The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-16 00:00:00

DR. LARDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPiEDIA.
In Monthly Volumes, small Bvo. 6s. in cloth.
On February 1, in 1 vol. (forming Vol. XXXIX. of the
above),

THE ATISE 'ON HEAT.
By Dr. LARDNER.

Volumes to be published successively.
NAVAL HISTORY of ENGLAND. By R. SOUTHEY,
Vol. 1.
TREATISE on ASTRONOMY. By Sir JOHN
HERSCHEL.
HISTORY of IRELAND. By THOMAS MOORE,
Vol. I.
London : Longman and Co., and John Taylor.

DR. CHALMERS AND DR. DOYLE.
Just published, price 2s. 6d. in a neat Wrapper.
THE EVIDENCE given by Dr. CHAL-
MERS and Dr. DOYLE, before a SELECT
COMMITTEE of the HOUSE of COMMONS en the
STATE of IRELAND.

This Evidence is not of merely temporary Interest, that
of Dr. Chalmers contains a complete exposition of the
system of managing the Poor in Scotland, more particu-
larly of the plan adopted by him at Glasgow, and Dr.
Doyle's is full of vivid Sketches of the State of Ireland.
The advantage of having together the arguments of the
most distinguished of the opponents and of the Advocates
of Irish Poor Laws is ohvious.

London : Baldwin and Co., Paternoster.row, and R.
Groombridge, Panyer-alley.

NEW NOVELS BY DISTINGUISHED WRITERS.
I.
ARLIN G T O N.
-EX By the Author of " Granby," and " Herbert Lacy."
3 vols.

The HEATHEN'S WALL ; or, The HEIDEN-
MAUER. By I. F. COOPER, Author of " The Spy,"
" Pilot," &c. 3 vole.

THE CONTRAST. By the Earl of AIULGRAVE,
Author of " Matilda," and " Ycs and No." 3 vols.

HENRY MASTERTON ; or, the YOUNG CAVA-
LIER. By the Author of " Richelieu," " Darnley," and
"De L'Orme." S vols.
V.
THE HIGHLAND SMUGGLERS. By J. B. FRA-
SER, Eq., Author of " The Adventures of a Kuzzil-
bash." 3 vols.

VI.
THE SCHOOLFELLOWS; or, HISTORY Gi
STANLEY BUXTON. By JOHN GALT, EN., Au-
thor of " The Ayrshire Legatees," " Annals of the Pa-
rish," &c. 3 vols.
Published for H. Colburn by R. Bentley, New Bur-
lington-street.

The following is the amount of cattle, sheep,
pigs, and horses, imported into Bristol from Ireland durinr:
the last year i—ln 1832,67,961 pigs, 3,639 sheep, 5,327
cattle, 217 horses. In 1831, 92,769 pigs, 12,943 sheep,
7,274 cattle, 161 horses.

THE QUARTER DAY.--At the iron-mas-
ter's quarter-day, on Thursday last, which was not very
numerously attended, Shropshire pig iron is said to have
then O. per ton. Staffordshire iron remains the same as
last quarter..—. Birmingham Journal.

Mr. PLATT stated the case for the plaintiffs,
Messrs. Ferguson, Whit esides, and Redmayne ; the
action was brought to recover the sum of 971. 12s.
6(1. upon a bill of exchange, accepted by the de-
fendant at three months' date, and a further sum for
household furniture furnished to her Ladyship in her
houses in Cumberland-place, Hertford-street, May-
fair, and Park-place, in 1831. The whole amount
was 2971.

The defendant's acceptance and the delivery of
the goods having been proved,
His LORDSHIP asked if there was any defence.
Mr. PLATT believed not ; in fact he did not
think the plaintiffs would get any more than the
mere verdict.
The Jury found for the plaintiffs for 2971.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 13.

HARTLEY V. COOKE AND ANOTHER.

This was an action of assault, in which the real
question was, whether the plaintiff, or a person of
the name of Bullen, had been legally appointed pa-
rish-clerk of the united parishes of St. Mildred and
St. Mary Cole. The plaintiff had been appointed
rector by the parish. Bullen was appointed by the
vestry, it being contended, on his behalf, that the
parishioners had the right by custom of appointing
the parish-clerk. The cause was tried at the last
London sittings, when the Jury, being of opinion
that the parish had the right of appointment, re-
turned a verdict in favour of the defendants.

Mr. Sergeant JONES now moved to set aside the
verdict, contending that as the two parishes had
been separate and distinct down to the time of the
great fire of London, and only then united by Act
of Parliament, it was impossible that any custom
could have existed from the time of legal memory
for both parishes to appoint the same parish-clerk.
The COURT granted a rule to show cause.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN. 15.

DUCKETT AND OTHERS V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS.

Mr. F. PoLLocx. moved on behalf of the defen-
dants for a new trial, or for a nonsuit in this action,
tried before Lord Lyndhurst at Guildhall, when a
verdict was found for the plaintiffs. It was brought
to recover back the amount of premiums paid upon
a policy of assurance on the life of John Stephen-
son. An action had been brought by the plaintiffs
upon the death of Stephenson for the sum assured,
but failed, because the Jury thought that Ste-
phenson, at the time of making the policy; was
affected with a disease tending to shorten life, and
therefore that his was not an insurable life.
The present action, to recover the premiums,
was brought upon the ground that no risk had
ever attached upon the policy; but the Solicitor-
General, who conducted the plaintiffs' case, after
proving the policy and the payment of the pre-
miurns, with the judgment in the former action, proved
that Stephenson's life was perfectly insurable. Mr.
F. Pollock now contended, that had the plaintiff
shown that the policy had never attached, because
the life was not an insurable life, and was there-
fore void from the beginning, he would then, in-
deed, have made out a case for the defendants to an-
swer; but by showing that the life was insurable
he had failed in so doing, as he proved that a risk
had been incurred. The plaintiffs' object in thus
framing the case was to withdraw front the consi-
deration of the Court the real point between the
parties, which would be found to turn upon the
construction of the condition in the policy. He, for
the defendants, wished that question to be fairly
brought before the Court.
Rule to show cause granted.

PREROGATIVE COURT, JAN. 15.

COPPIN V. DILLON AND OTHERS.

This was a suit respecting certain testamentary
papers alleged to contain a disposition of the pro-
perty, or a part of the property, of Mr. John Plura,
of Bath, who died on the 19th of October, 1831,
aged 78, a widower, leaving two daughters (Mrs.
Dillon and Mrs. Coppin), and two grandchildren,
the children of another daughter (Mrs. Gray), who
died in his lifetime. The deceased had amassed a
considerable property (amounting at one time to
100,0001.), as an auctioneer, but had retired from
business
.25 or 30 years ago; the property now

The Baron came to England about two years
ago, and became acquainted with the insolvent, to
whom at different times he lent various sums of
money, amounting in the whole to upwards of 4001.
He had boarded and lodged in the house of the in-
solvent, with whom Mrs. Ann Baillie, his mother,
the widow of a purser in the navy, having a pen-
sion of 501., also resided. The whole debts of the
insolvent amounted to 1,189/., his credits were tin-
der 200/. In 1831, the Baron had advanced 401.
to insolvent, and in October in that year, a bill of
sale of the effects in his possession was executed by
him to the Baron (we believe), for the sum of
240/., which sum was eventually advanced by Jan.,
1832. The Baron had subsequently made many
more advances, which formed the aggregate of his
present demand ; he bad also been bail for his debtor,
who was arrested at the suit of Messrs. Gammon
and Co., and had rendered to prison in November
last. A short time before he rendered he came up
to the room in his house, in which the Baron
lodged, and requested him to let him (the insolvent)
look for a moment at the bill of sale; with this re-
quest the Baron complied, but the insolvent had no
sooner secured the instrument in his grasp than he
bolted out of the room with it, ran down stairs, and
left the house. The astonished German had never
been able to repossess himself of his bill of sale, and
had received from the insolvent most incongruous
accounts of the manner of its subsequent disposal,
On the part of the insolvent, it was distinctly
sworn by himself that the account given by his op-
posing creditor was not true, as far as regarded the
transaction of the running away with the bill of
sale. The insolvent unhesitatingly deposed as fol-
lows :—ln November, 1831, I entered into a com-
position with my creditors. I paid part of this com-
position with money borrowed of the Baron; the
composition was 5. in the pound. My mother gave
her acceptances to the creditors for the liquidation
of the composition debts. In the summer of last
year I made a bill of sale of all my stock to my mo-
ther, to secure her for her acceptances in my behalf.
I received the bill of sale of the Baron himself in
October, 1831. He obtained it of me afterwards
by fraudulent means : my mother kept it in her
drawer; he asked her to let him look at it in Ja-
nuary, 1832. He got possession of it by those
means, and I never thought to ask him for it again,
but I finally obtained possession of it about four
months ago, when a promissory note was given to
him. My mother has carried on the business in
Clare-market since June last, when I made every
thing over to her.
Mrs. Baillie, the mother, who had been ordered
out of Court during the evidence of the insolvent,
gave a version of the story of the bill of sale totally
at variance from the two preceding accounts. She
described the Baron as a suitor for her hand and
person. He was a man that did many unaccount-
able things; he had thrown 401. at her feet, and
had advanced money to pay several of the accept-
ances which she had given for her son. She had
never let the bill of sale go out of her desk, but had
destroyed it. She had not encouraged his advances.
After a very long examination of the parties,

The COURT would not suffer the insolvent to in-
crease the perjuries he had already committed by
swearing to his schedule in his present state. He
must go bark to prison until the 1 lth of February,
when he should again be brought up before them
and his final judgment pronounced.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BO W-STREET.

Yesterday a young man, named Thomas Hodgson,
was charged before Mr. HALLS with secreting and
embezzling two money-letters which came into his
possession, while employed as a letter-sorter in the
General Post-office.
Robert Tyrrell, a police-constable, stationed at the
Post-office, on the 7th inst., took the prisoner into
custody as he was about to enter one of the water-
closets attached to the Post-office. Witness asked
him if he bed any letters about him, and he replied,
" I will give you what I have got." He then pulled
out of his pocket the two letters now produced, the
one being addressed to the office of the Secretary of
State, on his Majesty's service, and the other directed
to Mrs. Isabella Oliver, Lawrence-street, Chelsea.
They were both money-letters, and the latter was
franked from Denbigh. The prisoner told witness
that he got them from the frank-table in the office.
On searching him, witness found 3/. 10s. in gold,
and 13s. in silver.
The prisoner, in his defence, was not aware at
the time he took the letters from the frank-table
that they contained money, and he declared that he
Placed them in his pocket in the hurry of business,
intending to have entered them in the book when
he returned from the water-closet.
Mr. HALLS observed that the question was one
for a Jury to decide, and ordered the prisoner to be
fully committed to Newgate for trial.
Mr. Smith, a householder, residing in the parish
of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, was summoned before
Sir F. ROE, to show cause why he had neglected
and refused to pay to the collector of that parish the
amount of church-rates to which it was alleged he was
liable for 1825 and 1828, being 2/. 10s. for each year.
Proof having been tendered of the rate having
been duly made and signed,
The defendant contended that it was an illegal

The identification of the defendants was then pro-
ceeded with.

An individual on the part of the parish first iden-
fled Charles Godwin. This witness said, about
eight or nine o'clock on Monday evening last, he
saw Godwin sitting at the roulette-table in the first
room. He turned the balls in the tray, and appeared
to act as banker.

Mr. Curwood—You saw Godwin for the first
time on Monday evening, you say ?—Witness—l
never saw him before that evening.
Mr. Curwood—The warrant was granted on
Monday evening, the evidence therefore does not at
present touch him.
The witness proceeded—Saw Potter on Thurs-
day last acting as dealer at the rouge-et-neir-table,
and also last night. Richards officiated on Friday
evening as dealer at the rouge•et-noir-table, and he
sat opposite to Godwin on Monday evening, re-
ceiving and paying money. Samuel Holloway acted
as hanker on Thursday night. The person who sits
opposite the banker pays and draws the stakes at
one end of the table. William Stencil faced the
banker at the rouge-et-noir-table on Thursday night,
and on Friday acted as banker at the roulette table.
This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. Cur-
wood submitted that it did not affect Godwin, as he
had only been seen playing after the warrant was
issued.

Mr. CONANT said he believed he should be
obliged to discharge him from the consequences of
the warrant, but he was still liable to a criminal pro-
ceeding, and, having been found playing at unlaw-
ful games, he could be charged as a rogue and a va-
pbond.
Mr. Rice said he could not, in the name of the
parish, enter into any other proceedings than those
connected with the information.

Mr. CONANT then said he should discharge God-
win, and hold the other four to hail, themselves in
80/., with two housekeepers in 401. each.
A charge of assault, connected with the above-
mentioned proceeding, was made by Goddard, the
officer, against a Jew prize-fighter, named Aby Bc-
lasco, who was retained by the proprietors of the
gaming-house-
Goddard stated that, according to the plan of ope-
rations for making good an entry into the gambling-
house previously determined upon, Ballard was to
go up first, and secure the iron door at the tup of
the staircase, after which, on a signal being given,
witness was to follow. As witness was about to go
up stairs, he met Belasco, whom he desired not to
attempt to stop him, or to resist, as the officers
were prepared, and they also had a warrant. Be-
lasco instantly threw his arms round him, and held
him for a few seconds, calling out to those above to
keep the iron door.

nelasco, in defence, said that Goddard came upon
him so suddenly that he did not recognise him, and
he laid hold of him, as was his duty, to prevent him
from going up stairs.
Mr. CONANT—Were you acting as porter there?
Mind, you need not make the admission unless you
please. Belasco—Yes, I was acting as door-keeper.
Mr. CONANT—Had you express orders to exclude
the officer ? Belasco—l had orders to exclude
everybody I did not know.
Mr. CONANT—What, don't you admit strangers?
Belasco—l don't admit improper persons.
Mr. CONANT—What do you mean? Belasco—
Why, them as doesn't appear like gentlemen.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. CONANT and Mr. DITR having concurred in
consideriug the assault proved, directed the de-
fendant to put in bail, two housekeepers in 201.
each, and himself in 401.
All the defendants were removed from the bar in
custody.