The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-18 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

No cause of any general public interest had come before his
Honour, the Master of the Rolls, previous to our reporter leaving,

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR took causes, ex-
ceptions, and further directions to-day, none of which were
of the slightest interest to the public.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING v. HEMP.

This was an indictment against the defendant, a sheriff's
officer, for wilful and corrupt perjury. The Solicitor-General
and Mr. Hutchinson conducted the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. Curwood and Mr. Platt that for the defence.

It appeared that, in 1829, an execution was issued against
the goods of a person named Moses Jacobs, for Excise duties,
and Hemp was intrusted with the execution of the warrant.
Moses Jacobs had sold-a quantity of pots to Messrs. Pellatt and
Green at 84s. each, to be paid for in glass. As it was Hemp's
duty to see after all the goods then in Moses Jacobs' pre-
mises, and to have a return made of all that were sold,
lie required of Jacobs an account of those sold to Pellatt and
Green, when he gave him an account in which those pots were
stated to have been sold at a much lower rate, and for
cash. Hemp wrote to Pellatt and Green upon the subject, and in
answer was informed of the actual bargain—viz., at 845., and
to be paid for in glass goods. Hemp showed the answer to
Jacobs, who admitted that that was the bargain. Jacobs,
however, having paid out the extent, sued Pellatt and Green
for the full amount of the pots as for cash, and subpoenaed
Hemp, but did not call him. The Jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff A new trial was afterwards moved for and ob-
tained by Pellatt and Green, on ascertaining the facts Hemp
could depose to, and Hemp swore in addition that
after the first trial he said to Jacobs, " there will
be a new trial," to which Jacobs added " not with-
out you make an affidavit." That part of the affidavit
detailing the short conversation was alleged to be untrue,
and formed the ground of this indictment. Upon the second
trial Messrs. Pellatt and Green obtained a verdict. The pro.
secutor, Henry Jacobs, and Lewis Jacobs, swore that no such
conversation took place.
For the defence Mr. A. Pellatt was called, but several ques-
tions put to him were rejected; he was asked whether lie would
believe Moses Jacobs on his oath from what he knew of his
general character; he replied that he knew very little of Moses
Jacobs, more than as it was connected with this dispute; he,
however, stated that Moses Jacobs had not made such a bargain
with him as selling the pots for cash.
Mr. Platt proposed to ask whether the witness had ever heard
Moses Jacobs had committed perjury. The question was ob-
jected to and allowed, but his Lordship took a note of it.
Mr. James Burchell, Under Sheriff of Middlesex, Mr. Thos.
Briggs, Mr. John Clark, and Mr. Thomas Wood, who had all
been Under Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and some other
gentlemen, gave the defendant a most exemplary character,
for honesty and for truth, and that they believed him to be
incapable of telling a falsehood, much less swearing to one.
The Jury prevented the necessity of calling further wit.
nesses, and, expressing themselves satisfied of the defendant's
innocence, acquitted him.
His LORDSHIP expressed his entire concurrence in the
verdict.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

USANE r. MOORE.

Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated that this was an action brought
by a saddler in Soho, against another saddler, under the follow-
ing circumstances :—The defendant having obtained an order
from Don Pedro for a certain number of saddles, bridles, &c.,
employed the plaintiff to make them up as soon as possible, he
(the defendant) supplying the materials. He delayed, however,
furnishing the materials till the last moment, when Usane was
in consequence obliged to employ extra hands in order to get
them done in time. They were taken home, and no objection
made to the workmanship, till the bill, amounting to 801., was
delivered in. Then Moore complained of the work, and said
that he had been obliged to send down some of his own men to
Plymouth to overhaul them before they were shipped for
Portugal, and, therefore, must deduct the expense occasioned
by that journey from the bill.
The Learned Counsel then called several witnesses, who
proved that the work was done as well as it could be, consider-
ing the time Usane was limited to, and also that the charges
wore fair and reasonable.

The case was proceeding when our reporter left the Court.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Faa. 18 AND 17.--Wind N.W. to W.N.W. mode-
rate—Sailed his Majesty's ship Talavera, for Sheerness. Ar.
rived his Majesty's ship Stag, from a cruise. Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ship Satellite and two French frigates, for the Eastward;
Arab and part of the outward bound, for BengaL Sailed for
the river, the homeward bound.
DOVER, FEB. 17.—Arrived off port the Hector, Freeman,
from Ceylon.

PLYMOUTH, Fee. 16.—Wind W. to N.W.—Arrived his
Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, from Oporto, left on the
11th inst. ; the Achilles, Weatherly, from Odessa, to Liver..
pool, which was on shore in Catwater, has been got off, after
discharging a small part of her cargo, and does not make any
water. The Hull, off Conception, from Bilboa, to Bristol, has
been sold for 251., as it lies in Catwater.

PORTSMOUTH, FEs. 16.—Wind W. to N. W.—Arrived
the Speedy, Quick, from St. Michael's, with loss of anchor and
cables, having been on shore. Sailed the Creole, French cor.
vette, for Cherburg ; and his Majesty's ship Serpent, on a
cruise.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 15.—From 8 P.M yesterday until 4
A.M. to-day it blew a tremendous gale, with violent squalls
from S.W. to N.W., and during the day strong breezes and
squally from N.W. to W. FEB. 16.—Wind W.N.W. to W.,
fresh breezes.—Arrived the Skylark packet, from Vera Cruz—
sailed the 11th ult., and from Havannah the 2fith ; also ar-
rived the James, Bartlett, from Messina. The Newton, Hatha-
way, from St. Petersburgh to Boston, ran foul of his Majesty's
ship Aurora on the night of the 14th inst., stove her quarter_
boat, and knocked her anchor in the moorings. Sailed on
the 16th, the Camden packet, for the Brazils ; Lapwing, for
Jamaica and Carthagena ; and Goldfinch packet, for Halifax
and Bermuda. Six o'clock, P.M.—A packet brig is ()tithe port,
snaking for the harbour, and is supposed to be the Mary Pel-
ham, from the Brazils.
COWES, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Norfolk, from Charleston.

TOPSHAM, FEB. 16.—Arrived the Thomas and Mary,
Williams, from Faro, with damage, and loss of main boom,
anchor, cable, &c.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

We have arrivals this morning from several parts of the con-
tinent, South America, the Peninsula, Cape of Good Hope,
and Mauritius. The accounts from Brussels state that great
excitement prevails there and at Antwerp, respecting the new
Dutch Tariff on vessels entering the Scheldt. At Paris they
are debating on local affairs, but the Dutch Tariff has caused
great anxiety to M. Broglie, who has had constant conferences
with the Minister of the Marine, the Minister of War, and the
King, on the subject. From Vera Cruz we learn, by the packet,
which left Jan. 11, that Santa Anna and Bustamente had en-
tered Mexico with their armies, and were well received by the
inhabitants, and that the pacification of that Republic would
soon be effected. The information from Portugal by the Lisbon
snail is by no means favourable to the cause of Don Pedro, some
desertions and mutiny having taken place, both in the army and
navy. Since the above was writen, the Rhadamanthus has
arrived from Lisbon, sailed on the 9th of February, and touched
at Oporto on the 11th.- The accounts she brings have not as yet
transpired. Accounts from Cortu, of the 22diult. state that the
Bavarian expedition had sailed on that day for Napoli, with the
English frigate Madagascar, having on board the King of
Greece.