The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-28 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

After some motions of course were disposed of
by Mr. Justice EITTLEDALE, their Lordships took
their seats at ten o'clock, with the exception of Mr.
Justice JAMES PARKE, who sat in the Bail Court.
A Mr, Hanmer presented himself before the
Court, dressed as a barrister, and proceeded to ad-
dress them, when Lord Tenterden asked him what
he was, and what his business was with the Court?
iieraesp,lied,
that' he wished to be admitted as a bar-
rister, and sworn by the oath agreeable to the Ro-
man Catholic faith.

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Lord TENTERDEN—You should have applied
earlier; it is now too late an hour.
Mr. Hanmer regretted having been guilty of an

unintentional omission, and was leaving the Court,
when the ,Court having ascertained from the officer
that he could legally be admitted,
Mr. Justice BAYLEY informed him that the Can't
were willing to accede to his wishes, but the delay
would seriously interfere With the business of the
public. If, however, he would go into the Bail
Court, he could there be sworn.
Mr. Hanmer went to that Court, and was sworn
before Mr. Justice James Parke, and admitted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS FOR THE COUNTY OF

3tIDDLISIX.

Sir W. OWEN moved for a rule to show cause
why the fines imposed by the Commissioners of
Sewers for the county of Middlesex, and since
estreated into the Court of Exchequer, should not
be returned to the applicants, on the ground
that the Commissioners had acted with respect to
these fines in a most irregular and illegal manner,
and in a way which Lord Ellenhorough, when a
similar case was before him, had described to be most
alien to any thing like a judicial proceeding. In this
instance, as in the former case, they presented from
juries not summoned by the Sheriff from the body of
the county, but by standing juries who were
summoned by the foreman of each jury.—
These juries were sworn seven or eight years
ago, and not since, and were to act for l►ff. The
presentments were not made on oath, the wit-
nesses were not examined on oath, and in many cases

the survivors were represented to have been inte-
rested in the matters before them. The Learned
Gentleman cited the case of the King v. the Com-
missioners of Sewers for Middlesex, in the 17th vol.
of East's Reports. The marginal note to that states,
that by 23d of Henry Bth, chap. 5, the juries were
directed to be summoned from the body of the
county, by virtue of a precept from the Commis-
sioners. _ .

Mr. Baron GARROW.—What was the object of
.he application to the Court of King's Bench in
.hat former case ?

Sir WM. OWEN—The object there was to quash
the fines; but here, in consequence of the fines hav-
ing been estreated, we are obliged to apply to this
Court.

The LORD CHIEF BARON—Take a rule to show
cause.

Mr. Baron HuLLocx—lf these parties have mis-
conducted themselves, you ought to proceed against
them in another way. We can do nothing more for
you than give back the money.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
WRIGHT V. wayLArrn.
This was an action for a breach of covenant of
the indenture of an apprentice. The case was tried
at Warwick, and the plaintiff was nonsuited.
In the early part of the term,
Mr. Sergeant WILDE obtained a rule to shew
cause why the defendant's attorney (Mr. Keightly)
should not pay the costs of the trial, on the ground
that he had in Court the indenture in question, and
gave it to another party, in order that it might be
placed beyond the power of the Court, if it should
think proper to demand its production.
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, this day, sheaved cause
against the rule, and avowed that he himself was
the person who advised the attorney not to pro-
duce the deed, the notice given for its production
having been insufficient, it being served at Liverpool,
two days after the commission had opened at War-
wick, where it was to be produced. He contended,
however, that even though the notice were good,
and served in proper time; still the attorney in the
exercise of his discretion, might have refused to pro-
duce the indenture, in which case the plaintiff might
have given secondary evidence, if he could do so,
of its contents; but it was too much to say that the
defendant was bound, to use a vulgar adage, to give
him a stick to break his own head.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said that the point was whe-
ther the attorney had not given away this indenture
for the purpose of placiug it beyond the jurisdiction
of the Court. There was no question but he had a
right to withhold it, if he was so advised, but even
then he ought to have retained it in his own posses-
-sion, and stated to the Court that he had it, but
that he was not disposed to produce it unless they
ordered him to do so.
Mr. JONES followed on the same side, after which
Mr. Sergeant WILDE contended that it was a con-
tempt of Court, and that the attorney ought to pay
all the costs to which the plaintiff had been put by
his conduct, be it erroneous or otherwise.
The Couap held that the indenture ought not to
have been placed by the attorney in other hands,
the only object of which could be to place it beyond
the power of the Court. He was, however, en-
tirely exonerated from all blame, having done so by
the advice of hi 3 Counsel. As the Court had no
power to have forced him to produce the indenture,
and as it appeared that he was willing to produce it
but for the advice he had received, the Court was of
opinion that the Rule must be discharged, but with-
out costs.--Rule discharged.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

Margaret Sullivan, an aged female of the " Sister
Isle," was charged with stealing two books from the
shop of Mr. Brownlow White.
The prosecutor's son, a lad not more than eight
years old, said that he was going home on Tuesday
night, when he saw the prisoner coming out of his
father's shop with two books, " when," said the child,
" I laid hold of her, and after a short time snatched
them out of her hand. I then put them into the shop
and followed the woman, till I met with an officer,
to whom I gave her into custody."
CHAIRMAN—Upon my word you are a courageous
little fellow.
The prisoner entered into a long defence. The
little boy she said laid hold of me, and says he,
" you have got my books," well, my dear, says I,
if they are yours, here they are, and bad' luck to
me, says I, for doing such job.----(Laughter.)
UHAIRMAN—Oh, then you acknowledge to having
taken them. _ _

Prisoner—Why your Worship you see as bow I
had had a drop of the crature, only it was the drink
within me, that did it.—(Great laughter.)

CHAIRMAN—I ale afraid it is not your first offence,
but as the prosecutor recommends you to mercy I
shall only sentence you to three days imprisonment.
John Brown, a journeyman taller, was charged
with picking a gentleman's pocket of his handker-
chief, in the Court of Common Pleas.
The prosecutor stated he felt the prisoner push
against him, and immediately missed his handker-
chief ; be laid hold of him, and charged him with the
theft. The prisoner got from him, and bolted
through the folding doors like a shot. He was,
however, secured in the Hall, and in his hat was
found the handkerchief.
The prisoner=My dear Sir, I found the handker-
chief on the ground; and did I not say at the time,
"If it is your property, take it." Indeed lam a re-
spectable man.
The CHAIRMAN told the Jury there could be no
doubt on the subject of his guilt.
Prisoner, addressing the Chairman,--My dear
Sir, I positively declare my innocence, I found the
handkerchief, Guilty. Three months' imprison-
went to hard labour,

Several prisoners of both sexes, and
all ages, from
seven years old to seventy, were tried during the
morning for petty thefts, and sentenced to different
terms of imprisonment.

It is the general practice of the principal bank-
ers in town to send their porters to the Bank of °England
with large sums in gold, for which they receive notes, A
few days ago one of Sir W. CURTIS'S porters proceeded to
the pay-office in-the Bank of England with 500 or 600
guineas, which he carried as usual, in a small canvass bag.
On the guineas being weighed 115 were deficient in weight,
and the clerk put them aside that the porter might return
them to his employers. 'Whilst the porter was arranging
the notes, some thief contrived to abstract the 115 guineas,
with which he got clear off,

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE. •
The supplies of Grain this week are small, except of
Irish Oats and Foreign Wheat, of which the quantities
are considerable The arrival of Flour is moderate. The
few parcels of good -New Wheat at market have readily
obtained Monday's prices, the middling qualities of Foreign
are rather lower. Barley, Beans, and Pease, still meet a
dull sale, at Monday's terms. The best parcels of Oats
sell freely at last quotations, light and unsweet samples
meet a heavy sale. The Flour trade continues very dull,
but the millers show no disposition to lower the top price.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour.
English 3,650 qrs. 3,600 qrs. 7,500 qrs. 4,900 sacks.
Irish l,lOO - 16,450
Foreign 27,550 1,450 1,900

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended Nov. 21, 1828, made up from the Returns
of the Inspectors in the diftbrent Clues and Towns in England
and Wales, pet Imperial Quarter.
Wheat.-- 765. tid.l 1
Oats 265. 4d. 41s. 9d
Gd. 1 Rye -- 445. 7d. I Pease--.... 455. 6d.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Of the SIX WEEKS PRECEDING
Wheat-- 755. :Id. I
Oats 265. 6d. 41s. 2d.
I 10d. Rye 40s. 4d Pease.—..... 41s. 4d.

DI/TIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat....... ls. Od. I
Oats -- 7s. 9d. Beans...— Bs. Od,
I
Barley.-- 33. 4d. Rye Os. 6d. Pease .--- ss. Od,

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

At this day's market, which was very indifferently sup-
plied, especially as to quality, each kind of meat met with
a very dull sale, at little, if any, variation from Monday's
prices.

PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS.
s. d. to s. 0. s. d. to s. 0.
Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 4 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0
Second quality ditto 2 6 210 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0
Prime large Oxen... 3 6 :1 10 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 0
Prime Scots, &c..... 310 4 !, Prime small ditto 4 8 5 0
Inferior Sheep 2 6 210 Large Hogs 4 8 5 4
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 5 4 5 8
Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves 12s to 365. each.
Sou thdown Weth ers 4 0 4 4, Quarter old Pigs 16s to 20s. each.
SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. 1 Sheep. 1 Calves. Pigs.
631 1 3,890 1 168 I 120
Mitch Cows were scarce, and very dear.

NEWO ATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Beef 2 0 3 41 Veal
Mutton 2 4 3 6 Pork 4 4 3 8