The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Letters from Constantinople in the Augsburg
Gazette, to the 31st August (six days later), state
that IBEAHIM PACHA had arrived at the Court of the
purpose of being in-
Egypt by the SULTAN,
vested
i mvvei
th Porteth e forsov
et
rheeigenztpyr express
his father, MEHEMET ALI, having become childish.
The cholera continued to rage in Constantinople. A
fresh conflagration in Galata had consumed upwards
of 200 houses.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.;
(Before the RECORDER.)
PEWIRY.—This was an indictment charging Mr.
John Brooks, a gentleman engaged in commercial pur-
suits at Liverpool, with wilful and corrupt perjury.
The prosecution had been instituted at the instance of
a Mr. Coward Howard, connected with mines in Corn-
walllan ch anda Devonshire.
in partnership an extensive linendrapery
concern in Bath, with his brother Mr. Thomas
rd Howard,
and the defendant had
at one time been the clerk of the latter gentleman.
B
Some difference had unhappily arisen between the
lie had formerly been
brothers, and a dissolution of partnership took place
some time before 1828, Mr. T. Blanchard Howard
agreeing to pay his brother 7,000/. for his share,
at instalments of 1,4001. a year. A bill was
subsequently filed by Mr. T. Blanchard Howard,
in the Court of Chancery, calling for a statement of ac-
counts between them from Mr. Coward Howard, and to
restrain an action which had been brought against him
by his brother, Mr. Coward. The prayer was granted
on the payment of a certain sum into court. The
matter was referred to Master Broughim, who refused
to admit an item of 471. 3s. 6d. claimed by Mr. Coward,
and which Mr. Blanchard declared had been debited to
him at his own request, without further proof. Mr.
John Brooks, the defendant, was, therefore, sent for from
Liverpool, land he declared upon his oath that on the
10th of April, 1814, he saw Mr. Coward in the shop at
Bath, and desired that the sum might to be carried to an
account which he had with the firm. In this statement
consisted the alleged peeury, Mr. Coward Howard con-
tending that he was notjin Bath from January down to
July, 1834,
Mr.
length, Cowaworedr Howard, who was examined at great
s that he was not in Bath at the time in
mentioned.
question, and that he was not there during the time
Other witnesses produced books to show that he was
at Redruth at the time, but owing to the lapse of
from
timo, they declared that they could not speak to the fact
pressed, memory, and the prosecutor, after being much
declared that, to the best of his belief, but he
would not swear positively he had not deducted the
sum of 8004, which he had received on account of
sonic property, from persons named Chadwick, by whom
the bill of 47/. 3s. 6d. was contracted, but which it was
alleged, on the part of the defence, the prosecutor had
made his own debt.
Mr. CLAnstsoli addressed the jury at some length on
behalf of the defendant.
(Tho trial had not concluded when our report left.)

NE W COURT.
(Before the Coal,1011 SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman
SIDNE.
The Court was occupied this morning in trying Mint
cases, which contains-d no feature of public interest.

The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance
Ltveson Govv('l. have arrived at Dunrobin Castle, from
Lord Blantyres seat, Erskine House, Renfrewshi
re. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington arrived in
Bill-stre“ yesterday, from his shooting quarters in
Sutherlandshire. his
Lordship and party have had
good sport, both grouse-shooting and deer-stalking,
during the past month.
The Earl of Glasgow has arrived at Kelburn House,
North Britain, from the south.
The Bishop of
Salisbury has collated the Hon. and
Rev. William Scott, M.A.,'rector of Maida Newton, Dor-
setshire, to a canonry in the cathedral church of Salis-
bury, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Rev. U.
A. Denison, M.A.