The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-14 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE..•-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, JAN. 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrivod the
Posthumous, Read, from Africa; and the Restora-
tion, Stone, from Tarragona.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the
Marengo, Brasfield, for South America.
HULL, JAN. 13.—A light sloop, from London to
Newcastle; a loaded schooner, from Newcastle to
Hull ; six brigs, light colliers and coasters, and a
sloop from the Elbe, with potatoes, were driven on
shore, between Tilney Haven and Saltfleet, on Sun-
day night and Monday morning, and are bilged and
full of water,
YARMOUTII, JAN. 13.—A small bale of cloth has
been fished up at Caistor, marked " Messrs. Binn,
Hill, and Co., West Smithfield, from Messrs.
W. and J. Spencer, Newcastle;" also 13 casks of
bottles. A vessel's quarter and part of her side has
come on shore at the back of the Pier, supposed to
be about 150 tons.

CONWAY, JAN. 12.—Part of the cargo of the
Nymph, stranded in this bay, has been saved : a
portion of it wet—the remainder is reported to be
saved in a damaged state.
SHEERNESS, JAN. I3.—The Resolution, Pady-
barn, from St. Michael's, for London, has been
brought in here, by assistance of a smack, leaky,
having been on the Red Sand.
MILFORD, JAN. 12.—Arrived the Amelia Ma-
tilda, Wiseman, from Fernando Po.
COWES, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Sarah Aga
Hoffman, from Surinam.

DUBLIN, JAN. 12.—Arrived the Argyle, Leek,
from Demerara; the Suspense, Edmonds, from
Smyrna; Agnes, Roe, from Messina.

The Alfred, Miller, was on shore at Bridlington
on Tuesday, but expected to be got off.
The Pitcheaslly, of and from Perth to London,
was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, yesterday morn-
ing—crew saved.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAT)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

IN THE MATTER OF WENTWORTH AND CO. BANKRUPTS.

Mr. HORNE stated that there was a petition of appeal
in this matter to his Lordship, for the purpose of expung-
ing a debt that had been proved. There was also an order
for the payment of a dividend, which would be paid as of
course, unless the petition either could be heard or the
payment of the dividend was stayed.
The Loan CHANCELLOR, inquired when the dividend
was due?

Mr. HORNE said that it was due now, but that the as-
signees had withheld the payment in consequence of the
pendency of the appeal. The creditor, however, had
presented a petition, which was to be heard to-morrow
before the Vice-Chancellor, for an order calling upon the
assignees to make the payment, such an order would
not be opposed by a statement that the appeal was pending,
unless his Lordship ordered the payment to be stayed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR desired the payment of the
dividend to be stayed for the present.

IN TILE I'bIATTER OF WHITE AND METCALF, BANKRUPTS.

COMMITTAL OF MR. FROM), THE SOLICITOR.

In consequence of Mr. Froud persisting to refuse to pro-
duce a deed yesterday, that has been the subject of inves-
tigation before the Commissioners, he was ordered to be
committed to Newgate. Last night a writ of habeas
corpus was issued for the purpose of bringing him up to-
day for his discharge. He passed the night in the custody
of the sheriff's officer.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. MONTAGUE ap-
peared for him, and the warrant of commitment and re-
turn having been read, they objected to the validity of
the warrant, first on the ground that there were nu-
merous interlineations and obliterations in it, without any
marginal notes or proof that those had been made before
the signatures of the three Commissioners bad been put
to it; and next, that reference was made in the body of
the warrant to a prior examination, without setting forth
all that had passed on such occasion.

The LORD CHANCELLOR had never seen an instrument
like the warrant as regarded the interlineations upon in-
terlineations, and as Messrs. Rose and M'Arthur could
say nothing in support of their authenticity, the warrant
was at once ordered to be quashed, and the prisoner dis-
charged.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
HOLMES, IN THE MATTER OF DELO.

This was a petition praying for the costs of the super-
sedees of the second commission. The bankrupt Belo had
originally carried on business at Norwich, a commission
of bankrupt was taken out against him under the name of
Arthur Todd Belo, which commission the bankrypt dis-
puted on the ground that it was taken out under a wrong
name. A second commission was then taken out, directed
to the Norwich Commissioners, calling the bankrupt
Arthur Belo, and in August last a petition was presented,
upon which the Court superseded that second commission,
and the only point now before the Court was as to the costs
of that suptrsedeas.
His HONOUR, after hearing Counsel at some length,
directed the supersedeas to go, the costs to be paid by the
estate.

rAltux AND OTHERS, IN THE MATTES Or CHRISTIE.

This was the petition of Messrs. Farlie, Bonham, and
Co., praying to expunge their joint proof, and for liberty
to prove separately against all the bankrupts.
Mr. HORNE stated, that Messrs. Christie and Co., the
bankrupts, in 1824 carried on the business of dry-salters
in Mark-lane, and being in want of money applied to the
Bank of England to discount bills for them, which the
Bank agreed to do, provided good names were upon them.
An application was made by Christie and Co, to the pe-
titioners, who had put their names to bills to a large
amount, which they were ultimately obliged t• pay. Mr.
John and Mr. Robert Christie, two of the partners of
Christie and Co.'s house, having realised large lsnded pro •
perty, which probably (Mr. Horne observed) led to their
temporary difficulties, executed deeds, by which they con-
veyed their estates to trustees, for the purpose of sale, in or-
der to enable them to liquidate Messrs. Bonham's demand.
In those deeds were contained several covenants on the part
of all the members of the firm of Christie and Co. In
Nov., 1827, Messrs. Bonham and Co. demanded payment
of this debt; 9,0001., 7,000/., and 7,5001., were paid by
Christie and Co., and bills were given for the balance,
13,5061., which were never paid, in consequence of
Messrs. Christies' bankruptcy. Messrs. Bonham and Co.
made a proof, under the joint estate of the bankrupts, for
this balance; hut, conceiving they should better themselves
by separate proofs against the estates of each, they pre-
sented the present petition. The principal question was
whether under the covenants of the deed, and the circum-
stances which took place subsequently, Messrs. Fairlie,
Bonham, and Co. were to be considered as the joint and
separate creditors of Christie and Co.
The VICE-CITANCILLOR considered the petition to be
totally without foundation, and ordered it to be dismissed
with costs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCri.
A. A. WATTS V. LAWSON.

Mr. DENMAN (with whom was Mr. ALDERSON) stated
to the Jury that this was an action brought by the very
respectable gentleman for whom he bad the honour to ap-
pear, against the publisher of the Times newspaper, for a
libel published by him in that paper on Monday, the 7th
of April, 1828. The libel purported to be a report of
proceedings which had taken place on that day at Marl-
borough-street Police-office. The defendant had pleaded
a justification. The Learned Counsel then read the pub-
lication complained of, and commented, as he went on, on
the objectionable passages. The plaintiff, with a Mr. Emer-
son, afterwards called on the Elitor of the Times, and
complained of the report, but the Editor refused to insert
the contradiction which Mr. Watts offered, except on
paying for it as an advertisement, and the price named
was fire guineas. After some further comments, the
Learned Counsel put in the libel.
It purported to be a report of what transpired at the
Marlborough-street Police office, and was under the head
of " Marlborough-street," and published on the 7th of
April. It professed to relate that officers were sent for to
Mr. Watts' house to quell some disturbance. That the officers
found a Jew named Levi being pulled about by Mr. Watts,
Mr. Harvey, who had been dining with him, and Mr. Emer-
son, who was living with him ; that Mr. Watts and his
two friends gave charge of the Jew, and the Jew insisted
upon giving charge of them; the officers finding that a
dressing-cite which both parties claimed, was the bone of
contention, thought it the best course to bring the box and
all the parties to the office. The report then stated, that a
charge of assault had been preferred by Levi at the office,
and that he also appeared to think that he had been at-
tempted to be done out of his dressing-case by Mr. Watts
denying Mr. Emerson to be at home, by Mr. Emerson not
showing himself) 244 by Aire nuveY Attcwiniil to