The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

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hq the Solitit Eastern Itail,,,ay to Folkstone to eulbarg
t.. - the Continent. The atfAirs of the Legation are in-
trusted to the care of M. de Tacon, first ,ecretary, the
Chevalier Diaz, i;retaire d'utntias3ade, M. Urbiztondo,
first attache."

CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
HILLS V. MOORE.—JUDGMENT. this
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment today in •-
case, which was argued toewre him a short time
sine
upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of
England, upon an application made to him to open
tain accounts, which by a former decree, made in 1845'
had been treated as settled. The plaintiff was the soil
of a gentleman possessed of certain property m Shror
shire, in which he had taken a life estate by devise. The
plaintiff had encumbered his interest, and eVeut
mortgages to the defendant, who acted as his solicitor;
The accounts had been taken in the suit, and the„ ee°
in support of the application to have fresh accouelet
taken, was that the relation of solicitor and el'eeici
which existed between the parties had beer!
to be a sufficient circumstance to warrant the C°:ll',
in opening settled accounts. On the case n"l33'n';
on before the Vice Chancellor of England, his 1-lon(?e,
was of opinion that he was pre ludeil by the autborinets,
and was ootioa ukrect the opening of the 1104°01e
into
His LORDSHIP, after going at some length•
case, ordered the judgment of the Court below to be re
versed.—Judgment reversed. .ea
His LORDSHIP then proceeded to hear unopPli,
lunatic petitions ; and having disposed of those en lof
paper, the further arguments in the part-heard OP"
ST. VICTOR V. DEVEREUX
were resumed, and occupied the Court the -
morning.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS
COMIT. h at tea Mr. Baron Rolfe took his seat on the benc
o'clock. coed
John Wilkinson, a respectable-looking old man' .4fse,
63, was placed in the dock and indicted for obtat
sea
an illegal transfer of stock, whereby the Goverlee of
Company of the Bank of England had been defraud
1,0701. 3s. 11d. „wed
Mr. CLARKSON (who with Sir John Bayley Ohre pri'
for the prosecution) stated the case againStt atlrd
soner. He said that he and a person named Prrea
were trustees of a sum of 1,070/. 3s. 11d. settleelertli
minor, who had married a sots of the prisoner. out
after the beginning of the year 1843, the prionerreeir
to the Bank of England with a person whoa] he wto
sented to be his co-trustee, and expressed their ''t. the
have the money transferred to them for the lOC of
person, for whom they were joint trustees. They
their names in the usual way, and obtained thetbef
through the hands of a broker, whose charge'
paid. otstea
Mr. Humphery, a clerk in the Transfer-office, e
tl
that on the 17th of January, 1843, the sum re urtead
was transferred from the names of John Wilkileitbi
William Sheppard to a person named James
Warner. meibard.
Mr. Charles Jenkinson, solicitor, of 29, .-Tieitatfe
street, proved introducing the prisoner to Alr•'—ielet be
broker, on account of his having stated to biro his oath
was the trustee of some property belonging to
and that he wished to get it transferred. OW"
Mr. Briant proved that the prisoner, and pers himad
to
represented himself to be his co-trustee, came,
transact the business in question. He dila Co.,' fo
gave him a cheque on Glynn, Halifax, 10
1,0161. 13s. 6d. Sbeilc
Other evidence was adduced to show that es, rr'ef for
pard, who was examined, never gave his anil,4 eater
Laid ithdrawal of the money in question. tter
nti e
piat the banking-house were produced, e fie
Spector of the A division (in which the Pr.isa-en tbe
formerly an inspector) proved that the writleg;,oll4
back of them was in the handwriting of Wilkineel°
that the prisoner had lodged 500/. of the suin
st
received in the Cirencester Bank. d
In his defence he stated that the facts aitegeedione°
him were true; but he denied that he had anY -
of committing fraud.
eiore
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. •d a •b'
Mr. Baron ROLFE said he had never trie t ettaleee
clear case, or one more deserving of the uttn°e'ey, P",;
merit which the law awarded for such offeintea ef
long ago his life would have paid the eee""f
that
he had done. The sentence of the Court wa'
be transported for the term of his natural life' G eetea.e.
UTTERING • FORGED BANK NOTE.—Pedro esbnl,
but .whose real name is Moody, described set4sS tee4o
maker, was indicted with feloniouely uttering he ions of
note, well knowing the same to be forged, wit' jestil‘ ie
defraud the Governor and Company of the fora
England. The prisoner had been formerly clot• to
the country and sentenced to a short imprison teosee
The jury found him G was 661 ty, and h e Of
transportation for twenty years.
APPLICATION FOR THE POSTPONE
THE CHARTIST TRIALsA•
Ernest Jones having been plac.d in the re- the 'eutt
Mr. CLARKSON applied to the Court to eeeoliced,
postponed until next session, and founded hie
s ct'
upon an affi(lavit made by the prison .e 0 44
P bop' flo
stating that he had only just been able to 0 Lion o tto
of the indictment ; and as an important tleebseet 01%0
would be raised upon it, the time was a° ein a°
was not fully prepared to conduct the defeat 0
way as the importance of the case demaarie 'l it pads
set r
Mr.
.BODKIN, on behalf of the Crovyne't the eg a bed
matter for the Court to decide looking :mot ne-e, se
upon which the application for a postrn`Let the 1-°foir
wade. The Crown was prepared to n°ll--it was
cution to-morrow, and believed that -trial e",°oce
the public interest and safety that the fore
come on as soon as possible. The prisons iheretiet
mitted on the 7ch of this month, ae" charge
aware fer seven days of the nature of the
Da her
would be brought against him. tieetion eeebt,
Mr. ItteteeNTlNE made a similar OP— eeni- is
halt of Williams, and besought the Court to big sl
that the importance of the charge agsinst' et fice
was a sufficient ground for his application. trip ;04
the practice of the Court to postponercaeotll est
ordinary misdemeanours as soon as an aPP Aa di`f to
made to that effect. The Counsel for the Crc !Dot
apply on affidavit, neither leas it stated the:floe/00e
rests of the public would be injured by a Pc's reestege
Last session Mr. Justice Williams granted the r_
htt
went of the trial of a person for abduction oe
std
1
plication, and said it was a fair one,
F tled je pot
said, LICTDDLESTONE applied on behalf of .no.c
said, as other matters were charged in the!. efiet,,
than were to be found in the depositions, I'd er
right that the person accused should be ealle
tp
answer them within twenty-four hours. so tor'Mr. PARRY applied on behalf of Vernon, w" -fie '
he
was also indicted with Williams, and said be
e4l op ,re
prised that any one should have been instructs te'let
part of the Crown to oppose these applicationsho ir
especially, when it was borne in mind dist tbee
which he applied they would be entitled to tees,'
right in any other court of the kingdons. "vette"
pantie attention had not been called to these
pd
the application would not have been opposed. 1, 'OO
Mr. Baron ROLFE stopped the Learned Conadeb)
l
said—Considering that the bills were only fooei eoieo
grand jury yesterday; that the depositions ht'-ies ebe
some of the cases been delivered ;- and ',bathe 'b'
sessions would take place • be '
in a fortnight, 4;0
oug
ht to accede to the application. &en- Oil
Mr. PARRY applied for a copy f the dePo-
the case of Vernon, but o In°l6
was told to .0
affidavit, ret.°o€l
The following members of the bar have beGera' .01
e s °ee
to defend the prisoners :—Fur Ernest Jortee' 6e're
ee elii
burn, Q.C., and Mr. Clarkson; for Sharpe, 501'40'
Murphy and Mr. Robinson; for Serkeir
Wilkins and Mr. Ballentine • for Fussell, fir,
,
ste
Allen and Mr. Huddlesto De; Mr. ParrY
yerrY• ceerrtil
calfe for Vernon ; and tor Looney, Mr.
The result is that the trials of al the peesonend
with uttering seditious language are P°94l°
next session.

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44,
BO W-STREET.—( THIS - a s Flo
Mr. Samael Cowell, the comedian, was breth4ol
Mr. Hall on a charge of riotous and disordari.tara!
in Drury-lane Theatre, during the second 1/004
of Monte Christo by the French company 1,111/;„ stod
Mr. Chapple appeared for the prosectiti9' ,II
Symons attended as counsel for the defer "at
Mr. Davis, clerk to Mr. Chapple, said tliato,o cm"
the theatre last night. A great disturbadde•rweerait
by a number of persons, among whom thetio tb;poe
one of the most prominent. Mr. Cowell wThlg 0#
He stood on one of the seats, and flouriabli,ladaVi
over his head, cried out, " Stick together/ rp;do 'et;
what a few Englishmen can do when theyd 001',3 FA
tindhoelidpoiestrafpoPpremrrcoanvelevliseeeen'olttP:rell:-11.661:111;11
ther." He sat down after a while, and 0,r7"-tbe P"poir,
down !" on which nearly all the rioters L''' l'ilaA tt
down. When he rose again they also rose*th.oo7, tO;
of stamping, shouting, Sm., completelP . "Aa '
voices of the performers. Several of the b*w
pit were torn up. The prisoner at nee tiso of
tal ahnrey(g3
trewhoihpsi :1;1 eec
ix.anraddmfre.
iihinceeardtee—w in
aDs h t there it:
particular part of the performance. ~,,t'gr" 1105
Mr. Chapple corroborated this statetneo'"4o; or,
-examination were il P Oe Fr,
w:pal'n.irarci,pessecsnooetrocelloi(irhticlisisities.tmrtoaurcanrerdbfdloaArnbhetyahe3dsecma
rMI r .
authority
e 0 iii
part. He had spoken to aMr. Beale on t".
would go quietly,Ong
and
troi.oldckaidildtahnspeoop.
prisonersi
ep.eci
Ta lhree
intotapirni
se,l'L
stoat, :91
This was the case for the prosecution. , °
00
Mr. HALL intimated his opinion that SW 06,
an 0,0;
to be submitted to a superior court. , co, ow,
Mr. Symons observed that he had a dtre/300f; to r
which he hoped be would be able to roe° r fir 1
course he would reserve that if the prisove IA
committed for trial. ressecicie
Both Mr. Chapple and Mr. Symons OP the .001..1
desire that the case should be sent before sesoloori
Criminal Court rather than to the Middlesese coo ei
Mr. HALL would make a suggestion tootto 13,7,
for the defence, that these disturbances nag . 0,9 or
a stop to. The matter was in a fair waY,_!lee teeor
oog
before a superior court, and in the raeanwo'
reflleicr.tesdynmoocnrsedpirtesounmtehde pthacrlstieesobcsoenrleeirgodoci•si icbties:oos,.
by the magistrate on the evidence as it at° oter fitt ,
lieved that before the other Court the,?, clieets-o isi
appear in a very different light. In fact, his to le:
so anxious to call witnesses, and so utpter .tee'
statements so injurious to defendant's o_ "with gra'tier,
fore the public uncontradicted, that it ies.aer to droP
ficulty he induced them to allow the rat 000. 40
Mr. HALL did not wish to prejudge ! :. se OP
The prisoner was ordered to find b Ae*