PREROGATIVE COURT, Tuesda...
TRo-day was one of the several sittings of this Court after term, for the despatch of business. A testamentary cause of- no public interest occupiedthegreaterpsrtcof theday. As soon as the Judge had taken his seat, Dr. LsEErose.-Beforo the cause which was to be heard was called, he begged leave to say, that he waspot aware on the occa- sion of the Court's last sitting, that it intended to sit also to-day; or he should then, perhaps, have made the observations which, under erlmisson, ne now begged to offer. Hle bad always understood that It had been an ancient practicein this profession for the Court not tO sit-during the Whitsun holydays. The reason of this practice he took to bc, that after the fatigues of the Easter Term, some relaxa- tion was necessary to the counsel, especially seeing how soon Trinity Term followed. But he conceived that-this usage had more espe- cially applied to the early patt of Whitsun week, upon which two or three days it Was naturally tob presumed that many gentlemen of that bar might feel disposed to indulge in private and religious me. ditatioD. Under these circumstances he begged leave humbly to enter his protest against what he consiaered an innovation upon an old and salutary custom. Sir Jouw INICHOLL.-Do any-either of the counsel or the proctors-in this particular case entertain any conscientious objec- tions of this kind ? Dr. DODSONr, tbr himself, acknowledged that he did not feel any scruples of this nature. Dr. LEE begged to remind the Court, that the custom which had been violated was of some antiquity; and he the rather made this protest, because it seemed to be infringed, to the great inconvenience of counsel, and for the mere accommodation of private individuals. Sir Jo H NICHOLL..-You are not obliged, Sir, to attend to-day, if it be incounenient to you to do so. Dr. LEE.- I am perfectly aware of that, Sir ; but as one of the bar, I beg to,reReat my protest against these sittings during the WVhitcl- WhAlvi-v PREROGATIVg COURT, Tuesday, .YanX 8 SITTIVGS ON HOLYDAYg.