The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-17 00:00:00

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. HoLT moved for two rules, calling upon the pro-
prietors of the Bedford Chronicle, and a London news-
paper called the Ballot. He moved this on behalf of a
gentleman named Hawkins, a maeistrate residing near
Harpenden, in the county of Hertford, who was compelled
to resort to this measure for a very gross misrepresenta-
tion of his conduct in those two papers. The circum-
stance which had given rise to the application were these:
some time in the summer of last year, there were five
small poor, or church houses, in the parish of Harpenden,
which were allotted to poor widows, or sick and needy per-
sons, whom the overseers might think deserving of
them. The overseers put into one of them the wife and
family of a man named Wells, who had left his family
chargeable to the parish. Some time afterwards, 'Wells,
who was an able bodied man, returned to Harpenden, and
the overseers being desirous of having the houses, which
were much dilapidated, repaired, and of putting a poor
widow into one of them, required of Wells that he should
take his family out and support them ; he refused to do
so, and the overseers summoned him before the Magistrates
at the Petty Sessions at St. Alban's, when he was ordered
to remove his family from the house. He still refused,
and the overseers having obtained a warrant against him,
and took him before Mr. Hawkins, who advised the
suspension of the warrant for a few weeks, in order that
he might consider the propriety of leaving the house, the
warrant was suspended for six weeks, during which time
he refused to quit the house, and Mr. Hawkins was
obliged at last, in pursuance of the powers vested in him
by Act of Parliament, to commit him to prison for a
month. Shortly afterwards, a statement appeared
in the Bedford Chronicle, in which the real facts
were greatly exaggerated, and many parts of which
were false, as appeared by the affidavit of Mr. Hawkins,
who was fully corroborated by the affidavits of the two over-
seers of Harpenden, and of the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, the
Chaplain of the gaol to which Wells was sent. That
statement was copied from the Bedford Chronicle into
the Ballot, and introduced there by a few observations of
the editor, calling the " abhorrence of the British public,
and the attention of the legislature" to such conduct as
that imputed to Mr. Hawkins. Those statements, Mr.
Hawkins stated in his affidavit were, he feared, calculated
to bring the vengeance of persons in his neighbourhood upon
him, and of greatly injuring his reputation and property.
Lord TENDERDEN-How do you bring the publication
home to the parties against whom you move ?
Mr. Hovr said he had certificates from the Stamp-office
upon that point.
Lord TENTERDEN-Take rules to shew cause,

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Baron BAY LEY presided in the absence of the
Lord Chiet Baron.

At the sitting of the Court, Sir John Gurney was
sworn in as one of the Barons of this Court, being the
firs; time of his sitting on the Bench in Term.

DIORGAN MORGAN V. MORGAN HARRIS.

This was an action tried at the Glamorganehire Assizes,
before Mr. Baron Bolland. The plaintiff was a plas-
terer, and brought his action for work and labour done,
in plastering a house belonging to the defendant. A ver-
dict was found for the plaintiff, with 20/. damages.
This morning Mr. EVANS, for the defendant, moved for
a rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set
aside, and a nonsuit entered, or a new trial had on the
ground of its being against evidence, and the plaintiff not
having complied with the rules of Court. The Learned
Gentleman said, that by order of Baron Vaughan, the
plaintiff delivered his particular of demand, and by the
6th new rule of Court he was also requited to annex his
particular of demand to the record. When the cause came
to be tried, it was found that there was a material iI,E-
-rence between the two particulars. Upon this ground
he considered he was entitled to a nonsuit. On the
other ground it was proved in evidence that the de-
fendant had entered into an agreement with a builder,
named Samuel, to finish the work, who had engaged the
plaintiff. and by whose orders the defendant had paid to the
plaintiff' 201., which was the only transaction that had
been between thern.—Rule granted.

DA NDO V. BETTS.

This was an action tried at the sittinzs at Guildhall,
after last Term, before Mr. Baron Rolland, the plaintiff in
which was a violin player belonging to the Opera-house,
and the defendant the executor of a gentleman named
Vernon, who had been a dealer in musical instruments.
The action was brought to recover the sum of 29/. fur the
hire and value of a doublelass, which had been let to ;Mr.
Vernon and never returned. The Jury at the trial gave a
verdict of damages 201.
Mr. WY BERG this mornity., applied to have that ver-
dict set aside and a new trial had, on the grounds of sur-
prise, and the verdict bein,r. against evidence.
The COURT were of opinion that the Learned Counsel
had not made out a case, on either ground, for their inter-
ference.—Rule refused.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.-(THIS DAY)

IN RE THE FLIXTON FEMALE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
This was a petition, calling upon a Mr. Rogers, who
was the
manager of a shop under the Society, to account
to one of the members, who claimed to be treasurer, for a
sum
of 240/. It cppeared that the Society held quarterly
meetings in public-house of the sign of the Red Lion.
At one of the meetings it was moved and carried by a
large majority, that in future the Sickly should hold its
meetings at the Union public•house. Accordingly the
majority went to the Union, but those who had been in
the minority remained in the Red Lion, keeping the box,
and expelling those who did not meet with them. Not
satisfied with this, they, without notice to the other party,
go before the Justices at the Quarter Sessions, and get en-
rolled under the New Act of Pie, liaineut, under a new set
of laws, and then call upon Mr. Rogers to account to the
treasurer appointed by them, the minority of the club.
It appeared, that under the old laws, the club was supposed
to be where the box was; but the majority s u t, that though
they had
not the box, the lawful possession was with
them,
for a majority of the club, legally convened could
alter the law.
Mr. BEAatss appeared for the peCtioncri, ani Mr.
JARVIS opposed it.
Lord LYNDHURST would not make soy order on the
petitiott at present, but only bindlMr. Jarvis's client from

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ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
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Qrs. grg. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks.
Aldbormigh 325 973 22 1Q
Alemouth
Bideford I 150 282
Bridlington 92 18,
Clay
Cowes
Valrctsit,er
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390
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Maldon 477 248 15 11 291 40 140
Exeter
Gainsborough — 105 2
Grimsby — 402
Hull l5O 120 300
Item c h l3f 321 1996 156 308
415 254 535 I 70 140 35 450
Louth - ...,
Lynn 235 488 25 .-.-..,.
Poole — 2 .._ — 30
Stockton — ".7'.. 760
Weymouth - --; 152
Whitby — 121
Woodbrido ' 54 524 140
Yarmouth 27 1390 22.30 100 IS 1020
SCOTCH 3150 335 2.530 0 30 166
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Cork 490
Galway B6B 1505
Limerick
Youghall l6 1595 --
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Bandholin
Kallundborg 286
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Sudwesthorn 350 —__
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DS OF PULSE.
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The following is the House List of Governors
and Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.
FOR GOVERNORS.
John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Governor.
And' ew Henry Thomson, Esq. Deputy Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
John Bowden, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq.
John Cockerel', Esq. Charles Pole, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq. Richard Mee Raikes, Esq.
'Fiinothy Abraham Curtis, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid, Hart.
Samuel Dresve, Esq. John I:aker Richards, Esq.
George Dorrien, Esq. ‘Vm. R. Robinson, Esq.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Samuel Thornton, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Stephen Edward 7 !tort& n, Esq.
:sanmel Hibbert, Esq. Wiliam Ward, Esq.
William Mellish, F,sq. Thomas Wavle, Esq.
Humphrey St. John Mildmay, Money Wigram, Esq.
Esq. Melvil Wilson, Esq.
James Morris, Fsq.
The Election for Governor and Deputy Governor will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday the 17th, and for Directors on
Wednesday the 18th inst.., from ten o'clock in the forenoon till
our in the atterneon: