The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-22 00:00:00

Queen's Counsel, sit to-day in the Grand Jury-room, and
tried by about five oielock between 15 arid 20 prisoners. Lord
Chief Justice Tindal, however, has not entirely disposed of
the calendar, and one or two cases yet rennin. Alr. Justice
Erskine has made great exertions to get through the civil
business, but out of the whole 2S causes entered for trial, only
one or two have as yet been undefended, and those which have
been heard have been principally long' fighting" causes.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice TiNnAr..)
Richard Taylor was indicted for having, on the 2d of July
last, feloniously fired a loaded gun at Hannah Taylor, his wife,
with intent to murder her.

Mr. F. V. Lee conducted the case far the prosecution.
The prisoner had no Counsel.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel.
that on the night in question the prisoner, who is a black-
smith, and lives at Old Swinford in this county, came home
at a very late hour very much intoxicated, began to abuse
his daughter, arid threatened to thrash his wife, who, to
avoid him, ran round the room several times. The prisoner,
being unable to put his threat into execution, took down a
gun from the wall, which was loaded with shot, and present-
ing it at his wife, fired. The charge, providentially, lodged
in the wall, a few inches above her head, and upon this the
prisoner let loose a savage dug, turned all his children naked
into the road along with their mother, set the dog upon them.
and closed the door. The prisoner's wife, however, who had
been committed for refusing to find sureties for her appear-
ance at the Assizes to give evidence against her hushand, flatly
contradicted all that part of the case which went to establish
the capital charge; but a neighbour who resided in an adjoin-
ing cottage deposed that she had heard the crtesof the unfor-
tunate woman, and the prayers for mercy which She made• to
her brutal husband, and she also saw the dog set upon her.
When apprehended, the prisoner made a desperate resistance,
and attempted to set a large and ferocious lurcher at the officers,
declaring at the same time he would never be taken alive.
The prisoner was found Guilty of an assault, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment.
George Lester was indicted for having, on the 25th day of
June, at Kidderminster, assaulted Hanna Thomas, with in-
tent, &c.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to twelve cal
lendar months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

EXCHEQUER-BILLS PREPA-
RATION.

A Bill under this tit'e has just been brought into the House
of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer," for further
regulating the preparation and issue of Exchequer-bills."
The first clause of this Bill vests the appointment of the As.-
sistant- Controller of the Exchequer in the hands of three or
more of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and
enacts that the Assistant-Controller shall not be capable of
holding his office at the same time, or together with, any other
office under the Crown, or under any officer appointed by the
Crown. The appointment of the chief and subordinate clerks
is likewise vested in three Commissioners of the Treasury.
'the third clause repeals that portion of the Act 48th George
111., cap. 1, which enacts that all payments of principal sums
or interest, &c., to be made on account of Exchequer-bills by
the Paymaster, Controller, or other officer shall be made at an
office to be kept in or near the receipt of the Exchequer at
Westminster.
The fourth clause renders it imperative for all future Ex-
chequer-bills to be signed by the Controller or the Assistant-
Controller in his own name.
The fifth clause enacts that, for a space of three calendar
months next after any vacancy of the office of Controller..
General shall have occurred, it shall be lawful for the Assistant-
Controller to sign Exchequer-bills in his own name as Assis-
tant •Controller, and to do all other things which belong to the
office of Assistant-Controller, as fully as if the office of Con-
troller-General were not vacant.
The sixth clause enacts that two counterfoils shall be made
to every Exchequer-bill issued after the passing of this Acts
one of them to remain in the custody of the Controller- General,
and not to be delivered for the use or into the custody of any
Paymaster of Exchequer-bills, unless by special direction of the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury.
The seventh clause provides for the manufacture of paper:
instruments, and machinery for the making of Exchequer-bills,
by the Commissioners of Excise, or such persons as the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury shall direct.
The eighth and ninth clauses contain provisions relative to
the contracts for such paper, &c.
The tenth clause enacts that all persons who shall manufac-
ture or use paper, plates, or dies, similar to those used for
Exchequer-bills, &c., shall be guilty of felony ; and the eleventh
enacts that persons having unlawful possession of any paper
manufactured for the purpose of being used as Exchequer'
bills, before such paper shall have been duly stamped, signed,
and issued, for public use, shall for every offence be guilty of e
misdemeanour, and shall be liable to imprisonment for all
period not exceeding six calendar months.