The Sun.
London, England, 1819-02-10 00:00:00

APPEAL OF MURDER.

The ATTOR;;;;:dITNERAC,IIIIIIoving. for leave
-to bring in• a Dill tor abOlishing Appeals for
Murder, Felony, and Mayhem and Wi-iger of
Battle,-went at some length into an historical ac-
.corrnt of the existing law on the subject. .It struck
him, he said, if the law was to be altered, it should
be.by abolishing the—Appeal itself. This Arpeal
placed the life of a-person entirely at the eiercyof
an individual. If a person at common law was
convicted, the King could pardon ;'but as the laW
now stood, the King's pardon could not be pleaded
to Lt., Appeal. Thus a person who had been ac,
quitted by a Jin-y, was placed'entirely at themercy
of the Appeller. It was unnecessary to offer any
observations to the House on the necessity of
abolishing the Wager of Battle.
Mr. DENMAN, in seconding the motion, stated
that lie entirely concurred in every observation
which had fallen from his Honourable and Learn-

ed Friend. In every case of Appeal, the trial was
removed from • a Jury. He trusted the present
measure would be followed tip by others of a si-

milar nature, which were called for by the spirit
of the age.

Mr. BERNAL, as a member of the profession,
expressed his thanks to the tionottrableAttorney-
Gereral for the present Bill. lie believed the old

law of Appeal-was still unrepealed in"‘thc case of
Treaion beyond Sea's.
The ATTORNEY-GENSRAL apprehended that
appeal, in cases of Treason, was -.totally abo-
lished,

Mr. BEtugar.. said, he knew it was abolished in
this Country, but be believed it still extended to

. •
'Treason committed beyond the

Leave was then give-n, and the Bill was shortly
afterwards brought in, read a firit tinge, and or-

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tiered. to be read a second tiwe on Friday next,

and printed.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved, that the Returns
from the Courts of Justice in Ireland, presented

in July last, be now printed.
The Report of the Committee of Ways and
Means, in which 24 millions of Exchequer Bills

were voted, was agreed to, and a Bill ordered to
he brought in, in pursuance of the Resolution of

the Committee.—Adjourned.

PIRACY.--Yesterday Patterson and Sutton, two
Deaf boatmen, underwent a fival examination be-
fore Mr.' BIRNIE, at Bow-street °thee, on a
charge of being concerned in robbing the wreck
of the brig Mary, Captain Williams, when she
was cast away, some time since, on the Goodwin
Sands, on her voyage 'from Limerick to London,
loaded with Irish linen and provisions, to the
amount of 70001. In this case none of the pro-
perty has been found, although the most diligent
search has been made by Lavender and Bishop.
The prisoners were discharged.—(lflorning Post.)
The two Executione.r.s- of •the.L4w in St. Pe--
tersbui gh haviug died, the Monicipal Anthrity
vainly uttered their places to others, but no Rus-
sian could be rouml to accept them.. The Senate
has resolved that they shall be given to culprits
condewned to the penalty of the knout.

, LAW INTELLIGENCE,

LoCt'I°DUTI(I;I;i9ANICCEIL-11,AoNncEsRalt-' tFheiDS.
The
n open Court, for the purpose of swearing 1001%
Gentlemen of the Bar as Serjeants, rid gr.
ship took his seat at half-past 10 o'clock, ore
Law, senior, Mr. Cross, and Mr. D"'ICY' or°
duly sworn in.—This ceremony having 4ec"!l to
through, the LORD CHANCELLOR adjutilli%so
Iris private room for the purpose of hearing
AI'IGOR CATHEDRAL. for
This case, it will be recollected, has bfe,i-ies*
s ConSich ible, time under litigation, lb'
tion being whether' he Master's' Iter,ort
not confirmed. •
inorrifiret°
Mr. RosE appeared this day against the CO, tl
oration of the Wport, and founded his 011110 t be
upon the ground, that the precentor could 1“)
considered as part of the choir.
Mr. HART spoke in support of the rtePrit'tiit
The LORD CHANCELLOR filially decide" cote
the Master's Report ought to be confirmed
tliu-
sidesing that the precentor, as being first oniiror
was part of the choir. He observed th'it 1200
tenths of the precentors throughout the "rveif
did not do their duty. In fact he belio'et('reif
few of the choir attentkd ; and.like the cekt).(llio
musical instrument in St., Martin's•lo,
ApOIIOHiCOU), which seemed to p‘rforta noti
ties of many instruments, so one or two c4nt3
filled the place of a toll their--(Times.)

VICE-CHANCELLoR'S COURT FEO.9* s;
THE DUKE OF NORFOLK V. MYERS AND
The fUis
VICR.CUANCELLOR gave his judgrlielt
e°
morning in this case, which he con.sidele", A
great -importance as to landlords and tenlot'liosc
lid! had been filed by the Noble plaintiff sgrotel
some. tenants of his, and an injunction vois sc
for, to restrain them from grinding their c°,.. el)!
any mill but the one which he had built, aWit
in repair on his estate for the purpose.
been said that tenants were obliged to set"' tote'
corn to the mill belonging to the lord (4 tl'ertd
nor, and two cases were cited in which the C°l,o
Exchequer had decided the question in 11 c ielIC
s the landlord. He thought these decisions u— Vic
to authorise hint
g'
in granting, the injunctioill'alft
there were two other questions which cou.'{yof
in his opinion, be decided by the verdiccg
Jury:. The•first was, IVhether the reol°vtiled bf
two water-mills, and substituting one w°r7
steam, did not sordeteriorate the coinnact,°,l
part of the landlm7d, as to do away wi,rh "3: rr
die
of custom ? and the second was, Whelaeriati#
crushing of corn could be cOnsidercd 65 g.botr
ining ?He would grant an issue on these, lord
the mean time, would consult With rbe 'side
Chancellor as to the terms in which the elk"
should be expressed. ;junction grs"-
(Morning Chronicle.)

I.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NVEsTturNsrgo,
CONSPIRACY AND ABDUCTION.
aTKElllo9.„t
THE KING V. JAMES BoWDITCII AND t
In this case their Lordships gave judgal., otsti
the sitting in the Court. They were ond"lninter
of opinion, that there was no ground for d it;,,
fearing with the verdict of guilty which I/3 0,004
delivered against the defendants ; and e%13,01i41)
0) ems e I N•;es highly indignant at the Course by the
had been pursued by thvin, in attemptia.', trOti
foulest means, to ctivrrt ;be stream of jlttlCs.(or a
its• proper channel. Lie conditional rule i,en
new trial, obtained by Mr. ticariett, was '
discharged. •
eifr
Mr. Justice
.BAILEY, after an appropriate
,
dress, pronounced the sentence of the Cog.

the detendants, viz. : OOl
That Siesannedi Mu/mine should be irnP"%itig
far two years in Dorchester gaol, she 81:1143,; to
to be the most active person in conspiol3°
carry off 'Miss Maria Glenn. to
That Janies Bowditch, the labouring 01' ,0010
whom illiss Glenti was to ha,„ been Intoll tot
had the plan succeeded, should be imprisoliet
18 months. to°.-
And that Joan and William Bowditeh, (be. 00,:'
ther and brother of James, should be impf's
for 21 months. - ho tar
,
With respect to Mr. and Mrs. Pauli. Vv " -itil
petard to have had scarcely any thing 0 lo
ad!
the transaction, a noli prosequi was'ente•
(British Press.) - ,

0151
PROVINCIAL BIRTH, MARRIAGES, ANI)
BIRTH. thel.sl
In Heriot-row, Edinburgh, on the 3011)
' Sir buttes Douglas, R.C. B. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
Wednesday. .last, at St: Michael's, Bristol, Mr..iBM-5
9f Clifton, to Miss Frances Godfrey, of the Old Parkiii 0, `,:f;
On the 23d tilt. at Roystonc, near Barnsley, theYl.l: :
1,6 f
Stead, of Giltiersome, to Anne, third daughter o.;;;.ter
ReV: John Mence, senior, Minister' of Birnsley, an
b°
the Rev. Benjamin Mence, of the same place. oft.tbe
Lately, at litdoo;‘%l.
Sarahiss lre n Captain
dßaai,":l,.,l,:sr'
1100f2 0i
Reverend Marcus Monk, and niece to the Acct.°
Tuam.

DIED. • 010. i
•
Jan. 21, at CorSley, Wilts, Mr. Wrn. Dretlge, n WI"
aged 61.--On the same day, Mrs. Dredge, .lii6 wile'
eSE,
survived him only three hours! n the:, o
Wrecked at sea on her passage to Aberdeen, 0 1, wne •",.
ult. Jean Inglis, agedll2 (far advanced in pregnaocli do
Lieutenant WillisiM:Dunihrecl,, of the'Rwal Nav-Z.ir, itg6t.o
On Sunday last, at Plymouth, in his 73i1 year,
that ia' 4
superannuated Boatslwiiii. It is said of him, th' swear' ,
course of hiS (hay lie enfmred all his orders -Nithoot
e
an oath or handlin a rattan. ..jr be.
Lately, at Walgra g ve, iklr. John Barrett, aged "'tot I'9
ceased was a member of the Benefit Society al 1. os
. • l'
about es years, who had paid into the society 15
received out of it 931. 14s. Id.

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