The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

THE STATE TRIALS.

It is supposed that the Attorney-General, will bring the
case for the Crown to a close about Thursday or Friday next.
It is said that Mr. Henn will not speak for the traversers' in
consequence of being briefed with his senior, Mr. Richard
Moore, the late Solicitor-General. This will be a great loss
to the traversers, and a great disappointment to the public,
who expected a splendid display of argument and eloquence
from this eminent advocate. He is, however, unremitting in
his attention, and takes a very active part in all questions of
law which arise in the course of the proceedings.
The order of the speakers will, we understand, be as follows_
Mr. Sheil, M.P., will open for Mr. John O'Connell.
Next Mr. Moore, for the Rev. Mr. Tierney.
Mr. Whiteside, Q.C., for Mr. Duffy.
Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q.C., for Dr. Gray.
Mr. M'Donogh, Q.C., for Mr. Barrett.
Mr. Hatchell, Q.C., for Mr. Ray.
Mr. O'Connell will close this formidable array of forensic
power, and, as you may infer, on his own behalf, but of course
will not confine himself to a mere personal defence. The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman will go into the entire case of the tra-
versers and the Association, and it is generally supposed will
occupy two sitting days of the Court in the delivery of his
address. He sits under the Clerk of the Crown each day, and
devotes himself exclusively to the perusal of documents relating
to his defence. Mr. Henn co-operates with the Member for
Cork in taking copious notes of the evidence.
It is right to mention that the conduct pursued by the
Morning Herald, in handing over to the Government the
notes of its Irish correspondent, has excited one general feel-
ing of disgust and indignation, not only among persons
connected with the press, but also among the bar and the
public. Such a proceeding is unexampled and unprecedented
in the history of the newspaper press, and is not only calculated
to lessen that confidence in the honour; and integrity of public
journalists, which is so essential to the protection of the public
interests, but also to bring journalism itself into odium and con-
tempt.—Dublin Letter in the Advertiser.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice 'WILLIAMS.)
THE QUEEN V. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.

In this case Mr. KELLY, on the application of the Church-
wardens of St. Magnus arid St. Margaret, New Fish-street
Hill, moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of mandamus
should not issue against the Corporation of London, for the
payment of 921., the amount of arrears for non-payment of a
perpetual charge of 81. a year. The charge in question was
created by Act of Parliament, in the year 1762, on
the Bridge House estate, as compensation for a foot passage
made under the steeple of St . Magnus Church. On the erec-
tion of the new bridge, the passage, not being any longer re-
quired, was enclosed, and the Corporation have refused pay-
ment of the charge on account of it since the year 1832.
Rule granted.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAVI
GLOBE.—While strenuously striving to effect an
object, in which it signally fails, the Times establishes
another, and very important fact, of which it was, or
affected to be, altogether ignorant. The point aimed at
he the 7'imes is to fasten upon the Whigs the charge of
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Jury. aiding and abetting O'Connell in the repeal agitation,
for party purposes. This is an accusation which is
easily made. It has . been reiterated with in- This was an action for false imprisonment.
creased assurance, as its utter falsehood became more Mr. HE:waxy said thatnhisacilityckJeanmetshSetyil:s was the
and more apparent. The accumulation of facts plaintiff, and Theodore Augustus
tbc.caansdTioief
by which it has been confuted, requires for its repetition
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no common share of the courage which not merely clis-
relating to horses. Mr. Dulcken conceiving himself to
s
penses with truth in dealing with political opponents,
but takes for granted that those who read the inventions have been defrauded in the last transaction between
thus boldly put forth are- utterly oblivious of recorded
facts, the records of whicht are accessible by all. them gave the defendant into custody, and when he arrived
at the ;station-house refused to make any charge. He was
we might refer at uitous character of this ;
In proof of the perfectly ' discharged the same day. It was on account of this linprison-
meat that the present action had been brought. The only de-
imputation,more than one Royal 1 fence which Mr. Dulcken had put on the record was, that he
Speech on the opening of Parliamento during the Whig was not guilty. It was for the jury to say, under these cir-
Administrations, in which the strongest language con- j enmstances, what compensation the plaintiff was entitled to
sistent with the occasion was employed against the re- ' receive.
peal of the legislative union of the two the John Spires examined by Mr. PLATT, on behalf of Mr. Hum-
' speeches of the members of the Whig in r frfcg, who had left the Court—Was a police constable. On the Bth
Parliament—the explicit condemnation of "tlrinemeat
Association by Lorci forteette, when Lord llepeal . roi:eptener, while he was standing at the corner of
Lieutenantßurwood-
' him that. Edgeware.road,
him
Dulcken sent for him, and told
,t. Ireland. in which lie expressed his determination ; Al; him.wished to take a prisoner in custody fur
lie arrested Styles afterwards in the street,
''a'ne‘a:ll:-ctid.;enfrigio fCttrie.ked Mr. Dulcken to the police-office. It ap-
to exclude from every description of:office under the
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been from the
meat, then in its infancy, against any violation of the ' search of biro, by
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his promising to meet Mr. Dulcken on the following morning
to have a settlement.
Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGER—Knew a public :house
called the Eagle and Vulture. Went there and saw Styles
and Savory come out together. Mr. Styles said that Mr.
Savory was the person who sold the horse.
Patrick Conolly, sergeant of police, gave similar testimony
with respect to what took place at the police station.
Mr. THESIGER addressed the jury for the defendant. He
said when the jury were aware of the circumstances of this
case, he felt confident that the plaintiff would be perfectly safe
in their hands. Mr. Dulcken had, unfortunately for him, on a
previous occasion, purchased a horse of the defendant, and
had given a bill for a larger sum than he was bound
to pay, leaving him a creditor of Mr. Styles to the
amount of ten guineas. Mr. Styles, under these circum-
stances, recommended to Mr. Dulcken's notice a horse.
Styles said the horse belonged to Mr. Savory who kept the St.
Andrew's Tavern. The horse was eventually purchased for
45 guineas, a warranty being given by Mr. Savory as to its
soundness. It was sent, on the day it was purchased,
to Mr. Patteson, a livery stable-keeper, who immediately
said that it was unsound, and not worth five guineas.
The result was that the horse was sold by the defendant for
71. ss. He admitted, that under these circumstances, his
client, a foreigner, took a step which could not be justified by
law; but, considering the circumstances which led to it,
and the slight imprisonment which took place, he thought the
jury would give only a farthing damage;.
Edward Cussens (examined by Mr. THESIGER) deposed to
the trial of an action for 151., brought by the defendant against
Mr. Styles, in November, in which the jury returned a ver-
dict for 81. against the latter. Some receipts were excluded,
on account of the absence of stamps.
William Taylor, a coachman to the defendant, deposed to the
horse being brought home. Witness took him to Mr. I'atteson's
stables. who pronounced him to be a roarer.
Patteson, a livery-stable keeper in Marylebone-lane, de-
posed to the horse being brought to his stables. He found him
a roarer. Styles at his stables admitted that he was not sound
in the wind, and said that he did not intend that horse for Mr.
Dulcken, and he should have another.
Some further evidence was adduced as to the value of the
horse.
Mr. PLATT having addressed the jury for the plaintiff,
The Learned JUDGE said the jury must of course return a
verdict for the plaintiff, as the defendant had clearly acted con-
trary to law. They might consider, however, whether the
transaction was such as to induce Mr. Dulcken reasonably to
think that he might have recourse to the criminal law, and
by their opinion on this point they would regulate the damages
to be awarded.
The: jury retuned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, one
farthing.

EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY).
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
WRITS OF ERROR.
The Learned Judges of the Queen's Bench and Exchequer
met this morning in the Exchequer Chamber, and announced
they would sit to hear writs of error from the Queen's Bench on
Thursday, the Ist, and from the Exchequer on Tuesday, the
6th of February.