The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-29 00:00:00

an Anion depending against the. present Defendant,
at the. suit of the
,Prosecutor, for harbouring his
wife—and all these proceedings appear to have
originated limn this. source..
The Court was much concerned, and took occa-
sion to lament, that in this instances whew the De-
fi:ndant came up to receive Judgment for a simple
misdemeanour, so long, and so minute a detail of
domestic strife should have been laid before it, a
course which it was to be hoped would not be

On the part of .the Defendant, his'.charaeter and
statiot were submitted to the Court" in mitigation
of "punishnte►it, That he had been upwards of is
years in the service of the Navy, had several times
distinguished himself in aEtion, and had, more than
once, been the'subjed of thanks for his ineritorious"
condua, and once by His Royal Highness the Duke
of York for his condua on the Expedition to Hol-
land.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH to the Defendant's Colin-
sel—" Don't you push that argument rather too
far ? Does it follow, that because thiS Gentleman
has gallantly fought the King's enemies, he has
thereby acquired a right to assault the King's
subjeds
It was urged, and it appeared by Affidavit, that
the Prosecutor had spoken very disresvedfully of the
Defendant's wife, as well as of the Defendant, in
words which perhaps are better not repeated. It
appeared also, that since this assault had been com.
mitted, the conducl of the Defendant towards the
Prosecutor amounted to a challenge; and therefore
my Lord CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that the Court
must take care in its Judgment, to have security
for the preservation of the peace.
Mr. Justice GRosE delivered the. Judgment of
the Court, and. took occasion to. observe, -that'
from the conclua of the Defendant, it was evident
he intended to provoke the Prosecutor to fight a
duel. This was not to .be borne in a Country
governed by Law, and where every thing ought to
be subservient to Law. The Learned Judge said,
he'should-not enter into the story the Court liad had
the misfortune to hear. read upon the present occa-
siOn, a great deal of which ought -not to have been
laid before the Court, and by. which it appeared
there was, much .misconduft 'on both sides.—The
Court .must look to/the Public, and take means for
the preservation and security of its peace—and
therefore ordered, that for the offence the Defendant
had committed, he do pay to the King a fine of sol.
and that he do give security-for keeping the peace
for -three- year's ; himself in cool. and two Sureties
in tool. each, and that he he further imprisoned
until such fine be paid, and security given.

THE 'KING V. DANIEL SHEAKMAN.

Mr. GEORGE WILSON said, he was authorised
by the ATTORNEY GENERAL to consent that this
Defendant might be set at large on his own re-
cognizance to appear in Court the first day of next
Term, if required, which the Defendant entered into
accordingly.
Lord CHIEF JUST E.--" I hope you will
spew by your future conduct, that you are sensible
of the lenity shewn to you by the ATTORNEY
GENERAL."

THE KING V. EDWARD CARD.

The Defendant was brought into Court for the
purpose of being rendered in discharge of his Bail,
he having been attached for a contempt of Court
in not delivering up the possession of a piece, of
ground contiguous to a road on the way to Canter-
bury, for which he had received a sum of money,
and entered into a Rule of Court, &c. _ .

It appeared, that a great deal of indulgence had
been shewn to this man, and that he had shewn the
greatest perverseness and obstinacy in refusing to
do what he had undertaken, and was bound by Law
to do, and that Mr. MINGAY, who had formerly
been Counsel for him, had most laudably used all
influence with him to do what was required of him,
but in vain, so that he was now brought into Court
in the discharge of his Bail, being attached for
Contempt.
The CHIEF JUSTICE informed him, that he
would remain in prison for life if he did not deliver
up this land, a consequence horrid to contemplate ;
but so it must be, if the Defendant did not comply
with the Law, for the Law must, at all events, be
obeyed. His Lordship ordered the Defendant to
be committed to prison, and expressed a hope that he
would, some time hence, make good use of his
confinement, and do the only thing that could ever
release himself.