The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-22 00:00:00

SEELEY V. SEELEY.

The tegtepy in this case died on the 31st March,
leaving a widow and seven children, and possessed
of property to the amount of 2,004 After his de-
cease a paper was found, directing this property to
be equally divided amongst his wife and children.
This paper was not witnessed, and it was endorsed
in ihz testc,t9r's handwllting, ". If I should die be-
fore making a 4ir will, I wish this paper to be con-
sidered as such: tI amtipp was, whether this
paper, not being signed, could be ;met/ Upon.
Sir J. Nicnou. had no doubt but that the tes-
tator meant it to operate as his will in case he died
before ra4;ing a more formal one, and therefore or-
dered probate accordingly.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
71;IE MATTER OF OE CITY OF BATH.
This 11,4,9 litppb,ca,tipn on the part of the Corpo-
rationl of the City of Beg, ti4t the forpign apposer
of this Court might certify the 4410V-
q several
fines and recognizances, and that the Lord fTrea-
surer's Remembrancer, in whoie hands the money
(about four hundred pounds) is, should pay over
so r,n;-;-ch as results from the recognizances to the
Corptoratiou of 'the city of Bath. It appeared
that certain
quarter-sessions in ?'.4at in
lines were ir0p0524, and recognizances
estreated, at a quarter-
1823. The Bishop of Bath and Wells cia)med-.th
amount of these fines, to -the exclusion of the Cor-
poration; and the latter body
having obtained a rale
zp.,f, c4lling on the foreign apposer to chew cause
NOV *.Q.04 Rot pay the money to them, the
offieer not WiAitig t 9 tair.e.pn himself tantas compo-
nere liter, paid die ar44mpOptp Court. An order
Was at the same time mad!) that notice phpuld
be served on the Attorney-General anti on thg
Bishop of Bath and Wells, of the application
of the Corporation. The Bishop and the Cor-
prOicn have since come to an amicable arrange-

ment. The Bishop consents to take the fines, and
relinquishes all claim to the recognizances. The
Corporation on the other hand are satisfied with the
recognizances, and the Attorney-General being of
opinion that the rights of both parties are well-founded,
has waived all claim on the part of the Crown. The
fines amount only to 181., and the Corporation were
now desirous of getting the rest of the money into
their hands.
The COURT ordered the Remembrancer to hand
over the money to the Corporation, upon the At-
torney-General appearing in person to consent, and
upon the production of a proper consent from the
Bishop of Bath and Wells.

CUMULATIVE PENALTIES.

THE ICING V. BUCKLAND.
This was an information against the defendant, a
tallow-chandler, residing at Camberwell, for manu-
facturing candles without having given due notice to
the excise officers, and also for concealing candles
after they were manufactured by him. He was con-
victed on both counts,and the question now submitted
to consideration was, whether the two counts and the
separate penalties sought to be inflicted under each
count were not substantially for one and the same
offence, namely, for that of manufacturing the can-
dles without due notice.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr. JERVIS, and Mr.
WALTON were heard for the Crown, and contended
that in this case there had been a concealment after
the manufacture, which constituted'a distinct and se-
parate offence. The latter Learned Gentleman argued
that the mere fact of keeping the candles, which had
not been charged the excise duty, was in itself an
offence, and still more that it was an offence in this
instance, where the defendant or one of his servants
had blown out the candle in the room where the
candles were lying.
Mr. JERvts, for the defendant, said that that was
a most important public question, and that the Crown
were here seeking cumulative penalties for one and
the same offence. He admitted that the candles had
been illegally manufactured, but further than that
there was no concealment. If the Crown, therefore,
established its right to the two penalties, the case
would go the length of deciding, that wherever there
was an illegal manufacture, there must necessarily be
a second offence, that of concealment.

The COURT, thinking the question of great impor-
tance, took time to consider their judgment.

TILE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT-GAR

There was a good supply a
a sluggish trade ; prices as or
s. d. s. d.
Potatoes (per cwt.) 3 6 to 7 0
Cabbages (12 heads) 1 9 3 0
Ditto Red 2 6 4 0
Horse Hadish(bundle) 2 6 4 0
Celery
Brocoli 2 0 3 0
Carrots (12 bunches) 5 0 8 6
Turnips 2 0 4 0
Coleworts or Greens 2 6 4 6
Leeks 1 0 1 6
Filberts (121 b.)
.EnglishGrapes(perlb )0 6 2 6

)EN MARKET.
it this morning's market, and
this day se'nnight.
a. d. s. d.
Spinage (half.sieve) U 9tol 3
Onions • 2 0 3 6
Apples 36 40
Pears 3 0 7 0
Sweet Oranges (100) 4 0 8 0
Lemons 8 0 14 0
English Walnuts
Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 0 10 0
French ditto 3 0 7 0
French Walnuts 4 0 6 0
Spanish Hazlenuts
Onions for pickling) 1 0 2 0