The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-14 00:00:00

HALTON AND CO. V. OXBERRY.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are tailor;;
against the defendant, a comedian, to recover a sum of 91. 16!,.
being the balance of a bill delivered for 431. 18s.

Aperson in the plaintiffs' employment proved. that ..Mr. Hal.
ton had, previous to entering into partnership with the other
plaintiffs, in 1817, worked for Mr. flixberry, and that If r. th-
berry-had, after the commencement of the partnership, ptomi,s_
ed to pay Mr. Flalton 81., being the balance of the previous a:-
count due to N 1 r.

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A person named Nunn proVel the delivery of a bill for 431:-
18s. to the defendant, and the receipt of 41. on account. The
plaintiffs also admitted the receipt of 301. by two bills of ex-
change.
The defence set up was, that in addition to these two bills and
41., a bill of exchange for 101. 10s.. was 'paid by the defendant,
and also that he had done printing work for the plaintiffs to the.
amount of 21. 10s. The defendant alto disputed the pri:ys
charged by the plaintiffs ; one of which was a sum of 61. 1 ls,Eti,
for a frock coat, with velvet collar and silk linings; but eten
admitting all the charges to be fair, he contended that the plain.,
tiffs were indebted to him in a balance of 31. 2s.

The bills of exchange, the receipt for 41. by Nunn, were put
in, and the doing of the printing proved by a printer in the
de-
fendant's employment; who also,m cross-examination, Said that
Mr. Chappell was in partnership at the time with. the,defeAlant.
Mr. PLATT, -in reply,' fbr the plaanti%, denied that .the
charges were unreasonable, and submitted that it ~vas apparent,
upon the face of the bill for 101. 10s., that Mr. Balton had
drawn it for work done before the partnership, as it was drawn
not like tlr, other bills—" Pay to Halton and 0o." but " Pay
to Halton:"

The CmEr JuSTICE, in summing up Feld, the Jury could
not take into consideration the charge 'for the printing, in. con-
sequence of Mt. Oxbcrry being then a partner only in the com,
cern at whieli the work had been done. It_ waS•for the Jury .to.,
consider whether the char-!•eS weir reasonUble, and also whether
the bill Ice 101: 10s. had been given in payment of the account
due to :Ur. Helton before the partnership:
Verdict foe the plaintiffs. Damages 91, 18e.—Costs 49%

in the House of Commons last night, Sir Ro-
n%ar WiLsoN moved for the production of the
Correspondence between His Royal Highness the
COX- MANDER-IN-CIIIEF, Lord Viscount SID:MOUTH,
and :;ir ROBERT WILSON, in the months of Sep-
temter and October last, on the subject of his
removal from the Army. Lord PALmer.sTos
and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY opposed the
motion ; and without entering into the details of
the case, observed, that the lion. Member (Sir
ILViu,soN) had himself, by his own statement
tho House, shewn that there were sufficient
grounds for the exercise of the Royal Preroga-
tive, in his dismission from the service, Sir
/?..037.. al' having admitted that he had addressed
the Military, while they were under the charge
of their proper Officers, and used the expres-
sion, " You disgrace yourselves to continue
liricg."--4:ord PALMERSTON contended, that these
facts alone proved that there were no SlltliCkla
ITASOIIS for inquiring into the manner in which
the IC.rso's Prerogative had been exercised on
this occasion. Sir ROBERT WILSON', was himself
a IMllitary Officer, holding a commission, and
receiving pay. "He must have known, and if
" not he was unworthy of his commission, that
" there could not be a greater violation of order
" and discipline, than for him, who was not on
" duty, to address soldiers who were employed
" and commanded by Officers regularly. ern-
" ployed for that purpose. It was an act of
" great military insubordination to addresi the
" troops at all; and certainly the language,which
" the Hon. 'Member admitted his having used,
" was not likely to alter the character of the
" offenee."—As these facts speak for themselves,
there is no necessity for any comment on our
part.--The motion was negatived by a majority
of 199 to 97.

We received tbi's morning the French Papers
of Mondayywbich contain nothing dec;:.ive on the
questios between Turkey and Russia. The last
conriet which arrived at Vienna from Peters-
burgh was net the bearer of any answer to the
Note which the Divan transmitted to the Aus.

Irian Interntincio, modifying the Russian Ulti-
matum, and this circumstance has excited a great
sensation, for the answer of the Cabinet of Peters-
burgh to that Note will decide the important
question of peace or war. It is clear, by the
official State Paper, which we inserted yester-
day, that the ..intentions of Turkey are far from
pacific, but not being prepared for war, she had
deemed it prudent to temporize and not to reject
entirely the proposition of Russia; while on the
other hand the impracticability of arriving, be-
fore the spring, at the principal seat of war may
induce Russia not to be very expeditious in de-
claring her final determination. No slight indi-
cation of the hostile feelings of Russia towards
Turkey,and her disposition in fa your of the Greeks,
is afforded by the confirmation that the Greek
Prince CANTACUZENA, deputed by the Hellenic
Congress assembled at Argos to solicit formally the
support of the Emperor ALEXANDER, has actually
received permission from the Russian Govern-
ment to come to Petersburg, and is proceeding
thither with all expedition.

The affairs of Greece continue to flourish.
Napoli di Romania, Patras, and Coron, still
hold out -; but they are expected soon to surren-
der, unless relieved by Turkish succours. Great
exertions are making at Constantinople for this
purpose ; and the Greek Admiralty, who are
apprised of these preparations, which are nearly
completed, are fitting out a squadron to cruize
off the mouth of the Dardanelles, and attack
the Turkish fleet. The citadels of Athens and
Corinth have fallen into the hands of the Greeks ;
OnYssrus has regained the ascendancy in Liva-
dia, and is preparing to march into Thes.Jaly
against the Pacha of Salonica.

An article from Nuremberg states, that Coun
de BUBNA, the Commander-in-Chief of the Aus.
trian Army of Lombardy, has just arrived a
Turin, to meet two French General Officers.

The accounts from Spain are of a deplorable
character. On Sunday a messenger arrived at
the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at'
Paris. bringing, it was reported, intelligence o(
an unfavourable nature. Private letters of the
31st ult. say, that the Marquis of SANTA Canz
and Dos L. BALLASTEROS, two of the new Mi-
nisters, have resigned, and that D. RAMON PE-
LEORIN and D. Luts SORELA have been appoint-
ed ad interim to their offices. The Curate 1.1,1 Ea
has re-appeared in Old Castile, and the whole
of that province is in insurrection. It is feared
that the same spirit of revolt may break ont'again
in Navarre, Biscay, and C:ulpuscoa, all favour-
able to the cause of the old Monarchy, whilst an
opposite feeling is manifested in the Southern pro-
vinces, where the republican principle has taken
deep root, and the people are jealous of the least
infringement of the present constitution, and ready
to rise in arms in support of it.

Extract of a Letter from St. Thomas's, Jan. 1.
" I had occasion, in my passage to this place,
to call at St. Bartholomew's, to learn the state of
the market, and while there a very fine Spanish
brig, prize to a privateer schooner, fitted out at
that place, appeared off the harbour with the
French flag flying, and as his Christian Majesty's
frigate L'Africaine was then lying in the port,
she dispatched a boat on board of her, but on
their arrival found the Harbour Master there be-
fore them in p :ssession, which induced the
French Officer to send his boat back to the fri-
gate fur orders. The boat returned again with a
file of marines,and the brig was taken possession
of by the French crew, which being discovered
by the batteries, two of them commenced firing
on the vessel, and continued until she came into
harbour, and delivered herself up to the Gover-
nor. There appears to be a perfect understand-
ing between the Government and JOLLY. It
;s a direct violation of the Ordonnances of the'
Colu:nbian Republic for prizes to be carried into
any other place than some port in the Main.
While the above circumstance was going on the
Commander of the French frigate was dining
with the Governor."

The last letters from Washington state, that
the stories of a diplomatic fracas are exagge-
rated, and a perfect reconciliation has taken
place.

Commercial letters, by the late mails from
the North of Germany, speak of the great dul-
ness that prevails every where in trade. The
Prussian ship-owners, formerly a very wealthy
class, indulge the most querulous tone. They
have besought the Ministry to permit them to
hold a meeting at Berlin, in order to see if any
measures can be devised to ameliorate their con-
dition. The Ministry have given in to the mea-
sure, and a deputation from Konigsberg, Dant-
zig, and Stettin, will forthwith assemble in the
capital. It is rather to be hoped than expected
that a beneficial result may accrue from their

labours.—One of the Arst Commercial !rouses
in Constantinople has just opened a considerable
depot of the rich manufactured goods of the East
in the Prussian capital. The hostile front of
Russia is supposed to be at the bottom of this
extraordinary speculatictn, as, in the event of
war, all property in the Turkish metropolis
would stand on a very insecure basis.

IRELAND.—hI Limerick the atrocities of the
Insurgents are more numerous and daring than
ever. They have attacked a great number of
houses, plundering them of furniture, wearing
apparel, cash, and arms. From one house, that
of GEORGE FOSUERY, Esc'. of Curra Bridge, they
took nine muskets and a blunderbuss. They
have flogged several farmers who are obnoxious
to them—in one instance most desperately ; and
have wounded another so severely, that his life
is despaired of. Four of the 6th Dragoons have
been deprived of their arms. Several houses
have been set on fire, and amongst them, one at
Cappa,intended to have been taken as a military
station, was burned to the ground.--Iu addition
to these outrages, a letter from Newcastle, dated
Friday morning, states, that the Parish Church
of Killudy was then in flames ; and that during
the preceding night, the Church of Abbeypeale
had been nearly demolished—the roof having
been knocked off and the lead taken away, and
the interior greatly injured.

The WE4TMINSTER MEETING, held in Covent
Garden, yesterday, dispersed peaceably. The
Speakers were, Mr. STU,'.CII, Sir FR (NCB BU
D ETT, Mr. float-Loos E, Mr. NICHOLS, Mr. HUME,
the lion. G. BENNET, Mr. WHITBR EA D, Mr.
WYVILL, and Mr. 110NEYwoon. There was
nothing from these gentlemen but the usual abuse
of Ministers, the House of Commons, Placernen,
and Pensioners; and as the Public are already
in full possession of their sentiments on these
subjects, which have been so often dished
up for our entertainment in the same dress,
we think our Readers will be very glad
that we have preferred giving a copious report
Of the proceedings last night in Parliament,
to occupying our columns with the well-known
declamation of the Reformers. Mr. Ilumc, who
seems determined to have something to say every
where, was, we suspect,rather out of his element
at Covent Garden.' lie contented himself with
attributing the evils of the country to Ministers ;
and thought that " the only remedy was to du
away with placemen and sinecurists !"

Extract from a Letter, dated Rome, Jan. 22.
" A great many English are in this capital.
About a fortnight ago his Royal Highness Prince
Lcoporm, of Saxe-Cobourg, arrived here. He is
apparently in excellent health. But the leading
topic of conversation relates to Osman Aga, a
Turkish Grandee, also an inhabitant of the Holy
City at the present moment. This exalted indi-
vidual was Chief Officer to the Viceroy of Egypt ;
but, disgusted with the dogmas of the Koran,
and conceiving a partiality for Christianity, he
abruptly quitted the Mahomedan country, and in
a vessel of his own came to Civita Vecchia, in the
latter part of last month. He is accompanied by
nine domestics, four of whom are the finest looking
blacks e:er seen. On the Corso the grand at-
traction is this Turkish Nobleman and his suite,
—for his black and white servants—all superbly
habited, generally accompany him. He has
brought a considerable treasure with him, which
enables him to vie with the richest of the Romans.
The female world manifest an extraordinary cu-
riosity to see this noble Turk. It is true he is a
fine looking man and has the air and port of a
Prince. On Easter Saturday, the ceremony of
christening him and all his household will be per-
formed in the magnificent Church of St. Peter's,
in the presence of his Holiness the Pope and all
the Cardinals. It %sill present a very imposing
spectacle. The Pope, by the way, has recently
exhibited a fine trait of true Christian charity, by
distributing a considerable sum of money among
the surviving relatives of about 500 poor sea-
men who unhappily perished in the Adriatic
during the late tempestuous weather. Besides
others, there are upwards of one hundred
poor children, orphans, and seventy widows.
At Genoa, since the year 1613, so dreadful a
storm and cataclysm has not been experienced as
that which raged there on Christmas Eve last.—
Amongst the gossip of this city is a report, which
I believe to be well founded, that the eldest Soil
of the Prince of Canino (Lucien Buonaparte) will
shortly be married to his cousin, the eldest
daughter of Joseph Buonaparte, and that when
the nuptials are solemnized the distinguished
couple will proceed to the United States of Ame-
rica to reside with the Lady's father.—Nleasures
of severity have lately been adopted against the
banditti who infest the roads in the Papal States.
Two of the ringleaders have been sentenced to
death, and several others to perpetual imprison-
ment. It remains to he seen whether these mis-
creant highwaymen will be deterred from their
evil ways."

We are enabled to state, on the authority of a
private letter from St. Petersburg'', from a source
entitled to credit, that so far from the prospect
of the continuance of peace between Russia and
the „Porte becoming more favourable, there is
every appearance of war.—(Morning Chronicle.)
Advices from Calcutta to the 13th of Septem-
ber were received yesterday. According to re-
cent letters from Sincapore, that settlement was
in high health ar:d prosperity, and it is said now
to be fully established as the emporium of the
Eastern Archipelago. Malacca is quite deserted ;
and not a vessel repairs to it, except for refresh-
ments, or a few peculs of spices. Whilst many
of the Dutch stations had been ravaged by the
choler' morbus, neither Sincapore nor Bencoolen
had been visited by it—a circumstance ascribed
by the native* to the good luck of the English.