Scottish Court of Session Decisions

This case was on the roll to-day for an order. The Lord President stated that the Court had given a great deal of consideration to the case, and had held several consultations in regard to it. It involved many questions of great nicety which created great difficulty; and the Court thought that, looking to the magnitude of the questions and also of the stake, it was desirable to have the case argued in writing. The Court were not without hope that they might yet receive additional assistance from the bar, and besides the case was plainly one which would not terminate in this Court; and as it would require to be argued in writing before the House of Lords, the written argument, if now given in, will be useful here as well as there. Cases were therefore ordered to be lodged by the 5th of January. The Solicitor-General, for the Respondent, mentioned that the time proposed was too short for the preparation of such a case as he would like to see submitted to the Court; but the Court thought that if exclusive attention was given, it could be easily done: and besides the party who was not in possession was willing to undertake to have his paper ready within the time proposed.