The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-06 00:00:00

dealing with the matter at present in the House of Lords.
They are as follows :—Lord Seymour, who, as the Duke's
eldest son, must be considered by me as having acted in
such a matter with the cognizance and approbation of his
father, recently called a public meeting, which was hoiden
on Tuesday, the 21st inst., at the Mayoralty Room, Totnes,
(the Mayor presiding), by a }and bill, stating, that Lord
Seymour would address his constituents, and at the same time
correct certain statements which had been made respecting the
chapel at Bridgetown.' At this meeting the speech of Lord
Seymour was of such a character as compelled me to write to
him a letter, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose, to-
gether with the newspaper, in which the report of it (which is
generally, as I hear, understood to be accurate) was given to
the world. I have also directed that a Bill of indictment be
preferred at the Exeter Assizes, new in progress, against the
editor of the newspaper, for his peculiar share in the publica-
tion. As I shall present myself as a witness in the prosecu-
tion of the indictment, in order that I may be submitted to
cross-examination upon oath relative to the facts of the case, I
feel that I ought not to yield (as my first impression was to
yield) to the temptation of bearing part in the discussion
which your Lordship has informed me it is your intention to
introduce in the House of Lords.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's (,betlient servant,
" IL EXETER.

" The Earl of Radnor.

" P. S. If your Lordship should continue in the intention
of making your statement, 1 would request that you will give
me as early notice of the day as possible, and that it be not
earlier than Tuesday next (a day which your letter permits me
to name), in order that I may request some friends to attend
and report to me the purport of what your Lordship shall say."
lle should next proceed to lay before their Lordship 3 a cory
of a letter addressed by the Bishop of Exeter to Lord
Seymour
Bishopstowe, Torquay, July 28, 1846.
" My Lord,---My attention has beer. called to the report of
the proceedings of a public meeting holden at Totnes on
Tuesday last, and especially of a speech therein stated to
have been delivered by your Lordship on that occasion.
I now send to your Lordship a copy of the newspaper, the
Western Times, of Saturday, the 25th inst., in which the re-
port is given. The sentiments and tone ascribed to your
Lordship in the reported speech are such as forbid all remark
or oomment on my part. But I have no hesitation in
making to your Lordship a proposition, which I am bound
to suppose will not be lightly rejected,—that your Lordship
shall either deny the general accuracy of the report, or if it be,
in the main part of it, accurate, that you make such admission
of its accuracy as shall put me in a position to call on you to
justify the speech, as reported, and prove the truth of its main
allegations before a jury of our country.—l am, my Lord, your
Lorth•hip's obedient servant, " 11. EXETER.
" The Lord Seymour.
" P.S. I request your Lordship to return to me the news-
paper which I now send, with any statement which your Lord-
ship may think fit."
The answer returned by Lord Seymour he should read, as the
last document he should lay before them :
" Spring-gardens, Wednesday, July 29, 1846.
" Lord Seymour declines all communication with the Bishop
or Exeter, and is not desirous of icadlng toe Gloucester Jour-
nal which the Bishop has transmitted."
( The Right Rev. Prelate made no further observations.
The reply of Lord Seymour to the Bishop of Exeter occasioned
a loud laugh, and then the subject dropped.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SECONDARIES' COURT, August 5.
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
GUNN V. KIMPTON.

This was an action to recover the sum of 4!. 18s., for print-
ing bills and cards for the defendant, the patentee of the
patent India corn bread.
The defendant had suffered judgment to go by default,
and a curious discussion arose as to the right of any person
to address the Court in his behalf except counsel, defendant
not having entered an appearance.
A young man said, that he had been looked on and treated
as the defendant, and therefore considered he ought to have
the opportunity of showing he was not.
The SECONDARY said, if he was not the defendant he
could not be heard at all. It was a very great pity that a
professional gentleman had not been engaged, or his advice
taken. The jury, if they gave a verdict against the de-
fendant, would do it against Thomas Kimpton, and it would
be for the plaintiff to see that the execution was enforced
against the right party.
Mr. Kimpton, jun., then said that he should call his father,
and prove that he was the patentee, and the orders had been
given by him through him (the speaker).
The SECONDARY—Then he is the defendant, and you can-
not be heard, nor can he give evidence.
Mr. Kimpton, jun.—But I gave the order, and am looked
on as the defendant. .

Mr. Kimpton, sen., said he was not the defendant.
The SECONDARY—This comes of irregularities; you in-
tended to prove your father gave the order through you;
the only way you could get his evidence was by his proving
he was not the defendant, and as you gave the orders you
must stand the consequence. •
The jury said they were perfectly satisfied, and gave a
verdict for the amount claimed.