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London, England, 1822-02-08 00:00:00

LAM` INTELLWIMCE.
COURT OP CHANCRRY, Panama 7.
LORD BYRON'S a CAIN"

MUSSILY 1. lINBOW.

Mr. SIIIADVIELL this morning moved the Cuort
be an injuoction to restrain the Defending from
publishing a certain work entitled " Cain," the
production of Lord Byron.
The Losm Ctisscsr.Loa observed. that thivigh
he had not read the work, he had reosou to believe
foam what he had heard, that it was of a nature to
preclude his interference in protecting Plaintiff's
ProPertr•
-Air. SHADWIILL suggested to his Lordship the
wecessity of having the injunction granted, as the
ease could then be argued; to which his Lordship
assented.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wrssmisreitit,
TM UNIDILT, FRIIIIIMAY 7.
JUDGMENTS.
Mr. Rams moved for the judgment of the' Court oa
George Dune. convicted of perjury. The Defendaut was
tried before the Lord Chief Justice at las last Middlesex
Sittings. The perjury was alleged to have been committed
by the Defendant i• giving his evidence before a Committed
of the Home of Commons, appointed on the petitioo of Sir
Walter_ Stirling to try the merits of the elective foe St.
Ives, okwhich occasion Sir Walter thirties, Mr. Graham,
sad Ms. Evelys,, were candidates to represent that Wormigh
is Parham's t_
The pefeodaet being placed apses the Boor—
The Loam Came Juane, road his MHOS of sholvidesee
gives at the trial.
Mr. PALL addres4' sif Court to mitimitiosof ponish•
anent. 'the perjury assisiest was, he said, a cuntradictiou
into which the Defewilast had &lieu io the course of an ex-
aminatioe tiofure the Committee, which lasted three days;
lot sabrititted that Shia am • mistake solo, which the Defeo-
'dint might have been inadvertently betrayed, especially *bee
It was cousidered that the most material facts of his state-
ment were fonaded on troth. He therefore hoped their
Lordships would tate the circumstances ieto coasideratiffis,
and not deal with this as au aggrißated case, more eipeeislly
as a severe poisialinient would be a triumph to that inwropt
poky ohms interest in the Baronet the Defendant had sip-
Po
The Sotacrroit-Gss mat. denied that this was the prose-
cution of soy party, it was instituted by the Allareop-
General, ender the direction uf the House of COmilanos,
before one of whose Committees tile perjury had bees cent-
milted of which the Defendant was found guilty by a Jury
'after. • most patient investigation. The Learned Consort
commented at some length on the nature uf the offence
rotonlitted by the Defendant, and contended that it was sae
that called fur exemplary paeishment.
The COWL? ordered that the D.-readmit should stand sow
mined, and be brought up for judgment on Monday.
Till ZING V. WS•IFIS •NN OTHERs.
Mr. DtuStas said, isitilisouse the Defendants had been
convicted if • libel saiSeilallallojesty. They were already
iu eastody:•••4 be vodmelsoi she Court had lotion ed that
it ...id Is sows cooveshilMl 11 judgment for this offeate
oat sot Moped emit tbeilib Term. If math was theli Lord-
ships' opinion, he wee islet ready to let the ease stand ever
lilt she v
-Thee Cass& SitsViiMithserved, the pressure of hellions In
the Court he the •giriseolTeswi was exteriorly heavy, sad
the postporeaseat ease to which the Learned Counsel
had alluded-(m the alleldeate were already in eastudy, and
mold not aster by ii), wield be of great einiveuience to the
other silitaread the Court.
The camMitilmaredom ordered to stand over.

1111C111 e. t& WC.
Vide arses betioMtried before the Lord Child at
Guildbakliros.l by the Plaintiff, a banker in& has ~s
alpinist the DelknAmt, • reopeciable (lei-gyms* of the MN
escaly, ow wolfish. hills of exchange, drawls by • prove
siesta Befits on G. Wright, pay.bk to his own order, sod
pairportitto to be endorsed over to the Ptaiusiff by the De-
feudett. The defesee at the trial was, that the eadorsenteate
were forgeries, whit* the Jurytareditiug, found a verdict for
the Defeodant.
The Soteretett:GY/Wilta feenser day bad obtaiued:
a rule to she. nest why Mere Should nut be a new Irials
se the round that Herbs, who bad absconded, and at thW
time of iris? was set an ohm country, had since returned, and'
natistd dire very important (video& on she subject.
Mr.Scaaktre sow shewed cause against the rule, awl
ronteudett at considerable length, that there were so
grounds fur the present •ppliestisits
The SOLICWOII Gigs Elul. was afterwards heard is sup-
port of she rile fur a new trial.
Mr. PCILLItt was about to fallow an the same mid', when
the ChierJusitee said Me Court would not bare time to bear
the Learned Cooaael so-day, but would hear biei te-morrea
if he shoisghs proper, though his Lordship observed he had
• strong opinion against she applicatiou fur a uew trial. 11.
ease stood over accordingly.

The following Gentlemen were yesterday called
to the degree of Barrister-at-law by the Honourable
Society of Lilac°her lon:—EDWARD JOHN GAM-.
E•q ; JOIIN JAttss PAR[, EST ;
JOHN SPBAKMAN, lE,q.; and ..10.11Pli PITT, Eat.
We understand it is intended to call a county
meeting to eous:der the propriety of petitioning
Parliament kr agricultural - relief.--(Carlisle
Jerrold
A Requisition, numerously signed by Lord
FOLEY, Si► TISOISIS WINIIINGTON, Bart. M.P.
and 67 other Gentlemen of the first respectability,
has been presented to the High Sheriff for Worces-
tershire, to call r county meeting, fur the purpose
of taking into consideration " the propriety of lay-
ing before the Legislature the unparalleled distress
wider which agriculture has so long laboured."
The Sheriff has in consequence appointed* meet-
ilig.to be held this day, the Bth instant.
New laws Mac —We have already stated, that Ike
Marquis of WATERFORD will be elev►ted to ■ Dukerlsos.
His sew title will be Duke of MIPISMN.—(Dient4 Prot.
111411.1 Journal

The shop a CAULII.a has at length been abruptly clewed,
by au 0-twenties, fur the amount of his fine.
It appears that the active agents a carrying on the system
of insurrection is Ireland, are strangers on the scene of their
op-rations, who come frum remote parts, and enlist the is.
habitants is their cause by threats or promises. These are
the wretehei who should be sharply locked after, and 'evenly
visited. Whenever • stranger is Ltund among the peasant y,
who cannot give • satisfactory account of himself, he may ha
cunfidently presumed to be upon a wicked errand.
Utt IVrdnesday the RSCORDER made his Report
to his 11.6.1E611r la Council ul the following converts
under senteLce of death in the gaol of Newgate, who
were convicted at the list &lemma, viz.—
George Bryan, for a berglary,in King-street, Westminster;
Edward Sinith, for stealing in • shrelling.huuse In Duke-street,
Westminster ; John Tye, for altering forged 61. notes ; Wil.
ham Rivers, for a like offence; Juba Lane, for housebreak-
ing, in Orchard-street, Westminster; Juhn Redgrave,
(or a burglary in Colernaumirett ; Jenks Tuffnell and
Thomas Wilson, for a burglary at Eihaoston ; Robert
Christ. Kitt, for stealing 141. and upwards in tire dwelling.
bowie of bus master; Wm. Jones, fur a burglary in Castle-
street, Westminster; George Williams, for house-breaking in
Moutsea.soasre, SI. Maiy.le.boue ; Letitia Williams, fur
stealing 41. in a dwelling-boyar ; and Nary Scutt, for steal.
log a watch and scale, &e. in • dwelling-honer at Chelsea;
lags John Tye artd wm. Kivers were ordered for flirtation
On Tuesday neat. Thu rest were re:Spited shying Ids Ms.
jetty's pleasure.