The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Since our last week's statement this market has assumed
firmer tone, and the holders of Y. C. are asking higher prices.
Our advices from St. Petersburgh state that the rates there
have a downward tendency.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day.
IN THE ]LATTER OF THE SUITORS—THE MASTERS' CLERICS.
'1 his case, which stood specially appointed for to-day, came
bofore the ourt upon the petition of thirty-two of the solicitors
of the Court of Chancery. We have already given at length the
statements in the petition, and it will therefore be sufficient in
the present instance to state merely its prayer, which is that
the Lord Chancellor will cause inquiry to be made into the
matters alleged in the petition, and also into the manner in
which the duties of the office of chief clerk to the said Master
Lynch are now, and have been, since the appointment of
'1 homas Whiting thereto, executed and performed ; end
that his Lordship will be pleased to order that henceforth the
duties of the office may be performed by Thomas Whiting while
he shall continue such chief clerk in person, and not by the co-
pying or junior clerk of the Master or by any other deputy, end
that in case Thomas Whiting shall neglect personally to per-
form such duties, or shall be found incompetent thereto, that he
may be removed from being such chief clerk of Master Lynch'
and that in such case his Lordship will bepleased to make order
for the due appointment of some other properly-qualified person
to the office of chief clerk in the place and stead of Thorne.
Whiting.
Mr. ROMILLY, with whom was Mr. Palmer, was proceeding
to open the petition, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired whether the petitioners
had applied to the Master of the Rolls?
Mr. RoatlLLy said they had not, as it was considered that the
Master of the Rolls had no jurisdiction in the matter. The
Master of the Rolls had jurisdiction over the Six Clerks, but
not those of the Masters in Chancery.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—That Learned Judge is bead.
master, and if I had been aware of what the matter was I 1110%0
certainly have asked the Master of the Rolls to attend.
Mr. tt OMILLY said, on the part of the petitioners, he should
be most happy that the Master of the Rolls should attend.
Mr. STUART said he appeared for Master Lynch; and so far
as he was concerned, he was anxious the matter should be
heard before the Master of the Rolls as well as the Lord Cho'''.
cellor. In stating this, he must not be understood as doubting
the jurisdiction of the Lord Chancellor : on the part, however,
of Master Lynch, he must say, he considered this a most lin:
proper petition, and one the prayer of which he was convince,
the Court would not grant.
Mr. ROMILLT said his clients were most anxious that his
Lordship should have the assistance of the Master of the Rat
Mr. STUART was prepared to prove that the petition
most improper, and one that ought not to be entertained 11
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The Court.
LORD CHANCELLOR observed that acme corresynodb#
ence had taken place between himself and Master I-Pc
formerly on the subject.
Mr. STUART said there were allegations in the petition that
were totally unfounded, and he should be able to show the/
were so.
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired if there was any cli6Put
about the fact?
Mr. Roatti.ve—Not the slightest. , A's(
The LORD CHANCELLOR—It is admitted that toe --
clerk does not pet form the duty.
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