The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR came down to his room
at ten o'clock, for the purpose of disposing of several
easel that -stood for judgment; and of hearing
Counsel further ih part herd cases. At half-
Past ten, he sent an intimation into the Hall, which
was crowded with Counsel, Attornies, and Suitors,
that he had been taken so ill with a violent headache,
as to find it impossible to take any thing to-day, ex-
cept Browne v. De Tastet, which he meant to give
Judgment in.

~,,IN TIM MATTER OF RAMSDEN, A BANKRUPT.
4ne SECRETARY informed the parties also in this
miner,T9'tt that the present impression on his Lordship's
yet furth was, reserving to himself the opportunity of
theer considering it, that he could not grant
bankrupt his certificate.

HILL V. REARDON.
for Ir. WRAY sent his compliments to the Chancel-
notand desired to know whether his Lordship had
~ in the disposal of this case, meant to give the
Atrti?rney-General his costs.
lhe SECRETARY" returned with an intimation that
his Lordship had thought the case so difficult that
no costs ought to be given on either side to any
Party.
• In a short time subsequently, his Lordship de-
tred those who were waiting in " Browne v. De
Taatet," to be informed that his head had got so
rr.luch worse that he had been obliged to send off
tr oh
bi- -arnage, and that he was unable even to give
jUdgrn
I,4onday, if ent. lie meant to sit to-morrow and
lie possib could, and he will bring
"_,"ro the :
w;itten judgment in this case to-morrow,
snould his health allow him to come.

VICE..---HANCELLOR'S COURT.
13-01roil0N OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR.
!nor
Th.e
VICE-CHANCELLOR in the course of the
mug said that he was very anxious to know
whether there remained any cases in which he had
not yet given his judgment. "I am very desirous
~ndeed," observed his Honour," to ascertain this fact,
14)0n as possible, and I hope that the gentlemen
°L the Bar, will have the goodness to inform me
'whether they are aware of any such cases."
kr. HORNE assired his Honour that he would
Fake the necessary inquiries on the subject.
!t, was generally thought that the Vice-Chancel-
for 1.1 anxiety to dispose of such cases as may be ripe
el
o,rJud.groent in his Court, was occasioned by his
evation to the office. of Muter of the Rolls. It
7:8 4130 rumoured in the Court that his Honour
s'l,4 to be succeeded either by Mr. Hart or Mr.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
WATSON V. CLEMENT.
is linenee an action for a nuisance. The plaintiff
nt a draper, residing at the corner of Surrey-
r•eet, in the Strand, and the defendant is the pre-
the Morning Chronicle newspaper. The
4eeeti" was brought against the defendant for having
Cleatede on his premises, adjoining plaintiff's house, a
ni-eneine and printing presses, the noise of which
a-tice(ji.3sll;
familyconsiderable annoyance to the plaintiff
,4,111
llne defendant pleaded Not Guilty.
el4ra• GURNEY, ALDERSON, and PLATT, con-
,l;ed the plaintiff's case.
in f he copies of the two records of the judgments
due"riner trials of 'Watson v. Clement, were first pro-
and et end read ; they bore date in January 1825
p ecember 1826.
Watralleis Watson examined—Knew the plaintiff
111
te• l°ll, who resided' at th of S,
rnlo Strand; also knewe corner
the defendant, Mr.urrey-street Cle-
;li▪ t, eelac is he ostensible proprietor of the 21forn- ,
2nry,e4ronicle. In November last year witness
rne4',,th at the house of Mr. Watson, and was
in z annoyed during the night by a loud thump-
tl; 11°4e, which v.itness supposes proceeded from
.3,/ Working of the printing machines, at the
at °:ni, ing Chronicle office. The noise commenced
alenee o'clock in the morning, and continued
enrit four hours. Witness was awakened by the
Clen;d has no doubt that it came from Mr.
two-entie house. Witness was exiennined en the
vi4i former trials; was in the frequent habit of
h ut,llg the plaintiff, and whenever he slept at the
yeas
-e, Was sure to be disturbed. The disturbance
il greater during the night than in the day. Wit-
was "as engaged in a noisy business himself, and
not as likely to be disturbed as another person.
pe'r"se-exare:ned—Witness could not recollect the
eieular night that he slept in Watson's house.
b:111; etnbers that Watson told him at the time that
(w4ltended bringing an action, and spoke about his
eltell"a) giving-evidence on the trial.
pe,p4ar's SCARLET-T
—Then you went to bed for the
(I aof hearing a noise. Is not that the fact 9.
'1,4'1,6 ter.)
wits" night in November was the first night that
sines ever slept in the house, but has slept there
them : repeatedly. The noise was like a continual
fPing, or the working of a great pump. The
theleng lip of the forms also occasioned a noise, like
4er • Burford,
of blocks.
Plaints
residing in tne next house to the
in Surrey-street, described the nature of the
eeit4tnce in nearly the same language as the last
e 53. Previous to the erection of the printing
4,11,,:
ane, the nuisance did not exist. There is a
'eater noise on Saturday nights than on other oc-
c
oalsi°,ll3, because several Sunday papers were printed
sib'4l4
night. In witness's opinion it reas impoe-
e for the pleeitiff's family to enjoy comfortable
reeese while the nuisance existed.
tie,iiiB;l Ann Miller had been examined on the last
mire; sa a friend to plaintiff; has frequently slept at
'Watson,.
Yariabl house since the last trial, and was in-
hea Y disturbed early in the morning; always
jrd the clock strike the hours of four, five, six, and
ae.v.en• Witness slept in November, and December
.rte at Me. 'Watson's, and slept there last week.—
noise was still as intolerable as before.
Cross-examined.—Witness was generally in bed
from four to six hours before she heard the noise.
r --Is a stationer living in Cursitor-street,
ery -lane ; has frequently taken a bed at
Plaintiff's house, but cannot say he slept there.—
lie no sooner fell into a doze than he was roused
by a noise like the striking
of blocks.—(The quaint
manner in which this witness gave his evidence,
excited much merriment, as well as his description
of the mode in which the printing machine " had
murdered sleep.")
SCARLETT then addressed the Jury for the
defendant. He admitted that if the Jurv.believed
that the plaintiff was disturbed and annoyed by a
noise, whether it was a rumbling or thumping noise,
he Was entitled to a verdict. No matter how beau-
tiful the operation Of this engine might be, or how
useful to the public, if it had been productive of se-
rious injury to the plaintiff, he was entitled to da-
'Sages. He hoped,however,to be able to convince the
hart, that every thing which it was possible to do
d been done by the defendant, and that the present
aketti,°ll Was one of a very vexatious character. Two
t43,nis' had been previously brought, and he admit-
tio '"aht from the period when the last of those ac-
Cl had :ad been brought, until the period when Mr.
badni-"t set about altering his engine, the nuisance
re„exieted. Previous to the last action Mr. Cle-
ebrt Conceived conscientiously, that no reason-
able
man living in the Strand, a part of the town,
reason
coaches passed every hour of the night, could
erntebbly find fault with the inconvenience arising
etr: -te engine. It was well known that per-
sle crolning to town from the country could not
theert 'or some nights in any of the noisy parts of
live n i
; but where persons were accustomed to
toubd those parts of the town, they could sleep as
weoidY, as the country. However, the Jury
Power that that Mr. Clement had done all in his
wain-trifft° meet the objection of the plaintiff. The
caused complained of the vibration which was
this in by the engine in his house, and to remedy
Wall b:tenvenience the defendant actually erected a
vveen the two houses, and filled up the space
Tr'elt7een with sew-dust to the depth of 15 inches.—
arrangement, however, did not satisfy the

RUMFORD MA:
5. d. to s. d.
Beef 4 4 5 2
Mutton 4 4 5 6
Lamb
Suckling Calves frem Its. to 36s ;
Supply limited, and

RKET.-April 25.

s. d. to s. d.
Veal
Pork
si. 6d. to (is. 6ti.

Quarter old Pig, 9s. to 14.. each.
trade rather dull.

TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS.—Petitions
are being prepared in this city, for the repeal of
the Test and Corporation Acts.— Worcester
Paper.
Sir John Copley was at Henbury on Friday
week, on a visit to Alderman Brooke, of Bristol,
when the commands of his Majesty reached him,
calling him to take possession of the Seals. So
unexpected was the honour conferred upon him,
that he had a few hours prior to the receipt of
the communication expressed an opinion that he
should remain Master of the Rolls for years to
come.—Plymouth Jou7nal.
We learn that the ex-Bishop of Cloglier was
residing in Greenock within these few weeks, and
that he is still sojourning in the west of Scotland.
—Glasgow Chronicle.
Died early on the morning of the 16th inst.,
at his Lordship's house, ifaeberry Lodge,
Southampton, the Right Hon. Sholto Henry
M'Clellan, Lord Kirkcudbright, Baron of
Bombie. His Lordship had been travelling for
the last two years in the care of a servant for the
benefit of his health, and was brought home in a
state of extreme debility only on the Friday pre-
ceding his dissolution by Mr. Clement Sharpe,
of Romsey. His Lordship was married, but has
left no issue.