The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-21 00:00:00

DIA COMPANY.

Mr. RICHARDS moved that certain documents and papers,
represented as being in the possession of the East India Company,
might, within three weeks, be delivered over to the Clerk in
Court, for the purpose of inspection. The bill in this case had
been filed under the following circumstances. The late Sir
William Congreve, the inventor of the rockets called after his
name, had agreed with the East India Company, in consideration
of 5,0001., to deposit with them, in triplicate, due and proper
specifications, under seal, verified by affidavit, of his method of
preparing his war rockets, and the due proportion of the ingre-
dients. Some time since Sir William Congreve died, and the
East India Company refused to fulfil their engagement. The
consequence was the filing of the present bill, to compel them
to perform the contract, which the plaintiff alleged they had
entered into. An answer had been put in on the part of the
East India Company admitting the deposit of the papers referred
to under seal, and the object of the present motion was to have
those documents delivered over to the Clerk in Court, in order
that it might be seen whether the specifications were complete.
Mr. WYATT opposed the motion on behalf of the East India
Company, denying the existence of any contract between them
and Sir William Congreve, but only a treaty; and contending that
even if there were a contract, Sir William Congreve had not
complied with the terms of it.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR understood the Learned Gentle-
man's objection to be founded on the non-compliance with the
contract, that he considered had no reference to the question
now before the Court, it did not affect the question of discovery,
he should, therefore, order the delivery up of the documents to
the Clerk in Court in the usual way.
Mr. RICHARDS was anxious the inspection should be as
secret as ossible.
The VIpCE.CHANCELLOR had nothing to do with third
parties. He had sufficient confidence in the officers of the Court
to know that they would not act improperly, and therefore he
should make the order in the usual way.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
Several causes were disposed of during the morning, none of
which, however, were of any interest to the general reader.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

This Court was occupied the whole morning in hearing an action
br ought to recover a large sum of money. This cause arose out
of one of the defalcation of Rowland Stephenson, the late banker.
The details, however, were not of the least public interest.

OLD BAILEY-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.

Mary Devereaux, the younger, mother and daughter, and
Bridget Swift, were capitally indicted for having in their posses-
sion certain moulds for the purpose of counterfeiting the current
coin of the realm.

Mr. SC A RLETT stated the case for the prosecution, and
afterwards called a great number of witnesses, from whose tes-
timony it appeared that the prisoners lived in a room at No. 64,
Saffron-hill. On the 11th February, information having been re-
ceived at Hatton-garden police-office that they were in the habit
of coining counterfeit shillings and sixpences, the officers of that
establishment proceeded to the house, and went to the room
occupied by the prisoners, and on finding the door fastened, they
burst it open. On entering, they saw the three prisoners sitting
round a fire, the elder one had some moulds in her lap, which
she attempted to hide, but not succeeding she exclaimed, " Oh,
Lord, it is all over with us now." The daughter begged of the
officers to spare her mother, adding, " I don't care what you do
with me." Swift exclaimed, " Well, we shall all certainly be
transported, if nothing worse." On searching the prisoners, a
number of counterfeit shillings and sixpences were found on the
persons of Devereaux and her daughter, and the moulds were
quite hot, so that there could not be any doubt but they were in
the act of coining at the time the officers burst open the door.
The base coin, moulds, and the materials used in the manufac-
ture, were produced, and the necessary evidence having been given,
The Jury, after Mr. Baron BAYLEY had summed up, re-
turned a verdict of Guilty against Devereaux and her daughter,
and Swift not guilty.
This case occupied the Court the whole morning.
MR. ST. JOHN LONG.
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This individual, after the verdict on Saturday night, was or-
dered by the Court to be immediately discharged ; but, from
some cause or another, he did not leave Newgate until this day.
It is said a detainer against Mr. Long, on a civil process, was
lodged in the hands of Mr. Wontner and the Sheriff's of Middle-
sex. It appears? however, to have been settled, as at One o'clock
Mr. Long's carriage drove up to Newgate, into which he and
Mr. Wooler (who prepared his defence) immediately got, and left
the prison.

THE-FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

(From the Montreal Herald, Jan. 16.)
Montreal Papers to the 27th January, and Quebec to the 23d
January, have been received at the North and South American
Coffee-house.
We have been favoured with the following statement relative
to the impo'rtations of the past year at this port, which it will be
perdeived is one of the most gratifying nature, as it exhibits a
surplus of about 113,000/. over 1629.

(From the Quebec Papers.)
Petitions to the Imperial Parliament in favour of the present
protecting duties on our lumber in the English market are, we
understand, about to be sent round for signature in the towns
and country parishes.
Our Legislature is about to meet on Monday for the despatch
of business. _ _ _

The American papers received this day of the Ist. Feb., con-
tain the following from a St. Thomas's Paper of 29th Jan. :—We
have to notice a horrible report going about town for the last two
days, but to which no clue has as yet been found. It is said that a
vessel has been fallen in with near St. Domingo, with a great
number of murdered persons on board; it is supposed that the
vessel is the one that was bearing the equestrian corps of Mr.
Handry, who was here last year, to St. Domingo, and it was re—
ported they had with them a great deal of money.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19.—The import of Cotton this week is
19,567 bags, and the sales are also extensive, reaching 24,780
bags, at an advance, in the early part of the week, at 90. to %d.
per pound, and, at the close, to d. per pound, in consequence of
the proposed increase of duty.
In Sugar, only 550 hhds. of B.P. have been sold, at former rates.

ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
EF F C to 7, hl
From Whence. ro ;,'.7, i:r- F g
r ' n
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks.
Al dboroligl, 358 1699 50 64 71 130
Bideford 75 125
Bridlington
Boston
Clay
Cowes
Dartmouth
, Colchester 579 229 721 319 78 850
'4 Harwich
',',, Leigh 5lO 428 211 242 135 40
'.4 Maldon 1129 452 355 47 785 363 866
Grimsby lBO 693
Hastings — 19 36
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Ipswich 313 532 2215 3 40 65 654
Kent 579 907 434 661 598 162 891
Liverpool
Louth
Lynn — 100 I' 10 I 485
Penzance
Poole 8 58 392
Rye 8 100
Southampton
Stockton
Well.:
Wisbeach 5O 2297 100
Woodbridge 289 913 100 . 98 22 400
Yarmouth 2379 2958 2432
Aberdeen
Banff — 5024
nerwick - 95
Inverness 213 187
Leith ll5
5007 9913 10399 14851 2602 909 8928
I emu.
Cork — 345 200
Waterford — 575 1033
FOREIGN.
Amsterdam' lOOO --
New York .
Rotterdam ll9O 780 67
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Total 7197 11693 10399 X 15771 2602 976 10181

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