The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 16.

THE KINk; ON THE—PRoSECUTIoN OE' nocEßs
U. M'CASE,

This *as an indictment preferred against the
defendant, and contained two counts, the first
charging the defendant, who is a respectable Gen-,
tleniani living at Stoke Newington, with tiring,a
gun on the 24th of May, near the prosecutor, with:
intent to frighten him ; the second charging him'
with a common assault. It appeared the plaintiff
was employed by a Quaker, called -- Thomas,'

to make a drain on his. premises, hut a trespas.s'
being committed on 'the grounds of the defendant,
he warned the prosecutor to desist, or he. would
shoot him. Some altercation then took place,
and the defendant fired the gun in the air, which
was said to be loaded with gunpowder, although
the defendant was charged with having loaded it
with small shot. The defendant was afterwards
attacked by the prosecutor, who, with two other
persons, threw him in a ditch and broke his gun
in pieces.

Several witnesses were then called for the de-
fendant, who stated the conduct of the prosecutor
to have been improper.
The evidence on both sides was extremely con-
flicting, each Counsel contending (hat his •client
had done no more than he was bound to
Some shot were said to lave been heard rattling
against the paling of the ground.

The CHAIRMAN.(Mr. Watson) then slimmed up
the evidence, and observed, that the first count
could not be sustained,,asit was not framed ac-
cording to the law of England. The only poiric,
was, whether the gun WaS pointed at the pro,
secutor, because if it was, ?here was an undoubt-
ed assault.

The Jury, after a short consultation, found the
defendant Guilty --Ordered' to pay a fine of ten
pounds.

CORN-EXCHANGE, SEPT. 17.—We have no frail
Arrivals this morning, and but very little business
doing ; indeed the trade in general is so dull we
consider the prices nominally the same as on Mon-
day, except in some few sales made in Wheat,
which Were rather lower.

As, in consequence of a lire event at 13oulogne,
an opinion is generally entertained that persons,-,::.!
cannot be arrested in France for debts contracted
out of that eonntry, miless on a judgment obtain- •
ed against them, the following intormati9n has
Reef! itteeived from the President of the Tribunal
of Commerce at Calais :
COPY oF THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER.
" No person can be arrested in France for a debt contract-
ed but of that country, although it is acknowleded to be due by
the debtor therein, nor would evidence to that effect he of any
avail before the tribunal : but it a bill of exchange can be
obtained from the debtor in France, and endorsed to a French
house, and regularly protested, the debtor might be arrested
ulion that bill, as it would then become a mercantile trans—
action. (Signed) " M. MOURON."

Two very important Parliamentary Documents
are in course of publication, by Mr. CLEMENT, 192,
Strand, London, pike 7s. each-:-one is the Report
of the Select Committee of ,the I-louse of Com-
mons on the roor Laws, the other•is the Second
Report on the Police, together with the very in-
teresting Minutes of Evidence. The Poor Laws
Report makes 240 pages, and the New Report on.
the Police 328,pages, in Svo. Closely 'minted.
RESCUE FROM A WATERY GRAVE..—On Thurs.,
flay evening last, as Capt.,R. G. T. half-pay of the
9'b Regiment of Foot, was:walking on the Sea
Wall, near Queenborou#, 'Kent, between six
and seven o'clock, he to by several boy.,
who, with the greatest agitation, told him that
another boy, a companion of their's, had fallen
into tine stir, and that he was drowning. This
Officer, with the greatest humanity, hastened to
an arm of the sea, from whence he could just per-
ceive the unfortunate boy; he did not hesitate to
precipitate himself, dressed as he was, into the
water, and after-a
great exertion on thia Gentle-
man's part, he succeeded in rescuing the boy
froth a watery grave; the body he brought to
shore, which was received by JOHN Amous, Egg.
of Queenborouglp, and conveyed to that Gentle-
man's house, where medical advice was imme-
diately procured'; and, we are happy tcLsay, the
boy, who is the son of a widow of the name of
Rogers, of Queenborough, is likely to be perfectly
restored to his mother, through the meritorious
exertions of Captain T.