The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—MAacu 23.
EAST COUNTRY DOCK COMPANY.
STONZL V. BROWNING.

Mr. Lou= made an application on the part of the East
Country Dock Company, to the effect that the Secretary of the
Company be at liberty to pay to the defendants in this cause the
sum of 8,0001. and the interest due thereon, the amount to be
verified on oath, and that the Solicitor of the Company, as well as
the Solicitor of a Doctor Gabel, be permitted to inspect the title
deeds of the Company, now in the hands of the defendant,. It
appeared that the gentleman under whose will the defendants are
trustees, had a mortgage upon the property of the Company to the
amount of 8,0001. The Company by the terms of the deed of mort-
gage were at liberty to pay it off, upon giving six months' notice to
the mortgagee. They were now very anxious to raise a sum oftwelve
thousand pounds for that as well as for other purposes. A Dr.
Gabel consented to lend them that sum, but would not advance
the money until his Solicitor had the opportunity of inspecting
the title-deeds of the Company, with a view of ascertaining whe-
ther they corresponded with the abstract which had been furnixh-
ed to him by the Company. The Learned Gentleman apprehend-
ed that there could be no objection to this application. The suit
was instituted by the legatees of the mortgagee against the trustees
under the will, for the administration of his effects, and 'the Com-
pany now merely required that they might be at liberty to pay in
the amount of their debt to the testator's estate, to be afterwards
disposed of as the Court might direct.
Mr. SIDEBOTHAM appeared for the Trustees; the six months
would not expire until July, and the Trustees did not think that
they could he justified in receiving the money before that time—
still less did they think that the} ought to consent to the inspection
of the deeds now in their hands. It was impossible for them to
say what the true object of this Inspector was.
The Vicx CHANCELLOR—WiII Doctor Gabel not consent to ad-
vance the 12,0001. without being allowed, in the first instance, to
inspect the Deeds.
Mr. Lovrrr replied that the Doctor would not pay a shilling
otherwise. The learned gentletuan was instructed to say that,
although the Company wished to discharge the mortgage instanter,
they were ready to pay the interest on the amount, up to July
next, when the six months notice would expire.
Mr. Snyexormsat—The trustees cannot receive any interest on
account of the mortgage debt after the principal sum is paid to
them. By doing so they would subject themselves to a charge of

usury.
The Vlcs-CHANCELLOR—The question is, whether I can di-
rect the inspection of the title deeds adversely to the mortgagee?
I am afrlid, Mr. Lovett, that you must get the money elsewhere,
if Dr. Gabel persists in refusing it without seeing the deeds.
Have you no other property but that which is mortgaged ?
Mr. LOVETT replied, that the Company had no other property,
and that every other person to whom they might apply for a loan
would make the same objection as Dr. Gabel. The Learned
Gentleman had an affidavit, stating that the Company had no
improper motive in asking for the inspection.
The Vim Cffartm.Lon—Your object is very clear; you want
to show that you have a good title. You must however arrange
the matter between you ; I can't assist yo.
Mr. Lovirrr—We can't then procure the money, and at the
expiration of the six months we shall have the very same diffi-
culties to encounter that we have now.

ROLLS COURT, MARCH 28.

LORD rLDON AGAINST THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY,

Considerable curiosity was excited by the exhibition of these
venerable personages in the unfriendly relation of plaintiff and de-
fendant. The petition, however, which was presented for tht
purpose of giving a legal sanction to some arrangements made out
of Court, disclosed no matter of any interest to the public.
There were three or four petitions from young gent!mten, who,
upon arriving at the end of their minority, discovered that their
inheritance consisted, inter alia, of the costs, charges, and " ex-
Tenses" of a Chancery suit; and who prayed various kinds of re-
lief, according to the exigency-of their several cases.