The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
DUFFIELD V. DUFFIELD,
The Learned Judges were again in attendance, this
morning, and after hearing Mr. Horne and Mr. Sugden,
at great length, the LORD CHANCELLOR. proposed that the
consideration of this case should be postponed till Monday.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
His HONOUR, after disposing of a few uninteresting
motions, rose at half-past eleven o'clock.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
SLATER V. WEST.
This was an action on a bill of exchange for 4.51.—Ver.,
liet for defendant.

LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

MOCK AUCTIONS.

Alexander Sloman was indicted for assaulting John
Challener. This was a city proseimtion, and the COMMON
SERJFANT stated that several auction rooms bad been
opened, and one of them in Cheapside, which were gene-
nerally called " Mock Auctions," and in which goods were
sold of an extremely questionable description. The gentle-
men of the want of Cheap knowing that an exposure of
such practices might have a good effect on the credulous
part of society, engaged Challener to walk backwards and
forwards with a placard (Beware of Mock Auctions) before
the Auction room of the defendant, who took umbrage at
the proceeding, questioned Challener as to who had em-
ployed him, and ultimately assaulted him by throwing two
hands-full of mnd in his face.

Mr. ADOLPHUS made a powerful appeal to the Jury
against the legality of employing a man to parade before a
man's house with a placard, for the purpose of injuring
him and inciting him to a breach of the peace. Suppose
an Alderman were an auctioneer, and a person were to pa-
rade before his house with a placard, exhibiting " Beware
of mock auctions."—(Loud laughter, in which Mr. Alder-
man Farehrother, an auctioneer, who was on the bench,
joined, and stated that, in such case, he should certainly
indict the man.)—Yes (continued Mr. A.), the Alderman
has properly said that he would have indicted him, and so
would any one ; but my client took a milder course, and only
attempted to obliterate the libel by mud, a part of which,
by accident, reached his nose.—(Laughter.)—lt is usually
said that a man who insults others should soap his nose
before he went out; but it would be reversed in this case,
as the defendant would merely have to soap it afterwards,
and remove all the injury.

The RECORDFR. observed, in summing up, that it cer-
tainly was a libel, but the defendant had another remedy.
The Jury convicted the defendant, who was fined 10s.

Mr. ADOLPHUS.-Really, Sir, the persons who have
employed this man had better desist, for one evil may lead to
another, and we shall shortly, perhaps, have a man dressed
in an Alderman's gown and asses ears, with a placard,
" Beware of Mock Aldermen."

THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.)
FISK-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.
There was an abundance of fish in the market this day,
but a large portion having been left on board the last day
or two, the prime sorts bore no comparison in quantity to
the inferior ; there was a vigilant look-out however, which
kept the worst descriptions out of the market ; the choicest
met a moderate demand at the following prices :
Feline Turbot, each lSs. Oct. to 225. Od.
Ditto small, per do. 4 0 l 0
Fine Cod-tisli, each 6 0 10 0
Inferior ditto
Salmon, per lb.
Fine Whitings, per 15 7 0 12 0
Smelts, per 26 4 0 16 1)
Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 6 0
Brill, each
Fine Lobsters, per score 911 0 40 0
Inferior ditto
Fine Crabs (each)

Fine Prawns, per lb.
Shrimps, per gallon
Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 6 0 7 0
Scotch ditto
Halibut, each 3 0 13 0
Mackarel, per 100 £2 0 £3 0
Inferior Sole, Gurnett, Flounders, Plaice, Guardfigh
&c. &c. at nominal prices only.