*(1) High court. In the High Court of Justice, a summons is a mode of making an application to a judge or his deputy in chambers (q. r.) Summonses are, therefore, only used on applications which are either of subsidiary importance or can be conveniently disposed of in chambers, such as applications for enlarging the time to take certain steps, for discovery and production of documents, for appointing examiners and receivers (see generally as to summonses, Rules of Court, liv. (especially the rules of April, 1880); Chit. Gen. Pr. 1598 et seq.; Dan. Ch. Pr. 1050), for leave to sign judgment under Ord. xiv., for the committal of a judgment debtor, &c. In simple cases, the solicitors of the parties attend on their behalf; in difficult or important cases, counsel are instructed. Some of the Chancery judges do not hear counsel in chambers. (2) Queen's Bench. In the Queen's Bench Division some summonses must be heard in the first instance by a a master, and others by a judge, An appeal lies from a master to a judge in chambers, and from the judge to the Divisional Court. Rules of Court, liv. 6, (May, 1880,) lvii. A. (3) Chancery Division. In the Chancery Division every summons is heard in the first instance before the chief or junior clerk, but either party, if dissatisfied with the decision, is entitled to have the summons heard by the judge in chambers. This is called "adjourning the summons to the judge." The judge may also adjourn the summons to be argued in court, or, if he refuses to do so, the dissatisfied party may either move before the judge in court to rescind the order made in chambers, or may appeal to the Court of Appeal. Summonses in the Chancery Division are of two kinds-