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London, England, 1824-02-13 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY, FEBRUARY 12.

This being the last day of Term, the greater part of
the morning was spent in hearing motions of course.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.-CONST V. HARRIS.

Mr. HART.—My Lord, you were pleased to termi-
nate your judgment on the case of Const and Harris, by
a recommendation to the parties to meet and come to
an amicable adjustment. You also made, I think, an
interim order that the receipts of the Theatre should be
converted only to the purposes specified in the deed of
1812, and not applied to any uses of the lessees. lam
now instructed to state to ynor Lordship, that Mr. Const,
my client, has received a letter from Messrs. Kemble,
Willet, Forbes, and others of the lessees, intimating their
intention of holding no meeting, and of concluding no
arrangement with 11,1 r. Cont.
LORD CD A NCELLOR.—Very well, Mr. Hart, very well;
then I will most certainly take an early opportunity of
informing these Gentlemen what I intend to do.
Mr. SIIADWELL._My Lord, I have received no in-
struction from my diem, Mr. "'anis ; I suppose he
knows nothing of this letter.
Mr. HART.—Mr. Harris is gone to Ireland ; and my
client has received a letter from Mr. Harris's Solicitor,
stating that Mr. Harris has nothing to do with the,
matter ; and, my Lord, this statement is certainly a
fact. Mr. Harris has delivered himself into the posses-
sion of the lessees, and they think, aye, and know, they
can treat him as they please ; but I trust, my Lord, that
the interest of Mr. Const may receive that protection to •
which, by virtue of the original deed, he is legally and
justly entitled.
LORD CHANCELLOR.-4 will take care of that, Mr.
Hart. Next Monday is the day which I appointed for
the communication of the result of the recommended
meeting to the Court. If you will take the trouble of
mentioning to me on that day what shall have been
dons by the parties before then, 1 shall let those mis-
taken Gentlemen know what are my opinion and in-
tention relative to their conduct, and whether they shall
be permitted to follow up the injudicious course of pro-1
cecding which they have thought proper to commence.
Mr. HART expressed his intention of introducing the
case to his Lordship's notice on Monday next.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 12.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. SCARLETT said he wished to apply to rbeir Lord.
ships to enlarge a rule to shew cause, which was ob-
tained by the Attorney-General, why a criminal infor-
mation should not issue out of ►hi; Court against the
prii.ter and publisher of the 13, disk Press newspaper,
for a libel on the character of George Chetwynde, Esq.
Member for the county of Stafford, and a Magi,trate.
He moved to enlarge the rule till nevi Term, on the
ground that notice of the °ranting of the rule had been'
served only on Friday evening last, and that time might
be given to prepare affidavits, on which the defendants
meant to oppose the role.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—You move to enlarge the
rule till next Tern), there being no opposition ?
The TToRNEY-UENEHAL was silent.

Mr. BROUGHANL—There is another criminal infor-
mation against another paper, the British Ticveller,
for copying the same article, and on %.hich a r ole nisi
has also been granted. The newspaper to which I
allude, is published by a person of the name of John
Stokes. Your Lordships will permit me to notice, that
the same observations apply to this paper.—ltule en-
larged till next Term.

THE KING V. THE COUNTY CLERK OF MIDDLESEX AND

HIS DEPUTY.

Mr. ScA MATT moved to enlarge this rule for a cri-
minal information, obtained on a former day by Mr.
French, on the ground that the Gentlemen moved against
had not time to give their answers in full to the charge.
The Couar said that the rule enlarged itself under
the circumstances; and it was enlarged accordingly.