The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-23 00:00:00

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING V. SLANGY.
It will be recollected that the defender, a solicitor, was con-
victed of publishing a libel upon the Hon. Mr. Fane. A few
days ago the case came on for argument upon a motion for
a new trial, and an arrangement was made that a verdict of
guilty should stand only upon the third count, charging the
defendant with publishing the libelous placard, one of the
subjects of the prosecution. This morning he appeared in
Court to receive judgment.
Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. WHATELY, and Mr. FOLLETT, ad-
dressed the Court at considerable length in mitigation of
punishment.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT, and Mr. MANNING, followed in
support of the prosecution.
The Learned Judges consulted together a short time.
Mr. Justice J. PAKEE then proceeded to pass the
judgment of the Court. He said it was painful to see
a professional gentleman who had hitherto borne a good
character standing in the situation of the defendant. He
had been convicted of an offence against the laws of the
country, in publishing a placard, and causing it to be cir-
culated, containing a libel on the character of a gentleman
then a candidate for the representation of Oxford in Par-
liament. The placard was very obscurely worded, but
that very obscurity in libels often caused them to have
greater effect than if they contained a specific charge. The
defendant had that day instructed his Counsel to state that
he was not the author of the libel ; vet, at the same
time, he refused to snake the only reparation he could to
the offended justice of the country, by disclosing the name
of the author. The defendant had said he was bound in
honour not to do so. The Court would not express any
opinion as to whether the course he had adopted in that
respect was honourable or not. Under all the circumstances
of the case, the judgment of the Court upon the de-
fendant was, that he be imprisoned in the custody of the
Marshal of the Marshalsea, for six calendar months—that
he do pay a tine of 3001. to the King, and that he be
further imprisoned until such fine be paid.
The defendant then left the Court in custody.

WINCHESTER, Nov. 23. Notwithstand-
ing the various devices and intimidations practised here on
behalf of the Conservative Candidates for the Northern
Division of the County, and for this City, they appear to
have little chance of success. It is now considered cer-
tain that Messrs. LEFEVRE and SCOTT will, at the next
election, he returned for the Northern, and Lord PAI,
MERSTON with Sir GEORGE STAimiros, for the Souther n
Division of Hampshire.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d.
Beef, inferior 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior...
- middling 2 2 2 4 - middling..
prime large 2 4 2 6 - prime
prime small... 210 3 0 Pork, large.
Veal 3 0 4 4 -small

s. d.tos. 41.
22 2 4
2 6 210
34 3 8
38 4 0
42 5 0

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Montreal Papers to the 28th of October, Quebec to the 24th
of October, and Jamaica Papers to the 13th of October, by the
Jamaica Mail this morning, have been received at the North
and South American Coffee-house.

The Montreal Papers state the loss of the ship Unicorn in
Cotean Bay, on the south-side of Newfoundland ; 26 days from
Liverpool ; crew and passengers saved.
CANADA.—On Saturday last, a very numerous meeting
was held at York, Upper Canada, to take into consideration
the important measure of obtaining a part of Enterena for the
South Province. We never witnessed a public meeting at
which so strong a feeling was evinced in behalf of that object.
The Quebec Papers, as well as the Jamaica Papers, are void
of any interest.
The Chronicle of Jamaica states, that a smart shock of an
earthquake was felt, but it only lasted a few seconds.