The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-19 00:00:00

fiX PA RTE COBBETr.

Mr. Jonx COBBETT moved for a rule to show cause
why a criminal information should not be filed against
Edward Brines, and Edward Baines, jun., printers and
publishers of the Leeds Mercury, for a libel on Mr. W.
Cobbett, M.P. for Oldhatn. It was stated from the affi-
davits, that part of the paragraph in question first appeared
in the Globe newspaper, and was in the form of questions
to a correspondent--viz.: first, whether Mr. Cobbett was
ineligible to take his seat in Parliament, from his being an
uncertificated bankrupt ? and, secondly, if a friend lent a
candidate an estate to qualify him, whether that estate
would not he forfeited to his assignees if he were an uncer-
tificated bankrupt ? These queries had been copied by
the Leeds Mercury, with the addition of confirmation to
the first—namely, that Mr. Cobbett had been a bankrur,
hut had not obtained his certificate. The affidavit of Mr.
Cobbett and his solicitor stated in substance, that he (Mr.
Cobbett) had been a bankrupt in 1820, but that he had
subsequently obtained his certificate, and added, that Mr.
Baines, the elder, must have been aware of that fact, for a
short time afterwards he had congratulated Mr. Cobbett
on his having obtained his certificate. Under these cir-
cumstances, Mr. Cobbett, conceiving that the atatemeut
in the Mercury was caleulated to injure him, had thought
proper to make this applicati,in.—Rule Nisi granted.

BAIL COURT.
RICHARDS V. WEDDERBURN, BART.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was a
printer in St. Martin's-lane, to recover from the defendant,
Sir James Webster Wedderburn, Birt., the sum of
14/. 7s. 6d. for printing 250 copies of a pamphlet written
by the defendant " Upon the Policy of England."
There was no defence to the action, and the Jury found
a verdict for the plaintiff for 14/. 7s. 6tl.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 18.

KNIGHT V. BROWNE.

This was an action to recover damages for the injury
occasioned to the plaintiff's gig through the negligent
driving of the defendant. The declaration also contained
counts for the hire of the gig.

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damagie
6/. 16s.

Several other cases were disposed or, but they were un-
defended.
The other Judges sat in the Exchequer Chamber.

BANKRUPTCY COURT, JAN. 18.

THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH.
The first meeting of the creditors of Mr. Harrison, of
Portsmouth, the proprietor of the Hampshire Telegraph
who has lately been declared a bankrupt, took place before
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.
The petitioning creditors are Messrs. Jones and Wig-
gins, of Aldgate, paper-manufacturers, whose debt is up-
wards of 3,300/.

After several debts had been proved, principally upon
bills of exchange, to the amount of 4,5001.

The COMMISSIONER asked what the creditors intended
to do with the paper?

Mr. Wztu, the solicitor, said it was the intention of
the creditors to sell it, but they laboured under a cotisidera-
ble difficulty with regard to the title to the property.
The piper came into Mr. Harrison's possession in conse-
quence of having been bequeathed to him by a gentleman,
named Motley, subject to the payment of several annuities,
amounting to 5254, and the question was, whether the
assignees could dispose of the property without the sanc•
tion of the annuitants?

The COMMISSIONER said, that the opinion of a suh-
division Court should be taken. The bankrupt is at
Portsmouth conducting the paper.
The profits of the Hampshire Telegraph are estimated
at 2,000/. a year, and under the superintendence of the
gentleman by whom it has lately been conducted, ranks
among the first provincial Journals of the day. The in-
solvency of Mr. Harrison is attributed. to the annuities
charged on the paper by its former proprietor; to the long
credit both for papers and advertisements—frequently four
or five years—that a country newspaper proprietor is ex-
pected to give; to heavy losses which Mr. Harrison has
sustained ; to the great expenses he was compelled to in-
cur in procuring shipping news and foreign information,
and particularly in entertaining naval officers, to whom he
was indebted for intelligence, and to the necessary expenses
he was compelled to incur in providing fur a very large
family. It is expected that the sale of the entire property
and the good debts owing to the estate, will realize a very
handsome sum to be distributed among the creditors. The
types, materials, and presses (Colombian, we understand)
have been valued, as old metal, at 285/. 10s., but they
will of course be more valuable to a person who may have
occasion to use them in business.