The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—Amongst the many impediments thrown
in the way of an intimate acquaintance with our
abstruse and obscure laws, may be ranked us a
principal obstacle the enormous price of law
books, which increase in proportion to the de-
crease of the price of works on other subjects,—
and the Present cheapness of printing, paper, &c.
This.is a peculiar hardship to the modern Lawyer.
'The evil is twofold :•- iu the first place, he is
obliged to purchase at an immense sum the latest
works and authorities, i❑ order to compete with
the quirk and quibble department; and secondly,
having. so done,—far from such works being valu-
able property to him, and available for the pur-
poses of sale,--Ahe booksellers, by a very inge-

nious contrivance, knock up a new edition, quick

on the heels of the former, which instantly be-
comes valueless, and is refused by them either
for sale or exchange.
" A case of this kind I will state for the Wm--
,mation of your Professional Readers :—Wishing
to exchange an edition of Barton's Element's of
Conveyancing, for a more modern work, I was
informed by an eminent Law Bookseller it could
~►ot be received in exchange, because a new edi-
tion had appeared--formed precisely of the same
materials, but in five volumes only instead of six.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient humble servant,
City, Nov. 17, 1823. T. L.

LOANS •
CONTRACTED FOR BY SOUTH AMERICA WIT

ENGLAND.

•
STATE.
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Contractors.
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Buenos Ayres 1824 1,000,000 r; pr ct 85 13arings.
Chili . . . 18221,000,00& _ 70 Hulletts.
Colombia . . 1822 2,000,000 ' 4 Herring,Grabam, & Co.
Ditto . . . 1824 4,750,006 Goldschmidts.
Ouatimala . 1825 1,428,571 73 J. and' A. Powles.
-.Mexico . . 1824 3,200,006 sprct 511 Goldschmidts.
Ditto. . . . 1826 3,200,000 iprct Barclay, Herring, &Co.
Peru . . . 1822 i. 450,000 8 Frys and Chapman.
Ditto . . .13`24. 750,000 82 Ditto.
Ditto . . .118251 616,000 78 Ditto.

£21,594,571

_ALTERATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,

'The Chief Magistrate of a considerable ,town
-in Buckinghamshire, having been frequently ap-
plied to by the townspeople, and others attend-
ing the market, for a concise and clear explana-
tion of the effect to. be produced by the Acts of
'Parliament for ascertaining and establishing uni-
formity of weights and measures, has circulated
among them the following analysis, which we
publish for general information :

By the .sth Geo. IV., chap. 75, and the 6th Geo. IV., chap.
12, it is enacted, That from and after the Ist of January, 1826,
. all contracts for goods and merchandize that are sold or deli-
vered by weight or measure, shall be deemed and construed to
be made according to the standards established by these acts,
unless a special agreement is made to the contrary; and in all
cases where any special agreement shall be made with reference
to any weight or measure established by local custom, the rate
or proportion that such weights and measures shall bear to the
-.standards now established shallbe expressed, or such agreement
shall be null and void. Persons are at liberty to use the
weights and measures in their possession, if the
,ratio or pro-
portion they bear to the new standards is painted or marked
upon them ; but makers of weights and measures- are not per-
-mitted to make any weights or measures after the Ist of Ja-
nuary next, except in conformity with the standards now to be
:established.

All the powers and regulations contained in the various former
acts, authorizing the searching for, seizing, and destroying of
weights and measures not conformable to the standards, are,
with the penalties and forfeitures, declared to apply to standards
established by these acts.

The standard of weight is the pound troy, of 5,760 grains,
and the avoirdupois pound is declared to contain 7,000 of such
grains. The Legislature has therefore made no alterations in
the weights ; but an alteration, to the extent of about 1 grain in
the avoirdupois pound. has become necessary, from some sup-
posed inaccuracy in the old standards kept in the Exchequer.
The measures for length and superficies are not altered.
'The standard measures of capacity, as well for liquids as dry
goods, are all founded on the imperial gallon, established by
these acts, and directed to contain 101 b. avoirdupois of distilled
water, at 62 degrees of heat, the barometer being at 30 inches ;
the'same being in bulk equal to 277.274 cubic inches ; and all
other measures are to be taken in parts or multiples of the said
gallon.
The quart to be 1-4th part of the gallon, and to contain
69.3185 cubic inches or 241 b. of water.
The pint to be 1-Bth part of the gallon, and to contain
34.65925 cubic inches, or 141 b. of water.
• Two gallons to be a peck, and to contain 55,1..548 cubic inches;
or 218 b; of water.

Eight gallons to be a bushel, and to contain 2218.192 cubic
inches, or 801 b. of water.

*Eight bushels to be a quarter of corn, or other dry goods.
No particular form or proportion is directed for the bushel or
other measures used for corn or other goods, usually sold by
strike measure. The strike is directed to be round, straight,
.and of the same diameter from end to end.

The standard for coals, lime, fruit, and other goods, com-
monly sold by heaped measure, is the aforesaid bushel, to be
made round, (zee must presume cylindrical,) with a plain and
even bottom, and 19 inches diameter from outside to outside ;
and when used, to belleaped in the form of a cone ; such cone
'to be of the height of at least six inches, the outside of the bushel
being the extremity of the base of such cone, and, including the
cone, it will contain 2815.4387 cubic inches; which gives
597.2967 cubic inches, being 26 and 12-13 dis per cent., or 2 and
2-13ths of a gallon above the corn bushel, for the contents of
the cone. .;

All other measures used for coals and other goods sold by
heaped measure, are to be made cylindrical; with the diameter
at the least double the depth thereof, and the height of the cone
3.fourths the depth of the measure.
The proportion that the new imperial measure of capacity
bears to the various old measures is as follows :

1-31.73, say a 32d part, or Nth per cent. (being one quart in
a bushel) larger than the corn bushel.
1-4.992, say a sth part, or 20 per cent. larger than the wine
measure.

1-59.67, say a 60th part, or 1 and 2-3ds per cent. smaller than
the beer measure, which difference is equal to little more than
one cubic inch in a quart. _ _

The difference front the old coal measure will be very trifling,
it being only 3-sths of a pint larger in a chaldron.
A further alteration is made, by inference from the declared
proportions of the weight and cubical contents of the imperial
gallon, which is interesting to scientific men, viz. that the
specific gravity of water, hitherto established at 1000 ounces
per cubic foot, is now calculated at the rate of 997,1364 ounces
per foot.
Magistrates are directed to procure, by the Ist November
next, models of the standards for their respective districts,towns,
kc. properly compared and verified at the Exchequer, the ex-
pence of which is to be paid out of the county rate : and it ap-
\pears that the cost of the standards and indenture of correctness
,will be nearly 1001.
The malt duty will be raised very nearly 4 per cent. by the
_Act 6th Geo. IV. chap. 58, which was passed to adjust the
,aroount of duties to the new standard of measure.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY—(This DAY.)
PRACTICE OF TIIE COURT.

Mr. iloitNE begged to iliention the case of
Beaver v. Rhodes, i►► which he, understood his
Lordship had been applied to relative to the
handing out of certain papers. On the part of
his clients, who were most respectable gentlemen,
he begged to state that no undue advantage had
been taken, and, in fact, that all that had been
asked by him (Mr. Horne) was, that the bill and
petition might be handed down, which had been
granted.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had received
a paper certainly, but he was convinced tl►e only
proper course to be pursued was, never to grant
one party to take out papers in the absence of
the other, and he was determined never to allow
it to be done. It was open to both parties to
apply, and if they both vi ere present lie would
order the papers to be given out, but not other-
wise.

- COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tats DAY.)

THE STAFFORD PEERAGE.
THE KING v..T.ts. S. S. COOKE.
The Defendant pteesented himself one the floor
of the Court this morning, wrapped up in a thick
great coat, wearing gouty slippers, and supported
with a crutch in his hand, and had every appear-
ance of severe illness. On the sitting of the Court,
Mr. Cooke (the defendant) rose and addressed
their Lordships, stating that-he had made a pain-
ful effort, in consequence of what passed yester-
day, to receive judgment, in order to exonerate
his bail.

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—YOU come up to-day
knowing we have other more urgent business be-
fore us, and therefore cannot proceed to your
judgment this day.
The defendant explained .that he was informed
it would be postponed AM this day, in conse-
quence of his being unable to.come up yesterday.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—You may wait, or if
you choose go home for to-day.
The defendant hereupon bowed to the Court,
and retired.

[PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.]

COURT OF CHANCERY, Noi. 17.

POWELL v. MOUCHAT.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said in this case, which is 'an ap-
peal from a decision in the Court of Delegates upon the effect
of a legacy to an illegitimate child, which appeal is referable by
the immediate commands of the Crown to the Lord Bleb
Chancellor, that he had received such comniands from his. Ma-
jesty, and that he would fix an early day for the hearing.
EX-PARTE GRIMSTEAD IN RE HOWARD AND GIBBS.
BANKRUPTS.
Mr. MONTAGUE said, that he was to have moved the Court
by it own direction for leave to obtain certain books and papers
belonging to the estate, which were required for the conduct of
the new trial granted by the Court this morning. He found
that his learned friends were not yet ready for the motion. He
did not wish to be heard in argument 's en it, and if the other
side would consent to it, he would hams' up the petition to his
Lordship, and wait for the order of the Court upon it.
Mr. BORNE said, he must object to that course, being well
aware that his learned friend was equally eloquent with his pen
as with his tongue. He would be ready to meet the motion in
a day or two.
OLASSIXGTON v. TIIWAITES.--HORNII4G HERALD NEWS-
PAPER.
Mr. AGAR, for the defendant, was aiiaioos to remove the
impression of some statements madetlay Mr. Glassington on
Saturday, which, by having found their way intolbe news-
papers, had produced a roost.improper effect upon the character
of his client. '
The LORD CHANCELLOR renewed his observations upon
the consequences of publishing what is going on, and not con-
cluded, in courts of justice. He was ready:to do every thing in
his power for the suitors to prevent them from suffering injury
to their, characters by printed publications, but .the injury
done to them by newspaper publications be could not remedy.
He could only repeat that which he had Wore said, thatwhen
hdltirst entered Westminster-hall, there was not u lawyer who
walked that floor who would say that the proceedings in any
kind of trial might be printed before the case was brought to a
conclusion. That he pronounced to be the state Of the law
when he entered the profession. How it came to be altered he
could not say : he really did not know how tile change of the
law on this point had been brought about, nor by whom it had
been brought about. Whether the publication of such extracts 1
as were put forth froin causes in course of hearing and before
decision could tend to diffuse a knowledge of the laws generally,
must be judged of by others, for he never read them at all.
Mr. AGAR ridiculed the idea of any such usefulness in the
labours of those publishers of ex -park extracts, when their
whole sheet of paper could not contain perhaps as much matter
as was talked or spoken by one of the Counsel in the cause.—
He then went on to the subject upon which he had to address
the Court. He described the proceedings as they now stood,
and the immediate object for which the parties were contending.
The plaintiff had filed a bill for an account, which was met by
a sufficient answer, to which there was a replication entered.—
He then moved for leave to take the replication off' the file and
to amend his bill, which was granted by the Vice-Chancellor.
Meantime defendant filed a cross-bill for an account. Plaintiff
then filed his amended bill, which not only prayed for an ac-
count, but also to make void the sale of certain shares which
had been disposed of as being contrary to the alleged articles
of partnership. Both bills remain unanswered, and defendant
claimed precedenee in the right of having his bill ansu ered first.
Mr. ROIiPELL gave a totally different version of the case on
behalf of the plaintiff, whe claimed to have his bill answered
first. He admitted that they had for a', certain time lost the
claim of priority. But on obtaining leave to amend their bill,
the Court, as matter of favour, gave, unasked, to the de-
fendant, six weeks to put in the answer. Defendant did not
put in his answer, and the use which he made of that time
was to file his cross-bill. Upon the whole the Court must
see that Mr. Glassington was entitled to have his bill, which
was in reality in the same situation as the original bill, an-
swered first.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said, that if the parties would
take his advice, they would leave off troubling the Court with
these motions for priority. He would Ore them till to-morrow
morning to consider whether they would not do better by agree-
ing to put in their answers both together.
After a momentary consultation between the parties, it was
agreed that both answers should be put in together, and the case
is to be argued on Monday next.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 17.
There was NO causes of any public interest among those
which came on to be heard to-day.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 17.
THE MARQITIS OF HERTFORD V. THE HON. AUGUSTUS

STANHOPE.
(Further Particulars.)
At the sitting of the Court the Marquis of Hertford took a
seat on the bench.

,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, on tne part of the
Noble Marquis, to exhibit articles of the peace against the
Hon. Augustus Stanhope. '
The Articles were then read by Mr. DEALTRY. They were
as follows._

" The exhibitant on his oath saith, that in the year 1816,
he had received information that this exhibitant's son, then
_commonly called Lord Beauchamp, a youth of the age of 16
years, had been invited to the military quarters 'i)f the said Au-
gustus Stanhope, then a Lieutenant in his Majesty's 12th
Light Dragoons quartered at Paris, and had been by the said
Augustus Stanhope and another person induced to play at
cards, and had been by them made to give promissory notes
to the amount of 16,0001. or thereabouts, as his supposed los-
ings in a few hours' play. That, in consequence of this in-
formation, he, this exhibitant, did make application to the
Commander-in-Chief, that his Royal Highness should be
pleased to order an investigation to be had into the said trans.
action. That a Court-martial was accordingly held, as this
deponent is informed and verily believes, at Cambray, cn or
about the 22d day of September, in the said year 1816,
upon the said Augustus Stanhope, who was there charged
with behaving in a scandalous and infamous manner, such as
was unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in
conspiring with a certain other person to' draw in and seduce
,Lord Beauchamp to same and May with them, for the purpose

of gain and advantage, and in pursuance of such conspiracy,
playing witb the said Lord Beauchamp at a certain game of
chance, withcards, claiming of him for losses at the said game
8,0001. andarpwards, and 7,000 L and upwards, the said Lord
BesuchaMP being at that time about 16 years of age, ignorant
of, and unused to play, ond affected by the wine he had' been
prevailed' upon .to take by the said . parties,' upon which said
charge the sal Augustus Stanhope was found guilty, and sen-
tenced to he tr.schareeil his 31ajesty's service, which said sentence
was afterwards, as exhibitant believes, duly confirmed and
carried into effect.
" And this exhibitant further saith, he believes that in con-
sequence of the said court-martial, and of its having taken place
on the representation of this exhibitant as aforesaid, the said
Augustus Stanhope bath conceived great rancour and hatted
against this exhibitant.
" And this exhibitant further saith, that for the space of
eight years, or thereabouts, after the sentence of the said
coutt-martial, this exhibitant had no communication whatso-
ev, r, either directly or indirectly, with the said Augustus
Stanhope. But this exhibitant saith, that after the death of the
late Marquis of Ilertfbrd, and the succession of this exhibitant
to the title and estates, namely, on the 22d day of July, 1824,
this exhibitant was personally insulted, while riding in Hyde
Park, by a person whom he did not then even know by sight,
but whom he afterwards found to be the said Augustus Stan-
hope ; whereupon this exhibitant, on advice and recommenda-
tion of his friends, applied to Sir Richard Birnie, the chief
police magistrate at Bow street, to take such proceedings as
were necessary to protect this exhibitant against the violence or
insults of the said Augustus Stanhope; when, upon the said
Augustus Stanhope giving his word of honour to the said chief
magistrate, and positively assuring his father, the Earl of
Harrington, that the conduct complained of should not be re-
peated, as appears by a letter from the said chief magistrate to
this exhibitant, and also by a letter from the said Earl to his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, now in this exhibitant's pos-
session, etis exhibitant was prevailed upon to take no further
proceedings on that occasion:
" And this exhibitant further saith, that notwithstanding
such eng :gement to the chief ntegistrate, and such promise to
his father, the said Earl of Harrington, the said Augustus
'Stanhope did, after an interval of some months, renew his
molestatims against this exhibitant in the public streets, pur-
posely to insult and irritate this exhibitant ns he verily believes.
" And this exhibitant further saith, that on the 20th day of
^ August last, this exhibitant was in his carriage in Grosvenor-
square, when the said Augustus Stanhope being on horseback,
rode up to the exhibitant's carriage, anti put his stick into the
aide witniow of the said carriage, and struck the same against
the front glass window thereof in a manner calculated, and as
this exbibitant verily believes, intended to insult, menace, and
provoke this exhibitant to a breach of the peace.
" Anti this exhibitant further saith, that in consequence of
this conduct of the said Augustus Stanhope, this exhibitant
again applied to the said Sir Richard Birnie to obtain the pro-
tection of the law, and was afterwards informed by the said Sir
Richard Birnie, and which informatitrn this exhibitant believes
to be true,, that the said Augustus Stanhope had, in conse-
quence of notice front the said Sir Richard, called on him, and
declared that he would use every means of annoyance short of
actual assault, for the purpose of wringing this exhibitant's feel.
inks, if he had any, until this exhibitant should either, by his
politic ii iefluence, obtain his the said Augustus Stanhope's
restoration to rank in the army, or obtain a place, office, or
employment of a certain named amount or value, or pay him a
sum of money ; and the said Augustus Stanhope further stated
that he should not extend his annoyance beyond gestures and
whispers during his father's life : that he had taken advice, and
thought he had not in these acts of molestation, employed to
obtain some one or other of the objects before-mentioned,
passed the line within which he thought himself sate.
And this exhibitant further saith, that he cloth verily be-
lieve that the said Augustus Stanhope hath acted, and still con-
tinues and intends to act on a premeditated plan to insult, dis-
quiet, and annoy this exhibitant, for the purpose of intimidat-
mg or alarming him into some payment, exertion of influence,
compromise, or of irritating and provoking him to commit a
breach of the peace.
" And this exhibitant on his oath also'saith, that he doth not
make this complaint against the said Augustus Stanhope
through any hatred, malice, or ill-will,which he bath or beareth
towards him, but merely for the preservation of himself from
bodily harm, violence, and insult, he (this exhibitant) not now
having, nor ever having had, any personal acquaintance with,
or k towledge of, the said Augustus Stanhope, nor any differ-
ence, nor cause of difference, with the said Augustus Stanhope,
other than the representation made by this exhibitant, as
be-
fore-mentioned, to the Commander-in-Chief, in the year 1816,
and which this exhibitant thought himself bound by his duty
to make."
When the officer had finished reading the articles, the Noble
Marquis rose, and was sworn to the truth of the articles, and
to the motives which had been stated in their conclusion.
The Judges consulted for some minutes, and looked over
the articles, after which
The Loan Clime. JUSTICE, addressing the Attorney-
General, asked it' he knew any instance in which the Court
had required a party to give sureties on an apprehension
founded in part on the information of another, who made 1,0
affidavit, and for whose forbearing to make affidavit no reason
was given ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said lie did not, in this case,
rely merely on the information derived from Sir R. Birnie. He
begged to advert to the acts of Mr. Stanhope; his unprovoked
attack on the Marquis in the Park last year, and the repetition
of that attack in August.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE—Brit there is a considerable
interval between the attack in August and the present time:
The ATTORNEY GENERAL—Yes, my Lord, but the Mar-
quis of Hertford has been absent from :London ; and your
Lordship knows he could not apply to the Court before the com-
mencement of the term.
The LORD':CHIEF JUSTICE.—I am perfectly aware of
that ; no delay cou1:1 be imputed ; still the Court may con-
s der the lapse of time in reference to the necessity for their
interference.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—The Noble Marquis swears
that he now apprehends a repetition of the insults to which he
had been 'subjected.
Mr. Justice BAY LET.—Yes ; but he founds that apprehen--
sion partly on the information he has received from Sir R:
Birnie. I s`tottld think there can be no difficulty in applying
to Sir Ric lard Birnie e if he consents to make affidavit, the
Court my Act on his deposition; if he reftises, then they will
see the gro ind of his refusal, or at least understand that the
attempt has been made.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE.—I think it will be more satis-'
factory to the administration of justice,. thiit in this case, we
should either have the affidavit of Sir R. Birnie, or the fact
that he has been requested to make one, and'has declined.
Mr. Justice BAY cEr.-,You see you rest your- apprehension
of the future conduct of the individualegainst whom you move,
partly on the information derived &mil the Magistrate ; if you
had rested it simply on the acts of Mr. Stanhope, the Court
could judge of them

TheAi:TonNET-Giu:NERAL.If the Court thinks it will be
more satisfactory.„, I will direct the application to be made;
and your Lrirdsings.will allow_me to mention the case again.
The - LortD Cum, JUSTICE.-0 certainly, before we rise
to-day, if you. can obtain an answer.
The ATTORN-EY-GENERAL —Then I shall probably be
able to renew my applicationin the course of the morning.
The Noble Marquis then lefrthe Court:
At three o'clock the ATTORNEY-GENERAL renewed his
application, that the articles might be filed, stating, that he
was now funished with the affidavit of Sir It. Birnie, who en-
tirely supported the statement of the Marquis of Hertford.
The affidavit of Sir R. Birnie was then read. It stated that
in consequence of a complaint made to him by the Marquis of
Hertford, earl insult offered to him its Hyde-park, he, in July,
1824, saw tie Hon. Augustus Stanhope, and remonstrated with
him on the line of conduct he had adopted. On that occasion,
Mr. Stanhope said, " Sir, I have given my. promise to my fa-
ther that I will not again molest the Marquis of Hertford, and
I consider that promise as more binding than any bail ou can
require." With that assurance the Marquis was satisfied; but
in August last, another complaint was made against Mr. Stan-
, hope for striking his stick against the carriage window of the
Marquis of Hertford in Grosvenor-square. Upon this Sir H.
Birnie again SAW Mr. Stanhope, who then expressed his deter.
mination to annoy the Marquis by every means short of actual
assault, until he procured his restoration to his rank in the army,
or paid him a sum of money ; and added, that he had taken ad-
vice as to how far he might go without being liable to the visi-
tation of the law. And afterwards Mr:Stanhope said he be-
lieved he had clone nothing to subject hitnself to magisterial in-
terferene; nor would he go further while his father lived ; but
that he would not refrain from annoying Lord Hertford by
such means as he could use short of assault, unless he would
procure him a place in the Customs or Excise of 300/. or 4001.
a-year, or give him a sum of money. These expressions were
communicated by Sir It. Birnie to the Marquis of Hertford.
The COURT immediately intimated that this affidavit was
sufficient, and admitted the articles.

THE KING V. JAMES STAMP SUTTON COOKE.
Mr. TAUNTON prayed for the judgment of the Court on
this defendent, who was convicted at the Spring Assizes, 1824,
of a conspiracy, and who hat hitherto postponed the judgment
of the Court on affidavits of illness.
_ _

Mr. CAMPBELL, begged again for the indulgence of the
Court, as this gentleman was yesterday-taken dangerously ill.
This announcement produced a general -smile.in Court.
The Learned Counsel produced four affidavits to support the
allegation of illness ; but in three, the deponents gave no ad.
dition ; and neither of them professed' to be the medical at-
tendant of Mr. Cooke, though it was stated in one of them that
lie had been attended by a surgeon. It was sworn that Mr.

Cooke was in attendance on Monday, pursuant to notice, but
judgment was not then given.
Mr. TAUNTON said, that Mr. Cooke had applied to him on
Monday to knelt whether the case was likely to be heard, and,
on his.replying in the negative, and informing him that he
might go home, he solemnly promised to attend to-day. If
he conscientiously believed these statements ofillness, he would
not press for judgment ; but entertaining very serious doubts of
their truth, he was bound to play that the recognizances might
be entreated.

111 r. CAMPBELL urged that the affidavits on the part of the
defendant had never been answered, although the prosecutor
had the full means of inquiry, and that it had been sworn Mr.
Cooke was liable to the sudden attacks o
-f a complaint which
was both dangerous and painful.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE, adverting to the circumstance
that three of the affidavits contained no addition of the parties
swearing them, though in one an addition had been erased, and
to the absence of any affidavit of a medical practitioner, said the
Court could only, at present, allow the case to stand over for
one day, in order to give opportunity for the production of the
affidavit of a medical man as to the defendant's health.—The
case, therefore, stood over.

THE KING V. DUDMAN.
Mr. GURNEY moved for the. judgment of the Court on the
defendant, who was convicted at the last Sussex Assizes of wil-
ful and corrupt perjury. The perjury was assigned on an affi-
davit made to support a petition of the defendant, respecting a
commission of bankruptcy awarded against him.
After the indictment had been read, and the documents to
which it refers, the COURT expressed doubts whether there
were not objections to both the counts. As to the first, they
doubted whether the allegation that the affidavit was material
" in the said bankruptcy" was sufficient to found the authori-
ty of the Master Extraordinary before whom it was sworn;
and as to the second, whether there was not a variance between
the petition as set out and proved, which altered the import of
the assignments of perjury. As the defendant had no Coun-
sel, the Couar requested Mr. Adolphus, who was present at
the trial, to allow himself to be assigned as counsel for him, to
argue these points on Thursday next.
Mr. ADOLPHUS expressed his readiness to undertake the
duty proposed by the Court.
The defendant was committed to the custody of the Marshal
till Thursday, when the argument is to be heard.

TILE KING v. ISRYANT AND ANOTHER.
This was a rule obtained by Mr. Brougham, calling on the
proprietor and publisher of a newspaper, called Comnion Sense,
or the Weekly Globe, to show cause why a criminal informa-
tion should not be exhibited against them for a libel on Colonel
Berkeley. The libel consisted of the paragraph which has
appeared in most of the papers, stating that an unmanly ruffian
had secreted himself in Miss Foote's chamber at Edinburgh,
for an unworthy purpose, with this addition—" A private cor-
respondent informs us that this unmanly ruffian was Colonel
Berkeley, in the disguise of a gentleman."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now showed cause. One of
the gentlemen, Mr. Bryant, swore that he knew nothing of the
paragraph till it appeared in the paper. The other defendant
stated, that the greater part of the paragraph was a mere copy
from the daily papers.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—And that, you know, is no
excuse.

Mr. BROUGHAM.—And in the part which is not copied the
whole libel consists.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The defendant swears that
that addition was communicated in the usual way.
The LORD CUIEF JUSTICE—And what is the usual way ?
I suppose some one drops a letter into a box, and thence it is
transferred to the paper.
Mr. BROUGHAM—Yes; from " A private correspondent."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I told these parties that their
affidavits furnished no answer to the application ; but they were
anxious that the exact position in which they stand should be
represented to the Court.
The. LORD CitrEr JUSTICE—They certainly furnish no
answer whatever. The rule must be made absolute.
The rule was accordingly made absolute.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 17.
Three prisoners fbr debt were brought up from the Fleet pri-
son on their petitions, and discharged under the Insolvent Act.

EX-PARTE MARY CRESWELL, AN INFANT.
Mr. Sergeant WiLDE moved for a rule to shew cause why
a Habeas Corpus should not issue to the mother of the infant,
Mary Creswell, commanding her to bring the child into
Court. The motion was made on the affidavit of the infant's
testamentary guardian, which stated, that the infant was now
five years, old, and was entitled under the will of her father,
to some property. This property had been bequeathed to her
mother for life, on condition that she did not again marry.—
The lady, however, it appeared, did not think fit to keep the
property on these conditions, 'and in consequence of her mar.
riage, it devolved on her child, the subject of the present appli-
cation. It was alleged by the testamentary guardian that the
child was much neglected by its mother, as regarded both her
person and education ; and on these grounds he sought to get
her, that she might he placed under proper care.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE remarked, that, as he under-
stood the property in this case was small, it would be better to,
grant a rule to shew cause, in order to save the parties expence,
though in strictness the Learned Counsel was entitled to the
Habeas Corpus.—Rule to shew cause granted.
The COURT rose early, and at one o'clock the Lord Chief
.Justice went to the Guildhall, London, to hold sitting: at Nisi
Pries.

There were four causes entered for trial, but none of them
possessed the slightest interest except to the parties engaged.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, .Nov. 17.
The CouRT sat for a short time this morning to disp* of a
few cases of no public interest, which remained over from yes-
terday's paper; and at its rising adjourned to Friday next, the
2.-)th instant.