The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-08 00:00:00

RICKETTS V. BODENHAbf.

Mr. PEPYS (with whom was Mr. ERLE, from the Common
Law Bar), appeared in support of an application for a Com-
mission of Review, relative to proceedings in the Consistory
Court of Hereford The suit was instituted on the sth of
August, 1830, by the Churchwardens, for the nonpayment of
church rates. The application was made on the ground that
the sentence of the Court proceeded irregularly, inasmuch as
all the important parts of the case which affected the
interests of the defendant were proceeded in without
the accustomed notice of the proceedings that were
about to take place, the consequence of which was,
that the suit had been carried on up to the time of the Court's
final sentence, without his being at all aware what was taking
place during the whole of that time. The suit proceeded, and
witnesses were examined, without any person being present on

the part of the defendant, to cross-examine ther; ; cownhsae_t
qituiewnw turned outevidencetly.tlieto be
might.
Theha libel
ebbeeel ed analvleegryditrerent to
demand,
a refusal to pay ; there was an absence of all proof and
upon
that, and the Court, when it ultimately pronounced sentence,on
had stated the proceedings were irregular, on account of that
want of prooE The proceedings had been altogether irregular, and
therefore the Learned Counsel submitted that the principle on
which Mr. Ricketts relied was one so extremely plain and
clear, that the Court could have no hesitation in granting the
commission.
Dr. LUSHINGTON and Dr. ADDAMS opposed the application
and contended that the proceedings were perfectly regular.
Nothing whatever had been stated to authorise the Court to
grant the commission. The party applying had had an oppor_
tunity of stating the grievances he now complained of, both
before the Dean of the Arches and the Court of Delegates ; he
had not availed himself of it, but allowed every opportunity of
doing so to pass by. This was a mere question of practice,
and the other side had not stated an instance in which the
Court had granted a commission under such circumstances as
the present. The amount of the church rates was only 4/. 6s. 3d.,
and, under these circumstances, he thought his Lordship
would not feel it to be his duty to advise his Majesty to appoint
a Commission of Review.
The case was proceeding when we left the Court.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, FEB. 7.—Wind N.N.E., light. The outward-bound
sailed. Arrived from the river and sailed with the Sarah,
Barn, the Augustus Caesar, Wiseman, for Sydney. Nearly 100
sail from Ramsgate are passing, amongst which are many fo-
reigners. 5 P.M. The vessels from Ramsgate are all off' the
South Foreland. The wind is very light at North, and the
weather rather heavy.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 7,—Wind N.N.W. to N. by N.—Sailed
the Duke of Roxburgh, Petrie, for Bombay ; Red Rover, —,
for Sydney; Margaret, Thompson, for Valparaiso and Lima ;
Marquis of Chandos for Demerara, his Majesty's ship Jupiter
for Cork, and several others outward-bound.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 6.—WindW.S. W., moderate.— A rrived the
Levirty, Mudge, from Oporto.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 6.—Wind W.S. W., fresh breezes.
PORTLAND, FEB. 7.—Arrived off port the Hercules, Vaughan,
from Bengal.
BRISTOL, FEB. 7.—Arrived the Victoria, Wilson, from the
Mauritius.

DARTMOUTH, FEB. 6.—Arrived off port the Commerce, Steer,
from Allia; and Daniel, Champion, from Oporto.
POOLE, FEB. 6.—Arrived the Olive Branch,Veal, from Cadiz.
Cowes, FEB. 7.—Arrived the La Fayette, Landis, from
Batavia.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 6.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Webb, from
Bengal—sailed the 22d of October; Hotspur, Hewitt, from
Pernambuco ; Manchester, Dixon, from Bahia ; Ide, Thomas,
from Valparaiso; Lee, Scott, from Porto Cabello; Jane, Ken-
nedy, from St. Domingo; Romulus, Harding, from Mobile;
Alarm, Wilson, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Helen,
Blackston, from Newfoundland ; Viege de Von Voyage, from
Marseilles; Susan, from Seville; Rocket, Shotton, from Bor-
deaux ; Edward Joseph, Lafarge, from Charente; and the
Diana, Jorginson, from Copenhagen. Off port the Duke of
Athol, from Charente.
GREENOCK, FEB. s.—Arrived the Penelope, Spencer, from
Demerara ; and the Caledonia, Greig, from Newfoundland.
DUBLIN, FEB. 6.—Arrived the Sylvia, from Portsmouth,
with troops; and the James Laing, Tomlin, with convicts,
bound to Sydney, New South Wales.

The Rosina, from Liverpool to Constantinople, has been run
down by the Lord Stanley, Hall, bound to New Orleans. The
latter has put back to Liverpool.