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

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

(Before the RECORIER.)
PERJURY.—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-
wall and Devonshire. He had formerly been
in partnership in an extensive linendrapery
concern in Bath, with his brother Mr. Thomas
Blanchard Howard, and the defendant had
at one time been the clerk of the latter gentleman.
Some difference had unhappily arisen between the
brothers, and a dissolution of partnership took place
some time before 1828, Mr. T. Blanchard Howard
agreeing to pay his brother 7,0001. for his share,
at instalments of 1,400/. 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 Brougham, who refused
to admit an item of 47/. 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, 1844, 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
con-
tending that he Wag not in Bath from January down to
July, 1834, perjury, Mr. Coward Howard
Mr. Coward Howard, who was examined at great
length, swore that he was not in Bath at the time in
question, and that he was not there during the time
mentioned.
Other witnesses produced books to show that he was
at Redruth at the time, but owing to the lapse of
time, they declared that they could not speak to the fact
from memory, and
the prosecutor, after being much
pressed, declared that, to the best of his belief, but he
would not swear positively he had not deducted the
sum of 8001., which he had received on account of
some property, from persons named Chadwick, by whom
the bill of 471. 3s. 6d. was contracted, but which it was
alleged, on the part of the defence, the prosecutor had
made his own debt.
Mr. CLAnstsorr addressed the jury at some length on
behalf of the defendant.
(Tho trial had not concluded when our report left.)

NEW COURT.
Before the CommoN SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman

SIDNEY.
The Court was occupied this morning in trying Min
cases, which contained no feature of public interest.

The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance
Leveson Gower have arrived at Dunrobin Castle, from
Lord Blantyre's seat, Erskine House, Renfrewsbire.
The Earl of Stamford and Warrington arrived in
Hill-street 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 /Carl of Glasgow has arrived at Kelburn House,
North Britain, from the south.
The Bishop of
Salisbury has collated the lion. and
Rev. William Scott, M.A ;rector of Maids" Newton, Dor-
setshire, to a canonry in the cathedral church of Salis-
bury, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Rev. G.
A. Denison, M.A.