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London, England, 1828-02-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELEIGENCE.-e(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
VIDDLER V. VARRATT.
A petition was
.presented in this matter, praying
for an order of reference to the Master to enquire
whether the marriage of a ward- was valid, and if it
were, to approve of .a proper settlement.—Prayer
Fruited. • •

IN TUT MATTER OF SIR THOMAS SMITH, A LUNATIC.
Mc. :WAKEFIELD_ presented a petition in this
lunacy, which prayed the Court to refer the matter
to the Master to enquire, whether certain incum•
brancea on the lunatic's_ estate should, be paid eff,
and whether further securities should be taken in Sii
Thomas's name.—Order of reference made.
• IN THE MATTER OF FOALREC, A BANKRUPT.
A gentleman behind the Bar Stated, that accord-
ing to the manner in which the minutes of the order
of the Court had been drawn up, Mr. Smith, the
attorney, Was called upon to pay not only the-eoSts
of the supplemental petition on which. the order had
been made, but of the original petition long ago dis-
posed of, which was apprehended to be a mistake.
Mr. Rosa considered the gentleman irregular,
inasmuch as no notice had been given of this appli-•
cation ; but he had no hesitation in saying, that there
must be a mistake, if the minutes were as had been
represented, as far as went to the costs of the
supplemental petition ; but certainly the Court had
ordered the costs of the last petition, and of a motion
which had been made.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said he had distinctly
ordered the costs of the supplemental petition to be
paid by Mr. Smith personally, and that the costs of
the motion should also he given.
Mr. Smith's Counsel then applied for leave to
present a petition on behalf of Mr. S., praying that
he might be relieved from the order calling upon
him personally to pay the costs, upon the ground
of bringing forward evidence that was not deemed
necessary by Counsel to be brought forward on the
last occasion, and which it was now supposed would
make a material alteration in the Court's view of
the case.
His LORDSHIP said, Mr. Smith had written a
variety of letters to him out of Court, which he
ought not to have done, and which, therefore, he
I
should certainly not read. He might present another
petition, but he would have to risk the consequences.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
CONST V. HARRIS.

Mr. JAMES was pressed to apply to the Court to
appoint a day for giving judgment here.
His LORDSHIP had got a report from the Re-
gistrars respecting the practice on such a point as the
case involved, and he had therefore no objection to
its being put down for judgment on Monday.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
(Sittings after Term.)
His HONOUR was engaged in a conference with
the Lord Chancellor for more than an hour ; on
coming into Court, he stated it to be his Lordship's
wish that this Court should sit at Westminster Hail
on those days on which the Lord Chancellor should
he engaged with Appeals in the House of Lords.
This arrangement was determined on for the pur-
pose of accommodating the senior Counsel who
might be obliged to attend in the House of Lords;
and was proposed that his Honour should bear
Bankrupt Petitions and Motions only on these days.
It was also stated by his Honour, that the Lord Chan-
cellor had fixed the first Seal after Term for next.
Thursday week.
Several objections were urged by Members of
the Junior Bar to so nauch of this arrangement as
respected his Honour's sitting at Westminster Hall
out of Term. It was said that it would be peculiarly
inconvenient to draftsmen, on account of the great
distance-of Westminster Hall from their Chambers.
The VICE-CHANCELkOR admitted that there were
;hconveniences on both sides; but, upon a balance
of them, he thought the present arrangement was
the more advisable.