The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-07 00:00:00

LAW IIs:MLLICitNCE

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dania 6.
SALE OF *MALES IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SERvi(E,

REY V. SUTTON'.
(Concluded from our Paper of Yesterday.)

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After the evidence for the prosecution had closed,
Mr. BKOUGHAM addressed the Jury on the part of Capt.
Prescott, and urged that there was not the slightest shadow
of suspicion against him ; that in fact, he bad no more to
do with the case than either Mr. Wynne, or Mr. Astell,
the Director. lie concluded by calling. witnesses to
character, each of whom gave Capt. Prescott credit for
consummate integrity and good conduct.
Mr. STARKIE ts•as heard in defence of Mr. Despard,
after which,

Lord TENTERDEN charged theJnry. It was not necessary
that the defendants should have entered into a conspiracy,
having for its object profit and gain to himself. If the trans.
action was calculated to produce profit and gain to some of
the parties, it was sufficient. There was no suspicion,
however, that Mr. Prescott had any object of profit to
himself; the charge against him resolved itself into
the circumstance that he had falsely represented to hi■
brother Directors that be was well acquainted with the
young man Back. After recapitulating the evidence, as
it bore on the separate cases of Despard and Prescott, his
Lordship concluded by stating to the Gentlemen of the Jury
that if they believed a conspiracy was entered into for the
purpose of inducing Mr. Prescott to make a false represen-
tation that he knew the family of young Mr. Back, and
that if be did make such false representation, they were
bound to find him guilty. If they had any doubts as to Mr.
Prescott's guilt they should give him the benefit of those
doubts, but if they had no doubt, the excellent character
he had received from so many respectable gentlemen should
not be allowed to influence their verdict. As to Despard,
he thought the Jury would agree with him, that there
mild be no doubt in his case.

After deliberating a short time, the Jury returned at
a few minutes after six o'clock, with a verdict of Guilty
against the defendant, Despard, and a verdict of Not Guilty,
for the defendant, Prescott.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.—MARcu C.

There was a pretty full attendance to-day, but the bet-
ting was rather dull. The Colonel stands well; but
Merchant has also some good supporters. Nararin
has gone back a little ; Amy is still fashionable.—
Several outsiders hare been picked out, and backed for
trifles. They closed as follows :

DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Hon. E. Pebre's The Colonel
8 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant (taken)
9), to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt
10 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Navarin:
12 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Amy colt (taken)
16 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid
18 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Mariner
20 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote cult
20 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Folly colt
23 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Bugle
40 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnard°
1060 to 10 apt Mr. Benson's Alcaston
1000 to 10 agst each of Mr. Wyndham's two.
OAKS.
9 to 1 on the field, and 12 to 1 barring one.
Sr. LEGER.
17 to 1 agat Mr. Petra's The Colonel (taken)
33 to 1 apt Duke of Grafton's Navarin

NAVARIN SUBSCRIPTION.—A Meeting was
held yesterday morning by advertisement, at the Free-
mason's-hall, for the purpose of promoting a public sub-
scription for the wounded sailors, and for the widows and
orphans of those who fell at Nayarit!. The Rev Mr.
S MITN, of the London Mariners' Church, addressed the
meeting at considerable length. The Rev. Gentleman,
after descanting on the perils of the deep, and the peculiar
gratitude flue from sailors to a protecting Providence, went
on to state the great improvement witnessed of late in the
manners and religious feelings of the navy in general, in-
stancing the crew of the Victory in particular—a ship, he
observed, over which the most sensitive female might be
conducted by the lowest seaman on board, without having
her feelings outraged by.an . oath, or the slightest offence
against delicacy. A very handsome subscription took place.

COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.—The following
Circular has been transmitted, by order of the Finance
Committee, throughout the entire country, directed to
the Heads of the different Departments connected with the
Collection of the Revenue, the Stamps, Customs, and
Excise:— " MARca 1, 1828.

" SIR-By order of the Fins.nce Committee, you will,
by return of post, send an answer to the following questions,
viz.

" Emohnnents received by each Officer in the Office,
from pensions, places, or other emoluments under Govern-
ment, and what part of the said emoluments received by
any Officer are temporary, and when the Caine may Le ex-
pected to cease. I am, Sir, Szc."

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A meeting took
place on Tuesday morning last, at an early hour, en Wim-
bledon Common, between R—n C—, Esq. and Lieut.
G—c H—, R.N., the former accompanied by Major
S----, the latter by W. P—n. Esq. The first fire carried
off one of Lieut. 11—'3 front buttons, the ball passing
through his coat. On the second, Mr. was
slightly wounded above the right knee. The affair was
then happily put an end to and the parties retired good
friends.—Morning Paper.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, MARCH 5.--On
Tuesday the last of the Winter Subscription Balls of the
inhabitants of this town and its vicinity, took place at the
Assembly Rooms. There were upwards of 120 persons
present, who kept up the quadrilles till a late hour. The
standards, Messrs. ELLIOTT, NASH, CLIFFORD, RD d
STA ELKS, were persevering in their exertions to keep up
the harmony of the scene to the last.
Mr. KEAN was present at the Meeting of the
Performers of Covent-garden Theatre yesterday. He
looked extremely well. He has so far recovered from his
indisposition as to be able to undertake a professional tour
in the northern parts of England. A treaty is in progress
between him and the proprietor of the Haymarket for the
summer season, and it is said they are endeavouring to
secure his services for the next season at his present quarters,
Covent-garden.
ON LEos.—There is a fair dancer now at
the opera, who, from a principle well known to the meta-
physical, seems to be ostentatious of two phenomena of this
kind, in the exact proportion that she ought to conceal
them. She appears to consider them as prize-calves ; and
makes as great a show of her favourites, as an Essex gra-
zier. The simile is not handsome; but we forget the
bearer is a woman when we look at such legs. Not that
very true women may not have legs a little superfluous.—
Madame PASTA has them. Mrs. JORDAN'S legs were
handsome rather as a man's than a woman's ; and yet who
ever doubted that she was a very charming female? It is
not the leg, but the spirit with which it is worn ; and
upon this principle, a woman with thick ankles may step
about our imaginations like a fairy,and another with thin ones
trample thcm,as if they were lead. If a woman has grace at her
heart, her movements will be graceful and her step soft, let
her legs be what size they may. If she has not, the down-
wardness of her spirit will put a vulgar weight in her feet,
let them be naturally as light as a zephyr's. She shall
shake the room as she walks, like an ale-wife. But huge
legs in a female are not particularly valuable for their own
sakes, as our fair friend at the opera seems to think. Danc-
ing tends to make them so ; but this is not what we go to
see dancing for. Here, however, lies the secret. Body is
every thing in opera-dancing, and mind nothing.—
Companion.

VVINGED BOGS.--A great number of the in-
habitants of London, and other large English cities, have
reason to be thankful that the bugs of this country ars not
gifted with wings like those of India; there would bo no
escaping from them if they were. A swarm of bugs going
buzzing through the air would be far more terrible than a
swarm of locusts :—" One of the greatest plagues we have
as yet met with in this journey is that of the winged bogs.
In shape, size, and scent, with the additional faculty of
flying, they resemble the grabbatic' genus, too well known
in England. The night of oar lying off Barrackpoor
they were troublesome; but when we were Of the
Raja's palace, they came out like the ghosts of his
ancestor's armies, in hundreds and thousands, from
every bush and every heap of ruins, and as filled
our cabins as to make them barely endurable. These en-
happy snimals crowded round our candles in such swarms,
some just burning their feet and wings on the edge of the
glass shade, and thus toppling over ; others, more bold,
flying right into the crater, and meeting their deaths there,
that we really paid no attention to what was next day a
ghastly spectacle, the mighty army which had settled on
the wet paint of the ceiling, and remained there, black and
stinking, till the ants devoured them. These last swarm
in my pinnace ;
they have eaten up no inconsiderable por-
tion of provisions,
and have taken, I trust to their benefit,
a whole box of blue pills; but as they do their best to
clear it of all other vermin, I cannot but look on them
with some degree of favottr."--Bishop Journal of
a Toler in Inefia.