New-York tribune., 1876-07-18

rule ns criminal information against the pubishef
OF The World and the Judges have taken care to impress
upon him the rule they laid down when Mr. Horsman
brought Mr. paper into court that these proceed
g are rot 20 be commenced for the mere purpose OF ex
torting ali apology hut that they must be carried on 10
the end In his affidavit Mr.. Lewis paby complains OF
a series Of attacks upon him extending over 10 or IL
months He has borne those attacks, it appears with
resignation and hope until they eliminated in an article
IN which he was charged with being mixed up with some
nefarious practices the Stock Exchange Mr Lewis
aso COMPLAINS OF what he terms coarse personalities,
by which suppose he means the ausons TO MS eccen
trc manner and his perpetual white waisteoat. III lhe
Court grants the criminal information, we may expect
good deal of fun on the trial Of the case Mr. Lewis
makes point OF having discovered what all the world
knew that the writer OF the articles Is the representative
in tho Reporters Gallery OF Respectable Lonuon
paper
Dr. Kenealy also has been figuring in the law courts In
the character OF defendant While bencher OF cray
Inn It appears that Dr. Kenealy was one OF the forna
trustees on behalf OF that society ofts real property ana
also m bcncher he occupied chambers in the Inn
As he been expelled from the Inn, they are haty
Gesrous OF reganing possession OF the Chambers ana oi
obtaining transfer of the legal estate from Dr heheay
To his successor the list Of benchers Dr heneay de
olnes TO do either till he paid $780, and accordingly
proceedings Chancery have been commenced WIN the
view Of bringing him to book, and as the defendant IN
these proceedings he has appeared in person in the Court
OF yce-C Chancellor Hail IL would be hardly necessary
To say that Keneay has had passage OF arms with
the Judge. lie is To do that. Dr. keneaiy appears
to watch q Judge a eat does mouse. and the feeling
between the bench and the claimants counsel Ia nytng
but enc OF respect The point which arose IN the case
was a purely legal one but the exc. e. appears as
usual TO have taken up and 10 have argued
ngainst some settled and well ascertained prin'
cipe Of law The real point he wanted to raise was
AS TO the legaltoi his dsbarment by the Society The
Inns OF Court have been acknowledged by the law
as voluntary societies not amenable to IT, but to nave
tho power to seek aid for themselves II they choose
This DE- Kenealy contends, is contrary To modern no
tons OF justice. and Notwithstanding the long line OF
cases which decide the point should now be IeYerSed'
The Ycc-C Chancellor stopped the Doctor at the outset
and told him that Judge OF first Instance he was
bound TO decide by the light Of those decisions ana that
no amount OF argument could Glter them Dr. keneaiy,
however was be put down, and he kept on upon
the point drawing repeated complaints from the Bench
about the waste OF public time To this, however, d.
Kenealy only mildly retorted that as one OF the public
he did not object and proceeded with his argument III
the Court rose. One thing which is remarkable IN the
whole proceeding far rs II at present goes ~ that
Dr. Kenealy was offensive except in so far as nc was
offensive in arguing question which lie was told would
not admit OF argument