The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-03 00:00:00

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN,

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OTHERS.

It will be in the recollection of our readers, that
some time ago Captain Charitie, the defendant, and
others, were convicted of selling a cadetship for 800 L
The defendant was called up to receive judgment.
The reading of the notes taken at the trial was then
proceeded with, which occupied a length of time. An
affidavit was then read, setting forth that Captain Cha-
ritie had lately become a bankrupt, and also a medical
affidavit to prove that any long imprisonment would be
very injurious to his health, which was stated to be in
a precarious state.

Mr. CROWDER, on the part of the defendant, then
rose to offer their Lordships a few observations, to in-
duce them to mitigate the sentence, in consideration
of the manner in which Captain Charitie had been
connected with the transaction, and also in consideration
of the character he had always before borne for honour
and honesty, and his many services to the East India
Company, and what he had suffered in their service.
There was an affidavit of Captain Charitie, s worn at a
time when Sir William Young was alive, in which he
swears that although 800 L had been paid into his
banker's to his account, yet that he had never received
any reward or benefit, direct or indirect, for his share
in the negotiation of the transaction. And he trusted,
that although found guilty of negotiating the sale of
the appointment, yet their Lordships would not disbe-
lieve the solemn affidavit of Captain Charitie, that he
did not receive any part of the money; and that in fact
Sir Witham Young was the sole recipient. For all
t hese considerations, therefore, lie hoped that their Lord-
ships would not reduce him (Captain Charitie) further
in health or fortune than was absolutely necessary.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in reply, that he was
not instructed to press the charge vindictively, but if the
arguments advanced by Captain Charitie's counsel were
to induce the Court to release him from punishment, the
statute under which he was convicted had better be erased
from the statute- book.
Sir F. THESIGER said that alter what his Learned
Friend the Attorney-General had said he did not think
it necessary to address the Court.
Mr. Justice PATTESON then passed sentence. He
said in effect that the defendant had been convicted on
two counts of the indictment; the first was for receiving
with a corrupt intention from Mr. Weatherspoon the
sum of 8001,, as a reward and profit, for having been
instrumental in obtaining his son a cadetship; the
second, with having corruptly conspired with Sir Wm.
Young, James Hallett, and Anne Stewart, for the sale of
the said cadetship. The evidence went clearly to show
that the defendant had committed the offence imputed to
him. It was rather late for him to have imputed the
whole of the offence to Sir Wm. Young, more especially
since at that thee it was altogether unlikely that Sir
Wm. Young would ever appear on the floor of the
court to receive sentence. The Court regretted at all
times to inflict punishment upon any one in unfortunate
circumstances or in ill health, but if these grounds
were to be allowed to remove persons from punish-
ment, the law would, in many cases, fail to be vindi-
cated. The Court felt that his was a case in which a
severe punishment ought to be inflicted, in order that all
persons who might be disposed to err in the same way,
for the future, might know that they should not be al-
lowed to contravene the Act with respect to the sale of
cadetships. The sentence of the Court was that he be
imprisoned in the Queen's Prison for one year upon both
counts, to be treated as a first-class misdemeanant ; and
further, that he pay a penalty of 8001., and to be impri-
soned until the fine was paid.
The defendant was then removed in custody.
THE QUEEN V. ROBERT AXTILL.
The defendant was called up to receive judgment He
had printed a libel on Lord Leigh, imputing the com-
mission of murder to him upwards of thirty years ago,
and had saffered judgment to go by default.
The plaintiff said he did not indite the bill, he was
merely the printer; ho was a poor man with a wife and
six children, and having apologised to Lord Leigh he
trusted the Court would be lenient with him.
lie was sentenced to be imprisoned for three months
in Warwick goal as a first-class misdemeanant.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court proceeded with the special paper to-day,
bat no case involving any feature of general interest
came on during the morning.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. NEWTON moved for a rule nisi, calling upon the
proprietors of the Morning Past to ;how cause why a
criminal information should not be filed against him, for
having published a paragraph in his paper of the 21st
of April in the present year, alleging that a Mr.
Hounsfield had been committed for trial on two distinct
charges, one of felony, and the other of fraud. It ap
peered that the objectionable paragraph was the report
of a police case, and ran thus:--" Lambeth, yesterday,
Mr. Hounsfield was committed for trial on two charges,
one of fraud in obtaining 2001. under false representations,
and the other of felony for stealing some articles of
plate and other property from a furnished house which
he occupied at Norwood, the particulars of which have
already appeared in the Morning Post." Now previous
particulars here referred to represented Mr. Hounsfield
to have been accused with the same offences, and dis-
charged on the ground that there was not sufficient
evidence to justify a committal, and th© paragraph in
question was a report of a second charge, but instead of
Lis being committed for the two offences he was dis-
charged on the felony, and committed on the fraud.
The paragraph, therefore, was likely to prejudice Mr.
Hounsfield in the eyes of the public and the grand jury,
before whom his case would be carried, and ho had in
consequence thought it right to have recourse to the
present proceedings.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE was of opinion that no case
whatever had been made out to justify the extraordinary
interference of the Court. It was not pretended to say
that the first report was false or inaccurate, while it was
quite clear that the error committed in the second re-
port was a mere mistake which could in no possible way
be traced to any motive of malice. How it could pos-
sibly injure Mr. Hounsfield in the eyes of the grand jury
he really could not conceive, because the report stated
that two charges were preferred against him, which the
grand jury would find was an error by their only Laving
one bill submitted to them for their consideration. If
the object of the present application was to receive a
denial of the report, it had been attained, but there cer-
tainly were no grounds whatever for a criminal infer-
mation.—ltule refused accordingly.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BIJECHELL.)
The list of causes to-day was very light, and after the
hearing of one of no interer t,
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said he had been
subpoenaed to attend at Westminster, that he could not
attend there by deputy, and being so unexpectedly called
upon, was compelled to postpone the other cases till
Thursday next.

TRIENNIAL PARLIAMENTS.
The following conversation, on the subject of the re-
peal of the Septennial Act, took place in the House of
Commons on Monday, April 20. It escaped the notice
of our morning Contemporaries:—
Mr. D'EYNCOURT said, I wish to ask a question of my
Noble Friend the Member for Marylebone. In the early
part of this session he gave a notice of motion for the
repeal of the Septennial Act. For many years the ques-
tion of shortening the duration of Parliaments has been
in my hands. I brought it forward three times, and in
1847 made another attempt, but failed in obtaining an
opportunity. My Noble Friend probably thought that I
had abandoned my intention of pressing the sutject. So
far from it, it was my wish to proceed with it. I fear,
if he takes it out of my hands, it may appear that I had
lost all interest in the question, which is indeed very far
from my feeling. On this ground it is that (although
the motion would be much more ably conducted if he
retains it) I am anxious to know whether, after this ex-
planation, my Noble Friend will press it; or, with his
usual courtesy and kindness, allow me to proceed with
the question.
Lord DUDLRT STUART said--In reply to the question
of my Right Hon( urable Friend, I beg to assure him
and the 'louse that I have no desire on any Occasion to
put myself forward unnecessarily, or to take out of the
hands of other llonoureble Memb,rs questions which
they may think they have a rie,ht to chum as their own.
Believing that the question of triennial Parliaments is
one that the people desire to have discussed, and that
ought to be discussed in this House, I stated last year
in my place, that if no other Honourable Member did so
I would bring it forward, and at the en.l of the session I
gave a notice to that effect. I renewed my notice on the
first day of the present session. As, however, my Right
Hen. Friend expresses a wish to make the motion him.
self, I shall be quite willing, upon the understanding
that ho will bring it forward upon the earliest practicable
day, to resign it into his more able and more experienced
hands.

f7.lovcr ditto, 3! t-',3 I4s ; and 3Lravc, 1! 7s Lo
1/ lls per load. Supply but medorate, and trade firm.
WHITECILAPIM. Meadow Ilay, 2/, les to 4/ ;
Clover ditto, 31 to 41 17s; and Straw, 11 Gs to 1/ 10a
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.
Pr. 21,11.7, ritaaRETS.
SOUTHALL, MAY 2.—Our market to-day, was by
no means heavily supplied; yet the general demand was
in a very sluggish state at drooping prices. Beef from
2s 6d to 33 6d ; Mutton, 2s led to 48; Lamb 5s 2d to
5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3310 d; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per
Sibs, to sink the offal.
ROXFORD, MAY 2.—The trade generally was flat, on
the following terms:—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mut-
ton, 3s to 43; Lamb, 53 2d to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s;
and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s
to 245; quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 203; and Mulch
Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 18/ each.
LEWES, MAY I.—Exceedingly little business was
transacted in fat stock to-day, and prices were not
supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d
to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 53 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s per
81bs.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 26, 1849, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eiagland and Waks
per Imperial Quarter.
I WILEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. I BEAM. I PEAS.
PRICE .. I 46s Od I 28s 10(1 I 17s 2d 27s Id I 298 8d I 29s 9d

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
BELLING A CADETSHIP.-THE QUEEN V. CHARITIE AND