The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-27 00:00:00

DOVER, JUNE 26.

The Ex-Emperor of Brazil, I)on Pedro, travelling under the
title of the Duke of Braganza, and accompanied by the Marquis
de Reyzende, and the Chevaliers de Pinto and Gomez, arrived
yesterday from Calais, and have this morning continued their
route to 'London under the usual honours. Mr. H. Latham and the
Collector of the Customs, Mr. Ward, dined with the Ex-Em-
peror, at the Ship Bin, and this morning, previously to his de-
parture, Colonel Arnold, the Commandant, presented the re:
spective Officers under his command. Early this morning Major
Webster, who has been selected by Lord Palmerston to attend on
the Duke of Braganza during hisstay in England, arrived from
London, presented his credentials, and entered on his duties.
The Major returned to London with the party. It is understood
that Don Pedro comes to England for the purpose of expressinr,
personally to his Majesty his gratitude for the very kind reception'
his daughter met with last year ; and that he will then join the
Empress, who is gone to Munich for her accouchement.
The young Queen of Portugal, who was in England last year,
is expected at Brest, from Rio Janeiro, and may very probably
revisit this country.

ELECTION FOR SHERIFFS-(THIS D AY).

The polling up to the middle of the day went on very lan-
_ouidly. The number of votes given this morning in favour of
Mr. Alderman Cowan and Mr. Pirie have far exceeded those
given to Mr. Scales.

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).
HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House saiioliearETlglish and Irish Appeals to-day. The
Lords present were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of
SEFTON, and Lords FOLEY and WYNFORD.
HOUGHTON a. HUGHES.
Sir E. SUGDEN replied in this appeal, in which the question'
was as to the construction of a will, at the conclusion of which
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, as this was a case of
extreme importance in point of principle, he should depart from
his usual mode of giving judgment immediately, and take time
to consider it.—Judgment deferred.

ROLLS COURT.
BROOKMAN v. ROTHSCHILD.
This case came before the Court upon petition, praying the
striking out of the exceptions which had been set down before
his Honour.

Illr. SPENCE, who appeared for the petitioner, stated that
the bill had been filled by his client against Mr. Rothschild and
his brothers abroad, for the purpose of having it declared that
certain transactions which had taken place between the plaintiff'
and the defendant in the French Funds and Prussian Bonds were
fraudulent and void,and that the plaintiffmight be reimbursed all
the loss he hadsustained by those transactions. Thecase was heard
by the Vice-Chancellor at considerable length, who decreed in
favour of the plaintiff, and directed a reference to the Master to
compute his loss. Each party had taken exceptions to the Mas-
ter's report, those for the . defendant being set down for
hearing before the Master of the Rolls, and those for the
plaintiff before the Vice—Chancellor. The plaintiff intended to
set down the cause for further directions in the Vice-Chancel-
lor's paper, and the Learned Counsel therefore submitted that it
would be much more convenient that the whole should come be-
fore the Learned Judge who had originally heard the cause, and
was therefore full master of the case.

Mr. SHARPE (who appeared with Mr. Spence, for the
plaintiff) observed, that his client had considered it better
to make the application to his Honour at once than apply to the
Lord Chancellor, before whom a long argument had taken place
on another cause, as to the jurisdiction which his Lordship had
to remove exceptions from the paper of the Master of the Rolls,
to that of another Judge.
The MASTER of the ROLLS—The Lord Chancellor has not
such jurisdiction, and I hope no suitor of my Court will submit
to such practice.
Mr. PEMBERTON rose to address the Court on behalf of the
defendant, but was interrupted by the
MASTER of the ROLLS, who said that it might seem to be
a great convenience that points in contest between parties should
come before the Judge who had originally heard the cause, and
it had been frequently agitated whether it would not be proper
to make a general rule to that effect. It had been agitated before
the Chancery Commission, and it had since been agitated else-
where. The practice, however, was otherwise, and it had not
been thought convenient to adopt such a rule. Such being
the case his Honour did not consider himself justified
in taking a proceeding in direct contradiction NI the practice of
the Court, until it had been changed by some general rule.—
Reasons existed now which had not occurred in earlier times
why the practice now in existence should not be changed. It
was a greater convenience to suitors to be enabled to bring their
case before a Court that could hear it at any time than to be under
the necessity of setting it down before a Judge, who might not
be enabled to hear it for some years. His Honour, therefore,
not thinking himself justified in departing from the general
usage, felt bound to refuse the present application with costs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
LIBEL.—RICHMOND V. WILKS.
This action was for a libel on the plaintiff; published so long
ago as 1828, in the Times Newspaper, in the shape of a letter,
signed with the name of the defendant.
The plaintiff appeared in person to conduct his cause. In his
address to the Jury, he said he did not appear before them to
plead his own cause from any vanity or confidence in his own
abilities, hut, having been a prominent actor in the occur-
rences which were likely to come under their notice, he
Was of opinion that lie could do himself more justice
than by employing a gentleman of the Bar. He saw
that he had opposed to him several gentlemen of great legal abi-
lities, but he 'loped that all technicalities would be laid aside,
and the real merits of the case brought before the Jury. Phis
was his most anxious wish; but he trusted that his Dardship
would afford him that assistance which he would stand in need
of should any objection be taken to his course of conducting the
cass. He believed that he would be enabled to bring home the
publication to the defendant, who was lately an attorney in
Finsbury-square, and now a Member of Parliament. In the
letter he (the plaintiff) was designated as the " Glasgow
Spy," and the Editor was cautioned against publishing
any statement he might make on the vestry meetings of the
narish of St. Luke's, as, by so doing, he would render the paper
liable to actions being brought against it. This was the libel he
complained of; and if the defendant justified, which he might
think it proper to do, under the plea he had rut on the record of
the general issue, he would on that point join issue with him,
and then he would bring forward the history of his life for the
last 3,) years, no part of which he was ashamed of, either as the
father of a large family, as a husband, or as a member of
society. If he was driven to this course he felt confident of a
verdict in his favour. In case of need, he had subpoenaed Kirk-
man Findlay, Esq., the Assessor of Glasgow, and the Lord-
Advocate of Scotland, both of whom had known hint for a long
time, the latter for upwards of 19 years. He then called his
witnesses.
Mr. Harrison, the assistant printer of the Times, received the
letter containing the libel, from the editor, in the usual way for
publication; it was inserted, but he could not say how it came
to the office.
Henry Drake was formerly a clerk with the defendant, was
his anti, nl
libel, the
hea said i
t was in his handwriting,
• ey in this case. Being shown
but was written by a clerk named Scott, who had left the employ
of Messrs. Wilks and Minithorre about a year; be was a clerk
with the defendant at the date of the letter. On looking again at
tnhoewina clerknu nwr
pt with lo
the letter, he said the last line and the superscription was in his
handwriting, but he had no recollection of having received any
instructions from the defendant respecting this letter, nor could
he recollect any thing about it ; would not have known any
thing of the letter had he not seen his own writing.
Mr. Rowland Wilks, the defendant's son, was next examined.
He knew nothing of the letter further than seeing it in the
Times, which caused him some surprise; but he did not go to his
father about it. Had no recollection of having any communica-
tion with his father on the subject previous to his being em.
ployed as attorney in the cause. His clerks frequently wrote for
his father without any orders from Inns.
Mr. Brown, time plaintiffs attorney, stated that he called upon
the defendant in consequence of a letter from him, and was
about to enter into a settlement of this action by getting au
apology for the libel.,
Sir J. SCARLET 1, for the defendant, objected to this evi-
dence, and said that nothing of that conversation could be
received.
His LORDSHIP allowed the objecticli.
The witness stated that he made every exertion to find Scott,
the writer of the letter, but had not been successful.
Mr. Bridgeman, another clerk of the defendant, was then
called ; lie knew the writing of the letter to be that of Scott, who
had lived with him for some time, but he had never heard any
thing of the letter from Scott, nor could he recollect anything of
the letter.
The plaintiff then said he moist leave his case in the hands of
his Lordsnip ; he had been disappointed in the non-recollection
of the witnesses, and for the present must abandon the action.—
The plaintiff was then nonsuited.
Kirkman Findlay, Esq
Advocate, were among the witnesses in waiting.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR took bankrupt pe-
titions to-day ;
but up to the hour of our reporter leaving no-
thing of public importance had taken place.

CO U.

'RT OF COMMON PLEAS.
SMITH AND OTHERS v. MO ATES.
This was an issue from the Court of Chancery directing the
attention of this Court to the claims severally made by the above
parties to be put in possession of 1,1001. the value of the cargo of
a ship. The claim of the plaintiffs was founded on a bill of
lading given to them by the Captain of the ship as a security fox
the sum of SOU lent to him by them at Calcutta. The claim
of the defendant was set up in his character of sole owner
of the ship, and it was, therefore, contended on his part
that the goods on the security of which the Captain had procured
the loan of 8001. were shipped a month previous to the effecting
it, and had become the property of the owner immediately on
their shipment, consequently, that the lenders, however hard the
case might be, had no right to a lien upon them.
The plaintiff's Counsel said, that had the loan not been made,
the ship and Captain would have been both attached for debt in-
curred by the Captain for the purchase of saltpetre and rice,
which the 8001. was to pay for.
His LORDSHIP took a note of the objection, and said the
subject had better be deferred, as the examination into all the
points, the charter party, &c. would occupy too much time.
His LORDSHIP, therefore, directed the Jury to give their
verdict for the plaintiff subject to a special case.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
lwAtoorning the Lord Chief Baron sat in Gray's-Inn Hall to
dtions and causes, but nothing of any public interest lir s
oCCurred-.

BRADFORD MARKET.—.The market this
week was equal to the last quotation ; the demand runs
mostly on low geode.

SMITHFIELD MARKET

This day's supply of Sheep, Lambs, and Porkers, was rather
limited, of Beasts and fat Calves moderately good. The trade
with Beef, Veal, and Pork, was very dull, at a depression of,
in most instances, full Al. per stone; with Mutton and Lamb
somewhat brisk, at fully Friday's quotations.
PRICES PEA STONE OF HMIS. TO SINK THE OFFALIe.
S. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. o.
Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Large Lambs . 0 0 0 0
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 2 Prime small ditto... 4 0 5 4
Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Large coarse Calves 3 2 4 0
Prime Scots, &c 3lO 4 2 Prime small ditto... 4 6 410
Inferior Sheep 2 6 210 Large Hogs '3 4 3 8
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 4 2 4 6
Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 4 0 ; Suckling Calves 12s to3os. each.
SouthdownWethers 4 0 4 4 ; QuarteroldPigs 12s to 18s. each.

SUPPLY, AS FICK CLCRK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. Sheep and Lambs.! Calves. Pies.
`2463 1 '20,420 '240 1 220
About 400 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's Road; about
1200 up the" other northern roads; about 100 (including Irish)
from the western and midland districts; about 500 from Nor.
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 30 from Kent
and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, kc
in the neighbourhood of London, including about lto left un.
sold on Monday and Friday last.