The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY. Avo. 13.

The Lord Chancellor was this morning, for a few
'ninnies, occupied in his private room, in heating a
case of no public importance.
THE ATTORNEY-CENIIIAL V. WILLER.
Mr. BART said, he had in this case to move that an
order he granted for the Atrountant.General to pay
fl u t of Court a certain sum for the benefit of one of
the applicants in this case.

The Lohb Gummi:Wilt felt he might go on to do
so day after day, but he would wish to know in
whet frontlet., or at what flea., the Accountant-Ge-
nerdl might he expected to get through his business,
if this irregular way of making such motions for
money was to go on ? To defer such applications to
the very end of the Sittings, was really very irregu-
lar, and be could not agree to it. If he did, it
would be patting the business of the Accountant.
General's•ol6ce in a quite disordered state. He would

Wit do it.
Mr. HART—Since such is your Lordship's opi.
pion, we had better put off our motion till the nest
Term.
The Lokb CuesceLtou..—Yeu hid u well do so.

BEDFORD CHARITY.
When this case was beard, we gave a very full
Report of the arguments of Counseton both sides.—'
Judgment was expected this morning, but on com.
ling into Court, his Lordship said, he observed a
great number of persons present, who, no doubt felt
• very interested in this case ; bet though he hed pro-
mised to give it his foil decision this day, he felt
he could not do so, es the points it'invelved were of
such deep importance, and the decision he was called
on to
,give was of such magnitude, on scdoent of
" its being liable hereafter to be quoted as a legal
• judgment, that he could not thick himself justified
in doing it, till the 4th or stb day In the vacation.
In saying the points were important, he meant that
the question which the cause involved wu of the
deepest interest to Public Charities, and as a public
Judge, holding the high situation which he did,* it
became him to pause before he had the presumption
(with the utmost diffidence in his own powers) to give
a decision which might perhaps be quoted by future
Judges of this Court, when he was no more, as a
• , powerful and binding precedent. It was on this ac-
count, and from the state be was now in, that he
declined giving his judgment at present, feeling be
could not do it with any propriety.
THF; BANK OF ENGLAND.

The Logo CHANCELLOR in this case (the name of
• 'Which he did Dot mention) addressed Mr. Duck worth,
and said he had reed the order made by the Meter
orthe Rolls in this distil It was, as be perceived,
the Petition of the assignee, and of the wife of the
bankrupt, praying the Master of the Rolls to give
her a certain sum of money out of the Court for her
separate use. The Master of the Rolls issued an or.
der for that purpose, and the Accountant-General
did the same, but the Bank refused to pay the rnonev.
411 that be (Lord Chancellor) could say was, that
he had no right to alter the order of the Master-of
the Rolls on a mere Petition, and if he had such a
power, he doubted very mach whether, in a case
like the present, he would nerds. it. This order
was made by the Master of the Rolls, end it was not
for him to enquire why his order had not been com-
plied with. There most sorely have been some mis-
take in the Bank, which induced them to refuse the
order of this Court. That mistake must lie some
where, but be (Lord Chancellor) could not account
for it.
Sir A. PIGGOTT said be was 00, es Counsel for
the Bank, instructed to give any opinion on this
case; but perhaps the difficulty under which the Di-
rectors of the Bank laboured might be fully over.
come by the sum being paid to a trustee, not to the
wife or the assignee.
The Lotto CHANCELLOR said he knew nothing of
the facts of the case ; but why was he in this manner
'to be called on to disturb the decision which the
Master of the Rolls had given ?—Were exparte Ap-
plications to be perpetually heard before him ?
Surely the case should be before the Master of the
Rolls. If the parties bad the least idea that the
order of the Master of the Rolls was wrong
about this payment of money, why not apply to him
at once? It was only thus they could be set right.
It was very true his Honour had left town, but then
his residence was little more than a morning's ride
from town, and by..applying to him he might hoer.
fere. For his own part he (Lord Chancellor) would
not, for the decision in this case. and the manner it
was called on for llrn to interfere, gave him no
power. They ought fat once to go to else Master of
the Rolls,who, as he had just stated, livid now not far
from town, and if, on stating the case to him, he
thought proper to alter his order, he had no doubt
every redress would be given them.
SMITH V. SIR WATRIN Mel&
Sir S. Reamcir applied for an order n'etreining
certain individuals, annuitants, basis; 'claims on the
property of Sir W. Lewes, from selling an Mato be-
longing to Sir Watkin, situated In Wales. The-
estate in question was etiolated in- the midst of Sir
Watkin's property, and it was highly desirous that
he should preserve it. Sir Watkia was in disserta-
tion of receiving a suns of 40001. from a parson
named Morgan, under as order of the Coed of Es.-
chequer. He was also entitled to receive a large sum
of money under an order of the Court of Chancery,
much more than equal to the Fulham of the estate
in question. These sums would both, it was sppre-
tended, come into Sir Watkia's hands within a
short period after that find for the sale of the estate ;
a abort delay would, therefore, enable him to become
the purchaser, and it was hoped' the Court, in corral-
deratioo of Sir Watkin's difficulties, would grant that
_ _

Mr. Rooms., on the part of the annuitants,
submitted, that it was extremely bard that the sn-
nuitaets, for whom he appeared, should thus be
kept out of their money, amottotlog to 60001.—The
first sale of this estate took place some time ago.—
Sir Watkin then became the parcbaser, as it now sp.
peered, for no other purpose than that of delay.—
'When called ors to pay for the estate, it was found,
he had no funds out of which to make the payment.
He bad offered, as security, the money be expected
from the Coort of Ezcheqaer, and also the profits of
kis situation as nigh Bailiff of Southwark; but pn