The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-23 00:00:00

SKINNER V. SHAFFEY.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE give judgment in this
case where an action had been brought for slanderous
words spoken ofa surgeon, and there were in pleas not
guilty nod justifie,ation.The first was found for defendant,
it appearing that the words were spoken under peculiar
circumstances, which made them privileged. The
st!condjiti'As for plaintiff. The rule applied for had been
that the master should review his taxation to allow
plaintiff his costs, upon the justification plea. This
would be regular under 1 Anne c. 16, where there was
no certificate from the Judge that the defendant had
probable cause for pleading special circumstances, unless
case came under t2lJames 1., c. 16,which denied
plaintiff his costs in actions for slander, when the
damages were under 40s. The Court did not think
this case, in which the jury had in fact given no damages,
fell within that Act, which was against frivolous actions,
and the rule must be made absolute.

BAIL COURT, Nor. 22.
DUNCAN V. JACOB.
In this case an application was made a few doys ago,
on behalf of Mr. Ebenezer Jacob, to discharge him out
of the custody of the Marshal, on an affidavit, stating
that it was not his intention to quit England, and pro-
ceed to Dungarvon. Another affidavit had been
filed by an individual, named Merryweather, who stated
that be had heard Mr. Jacob say he intended to return
to Ireland.
His LORDSHIP, after remarking on the conflicting
affidavits, discharged the rule.
After hearing a few motions of course,his Lordship
disposed of the undefended causes.
THE QUEEN V. LOMAX.—CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. COCEBURN moved for a rule to show cause why
a criminal information should not be filed against Mr.
James Lomax, the proprietor, printer, and publisher of
the Stockport Advertiser, for a libel contained in that
Paper of the 11th of October last, against Mr. Cop-
pock, the gentleman who fills the office of town clerk
and clerk to the Magistrates, in the form of a letter
written by two persons now under confinement in
Chester Castle, on a conviction for seditious practices.
On the day mentioned there appeared in the Stockport
Advertiser a report of a meeting of the Working Mens'
Association, in which was embodied a letter. dated
" Chester Castle, Oct. 3,1839," and signed by James
Mitchell and Charles Davies,,of which the following is
an extract
We know you must have a great deal to contend
with. We are happy to hear that you are getting over
some of your difficulties. We believe you must have
worked day and night to have subdued those forsworn
and black-hearted monsters, Coppock and his fellows,
in the manner you have. 0, but the day will come, it
shall come, when we shall meet these villains face to
face ; yes, when they will be arraigned at another bar, to
to receive wha; we have not at their hands, a just re-
ward for the false oaths they have fornsed against us to
take away our lives if possible."
Mr. Coppock in his affidavit stated that, he believed
this part of the letter applied to him, and that the ob-
ject of it was to hold him up to public opprobrium, and
keep up a feeling of and resentment towards him ;
that he had never forsworn himself, nor did he, along
with any other persons, form false oaths to take away
the lives of Mitchell, Davies, or any other parties ; that
he had been frequently attacked in that paper, and his
conduct harshly commented on therein ; and that he
believed the publication was published with a malicious
intent to injure him as clerk to the Magistrates.
His LORDSHIP granted a rule nisi.
THE QUEEN V. THE BRIGHTON GUARDIAN.—CRIMINAL
INFORMATION.
Mr. THESSIGER moved for a rule to show cause why
a criminal information should not be filed against the
1 proprietor, printer, and publisher of the Brighton Guar-
( dian, for a libel on the Rev. Mr. Watkins, one of the
"Vcars of the Cathedral Church of Chichester, and
Rector of two parishes in that town. The alleged libel
was contained in the Guardian of the 13th inst., and
arose out of the proceedings at the municipal election
on the Ist of November. It stated that " through
wine and
spirits, through gin and beer, through drunk
and sober," Mc. Watkins " pushed his way and took to
the poll men who were in that state of intoxication
which so much excited his horror last year as to induce
.
him to join his brethren in denouncing t to the City
Members." Mr. Watkins positively denied having
taken any such part in the election, and stated that he
merely went there to record his own vote.
His LORDSHIP granted a rule nisi,

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nor. 22.
MORRIS V. THE DUKE Olr NORFOLK.
Mr. WHITEHURST moved to enter a suggestic.ln upon
the roll in this case, in order that the
had in any other county than Norfolk or Surrdli might be
He
moved upon the affidavit of the plaintiff, who was a
clergyman. He claimed tithes in kind upon a (a. ge
farm in the county of Norfolk, belonging to the tie,
fendant, who, on the matter coming before the Assist-
ant Tithe Commissioner, set up a modus, which was
found in his favour. The plaintiff was not content
with the decision, and brought his action to try the
right. He deponed that the defendant was a very large
proprietor in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk ; that
he had great influence in those counties, especially over
that class from which special juries were chosen, and
from that circumstance he did not think that in either
hReK
Ec oguali(di bt
ha ve ecae
efietitry aenfd
Nimpartialtrial.was a
of
~\,tiro.seucaoruenetipesA
very large one, and it was absurd to suppose that any
man bad such influence as to prevent a fair and impar-
tial trial.—Rule refused.
(Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. ALDERSON.)
ALMAJIER V. JAMES.

In this case Mr. HUMPHREY appeared for the plain-
tiff, and Mr. THOMAS for the defendant.

Mr. HUMPHREY said this was an action brought by
the plaintiff, a French milliner,' residing in the neigh-
bourhood of Cavendish-square,' against the defendant,
a French lady, to recover 201. Bs., the amount of a
bill for goods supplied and work and labour done. To
this the defendant pleaded that she was only indebted
in the sum of 31., which she bad paid into Court. The
defendant, at the time some of the goods were supplied,
went by the name of Madame Petit, but she occa
sionally went by the name of Madame James, in whicil
name she was sued. The evidence, though mixed up
with some little scandal quite irrelevant to the sm.,
possessed no public interest.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages five shillings.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nor. 22.
IN TILE MATTES OP ALFRED BUNN.
This bankrupt, late lessee of Drury-lane, and at pr--
sent manager of the St. James's Theatre, came up to-
day upon his choice of assignees. His liabilities amount
to between twenty and thirty thousand pounds. Tile
Court was crowded with theatrical and other gentlemen.
Lord Glengall appeared to prove a debt of 12,000!
against the bankrupt as lessee of Drury-lane, on behalf
of the proprietors of that theatre. The claim was al-
lowed to be proved.
Mr. Grieve and Son (the scene painters) proved far
600/. Their proof was allowed.
Messrs. T. Cooke, Peake, Brindal, King, anti
Compton, also proved debts against the bankrupt.
Messrs Maplestone and Beasley were the proposed
assignees, and were appointed to that office without op•
position.
The bankrupt stated that he was now manager of
the St. James's Theatre.

WOOLWICH PETTY SESSIONS.
(YESTERDAY.)

During the last few days there has been a good deal
of excitement in the town of Woolwich, on account oi
the sudden disappearance of a female named Julia Sul.
livan, the wife of a labouring man named Daniel Su.li-
van , under such circumstances as to induce a very stron:T
belief that the husband had been concerned in her dis-
appearance, and that she had come to some violent
death. The Magistrates were yesterday engaged for
considerable time in investigating the circumstances (,f
this, at present, most mysterious affair.
The husband, Daniel Sullivan, was placed at the bar
in custody.
Mr. WATTS, the high constable of Woolwich, said
that from the facts which had come to his knowledge he
felt it to be his duty to cause an investigation to l'e
made before the Magistrates into the circumstances
connected with the extraordinary disappearance of the
wife of the prisoner. He had ascertained that they
were last seen together at a public-house in Woolwicil
on the ni4ht of the 12th of November, about half-past
eleven o'clock, and they left for the purpose of going
home, and since that time she had never been seen 01
heard of. Neither the prisoner nor his sons had, it ap-
peared, ever nu de the least inquiry about her, but cou-
tinued their work. From this extraordinary behaviou-.
and other circumstances of a suspicious character,
had thought right to place the matter in a train fur z.
full investigation.
Witnesses were called in proof of these statemen:s,
and among others two boys, sons of the prisoner ; h
the Magistrates not considering the evidence sufficie:
to warrant them in detaining him, ordered him to lw
discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

A miserable object named Mary Williams, having an
infant in her arms, was charged with shop-lifting.
It appeared that the prisoner entared the shop o'
Mr. Telford. liesir in New-street, Covent-garden, and
asked to be served with a pair of stockings for ln
child ; and a gentleman being in the shop purchasil,
some pocket handkerchiefs, seeing the miseran.
condition of the baby, offered to pay for tln,
stockings, but the prisoner, being in liquor, refusea
and became exceedingly abusive, as she was not ser,•(
before him. After rnakinr, the purchase she vet ,1
away, and in a few minutes it was discovered she 1,.
stolen three silk handerchiefs, produced ; but a dese'
tion of her person being given to the policeman on •

beat, she was in a short time taken into custody.
The prisoner pleaded intoxication, and she was cc

committed to Newgatc for trial.
Edward Duncombe, keeper of a print and book CA
78, Long-acre, appeared yesterday upon, an infornaat:
laid under the 4th clause of the Vagrant Act, and 't
Ist and 2d of Victoria, chap. 38, clause 2, which char, a
him with having on several occasions wilfully and ki-A,
ingly exposed to view, and caused to be exposed to
certain obscene prints.

Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Pritchard, Secretary to t L,•
Society for the Suppression of Vice, appeared to st,_
port the complaint, and Mr. C: Phillips for the defenc:•
Mr. Clarkson, after reading the clause in the Vag:4,,
Act, said that as doubts had at different times arises
specting the construction of the statute, it was thou:::.'
❑ecessary to pass the other Act for the purpose of
abling the Magistrates before whom such an offence as •

defendant was charged with was brought, to
a summary puni.hment. It appeared that the shop
question had painted over the door, " John Wilson a:.:;
C 0.," although the defendant was the proprietor of
and it was to prevent the alarming consequences net -
rally arising from the disgusting exhibitions in the win
dows, that the Society which he had the honour to re
present had adopted the present proceedings. If an: -
thing could add to the disgust of such abominable prim.:..
the contents of the books, of which they were the frc-,--
tispieces, were in every sense evidently calculated 1,
pander to the most revolting vices of persons base enour
to purchase them ; and as it was unnecessary to dwt.
longer upon such a subject, he would call evidence.
prove the case.
Thomas Sanders, 38, Weymouth-terrace, Haggc• -
stone, proved that by the direction of the Society 1,
wenL to the defendant's shop on the 24th Oct.
name of John Wilson and Co. was painted outside, ny,:
an going in between two and three o'clock in the after -
noon he purchased the book produced from the defen-
dant, which he handed down from a shelf, It was (2',-
titled " Venus' Album," and he paid 2s. 6d. for it.
Witness also saw a book of the same kind in the win-
dow, the frontispiece of which was exposed. The °tin r
book he bought from the defendant, and for which i,.!
paid 75., was the " History of Betty Ireland." T.:
frontispiece was also fully exposed in the window. Wit-
ness at another time purchased similar books.
The two barristers argued the case at length, the one
contending that the case ought to go to a Jury, and the
other asserting that the prisoner could not expect ranc-11
benefit from a Jury, having been thrice convicted alreat'y
for a similar offence, and urging the Magistrate to co.l•
vict summarily.
Mr. JARDINE then said that as the defendant
been apprehended the night before, he would grant Ern
until this day to appear again, but he should in tin
meantime put in bail.
The required sureties being in attendance, the de-
fendant was liberated.

Yesterday morning, between three and four o'clock,
a woman named Mary Lloyd, aged 33 years, threw hers..il
into the Thames at the stairs on the Surrey side of Mad:-
friar's-bridge. She was got out by a waterman, a. (?
was given in charge to the police. She bad lived in
service in the neighbourhood, but had lately been di,-
charged from her situation, and had become much
distressed.

We are sorry to state that there are at presen t
a great number of weavers idle in the town of Paisley.
On Friday a meeting of the unemployed was held
the Old Low Church, when a Committee was a;.-
pointed to ascertain the number of persons idle, and ',-
port to a future meeting, with a view to having tl:. it
case laid before the Magistrates.—Scottish Guardian.
The Americans are so accustomed to fires, th
unless on a large scale they scarcely think them wor:ii
notice. A New York paper announces the barning
" several small houses" in the following laconic man-
ner :—" Fire.—The alarm of fire last evening w
caused by the burning of several small buildings
Sixtythird-street, near the Bloomingdale-road." Wl:.
more important ones occur the Insurance Compani,
appear to have a pleasant time of it. The Washingtr:3
City Fire Companies were pelted with stones, brick-
bats, and other missiles, on a late occasion, by a num-
ber of blackguards in George-town, to which place they
had repaired for the purpose of suppressing a sup-
posed fire.
GAMBLING AND SELF-MURDER.—Between
seven and eight o'clock on Thursday morning, as two
men belonging to colliers were rowing up the river, they
observed a respectably-dressed man precipitate himsl It
into the river, just before they had reached Greenwich,
whither they were going. They instantly rowed to
the spot, in hopes of saving him, but the body sank, arni
was carried away with the stream. One of them, how-
ever, found a small slip of writing-paper floating, cn
which was written, " I am an unfortunate man, who
has lost a splendid fortune and my la t penny at the
accursed gambling h—s. I have not a friend in th,:,
world." He was a tall man, and apparently about 40
years of age.
MRS. GORE'S " PREFERMENT." Some
people will surely think that the Church is really in
danger when the state of public feeling tempts so shrev.-1
and observant a writer as Mrs. Gore, to choose for the
subject of a popular fiction, that particular theme I n
which the whole stability as well as purity of thitt
telpittetndssuch an attempt as the one now referral
namely,excite universal attention among the
Preferment"
mrmeondte”spaasnsdescan
.hwnehls
t;
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l
in all parts of the kingdom. Mrs. Gore is
etaCoeni:: Itueartai cininhrnioos‘dulgfha i whichte xi
r.
bColledrgY' woman to risk bringing such a host of powcri'ul
assailants about her ears.
As a proof of the mildness of the season, gre,..:l
peas of excellent quality were sold yesterday in 11::
market at a moderate price.7-Brighton Gazette.
Mr. Wm. Rutherford, jun., has been appoint,d
Justice of Peace Clerk for the county of Roxbur„;h,
in the room of Mr. Henderson, deceased.

PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR
ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. Stc.

LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 22.
Number Dividend Prier
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Share.
1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Oldham..Average97/.lBs.sh. 1 0
,082 41. Ashby ..e-le-Z4,...h Ansiage 1151.5 h 72
1,260 Basingstoke lool.sh. 5
1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150.. sh. -
8,0001-16th .91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share 841. 8 711. 219
4. 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junctl 9'l 611.100 pd 26
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/. sh. all pa -
400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 101
500 481. Cpventry 1001. sh. 690
4,545 Croydon -
2,060 f 41, Os. Dudley _. 1001. sh. 100
600 141. Derby 1001. sh . 135
10,000 4 per cent. OanuDe and Mayne 411.135. 4d ,pd 241
3,5751 41. Ellearnereand Chester... Average 1331.215. 80
231 621. Erewash ,001.sn. 81'0
1,287 304 Forth and Clyde ....Average 4001.165. th. 600
,000 10 Grand Junction lOOl. sh 1821
2,8491 1/. Grand Union 1001. sh 25
11,500 Grand Surrey
0,0001 41, percent. Ditto (optiona Loan" 100/ 63
3N96
600 131.125. Id. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 172/.138.4d. 220
749 105. Grantham 150/. sh. 203
6,238 2,1. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. Cs. 6d. in. 351
100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10
Fogg 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s. 10d. sh. 27
2,897 f 30!. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. s h. 750
5451 151/. Leicester l4O/. sh. 230
1,897 Cl. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver 63/.los. 71401
2.400 IN. Monmouthshire 1001. sh. 201
150 101. Melton Mowbray 1001. eh. 200
500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 565
3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 50
247 17/. Neath lOO/.sh. 325
2,400 31. Peak Forest Average about 78/. sh. 104
1,418 Ille. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. lfis. ed. sh. 12
5,669 N. percent. Rochdale Average 851. sh. 'll2
500 8/. Shropshire N5l. sh. 137
800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/.lh. 159
3,6001. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/.111
700 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4oso/. sh. 719
500 in. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280
300 91. Stourbridge ........._.,....
...... 145/. sh. 400
3,647 2/. Os, Stratford-on-Avon Average 791. 9s. tad. sh. 45
533 161. Swansea 1001. sh. 280
1.762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway kv. 351. sh. 39
~6001 sh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, I share 100/. sh. 600
8.149 ......... Thames and Mtdway Aver.l9l. ss. Bd. sh. 2
I,ooosh.] 161- Warwick a=id 11;rmiagham ... lOO/.sn 9711
;,0001sh.
980 15s. Warwick and is aptnn lool.sh. 196
6,000 41.05. Worcest c.: and Birmingham Av. 781.81. sh 70
5,100 25s Wilts aid Berks Aver/tire 67/. 10s. Rd. sh. 28
803 Si "cv 'tie. and Essington ... 125/. sh 75
126
Ns li. Wey and Aruu
DOCKS.
1.600& 1
1,0651.h.s 3p. C. Commerc a 1....( .4001. sh. 6',1
bast and West India .,....5t0ck 107
1,238,310 f/. 60s. p.ct. London
Ditto Bonds Stock 64
101
2,209 2/. 19s. Bristol
68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3
1,352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 101;
500,000 4/ per cent. Ditto Bonds
200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOl
1.500 ..... Deptford Pies 201. sh. 201. pd 1')
BRIDGES.
1,600 105. Hammersm It. 5O/.lh. 2',
7231 Southwark, Old
1,,700 11. 155. Ditto, New, of 71 r cent. 5O/. sh. 14
5,000
5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6Ol. p! 21
5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 21
10,000/ 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds Sdsi
5,848 lie Vauxhall ~Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 25,
ASSURAN('F COMPANIES.

2,000 3/10s Albion 50(11. sh. 501. pd 73
50,000 16,Mricie,t,11 Alliance Britisri &Foreign 100/. sh. 111. pd 14
50,000 5 per cent. Ditto, Marine - lonz. sh. 54 pd 51,
2.4.000 fl. per sh. Atlas 50/. sh. 51. pd 149
1,20041 h. Si. Birmingham l' ire P 501. sh. 55/. pd 10-4
.1.0,090 41. percent. British Fir? 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40
12,1)00 61 percent. British Commercial 5O/, s 4. Si. pd 5;
5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Moat 'i 1 Life, 100/ sh. 2/10s pd 14
4,000 2/ 15s County ..........................1001. sh. 10/. pd 421'-
20,000 ss. Eagle
200 /- 5L.73rb1'l Economic Litt: lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd 400
2,271 225. percent. European Li. 2Ol. sh. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. oh 2/. pd 1*
i,000,000/. 61. per ct Glohe Stock 1310
'O,OOO 51* Guardian lOOl. oh. 27,y pd 25*
'O,OOO s. 601. Hope
2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001 sh. 50/. pd 1374
7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 100/. sh. 101. pd 10*
!3,459 41. per cent. Indemnity Mi.rine lOO/. 611. 8/. p 4 21
2,020 3/ lOs Kent Fire 50/. oh. all pd 92
31. Ditto Life 50/. pd 79
19,900 108. Law Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 9.9_,1
51») 10s. London, Fir, 451, oh. 121. 10s. pit 11
3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 12/. 10s. nd IS
,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Lite 100/. sh.
iOO,OOlll. National Loan Fund 2/..5s pd /1
10,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lit., 5O/ eh. 21. pd -.'r;
50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fit. ‘ 2O/. sh. 21. pd !Os ocl
7.500 U. Provident Lit - lnnr. sh. 101. psi 1!,
11,3,000 Ss. Rack Life 201. sh. 11. pd ci
49,9.2(11 51. per cent. Royal Exch., iirl Stork 211,
0,000 5 per cent. University I.,‘e lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 5,
Anon 4 per cent. United Kine,iom Life 1004 sh. 51. IA -‘'f