The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(THIS DAY).
QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. BOSWORTII, OTHERWISE ELLIOTT.
This was a criminal indictment against the defendant
for selling indecent prints.
Mr. Clarkson appeared to support the prosecution,
which had been instigated by the Society for the Sup-
pression of Vice.
It appeared that two officers had, at the instigation of
the society, gone to the defendant's shop in Holywell-
street, and asked the price of a book in the window.
The defendant came out from the back parlour, and,
after some conversation, brought out a book of a most
infamous description, for which they paid 11. is.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Lord Campbell passed the sentence of three years
imprisonment and hard labour, The defendant did not
appear.

COMMON PLEAS.

Before Lord Chief Justice Jervis and a Special Jury.

LIBEL.-HAKEWELL V. INGRAM.

This was an action for a falseandii;alicious libel
published by the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Brown were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Montague Chambers for the defendant.
Defendant is proprietor and publisher of the Ladies
Newspaper, and the libel complained of was an article
published in March of last year In that paper. It was
a leading article upon Mr. Fitzroy's bill for the protec-
tion of women, and the plaintiff's name had been
brought into the article, in consequence ofsome proceed.
ings which had taken place between him and his wife.
She having, it appeared, sued for a restitution of conjuga•,
rights, and after returning home to plaintiffs house, had to
apply to a police magistrate i❑ consequence of his con-
duct, and the libel complained of stated that her miseries
had been increased by the proceedings of the court which
restored her to her husband's home.
Mr. Montague Chambers, in an eloquent speech upon
the liberty of the Press, denied that anything more than
a fair discussion upon a report of plaintiff's case, which
had appeared in the daily papers, could be attributed to
the article in question.

His Lordship having summed up,
The jury found for the plaintiff; damages one farthing.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.)
MOORE V. DRURY.

' This was an action to recover 5001. upon a bill of ex-
chAng,e.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hawkins were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Sergeant Shee for the defendant.
The plaintiff is a Liverpool merchant of high stand-
ing, and the defendant a builder, and the amount had
been secured upon some household property at Brigh
ton.

The plea set up was, that an illegal and usurious in•
terest had been charged upon the plaintiff.
After the defendant had been partly examined a ver•
dict was taken by consent, the jury unanimously stat•
ing that they entirely freed plaintiff from any imputa•
tion of usurious or illegal conduct.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fx
THE LYCEUM THEATRE-IN RE C. J. MATHEWS.
This bankrupt is the well-known comedian, and late
lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, and to-day came up on his
application for his certificate. _

- The accounts, prepared by Mr. Thomas, accountant,
of Basinghall-street, who had bad the management of the
affairs, under the proposed arrangement between the
bankrupt, and subsequently under the bankruptcy, have
already been fully published ; it is therefore, only neces-
sary to state that the debts under the bankruptcy
amount to about 23,000/., and the assets nil.
Mr. Lawrance appeared for the bankrupt, -and Mr.
Hare for the assignees, and did not offer any opposi-
tion.

Mr. Lawrance said be did not feel it necessary to en-
ter into any lengthened detail, as this case had been fully
before his Honour, who not only had information and
a full knowledge of the circumstances under- the pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy, but under tbe deed of arrangement
in 1851. He (Mr. Lawrance) was aware of his Honour's
opinion that arrangements ought not to be entered into
by which old debts from which a trader was discharged
by law should be revised, but in this case he (Mr. Law-
rance) conceived the bankrupt acted with the best faith
to his creditors, and 18,000/. out of 20,0001. bad sent in a
requisition for the consideration of the Court, that an
immediate certificate of a high class should be granted,
and there was not the slightest opposition.

His Honour reserved his judginent until Saturday,
July Ist.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE J. J. WELLS.

This bankrupt was described as of Coventry, draper,
and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The
petition had been removed from the district court to
London, in consequence of the greater number of the
creditors residing in the city.
An application was made for an adjournment, as in
consequence of the illness of the bankrupt,- Mr. Lea,
Queen-street, the accountant to the estate, had not been
able to file the balance sheet. From the preliminary
statement prepared by Mr. Lea, it appears that the
' debts are between 7,001. and 8,001., and the assets be-
tween 5001. and 600/.
IN RE ASHTON AND SPRIGGS.

These bankrupts were described as of Aldermanbury,
warehousemen, and this was a meeting for declaring a
final dividend. It will probably be remembered that
Spriggs absconded to Australia, having taken with him
considerable property, which, however, was, after great
exertion, recovered. Spriggs was apprehended, tried,
and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
The amount of the dividend will be declared in the
course of a few days.