The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1836

with intimate friends, for this sole, and in my opinion, merito-
rious purpose ; I must say that I think that the aspersions
which your Lordship has thrown out against me, are unneces-
sarily harsh and undeserved.
Towards Master Brougham personally I freely declare that
I harbour no sort of It is of his judicial conduct
alone that I complained, and which I hoped would have been
corrected. If I had been in any way misinformed respecting
the accuracy of his notes, or if in my zeal for the object that
I had at heart, I had done anything unbecoming a man of
honour, or lowered in the slightest degree the high functions
of the judicial character, which it has been the object of my
life to venerate and uphold., I should have been willing to
make any atonement that a gentleman can ; but if on the con-
trary I have by my conduct attempted to preserve the dignity
and sanctity of the office, by resisting, as became me, the
abuse of power, I glory in what I have done, and will willingly
brave your Lordship's authority, before I will retract or apolo-
gize' for a syllable that I have written.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
With the greatest respect,
Your obedient humble servant,
_ _

(Signed) -E.• L. CHARLTON.
The Lord High Chancellor, &c. &c. &c.
The CHANCELLOR then proceeded—The first order
which I made on this letter was a rule Nisi, calling upon
Mr. Lechmero Charlton to show cause why he should not
be committed for contempt ; and that rule, as in ordinary
cases, required personal service. I have affidavits to show
that it was delivered, as usual, to the messenger of the
Court, who received it on Wednesday evening the 16th
instant. On its receipt he went to the chamber of R. E.
Baines, the attorney and solicitor of Mr. Lechmere Charlton,
and informed him that such an order was given him to
serve, and requested the said Mr. Baines to inform
him where he might see Mr. Charlton, for the purpose
of effecting service. The deponent says he afterwards re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Baines, stating that Mr. Lech-
mere Charlton would be at Fendal's Hotel, Palace-yard,
at six o'clock on Thursday evening, where he might call
and serve the order, and he accordingly attended there, and
remained for two hours without being able to see him. He
was, however, told that he had
,been there, and would pro-
bably be there again, but the affidavit states that the de-
ponent made every endeavour to see Mr. Charlton, but
without effect. Upon this I made the order substi-
tuting service at Fendal's Hotel, at Mr. Baines' cham-
bers, and at Mr. Charlton's residence, in Ludlow,
and the time for showing cause was then enlarged
to this day. I have now affidavits of these several services
having been performed, and having read these letters every
gentleman must know that they are grave and aggravated
contempts of this Court. In the first instance the letter
to Master Brougham is a serious attempt to interfere with
the due administration of justice, and that is increased by
the letter to myself; for it shows that Mr. Charlton's at-
tention having been called to the unjustifiable nature of
his conduct in writing the first letter, he maturely and de-
liberately adheres to what he had done and repeats all he
had said ; and not only this, but he uses language towards
myself of which it is my duty to take notice. Every letter
or communication which is calculated in the slightest de-
gree to interfere with the exercise of the judicial functions,
whether by threats, intimidation, or efforts at corruption, must
he regarded as a gross contempt of the Court, whose officer is
sought to be coerced, and it, is the duty of those who are
placed in authority to interfere and prevent a repetition of
such conduct. Any attempt to interfere with the course
of justice, or to divert it from its proper channel, must be
looked upon as a contempt of the Court, and it is the duty
of the Court to punish any insult offered to its authority.
For my own part, as far as I are personally concerned, I
would be disposed to look over any offence offered to my-
self , but I have important interests committed to my care,
and I must take care that they shall not suffer in my
hands. The letter to myself tells me that there
is a line beyond which I dare not exercise my authority
in this particular instance. I pay little attention to other
observations, but I read it to show that Mr. Charlton
seems disposed to persevere in the course which he origi-
nally followed. His Lordship proceeded to rerer to cases
as precedents for the line of conduct he was about to adopt,
and concluded by saying that under all the circumstances
of the case he should not feel warranted in deviating
from the precedent before him, which he bad quoted, and
as Mr. bechmere Charlton told him there was something
in his authority which he dare not exercise, he would ob-
serve that there was a part of his duty which he dare not
neglect, and he would therefore say, let the rule for Mr.
Charlton's committal to the Fleet be made absolute.

Mr. ROMILLY subsequently asked leave for the proceed-
ings before the Master to go forward, as this matter had
now been disposed of.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had made no order
to the contrary.

The Master had found certain sums to be due, which the
Learned Counsel now moved might be paid into Court.
Mr. SIMPKINSOW, with whom was Mr. Turner, appeared
for t'le defendants. This was a case of peculiar hardship
on their clients, the property having been made the subject
of family settlements, and legacies having been charged
upon it.
After a short conversation between the Learned Counsel
it was agreed the defendant should pay 2,5001. into Court
by the first day of next term, and that a receiver should be
appointed of the rectorial tithes. _

- After hearing a few motions of course, his Lordship rose
at one o'clock.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings in Banco.)
THE KING V. THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR OF THE PARISH

OF ST. PANCRAS.

In this case, which was a rule for a mandamus directed
to the defendants, and commanding them to obey an order
of the Poor-law Commissioners, dated the 9th of July,
and which had been fully argued before the Court on Wed-
nesday last,
Lord DENMAN said, they had considered with great
anxiety the case which had been argued before them, so
extensive in its consequences, and so very difficult in itself,
and they did not find that they could come to any satisfac-
tory conclusion during the present term. Therefore, al-
though they were extremely anxious to give their opinion
if that could be done in a satisfactory manner, they were
compelled to enlarge the rule to next term.—Judgment
deferred.

THE ICING V. THE PROPRIETORS OF THE SATIRIST
NEWSPAPER.

In this case a rule Nisi for a criminal information had been
obtained last term, against the defendants, for a libel upon
Mr. Moore, a gentleman of fortune, residing in Leicester-
shire, charging him with ill-treatment of his wife.
The ATTORIIEY-GENERAL now prayed that the rule: be
made absolute.

Mr. THESSIGER did not intend to show cause against
the rule.—Rule absolute.

THE KING V. VVIZEDON.

In this case, a rule Nisi for a criminal information had
been obtained during the present term, against the defend-
ant, a solicitor of Reading, for sending a letter to a gentle-
man named Bland, inciting him to commit a breach of the
peace. The facts were fully stated by us at the time the
rule was moved for.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD (with whom was Mr. TAL-
BOT) now appeared to show cause against the rule. The
point upon which the Learned Counsel chiefly relied was,
that the statements contained in the letter published anony-
mously in the Reading Mereztry,:and which were afterwards
avowed by the defendant, were not such as the terms
" wilful falsehood" could be properly applied to, inasmuch
as these statements of misappropriation of the borough
funds by the members of the old Corporation were correct,
and believed by many of the inhabitants of the borough.
The Learned Counsel also read the affidavits of a person
named Saunders, and Howslip the publisher of the news-
paper, who deposed that the defendant was in the habit of
writing articles for the ReadingMercuiy, and that it was well
known to the partner of Mr. Blandy, and other members
of the Corporation, that the defendant was the author.
The Learned Counsel submitted that the affidavit of
Blandy, denying at the time he applied the terms " wilful
falsehood," that he knew who the writer was, was riot suffi-
ciently explicit, inasmuch as the affidavit did not state that
Mr. Blandy did not suspect, had no reason to believe, and
did not mean to apply personally to the defendant the offen-
sive expressions. He contended that, from the statements
put forth in the two affidavits now read, Blandy must have
had abundant reason to know that Weedon was the author.
If Mr. Blandy had stated that he did not mean to apply
the expressions personally to Mr. Weedon, the matter
would have rested there ; and although the provocation
would not perhaps justify the defendant in having written
such a letter, yet he submitted that it presented the case in
such colours as would prevent their Lordships making the
rule absolute.

Sir W. FOLLETT was about to reply, when
The COURT thought that no sufficient cause had been
shown against the rule.
Rule absolute.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

RANSOM V. DUNDAS AND ANOTHER.

This case, which was part heard yesterday, was proceeded
with this morning. It merely related to a question of costs.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was heard yesterday against the rule,
and Mr. Austen followed on the same side.
The case was not concluded when our reporter left.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Arrivals this morning—two French. mails, a mail from
the Leeward Islands by the Sheldrake, sailed from St. Tho-
mas, Oct. 26th ; Barbadoes. Oct. 12th. ; ship-letters from
_St. Mary's, River Gambia, Bombay ; 11th July ; Bombay,
20th July ; Mauritius, 20th August ; Cape of Good
Hope, Sept. 16th.

DENHALL MARKETS.
by the Carcass.

NEWGATE AND LEA.
At per stone, I
s d. to a d. s d to s d.
Beef, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior . 4 2 6
- middling ............. 2 6 210 middling '2 8 2 '2
- prime large .. ...... 3 2 3 4 - prime 1 4 3 3
prime :null '1 6 310 Pork, large 1 6 4 4
Veal 3 . 410 -small. 4 S 410

SIIIPPING.-( 'FITTS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, Nov. 24.—Arrived the Recovery, Johnson, from
Bombay; Margaret, Cole, from Valparaiso; Laity, Gates,
from Rio Jar.eiro ; Bolivar, Levison, from Quebec; Syren,
—, from Sicily; Fcrtuna, Tarnens' from Stralsund; Mar-
garet, Vincent, from Cork ; Martha, Lewis, from Waterford ;
and Courier, Smith, from Belfast. Came down from the
river the United Kingdom, Allan, and Valusia,
maica ; and Sarah, Barry, for Canton.
PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 23.—Wind W. N. W., fresh breezes.._
Arrived the Sophia, —, from Memel ; Nymph, Carrruker,
from St. Übes ; and Greenwood, Wright, from Newcastle,
leaky, bound to Dublin. Off port the Abel Gower, Ander-
son, from Sydney—sailed the 29th July ; Matilda, Comin, from
the Cape of Good Hope ; Castle Luchton, Bruce, from Ja-
malca ; and Charles Brooke, Bell, from St. Vincent.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind S. W. to N. W.—Arrived the
Juno, Leidke, from Pillau ; Louisa Maria, Gamble, from
Buenos Ayres ; and John, Fox, from Memel. Arrived from
London the Margaret, Cooper, for Lisbon ; Barbadoes Packet,
Aspin, for Antigua ; Velocity, Ciark, from Hamburg for Ja-
maica ; Ann, Nixon, and Hebe, White, for Jamaica.
POOLE, Nov. 23.-Arrived the Lloyd's, Blandford, Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Arrived the Susan, Willis, from
Labradore.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—Arrived the Cigar, Clarkson, from
Valparaiso; Meynasha, Johnson, Ceara; and Ganges, Craw-
ford, from Quebec.
CLYDE, Nov. 22.—Arrived the. Madawask, M'Master, from
Bay Chaleur.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind S. to N.W., strong gales and
squally.—Arrived the Sheldrake packet, from the West In-
dies—sailed from St. Thomas's 26th ult. Off port, the Lord
Stanley, Arthur, from Bombay. His Majesty's ship Carron,
with the Jamaica mails, arrived at St. Thomas's on Oct. 26.
The Reynard packet, from Falmouth, reached Barbadoes on
Oct. 17. Arrived the General Brock, Trayti, Rio Janeiro.
PENZANCE, Nov. 23.—The Eagle, from Cork to London,
has been surveyed, and must discharge.
PADSTOW, Nov. 23.—A schooner, name unknown, struck
the Dunbar Sand, and sank ; crew saved.
BRISTOL, Nov. 23.—The Providence, of this port, went
on shore at the entrance of the River this morning ' • her
mainsail was blown to pieces, and several things washed off
the deck.
WHITSTABLE, Nov. 24.—The Nestor, Clones, from Bom-
bay, and the Corcyra, New, from Valparaiso, lost anchors
and cables in the Warp in yesterday's gale.
RAMSGATE, Nov. 24.—Arrived the Peace, Edwards, front
Newcastle for Havre leaky ; Cherub, Walker, from London
for Singapore, windlass upset; and Anna Johanna, Beilnan,
from Bremen for New York—cargo shifted, &c.
MILFORD, Nov. 23. —lt has blown a heavy gale to-day
from N.N.W. The sloop Shannon, Barry, shipped her
chain; her rudder came on shore, and remains sunk.
TENEY, Nov. 23.—The Susan, Williams, from New York
to Corr, has been brought into the pier, having been struck
by a sea, which carried away one of the crew, bulwarks, &c.
HULL, Nov. 23.—The Gazelle (schooner), for London,
has got off the sand and proceeded. p.m., the gale con-
tinues at N. N. W.

The Thomas, -, from the Isle of Man, was capsized on
the Rock -Channel the 23d instant.
The Brothers, Godson, of Lynn, was driven on shore at
Wells on Wednesday night. •
The Sion Hill, Roberts, from London to Newport, was
wrecked near Whitstable, 23d inst. _

The Britannia, Mcssarvev, from Jersey to Milford, was on
shore near Padstow, 23d inst.
The Neptune, -, from Weymouth to Plymouth, was on
shore at the latter port, 23d inst., and bilged ; cargo saved.
The Emilie, from Nantes, was wrecked on Lafolle Rock,
Sept. 27 ; crew saved.
The Louisa Elizabeth, Carter, from Koningsberg to Bristol,
put into Southwold ; cargo shifted.
The Othello,.from Drogheda, was on shore at Prince's Bay,
Tobago, 6th ult.

VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUS-
TOM-HOUSE, Nov. 24.

The Earl of Liverpool, Lomax, from Ostend ; Caledonia,
Hamburgh ; Batavier, Dunlop, Rotterdam;
Vrow Maria, Mar, Freyburg; Hoffning, Taacks, Newhar-
lenziel ; Four Sisters, Butterfield, Amsterdam ; Magnet,
Page, St. Petersburgh ; X. L., Clough, St. Petersburgh;
Sarah and Ann, Hook, Kiel ; Emerald, Houghton, Boulogne ;
Medemblik, Gray, Medemblik ; Liverpool, Symons, Malaga;
Walaben, Dodds, Quebec.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.

The Prince Frederick, Stevenson, for Rotterdam; Ab-
berton, Shuttleworth, Cape of Good Hope ; St. Leonard,
Whitnall, Dunkirk ; St. George, Livingstone, Crenada;
Camilla, Oldridge, Grand Canary; Express, Barrett, Gi-
braltar; Jane, Antonio, Billard, Havre; John Bull, Corbin,
Hamburgh.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. _ _

The Amity Hall, Ford, for Jamaica ; Jonge Joanna, Del-
lewycs, Antwerp; Little Catherine, Henderson, Bahamas;
Alandings, Burgin, Jamaica; Emerald, Cope, Tobago.
CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST.

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The Fame, Coleman, for Harlingen ; Cupid, Schuh, El-
sineur.

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.
The Feejee, Bowley, from 'Manilla; Ganges, Crawford,
Quebec ; Cigao,• Valparaiso ; Maguash, Johnston, Ceara.

ENTERED FOR LOADING.
The Lee, Braithwaite, for Barbadoes; Marmora, Myers,
Baltimore; Arundel, Brown, Constantinople; ilizabeth,
Brown, Deme'rara; Mary, Wilson, Demerara ; Racer, Dunn,
Genoa; Southerner, Tibbets, New York ; Solon, Wood,
Pensecola; Devonport, Shalder, Philadelphia.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.

The George Washington, Holdrege, for New York ; Su-
perb, Heiram, Jersey.
TELEGRAPHED.

The Thomas, from the Isle of Man, was wrecked this
morning in the Rock Channel—two men saved by the lifeboat.

LAST INDIA.

The Abeona, Gillies, from Singapore, in the Docks, sailed
June 15.
The Children, Durocher, from Bengal, in the Docks,
sailed June 13 ; Saugor, 17th ; Cape, Sept. 6.
The Thomas Snook, Baker, from the Cape, in the Docks,
sailed Sept. 17 ; St. Helena, 29th.
The Andromache, Andrews, from Bombay, in the Docks,
sailed July 29; St. Helena, Oct. 2.
The Cleveland, Marley, from. Bombay, in the Clyde, sailed
June 19 ; Cape, Sept. 7. '
His Majesty's ship I-jyacintb, Blackwood, from Ceylon, at
Portsmouth, sailed Trincomalee, Aug. 4; Simons Bay, Sept.
25 ; St. Helena,, Oct. 8 ; Ascension, .—.
The Prince of Orange, de Boer, from Batavia, off Portland
(for Rotterdam), sailed Aug. 21.
The Lysander, Currie, from Bengal, off Plymouth, sailed
Calcutta, July 17; Saugor, 26th ; St. Helena, Oct. 8.
The Tuscan, Davison, from the South Seas, off the Wight,
sailed St. Helena, Oct. 2.
The Rosalind, Blair, from Bombay, at Falmouth, sailed July
2 ; St. Helena, Sept. 27.
The North Briton, Fayall, from Java, at Cowes, sailed —;
St. Helena, Oct. 1.
The Fejer, Beirley, from Manilla, at Liverpool, sailed —;
St. Helena, Sept. 27.
Arrivals at Calcutta.—The La Seine, July 4, from Bour-
bon; the Corsair, Furnely, 9th. from China and Singapore;
the Hero, from China and Penang ; the Charles Stuart, from
Rangoon; the Red Rover, from China and Singapore; the
Haidee, 14th, from Madras and Mauritius ; the Jane, Gander,
15, from New South Wales and Ennore : the Drongan, 16,
from Madras; the Elizabeth, 16, from Penang; the John
Stephenson, 18, from Rangoon; the Argyle, 18, from Ma-
dras ; the Maria, 19, from Moulmein ; the Viscount Mel-
bourne. 20, from Madras; his Majesty's steamer Ganges, 90,
from Chittagong; the Windsor, 21, from Madras; the Are-
thusa, 17, front Pedier Coast ; the Perfect, 17, from Madras ;
the Mandarin, from Liverpool.

Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Fo-
reign Department for Lcrd Howard de Walden, the Eng-
lish Minister at Lisbon ; and for George Villiers, Esq., the
British Ambassador at Madrid.

Despatches, dated the 22d of July, were received
yesterday morning at the India Board, from Lord. Auc-
kland, the Governor-General or India.

The following
.gentlemen were yesterday called to
the degree of Barrtster.at.law by the Honourable Society
of Lincoln's Inn :—James John Lonsdale, Esq. ; William
Martin, Esq. ; James Walter Elly Ellis, Esq. ; Edward
Richards Adams, Esq. ; George Grove Waddington,
Esq. ; and James Macdonald, Esq.
SOUTHWARK ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.—Mr.
Wallis delivered his introductory lecture upon astronomy
yesterday evening, at the Society's rooms in Nelson-street,
Southwark. The lecture consisted of a general review of
the principles of his science, and of the results as exhibited
in the motions of the planetary system. Mr. Wallis's 010.
servations were illustrated byhis excellent transparentOrrery,
which, in a simple. manner, conveyed a clear understanding
of each particular subject treated upon.
FLOATING STEAM-BRIDGE.—SOUTHAMPTON,
Nov. 0.--The floating steam-bridge, intended to ply
across the river lichen and the new line of road connected
therewith was this day opened ,to the public. At twelve
o'clock the Gentlemen of the Committee and a numerous
body of shareholders met at the Star Hotel, and proceeded,
in twelve carriages, to the toll-house, and thence across the
river- On the other side they met the Red Rover coach
from Brighton, which entered the bridge in gallant style,
the guard appropriately playing " The Sea." The whole
passed off without accident of any kind, amid the firing of
cannon and the cheers of an immense assemblage of specta-
tors. A dinner was afterwards served up at the Star Hotel,
in Shepherd's well-known style, to about sixty persons,
Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq., of Cranberry Park, in the
Chair. This great public work, on which upwards of
30,0001. have been expended, will ditniniAt the distance be-
tween Southampton and the towns of Lichfield, Gosport,
and Portsmouth nearly two miles, avoiding the bills on the
ollroad. The bridge itself is sixty-five feet long within the
platforms, and forty feet wide ; it has two cabins for pas-
sengers, and is propelled by two engines of twelve-horse
power each. It is capable of receiving at one time six car-
riages with four horses each, and from 800 to 400 passen-
gers. The distance across the ferry at high-water is about
1,500 feet, and the average passage occupies four minutes.