The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-22 00:00:00

THE PORTUGUESE LOANS.

A meeting of the holders of Portuguese Bonds Was
held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider the
propriety of reorganizing the Committee to watch over
the interests of the bondholders, and to raise subscrip-
tions for the purpose of indemnifying the public Press
from any losses that might be incurred in defending ac-
tions brought against any of the Journals which have
advocated the claims of the foreign creditors of the
Government of Portugal.

Captain BRITTEN, after having stated the objects of
the meeting, which w,s a preliminary one, moved that
the Committee of Portuguese bondholders be
as he thought the better course
recon-
structed, and that Mr. Richard Thornton should again
be Chairman.
t until
.nex.t week, when he ex-
pected from the Finance
This resolution was passed, and Mr. THORNTON took
the Chair.
upon which much would depend
The CHAIRMAN said he was no party to the eallinr,
adverted to the threatened actions.
owpfeocutthleded h
to present
overheceeerninveeteot
ai meeting
IC,ohme mcihtateiremaatnLt
against two Morning papers by the representative of the
Portuguese embassy. He, however, had been informed
that it was not the. intentionif of Baron Moncorvo to
proceed with an action. ! however, the Journals in
question were proceeded against, he was willing to sub.
ihsebno n,
scribe 1,0001. to defend them.
Before the meeting separated,. a resolution was
adopted expressive of the thanks of the bondholders to
press which advocated their cause.
that portion of the

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fatally with din aids. Verdict--" Accidental death."
EVIL EXAMPLE.
EFFECTS OF —A sensation
wa3 occasioned in Hereford on Wednesday by a report
that a barrister on the circuit, the assizes not being then
over, had been taken into custody on the charge of de-
stroying and removing a bell-pull early that morning, and
was then confined at the station-house. Th© rumour
turned out to be perfectly correct, and at eleven o'clock
the prisoner, George Henry ones, Esq., was
placed in
before
the dock in the Guildhall, the Mayor. He was
fined Ids. Mr. Jones asserted his innocence, and stating
that he was perfectly sober at the time, immediately paid
the fine and quitted the bar, observing, .. This is paying
very dear for a bell-pull."

Mr. Steward said he believed his clients could not be
prevented from going on with all the suits at once, if
they chose to do so ; but, apart from this question, he
would put it to the Court, whether on principle it were
rigbt to adopt the proposed plan in cases of Church-
rates, inasmuch as it would tend to encourage;many
persons to refuse payment who would not venture to do
so, if they believed a suit would be carried on against
there.

The Judge, however, urged on Mr. Steward to con-
sult with his clients on this point before the next Court,
and the question then arose whether, if the suggestion
were adopted, the defendants should pay the costs of
only one libel, or of ten, which Mr Steward was ready
to put in.
Mr. Skipper contended that until very recently it
had been the uniform practice in this Court not to put
in the libel until the second Court, and his clients ought
not to be charged with costs, which had been prema-
turely incurred.
Mr. Steward replied that a plaintiff was always en-
titled to put in his libel at the first Court, although it
had not bean the general practice to do so ; and the
Judge, concurring in this view, directed the libels to
be put in.
In the case of St. Andrew's, Norwich, Church-rates,
Mr. Barker, the defendant, put in two papers, which ad-
vanced it a stage.
In the Bungay, St. Mary, Church-rates, the Church-
wardens had put in exceptions to the defendant's alle-
gation, which should have been this day heard and
decided on. But as the proctor for the Churchwardens
was absent, and the time of the Court was already ex-
hausted, the defendant, Mr. Charles Childs, made seve-
ral formal amendments in his allegation, the Judge dis-
allowed one of the plaintiff's exceptions, and the re-
mainder were appointed to be argued next Court day,
September 28th.