The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-23 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY,)

His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS proceeded with
petitions today, but nothing of any public importance had come
before this Court previous to our reporter's leaving.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING v. JONES.

Mr. MAULE opened the case.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT said, this was an indictment pre-
ferred by Mr. Archibald Fleming against the defendant, Mr.
James Lovett Jones, for wilful and corrupt perjury. The cir.
cumstances under which the perjury was charged to have been
committed were these :—The present prosecutor, Mr. Fleming,
and the defendant's father, were the joint proprietors and di-
rectors of a certain mining speculation, called the St. Agnes
Consolidated Mines, and Colonel Campbell became a pur.
chaser of 100 shares, at the rate of 50/. per share. Colone;
Campbell becoming dissatisfied with his purchase, brought
an action to recover his purchase money back from Messrs-
Fleming and Jones. That action was tried in this Court in
February last, and Colonel Campbell succeeded in obtaining a
verdict. The present defendant was a witness upon that oc-
casion, and it was for alleged false testimony to the prejudice of
Mr. Fleming that the present indictment was preferred.
Mr. Cherer, a short-hand writer, read his notes of the evi.
dencc given by the defendant on the trial in February.
Mr. Fleming, the prosecutor, was called, to prove that the
defendant had sworn falsely respecting a book alleged to have
been the treasurer's book of the Company. The prosecutor
stated, that in September, 18.24, he went into Cornwall, where
he found Mr. Jones, the present defendant's father, and he re.
mained there until the following February. Jones had been
superintending the working of the mines, and left Cornwall is
consequence of a dispute the prosecutor had with him. The
prosecutor's counting-house was in St. Michael's-court, Cornhill,
He was treasurer to the Company, and he swore that the book
alleged to be the treasurer's book was not kept by him, no:
had he ever had it in his possession. In September, 1536, then
was a trial at Bodmin, in which the prosecutor was defendant,
and then the book was produced by James Lovett Jones tin
present defendant ; the next time he saw it was at the trial last
February in this Court.
Cross-examined by Mr. POLLOCK—The first page of tin
book was in the writing of the defendant, and some parts of it
in that of a person named Galliard, who was clerk te
him, the prosecutor, and clerk also to Messrs. Wilkin-
son. He could not swear the book now produced was tin
same that was produced on the two trials, but he believed it
was ; he never before noticed the words " The St. Agnes Con-
solidated Mines" on the back of it. The prosecutor was exa
mined at great length, relative to his connexion with mining;
speculations, when it appeared that he had been either
the projector or director of a great many mining com-
panies. In April, 18'24, the first meeting took place to
form the " St. Agnes Consolidated Mining Company,"
at which the only persons present were himself as direc.
for and treasurer, and Mr, Jones, as director; at that meeting,
Mr. Archibald Wilkinson was elected secretary. No money
was then subscribed, but Mr. Jones said he had sold some shares.
The next meeting was on the I:'th July, the very day Colonel
Campbell bought the 100 shares, and the Colonel was made a
director. At that meeting the only persons present were Mr.
Jones, Mr. A. Wilkinson, himself and his nephew. The prosecutor
then received from Jones, Colonel Campbell's cheque for the
amount, viz. 5000/., which he on the same day sent to the Co-
lonel's bankers and got the cash ; he then sent the cash to his
own private bankers. The " Company" had then no banker,
and the reason why he got the cheque cashed so soon was, that
he was desirous to ascertain as earl• as possible if it would be
honoured. He, the prosecutor, had bought from 400 to aso
shares of the " East Pink Mine," and consolidated them with
the shares of the " St. Agnes Consolidated Mine ;" the shares of
the former he bought up, at from Si. to Si. each. Colonel
Campbell paid 501. each.
(The cross-examination was proceeding when our reporter
left.)

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

MORNING ADVERTISER.-GARTH v. ANDERSON.

Mr. Serjeant WILDE opened the case to the Jury, which
was an action for libel, brought by the well-known Captain
Garth against Mr. Anderson, Editor of the Morning Adrertiger,
published in that Paper of the 16th of June last, which was ns
follows :