The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-24 00:00:00

CHRONICLE.

Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL was instructed to apply for
a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not
be filed against the proprietors of the Liverpool Chronicle
for a libel published in that paper upon Mr. Charles Law-
rence, who had been for thirty years a West India mer-
chant, carrying on business at Liverpool, who had been
for more than ten years a Magistrate of the county of Lan-
caster, who had been an Alderman of Liverpool, and Mayor
of that city. He remained an Alderman till the passing of
the Municipal Corporation Amendment Act, and on the
Ist of the present month he had been elected one of the
town-councillors of the borough. There had been pub-
lished in this paper an attack upon his private character,
imputing to him a gross fraud, and as the writer himself
had said, such a fraud as would disgrace the ward he had
been chosen to represent.—The Court granted the rule.

THE KING V. JOHN COCK AND WILLIAM CAISTIR.
Sir W. FOLLETT moved for a rule to show cause why a
criminal information should not be filed against the de-
fendants, John Cock, an alderman, and William Caistcr, an
auditor of Hythe, for misconduct, with relation to the last
election of councillors for that borough. By a decision of
the Mayor and assessors of Canterbury, it had been de-
clared that where a name of a claimant had been put
upon the list, with a statement of his qualifications at-
tached, and where other names claiming in respect of the
same qualification had been added, but instead of the state-
ment of that qualification was repeated at full length the
word " d 0.," and a line of dots marked to the end of the
page, the names with the qualifications thus marked could
not be admitted on the register. The grounds for charging
the defendants with improper interference with the lists
were, that Mr. Cock was a partner of the present overseer,
and Mr. Caister had been the former overseer, and some of
the affidavits on which this motion was founded stated that
some of the alterations were in the handwriting of the de-
fendants.—Rule granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 23.
MEREDITH ir. THE HON. WILLIAM PAGET.
Mr. BUTT applied for a rule to show cause why the de-
fendant should not be discharged out of custody, he being
detained upon a capias for a debt of 156/. The Learned
Counsel moved for the rule upon the authority of the case
of Peto and Drind, and upon the grounds of a want of
proclamation ; that the defendant was beyond seas when
the exigent was awarded ; that there was no pracipe for
the capias; that there having been a former capias issued,
the present was irregular, inasmuch as an alias and not a
capias should have been taken out.
The CIIIEF JUSTICE—You may draw up the rule for
the last day of Term, and you had better confer with the
other party, who may probably say that they are not pre-
pared to have it come on so soon.

ADMIRALTY COURT, Nov. 23.
THE CERES.-COLLISION.

In this case, which was left unfinished yesterday, when
our Reporter quitted the Court, after the Learned Judge
had stated the circumstances of the case, twe Elders of the
Trinity-House, who were in attendance to assist the Court
by their nautical knowledge, were of opinion that the col-
lision took place in consequence of an attempt made by
the Hatfield to cross the head of the Ceres, instead of
dropping astern.
The COURT decreed accordingly, and dismissed the de-
fendant, with costs.

COURT OF REQUESTS, R" --INGSGATII- STRBET.
A Miss Louisa Caroline Franklin summoned a very
dandy-looking-young lady, named Susannah Jenkins, for
the sum of 1/. 19s. for work and materials supplied to the
fair defendant.
How will you pay it ? inquired the COMMISSIONER.
Defendant—lf you please, Sir, I don't owe it ; she's over-
charged me.
COMMISSIONER—WeII, then, these gentlemen (the Jury)
will tax the bill. Hand it up.
The reading of the bill excited some facetious remarks
from the Commissioner, and the whole Court enjoyed the
affair ; among the items were—Making a dress, Bs. ; pad-
ding and wadding, 2s. 4d. ; bobbin and piping, Is. ; a new
shape, Is. 6d. ; a pair of ears, 6s. 6d.: two pair of weepers,
Is. ; a pair of whiskers, 4s. 6d.
COMMISGIONER—ReaIIy this is a very puzzling affair,
and exceedingly difficult to adjudicate upon ; I don't see
what I can do in it.
Defendant—l wish you to know, Sir, the shape was'nt a
fashionable shape ; there was not stuff enough in the whis-
kers—(laughter)—and I was obliged to give the ears away
because they was'nt long enough ; and as to the weepers
they're to be got anywhere at half the price—(Laughter)
—besides, they wasn't deep enough ; a good-sized weeper
ought to be--
CommissioNEß—Pray stop, Miss Susannah Jenkins, we
are not sufficient judges of weepers to decide upon the value
of them ; as to the whiskers and the ears, why you know
the length and colour of them are mere matter of taste.
Miss Louisa Caroline Franklin swears you owe her 1/. 195.,
and you must pay it to her.
d, You're a hignorent feller," muttered Miss Susannah
Jenkins, as she flirted out of the Court.
~ Poor thing," said Mr. Commissioner DUBOIS, " these
whiskers have altogether got the better of her."
A CIIANGIU-RINGER DEFRATED.—A very low-look-
ing fellow summoned a respectable tradesman for 19s,
alleged not to have been given in exchange for a sovereign.
The knave was very handsomely beaten through the tact
of one of the Jurymen and his own blundering ignorance.
Where did you get the sovereign, was asked ? Plaintiff
—Vy, my Lord, that's the very thing as I can't remem-
ber ; all I knows is, as I sent him to this here man's shop,
and I never got no change, and lost my own shilling- into
the bargain.
ColimissioNra—You're a clever fellow, and shall have
rope enough.—(Laughter.) I'm afraid the sovereign you
sent was a very bad one. Plaintiff—Not that I knows it
warn't, cos it could'nt be, no how.
COMMISSIONER—Indeed ; pray explain. Among a num-
ber of sovereigns you possibly may be mistaken. Plaintiff—
Quite unpossible, my Lord, you're altogether wrong this
'ere time (here the plaintiff chuckled at the idea of beat-
ing the Learned Commissioner), and I can tell yer vy yer
wrong—(Laughter)
CommissioNEß—Then tell us if you can Sir.
Plaintiff—lff I can. Now then I will tell yer. I never
had no sovereign at all. 1 only yarns 12 bob a week, and
I never sees sich a thing as a sovereign.
CommtssioNua—That's enough. You are the most
7^P.-faced blockhead that ever adopted th trade of ha-
lvery. Quit the Court, Sir, instantly.
The plaintiff shuffled out of Court utterly astonished at
the awkward effects of his own blunder.