The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-11 00:00:00

REX V. BRIDGESTOCK.

The defendant appeared on the floor of the Court to re-
ceive judgment for having published, in the Weichman
newspaper, a libel reflecting on the Mayor and Magistrates
of Carmarthen.
Mr. EVANS and Mr. WHITCOMBEi for the defendant,
handed in several affidavits, among them one from Mr.
Yelverton, M.P. for the borough, which reiterated many
of the charges in the libel, and contained others likely to
be offensive to the prosecutors.
Sir J. ScAatErr, after they had been read by the officer
of the Court, request-d that the Court would give the pro-
secutors the opportunity of answering the statements con-
tained in the affidavits by remanding the defendant until

next term.
Mr. EVANS and Mr. WHITCOMBE opposed the applica-
tion, on the ground that the prosecutors were not taken
by surprise.
The COURT, however, thought that the prosecutors
ought to have the opportunity of filing affidavits in answer
to those adduced by the defendant, and therefore ordered
him .o appear next term.—Judgment postponed.

COOPER AND OTHERS V. HUTCHINSON AND OTHERS.
This action wai brought to obtain the value of certain
whale fins, hones, and blubber, which the crew of the
defendants' ship took out of the plaintiffs' vessel which
had been abandoned. At the trial, which took place
before the Lord Chief Ju,titie, at Guildhall, the Jury re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiffs, thereby determining
that the custom in the northern whale fishery of the
crews of ships taking property out of abandoned ships,
and appropriating it to the use of their respective owners,
was invalid, and one not likely to promote humanity. On
Thursday and Saturday last .counsel were heard for and
against he rule Nisi for a new trial, which bad been ob-
tained, being made absolute•
The COURT, on pronouncing judgment on that rule,
were of opinion that the case ought to be sent back for
the consileration of another jury, as further evidence of
the custom having promoted humanity could be produced.
—New trial granted.

IX PARTE EYRE V. THE HUNGERFORD 'MARKET

COMPANY.

Mr. DowLING moved fora rule to show cause why a
mandamus should not be directed to the defendants,
calling upon them to state why they refused to summon a
jo.y to assess damages to Mrs. Eyte, whose home had
been injured by the operations of the defendants.--Rule
Nisi granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BO IV-STREET.

THE SELF-ACCUSED FORGER.--. William Price
Houghton, alias Hat veil, who on Friday last curt endertd
himself at this office for forgeries to the amount of 1,5001.
and upwards, which he acknowledged he had committed
on the firm of Spooner and Attwood, the hankers, of
London, was brought forward in order to be re-examined.
It will be remembered that the prisoner named two persons;
Salmon and Howard, as his accomplices in the transac-
tion, and that after he had made a circumstantial confes-
sion, which was reduced to writing by Mr. Thomas, the
Superintendent of Police, he deoied the statement, and
excused himself by saying that when he made it he was
labouring under intoxication.
Previous to his being placed at the bar,
Mr. Lester, M.P., and a Magistrate for Yorkshire,
stated to Mr. Halls that he had seen the account in the
newspapers of the examination of the prisoner, and recol-
lecting that a person named Salmon had some time since
been brought before him and committed for trial for for-
geries committed byhiiin on the Leeds bank, he deemed it
right to attend on this occasion to see if he could identify
the prisoner As one of Salmon's confederates. Mr. Lester
then went on to state that Salmon obtained posst ssion'of
a number of blank checks on the Leeds bank, which he
filled up and paid away for goods at Bradford, in York-
shire, and it further appeared that he sold the goods at
Halifax considerably under the cost price. Sahnon was
convicted on these facts, and was sentenced to be tran•
spotted at the York Assizes.
Mr. Hants directed the prisen.r to be brought for.
ward, but it did not appear that Mr. Lester was able to
identity I.im.
Mr. Thomas, in answer to a question by Mr. HALLS,
said that he had written to Bradford respecting the pri-
soner, but had not had time as yet to receive an ansa er.
The MAGISTRATE then directed the clerk to read over
the confes-hUi of the prisoner, and after it was read he was
a-ked if he had any thing to add to it, or wished to cor-
rect it in any way ? H . was then told that he must he
again remanded, to give time for the production of further
evident•e. _ _

He was then removed from the bar ; and on Wednes
;ay Oy which time an answer is expected from Brad.
foci)) he, will he lar.oight forward again.
WORSUIRSTREET.

DARING BunaLARY.--Yesterday, two fellows, named
William Barry and John Purday, and a well•dressed
young man, named Morrison, were charged before Mr.
BROUGHTON with having stolen from the bed room of
Mrs. Foster, an old lady, residing in Church-street,
B-thnal-green, property to a considetable extent, consist-
ing chiefly of plate and cash.
The two pri,oner•, Barry and Purday, were remanded
for further examination. The young man Morrison was
allowed to ga at large on bail.