Court Of Chancery, Thursd...
The Times, 1824-05-28T00:00:00

X hte following rev.rt is frS an evening paper: our own repo,rter p ng It to be a holytday, as at the other Courts was not present. musin, if not instructive. If the Lord ChanceUor was so desperate.y bent on a work of supererogation, he should have given C3s~, .and then he would have had afull bar.1 iCOLIDAY V. Nro nOLYDAY-LINCOLN'S-I'N HALL. The LORD CHAqCELLOR entered the ttaU five minutes after ten o'clock; few couHsel were in attendance, from theideathat hisLord- ship would not sit, this day beine a holiday. His LoRDSRIP calledf on the bar to proceed to business. Ilr. SUGDEX was anxious to finish his arguments in the case of the Covent-gardlen Theatre, but saw none of the counsel on the ad- verse aide present. Air. SPENCE applied to his Lordship to advance a particular case in the list of causes. The LoRD CHANCELLOI said he was placel in a very unplea- :sant situation: it was very hard that his Lordship should be taxed for the inconveniences of proceeding in this Court, by the very counsel who created these inconveniiences. It was the practice for attorneys to apply to counsel for the advancerneat of causcs, and for counsel to apply to his Lordship to that effect; and after his Lordship had acceded to such applications, gentle- men camne forward, on the representations of other clients, to tell him how badly he administered justice. This was verv hard: it was perhaps imprudent in him to sav so; but it was a fact. If le should advance .Ar. Spence's present motion, he should find on his return to his house this evening comnplaints from many other suitors of their cases having been put back. There were counsel who ap- plied to his Lordship to advance cases, and who the next day blamcd is Lordship for his comoliasice with their owvn applications. His Lordship did notmean M1r. Spence, but others. He understoodthat tihe Vice-Chancellor was steady in refusingto hear such irregular mo- tions, and this he mentioned to that gentleman's credit. his Loyd- ship was determined to imitate the Vice-Chancellor in that point for the short hitne that hiU Lordship teas to sit in that Court (Chancery); and he wished counsel would mention this to the solicitors. When his Lordship was at the bar, it was not usual to take fees for such applications; he was sorry to hear that the practice was reversed. Mr. SUGDEX observed, that some counsel certainly took tees for such applications; bat it was by no means an universal practice among the bar. Mr. Rosr was convinced that fees on such occasions were refused fifty times oftener than received. ?he LoID CHA-rCELLOR was glad to hear it. He had come to Court to-day, though it was a holiday, through ; wish to despatch the businmess of the public, and for the convenience of the bar, but his presence was useless, if counsel would not attend him. Ile would not blame them for their absence, as he knew they were fond of holidays. Saturday wvould be a holiday also; but his Lordship would attend and deliver judgments. He should hear motions to- morrrow. His Lordship repeated his wish that gentlemen would proceed to business. No gentleman appeared wiDing to address the Court. Hiis LoRDSHIp said, " Wlell; I can do no more, lsberasvi e#inans 7neam; I shall wait a half hour in mv private room ; if counsel shall come, let me called." His Lordship then retired from the bench. Some time after his Lordship withdrew, severalgentlemen having entered, expressed their readiness to make motions, and required the offcer in attendance to mention it to his Lordship. The officer re- fused. It was then observed by a King's Counsel, that it was a mere mockery to appoint this day for business, as those suitors who ex- pected orders to be mnade against them would not attend, and in their a sence the adverse counsel could not m eake motions. Te gentemnen of theh.tbe eie,adte Court broke up. COURT OF C]iSIVCERY, TRURSDAY, MaV27.