Star.
London, England, 1831-01-11 00:00:00

LAW REPORTS.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Jost. 10.
TIM THEATRES.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Bench precisely at ten
o'clock, at which period there were not more than half a dosen Bar.
vistas in attendance. In a few minutes after the Solicitor-General

The LoaD Cusacat.Loa—Mr. Solicitor, have you any motion ?
The Soitclecta-Ourznat.--No, my Lord. We have all come here
pepared for nothing else but the discussion of the petition relating to
the theatres, which we understand to be the only business that was to
come on this day.
The,Loau Citaircem.ow—l am sorry for the mistake, but it is no
fault of mine. I expressly stated that I should bear that ease on the
Bret evening of the first day of Term. lam determined that it 'hull not
interfere with the regular business of the Court, sod therefore shall sit
evening after evening until it be fully heard. I had at first resolved to
hear it in my private room, but seeing that there are such a variety of
interests concerned I have thought it expedient to hear it publicly. I
have requested the assistance of Chief Justice Tyndal and Mr. Justice
James Park, both of whom will dine in this Hall to-morrow. After
dinner we shall sit atieven o'clock in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, to
bear counsel in the case in question.
The Swanson Oxwesas--I am sorry, my Lord, that, in consequence
of the mistake, you should have had the trouble of coming here to-day,
without counsel being prepared for you.
The Loan CHANCRLIAIL-1 am sorry, on account of counsel, that the
mistake has occurred. But es my time is precious, and you are not pre-
pared, I will retire to my private room. If any person has a motion to
make, in the course oftie day, I can be sent for.
His Lordship then retired.

DESPERATE. AHD FATAL APPRAY WITH POACHERS.
—Body on the morning of Thursday last, Francis Child and Matthew
Ellis. gamekeeper to Godfrey Wentworth, Esq. of Wooley Park, met
with a party of poachers in Seeker Wood. An engagement commenced
between the poachers (five in number) and the keepers. Ellis was first
knocked down and when rising he was shot at, and wounded in the
thigh and the hand ; he instantly discharged his gun and disabled two
of the party ; the °then then attacked Child, and beat him severely.
One of them fired at him, but he fortunately at the moment turned the
monde of the gun, or otherwise he must have been shot dead ; Child
then discharged his gun, and wounded one of the poachers severely. On
the approach of some others of the keepers, the two poachers who
were not wounded made their escape. The two keepers and the poach-
en were all found lying wounded on the ground, in a helpless state,
when they were obliged to remain till a cart could be obtained to con-
vey them to the house. After their arrival at Wooley, medical assist-
ance was in.mediately procured. The names of the poachenare Joseph
Appleyard and George Milner, of Horburv, and Jonathan Westerman,
of Neat. Appleyarffs leg was taken off shortly after ; the other two,
after eeir wounds were dressed, were sent to Wakefield. Child is much
hurt, and it is feared that his skull is fractured. Appleysrd is since
dead, and the two wounded poachers will remain in Wakefield House of
Correction till the keepers are sufficiently recovered to attend their fur-
ther cumbrance.— Leeds Mercury.
Saturday forenoon, as Mr. Clarge, a pupil belonging to
the London Hospital, was crossing Hackney Marshes, with
a loaded fowling-piece, it discharged its contents, which con-
sisted of sparrow-shot, in the calf of his right leg. He was
removed to the house of a friend at Limehouse. Mr. Lake,
one of the surgeons belonging to the London Hospital, ex-
amined the wound, and found the leg in so dreadfully shat-
tered a state, that he deemed amputation necessary. The
operation was, in a vary short time afterwards performed
by Mr. bike, in the presence of Mr. Hamilton, and
other Medical and Surgical Gsademea, and the limb was
taken off from a short distance above the knee. We are
sorry to say that Mr. Clarge stills remains in a very pre-
carious state.