applied to, for a rule calling upon him, forthwith, to deliver up the
documents in question. On this, Mr. Gammon drew up an imposing and
admirable affidavit, setting forth all the correspondence; and, as soon
as he had been served with the rule _nisi_, he instructed Sir Charles
Wolstenholme, (the late Attorney-General,) Mr. Sterling, and Mr.
Crystal, to "_show cause_" against it; knowing, of course, quite as well
as did counsel, with whom he did not think it necessary to hold a
consultation, (for fear they should press him to give up the promissory
notes without showing cause,) that there was no earthly chance of
successfully resisting the rule.--When he took his seat under Sir
Charles, just before that learned person rose to show cause, he touched
Mr. Gammon on the shoulder, and very warmly complimented him on the
highly honorable and friendly feeling which he had manifested towards
the unfortunate Mr. Aubrey; but "feared that the case, as far as the
legal merits went, was too plain for argument;--but he had looked with
unusual care over the affidavits on which the rule had been obtained,
and at the _form_ of the rule itself--and rejoiced to say he felt
confident that he should be able to discharge it with costs:"--at which
Mr. Gammon turned suddenly pale--with joyous surprise, as Sir Charles
imagined--he not knowing Gammon so well as we do!--The reader is now in
a position to appreciate the following report of what took place--and
(_inter nos_) which said report had been drawn up for the _Morning
Growl_, by Mr. Gammon himself.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Yesterday.
(_Sittings in Banco._)
_Ex parte_ TITMOUSE.
"This was a rule, obtained by Mr. SUBTLE on a previous day of the
term, calling upon Mr. Gammon, of the firm of Quirk, Gammon, and
Snap, of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, to show cause why he should
not forthwith deliver up to Mr. Titmouse, M. P. for Yatton, two
promissory notes, each for the payment, on demand to that
gentleman, of £5,000, with interest, by Charles Aubrey. Sir CHARLES
WOLSTENHOLME, Mr. STERLING, and Mr. CRYSTAL, now appeared to show
cause--and took a preliminary objection to the form of the rule.
After a very long discussion, the Court decided that the rule might
be moulded so as to meet the facts of the case, and directed cause
to be shown on the merits.
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