The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-05 00:00:00

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

Sir ANTHONY HART sat to-dav for the first time since
his elevation to the office of Vice Chancellor.

Several motions were postponed, in consequence of the
Counsel who were concerned in them not having received
sufficient notice of his Honour's intention to sit to-day.
Mr. CHYNG was about to move that an order, restrain-
ing certain persons from proceeding at law, might be dis-
charged, when
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said—l believe I know some-
thing about this motion, and I would wish that it were
made before the Lord Chancellor. In fact, I have formed
a judgment on it elsewhere. You must be aware that I
have been very much mixed up with the case, and I fear
that the parties might be dissatisfied with my decision,
under the idea that I had a prejudice with respect to it.
Mr. TINNEr—I am for the opposite side, and I have
no hesitation in saying that my clients will be quite satis-
fied with your Honour's decision.
VICE-CHANCELLOR—Quite satisfied ! Did you say Mr.
Tinney ? I have my doubts, indeed lam pretty certain that
they will not ; in fact, my opinion is this, that we had better
let the matter go before the Lord Chancellor, you may de-
pend on it that they would not like my opinion. if the
Lord Chancellor refuses to hear it, why then I must en-
deavour to combat with my prejudices.

The VICE-CriaNcEr.Lo;t,in the course of the morning,
whilst going through the bar, observed, that he was a very
bad chronologist, and was quite at a loss to ascertain the
seniority of the gentlemen of the outer bar.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
DA UNCEY V. COLONEL BERKELEY.

This was an action for compensation in damages, against
the defendant, for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's
wife. It was tried before the Chief Justice, at the last
sittings at Guildhall, and a verdict found for the plaintiff,
with.l,ooo/. damages.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, this day, on the part of the
defendant, moved for a new trial. He said that, from the
circumstances of levity in the conduct of the plaintiff's
wife, on her first introduction to the defendant, everybody
in Court at the trial was surprised at the large amount of
damages awarded by the Jury. The plaintiff, it appeared,
had been twice a bankrupt, and it was to the defendant's no
small surprise, that he discovered since the trial, that one
of the assignees, under the second Commission, was one of
the Jury; and it would not be too much to suppose, that
he had used his influence to make the damages as high as
possible, as the whole would ultimately be paid to himself
and the creditors for whom he acted.
Lord TENTERDEN.-Take a rule to show cause.
George Nightingale, who was charged with being im-
plicated in the robbery of the Dover mail of the Italian
letter-hag, was brought up this morning on a writ of
Habeas Corpus, and the Clerk having read the depositions
taken before Sir Richard Birnie, the Court admitted the
prisoner to bail, and appointed him to enter into recogni-
sauces, himself in 2,0001., and four sureties in 500 L each,
to appear and stand trial at the next Sessions of Oyer and
Terminer for the county of Kent.

Four persons having accordingly entered into recogni-
zance, as required, the prisoner r,•as discharged from
durance.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
LEVY THE BUM.
LEVY V. MILLS.

Mr. ADAMS moved the Court for a rule to show cause
why the verdict in this case should not be snt aside, and a
new trial granted. It will be recollected that this case was
tried in this Court before Lord Chief Justice Best, and a
verdict returned for the defendant.

Mr. ADAMS now stated, that his client had received a
nick-name, which would follow him to the grave. The
libel had at the trial produced, as at present, so much mer-
riment, that it was almost impossible to hear cr read it
with gravity ; but their Lordships would please to recol-
lect, that like the frogs in the fable, what was
laughter to others, was death to his unfortunate client.
He contended that the libel, of which he now read an
extract was of so ridiculous a nature, that the Jury had
been led away by laughter, and had given a verdict diffe-
rent from what it wculd have bees in their sober judgment,
and against the direction of the Learned Judge.

Mr: Justice BEST—I certainly told them -it was a libel,
and in answer to their inquiry, that one shilling would
carry costs. They, however, took upon themselves to be
judges of law as well as fact, and returned a verdict for the
defendant.

Mr. ADAMS then proceeded to read some of the most
hunalrous parts of the libel, which have been already be-
fore the public, and which created the most unequivocal
bursts of merriment in the whole Court.

He was interrupted by the COURT telling him that he
might take a rule to show cause.

ARCHES' 'COURT.

The Court was engaged during the entire day in a case
of subtraction of Church Rate, brought by the churchwar-
dens of the district Parish of St. George, Camberwell,
against J.:Evans, Esq.
The Couar considered the question of so much import-
ance, that it required time to consider the propriety of ad-
mitting the libel.