The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-09 00:00:00

CII'Y BUSINESS.

Yesterthiy the LOPDMAYOR held a Court of Al-
dermen, in consequence of the decease of Mr. Ed-,
ward Kirby, elate Keeper ,of the Debtors'. Prison
for London and Aliddlesex, when Friday was ap-
pointed for the election of a successor, and.adver:-
titementS ordered toThe i:isned accordingly.
Several bars of gold, 'weighing, upwards, of 900
ounces, were sworn off-for exportation. Some per-
sons Were allowed brokers.
His Lordship afterwards went on the Hustings,
and held a Common Hall, for the election Of a
Sheriff to serve with Vrancis,Desanges, Esq. She-
riff of London and Mithileiex, for the year ensu-
ing, in the room of Robert Wilson, Esq. who has
refused to give boinfjto take upon ;him that office,
when George Alderson, Eiq• citizen and pewterer,
was duly eleeted, and declared his consent to serve
the sad 'Office.
A Common Council was afterwards held, wh6n
Mr. Alderman Thorp was unanimously elected
Governor Oldie Irish Society, -in the room of. H.
C. Comhe, Esq. not an Alderman.
The'Counittee of Bridge-house Estates !made
a Report on the state of the Borough Compter,
which was read, and ordered to be printed. on
the minutes, prior to being taken into consi-

deration.
The Committee for General Purposes presented
a Report, for all6wing Sir W. Lewes 3001. per
annum, in consequence of lris length of services
as 'Bailiff of the Borough of Southwark, in the
event of his being removed from that office ; and
after a considerable discussion thereon, a motion
was made to agree with the Report, end
an
whidjournch witst neb gatived
Amendment was proposed to ae eonsi_
deration to a future Court,
on a division, the numbers being—.
For agreeing with the Report, 2 Aldermen, 56
Commoners, and. 2 Tellers.— Total 60.
For adjourning the consideration, 3 Aldermen,
ZS Commoners, and '2 Tellers.--.—Total 38.
The Secondaries were directed to lay before the
Court the Books or Lists. of Persons, qualified to
serve is Jurors within the City ; arid also the
Book from which Special Jurors have heretofore
been struck by volt; Qs order of the Courts at
Westminster. •

Yesterday Sarah lirow‘n, cleaning her master's
windows in Rebecca-court, Oxford-street, on the
second floor, and standing 14PM.1 the ledge out_
side the window,
,unfortunately fell ispon die
pavement and broke her legs, null was otherwise
so much hurt that
,not the most remote hopes are
entertained by her mediCal mtendaut, of her re-
covery.
Monday Mrs. i?ergnsson, of Tyler's-court, ar-
naby-market,,in a state of insanity threw herself
out of a two-pair front room window ; her legs
were broken by the fail, and she was otherwise
much injnred. She was lett alone,in,t he room by
her atiesidant, and took that opportunity of coup:
titian% the act.

LAW INTILLLIGENCE.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCIT, JULY 8,

Afiddimr Sittings after T.-initit Term, before Mr. JUftir,
BAILEY and a Special Jury.

SLANDER.-BISHOP V. HUGHES.

This was an action of slander. 'The Words set
out in the declaration, and charged •as being
spnken by the defendant, imputed to the plaintiff
that he had " attempted 10 commit suicide by
haiit:ing himself, but ineffecttially, for the rope
bruhe or slipped."

The parties lived in the neighbourhood of St.
Catherine's, the plaintiff being a wine-nierehaat
and distiller, and the defendant a tradesman, and
had hail some disputes about parish business.—
The words in question were uttered by the defen-
dant in the shop of Mr. EnderShv. lie entered
the shop and began the conversation byobserving,
" Mr. Endersby, I heard that you had hanged
yoursdf." Endersby replied," No, I am rather
awkwardly situated, but I would rather go to
Newgate than do that." '' 1Vell," said the de-
fendant, " if yoa have not, another little great
man in the parish has." Etojersby asked to whom
he alluded, and the defendant answered, " Why,
Bishop—he attempted to hang himself, but the
rope broke,---or the rope slipped."
Mr. and Mrs. Endersby were called to prove
the winds, but they did not recollect the defen-
dant to have said, that -" Bishop had attempted to
hang himself,',' as alleged in the declaration, and
con•equetoly,
Mr. Just lee BAILEY directed a nonsuit, ruling,
that in actions of slander the words themselves,
anti not the effect merely, shall be provtd.—
Plaintiff bonsuited.

PARISH OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS V. WARREN.

In the year 1812, Ursula Lad was delivered of
a bastard child, for the maintenance of which.the
parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields became charge-,
able. The woman swore the child ti► the de!en-
dant, and he gave bot►d, dated 6th July, 181:2, to
the parish for the payment of 4s. rr wvek tor:
the support of his issue; the penalty was 100/.,
Upon hi 3 bond the present fiction" erns .brought,.:
aud three pleas vt-ere put upon the record-71011 est!
frietuni ; tu,it the pails!' of St. Martin, hart
_not;
been damnified 4.611 that the defendant became a.

bankrupt ou 28th November, 1815.
On the p.m of the /4(111.43, one of the parish-
officers provvd siip.oort of the intant for 74
Wet ks subsequent to ihe date of the' defendant's
bankrupicv 'as admitted that, previous to the
It Noven.ber, 1815,.ti1e detendatst wai in ar-
real- to the pcifish for the tualti;eitatm; of the
child.

Mr. GURNEY, On beloilf of the defetuant; al-

lowed that the only question in'tliis_ctise‘N•ns a:
point of law, ‘ylietlier beenrity ?..oven in this
Case WaS not proveable under toe c;knulli3iiioo-
- client.

• Mr. Jliztice BAILEY ivas of 01)111101i OW it
Coilid out have been pruse:t on the bankruptcy of
the tiett,ottaut,i .but Or gaiie Mr. (iorney.leav-e.to

wove to cultr a nons,it, it he thought
the point tenabie.—A vtrtiict Was accurtliugly
taken for the plaihtiffs.