Star.
London, England, 1818-11-26 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY NOVEMEER
tt is now certain that the Dino efIANceLEA
riot preside during the preseht Term. The an
to theihqiiiiies this day was, that his Lordship
a little better, but gill experienced Considerable
convenience from hii late attack. His -
bodily health is perfectly restored.
TICE-CHANCELLORS COURT, WOVE]
_ r I.2.AIPEit V. ORD.

Mr. BELL requested his Honour to fix
for the hearing of the motions in 'this case.
day was the day for short causes, probabi'
might be put down for hearing after the -
disposed of.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR had no objection
them that day, but he begged leave to
mug have been much misunderstood in
formerly said on this case being mentioned
He certainly did not eulogize the Lord r'
for lie.did not think the seat of justice a
for doing so. He was unions, as much
to discourage applications for removing
this Conn to that of the Lord Chancellor,
he knew his Lordship had such a weight of
on his hands, and which no person could
but himself. He therefore felt that it wal
to relieve his Lordship as much as he cool(
nurilber of Appeals before his Lordship
great. 'this was what he stated formerl:
was therefore a kind of misunderstanding
praised the Lord Chancellor, for surely •
would be improper from the seat he had
to fill
Mr. BELL said no person surely could
stood his Honour otherwise; He Was
flour had fixed the motions for Friday.

ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S OFT!
Sir ARTHUR PIGGOTT, this day, pro,
the motion (for which he obtained leap
for an order, directi:ig the Accountat
lay out the turn of 100,0001; in the purchase
for the benefit of the Suitors of the
Learned Counsel was proceeding to rec
circumstances under which he made- the
whiCh we stated yesterday, when

His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR
order to issue in the usual terms.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER
THE KING V. GORE.
This was an indictment against Lieut..-
Gore, for a libel on Doctor Thorpe,
Judge; in Upper Canada. At the trial ,
lars of which have already appeared) Serjeant
who was Atcorney-General of the Pro••=

the communication of the libel in question,
ing between him and the Lieutenant-Gow
defendant was found guilty.
Mr. SCARLETT now shewed cause
that had been obtained for the exclusir.
dence, on the ground that it was an offic
nication which the party was not at liberty
If this, he argued, were to be considered
communication, so was every invitation
,every note written between parties who
hate of intimacy ; and all that had passed
more than the result of the common intiana
must subsist between persons who were
public situations together. He trusted
Ivilege afforded to official commanicati,
yet carried that length : how far his Is„al
Serjeant Copley might carry it hereafter,
know, but it had not gene to that extent
circumstance of this intimacy was
count for the apparent inconsistency
Firth's testin:ouy, for the inconsistency
than apparent. He had stated, " that
the various allegations read from th;
Lieutenant-General Gore against Dr
he never thought that they were an
nication: his advice bad not been ca,
public ground. and he had not given
after the libel had been shewn him,
General had said to the author, "
nut chew this again, it may produce
sequences." Would this have been t
Mr. Serjeant Firth, as every one else
clearly thought not ; and this explained
said, he should have
.given advice, but
asked : he meant friendly, and not official,
As the case stood, it was by no means
look at the libel itself: it was a tissue
atrocious and groundless charges ; att-
tleman absent from the Colony, as a
set the province in a flame, and as
charges to Juries likely to excite them
the' whole of which was false. If this
municated for the purpose of orderinj
it would have been communicated of
that's is not the case, it was impose
that there was any ground why the evi
should not have been given in.
Mr. TuwroN, on the same side, added,
Serjeant Copley found at the trial that
'Judge who presided thought this VI
communication, he had put it to the
the communication hui been.rnade of
Mr. EC/Omni' =Mimed this, on
notes: • • a •
Mr. Setant..Coln.rt denied that .
to the Jttr., or that ile had • laid do'
broadlY'as aatk been represented on
namely, that • all Cbm'tanntic.ations •
official characters "were privileged .
had only said,: thataa communication
Governor of A P.:prince to his At'
(concerning. the conduct of a Public
the province, was a confidential corm
ought not to be disclosed in public.
in question •contained a representation
Thorpe and others were members of
to Government; that they had frequent
gether, and a Newspaper called the GP
service. The pamphlet gave an accou:
and the coninrunication was made to
as Attorney-General of the Province,
meth House. In the absence of evi.
passed at the time, this must be taken
cial communication—a communication
the state of the province. Things
distance did not strike so forcibly
happened at home. Rut suppose
State here, were acamake comtuttoiF.....
torney-General, concerning the conduct

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•CIELUOR will
The answer
kordship was
isiderable
is Lordship's
EMBER is.
fix some day 4,
tse. As Fri- • •
robably they
e causes were
ction to hear
state that lu• -
what he had -
ioned to him.
d Chancellor,
a proper place
;12 as possible,
ng cases froen
ellor' becauie
ht of business
luld disposeof
was his duty '
could, for the t
ship was very
'merly, and it
ding to say he
ly such praise !
ad the honour '•
Id have under- i
glad his Ho-
!ICE. I
o forma, made
:aye yes;erclay)
ant-General to
chase of Stock,
e Court. The i
ecapitulate the •
be motion, and 4
a directed the 1*
TRMBER ss.
(tenant-General
one of the late'
al (the particu- t
Serjeant Firth, !I,
!wince, proved • ;*ll.
,lion, at a meet- • •
Governor. 'she
•
against a rule .
sion of this evi-
Dfficial comma-
terty to disclose.; •
lered an official' ,
Sion to dinner,:
who lived in a
passed was no
intilnacy which
:re employed in
ed that the pri-
:atioas • was not
Is,arned Friend
fter, he did not
:tent yet. - The
sufficient to ac- •
icy in Serjeant
cy was no more
at he Kati heard
h; pamphlet by
)r. Thorpe; but . •
commu-
alled for on any •
n it." Suppose,
t, the Attorney-
, Yon had better
unpleasant con-
official advice? • •
else would do,
Lined his having , •
but it was not,
ifficial, advice.—
ns immaterial to •
sue of the most
stracking a Gen-
person likely to
as having given
em to sedinon-- 1
s had been ctith- °. Fit
sg a prosecution,
ttficially ; but as '
ssible to contend • I
.vidence dig/. uted
Idded, that when
!hat the Learned
,as not an official .
.c Tory, whethsr
official or no? •
n referring to his
: he had so put it I
!own the ruse so
n the other side,
passing between
as official. Ile t/
ion made by the
kttorney-General,
is Functionary of
nmnnication that
. 17ie pamphlet
tion that Doctor
of 1 party hostile
uent meetings to-
Guardian in their
nun of this party.% I
to Serjeant Firth,
e, in the Govern-
vidence of what
ken to.te an offs-
ation concerning
that passed at a
r as those which
the Secretary of
cations to the At.
=duct of inclivi•