Court Of Chancery, Friday...
LAW REPORT. e alf of-7 't Olvr. PHfLTIMXOItE applied, on behalf of the comaittee, fior mission to dafend an action at law on behalf of the lunatic, who is sued by one Abbot on a bill of exchange, drawn by one Tomkiso. The ground of their defetice was "-no colnsideration." The LoRD CHCANCELLOTt was sorry that he could not secure the committee indemaity for thc costs which would make his penit5 sion of rery little valuc. IIc had no doubt of thieproprietyof thedefence proposed; but there had been leave given. to traverse the in xuisition of lunacy. The verdict of another jury might take the hole caue out of the jurisdiction, althouglh no steps had vet been taken towards a traverse. If there should be proceedings, dnd if the jurv should find the petitioner to be of sound miiind, it would not be in his lord ship's power to indemnify the committee for expenses of the nature ef this action. fl was reminded by this of the necessity which there appeared to hiw to bc of an carly application tdthc ilegislature for some provisional enactmlett for thie safe a51ministration of the e of a lunatic, and for giving sufficient security and indemnity to the acts of the committee when placed in this ambiguous and uncertain situation. The rest of the morning, till oneco'clock,was taken up with proceed. ings in banlruptcy, of no public interest, and at that hour the Court rose. COURT OF CEIANCERY. FtUlAnA W- .d IN lLb btiA GREOniv P.AI- -'* -N I