The Sun.
London, England, 1815-11-14 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. la.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL" moved for a criminal
information against Mr. John Phiipotts, an at-
tntney of this Court, practising in the city of
Gloucester,- upon an affidavit,_ stating, that at
a meeting in the city of Gloucester, con-
vened for the purpose of taking into consider-
ation the affairs. of the banking-house of Sir
Joseph Jelph and Eeans, who had become
bankrupts, Mr. Philpotts took occasion to use the
following expressions publicly towards the Rev.
-- Halifax, clerk You lie—you know it is
a lie. lam ready to give you satisfaction, and
you know where to find' me.- A misunderstand-
ing had taken place upon the subject of Mr. P.'s
appointment td be solicitor to the assignees, to
which appointment it ryas understood Mr. Halifax
objected. Ui►der theSe clicinstances, the Learned
Attorney prayed leave to file a criminal informa-
tion against Mr. Philpotts.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH—You may take a rule to
sheer cause perhaps in the mean time Mr. Phil-
potit will Come to a proper sense of his situatioo

REX V JAME% JONES.
The defendant was found guilty at the last As-
sizes for . Cambridgeshire, upon an information
charging him, Ist, With endeavouring- to prevail
upon one Barber, :who bad enlisted as a sol-
dier:, to desert his Majesty's service ; and, 2dly,
frith having prevailed upon another man, named
Ealford, actually to desert the service.
The 2\l-FORNEY GENERAL DOW prayed judg-
ment, and, the Coy RT sentenced him to • one
month's imprisonment, for each of his offences,:
and during that period to stand to ice, for One.
hour each time, in and upon the pillory, between'
the hours of twelve and two, on a market day, in
the town of Wisheach, St. Peter's, where the
offences had been committed: He was immedi-
ately ordered into the custody of the sheriff of
Cambridgeshire., in execntion of his sentence.

REX V. MAUI ANNETT, alias AENET.
This defendant was convicted before Lord El-
lenborough,-on the lgth of July last,. upon an
indictment charging her with heeping. a .disorderly
house and common krothel, in Titchfield-street.
The AiTORN*P.Y.GENERAL prayed the.judgmeot
'of the Court, and
She wai,F,entenced to pay A fine of 2()1.., to be
imprisoned for 12 months in the House of Cor-
rection, to find security for her good behaviour
for three years, herself in 401. and two sureties in
201 each, and to remain in custody until the fine
be paid, and the sccarity found.

Public attention is a good deal excited at pre-
sent by the sale of the library which belonged to
Josephine, at Malmaison. It consists ofd great,
number of works on botany, lA)llected at a great
expeuce. The most valuable, and which is unique
of its kind, is the collection of the Liliarces, with
the original designs of Redoute, on vellrn. Thie
work cost 84,000 francs it is estimated at 40,000
francs in the catalogue ; and it is asserted that an
opulent English amateur has already offered
36,001). A volume, equally curious, is that which
contains the first proofs of the designs fur the
Voyage to Egypt. This collectima was intended
to be submitted to Duonaparte, in order that he
might make what alterations he thought necessary:_
Oti .Saturday evening a circumstance occurred,
arising from a wager, which was nearly attended
with serious consequences. A Mr. Wickins bet-
ted Mr. Webster a considerable sum that he would
eat.a penny roll white the latter ran front the Old
'Bailey,-round St., Paul's Church-yard, and back
to the New Inn, in the former place. This being
accepted, the Gentleman started but, in the
course of his race he had the misfortune to re-
ceive Iwo falls, by which he was cut and bruised
most dangerously. :i\leanwhile Mr. W. combined
to devour his toll most greedily ; but' having, to-
wards the finish of it, taken too large a piece into
his mouth, which he attempted to swallow with-
out mastication, he suddenly appeared as it (Awak-
ed. While in this state, his antagonist returned,
-covered with blood and mud, and, in this plight,
was declared the winner. The other Gentleman
shortly recovered from his alarming situatiou.