The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-18 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES.]

The heads of Afr. Goulburn's Bills, which are
to be found lir anorlier column, will satisfy our
readers that the mischievous organization of the
Catholic Association can no longer exist. The
leaders cannot evade the law if they would, and
we have an official declaration from them that
they would not if they could. Prompt submis-
sion to the Legislature they have promised ;
and we doubt not they will keep their words. It
will be remarked that this sign of returning good
sense was given at a meeting at which a highly
respected Noblemen presided. Hitherto the
Catholic Nobility had abstained from taking the
lead in this Association : and perhags had they
attempted to do so they would have been out-
voted by the more violent Members ; but now
that they appear, they are easily enabled

inotos componere
In like manner we trust the influence of the
superior Clergy will be employed to counteract
the evils whch may have been occasioned by the
well-meant but ill-directed zeal of the inferior
Priesthood. Let the Catholic Bishops earnestly
exhort their Priests and Deacons to labour as
sedulously in inculcating submission to the new
Statute as they lately did in collecting the mis-
named Catholic Rent. But it will be asked,
although the Catholic Peers and Prelates recom-
mend peace and quietness, are there not other
agencies which will now he let loose for,
evil ? Is not Captain Rock starting from '
his slumber ? Has the diabolical Pamplilet
under that title entirely failed to sow the
seeds of hatred and revenge in the minds
of the peasantry ? We fear that to this
last question we cannot answer wholly in the
negative. Our notion of the evil done by
wicked books may be exaggerated; but we con-
fess we think the work in question must have
poisoned many an honest mind, and will yet lead
to lamentable disasters ; and if writers are to
be punished for .the,,. evil. tendency - of their
productions, the law knows no penalty too
heavy for the Author of that execrable
book. Of Cobbett's
History of the Re-
formation as we know less, we can speak
less decidedly. This work was circulated by
the Catholic Association, Lod it has no doubt
fomented the spirit of religious discord. We
need hardly allude to Past-orini's prophecies—
to the halfpenny copies of O'Connell's speech
—or to the numerous other publications delibe-
rately meant and intended to make Catholic hate
Protestant, and Irishman hale Englishman. If we
are asked whether, from all these and similar
Causes,
Wemay not believe an evil spirit of discon-
tent to have gone forth in Ireland, we answer, Yes.
Does it not call for precautionary measures on the
part of the Government ?—Yes. Does it not ex-
plain the calling out of the Irish ; in
and,
some measure, the augmentation of the troops of
the line ?—Yes :—but if from this it be inferredthat there is any serious danger of rebellion
the re
in Ireland, we can only pity
Powers of those who draw such mfer-
as.oning

ence. What might have happened if the Catho-
lic Association had gone on for a twelvemonth,
longer is quite a different question. Then there
would have been all the frame-work and scaffold-
ing for such a building—then the evil seed would
have shot up and sprouted forth into flower, if
not into fruit—then Foreign Powers would
have begun to think that the (lays of the North
American revolt had returned ; and a new mad-
man, like De Vergennes, might have drawn
clown ruin on his country by the wicked attempt
to hurl destruction on Britain. But all these
evils are averted. The wise foresight of Govern-
ment has anticipated the possibility of their exis. -
ence ; and the moderate display of military force
which accompanies the acts (A Legislative wis-
dom, only serves to spew that resistance is hope-
less and intimidation impracticable.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEE. 17.
BRYANT V. WOODIUUDOE.

This was an action to recover a sum of money paid by the
plaintiff to the defendant as a subscription for a map of Surrey,
but which was not delivered according to the terms of the
agreem en t.
It appeared in evidence that the defendant had proposed to
publish a map of Surrey by subscription, and had issued a
prospectus, containing the terms of the publication. The
plaintiff became a subscriber, paid the amount of his subscrip-
tion, and entered his name in the book kept for that purpose,
at the same time reading over a copy of the prospectus which
was handed to him by the defendant, who stated it to contain
the terms of his proposal. Subsequently, however, the plain-
tiff declined accepting the.map, stating as a reason that it was
not delivered agreeable to the terms of the prospectus ; and he
demanded the amount of his subscription to be refunded to
him, but this the defendant refused to do, and the present ac-
tion was therefore brought to recover it.
The facts having been thus far proved, the plaintiff was
called on to produce the prospectus, but it was not in his power
to do so, and as he failed to prove that any notice to produce the
same had been served on the defendant,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said a nonsuit must be entered.
The plaintif was nonsuited accordingly.

ARCHES COURT, FED. 17.

THE OFFICE OF JUDGE PROMOTED BY MONTAGUE D. THE

REV MR. BREE•
Dr. SIVA= said this was a proceeding for ecclesiastical
censures, instituted by the Bishop of the diocese against the
Reverend defendant, who is Rector of Sutton, in Northamp-
tonshire, by reason of various acts of misconduct committed
by him. A libel Ilad been propounded containing a great many
articles of charge against the defendant, many of which were
of a very serious nature. These articles imputed to him habi-
tual drunkenness, incontinent habits, neglect of his duty, as
no service whatever was performed in the parish church for
several Sundays, and contempt of the church, the porch of
which he converted into a stable for his cattle, and that he had
suffered the church-yard to he rooted up by swine to such an
extent that the coffins were exposed. The names of several
females with whom the alleged incontinence took place were set
out in the articles. The Learned Counsel moved that these
articles be admitted to proof.
Dr. I4USIIIITGTON followed on the same side.
Dr. JEsse ADDAMS opposed the admission of the libel on
the ground that the offences charged upon the Reverend de-
fendant had not taken place within six months, the time
limited by the 27th Geo. 111. He characterized this suit as a
vexatious proceeding against the Reverend defendant, and
being precisely such a one as was guarded against by the Sta-
tute to which he had referred. For some time preceding the
passing of this Act, the Ecclesiastical Courts were made the in-
struments of vexation and oppression of clergymen. By this
Act no proceeding can be instituted in an Ecclesiastical Court,
unless the suit had been commenced in six months after the
commission of the offence._ _

Dr. Lusit t NGTON replied to these objections, by contend-
ing that the Legislature never could have intended to suffer such
offences as this defendant was charged with to go unpunished.
When the charges were not denied, the Court would not sus-
pend its jurisdiction because of such an objection as this. On
the grounds of public morality, therefore, he submitted that this
libel should be admitted.

NicitoL said that the question which had been
raised upon the construction of this Act, came for the first
time before the Court. He knew of no case exactly analogous
to this, but there appeared to him no doubt as to the course
which the Court ought to pursue. lie was long enough in the
profession to recollect the circumstances which led to the passing
of this Act, but he had no difficulty in saying, that this proceed.
ing was not one of those vexatious suits which the Legislature
intended to prevent. It was very true that, in cases of this
nature, proceedings ought to be commenced in 6 months after the
commission of the offence, but the delay was easily accounted
for by the reluctance which all parties felt to bring the offend-
ing party to justice. The defendant might apply to the King's
Bench if his decision was erroneous, in this interpretation of
the 27th Geo. 111., but it was his opinion, that the charges
contained in ~this libel were of too serious a nature to be dis-
missed without putting the party accused upon his defence, and
upon these grounds he should admit these articles, recommend-
ing, however, a reform in some of them—Libel admitted.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE OF THE ODDS.-:
IiIDDLES

BETTING-ROOM, FEU. 17.
swORTII.
112 to 1 agst Acta-on.

5 to 2 agqt Rufus
8 to 1 agst Bolero

17 to 2 agst Muleteer
9 to 1 agst Rufus
12 to 1 agst Bolero
15 to 1 agst Phantom c., dam
by Rubens

tR
16 to 1 agst Webb colt
17 to 1 agst Advance
18 to 1 agst Defiance
20 to 1 agst llougoumont
30 to 1 agst Mactlutf.
KS.
111 to 1 agst Attica
11 to 1 agst Pastime.

6 to J agst Mine
9 to 1 agst Tontine
9 to 1 agst Sorcery
DoNCASTER
17 to '2 agst Memnon
12 to 1 agst Cleveland
15 to 1 agst Redgauntlet
25 to 1 agst Homer
30 to 1 agst Alderman

ST. LEGER.
30 to 1 agst Cow-boy
33 to 1 agst Brigand
35 to 1 agst Dare Devil
40 to 1 agst Androgens.

FOX HUNTING.

Colonel Wyndham's Hounds met on Monday last at Totting_
ton Wood, found in five minutes, and run him to ground in
less than ten, by being headed by some people on foot. They
very shortly found another, which gave them a brilliant run of
35 minutes, when he fell a victim to his gallant pursuers.—
There was a numerous tield, including Sir C. M. Burrell,
Bart. M.P., Mr. W. Burrell, M.P., Colonel Torrington,
Messrs. Russell, &c.

SINGULAR HUNT.
On Saturday last, a hunt of a singular nature took place, to
decide a wager of a rump and dozen between two Gentlemen
of Brighton (Mr. T. Best and Mr. G. Wigney) ; it was which
of the two, each taking half the Brighton, Harriers, drawn by
themselves, the former having the eriday's country, and the
latter the Monday's and Wednesday's, could catch the greater
number of hares. Mr. Best threw off at Portslade, found near
Southwick, and after a chase of about an hour, killed in gallant
style near Portslade. The field afterwards found a second hare,
on Portslade Tenantry Hill, and after a gallant chase of three
hours, ran into her on Cock-on-roost, close to a gorse cover, but
a person on foot took her from the hounds, and by some means
let her go from his hands. It was supposed that she hid her-
self near the spot where caught, most likely dead from the in-
jury she received from the dogs ; they afterwards tried a consi-
derable time, but could not recover her.—Mr. Wignew threw
off in some plantations near the Dog Kennel, found within a
mile, and after half an hour's run, lost the hare near the Race-
course. A second hare was found near the same place as the
first, she took across the hills towards Mr. Smith's farm, at Be-
vendean, where they had a check ; she proved to be in the gar-
den, and being turned out, led them towards Stanmer, where
the hounds ran into anti killed her. Dlr. Wigney had the
huntsman with him, and Mr. Best the whipper-in. The wa er
is considered a drawn one. g

A pony, thirteen hands high, the property of
Mr. in yi NG, of the King :s Arms Inn,
Wigton, died a few
days ago in the 40th year of his age. Until about twelve months
previous to his death, he was considered one of the best hack
in that district.

Numerous Petitions against the House and
Window Taxes have beer presented to the Commons, particu-
larly from the vaious parishes of Bath and Bristol, and from
Taunton. The retail dealers of Liveip-Q1 have also prepared
to petition on the same subject.