The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER.--(THIS DAY,

SECONDARIES'.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
COX V. COOK.
This was an action to recover the sum of 761. on an an-
nuity bond granted by the defendant,
The defendant suffered judgment to go by default.
The plaintiff's solicitor said the condition of the bond was
that defendant should pay two separate annuities of 20s. per
week each, payable weekly, or within one week after de-
mand, the penalty under the bond being 2,9001.
Evidence was adduced proving that 38 payments were
due; that a demand had been made at defendant's resi-
dence, but he was in France.
The Learned SICONPAZY said that the defendant had, by
Buffering judgment to go by default, admitted the Whole
facts.
The jury gave a verdict for 761., the bond not carrying
interest.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Richard Lockyer was charged with stealing a copper, of
the value of 1/., the property of Mr. Bunham_
John Gavin, a painter, in the employ of the prosecutor,
stated that his master was repairing some houses at Con-
naught-terrace, Chelsea, on the 19th of last month. Wit-
ness left the one he was employed at securely fastened. On
his return he found the back door open, and missed the cop-
per in question.
Margaret Turner, a marine-store dealer, said that she
bought the copper by weight of the prisoner on the night in
question.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, was
found guilty, and sentenced to six calendar months, with
hard labour, in the House of Correction.

ARRIVAL OF RazA BROOKE.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer, Euzine, Captain Evans,
arrived at Southampton yesterday, from Constantinople,
Smyrna, Malta, end Gibraltar, from which places she brought
ship letter bags. Among her passengers was Sir James
Brooke, Raj 4. of Sarawak and Governor of Borneo. Sir
James appeared in excellent health and spirits, and was ac-
companied by his nephew, Mr. Grant. He stopped an hour
or two at Southampton, and then took his departure for Lon-
don. Amongst the cargo brought by the Euxine was specie
in gold and silver, valued at tO,O 01., from Constantinople.
The Euxine left Malta on the 25th, and Gibraltar on the
3 th. The Right Hon. More O'Ferrall, the Governor of
Malta, was to leave Malta a day or two after the Euxine
left, and intended to reach England rid Rome.
MR. THOMAS DUNCOMBE AND HIS POPISH RE.'
SOLUTION. —We unde•stand that Mr. Thomas Duncombe has
already begun to repent the pledge he came under to the
Irish Members, to bring forward the Popish resolution, which
we gave on a former occasion. He is described to
us as being just now in a very pitiable state of mind, in
consequence of the conflict which is going on within, be-
tween what he had undertaken to do, and what he now feels
would be the course which prudence would dictate. We
shall be able in a day or two to give the Hon. Gentleman's
final conclusion on the subject. But be that conclusion what
it may, he will soon find that his recent Popish and most un-
natural associations will have put an extinguisher on his
Parliamentary life. Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. We already hear by anticipation the electors of Fins-
bury tellies
him that he will never more be representative of
theirs.—.z6/ve.li4er.
of 20s. on Mr.
Police-
court yesterday Mr. Elliott inflicted a floe
Inn, at Croydon,
FURIOUS Ihtic!No.--At the Lambeth •
Isaac Williamson, the landlord of the Crown
Die prisoners,__ we ere
and the proprietor of an on; 21 he himself rives
for furious driving in the neighbOrh°
the driver of one of
and a fine of 10s. on Robert Ovei..
od of Kennington-gate;
ibus which
Balls' omnibuses, for a similar offence.
Williamson.
racing at the time, the race hating been ct. muiencea by

had an interview with Lord
PROPOSED MDR ACROSS KENSINGTOIC-GARDENS.
Woods and Forests, to protest
—♦ very numerous deputation, representing the inlzabitants
of Kensington, Bayswater, and Paddington, heeded b
notion of the
Archdeacon Sinclair, Mr. Evans, M.P., and accompanied byy
of the gardens
Seymour
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against the threatened ride across Kensington-gardens. The
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tions, and showed that any inconvenience
Kensington-gardens being withdrawn
oumstotmheeind too take their walks there,
to equestrians from the effect of
not to be compen-
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who
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sated by any part of Kensington
and expressed their hope that his
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strong feeling entertained by the Lordship, considering the
reconsider the question. Lord Seymourpublic on the subject, would
bow, the deputation retired having made his
Ship Hotel, Chat ing-cross , and afterwards assembled at the
their object into effect. ,to concert measures for carrying

COLLISION AT SEA.---At half•past two on Monday
morning the schooner Fife, of Exeter, H. Dare, from Exeter
to Newcastle, while off Beachy Head, was run down by a
foreign brig. She filled immediately, and sank in twenty
fathoms of water. The crew had just time to push off one
of the boats and throw a few clothes into it previous to
leaving the ill-fated schooner. The crew were picked
up by the brig James, of Bermuda, and were landed at
Hastings on Monday. The Fife was engaged in the coal
trade.

THE LATE MELANCHOLY CASE OF SHOOTING IN
CUNIBERLAND.—The Carlisle Patriot states that the Rev.
Joseph Smith is in much better health, and that the Rev.
Gentleman was admitted to bail on Tuesday. His sureties
were W. P. Johnson, Esq., Walton House, and the Rev. C.
Beau, vicar of Brampton.

(Sittings in Banco.)
TICS ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS.
This was an information filed by the Attorney-General
against Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, the printers. for
knowingly and wilfully printing a certain newspaper, entitled
A Household Karrative of Current Events, without being
stamped according to the provisions of the 6 and 7 William
IV., chap. 76. The parties had agreed to a special case,
whereby if the Court should be of opinion that the publica-
tion ought to be stamped, judgment was to be given for the
Crown, and if they were of a contrary opinion, a nolle pro.
sequi was to be entered.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Crompton conducted the
case for the Crown, and Mr. Peacock and another Learned
Gentleman appeared for the defendants.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this was a case of consider-
able importance with reference to the revenue derived by the
Crown from the stamps on newspapers, but the question
would be found to be contained in a very small com-
pass. It depended entirely on the construction to
be placed on the 6th and 7th of William IV., c. 76, which
imposed certain duties on publications or newspapers, set
forth in the schedule attached to the Act. The schedule
stated that any paper containing any public news, intelli-
gence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations there-
on, printed in any part of the United Kingdom for sale, and
published periodically, or in parts or numbers, at intervals
not exceeding twenty-six days, should be deemed and taken
to be a newspaper within the meaning of the Act, and be
chargeable with duty. There could be no doubt that it was
a publication containing public news, intelligence, and oc-
currences, to be dispersed and made public; but the question
arose whether the interval between the publication of one
number and another brought it within the operation of the
Act ?
The CHIEF BARON—What would you call the Annual
Register?
The ATTORNEY•GENERAL—I take the real question to be—
/ghat is news?
The CHIEF BARON—News becomes old after a certain
length of time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—That, of course, would resolve
itself into a matter of fact.
The CHIEF BARON—It is quite clear that Macaulay's
"History of England" is not subject to stamp duty.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—No coubt a line of distinction
must be drawn somewhere. This publication was a most re-
spectable and excellent production, and the parties connected
with it deserved the utmost consideration both as individuals
and as valuable members of the literary world. But the
more successful it was the greater probability there would be
of other persons publishing works of the same description,
and consequently a serious inroad would be made in the re-
venue unless they were subject to stamp duty, and it was
necessary to protect the Crown from any such loss. The
Learned Counsel referred to the various Acts which had been
passed relative to the stamping ofnewspapers, and contended
that as the Hotssehold Narrative of Current Events contained
news or occurrences up to within a day or two of its publica-
tion, it was liable to be charged with stamp-duty, and treated
in every respect as a newspaper.
Mr. PEAcocx was heard on the other side, and argued
that if the construction suggested by his Learned Friend
were placed on the Act, the Annual Register and other
works containing news or information up to the time of pub-
lication would come under the provisions of the Stamp Act.
The COURT took time to consider their judgment.