The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, AYE 25.
(Before the Lour CHANCELLOR and the Judges.)
ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SHORE.
Mr. KINPERSLEY COIIC:UdCd the arguments to-day on
b-half of the respondents in this appeal.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL proceeded to reply; but not
having concluded at four o'clock, the further arguments
were postponed to Thursday.
DIGNOLD V. SPRINGFIELD.
This caze stood fcr judgment to.dav ; but in con se.
quence of the absence of a Noble arid Learned Lord, thy
Lord Chancellor post' oiled giving judgment.

INSOLVENT DEBT oRS' COURT, JUNE 25.
STATE OF QUEEN'S BENCII PRISON.—IN r.E JOHN HART.
This cage came before the Court yesterday, More the
L arned Chief Commissioner, on a rule for an allowance.
The insolvent, who had lived in New York, suddenly left his
creditors. He was remanded for twenty-two mouths for
making away with his property. His affidavit shewcd he
was with h s family of four children in great. distress ; he
had taken a chandler's shop in the Queen's Bench Prison,
and from the deserted state of the prison had been obliged
to Eve en the stock. The number of prisoners was four
hundred less than before the alteration in the law. The
latter remark was made by Mr. Cook.
The Court discharged the rule on a defect in the
affi

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.

TUE CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. Yesterlay a poor
woman named Armroyd, whose son, \\ illiam Pearce (by
3 former husband) was k cnt from this country under the
auspices of the Chi'dren's Friend Society about three
years ago, and from whom, as stated by her on a former
uccasion, she could not obtain a reply to any of the com-
munications she had forwarded to him, entered the office
after the dispatch of the usual business, and handed to
cite sitting Magistrate, Mr. RAWLtNSON, a letter which
she had st length received from her child

The letter was addressed by the lad to his father and
mother, and, in describing his situation and the benefit he
had received by being sent out by the Society, he adds.
" I wish you mere all as well off as me, for I have got a
good master, plenty to cat and drink, and plcaty of good
clothes."
[Nut having published, like some of our Contempo-
raries, the letters that calumniated the Swiety, and helped
to bring Captain Brenton to his grave, we are not
called upon to insert this at length. Since the wicked and
mischievous outcry raised against this benevolent Institu-
tion, several circumstances greatly in its favour, have been
brought before the public, r.ot one of which, the Papers
we allude to have noticed, and urobabl) this will share the
same fate. „Nlr. a,,wlimon, the magistrate, who heard
all the complaints, expressed his delight that the letter
was of su satisfactory a description.]

BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.—Sir William
Mulcsworth has aided, by his purse, as many objects of
public importance, hem ficial and useful to the people, as
any other public man; but when asked to subscribe, as
Member for Leeds, to various local undertakings, be very
properly refused. His answer to the application was, that
he would not degrade the morals of electors by inducing.,
them to suppose that their choice of a representative de-
;.:ended upon his purse or the distribution of money. The
ablest man, and the most trustworthy may be, and most
often is, poor. Andrew Marvel who is generally cited as the
example of an efficient and upright representative, was even
a needy person. lie performed his public duties well ;
and his name is cherished by the people of Huil to this
day. Burke, Canning, Pitt, and F'ox were also poor in
purse. The debts that they incurred were unfortunately
electioneering and corrupt ; but their public recommenda-
tions were independent of their fortunnes--their fortunes
being very small. Ineeed, until electors shall regard tha
mental and moral qualifications of candidates—until they
' shall estimate their capacity to do business, to engage in
the investigation of crestions of moment, and to express
the judgment that they form—it is vain to expect that the
House of Commons can b^ distinguished for good or satis.
factory legislation.—:Bath Guardian.