The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.
SCOTCH APPEALS.

The Cum BARON and the Duke of ATTIOL came down
to the House of Lords this morning, for the purpose of
hearing Scotch Appeals ; there was not, however, a Bishop
in attendance to read Prayers, and although messengers
were dispatched to the residences of several Prelates, two
hours elapsed before one could be procured. ' The Bishop
of London at length made his appearance.
LOW, APPELLANT-DUNCAN, RESPONDENT.

This was an Appeal by Low; who is the cashier of the
Dundee Bank, from a Decree of the Court of Session in
Scotland. The facts of the case are shortly these :—Dun-
can, who was a merchant residing at Dundee, procured a
bill for 6001., to be discounted for him at the Bank within
sixty days before he became a bankrupt. This bill was
accepted by Duncan's son. Shortly after the bankruptcy of
Duncan, the trustee of his estate brought an actioriegainst
the Bank for the purpose of having the bill in question
reduced. The case came on before the Court of Session,
and it was decreed that the bill should be reduced and an-
nulled on the grounds that it was a fraud on the bankrupt's
estate, and was intended to give the Bank au undue pre-
ference over the rest of his creditors.
Mr. KEAY was heard in support of the appeal ; and
Mr. CAurnELL was arguing in: support of the respon-
dent's case, when our reporter came away.
WYLIE, APPELLANT—ROSS, RESPONDENT.

The Court dismissed the appeal, and affirmed the de.
cision of the Court below.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
His LORDSHIP took his seat at half-past ten.
GIBBON V. COWLING.

Mr. HEALD stated, that in this case the parties intended
to move for a new trial : that Lord Eldon having been in-
formed of this, he had got the Judge's notes before whom
the trial had been, which he had handed down to the bar;
and as the Solicitor-General meant to attend here to-
morrow to move for a new trial, if his Lordship wished to
see the notes previously, the parties would hand them to
the Secretary this morning.
His Loansutr desired to have the notes.
NEROT V. BURNAND.

Mr. HEALD moved that this appeal might be ordered to
stand in the paper for the first appeal day in next Term.
The appeal was from an order of the Vice-Chancellor, and
had been fully argued before Lord Eldon, but as the
parties seemed n)t very much disposed to take
that Noble Lord's judgment, nor was it very evident that
his Lordship felt anxious to have the task, for it was a
very long and intricate case, it was necessary to have it
set down for rehearing before his Lordship (Lyndhurst.)
His Lonnsuir desired notice of the application to he
given to the other side.

It was then stated by another gentleman, that the other
side did not object to its being set down for rehearing, and
therefore it was directed to stand for the time named.

IN THE MATTER Or JOHN MORRIS, A LUNATIC.

Air. SUGDEN was instructed to ask that a petition in
this matter might stand for to-morrow ; but he
thought it probable that the Court would make the
order now which the petition prayed. A committee
of the lunatic's property had been proposed, but he had
declined to act, and consequently the lunatic was without
a committee at present. A banker had stated that he had
10,0001. belonging to the lunatic, which he was willing to
pay into Court. Lord Eldon had a rule, never to refuse
to receive a payment when it was offered, and as probably
the present Chancellor would follow that precedent, he
would permit it to be paid in forthwith.
Order for the payment made.
ATTOr EY-GENERAL V. GEE.

Mr. SUGMEN stated that it was necessary to have this
matter, together with two other causes connected with it,
of the Attorney-General v. Haselheck, and the Attor-
ney-General v. Brande, set down for further directions,
and to have an order of the Court approving of a scheme
for the management of a charity, and he was requested to
apply to have them put down here, instead of going
before the Vice-Chancellor.—Leave given.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. 110THAM.

The arguments in this appeal were concluded.
The LORD CHAtqcrrama then said, the appellants here
rested their claim entirely upon a Parliamentary survey, and
some old documents of foreclosure, and were opposed by an
usage of one hundred and twenty years, with respect to
the greater part of the property. His opinion was, that
the enjoyment of one hundred and twenty years was quite
decisive, and that this gave the respondents an indisputable
title of the property known by the name of the Hall and
the Hall Platts. The Court cOnsequently so far confirmed
the decree of the Master of the Rolls. The only remain-
ing questjon regarded a small plot of
_land, which, after
having read the affidavits to-night, his Lordship will de-
liver his bpinion upon to-morrow morning.

TINDAL v. OSMOND, AND OSMOND V. TINDAL.
When these eases were called on, Mr. tionifE stated that
they had been argued before Lord Eldon, and the parties
had agreed upon the minutes of the order which he de-
livered to the Registrar.
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IN THE MATTER. OF WATSON, A 7.IINATIC.
This was a matter that was mentioned :-ome days ago„-
in which the Court was asked to confirm a report, Appro-
priating fifty pounds per annum to the maintenance of the
lunatic. The lunatic's property being considerably more,
his Lordship doubted the propriety of only allowing 50/.
Mr. Shadwell had consequently mentioned the matter
again to Master Irwin, who made the report, and had
now' to communicate to his Lordship that that Master
considered; that, from the situation of the lunatic, being
almost a perfect idiot, he was as well taken care of as be
could possibly be, and that if a greater sum were, allowed
for his maintenance, he should not be benefitted by it.
The Report was then confirmed.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
Nothing of interest occurred in this Court up to the
time of our going to press.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

SITTINGS IN BANCO.
Their Lordships were engaged during• the morning in
listening to the arguments in the ease of Stone v. Marsh,
in which trpoint- had been discovered on the trial for the
opinion of they Court above.
• Mr. Sergeant BOSANQUIZT was 'heard 'for the
anti Mr. F.•PoLr.ocx at the other side.