The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES..]

Mina appears to be wandering about among the
mountains near the frontier. This savage wretch,
who by the last accounts was issuing his mon-
strous Decrees, threatening massacre and confla-
gration to the inhabitants on the lower part of
the Llobregat, is now driven beyond the upper
part of the Segre. We regret to have to speak
with such abhorrence of one who in -the pa-
triotic war rendered his country good service ;
but his recent massacres are too horrible to
contemplate, and, with the exception of Buona-
parte, no such man of blood has appeared in re-
cent flews as. this atrocious monster. Any man
who pretends to philanthropy, and can read MI..
moved the details of Mina's cruelties, must be
a base hypocrite. General " Bourmont, who is
pursuing Zayns into Estremadura, had passed
without resistance the celebrated station of the
Pacnic del .4rzobispo: General Bordesoult, who
is advancing on Seville, had already passed
Manzanares, ninety miles south of Madrid; and
General. Molitor,, who is pursuing Ballasteros,
is believed to have nearly reached Valencia,
Of the state of things at Seville no certain
advices have been received.—Some of our pri-
vate letters assert positively that the King was'
on his way to Cadiz on the sth instant : others
deny this: certain it is, that great divisions exist-1
ed at Seville on the Sd instant ; and it was then
believed that a strong party, both . military and
civil, would resist his Majesty's removal from
that city. Abisbal is said to have been arrested,
attempting toescape in disguise' into France.—
Ilow inconceivably impudent must be those
Spanish Refugees, who, in the teeth of all
these facts, endeavour to persuade the people of
England that the Spanish nation is attached to
the Constitution But we pity and almost par-
don these. poor creatures, for they are almost
starving, few of them having received, any pay
from the Descamisado Government for several
months. It would be an act of charity to apply
to their relief the money raised on pretence of
buying arms and ammunition : the fanner might
be a lawful, the latter is certainly an
mode of employing the money. if further proof
were necessary of the utter childish helplessness
of the Spanish Republicans we might appeal to
the letters of Sir Robert Wilson. Gallicial with
a population of above a million and a half of per-
sons, cannot furnish above,sooo men, and those
undisciplined, mithout arms, and almost without
clothes !

LAW INTELLIGEIN.CE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 16.
THE XING Z. POYNDER.

This defendant had been convicted on an indictment for re-
fusing to accept the office Of Overseer of the Parish of St. Ann,
Blackfriars.

On the motion of Mr. Aoor.Pnu s, the defendant was brought
up for judgment.
Mr. DErtstarr, adverting to the costs which thetlefendant
had already sustained by this
proceeding, and reminding the
Court of the facts that the defendant was now acting as an
Overseer, that he was upwards of seventy-two years of age,
end that his liability to serve was originally doubtful, contended
that enough had been done to satisfy the justice of the case.
After some conversation it was agreed that the defendant
should go before the Master, who was to exercise his discretion
Upon all the circumstances of the case.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Alr. DENAIA.N renewed the application he made on Saturday
against the Proprietor and the Punter of Vie Morning aro.
nick for an alleged libel upon Mr. Davis, one of the Dublin
Grand Jury, and produced amended affidavits, shewing that the
Proprietor and the Printer had both candidly acknowledged,
the tme that he was ostensible Proprietor of the Paper, and
the other that he was the Printer of the Paper in which the
publication in question appeared. Upon this statements
The CoURT granted a rule to shew cause.

BOARD OF EXCISE.
Yesterday an oilman named Edwards, who resides in the
NeW-cut, Lambeth, was charged with having purchased a
quarter of a hundred weight of soap, knowing it to be smuggled.
---- Connor swore that on the 4th or sth of May he called at
the 'defendant's shop, told him he had some " run," - or
smuggled soap to sell low,
and offered to let hint have a quan-
tity at 41is. ; the price of dutV-paid soap at the time being 665.
Called again on the Bth of May, and shewed him a sample, but
he refused to give more than at the rate of 40s. ; sold him a
quarter of a hundred.
The COUAT—Liow do you know it was smuggled ?
Witness—Because I made it myself.
The Counr.—lt is a pity
fact. Did you sell much of it ?
our officers were not aware of that
Witness-- No. rwas ruined myself 18 months ago by the
practice persons had of selling smuggled soap.
Joseph ChamoneysdepOsed that he had assisted in making
the soap, anti that he carried the quantity ordered by the de-
fendant to his *hop, where it was weighed, and the money paid
to " Mr. Connor."
The defendant admitted that he had purchased the soap at
the price stated, but denied in the most positive manner that
he bad been told by Connor that the'soap was smuggled. lie
had ortry commenced business three days when the sale was
made, and other dealers in the neighbourhood sold soap openly
at a price as loar.; therefore he could not infer from the price
that the soap was-strnigg,led.
Witness's brother deposed, that Connor never had stated that
the soap
The CouaT were of opinion, that the defendant must have
was smuggled in the whole conversation. •
presumed that the soap was smuggled from the price at which
it was' sold ; bin under the Particular circumstances of the case,
they mitigated the penalty from 1001. to 61.

SUMMER. ASSIZES.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
(Before Mr. Justice PARK and Ilfr. Baron II tr oc K.)
Saks'hlre.—Monday, July 7, at Abingdon.
Oxfordshire -..Wednet.day, Jury at Oxford.
litorcestershire,—Saturday, y 12, at Worcester.
(litY of Worcester.—.. Sat day, at the City of Worcester.
Staffonisitire.--Thursday, July 17, at Stafford.
Shropshire.--Wednesday, July :13, at Snrawsbury.
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olocestershire.--Saturday, August 0, at OlOCCAter.
City of Gloucester.—Sarne day, at the City of Olouce%ter.

'MIDLAND ClitCurr.
&lore the CUM' BARON awl Mr. Baron Ganitow.)
orthannitonshire._Monday, July 7, at Northampton.
Ittitland.—Friday, July 11, at I)akbani.
Lineolnshire.—Saturday, July 12, at Lincoln..
City of dinc,oln._.Snore day., at the City of Lincoln.
Nottinghatnahire,—Thurstiay, July 17, at Notting
'Town of Nottingham—Saha! day, at the Town of lottinghain
Derbaiiire.—,Saturday, Ju at
Leicesytersiiire.—Wednesdayly , July 23Derb at. the CaNde of Lei.

cester•
Borough of Leicester.—Same (lay, at the 13orough of Leicester.
City or Coventry.—Saturday, July 26, at the City of Com) ry,
Warwickshire.—Same tiny, at'Wttrwick.