The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-13 00:00:00

WELLESLEY V. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.

Mr. HART said, that when, last Tuesday, his Lordship ap-
pointed to-day for the further hearing of this petition, he had
thought that his brief was then complete, anti that the duty he
had to discharge was plainly pointed out by the facts before
him. But he now began to despair of ever being able to bring
this case before the 'Court, for since•that day no less than 50
odd sheets of additional affidavits had been filed on the other
aide, and It was only this morning that he had been enabled to
have them embodied inihis brief. He was, therefbre, obviously
unprepared to reply to what he had not yet had an opportunity
of reading. The case had already been several times fixed for
hearing, and on each successive occasion a fresh volume of
affidavits had been thrown in the night before the. day appoint-
ed for bringing it on. In the hope now that the gentlemen. on
the other side had done filing affidavits, lie would request his
Lordship to fix Friday next, when he expected to be able to
proceed with the case.
'rho SOLICITOII-GENERAL said, it seemed that his clients
were reproached with filing affidavits. ..
Mr. HART.—Certainly.
•, The SOLICITOR-GEN Eltm.,without any intention of throw-
in embarrassments in the way of his Learnt' Friend, must
still claim a right for his clients to reply to those filed nn the
other side; and he thought that a complaint of this kind
came with a very bad grace from a party who bad themselves
sent his (the Solicitor-General's) clients a fifth affidavit last
night.
Mr. HART was willing, in order to avoid further delay, to
advise his client to file no more affidavits, if the gentlemen on
the other side would do the same.
The SOLICITOtt.OENERAL would undoubtedly, so long as
the other side continued to pour in such statements as those
which their affidavits contained, file other affidavits in answer
to them. • Mr. Hart knew that they had already overturned by
their affidavits all the statements contained in the affidavits
sworn on behalf of his client.
The UV) Citaxcr.u.ort thought the best course to adopt
would be to proceed with the case upon those affidavits which
were now filed; and if it should occur to him that further affi-
davits were necessary for the elucidation of any particular facts,
he would call upon the parties to ,furnish them.
Mr. Haul. seas perfectly satisfied. it was understood, then,
that no more affidavits were to be filed, unless called for by the

Court. _
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The Soraerron.GENEnAL could not say that, until he
first saw what was done on the other side.
Ultimately the case was appointed for Friday next.

• SHOCKING ACCIDENT.--On Suturciay evening
an inquisition was taken at the Goat, Pimlico, before TIWALtB
111°014, Esq., Deputy Coroner for Westminster, on the
body of a tine young man, named John Brown, who was killed
in the following shocking manner:—Mr. D. Brown, of Ara-
bella-row, Pimlico, deposed; that the deceased, who was 213
years of age, was his brother: last Wednesday, witness, the de-
ceased, and another young man, named Davis, were passing
through Regent-street, Oxtord-street, when the deceased having
occasion to take a pebble out of his shoe, went towards the area
of a home, and leaning against an iron gate, was standing
on One foot; and in the act of taking off his shoe, when the gate
gave way, and precipitated the deceased down the area. Wit-
ness instantly dropped down the area, which was an height of
eleven feet;` tile 'deceased was lying doubled up, and quite
•senseless. Witness and his companion Davis assisted the de-
ceased up to the street: witness afterwards sent for a medical
gentleman, who not arriving for some time, he (Brown) thought
it advisable to take lilnyhonte, where a surgeon attended, but
the deceased died about 2 o'clock the next morning. Verdict
—" Accidental Death."