some objections.
The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the ease to /re
finally fixed for judgment on 'Thursday.
CLARKE AND SONS V. PRICE, E.FQ.
Mr. SHAD WELL said, he hoped he should not be
Considered Averse to the profession in moving to.
stay the publication of a Law Book. This mo-.
tion was, tee the put of Messrs. Clatke and Sons,.
b,ivkseilers, to res, rain Geo. Price, Esq. and
Messrs. Brook and Sweet, from publishing a fifth
volume of Reports in the Exchequer. He. stated
that Mr Pike had entered into an agreement
with Messrs. Clarke to write the Reports its the
Exchequer for publication by them, They were.
to be at all the exoeuce of publishing them, avid
to divide the ptofits with Mr. Price, When two
volumes bed beck published, by a subsequent
agreement they' agreed to give 71. a sheet, and 31.
for correcting each part. The work went on to
a fourth volume, and now they were informed
that Mr. Price had entered into an agreement with
Messrs. Brook and Sweet for the publication of
the fifth volume. The Counsel submitted on the
part of Lis clients, not only that the defendants
Should be restrained from publishing the fifth
loose, but that they should also be restrained
from publishing any other Reports. which Mr.
Price might hereafter write. -e
The LoaD CHANCEI.LOR observed, that. he
doubted whether he c 041.1 grant an
_injunction for
whatever an author might write.
Mr. SZIADWCLL said, his Lordship had laid this
down its the ease ,of Morris and Colman, where
it apfrepred, that Mr. Colman having engaged not
to wt Ire any Theatrical Pieces except for the The-
atie to the Hayinklrket, his Lordship held, that
Pe could not write a Farce for Drury-Lane.---
Upon that occasion he. had said, that an author
11:ight mortgage his brains ; and that though he
could not compel Mr. Colman to be witty, and
' voile farces, if he did not choose it, yet if he did
writedhem, he was bound to give to the Theatre
the benefit of his labours.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should grant

the injunction tin the answer *as pot in. f' T,
remember," said his Lotdship, " when the Term
Reports first came out, 1 -happened to call upon,
Mr. Justice Gould, and he said the profession
would be ruined by them."
Mr. StrAnwv.LL.--indeed, my Lord, we are
not much bentfited'by them.