The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-15 00:00:00

L4l RE PORT.

COURT.OF KING'S BENCH. 14AY 14. •
CATHOLIC BENEFIT cOCIETY.
Iq last Hilary Term a rule Nisi was obtained by.
Clifford, ea.ling upon the, Magistrate.: of the
'ir'!inty Stafford, to sheW cause why a Mandamus
i;''ld not be granted, commanding them to admit
it: Articles of a Benefit Society, and to enrol them,
pi;ritiant to the 33d Geo.
, It appeared that a Society, calling themselves
ilhe Benevolent Society of Secular Catholic Cler-,
had formed themselves into a,body, . and had.
Ira
ITled certain Articles for their rule and govern-
-11'"t, and that they exhibited these Articles to, the
,astices of the Quaver Sessions for the County of
kitfurd, for the pur;use of their being enrolled,
Pursuant to the above Statute; but that the Jus-
lee. after having observed them, had refused to
t
t'rol them, upon the ground that they -were
"hposej of repuhtions contrary toile intent and
4eaning of the Ad. For this ref nsal the application
:ss.made, and a rule Nisi obtained last Term, fur
"alatidatnus. to compel them to enrol them.
I the ATTORNEY-GENERAL this day shewed cause
thatrule. He sia.-ri, that nothing was far-
Itiler froth the minds of the respedable Magistrates,
herepresented, than to deny the operation of
19t•
•neficial law to any s t of men in their county;
Zuch 1-ss'to these peaceab:, persons,. who imagined
sgeinst:lves aggrieved in the present instance, and
It% 8°4.1 the intervention of that Court ; but they
I‘, 'I public duty to perform, and that was, that
tm-s, admieistered the law, they were to take
t4c, that not break the law. The ground,
I,:refore, on winch hey rejelited those Articles was
thA if they had received them, they would
g've brcle the law. Hero. thy Learned Counsel re.;
t
'tett a vat iety of Cbjeatiolis to the Articles, two, in
11:`11rtteiilar, he fixed on as utterly subversive of the
• Ining and spirit, as well as the letter of the 13ene-
,1 Society At, called ,generally " Mr. Rose's Ad."
'l,l.nd here he adverted to Seine expmssions used
7 the Counsel who .obtained the rule, which he
,misidered as invidious towards that Gentleman., in
it
the
bird "An of and retired Ce.untry barrister."
fact was, that the Magistrates knowing that Mr.
'kat :!e Rose was the author of the /31,11, they tiatu-
plly ransmitted the Articles-in question to him, for
I' 'pinion as to their relevancy to that Act, which
be.gave in terms too that did not call -down
'e•
11, him the invidiou: observations of the Learned
`i Iltleman. He stated, as the law is, that the Ar-
i!les, in their present shape, could not 'be enrolled ;
a 7 he suggeied, in the kindest way, a proper alter-
of thete.The Art icles.which he most particularly
Zereohieeted to, were thOse which constituted a
Zrld for the head. of the Society, out of which he
as to baxie an annuity during les life ;- and the
ehlher onkelionable part was, that no person should
L tclitittted a member of this Society., teit threugh
7ci,4approbatton, who also was, to have had the chief
taPosal of its funds, without being subject to the
%NAHA of the Justices in Sessions, or otherwise,
d, In fad, without being under the controul of
Gtribunal, except, as the Articles said, " to
od.'

Lord ELLENBOHOUGH here looked over the objec-
%lthe parts, 4.1 d asked, whether, if they were re-
-414e(1, there might not be enough left to bring the
utter within thn-leiter of the Aa ? lie certainly
rid consider .tik.se Articles as being in ;he very teeth
%the law, in their present shape..
he ATTORNEY-GENERAL -answered, that the
Zine spirit which dictated those two Articles, ran
mOugh the. whole of them ; and it would, be
tt4refore impossible, without a general renOva-
)4 of all the Articles, for the Magistrates to en-
-01 them.
The Court expressed a similar opinion.
Mr. Cuff osn apologized for the expressions
bled respecting M. Rose, by assuring the Attor.
LleY-General, that he meant nothing invidious to-
wards that Gentleman. He acknowledged that
r'e of the Krticleeimas contrary to the Ad of Par-
tharG
'amen t
EL.L.Emsoaouon..—,The rule must be dis-
g old
ed.
It was discharged accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA:Swlthyt4...
DAVIS
.V. LADY GRAMAIID.
An application's:liras made to put off the trial of this
t'arse, on the "atdavit of the Countess Dowager of
3ttard, straitai that she was prevented from prov-
;llg her mairlage and plea of coverture, in the action,
the absence-oil a material witness, who was in
.I'eland. The Learned Judge.advised Mr. Seijeant
Best, the Counsel for the Plaintiff, to agree to the
111°tion because, said his Lordship, you will get the
U'sts of the day, which is more than you may
btain, by going on with the cause. The-cause was
T ordered to stand over for trial, at the Sittings after
erm.

4THE. THEATIt 8.--The fine 'historical drama of
7ing John was revived with great splendour on Sa-
urday-- last at Covent-Garden Theatre. •KEMBLE
IleVer supported the part of King John with so much
‘,.ab,ility and effete as on this occasion. His interviews.
"II Hubert end his dying scene were admirable
sPeeiturns of the art. Mrs. SWDONS was no less
!kilful and etiettive in Constance, and there was a very
CPressive show of spirit and easy humodr in
~HARLEs
.1(131.2's Falconbridge. At the same
1.-theatre last night, the tragedy of Macbeth was
t'Pea!ed before a very numerous audience, and
t ERBtt, And Mrs. StonoNs rendered ample justice
‘
° the dreadfUl hero and heroine of the piece. This
excellent drama -is also brought forward with great
magnificence of scenery, decorations,.Bcc. &c.
t. Musrc.—Want of room prevented us from no-
Icing the Annual Concert given by the KNYVETTS
°4 Frit:ay last ut the King's Theatre. It was in all
I. esPeas worthy of their high professional repute,
ei(l was attended by an elegant audience, who corn-
,ely filled the great Room at that place. The
.41;1'ci vocal performers were Mrs. BILLINGTON, Miss
4114 E, the -1,7,‘031-IANS, the KNYVETTS, and BRA..
OA NI.

-A letter from Zante sacs—" These islands have
;41'lered much this yearfor 112 e want of corn, which
74 hiled in almost every part of the Mediterranean.
their export trade been cut off, they must have
;."Nlv.!d. We rramtain a tolerably good under-
Ally' Pasha and his son Vely Pasha,
'41,-ernorof :27'n :coo and the Morea."