The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT' OF KING'S BENCH. --('r is DAY. )
This being the first day of Michaelmas Term, the Judges having
breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor as usual, took their seats
on the Bench at two o'clock.

The Sotimok-thargala., Mr. Tindal, having entered in a
few minutes after, the LOW) CHIEF Jusuca addressed hint thus—
_

Mr. TINDAL, his Majesty has been pleased to appoint you
his Solicitor-General; you will therefore take your seat within
the Bar. The Solicitor-General having taken his seat, the
Cxiii Jurnett addressed Mr. Pepys, who had entered at this
time, thus :—Mr. Pepys, his Majesty having been pleased to ap-
point you one of his Counsel learned in the law, you will take
your seat within the bar. Mr. Pepys having taken his seat, was
congratulated by his friendi on his promotion.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. Guilin' moved for a rule to show cause why, a criminal
information should not be granted against Mr. Hutton, an attor-
ney in Norfolk, for endeavouring to provoke a gentleman names
Henderson, to fight a duel.—Rule granted.

ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN FOR
VINTRY WARD.
CUTLER'S HALL.—(Tms DAY.)
The adjourned Meeting of Saturday was convened at half-past
10 o'clock this morning.
The Loan MA von stated that the number of voters for Mr.
Sheriff Winchester was 30, for Mr. Edward Archer Wilde 27,
and for Mr. Thomas Crook 3 ; and, therefore, declared Mr.
'Winchester, Alderman for the Ward of Vintry, upon which, Mr.
Wilde demanded a scrutiny.
Mr: Sheriff Wmcntes'reit then rose and returned his most sincere
thanks to those gentlemen who had kindly supported him at the elec-
tion. He said that he would bury in oblivion every unplea-
Pint feeling which might have been occasioned by the con-
test, declared that he would to the utmost of his ability perform
the duties of the high office which the gentlemen of the Ward Con-
ferred upon him ; and expressed his hopes that his future conduct
would convince teem that he was not unworthy of their choice.—
(Applause. )

Mr. EDWARD A. Wuna then rose, and begged to express his
grateful acknowledgments to those who supported him. He
assured the gentlemen of the Wird, that if it should turn out that
Mr. Winchester was ineligible to the office of Alderman (which
lie Mr. Wilde firmly believed would be the case), they would find
him not unworthy to take his place. He stated that it was with
pleasure he could say that during the contest he was, treated by
all the gentlemen of the Ward, even by those who opposed
him, with the utmost politeness. It was no small satisfac-
tion to him . and (he was sure) to all present, that- none
of the public journals had taken advantage of their Unpleasant,
dispute* to excite the public.interest, but a paragraph, which sp.!
peered in one of the journals, viz. in the John Bull of yesterday,.
he considered it due to his family not to pass over in silence.--(A
number of voices said, it was too contemptible to be taken notice
of.)--:-The paragraph alluded to stated, that " ou Thursday a.
wardmote was held somewhere in the city to make an Alderman ;
and, strange to uy, Wisrcnxma, the respectable stationer, and
twoother persons, were found to offer themselves for the distinc
tien. There was some squabbling, and a poll was demanded by
a brother of &CAW:ANT WILDK ; but whether the brother re-
cently returned from Botany Bay, we cannot positively state."—
Now he (Mr. Wilde) would say, that a more malicious in-
sinuation than that contained in the paragraph could not
possibly be made. He, however,. was fortunately heard by
those who knew that though his brother had returned from
Botany Bay, it was after serving there as Chief Justice ; and it
was no small gratification to him to find that the only party
who attempted to injure him or his family was the John Ball.
—(Loud cheers.)—Amongst many other claims to be Alder-
man of the Ward, was that of his person, family, and his pro-
perty, being permanently resident in it, and he had every confi-
dence in succeding upon the scrutiny.
Mr. CROOK stated that he conceived lie would not be doing
justice to himself, if, in consequence of the course which Mr.
Winchester and Mr. Wilde had thought proper to adopt, he did
not declare that it was his intention to maintain his present sta-
tion on the poll, as in case of both parties being defeated he would
then become their Alderman.--(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Wfx.mt proposed a resolution expressive of a high sense of
the public services of their late worthy Alderman, which was cor-
dially seconded by Mr. Phipps, and carried unanimously.
The Wardmote was then dissolved.

In the extract that we gave from "'Mr. CRADOCK'S
SIXC».7I) VOLUME of MEMOIRS," the Author 'jays,
that " Lieut.-Gen. FAWCETT was the only one left
of the party," &c, ; just after the book was pritited,
the Lieutenant-General . died at—Hatitimniptailrard.
succeeded as Governor of Limerick.—(See
the obituary of the last month.)
Jane Nicholson was committed to our House of
:Correction last week for twelve months, for bastardy ;
being her thirdfituspaux.—Westmoreland Advertiser.
It is stated in the Price Current of Tuesday that
there is to be no reduction in the duty on Printed
Calicoes. We are much afraid that this determination
on the part of Ministers will be fatal to the low-priced
branch of the trade.—Glasgow Herald.
A General Meeting of the Members of the Man-
chester Chamber of Commerce, is to be held on Wed-
nesday next, to consider the propriety of petitioning
Parliament for an alteration in the Corn Laws.—Man-
cheater Gazette.

The gentlemen deputed to represent to Ministers
the advantages which would result from the repeal of
the duty on Printed Calicoes, are still in London, but
with very slight hopes of success. It is much to be
regretted that a tax which falls so heavily on the coun-
try and produces so little to the revenue, should be
clung to with such pertinacity.—Manchester nazette.