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London, England, 1830-12-30 00:00:00

ADVERSE CLAI3IB.

Abstract of a Bill Indnile;latTitittoeTaii;&urts of Law to give re.
lief against adverse Claims made upon Persons having no Interest in
the subject of such Claims.
Clause I.—Upon application by a Defendant in an action of assump.
sit Az. stating that the right in the subject.matter is In a third
party, the Court may order such third party to appear and maintain
or relinquish his claim, and in the meantime may proceedings in
such action.
I 1.--The judgment and decision to be gnat.
111. If such thhd party shall not tipper, &e. the Court may bar his
claim against the original defendant.
IV.—No order shall be made by a single .lu4e of the Court of
Pleas of the County Palatine of Durham who shall not also be a Judge
of one of the said Courts at Westminster.

V.—if a Judge thinks the matter more lit for the decision of the
Court he may refer it.
Vl.—Provides for relief of Sheriffs and other Mars In execution of
proems against goods and chattels. 1
Vll.—Rules, orders, &c. made in pursuance of this Act, may be
entered of record, and made evidence.
Yin... Disobedience to be deemed a contempt of Court.

ARBITRATION.
Abstract of a Bill, intituled, An Act for settling Controvenies by
Arbitration.

Clause I. In all setkets wherein the matters In dispute might be
made an actloo of amount, or coastal of pecuniary demands, the Court,
or any Judge thereof, may cedes such matins to be referred to ea
arbitrator. But no order whatsoever shall be made by • single Judge
of the Court of the County Palatine of Durham, name such Judge
shall be also • Judge of one of the Courts of Westminster.
11. In actions involving any question of law, or matte of fact,
the Court may order a ease, or • trial,such mottos to be
had. sod refer the otels. Nothing herein to prtment • special

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I. Regulations as to costs t—Unleas some special direedoo as to
costs shall be given by the Court ar Judge, the moss of any gerbil cam
which may be so directed shall follow the &skin of the Court ; and
the costs of any trial that may be so had shall taw the verdict of the
Jury ; and all other meta of the cause, and also the costs of the refit.
ream aid sward, shall follow the event of the award.
IV. Arbitrator empowered to direct a judgment to be entered.
V. For relief of parties affected by references made without consent,
the time of application to be limiteL
Vl.—Provide greater facility to the entering of record of submissions
to arbitrations, and obtaining rule of Court thereupon.
VI I.—Arbitrators to be empowered to administer oaths. Persons
giving false evidence to be deemed guilty of perjury.
V 111... The oath or affirmation to be so administered or taken
shall be to the effect that the evidence to be given on the matters
of the arbitration shall be the truth, the whole truth, sod nothing
but the truth.

I%.—Arbitrator or umpire to take an oath or affirmation before be
begins to act.
X.—The power of the arbitrator not to be revoked without leave of
the Court.

Xl.—lf an arbitrator shall enlarge the time for making his
award, it shall not be necessary to make any such enlargement a
ruk of Court.

Xll.—Questions of law to be stated on the face of the award; and
'wad to be amended by the Court.
XI ll.—lf payment of money or delivery of possevairm of lands or.
dived by an award la not made, the award may at any time be entered
of record, and be of the montane as-a judgment, except es to becoming
a charge alma Ita.
XIV.—It shall be lawful for the Court, as well before as after the
recording of any such award, to proceed by attachment in the same
manner as may now be done upon awards by virtue of the Statute
made in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of King William
the Third, intituled, " An Act for determining Differences by Arbi.
station."

XV.—Restriction as to personal estates or teal estates s—No Court
or Judge authorised to order a reference of any matter or cause that may'
require the swims= of the account of any personal estate of any tes-
tator, without the consent of the person having the administration of
r each estate, or at any cause that may require the settlement of the sat'
count of any real estate, without the consent of the persons chargeable
in respect thereof as heirs or devisees.