The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

THE KING V. HUNT AND OTHERS.

At half-past three o'clock Mr. Hunt, acentripa.:
nied by Healey and Bamford, came into Court
again, when
The CHIEF JUSTICE asked him whether the ex.!
pected affidavits had yet arrived ?
Mr. HUNT—" My Lord, they are not. Mr
Johnson went down to Manchester the same day
this case was laid before the Court, to procure atfi..
davits for himself and the other defendants, and
he is not yet retur7ied."
The CHIEF JUSTICE—"You have an affidavit
that he is gone down for that purpose
Mr. HUNT—" I have, my Lord."
An affidavit was then pot in by Mr. Hunt, de..
posing that on Motway twernoon last, ahnnt three
o'clock, Mr. Joseph Johnson .et off for Manches..
ter by the coach, for the purpose of procuring
affidavits on behalf of himself and the other de-
fendants, in explanation of some circitmstakces
the case; that he promised to return by he ear-
liest conveyance as soon as he rrocured hitch OR.,
davits, and that cleptinen, heitel;e4l the saint Mr.
Jultllsoti would make all pu,sible speed, 'ha
he would arrive in London totnot tow Nlr Hunt
said, !hat his co-defendants teutthl have been pre•
pared with these 4fidavits long anise, in ref I,,et
not confidently r‘xp-ct,d a new trial, and ds tutir
finances ware extremaly low, they had no, go eta
the expence.of procuring affidavits, upon the-mere
suppo.lit ion that tire motion for a new trial woulni
have been refused. He (Mr. Ilan itad xvaiteti
the last moment before he had-made this-affidavit,
butt he thought it tigt!t to state, that since he !,„a
sworn it, he had received a letter from Mr. Joun..
son, stating that he would be in town to•morrnw.
It ueces!‘ary, be would make a further affidavit
of that fact.
The CHIEF JUST/CR—There is no occasion.
Let the delLodaios appear,on Monday morning.
Mr. HUNT—Your Lordship will take tills case
the first thing on Monday Meriting ?
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Yes, the first thing, Mr:
Hunt.

CHARLES TsYtoß,Na, and BRoADHURsT, Rre
gone dokvn to With to perform In Lore in a Filo
loge, for .the benefit, of Mrs, BaaKt+a, who is a
near relation of the former. TAYLon is a native
'of that City, and it is 17 years since he appeared
there. •

A Court Martial was held a few days ago at •
Portsmouth, on James Moore,
,seanitto
jetty's ship Severn, tor having, struck Mr. Fitz.
gerald, midshipman, an-d behaved to him in a moat
Outrageous manner, '. ben he was sentenced to
suffer death ; which sentence has been since trans..
muted to seven years' tr,ipspovmion.
SHOCKING ACC/DENT. AT THE CARNARYOrt
THEATRE.—A few nights back, during 11, vet
fortnance of the Melodrame called The Miller. anJ
his Men, at the Carnarvon Theatre, a most dread'
NI accident occurred In the scene where Grind*
the miller, throwsoir tt•e actor ,rli°
performed tfliit part unfortunately got his pistol*
entangles! in in the folds of his cloak, by which 000
of them. %vent otfi and the wadding penetrated hi,
belly!: 14e Immediately fell as it dead ; stitgeon,
were called,in, and, the Wound was dressed, bolt
distant hopes are entertained of his recovery.
CHILD MU/IDE/I.—At/ow half•past tour o'clocg
on Saturday morning, as some brick-makers were
going to their 'work, they found the hotly of.el
female. infant in a ditch adjoining the fo.,ip.th
the public road, near Edward's-place, Kvnsing'
ton ; it was naked and dead, With its throat
across in a shocking manner ; the body was con
veyed to the Poor-house fur the inspection 01
Coroner's Jury.
Two mice were caught by the neck by an oysrer:
on Monday last, in the larder of. the Black Fai°l.,
Inn, at Vhitehaven, and held sr) tight between t.h"
ihell, that site little animals were both strange°

HS. of
At Halifia, Yorkshire, o B
nIRT tht• 20th of April, the Ladi '
George Mateliath Tarleton, Esq. 6th iteginient, of a son.
In Portritan-place, Mrs: W. J. Bruce, of a

- MARRID.
At St. :John's eatiretiral;6ocu Etta; on the 29th of Noreol,be4
last,,Captain Hervey,. of the 7th regiment Of Boni,...ies
Native Infantry, :.and Barracli-Master, N.11G., to Ilar;rif
Ann, younieit daughter of. William Bat nfield, Esq., for
of Pentonville. •

Ile°
On th.e• 12th inst.. tit flicester, Mary, widOw of the
•Dr. l'age, late Heal Master of Westminster.SchooL .„,,,,ora
Ou-t Ine 6th inst. in the 30th year of his age, Mr. •DY''
Carr Webb, late of the Bank of England. Po,
On the Vali inst. at Clarham-rise, in his 63d year, eor
Newman, Esq. of Fininere- house, Oxon, upwards of io Y,,' of
one of his Majesty's Justices of Peace for the Count
Bucks. i La
r/e
On the sth inst., at Honfleur- Calradoe, France, Sal'al •
brecht,.wile of -COlotrel Latuhrecht, of the•Royalies.
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