The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-09 00:00:00

D. JOSE BERNARDO TAGLE, &c.

The Constituent Congress of Peru, considering that the acti-
vity of an extraordinary power is alone capable of putting an
end to the present war, and free the Republic from the grave
evils in which it is involved, in consequence of the last Spanish
aggression, and seeing that the national will has been fulfilled
by the presence in this capital of the Liberating President of
Colombia, Simbn.Bolivar, who is alone.ableio effect Ahe above
91kjects,
.for .which purpose he was solemnly invited by the
organ of a Cominittee from the bosom of the National Repre-
sentation—have.decreed as follows :

" The. Congress deposits in .the Liberating. President, ofi.
Colombia, Simon Bolivar, .under the denomination of LIBE.-'1
BATOR, the supreme military authority, in all the territory of
the Republic, with the ordinary and extraordinary pciwers which:
the actual sitttation of the co4ntry demands.
" 2. It is equally vested with the political DinEcToitiat.
authority, as necessary. from the war, that he intl.), obtain the
means necessary for the public exigencies.
" 3. The, latitude of the power. given, by the preceding ar-,
tides is Buell as is necessary for the salvation.of the country,•
with which determinate object the Liberator was Invited to our;
territory. „ . .
". 4. In order that the army of the Executive Power of the,
Republic, conferred by the • National Representation on the.
Grand Marshal, Don .Jose Bernardo. Tagle, may not embar-,
ras the ,effect of the anterior Declarations, the latter shall place,
him.in accord with the Liberator in all matters of his natural.
attribution, and that are not in opposition to the powers grant-,
ed to the, Liberator.
,•. - • _

" 5. Tbe honou.rs of the Liberator in all the territory of the
Republic shall be the same sS are decreed for the Ekecutive'
Power;

t` Those to arlinm it appertains shall give effect to this De-,
'cree printing, publishing, and , circulating it. Given in tb,e!
State of the Congreis in Lima; Sept. 10, 1B N." .
[Follow Signaturesj.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 8.
wxwAms v. MULLINGS.

This action was brought to recover the sum of 12,0001.,
alleged to be lent by the Hope insurance Company, of which
the plaintiff is the chairman, to a gentleman concerned in the
East India trade.

It appeared, that while the defendant was absent from this
country the sum in question was raised by Mrs. Millings and
others, to whom he had given a power of attorney, on the faith
of a mortgage, which he ultimately refused to execute.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE held that a power of attorney
did not authorise an agent to, borrow money ; but the plaintiff
relied on letters of the defendant to show that he had recognised
the loan, and applied the proceeds to his own use.
The defence, besides the denial of the recognition, was
founded on the circumstance of the defendant havng part-
ners, who ought to have been joined in the action. It was,
however, contended, that this loan was an individual transac-
tion, and also that the defence was precluded by an order
of Ur. Justice Holroyd, made on the amendment of the
pleadings. Payments, reducing the claim to 8,008 t., were
also proved.
The Jury, under the direction of the Loan CHIEF JUS.
TICE, found a verdict for the plaintiff for 3,008/., subject to
the opinion of the Court on the points of law relied on by the
Counsel for the defendant.

SOUTHWARK SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced before
the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER, and Alder-
man J. J. SMITH.

AN EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG THIEF.-Thomas Lunn y,
a mere child, was indicted for stealing a waistcoat piece, the
property of Thomas Bell, a tailor, of 99, Tooley.street, who
stated, that his front window had been broken on the 19th of
September, and the waistcoat piece stolen through it. The son
of the prosecutor stated, that he heard a noise at the window,
and saw the prisoner and another, drawing the article through a
hole in the window. Witness laid hold of both boys, but the
prisoner escaped with the waistcoat piece in his hand. The
other boy was convicted last Sessions. He had run away with
another waistcoat.

Prisoner—Are you sure that I was the person who took the
waistcoat ?—I am.

Prisoner—How can you say that ; which way did I run.?—
Down Magdalen-street.
Prisoner—lndeed ! And when did you see me again ?—On
the'llth of October.
Prisoner—And you know me after all that time ? Pray, how
often had you seen me before that P—Never before the night
you stole the waistcoat.
Prisoner—lndeed I
A young lad confirmed this evidence.
The RECORDER asked the prisoner whether he had any
question to ask the witness?
Prisoner—My Lord, this boy has been up for felony, and
his word ought not to be taicen. 1 hope the Jury won't mind
him. He's a bad un.____

The RECORDER—Witness, is that the case ?
Witness—lt is the case ; and I suffered the laws of my
country.
IRvEI ct
noens
s_l3 E
yrt e--;A; rlehyaovue ikncreemployment 7. W ?
ItEcortbEn—What punishment did you receive?
Witnesi—A week and five days in Horsemonger-lane gaol.
Another witness stated,rtohseactuhteors,aswptrhiempisreisso,naenrdanfrdeganuoenthtleyr
an,ilehthne
cbaouytilounrekdintgheambotuotbethgeonPe.
Prisoner—Did you see me ; what do you know of me, eh ?
Nothing good.
sustL prisoner for his defence.
Lord, I was going along Vinegar-yard. I
up. That's the way, I assure .yoU.
pulling out a
saw two or three
Prisoner
-03LniboyrEdub
askedle
bad un's at a window, and one of them was
piece of waistcoat ; I looked on, but did nothing,
a fishmonker, stated that he knew the boy,
who was wild, but his family respectable.
had better have stayed away than
, ,
A verdict of Guilty was returned.
The REcortrant—Prisoner, the best thing I can.do for you
is to send you out of this country, and tell all the wicked boys
those who act as'you have done.—You have been in
comTehetoßinEjtOreßgPb;l%7°chaiacter.
you meet where you are going, that nothing better can be ex-
pected by
yGatomokrnoinne,
f.--What ! I, my Lord ;
prison before, you know?
•
PrisonP
never I assure you.
REcoßDEß—lndeed you have in Horsemonger-lane gaol:
Prisoner—Bless m.: ! where's.that I wonder ?
The RECORDER—The sentence of the Court upon you' is;
that you be transported for seven years.
The Prisoner.—Thank you, my Lord, it's only` eighty-four
odd months—that's all. . . .
This incorrigible child was then taken from the bar, and be 7,
low the bar there was a most scandalOUS murmur of encourage-
ment and applause, which the unfortunate boy seemed de-
lighted with.
PRATICE OF CHAINING PRISONERS OF ALL DEsCnIP•
TIONS TOGETHER.— Myrna: If-dins was indicted for assault-
ing and beating John Kensey, a cOnstable, in the execution of
his duty.
The prosecutor stated that on the 2d of Ociober he bad an
order to take some .prisoners to the Conipter. Witness wanted
to. chain the prisoner to other prisoners ; but the prisoner re-
fused to allow him, resisted, and kicked him. ft was the
custom to chain prisoners tOgether, and prisoner said hi was no
felon.

The prisoner was found . .
The RECORDER sewed hii disapprobation of the practice
of chaining, by sentencing the prisoner to be fined one shilling
and discharged.