The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-20 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY,

This is a petition to stay execution on a writ of Wire
facias, asking that the charter of the company be can-
celled. The petitioners propose to memorialise the
Queen for a re-bearing before ,the Privy Council ; and
as they would suffer great detriment by the loss of their
charter in the meantime, they pray a delay as a matter
of favour and of justice, on the ground that one of the
main reasons for the judgment of the Queen's Bench
against them—that of the non-payment of the amount
of subscribed capital—was sanctioned by the Board of
Trade.

The case was opened, and the arguments are to be"
continued to-day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco.)
This was the first day of term, and the judges who
took their seets on the bench for the term were Lord
Campbell, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erle, and
Mr. Justice Crompton.

• THE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OP ALLEYNE, V.
KENNEDY AND ANOTHER.
Mr. James moved for a rule to show cause why the
trial of this indictment should not be postponed till after
Michaelmas term. This was a prosecution instituted by
two persons of the name of Alleyne, who were indicted,
in the year 1852, for obtaining money on false pretences,
and were convicted and sentenced. They were indicted
for obtaining from Captain Kennedy a sum of 7,300/.
by false pretences. A writ of error had been obtained
in the case, as to which the Court would hear some-
thing in a day or two. Captain Kennedy, who
was the prosecutor in that case, left this country for
India at Christmas last, on which Alleyne went to the
Old Bailey and preferred the present indictment against
Captain Kennedy. This application had therefore be-
come necessary, for Captain Kennedy knew nothing of
the indictment, and the attorney who had acted as Cap-
tain • Kennedy's attorney •in the indictment against
the Alleynes had not been able to communicate with
him. Besides this general necessity for communicating
with the defendant Kennedy, it was expressly stated
that that defendant had in his possession letters which
were material and necessary for the defence. The Court
would most certainly feel that defendants who, though
convicted and sentenced, had contrived to escape punish-
ment altogether, were not to be allowed thus to take
advantage of the absence of their prosecutor to indict
him, and then obtain a verdict against him without his
being allowed the opportunity of making a defence.
Lord Campbell said that the learned counsel might
take the rule.
Rule granted.

ADMIRALTY COURT.
(Before Dr. Lushington.)
Mr. Woodyer Buckton was, this morning, admitted a
proctor of the Admiralty Court.

BALVAGE.-CASKS OF TALLOW.
This was an action entered on behalf of the masters and
crews of six fishing-smacks to obtain a salvage7reward
for bringing into port several casks, containing tallow,
which they fell in with between Heligoland and the
Dogger Bank. The property, which was of the value
of 2,1641., was conveyed into Hull and Scarborough.
The Crown appeared in opposition.
The learned Judge decreed a sum. to the boatmen
equivalent to two-fifths of the value after the payment
of all expenses.