The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-10 00:00:00

LAWINTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

• VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
•
A disc4sinn took place to-day upon the interpretation
of one 2f the nee,orders.
Mr. HQnNEapplied to his Honour to request, that the
learned Judge, 4before whom an issue from that Court kad
been tried, might furnish him with his notes of the trial,
in order that a motion for a new one might be made.
Mr. BICKERSTETH said, that as the issue had been di-
sected by Sir John Leach, the present application ought
to have been made to that Judge. One of the new orders
provided that in every case an application for a new trial
must be made to the particular Judge by whom the issue
had been originally directed, and the Learned Counsel
therefore contended that the present application must be
made to the Master of the Rolls.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR was clearly of opinion that the
true meaning of the order was, that the application should
be made to the same tribunal by which the issue was
directed, and not that it should be submitted to the parti-
cular individual who might have happened to preside in
that Court. If the latter were the true construction of the
Order it might in some instances lead to great difficulty.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Sir J. SCARLETT moved for a criminal information
against a person of the name of James Acland, the Editor
of the Bristolian, for a libel on the Mayor and Magistrates
of Bristol. Mr. Acland had been in the habit of
misrepresenting the proceedings of the Corporation, and was
in consequence turned out of the room. Ile then com-
menced a tirade against the magistrates in acelumn headed
with a motto professed to be taken from Euripides, which
motto was in bad Latin.—(A laugh.) This was in cha-
racter, for it would not he quite fair to expect a Greek
author to write in good Latin. The learned Counsel then
read several passages from the paper in which the names
of the Magistrates and their respective characters were
placed in juxta position.
Lord TENTERnEN inquired if he had affidavits to fix
the publication.
Sir JAMES SCARLFTT replied in the affirmative, and
rule was immediately granted.

COURT OF ARCHES.
JUDGMENT.

THE EARL OF PORTSMOUTH V. MARY ANNE LIANSON,
FALSELY CALLING HERSELt. COUNTESS or PORTS-

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Sir JOHN NICHOLL, in pronouncing his decision in this
important cause, began by stating that the suit was insti-
tuted by the Earl of Portsmouth, acting by his committee,
for the purpose of having his marriage to Mary Anne
Hanson declared to be null and void. The Court would
not enter into a minute examination of the whole de-
tails. The mass of evidence was more extensive and
voluminous than any in the recollection of the oldest prac-
titioner, and to go over it articulately was both unnecessary,
and, in fact, almost impracticable. The Learned Judge
then recapitulated with much perspicuity and conciseness
the leading circumstances of the case. He com-
mented on the proofs which had been exhibited of mental
imbecility on the part of the Noble Earl from his
earliest infancy ; which, although they did not constitute
a case of absolute idiotcy or insanity, dearly evinced a
derangement of imagination, and delusion of understand-
ing, exposing Lord Portsmouth in a remarkable degree to
fraud and imposition. As to the marriage to Miss Hanson
it was entirely an act of the Hanson family, in whose
hands Lord Portsmouth was evidently a mere puppet. It
was evidently the result of circumvention and conspiracy,
and destroyed all possibility of flee agency or consent on
the part of Lord Portsmouth. A marriage so solemnized
wanted the essential consent, without which no marriage
could be validly contracted. Under these circumstances the
Court would be relieved from an examination of the dis-
gusting conduct of the wife and her relations; and this
forbearance would be for their advantage as well as a relief
to the Court. Upon the whole, therefore, Sir John
Nicholl pronounced that the marriage solemnized between
the Earl of Portsmouth and Mary Anne Hanson was null
1 and void, he not being of sound mind to form an engage-
ment ; and under these circumstances, and so pronouncing,
1 the Court would not shrink from its duty, but would con-
demn Mary Anne Hanson in the full costs of this pro-
ceeding.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
The twelve Judges sat, pursuant to adjournment, to hear
arguments in arrest of judgment on Gillham, the Bath
butler, convicted of murder.
FULLED was pleading when we went to press.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
There was nothing of any iutereet in this Court this
morning.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

The market thin.; slay exhibited a fair supply of fish ;
Turbot and Salmon wirre in prime condition. The choicest
kinds brought the following prices :
Prime Turbot, each 2ls. Od. to 225. Od.
Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 o
Fine Cod.fish, each
Inferior ditto
Salmon, per lb.
Fine Whitings, per 15 2 0 5 0
Scate, each
Haddocks, per dozen 24 0 12 0
Brill, each
Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 1 6
Gurnetts, each
Fine Lobsters, per score `IO 0 0 0
Inferior ditto
Fine Crabs (each)
Fine Prawns, per lb.
Mackarel, per 150 'lO A 50 0