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London, England, 1815-01-24 00:00:00

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COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 23.
This being the ,first day of Hilary Term, the
LORD CHANCELLOR, according to custom, entertained
the Twelve Judges at brealsitst at his Lordship's
:loose in Bedford-square. After which, they pro-
ceeded in state to Westminster Hall to open their re.
spective Courts, where they arrived about one o'clock,
and slimly after took their seats in the severai Coons.
The Loan CHANORLLOR was attended by their Ho-
nours the VICE•CHANORLLOR and MASTER of the
ROLLS, and the Master in attendance.
Several pressing motions were made by Sir SA-
MUEL ROMILLY, Mr. HART, Mr. LRAM; and other
Gentlemen of the. Bar.

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0111T119 AND co. V. ICENSISCTON.
The ATTOONI:y•GRNI:iiii:j attleicled by.i..dr. PARK E,
came into the Court of Chancery, specially kom the
King's Bench, to take the opinion of the LORD CIIAtl•
CLI.LOR upon a disputed or doubtful point of law and
practice in this Court which had in this case arisen—
namely, whether a motion for a new trial, intended
to be made in this cause, which was an action for
usury, lately tried at Guildhall, in the city of• London,
before LsrdELLANBOROUGII, were to be argued in this
Court, whence the action was directed, it being in a
matter of bankruptcy, or before the Noble Lord who
tried the action ?--a point of practice not understood
in the Court of Kiag's Bench.
The LORD CRANCILLOR told the Learned Gentle-
Men that the,practice was well settled iu this Cottrt.
The distiaetton icthis, that in an issue direcwil l)y
this Court, a motion for a new trial is to be here at--
•gued ; but when 4n action is directed to be trieu at
Common Law, and a new trial moved for, such mo•
don is to be made and argued in the Court where it
Peas tried, and before 'the Judge who presided at the
vial.
COURT OF RING'S CENCH, JAN. 23.
After the usual fornialities of opening the se'eral
d on' fir • .4;, of T-

whicb is obseivek. the first day
Lord P.Livionouou and the other .1a,1)1,s of the
.04irtinceptivir. J. DAMPIIIERE, V.,!iu is ill.

CARSTAIRS, V. SMITH AND CO.
Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved fun a new trial in
this case, which was the great cause tried at the last
sittings at Guildhall between the Kensingtons and
Stein and Smith, respecting their mutual dealinp,s,
whether they were usurious or nut. It was an action
'to recover the sum ot 8300,000 and upwards, on the
following transactions ?—the banking-house cf Ken-
singtons were to accept for Steins, Smith, and Corn.
pany ; and, for the accommodation of lending their
r.ame, they were, by agreement, to receive a halt per
cent. commission. Acceptances to the amount of
812,000,000 had passed between them; and, on the
trial, his Lordship had told the Jury that this was
clear usury. The Jury, however, found a verdict
agaigst his directions ; the cause was directed to be
tried by_ the Chancellor. The Curt expressed a
doubt whether they could grant a new trial, as it was
au action directed by the Chancellor, and were in-
clined to think that the motion ought to be made to
the Chancellor.
Mr. ATTORNEY•GENERAL said, he would immedi,.
ately go into the Court ot Chancery, and ascertain
the Chancellor's opinion. He accordingly, in the
course of the morning, went to the Court of Chan!.
kerb and mentioned it to the Chancellor, and whom
he returned he said that the Chancellor had i‘,.tqd
the practice of the Court of Chancery to bets
that
when it was an icing directed by the Court of, c Xan-
eery, the motion for a new trial ought to be uta,.le is
that Court.; but when it was an action direciedto*
brought by that Court, the Chancellor did not receive
the verdict, unless it was to the satisfaction of the
Court where the cause was tried. On this the Cow;
granted a Rule Nisi fora new trial.

It has been erroneously stated that the First Regi.
recent of Life Guards. is under orders for. Windsor. It
is the Second Regiment that is destined tot that
quarter.
Baran.,—Tbis day the Loan M&voa ordered the
price of Bread to continue the same as last week.
MASKON Housa.—Yesterday a Newsman was
charifed by the Ward Beadle of Billingsgate with
blowing a horn, and. disturbing the inhabitants by
calling •" Great Novas !" a 46 Second Edition 1" of a
Sunday Paper, aid taking a shilling for the paper,
which proved to be nothing but what was in every pa-
per. His Lordship discharged him for the sake of his
poor family, but told him if ever he was found in the
City giving those false alarms, wish papers in his hat,
particularly of a Sunday, he would send him to Bride.
well.

BOW4TRIST.••••ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Sunday a4tere
noon, a most disgraceful scene was exhibited, in Sh
James's Park, by a great number of idle. and disor-
derly. lads and young men, attacking well-dressed
males and females, particularly those who were carry-
ing up umbrellas to keep off the falling snow.. A.
gentleman was attacked, who was carrying his um-
brella up, close to the Canal, near the Chinese-bridge,
with showers of snowballs a to avoid thias he let his
umbrella down ; this, however, did not satisfy the
mob, and they continued to assail hips with showers
of snow-balls. The gentleman very properly:turned
round, and gave some of the boys a stripe with a
stick; he was then attacked by.men and boys most
furiously, by knocking him down, kicking, and
ill-treating him, till he was' in 'a len se.ess state!
The noise was such, at their exultation of their 'cruel
and inhuman conduct, by a mob composed of about
a thousand men and boys, that persons at a short dis.
tance supposed they were ducking a pickpocket.-_
Perry, and his party of the patrole, who were sta.
tioosd in the parish to keep order, went to the, spot
.IXl.llSCetaill the. cause of the disturbance, when they
'found the gentleman on the ground, apparently dead.
or in a dying state; they secured one of the ring.
leaders of the outrage, but he was soon rescued by
overpowering numbers, and the officers were attack-
ed; but they persevered and carried off oae of the -
principals in the rescue; they were followed by a
mob of .five or six hundred, who repeatedly Assaullid
the officen ; when they came .to the ruins pf Sr.
JAM'S Palate. the mob attacked them with stoats
and brick.bats, the officers, however,. triumphed ,in
carrying their 'primer to the gyard house, where the
Boob followed sad surrounded it, nod they ,rltosed,to
Imes, till a 610 of soldiers was obliged to use soles
VW in, doing it. Yesterdayshefltow was brouilit
Office, and ordered td fled bail.