The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

Tin: KING V. HONEY cmirns.

Mr. Serjeant PEt.t. prayed the judgment of tit:: Court on six
persons found guilty of a riot and reseiteat the last Assizes for
ornwall. It appeared from the report of Mr. Baron Iltillock,
who tried the cause, that a dispute existed with` respect to the
right to a field near Camelford, called Culloden, which confer.
red the right of toting at the election on its possessor. About
fifty persons (of what party did not appear) assembled on the
ground on the 24th Dec. last, and the Mayor of the borough
attended. At length the defendants and others, probably in
the opposite interest, appeared to dispute the possession ; a con•
test ensued, in which Honey was conspicuous; .the Mayor read
the riot act ; and one of the party having. been taken into the
custody of a peace officer, was rescued by the defendants. The
Learned Judge, by an expression in his report, intimated his
expectation that the defendants would not be called on to re-
ceiVe judgment.
The Cott RT, adverting to this circumstance, to the Conduct
of the other party, and to the hardships imposed on the defend.
ants, who.are labouring men or small farmers, by bringing them
from Cornwall to London, suggested that they should enter
into their own recognizances to. appear and receive judgment, if
called on, and also to keep the peace.
_ Mr. Serjeant I'ELL, for the prosecution, persisted in praying

for judgnient.
Mr. C. P. WILLIAMS and Mr. SITYLDE addressed the
Court for-the defendants, and Mr. Serjtant PELL and Mr. E.
LAwEs for the prosecution.
The CounT sentenced flonev and another defendant to pay
a fine of 5/. each; two other defendants to, pay V. each ; and
the remaining two to pay 6s. ftd. each ; and directed them all
to enter into recognizance% in 1001. each to keep the peace for
five years.

SOCIETY FOR. THE SUPPRESSION OP VICE.

TnE KING V. BENBOW.

Mr. GuItWEY moved for judgment on this defendant, who
was convicted, on the prosecution of the Society for the Sup-
pression of Vice, of publishing certain indecent passages in a
translation of Faublas from the French, and in a work called
the Rambler's Magazine. The case stood over in order to give
the defendant an opportunity of entitling himself to lenity by
suppressing the remaining copies of the works.
An affidavit of the defendant was now produced, setting forth
the exertions he had used to comply with the auggestionsof the
Court. He had succeeded in obtaining 2,880 copies of the publi-
cations; which were now ready for delivery to the officers, and
had done all in his power to suppress the whole edition. To,
this purpose he had offered booksellers other works in exchange
for these, but had been prevented from offering money by The
poverty under which he was suffering. One bookseller had de.
mended two, guineas for a copy, and being unable to raise
this money, he could not procure it. lie had also advertised
in the newspapers, warning booksellers that the work wits
libellous, and could not be safely sold. lie then -stated. that
he had been reduced to great pecuniary distress by this Pro-
secution, anti by indictments preferred-against him by the COn.
stitutional Association, and that he had a wife and children
dependent on him for lubsistence: A person named Campbell
deposed that nu copy of the publications remained' on the de-
fendant's premises.
Mr. (41.11tWEN' said he would leave the Court to deal with the
case as they shotild think right; only ohseiving that there ap.
peered some reason to think the arrest of the defendant foedebt
collusive, becaose the attorney acting for the creditor sued out
the habcas corpus for the defendant, and the work was of the
most mischievous tendency.

The Loan entar J U-STI cr.—Oh, ye 4 it is exceedingly
seductive.

A large parcel of the works, and a bundle of them in sheets,
were handed to the officers, who were directed to destroy them.
Mr. ADOLr it u is- observed that the plates were not given up
with the hooks.

The defendant explained that the pLites did not belong to
him, nor had he any power to obtain them.

The COURT obsiriing that the ends of the prosecution were
in a great measure effected by the suppression of so large a pot-.
tion of the remaining copies of the work, suggested that the de•
fend:int should enter into his own recognizance to appear and
receive judgment, if culled on. In case the prosecutors should
discover. that there had been any uiftair dealing on the part of
the defendant, they might renew their prayer for judgment.
Mr. Gvir acquiesced in this proposal, and accordingly
the recognizance Of the defendant was taken in 1001., to appear
and receive judgment, if called on.

Tiff: LINO V. WHITV}IrAIL
Mr. COI 110,7 StAGEANT prayed for the judgment of the
Court on this defentiunt, who was found guilty at the last adt•

April 31, W. Baker, Lloyd's ecece-house, insurance-bruker
--June 3, U. A. Hinricks, Jefferies.square, merchant--May
81, P. Wood, Ki n, Surrey, gardener —M ay 31, ..
Luck, Shoreditcli, May 31, J. liepley, Sol's-row,
llarripstelul-mad, rectifier of sprrits—May 11. Berthoud,
Suho-square, bookseller—Nay 31, J. May, Birmingham,
merchant—Juno 3, J. 11. Clough, .1. S. At likes, and J. 11.
Clough, Liverpool, merchants—July A. Sharpley, llin
brook, Lincolnshire, farmer—June 3. IL Ralph and W. King,
Ipswich, maltsters.—June 2, It. Maker, Ipswich, grocer---
June 13, 11. Clark and v. Grundy, Liverpool, merchants—June
2, B. Wilson, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, linieburner—Muy 31,
J. Bryant, Austinfriars, merchant—May 24, B. J,-Johnson,
Iloundstlitch,cabinet.maker—May 31, R. Pellowe, Falmouth,
mercer—May 31, T. Rye, Dockhead, Bermondsey, oilman.-..
May 31, W. B. Townsend, Little Chelsea, brewer—Jane 3,
S. Morris, Long ltchington, Warwickshire, corn-dealer—
May 31, T. Pritchard, Chepstow, linen.dru