The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-22 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—Tuts DAY.

THE KING V. SIR F. BURDETT.

In consequence of the further arguments in
this case being appointed to be heard this dal,
the Court was crowded to excess at an early
hour. At half-past ten the Judges took their
seats, and shortly after the ATTORNEY and SO-
LICITOR GENERALS came into Court. After
some unimportant motions had been disposed of,
Mr. BLACKBURN resumed his speech in support
of the Rule for a new Trial. The Learned Coun-
sel cited various Authorities that favoured the ob-
ject, and contended with much force for the case
of the King against Buttrey. This was an Indict-
ment for a Misdemeanor in suing out a Sham
Writ ; the case was tried before Mr. Baron
GIIiIIAM at the Hereford Assizes; it appeared
the defendant had fabricated the 'Writ in Here-
ford, but it was executed at Chepstow in Mon-
mouthshire; the twelve Judges had held that the
offence was committed at Chepstow, and not at
Hereford ; in like manner (the Learned Counsel
said) was the Letter of Sir Francis written at
Leicester, but not published until it came to
Middlesex; there, if aay where, the offence
was committed. Mr. BLACKBURN then proceeded
to state, that the verdict could not stand, on ac-
count of their refusing to receive evidence of the
truth of the letter. This had been done in the
" King against Horne," under precisely similar
circumstances, in the affair of Massachusetts Bay.
He then proceeded to descant upon the letter, and
the remarks of the Learned Judge, when sum-
ming up the evidence ; he should be sorry to say
any thing offensive, but the duty he owed his
Client :ompelled him to make the remarks which

he had done.
Mr. BLACKBURN having sat down, Mr. Justice
BEST said he considered it requisite to tell the
Learned Counsel he had not said auy thing that
was offensive.
Mr. EVANS then addressed the Court on the
same side, and concluded an able speech by a
strong appeal to the justice of the Leanaed.
Judges.
The CIIIEF JUSTICE said, the case had been
argued in a most able manlier, but the authorities
referred to were so numerous, that he considered
it would be best, in order to do justice to the
case, to look into them ; it would, therefore, be
requisite to postpone the decision until a future
day.
The other Judges concurred in opinion with
the Chief Justice.
Mr. Justice BEST expressed himself with some
warmth on some remark made by Mr. Black-
burn. The Learned Counsel however declared,
he had no intention of giving offence to Mr. Jus-
tice BEST.
The Court then proceeded to the regular busi-
, ness of the day.

SERIOUS AFFRAY.

BRIGHTON, Nov. 20.—A serious affray took
place in Church-street on Saturday night, be-
tween a posse of the inhabitants of the lowest
order, principally bricklayers and bricklayers'
labourers, and a party of the 81st Infantry
stationed here, in which several of the for-
mer received bayonet wounds, but none, we
believe, of any very dangerous description.
An inquiry into the affair took, place before
the Bench of Magistrates at the town this
morning, at which the greater part of the Of-
ficers of the 81st attended. The origin of the
disturbance, after various examinations,appeared
to have been with a tailor, named O'Brien, who
passed two men apparently bricklayers, with
whom was a female, about eleven o'clock, near the
Church-street end of the New Road, that night.
One of the men accosted O'Brien and asked him
who he was staring at : 'When O'Brien's reply
not pleasing him, the two fell upon him, and
beat him severely. O'Brien in the end, sought
and found protection by running to the centinel
at the entrance of the King's Stables, the soldiers
beating one of the assailants off with a blow
from the muzzle of his musket and hilt of
the bayonet, which bruised his head and face.
O'Brien then effected his escape ; the brick-
layers departed also, but the latter soon after
returned in a strong body. It was at this
period, nearly midnight, that two soldiers of
the 81st, mho had permission to be out till that
time, were returning to the Barracks, when they
fell in with the reinforced party named ; a quar-
rel ensued, and the soldiers were compelled to
fly to the guard-house for refuge. The guard-
house is opposite the King's stables in Church-
street. In this quarter the conduct of the rioters
became so outrageous, that the guard were
obliged to turn out, when the wounds mentioned
were inflicted ere tranquillity could be restored.
The military were parading under arms during
the greater part of the night. At the Town
Hall, none of the rioters could be identified ; the
matter, therefore, stands over for further investi-
gation.—(Morning Post.)

CORN-EXCIIANGE, Nov. 2.2.--We had but
little Wheat fresh in this morning, and what few
samples there were of fine quality, sold on full as
good terms as on Monday ; but the inferior de-
scriptions remained on hand for want of buyers ;
Fine Barley met ready sale, anti select samples
are is. per quarter dearer; but such as the Malt-
sters would not purchase, were very heavy sale
at Monday's prices.—ln Oats, Peas, and Beans,
there is no alteration.

HIGH TREASON.-It was expected that John
Palbi, charged with being concerned hi the Cato-
street conspiracy, would have undergone an ex-
amination on Monday, before the Privy Council,
and the officers were in waiting the whole of that
day, for directions to convey him to the Secre-
tary of State's Office, but it was at length order-
ed, that he should remain in the House of Cor-
rection till Saturday next, when he will certain-
ly be examined. On his arrival at the House of
Correction on Friday, he was placed in one of
the State apartments, and provided with every
accommodation his situation would admit of.