The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.)

fhc Ilouso sat to-day for thi! purpose of hcariog app als.
Th,! Lords I resent acre, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Bute, and Lord de Lisle.

.EHERIIAN V. LORD MUSKERRY.

The arguments in this appeal, which were part h( and on
Friday, v.e.c reumed to•day, and had not concluded when
we left.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
(Before the CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.)
SQAIIPE V. PLACE.

This is an action to recover damages for a false prosecution,
the defendant hating, in June last year, indicted the plain-
tiff, and three other persons, upon a charge of Nudulently
obtaining from Lim certain bills of exchange. It appeafe3 that
the prim ipal in the transaction respecting the bills tt as John
hinter Hart ; and the prosecution against the plaintiff fell to
the ground. Under these ircuenstincts this action Wes
brought. The defendant was High Sheriff of the County of
Warwick, and the case excites considerable interest. It has
occupied the Court all the morning, and up to the time of our
reporter leaving was too much of an ex pante character to be
published until after the conclusion of tile whole evidence,
which probably will not be until a late hoar.

QUEEN'S BENCii.-(THIS DAY.)

WALKER V. OWEN.

This was an action to recover compensation for injury sus-
tained by the plaintiff in consequence cf the misrepresenta-
tion of the defendant, from whom he had purchased the lease
and good-will of the public-house ca'led the " Blue Boar"
Aldgate, for 1,8501. on the faith of the receipts b,ing from
2601 to 2701. per month. The receipts turned out to be only
alnut 1501. per mcnth.
Mr. Thessiger and Mr. Erie appeared for the plaintiff, and
the Attorney-General for the defendant.
The case had not terminated when our :Reporter left.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.

The adjourned Sessions commenced this morning before the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen Farebrother, Marshall, Lainson, She-
rids Montefiore and Carroll, and the other civic authorities.

After the Grand Jury had been sworn, the RECORDER ad-
dressed them to the following effect : —The interval had been
so short since the last sessions, that he hoped their labours
would be comparatively light. On looking over the calen-
dar, he saw no case which required observation from him ex-
cept one, which was a charge of murder on the high seas. The
charge was preferred against the captain and mate of a vessel
called the Margaret, and the crime was alleged to have been
committed on her passage from Charleston to Liverpool. The
deceased, who was one of the crew, had been labouring under
the effects of disease, attended with swelling of the limbs, but
it appeared that an impression existed on board that he was
unnecessarily absent from his duty, in consequence of which
he had been more than once lifted on deck by means of a
rope, and while there, a quantity of water had been
thrown on him. Beyond that, however, it did not appear
that any corporal punishment had been inflicted upon him.
After adverting to some cases of minor importance, his Lordship
concluded by some general observations with respect to the
nature of the duties of the Grand Jury, and impressed upon
them the necessity of a careful investigation of the bills that
would be sent before them.

The common jury panel was then called over, and amongst
the exceptions allowed was a registrar of births and deaths,
who said that he could not be spared from the discharge of his
public duties. „
A deputy registrar was soon after called, and thought to
excuse himself on the same ground, but Alderman Farebro-
tiler told him " That he should get his superior to do the
work this time."—( Laughter.)

There are only 53 prisoners for trial during the presen
Sessions.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY7TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.

By the Gibraltar mail we have received the Chronicle of the
30th ult. but the information has been already anticipated by
the French telegraph.
We have received Demerara papers to the 14th October.
There is no news of immediate moment. The Barbadoes
papers are occupied with an account of an unsuccessful attempt
of escape on the part of certain prisoners in the gaol.
His Excellency the Governor sent a message to the House
of Assembly, for the information of the House, inclosing co-
pies of despatches from Lord Glenelg, and of the letter therein
alluded to from Mr. Buxton, in reference to the charge im-
puted to Mr. Clarke and the planters of Barbadoes, of forcing
the apprenticeship of free children without the consent of their
parents. These documents are of considerable length.