The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-13 00:00:00

GAME LAWS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 'd
SIR—I take the liberty, as a constant reackril
your paper, to request the insertion (which
much oblige Me) of a few remarks en an article d
the SUN of Saturday last, entitled, " Blessingli
the Game Laws," copied from the Weekly ;TA,
Press. The writer of it evidently would do rnisc"l4
if he knew how to do it, but his seal, not to
malice, notoriously exceeds his ability.
The Game Laws are, doubtless, liable to somitio
portant objections, and stand in need of revi°lo
and alteration, but imperfect as they may bey
them be fairly represented; and, at any rate, 104
the persons, who are entrusted with the invi;
task of administering them, be wantonly- ch
with doing that which would render them 1i5.01
so serious damages in a Court of Law. The Fe!f,
in question is laid at Christ Church, in Hampsilit
Two rustics are charged With " having in their FI
session a cote-dog!' Now, really, Mr. Editor;
js
this is not a discovery in natural histelt
is certainly a very novel circumstance in
affairs—a dog being almost one of the ;$
animals a farmer would wish to see atto,l
his herd of cows I The alleged offence If
committed
1 m
o intttehat day (no
dona Sunday;
matter andwhether.
the
Cow.dog,using
dog ;s4
Bull-dog) to pursue game is penal, there Oro
be positive evidence of such using, to estabf
a conviction. I must next remark that hi
the parties could not be convicted for using !to
flame dog ; nor could either of them have b'd
convicted (as the writer of this unblushing 1,0
must have known, if he had ever seen the jo:
of Parliament) in so low a penalty as
.five poutAis
the utmost mitigation descending only to ten. 10
last charge in thislabrication of falsehoods, is that 'of
Magistrates refused the penalty tendered by ogebit
the parties, because the other was unable to psY,
fine, and committed them both to prison Is
a Magistrate in the kingdom who would hare yec{,
tured upon so tyrannical and monstrous a prnee,eao
ing ? Thus, it is, Sir, that malice, by attempting
much, attains nothing but exposure and disgrseo
Let every person who acts illegally and cruelly sU
as he deserves, both by due course of law and lo
the unprejudiced judgment of the public; but 01
not his head be broken by the awkward bloc° 0
such a blunderer as the writer of the article
question. I am, Sir,

Your most obeclint serva»t►
Nor.-11, 1828. AN ESSEX 141AGISTRATP.

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TW he Duke of ELLINGTON and the Earl;
Arruantzx came to town yesterday morning from the
of the Noble Earl at the Priory, Stanmore.
The Duke of CLARENCE is gradually recover,;
ing strength. His Royal highness took a long wolf
Tuesday in Bushy park and its neighbourhood.
Several of the Cabinet Ministers were prese,,t
yesterday evening at the grand dinner given by' the 1/
India Directors.
The health of the Princess AUGUSTA, it i
well known, was materially improved during the last t,/
of her Royal Highness to Brighton. When the Prit:in
returned to town, on her first interview with the )(1;,,J
his MAJZSTT expressed his satisfaction at the iinlg°
kealth of his Royal Sister, observing, " there waslr
place like Brighton." This fact, which we state positifellie
adds another proof to those we have lately offered, a, ttl
eil
utter groundlessness of the base calumnies which lisce l
0b
eagerly circulated by the enemies of Brighton, respectrdo
some alleged displeasure supposed to he entertained too's/
the inhabitants by our beloved and Royal Patrde'
Brighton Gazette.
Yesterday being the morrow of 5t....1\131-
the Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Ceatlo,
assembled at the Court of Exchequer, in Vicetmittster-100,
according to annual custom. The business did not c
mence till half-past two o'clock, at which time the C1)104,
cellor of the Exchequer entered the Court in Li, r°ol'
being the first time since his appointment to otrice'c
lowed by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President ooli
Council, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Cai°ls,)
Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Secretary Prat', ad
Sir Gxo. Mortx2vv. The Judges who attended to Pre'.
their nomination of those persons for each countyin
s,efo,
land to serve the office of Sheriff to their Lordship' 'l.
Judges BAYLEY, LEITLEOALE, PARK, GASEL 13 EE, '0(
GARROW, HULLOCK, VAUCHAN, and Mr. WAnnOr'lei)
Chief Justice of Chester. Mr. BULLER. attended a"
of the Council. The proceedings were opened by cirjt °l'
the officers of the Court, who pronounced a Latin nts",l
The list of nominated individuals was then read' ty
great variety of excuses were pleaded by some of the gel)
men nominated for not serving the office. Among to,
were—being a Dissenter ; Receiver-General of a count?
having fifteen children ; no property in the county; 1),,1
perty incumbered; retired from the army ; having set
the office of Sheriff in another county; haviurno bulge 1
the county ; smallness of income; having paid the fit,
400/. in the year ISIS ; holding the office of Knight A:)if
shal of the King's Household ; holding the office of 4ls
of the Court of Exchequer ; being a burgess of thebore"
of Eveolism,--Their Lordships adjourned about
o'clock.
day
BRITISH INSTITUTION.---This Gallery
tell'
opened yesterday for a private view, but unfoktuo:
nothing was to he viewed but the fog. We though op/
saw some pictures hanging up against the walla, but areal`io
quite sure. A visitor or two also glimmered faintly thr
the mist, but this was the full extent of our vision: co
tact, we can compare the appearance of the Exhibitio!oe.
:1 timing but Mr. PEAcocx 'a admirable description 0'„,41
" I-land of Cimmerian Gloom," in that masterly allege'
pie,* of sarcasm, the Novel of " Melincourt,"

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