The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-10 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

ELLIS V. MONTAGUE.
This wa, an action on four bills of excbangetel
recover 3,5001., drawn by the plaintiff and acceP

by the defendant.
The bills had been given for a 'quantity of wi2nye
which was resold after delivery at a loss of from be
to 30 per cent. The defence set up was, that t
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defendant having occasion to raise money, bibs
the wine for that purpose, the plaintiff knowing
intention; the price given, however, being 113'4
than the defendant could get for it again, henf`iti
contended that the transaction was usurious, and tii
he was not legally bound to pay the bills. for
The Learned JUDGE said, that the question 0
the Jury was, whether the transaction was a 11/
to raise money at an usurious interest, or a bones!'
sale.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
damages 3,568/.

EARL V. DODD. rr aße
Mr. BROUGHAM (with whom was Mr. to
SIGER), stated that this was an action of trover,f
recover the value of a harp, which was purchaiieua,
the defendant at some public sale rooms, for 4
ei
After the purchase it recved some injury in bet to
sent to Winchester, and was then sent for repair lit
Mr. Dodd, the defendant, a musical instrool!le
maker, in Oxford-road. The latter refused to Pio
it up, on the ground that, in 1824, he had let Ito,
same harp on hire to a woman named SandereoqAol
instead of returning it, had sold it, and defrod,io
him of the value. Mr. Dodd contended, tine
consequence of that transaction he had a right toted,
lain it ; but the Learned Counsel now sub:ll-ted
that before such a right of detention could be Te*-0,
in him, he must have prosecuted the felon to
victim Mr. Dodd (with other musical-nlOl/Je
turers) had prosecuted Mrs. Sanders for the 11',""ielf
rn9anour, in defrauding them, and he prided !nod
consOerably in the dexterity by which he yen
t voideil .!onvieting her, by going to his dinar ollity
the trial came on, and thus preventing his
for a part of rt,e expences. The Learned C°d /l
called the friend oc the plaintiff, who had bought
'be
harp for him, to pros.
the above statement. jr
i
The ATTORNEY•GEtimIAL contended, for °riot°
fenriant, that Mr. Dodd had given notice to vs,"- bio
pawnbrokers that he had been defrauded of the
harp, and had taken every paina to discover it.tA be
law, he presumed, was, that no property Cow-
altered.by fraud. He then called etif
that E Edward a
had
dD ogdhd,e,nthe
noticed fe nodf a rti
ht 'es
fsroanu,dAt'lloo C:pri:or
broker named Chaffers. d tlist

Also other witnesses, one of whom state"rir
Mrs. Sanders was now under sentence of ,ro
pollution. d that
The LEARNED JUDGE being also of opin'°- gr.
property could not be altered by fraud,
Brougham submitted to a nonsuit.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. 10,04
The New Lord Chief Justice, Sir N. 1"i-
-took his seat for the first time this morning.
FERSTANDEG V. GUTCII. • the
This was an action for a libel published i'iliroe.3
Morning Journal. The Jury had not retdabl?
their verdict when we went to press. His L°lrcil.
rose at two o'clock to attend the King's C°ll-1

LONDON SESSIONS.—(THIS P•bilfdt),
These Sessions were held this morning before,d
Rigit tiolldl.erml.
thee iLORD MAYOR, the RECORD
severali Aldermen. and
Right 1;$1
The Grand Jury having been sworn, -bee el
to- .A
CORDER shortly addressed them on the natty sal-
the duty they were called upon w perform. ' 0117er
they would perceive by the calendar that thetn thiA
of London prisoners was unusually great, u'idie''
was owing to the length of time which had, en to be
since the last Sessions, and not in his opin'°'" bos4'
attributed to an increase of crime. There we%gre'
ever, he was happy to say, no case of a verci 1 red
stated character. After some further ge"e"cl,. ere,A
marks, the Grand Jury were discharged, and eb'e OP'
to give
to-morrow
theiratte
morning.ndane
eat Justice Hall, in
Bailey, t
ifil.
CITY TRANQUILLITY. there ,i,
To the credit of the city be it spoken (re e'e
not a single defendant for trial, it was therelid ti;-
necessary to empannel a Common Jury' lie 'fie;
gentlemen who had been summoned heard t bed
come sound, that they might return to their le
ett
and business.
•
Three or four palish appeals respecting tbsefellsl,
ment of paupers were disposed of, and the
•
faded

LITERATURE.

ANN OF GIEIRSTEIN.

EDINBURGH. 1829.
This work is a most successful display of Sir
Walter Scott's unabated powers. It is different
Perhaps from some of the earlier effusions of his
Pnius. But it possesses striking merit. Sir
Walter, by his deep researches into the manners
and history of the feudal times, has stored his
Inlnd with an inexhaustible variety of images
"nneeted with this subject ; he brings on the
Stage an endless succession of interesting cha-
racters and when he shifts the scene, which he
does with admirable facility, he is never at a
loss' He seems equally at home every where ;
lie
isin a moment surrounded by the spirits of
ancient times, whom he does not set before his
readers
in cold and formal description ; but he
Conjures up the living image, into which he
1
ireathes the breath of life, and exhibits a dra-
atie and animated picture of the departed
heroes of past ages, the Saxon, the Norman,
and the Dane. The present work has not the
swine magnificent display of character as some of
his former productions ; nor is the story eon-
t
rwed with the same skilful complication of in-
eldellt. But it is rich in scenes of ancient mag-
n!ficence_it exhibits with singular effect the
picture of feudal pageantry—and it abounds in
description, which is alternately pi q
cturesue
b ,
eautiful or sublime. We would particularly
"a the descriptions of the Swiss scenery, to
which the author imparts all the grandeur of
h
genius ; and again how beautifully, an with
wnlat exquisite poetical touches, does heel paint
theit Milder beauties of the values along the
o! The characters in the work are some
i; them grand aml striking—the Englishman
t !illipson and his son, as also the Swiss Met-
all; are fine delineations; and Ann, the Swiss
maiden, has all the grace, delicacy, and finish of
Sir Walter's best female portraits. Charles the
told
is another interesting personage ; and the
Whole details of his Court, and of the military
array in his camp, are given with all that splen.
4 et'r of imagination for which the author is so
d i'!lnguished. There is great power in the de-
tenlition of many of the scenes and adventures
into Which the Englishman Philipson and his son
ares Involved. The prison scene, in which the
on falls into a sudden fit of mental desp
(I oil-
, en, ch is powerful and impressive ; the conver-
"atl% also of the father with Charles the Bold,
after he had been twice defeated by the Swiss, is
highly animated and well sustained. One of
i‘e greatest characters in the work is Queen
Irgaret of England ; her haughty unbending
81)11.1t,'still struggling against the shocks of ad-
ersity,. too proud to submit to her fate, and
trued with unceasing schemes for the over-
"rnw of her enemies. Again, what a powerful
vnntrast to this great and turbulent character is
worded by the gay and light-hearted Rene', her
17"er' who comforts himself for the loss of all
a kingdoms by hunting and hawking ; by min-
strelsy and music ! In short, we consider this
48 a great work, which, if it will not increase the
author's fame, which is hardly to be expected,
will at least not diminish it.