Bleak House - Chancery

I was wondering if anyone who has read Bleak House could give me a I short explanation about the Court of Chancery and its different members and how things proceeded, if possible. Also, I'm up to chapter 19 and it says the court of Law and Equity are on vacation for four months. Does that mean nothing happens in Chancery for four months and is it just that Court that had a vacation but the other Court that dealt with comman law too?

I thought I was understanding how the Court of Chancery worked until I came to this chapter and I hate reading on when there's something I'm not sure about.

I really hope someone can help.