The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

THE KING V. DAVIE AND ANOTHER.

These defendants, David Graves Davie, and Samuel Adam •
Snowden, who were before the:Court on the 16th in§t.ant to sre
ce.ivc the sentence, for the offence of wilful and corrupt perjury
(the particulars of which have been already stated), and the case -
having hem then adjourned until this-day, they were now
'brought tip, and after hearing affidavits as to character, in roi-,„
tigattor. of punishment, and Mr. Adolphus on their behalf,_
me COURT adjudged them to be imprisoned in the IVli•fdle-
sex House of Correction for oue month, and at the•oepiration.ef
that time, to-be severally transported for seven yeas.

THE KING V. 11.ICHAIID FOI;ES.
Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. (X. Marriott) prayed the
judgment of the Court on this defendant, who had suffered jutg-
rueut to go by default, to an indictment preferred against him
by the Society for the Suppresoon of Vice, for pirb.ishing,:m
obscene punt. The defend,antwas a stationer and print-sekkr
Aldgat.e.
Mr. DENMAN addressed the CoUrt in mitigation of purdSl...
merit.

The CounT sentenced the defendant to nine months im-
pritgyninent in Co'dna& Fields Prison, and at the expiration o
that time to enter into security for his good behaviour, hitnielf „
std two sureties-in 101. each, fur five year.
TIIE KING V. WATSON•
The defendant was-trought up for judgment, for a libel pub
tithed in 'the- Norfolk Chronicle.
The libel complained of arose in the course of a paper war,
which was carried on between the defendant and one Nifiling.
ton, respecting the merits of a patent horse-shoe, in the course.
of which.the -defendant• had incidentally dropt some refie.etio:,s
on Mr. Clover, the prosecutor, who had nothing to do with tILe
dispute respecting the horse-shoe.
The COURT thought that the justice of the case might iwi,a
been satisfied at the Quarter Sessions, without: putting 4-ke ste-
fendant to the expense of coining to 'London.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of 4)1. which he paid accwd--
ingly and was discharged. •
THE MANCHESTER MEETING.
RADFORD V. BIRLEY AND OTHERS.

This was an action brought by the defendants, Birley,
Whittington, and Meagher, Members of the Manchester V ea-
manry Corps, for an alleged assault upon the plaintiff, at i,,la-v-
-e'hester, on the 16th of August; 1819, during the public meet- •
ing which had been convened by Advertisement, to consider of
the propriety of petitioning Parliament for Reform. The venue
had been originally laid by the plaintiff in the County of Mid-
dlesex, but had been changed on the motion of the defendants
to Lancashire, on the usual affidavit, stating that the cause of
action, if any, arose in. Lancashire, and not elsewhere.
Mr. 111...a.c Klan RN E, for the plaintiff, now moved for a rule to
shew cause why the venue should not be brought hack to Mn'..-
dlesex, on the ground that a fair and impartial trial could not be
had in the County of Lancaster. The Learned Counsel founded
his motion on the affidavit of the plaintiff's Solicitor, which
stated in substance, that this action was brought to recover a
compensation in damages against the defendants for a Violint.
assault, made by them on -the plaintiff; on the 16th of August,
11119, at Manchester, when the plaintiff and other persons were,.
as deponent was informed and verily believed, peaceably. 3Salli. -
bled in pursuance of a public Advertisement, to consider the hest'
means of bringing about a reform in Parliament. Deponent fat- .
then said, that he had been informed and verily believed, that-.
the said meeting was conducted in the most peaceable and _or-•
deny manner, until the Manchester Yeomanry commanded
.by•
' the defendant, Mr. Birley, and of which Corps all other d efenu
ants were members, and were on that occasion present, with outr
any provocation, attacked the meeting with .drawnstwol-di, -and
severely wounded several persons, and amongst others the sail
plaintiff: And deponent further slid, that he had also been
thrmed, and Verily believed, that a very great and general pre-
judice exists throughout the county of Lancaster, amongst tat;
persons who are likely to serve upon juries, as to the nature ;41
object of the meeting in question. And deponent further
that he had-heard and vuilyhelieved, that several persons wl-:
were so' wounded on the said' 16th of August, 1819, prefeTre+'..
bills of indictment at the Assizes for the said county ef Len-
casstef,Wilhst the p - • nr'srlitrtrme-aer •wounelosl-444u1-4.1t thar
the Grand Jury, upon being informed that such transentens
occurred at the said meeting, ingored the said bills. . -And. de-,
ponent lastly said, that he verily believed that an indifferent ee
impartial Jury for trying this cause cannot be had within tli
said county. of Lancaster. The Learned Counsel said thSre
several precedents for this motion, and amongst ethers, he pal,:
titularly relied. upon Petit v. Berkley, Cowp. MO, upon the
form of affidavit, on which the affidavit in this case was framed.
Indeed this ease went farther than that ; for there the affidavit
was made by the agent, whereas here it was made bt the
tiff 's attorney.
CIHEE JUSTICE—Take a rule to, shEs.v cause.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 2G.'

STEPUENS, ASSIGNEE or 11IITCHELL, V. /tOTIIIVLL AND

PARKINS.

Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN, in the beginning of the present
term, had obtained a rule to skew cause why the ve:cliet in this
case should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered. • .
Lord Chief Justice DALLAS read his notes of. the trial, from
which it appeared that it was an action on the 29th of Eliz.,
brought by.the plaintiff as assignee of a bankrupt against the
defendants as Sheriffs of London, to recover from them a cer-
tain sum for extortion in levying on the goods of the bankrupt,
under-a levari facial from the Exchequer, for a debt due to the
Crown. The bankrupt, had requested the officer to bell the
goods in a particular manner, in &great number of small lots, in
order that a greater sum might be produced by their'sale. This
the officer did, and in consequence having had more than usual
trouble, had, it was alleged, taken more than the usual fee.
The defendant's*Counsel at the trial had objected, that the ac-
tion could not be maintained—fristpbecause the facts did not
support a charge of extortion ; and, secondly,.beceruse if there
were any extortion in the case, the action should have been on
the Ist of Geo. 1., by which the fees of officers on ex( catkins in
behalf of the King arc regulated, the statute of 'Elizabeth only
referring to actions between party and party ; and, thirdly, that
if the action were properly brought under the 29th of Elizabeth,'
it should have been by the bankrupt himself; who was thb party
aggrieved.
The COMIT were clearly of opinion, tilat the 0.0011 should
have been on the statute of George 1., and therefore, without de:
tiding on the other points, made therule absolute fin a nonsuit..

' COURT OF. EXCHEQUER, Nov. 26.
The business in this Court was this day quite devoid of pub-
lic interest.

'BRIXTON HOUSE OF CORgECTION.-ThiS spa-.
cious building is a complete improvement of all
other prisons in the Kingdom. The Govektor's
house Stands in the centre, and has 'a cothmand-
ing view of-all the yards, which are well arranged
for the prisoners to walk in,' into Nvh!ch the cells
open, and each yard is separated by a high iron
railing. In order to keep the prisoners at hard
labour, there is a large corn-mill which is worked
by live Male prisoners at a time, by means of a
large wheel, with steps on tho outside, which
they walk up. and as they ascend the mill works ;
and if any of the piisoners should stand 'still,
they are thrown backwards.

DISCOVERY OF A COAL MINE.—We understand
that the Magistrates are advised that there is ex-
cellent coal under the public. Green, which can
be worked on some neighbouring property with-
out injuring the Green in the smallest degree,- as
neither the pits, coals, hills, nor steam-engines,
will be placed within its boundaries.' We also
understand that. the Magistrates are about to
make the experiment by boring.— (Gksgozz
Courier.)

The rumour is again teyived, that the :,:outh
side of Cockspitr-street will .11e thrown back
Warwick-street.