The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-25 00:00:00

CONSISTORY COURT.

Dr. LustittioTorr at only fora few minutes this morn-
ing. Some witnesses were sworn to give evidence on a
suit of divorce at the instance of Lady Mansell against her
husband, Sir William Mansell.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
IMPORTANT TO COACH PROPRIETORS.

RILEY V. HORNE.

Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS moved fora rule in this case,
to sbew cause why the verdict for the plaintiff should not
be set aside and a new trial granted on the following
grounds :
This cause was tried at the last sittings at Guildhall be-
fore Chief Justice Best. It was an action against the de-
fendant who is a coach proprietor, to recover the value of a
parcel sent by his coach from Kettering, in Yorkshire, to
London, which parcel had been stolen from the coach.
The plaintiffs had a house at Kettering, and another in the
city, both in the woollen-cloth trade, and the parcel was
sent by their agents at Kettering to their house in Loudon.
The value of the parcel was about forty-five pounds.
The defence set up on the trial of the cause was, that
the parcel was not paid for at the time it was booked for
more than a common parcel, although the usual practice
was not to be accountable for parcels beyond the ♦alue of
5/,, unless paid for accordingly. The notices to this effect
were proved to have been regularly delivered at the plain-
tiff's house in the city, with every parcel from Kettering,
and it was contended that these notices held good for Ket-
tering, as well as for Loudon, because the plaintiff was thy•
party sending as well as receiving, and must therefore have
been aware of the terms upon which they transacted busi-
ness. On the other hand it was contended, that the words
in the notice were--" All coaches which set out from thi•
office :" which only implied the necessity of insuring par-
cels of value from London to the country, but not from the
country to London. The Lord Chief Justice, at the trial,
held this latter opinion; and the notice being thus held
insufficient, the plaintiff recovered to the full amount of
the parcel.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS now moved for a new trial, on
the ground that the notice was sufficient, and lie cited the
opinion of Lord Chief Justice Tenterden in the case of May-
hew v. Eames, that the notice {which was verbatim the
same as the one in the present case) could not be held to
mean coaches only going one way, for the journey from
the time they set out was not concluded until their return
again.

The CulEr JUSTICE said this was certainly a case in
point, and in deference to so great an authority as Lord
Tenterden, he thought the case ought at least to be
examined.

Rule to chew cause was then granted.
_ _

Mr. Justice GAZELES observed that the fact of the
notices being given with each parcel for Kettering, was a
strong fact in support of the application.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Prin-
cess SOPIIIA visited his MAJESTY yesterday at his Palace
at St. James's.

The answer given yesterday to the inquiries
after the health of the Princess AUGUSTA, was " Her
Royal Highness has passed a quiet night, and is a little
better to-day." The medical attendants considered the
Princess to be better yesterday than she had been since her
indisposition. Her Royal Highness teceived a short visit on
Wednesday morning from her nephew, Prince GEORGE,
and the Duke of CUMIiERLANI). The Duchess of GLOU-
CESTgR and the Princess Sonsin visited their Royal sister
yesterday. Most of the Foreign Ambassadors, and Mi-
nisters and their Ladies, and great numbers of the Nobi-
lity and Gentry, called in the course of yesterday to snake
their enquiries.

Prince GEORGE accompanied the Duke of
CUMBERLAND yesterday to the House of Lords.

Mr. Secretary Hu. sKissoN, as Colonial Secre-
:otrficie,c,:sntehtereroe
Judge.utal,ryt the'
Secre-
tary, entertained on Wednesday in honour of the Elmo's
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Quartermaster-General,
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Advocate-General, the Paymaster of the Farces, the Adju-
tant-General,the Commander of the Forces, the Lieutenant-General,
Clerk, and Treasurer of the Ordnance, the Vice-President
-of the Board of Trade, the Under Secretaries of State for
the Colonial Department, Sir JAMES LYON, Sir A. DICK-
SON, Sir A. HOPE, MT. WILMOT HORTON, Mr. T.
ConaTENav, Mr. L. PEEL, General BLACKWELL, Gene-
ral PHIPPS, Colonel MsxwEr.r., &c.
Prince Puckler MUSK AU, Viscount CLIVE,
Lady FARNBOROUGH, the Right Lion. Sir G. F. HILL,
the Rev. Dr. BLOMB.ERG, and Mr. WALTER JON RS, were
present at the limes Drawing-room on Wednesday.
The Duke of CL A REWCE gave a grand dinner in
honour of the KING'S birth-day, on Wednesday, at his resi-
denc,e in the Admiralty, to his Royal Highness's Council, and
a numerous party of Noblemen
and Gentlemen ; among the
company were—Earls DARNLEY, MOUNT EDGCUMBE, ant,
CA WOOR ; Lord ARDEN, Sir W. J. HOPE, Sir G. CocK.
BURN, Sir E. OWEN, Sir G. CLERK, Earl BRECK NOCE,
wsrls:r:TooLNLiEy,
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Mr. CROKER, Mr. BARRoW, Sir JAMES COCKBURN, Sir
W. HOSTE, Sir G. ROBINSON, HOROUTabIeS R. DUNDAS
SPENCER, MIUNDY, WOOLMORE ; Ge
W. L. BATHURST, H. lanoz; Commissioners MIDDLE.
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THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The wind having been favourable this week, the supplies
of Grain from the east coast are good, but of Irish Oats
the arrival is small. The Wheat trade remains heavy at
last Monday's prices. Barley is unaltered. Beans :met
Pease find buyers at the terms last quoted. There is no
alteration in the Oat trade, and not mach doing to-day.
Flour continues to meet a heavy sale.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour.
E risnglish ........,. 6,250 qrs. 6,200 qrs. 2,700 qrs. 9,200 sact4,
Ih 4 ---..
Foreign
!?.50 -

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN.
For the Week ended April 18, 1828, made up from the Returns
of the Inspectors is the different Clues and Towns in England
and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat.........-575. sd. I Oats 21s. ld. Beans.--, 44,
8ar1ey—.....,315. sd. I Rye 325. sd. On.
Per Winchester Quarter.
Wheats...... 555. Bcl. Oats 20s. sd. I Beans-365. 2d.
Barley sd. `Rye 31s. sd. 1 Pease las. 10d.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES of the Six WEEKS PRECEDING..
Wheat-- 545. 10d. I Oats —... 203. 10d. 1 8ean5..,,,,,.. ifs. Bd.
Barley —.3os. 7d. Rye 32s. 4cl Pease 38s. 2d.