The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-07 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Essex, Barclay, from the South Seas, in the Downs, sailed
from §l. Helena, .Line 1. •
The Portsea, Lamb, from Bengal, paced St. Helen, Slit of
May, for London.

ARRIVAL AT rtrir Cash.--114 Majesty's ship Via!age, Dun-
des, from Plymouth, May 23.
e.0.m.-11e brig LTA, was totally lost at the isiouth of the
Breeds river, Cape of Good Hope, ou the Nth May.
CaLcurra, llAucu 14.—( Via Bourdeaux.)—The Resource,
Tomlin, was to leavo'Calcutta, for Loudon, the 15th of March.
The Baretto, jun., Matthews, had not left Calcutta on the 14th of
March.

Slurs spOKUN wint.---The Wellington, from Madras to Lon-
don, lat. 39. N., long. 36. W. ; the Warrens, Bliss, from Lon-
don to the South Seas, lat. 49. 15. N., long. 10. W.

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.

On Sunday morning, the 23d July, a meeting took place at
Park, between Ebert Jacob, Esq. of Silverspring, and 'William
Nuun, Esq. of Banyldre. The former Gentleman was attended
by Henry R. Harvey, ,Esq, and the latter by George 11i. Dance,
Esq. We stall mike no remark, but merely give the following
staten3ent:—

In consequence of an incorrect statement, bearing Mr. W.
Nunn's signature, and reflecting on Mr. Jacob, haying appeared in
the Wexford Club Room, a meeting was arranged between the
parties, Mr. W. Nunn having directed Mr. Jacob's friend (Mr.
Harvey) to name the time and place. After two shots each had
been exchanged ineffectually, the third pistols being handed to the
parties, and just as Mr. Harvey had taken his place to give the
word, Mr. Nunn called his second (Mr. Dance) over to him, and
after some private conversation Mr. Dance came over to Mr.
Harvey and offered an apology, Mr. Harvey declined, saying an
apology was not what was wanted, but the retraction of the asser-
tion that "he (Mr. Nunn) had broken a stick on Mr. Jacob's
back ;" to which Mr. Nunn replied he did not strike Mr. Jacob,
but that he aimed a blow at him while his back was turned. On
this Mr. Dance wrote the following retraction, to be signed by
Mr. Nunn:—

" I did not strike Mr. Jacob, but aimed a blow at him ; but, as
Mr. Jacob had his beck turned to me, it is probable that he did
not see me. lam sorry for acting as I did, and I hope we will
be friends."

This was agreed to be accepted by Mr. Harvey.
NotwithstandinK Mr. Dam* having determined on this, Mr.
Nuun refused to sign it, but said be would " Bay it."
This Mr. Harvey deemed insufficient, as considerable misun-
derstanding bad taken plane from a former verbal arrangement.
Mr. Nunn having thus violated the received usage in not abiding
by the decision othisatcond,. Mr. Harvey adjourned the meeting
to that day week, to Calais; conceiving, in the event being fatal,
the affair would not bear a legal investigation. To this adjourn-
ment of the affair to Calais, Mr. Dance did not assent, aud the
parties left the ground accordingly.

It appears, however, that 'some misundersta.nding subsequently
arose upon the subject--and in' place of adjourning to Calais, Mr.
Harvey and Mr. Dince have been addressing the
_public through
the medium of the Wexford herald...__, üblin Evening Poet.

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THE WORK NI EN.--Placard s were posted about
town last night, announcing that a meeting of the
workmen of Dublin and its neighbourhood would be
held at twelve o'clock this day, at the Fifteen Acres,
in the Phoenix Park. We understand it is the inten-
tion 'Of the magistrates not to permit this assemblage.
mag
—Mr. Gabbett, one of the strafes of College-
street division, proceeded yesterda iy
with a party of
horse police*: visit the different works in the neigh-
bourhood of It ingsend, Donnybrook, and that vicini-
ty ; at some of them the men were at their ordinary
occupations, but no interruption was offered to them.
—Mr. Cole proceeded in like manner from }letup'
street Office along the Quays, as it was apprehended
an attack would be made on the men in the em toy-
went of the Ballast Office. Nothing of the kind, how-
ever, occurred.--Freeman's Journal,

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—SATuithAy, Ace.

CIVIL SIDI:.

STOM v. OXINIAN AND MIMS.
This was an action against Henry Chudleigh amide;
Esq., George O.renden, Esq., Sir John Fagg, Bart.,,High
Sheriff of the County, and John Oliver, Esq., for viole,ntly
assaulting the, plaintiff. The defendants pleaded th
general issue—not guilty.
This was a case of great excitement and interest, from
the wealth and rank of the defendants, and the alleged
circumstances of cruelty and barbarity under which t. 4
assault was committed. The plaintiff, a very poor man,
sued in forma pauperis; the defendants separated in their
defences. A. rule for a special jury had been obtained at
the instance of the defendants. Eleven special jurors now
attended, and the panel was made up by a talesman.

Mr. Broderick, in stating the case, said that he up.
pearrd as the advocate of a poor man, is the most humble
station of life seeking impartial justice for a grievous
injury inflicted by persons of rank, fortune and inthumee:
Impressed with the conviction that fair and impartial just
tier would not be denied him, he did not leer to submit
his case to the judgment of a jury, chosen from the same
sphere of life in which the defendants moved. The plain-
tiff, a poor labourer, suing as a pauper, sought a reparation
in damages from persons having on their side all the ad.;
vantages which birth and fortune were naturally calculated
to induce. It would be demonstrated that persons of thiS
condition bad conducted themselves towards an humble
fellew-creature in a manner which the laws of this country
did not sanction, and which could only be accounted for
by an utter disregard of the lives of those who happened
to interfere either with their idle sports or selfish amuse-
ments. In truth, it would turn out that this was little
more than an inquisition of damages; for that an assault
had been committed, and that under circumstances of the
most outrageous violence was a fact Capable of the
clearest demonstration. After some further observations,
the learned counsel detailed the facts which were proved
in evidence.

Luke Evans, a journeyman paper-maker, Thomas May-
turn, labourer, working in the factory of Messrs. Phipps,
at River, near Dover; Thomas Bayley, a labourer, living
at Ewell, near Dover; William Patterson, a earlier at
Dover; and James Martin, a labourer of Lidden, ere
then called to prove the plaintiff's W
case. From their evi-
dence it appeared that on Sunday the 19th March, Evans,
Mgyttim, and Brockman, the son of a publican, at. River,
went to look for a fox forsale, atFislier's burrow fox-earth,
and in doing so, two dogs which they had with them, be-
longing to a man named Witnell, who went by the name
of Billy the Devil, got earthed, and could not be taken out.
Next day Evans and Maytum, in company with the plain-
tiff Stokes, a blacksmith, went to the fox-earth, each hav-
ing a dog with a net, and a mattock,and other implemeuts.
The fox-earth is situated on a farm called Wickham,
Bushes, the property of Mr. Noakes, of Mungam. The
men began to dig for their dogs, when Mr. Graves, the
, ,
steward, came up andinquired what tney were about.—
They told him, and asked leave to proceed. Mr. Graves
gave them permission, provided they filled up the holes
again. Whilst they were digging, Mr. H. C. Oxendon
came up, on horseback, and Omanded what they were
'
bing there ? He was informed, that they had permission
*ern the steward. This he denied. He then went in
pursuit of the steward, who came back ; and in the pre-
sence of Mr. Oxenden, stated, that it was true he had
given permission to the men to dig for their dogs, after
they had begun. Mr. Oxenden then said to Mr, raves,,
" I know your master, and he will do any thing to oblige,
me, so I charge you to warn these men off the land.
The steward accordingly warned them off, and they went;
away immediately, taking their tools and dogs with them.
A party of gentlemen, in hunting-dresses, then came round+
the corner of the wood, and Mr. Oxenden gave them,
what is called the " view holloa." As soon as they
came up, Mr. Oxenden said, " Now, in the first,
place, we will kill all their dogs." At this time
Maytum and Stokes were4oing off towards a wood,
with their dogs under theu. arms.. Several gentle-
men then pursued them, striking at their dogs. Mr. H.
C. Oxenden then cried out, i‘ Ride over them." Mr.
G. Oxenden, who 'was riding a gray horse, rode over the
plaintiff, and knocked him down. The plaintiff received
a wound on the left side of his head from the horse's hoof,
and was kicked in one of the hips, He was immediately
covered with blood. The gentleman then rode after Bay-
ley into the wood. The plaintiff escaped with his dog--
one-of the eyes of the animal being struck out, and hanging'
on its cheek. The plaintiff had 4 handkerchief tied round
his head for two or three days, and did not appear to have
been very materially hurt. In about, an hour and a half
afterwards the two dogs were taken out of the fox-earth,
and shot by Mr. Oliver, None of the witnesses could
identify any of the defendants, except Messrs. Oxenden,
as being present when the plaintiff was ridden over. The'
last witness said he thought Sir John Fagg looked like
one of the gentlemen, and he believed he was present.
Mr. Marryatt submitted, that there was no case to go
to the jury against Mr. Oliver.

Mr: BoHand also- contended that there was nothing to
affect Sir John Fagg.
Baron Graham thought the whole case ought to go to
the jury.
Mr. Gurney then addressed the Jury for Messrs. Oxen.
den ; and argued, that the ittjury which the plaintiff had
sustained was quite accidental, and that the object of the
defendants was to destroy the dogs, for which separate ac-
tions had been brought, and now remained for trial.
Mr. Marryat declined addressing the Jury for Mr. Oliver.

Mr. BoHand contended, on bgialf of Sir John Fagg,
that there was not a tittle of evidence to show that that
gentleman was present, or knew any thing of the transac-
tion until after it had happened.
Mr. Baron Graham summed up the case.

The Jury retired, and in about half an hour, found Mr.
Oliver and Sir John Fagg, Not Guilty; but Messrs.
Oxenden Guilty.—Damages 100/.

crtowN SIDE.

liforris aged 27, was indicted for violating
the !onion of Jane Barton, a girl 12 years old, at Stroud,
an the 23d of June last. Tins case excited considerable
interest, and the trial occupied the greater portion of the
day. The prisoner was acquitted.

GLOUCESTER, F&m4y, Aua. 4.

The criminal calendar is painfully filled. There are 95
aentoetereLectillid
prisoners for trial, including the names of the 18 or 20 of
the gang found in the cave a few days ago. This gang,
as well as another of a similar kind, only arrived in Glow-
gaol on the day before the assizes, from Cheltenham
e 4 t causes have been entered. Among
•
them are two actions fur libel, brought against two pro-
vincial newspapers, for descriptions of the treatment of
the idiot who is now confined in Stafford Asylum, and
several other causes of public interest.

CORON Elie OPPOSITIONS.
Mr. Baron °arrow desired the officer of the Court to
inquire if a coroner named Ting, or Tring, was in attend-
enee. On being informed in the affirmative, lie addressed
the individual, who appeared to lig a plain unlettered mini,,
in terms of severe reprehension, for the slovenly mannerio

which he had transmitted to the Court certain depositions
officially taken by him.

Mr. Ting regretted to have offended the Learned
Judge, but said he was not aware of any irregularity. He
then muttered something about acting under the warm-
tions of somebody's book in the Temple.
Mr. Baron Garrow said that a man who was incompe-
tent to perform the duties of a coroner ought not to under-
take them. At all events, if this person was attending
officially at the present assizes, he should certainly dis-
allow him his expences, after the manner in which these
depositions had been sent in. His Lordship then pro-
ceeded to charge the Grand Jury.
A very considerate arrangement was afterwards made
by the Court, for dividing the attendance of the petty
jurors, so as that one half of the general number in attend-
ance should remain at home till Monday morning, and
then come to relieve those who did the business in the
interim.

OPINION OW TIM TWELVE JUTAMS erox A POINT Of LAW.

Isaiah John Langstruth alias Isaiah John Langston was
put to the bar. He had been convicted at the last assizes
of stealing three chests of tea, which he had obtained by
personating the owner at the Waggon-office at Tewkesbury;
but a point of law was reserved, whether the offence was
a' felony or a fraud.
Mr. Baron Garrow addressed the prisoner, and said
that he had been convicted at the last Lent assizes
for this county, of having obtained three chests of tea
by fraud. He had gone to the watigou-ohlee of Messrs.
Tanner and Baylis at Tewkesbury,.•and produced an
invoice of this property, representing, himself at the
same time as a partner in the house to which the
teas were addressed: The Mode of obtaining this pro-
perty was out of the ordinary way of committing fe-
lony, and the prisoner's Counsel had taken air objection
in point of law, respecting the nature of the crime imputed
to him, contending that instead of being a grand larceny,
as set forth in the indictment, it was only an offence of
the class of frauds, for that the property, instead of being
feloniously taken, was acquired by dissimulation. There
having appeared at the time some nice, distinctions be-
tween the prisoner's case and those of a similar nature
Which had preceded it, the point of law urged by his
Counsel was reserved for the deliheratinn of the twelve
Judges. This reference had since been had, and after the
fullest consideration the Judges hid decided the objection
to be invalid, and the conveition strictly legal. Nothing,
therefore, remained but to pronounce sentence on the pri-
soner, according to the conviction upon record. As to
the nature of the charge of, which the priSoner had been
found guilty, it must be considered to be of a very heinous
nature. Against shoplifting the tradesman could be in a
great degree upon his guard by care and precaution, so
could the passenger in the streets against the pickpocket;
but no provident arrangement Could save an honest man's
property from depredations contrived with the ingenuity
of the prisoner, and executed with such dexterity. The
sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner be trans-
ported for the term of seven years.
The prisoner appeared quite prepared for this sentence.
which did not seem to make the least impression upon hint
He made a graceful and rather affected. obeisance to the
Court as be withdrew from the bar. He was said to have
been a person once engaged .in extensive trade in this
county.

CGRLOGR CHARGE Or RORBILRV.

Arthur Britua, Samuel Craw, and William Crow, were
indicted for feloniously assaulting Anne Hicks, spinster,
on the King's highway, in the parish of St. George, near
Bristol, (but in Gloucestershire!), putting her in fear, and
taking from her person, and against her will, two hundred
guineas in gold, a quantity of dollars and shillings, a linen
pocket, value 6d. a leather bag, a handkerchief; a pair of
scissors, and some other .trilling articles,-ent the sth of
April last,
The prisoners, who were all young men, pleaded " not
guiTlt "
hye.
prosecutor said, that on the night in qWestion, or
towards one' o'clock in the morning, she way returning
soberly and steadily, with her paramour, from Bristol fair,
where they had gone for the evening, when they were at-
tacked on the high road by the prisoners at the bar, the
two women named Barrett, already acquitted, and a man
named Pibble, and beaten most severely and without the
least cause or provocation; that all the parties—pitiee&i.
trix, Brain, and prisoners—were well knower to each
other, and all residing on the same road; that while she
was down, her pocket was forced off by the prisoner Wm.
Crow, and carried away, containing ten score of golden
guineia, eight score of which were wrapped up in a piece
of cotton, the rest in paper, together with several dollars,
and other silver coin, which she had in a tin box. She
swore point blank, both to the loss of her property in this
manner, and the identity of these prisoners as the assail,
ants.

In her cross-examination by Mr. Watson,' she adiatted
that though this sum of money .hid been left to her by
her mother four years ago, no human being bad been Per!.
witted besides herself to know the secret. WM. Bram;
her paramour, and to whom she bad'aince been married,
was never informed of her wealth until after the robbery.
For above a year she had kept this large sum of money,
first at her mother's house, and afterwards at, her sister's,
in a hole in the kitchen, undern stone, and where every
body had access ; latterly it was in a box, from which she
had removed it to her side.pocket at; the safer place, to
take it for the night among the crowd in Bristol fair.
She,never took it out before, and might hare wanted
something though she had not asked the price of wry thing
at the fair.

Win. Brain confirmed her story, of having told him of
the robbery after they were attacked by the prisoners;
but they went home together, notwithstanding, without
calling up any body in the road about it. Here the evi-
dence for the prosecution was closed.
Mr. Baron Darrow asked the jury whether they wished
him to put the prisoners upon their defence, for a charge
so heinous, upon evidence so unsafe. Here was a woman
asserting the possession of this, to her, a large amount of
cash, acquired in sn singularly secret a manner, and hid-
den under a stone, until, for safety sake, as she called it,
she put into, her pocket to go jostling the crowd with it,
in Bristol fair, at night time. Then they were to believe
that she was attacked and robbed of it by people, all at
whom were well known to her, and who had no reason
on the face of the earth to believe, or even sos Pro, that
she was worth ls. in the world. It was for the jorY to
them, that all Imes befbre
say, whether they thought,. oPtirt tEti „t for
e the
which might wimp, se
them to found a verdict upon,
punishment. prisoners to a mints!
eotirtt that they
The Jury inunediately informed tl,r,
sepot tett the
concurred in his Lordship's doubts, aril these improbabilities wore su

prisotlers' it said mr. B aon Carrow, as they were re-
!caged tcsou the bar) " I. believe you to lx bad and dal)-
props diameters, young AK you are, and I beseech you to
profit bt this nequittal. Loose fellows like You, vt ho have
escaped hitherto, are now, I believe, caught in the present
mendan, and the galtow.s. is likely to close Ilequtetntstnee
with them. Take eine that by and bye you are not also
overtaken by the ~,ionic fate—reform in time, and profit by
the lose'
,prisoneN promised reformation, and were then
turned out of Cuurt.

IRELAND.

CORK .ASSIZES, JULY 29.

CHARGE OF MURDER.

James Quin was placed at the bar, charged with the
wilful murder of John Barry, at Cork, on the Ist March.
The circumstances of this ease are of rather a melancholy
nature, they are as follow:--
It appears that the prisoner bad been confined in the
Lunatic Asylum, together with the deceased, both of
whom laboured under insanity. Previously to thiatrans-
aetion the prisoner had been so far recovered as to be per-
mitted. to walk unattended in the lobby adjoining the pa-
tients' wards ; the prisoner happened to perceive a stook.,
which had been accidentally placed there by the keeper,
he immediately took it up, and without any previous dis-
pute with the deceased, flung it at him, which struck him
on the head, and was the immediate cause of his. death ;
the prisoner was immediately seized by the keeper, and on
being asked what could have induced hith, to act in such
a manner, he• appeared quite unconcerned, and said that
the deceased had•been Making a noise, which disturbed
. • • _

Mr, William Collins, Moral Governor of 'the,Liutatie
Asylum, was sworn, and 4ep9sed, that the prisoner was
at that time labouring under temporary insanity ; on his
speaking to him after the: affair had taken place, the only
remark the prisoner made was, ,that " the deceased had a,
well be out of the world as in it." Under these circum-
stances the_ .fury,
.without hesitation, returned a verciic•t of
acquittel.