Star.
London, England, 1826-01-19 00:00:00

MESSRS. CHAMBERS AND *SON.

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the Meeting appointed
by the Commissioners to give their opinion upon the
points reserved on the part of Mr. Chambers, relAtive
to the choke of Assignees. took place in die Bankrupts
Court, in Basinghall•street.
The Hon. Washington Shirley attended, with Mr.
Speare, to prove upon the Bankrupts' estate a sum of
601. deposited by them, the former as Chairman, and
the latter a Director, of a Mining Company, upon the
account of which the money was paid into their hands.

The COMMISSIONERS said, they were apprehensive
that such a proof could not be received, as the money
was tendered on account of a body.-
Mr. Commissioner TRIBECK desired an explanation
as to the twine of the deposit.

Mr. CHAMBERS, sen. recollected the transaction, and
he understood, when the money was placed in his bands,
it was to be placed to the account of the Mining C•em-
pany, and not to the credit of any particular individual.
Mr. SHIRLEY said, the Company was not incor-
porated, and in fact was not now in existence at all—
(ri laugh). The money WAS for the deposit for shares in
the Company, which did not go on, and consequently
they applied to prove in order to its restitution.
Mr. SPARE said, that 501. of the money was his
town, being the deposit of U. upon ten shares; he
thought they could have no objection to allow him to
prove for himself.
The Camausstowass consulted for some time, and said they had
no objection to his proving for his own money.
Mr. Speare accordingly proved for SOL
The question was then put for the choice of Assignees.
Mt. Colimia%iotter Titgait.cic then said, " We are of
opinion, that Messrs. Groom, Smith, Siiines, and
Thomas, are unfit for the Assignees, and therefore do
reject them as the Act empowers us; and, also, do order
and direct the creditors to proceed to a new choice of
Assignees to the Bankrupts'estate, and appoint Thurs-
day. the 2d of Febt u4ry next, for that election."
After the transaction of some routine business the Meeting
adjourned.

LAW REPORT.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, J&s. is.

LX-PART[ TOWNiIOIO, hi THE NLATTILL OF TOP/MIND, A BANKRUPT.
Mr. Townsend appeared in Court to open his Petition, praying
to remove the assignees. _ _ _

Hot (humus stated, he considered it impocsihle that the present
application could go on, being altogether irtegular in point of
form. The Court wished to know who Townsend s legal ad-
visers were?

Mr. Townsend had no legal advisers at ptetent. His circuit.
stances would not permit him to employ any.
His I lorrourt felt confident that almost any Professional Gentle-
man would afford Mr. Townsend gratuitous assistance.
Mr. Houma said, if Mr. Townsend chose to entrust hint with
his papers, of course be would feel it his duty to do all lie could
for him.

His Howouis felt much obliged to Mr. Horne. and begged be
would endeavour to get a Solicitor also to assist Mr. Townsend.
THE CORPORATION OF BERWICK.IIPON-TWEEN V. THE

KING'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.

In this case a bill had been filed by the Attorney
General against the Corporation of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, to obtain possession of the funds of a certain
Charity, of which that Corporation hscl possessed itself.
The case now came to be heard on demurrer.

Mr. Tnnier read the pleadings.
The Sz.n.rcrron GENERAL, for the Coreoration, ob•
jetted that the Court had no jurisdiction in this case,
as by charter from King James the First, confirmed
by Act of Parliament, there existed a Court of Equity
within the Borough of Berwick upon• Tweed, and in
that Court, he contended, the application should have
been made. It was true there was a case, the King v.
Cowie, '2d Burrough, page 734, where Lord Mansfitid
held that a cane may be removed from the Law Court
of the B trough by certiorari to the Court of King's
Bench ; but the application for that certiorari was
founded upon affidavits. stating that the party could not
obtain justice in the local Court, for reasons then stated.
The Vu•s-CuarscsLLoa said it appeared to him that the existence
of a local Court of Equity had not been satisfactorily proved,
either by origin or prescription.
The SoLunrois.Gssisat. then applied for leave to amend the plea,
which the Court granted, upon an understanding that the party
amending should pay all costs.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANI) MIT Is.

The Court were occupied the whole day in the trial of a claim
made by the Corporation of Cambridge to tolls, which did not
possess the least general interest.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.