atkins case Callaghan versus Rochfort April a motion be make for a commission  to cork in Ireland to examine witness to the credit and competency of a person  who have give evidence in the cause and against who competency the party now  move have exhibit article after publication pass Lord chancellor deny the  motion and say it be never allow to exhibit article against the competency of  a witness after publication because this may have be object to and inquire  into upon the examination and for this very purpose the witness be to be show  to the clerk in court of the opposite party though at the same time he say it  may be reasonable to allow a examination to competency after publication where  the objection to the competency arise from a matter that come to the knowledge  of the party after the examination and the proper way oh apply for this will  be not by exhibit article but by motion for leave to examine to this matter  upon a foundation of ignorance at the time of the examination as to the  commission to examine in support of the article which go to the credit of the  witness Lord Hardwicke say the court will allow such article to credit after  publication because the matter examine to in such case be not material to the  merit of the cause but only relative to the character of the witness and yet  no commission be ever grant into foreign part to support such article and  Ireland though belong to the dominion of the crown of great Britain with  respect to the jurisdiction of this court be consider as a foreign part  because this will introduce a certain method of delay and if it be ever to be  grant upon great necessity and in a case of consequence the only ground of it  must be that no person in England can swear any thing as to the witness credit  but the affidavit which have be read in this case to induce I to grant the  commission be silent as to this so that there may be person here who can speak  both for and against the credit of the witness and as these application be  most frequent make for delay mere his lordship say he shall be extreme  cautious how he grant they and as there be no absolute necessity in this case  he deny the motion