The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-22 00:00:00

kAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS 'DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

PEMBERTON V. OAKB.S.
The COURT heard, during the morning, the argu-
ments concluded in this part heard appeal, and then
allowed it, but without costs. His Lordship was
satisfied that MrS. Harding, widow of the principal
partner of the Tainworth Bank, at the decease of
the a became a partner in that concern; that
he accounts, as far a,k regarded a'security that had
been g e„
were made continuous accounts, so that
the accounts of the old partnership, and those of the
new, were unbroken ; and in this way of viewing it,
the balance due at the decease of Mr. Harding,
amounting to payments 14,000/ , was discharged by the
lttton of
that 'had been made after the intro-
beenhe new partner. The case bad.
in this Court for twenty years, and his'
p 1,
• Lought, if he were to send it to law
ne'w he would be doing gross injustice. It came
before the Court now upon exceptions to the Mas-
te!'s report, upon an appeal from the order of the.
Vlc-Chancellor, by which lie had directed to go to
]stye and
re upon a,petition to confirm the Master's
port.
His LORDSHIP allowed the appeal, overruled the
exceptions, and confirmed the Master's report.

COURT OF
KING'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco. )
.ThE EINQ V. TAYLOR.
The expectation that Mr. Taylor would be brought
Alp for judgment
morning.
Soon after th crowded the Court again this
Bench, Mr: Lordships took their seats on the
seat ustiaTiaY4r made his appearance, taking his
, under• the box appropriated to the
The counsel, and after some motions of course,
the cour-enapEn rose‘
and moved the judgment of
)vfx. 1311 °n Robert Taylor.
; °llGllAat said, that he thought it his duty
_ tk _
He Court, that he was instructed not
•ninove for a new trial in the case of the King V. Aayior.
Lord TENTERDEN-011, you are not. Let the
Fad' Rand over until Mr. Justice Holroyd comes
into Court, at all events.
CRIMINAL LNFORMATION.
rktit
-.AG V. THE PUBLISHER AND THE. PROPRIETOR OF
THE .‘ stiN.
wh
This was an application for a rule to show cause
y a criminal information should not be filed
against the defendants
libel in the " SUN" of the'alst of October, of and
, for publishing an alleged
concerning the learned gentleman who made the hp-
plieation.
Mr. FRENCII said, I, feel that I ought to apolo-
gise to your Lordships for so far deviating from the
apolo-
gise rctice. as to undertake to make this motion
111101, and to appear as my own Counsel; but I
nay: not many learned friends in this Court, and
raner.i"s among the few I may find some very learned
e
" Ingeniou • have been driven to take
to enemies. I
to 'dc:;rrisve by the most atrocious libels,
nee' , tlev er calculated
me of even the means of subsist-
: have appeared, and never would
eePear f
e -or such a purpose, but that I have
eal n COPelled to do it by the 'most malignant
en of this sort. The libel of which
e° of
was published in the SUN News-
thUser. of plain
31st of October last, and commences
going there is a silly gentleman, named French,
later, ;714 town, whose eccentrities of mind have
Lora -a'en
a very deplorable turn." The libel, my
char runs in this strain of insult and irony, to
nne • L
and fur with being
inforn,„4:lshes, I think, ample matter for a criminal
the -(7l'A". When this calumny was sent forth
It:
tionw,-tX, niy whole family was struck with affl. -
Of 414; iti",e sight. Such; my Lords, is a specimen
after "uels with which I have been assailed, and
nie:ti,-at,tire deliberation, I felt that I had no other
t 114,111" °' substantiating the solidity of my intellect
141.7141611 g this course.
tistiee BAILEY—What affidavit have *you ?
ae ° Pr, tench— have an affidavit of my own, and
Paragll3l°loll 4
e. But, my Lords, the libel contains_ a
e -12 "en more injurious to character than the
with I have before read to you. It charges
d • vehin in public
gainst Palg about an in
s-titnti ad that is de:!erit and respectable in the in-
Nernnins of Inv country ; a charge which I most
113: a,nd p'ositively deny, as a'gross and inju-
Nlr. ce°°(l.
4" the'outttice BAyLEY—Your affidavit denies 'that
pb,"er charge.
Mr. -',Nelt—Yes, my Lord.
Parties ,11Thee BAYLEY—And it also states that the
'"HIPro--Dinst whom you apply are the Publisher
Mr. 11,'etot of the Newspaper.
1-04,1Pc,11—It does, my Lord.
kr. p.,,NTERDEN—Take a rule, to show cause.
to PeR----I have now, my 'Lord, to move for
grout e another criminal nformation on the same'
Ltd Tp.N.,,
t-')115 --•PanEx—You cannot make two mo-
t°
t° 'dotneees'ion. It is not the practice for'Coun-
'
det • Min
to do should be very sorry, my Lord,
erimt,ati that was irregular, but there is. a
becilit °J, to -
haul 'how that I am; afflicted with im-
them
hi ant therefore anxious to convince
this motion rssess strength of mind. Can I make
Lord TENTER row,
toyou to mai,
turn.
Any)".—Certainly: It will be open
emotion when .t comes to your.

of the AT.roli,l'" tic ilc via . snAcLL: .
e Court O,‘ZGENERAT., moved the judgment
usher of the Joh Shackell, the proprietor and
for la
libel on •--. thrlsilna Sunday newspaper
Lord TENTEnnuN IL
ttial, which took
s at
Guildhall, pee the last
At Sitting
having read the no.tes. of. the
• An affidavit was
211'which he swore tha
d to
oft'er .. - vile did not intend ... i any injury to the dna
tenet
upon seeing t
put in (211 behalf of the defendant,.
the
air . pater
he was not aware
D-rneter of the prosecutor,
1.11",:'' It alluded to air. Hartsorn,n nor that it was
ON to insinu t i • • ful to his
a e any thing disgrace
character.
n 44 COMMON S
—ERORAN , then addressed the
vout. in mitigation la ' 1
the - ' e commenced
regr,t which the defendant always felt and ma-
Mies
m ted at having done an unintentional injury to
L4r Rartshorn •; and called on their Lordships to
weigh the difference between the moral crime of an
Injury by negligence, and an injury inflicted for the
greAlneation of malice.
, 0 Trnil! ATTORNEY GENERAL said, that Mr. Harts-
A felt he had
Performed his duty, and left. the
sentence entirely to the Court.He believed that
he had, vindicated his ell
the foul
•
sl •by ,_ aracter from the aspen-
so, cast on it the defendant, and having done
bo, ll.e, (the Attorney. General) was not instructed
to urge any thing in aggravation. He could not ,
avoid saying, however, that the man who scattered
:Poison negligently, and injured he character of
others in a roost wanton manner, lied a bad defence
in a Court of. Justice,
Lord TENTERDEN said, he had never seen any
Person conduct himself prosecution than
more properly in such a
Mr. Hartshorn.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that his Lord-
-ship's feeling was acquiesced in by every person who
had Pas heard Mr. Hartshorn give his evidence. He
sed through the ordeal of this prosecution,
and came out with a character untainted. It was
his duty
F also to add, that the conduct of iris Learned
Fr;
end ri (the Common Sergeant) on the trial and
aubsequendY certainly was not an aggravation of
the defendan't's guilt, but as to his punishment, that
Was Courta. matter entirely for the consideration of the
The p
okatiox SERGEANT said, that the defendant
indemnitywas ready
indemnity, to
go to any
expence in the way of
After a few
minutes' consultation, Mr. Justice
BAILEY proceeded to deliver the judgment of
. the
1
• Court. He said, that no one could read the'll 1)e
against Mr. Hartshorn, without feeling howbitter,l y
1 It must have wounded the feelings of that gentle-