The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-18 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

Before all the Judges took their seats this morning,
Mr. KAY applied to Mr. Justice LITTLILDALK, who sat
for the disposal of snotions of course, on behalf of a
Director of the East India Company, (whose name we did
not learn) for a writ of certiorari, to remove an indict-
ment, which had been preferred against him at the Old
Bailey (as we understood) for the illegal disposal of the
patronagerinpident to his office, to this Court, in order to
be tried before a special jury. . .

Mr, Justice LITTLED;LE assented to the motion.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

The ATTORNET-GENERAL moved for a rule to show
cause why a criminal information should not be filed against
William Jones, Esq., Marshal of the King's Bench Prison.
This application was made with much reluctance and pain
on the part of a gentleman, who complained of a publica-
tion made by Mr. Jones during the last month, regarding the
Insolvent Debtors' Court. In this publication, which was
entitled, " Observations on the Insolvent Debtors' Act,
miscalled an Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors," Mr.
Jones did not confine himself to the general question
as to the merits of that institution, but he roundly
charged the Commissioners of that Court with corrupt
conduct, in allowing the officers of the Court to take
fees not authorized by the Act. These gentlemen
feeling conscious of the falsehood of the charge, could
not think they would he doing justice to themselves or the
public, if they -did not take notice of these aspersions on
their Oiaracter. The Learned Counsel held in his band
affidaVits by the officers of the Court, which contradicted
Mr. 'Jones's statement. These affidavits stated, that they
were in the habit of receiving no fee whatever, but what
was set forth in a table of fees, fixed by the Commissioners,
and 'publicly exhibited on the wall of the Court, and cir-
culated among the public, and that these fees were extremely
moderate and reasonable. On the tenth page of the above
publication, however, Mr. Jones states, " that the fees of
the officers, exclusive of their salaries, seemed very unrea-
sonable, as might appear on looking at the schedule of
them." To these words, the Attorney-General observed,
no objection whatever could be made ; but Mr. Jones
immediately added, " that these (feee) were nothing
to those which were allowed to be taken by the
Commissioners, under a negative clause of the Act, which
said that no fees should be taken but such as should be allow-
ed by the Commissioners ; that under this clause the Clerk
of the Court obtained a fee of 10s. 6d. for doing nothing
more than seeing the petition signed ; that all the fees to-
gether were so exorbitant, that it was impossible for insol-
vents to pay them; and, in order to do so, that they pre-
viously were obliged to cheat their creditors; that 18,000
insolvents were discharged under the Act, from each of
whom the above 10s. 6d. was obtained, making a total of
9,450/."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that no such fee as
the 10e. 6d. was at all allowed, that lie held in his hand
the affidavit of the provisional assignee, who stated that he
was the only person that received a fie of only ss. for wit-
nessing the signing of the petition, and the filing of the sche-
dule, and that the Clerk of the Court received no fee what-
ever but what was set forth in the public schedule. The
Learned Gentleman then said, that Mr. Jones's object seem-
ed to be to asperse the characters not only of the
Commissioners, but also of the officers of the Insol-
vent Debtors' Court, under cover of an attack upon
the system;general for in another part of his
publication he gave it as his opinion, that instead
of a short imprisonment, and a discharge under the pre-
sent system, it would be better that the insolvents should
be confined within the walls for six months, and be then
discharged. He further stated, that every insolvent, who
had been discharged under the present Ad, haS had to pay
25/. of exptueee, vybislii for thy Wittily rittinber discharged,

viz. 18,000, amounted to the enormous emit of 450,00
Now, this statement, the Learned Counsel said, was not trait
as there was a fixed rule of Court, that no account could 104°
till it was strictly taxed by the regular officer. The; A ttOr air
General would not deny but the Insolvent Debtors' Court'
like every other Institution, was a fair object of attar'
but Mr. Jones had improperly gone beyond this, Ow
aspersed the character of individuals, against which pro'
tection was now sought at their Lordships' hands. •
After conferring for a few minutes, the Court granted
rule to shew cause.

Mr. Taylor, the Deistical Clergyman, appeared in C°llll
this day, during the temporary absence of all the Jar;
but Mr. Justice Bayley. He was habited in a gown, as
addressed the Court from the floor, stating that he unl
stood he was brought up to plead to an indictment
for
blasphemy. That two indictments had been laid against Oat
before for the same offence, to which he had pleaded; bu
had never been brought to trial. He added, that he al
arrested yesterday, in the midst of his congregation, 1°
taken to prison, by virtue of a Judge's warrant.
Mr. Justice .BAYLNY said, that, if the gentleman
any motion to make, he bad better make it on affidavit. ,
Mr. Taylor—My Lord, that I understand I cannot 4,0
as I am not a Christian.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—If you do not believe in God,
there is no use in you making an affidavit here.
Mr. Taylor.—Upon my honour, my Lord, I do be
lie°
in God.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY then suggested that Mr. a
should wait until the Lord Chief Justice returned jot°
Court.
The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE having returned in a fed :
minutes, and communicated with Mr. Justice Bayley, 'lv
quired what Mr. Taylor had to say.
Mr. Taylor.—My Lord, lam a prisoner, and art
arrested on the Sabbath, as I now stand, and in the midst
of my congregation.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—WeII, Sir, have you si'Y
bail.

Mr. Taylor—l have my Lord. •
The Loan CHIEF JusErcE—Are your bail prepared t°
justify ? .
gai inoignn
dttoioctedgodo
withtowu ticoetfi
them,
town
before, this
nocbeocithnhalr. Taylor—They are, my Lord, but they are not herd
now ; one of them lives at Edmonton, and the other h.
The LORD CHIRP JUSTICE—Then, Sir, we can loge
me for setting fire to the Tahnadm fter
Mr. Taylor—My Lord, I was arrested yesterday, a-. A
i"--AnoitasrrY
me, my Lord.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICR.—SiF, we cannot listen to You.
telsi,eybubta:h•eeynodware
Mr. Taylor—My Lord, as a clergyman and a gentleman'
I am sure your good nature will induce you to hear ma.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE-.—Sir, we cannot violate our OP
and the time of the Court is precious.
Mr. Taylor—So is my liberty, my Lord.
Lord TENTERDEN—And it is guarded like the libel
of every other subject.
The Associate then read the indictment, and WO it
a
was concluded, Mr. Taylor observed, that as it charge
him with being an evil-minded person, he felt himself kit.
tified in pleading "Not Guilty."
He then withdrew in the custody of an officer, havil
received notice that his trial would come on at Guildha
in the Sittings after the present Term.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(SITTINGS IN JUNCO.)
hIUS,PIIT v. BELL.
This was an action on a policy of insurance granted olli‘
quantity of eoffee shipped onboard the Zephyr, bound from
;
London to Cork, and which was damaged by the veose
filling with water whilst she was lying in the river. IbAe
case was tried at Guildhall before Chief Justice Best, 811'
a verdict had for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE now moved for a rule to sill
cause why a trial should not be granted, on the grollny'
that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and that the
Learned Judge had misdirected the Jury.—Rule granted'

ORPGOOD V. BARKS.
This was an action for slander, tried before Mr. Justicet
Gaselee, at the last Sittings in Westminster, when a iTridie
was given for the plaintiff, damages 1501. The slander
one words imputed to the defendant, were as follows • t
" War-hawk, you must take care of ourself—mind w,bato
you are about," which the inuendo stated was intendeu
convey an impression that the plaintiff was unable to I°'
his just debts, and was likely to become a bankrupt. .be
Mr. Sergeant WILDE moved for a rule to Het aside ;he
verdict, on the grounds that the declaration imputed to of
defendant was not fully proved, there being no evidence
he
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words,s e
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therel
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was
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o va damage
itabna tee
,Itosd
ds
been proved.
the words omitted to be proved were Only tantsloen
bAys :hoe tuba gmnoi
tuynot
fotfbethsleanddamera,gbees,
waif
sthoefyowere meastitt".
damages were not unreasonabler. Justice PARE said, that• enough had bPeineni?nprtohvat t
e
SLOW the slanderous intent, , and that the words omitted 'c)
be proved did not, in any degree, justify the slander. •ce
Mr. Justice BURRODGIIS and Mr. Justice GAS
concurred in the law as laid down by the Chief Justice $
Mr. Justice Park.—Motion refused.

The CHIEF JUDGES.-It was currently stlidt,
tichno-etthlzeslHarwiiaelisll oobfrethtreialeiFseco,uihriteoCf ojou,uerdtgss,eusinyeostpfearidlhaey:oldribstab'
English Chiefs, viz. 8,000/. a year.—Freemafi's
Journal.
It is reported, that there is a probability of the
Earl of ELDON paying a visit to his native towy;
Newcastle. We have no doubt that, in the evefa
of his Lordship's coming; his reception will
b
of the most gratifying kind.—Durhanz Advert,
An elopement has occurred in our neighbour'
hood within these last few days. The- pa the
are respectably connected, and the frail rib Is
mother of two children. The seduced
iS
young man.—Southampton Herald.
Mn. BLAKE.— The Morning Chroniclf
er
states that Mr. BLAKE, Chief Remembrailc,
of the Exchequer in Ireland, will be create or
Baron of the Exchequer, in addition to the f°,,er
Barons of that Court. The department oyle
which he is to preside is the hearing of rev Data
cases, which are to be transferred from the
of Excise to the Exchequer jurisdiction.

Journal.
DEPARTURES.--Weds
Freeman'sFASHIONABLE
jcil
day the hangman and his assistant .1 li tig"
►
passe.. t..ro
Dundee from Edinburgh, • or'
on their way to
far, to ore
put the law. in force against Marg t
Wishart, on S t a urday.—Caledonian Meran;ir
MURDER OF MR. STIACKLETON;—•A Per-
ton of the name of J. Smith, residing at Slor
coat Green, is now in custody at Halifax, h3c'
ing said in company, that he knew who slWt
Mr. Shackleton, of Greave, in Wadsworth. II!
has made some disclosures to the police 0 f Haw
fax, which are highly important, but the particti"
tars of which cannot at present be publishfa%
Another man ►has since been
brought to Halt
'
by Mr. Brierly, the constable, suspected of beillg
concerned with the murderers ; and a pers°
(informed of by Smith) has absconded, but I;
number of police-officers are in search of biro,
and there is now great reason to hope that solve
at least of the murderers will soon be brought to
justice.—Leeds IVlercury.
The following circumstance occurred last vv.aoye'
1.,
at the residence of Mr. W. Steers Spence,
tioneer, of Wimborne ;—Hearing a singular
noise behind the wainscot of one of his chainill-
bers, he removed a small portion of it, and '
stand), a flight of bats rushed out, on
ere whikilled,
ch arl
attack was made. Ninety of them w
and it is iinagined that nearly half that number
escaped. The building is ancient, and, of old;
i
formed part of a religious house.—Corntva i
Gazette.
Committed to York Castle, George Clarkalll
i
charged with the wilful murder of William 0
James, the two illegitimate children of Ao
Hamilton, of Lartington, in the North-riding'
single woman ; and John--Grth, of Barns7r
Castle, apothecary, on suspicion of having 'achli
nistered to the aforesaid Ann Hamilton, certo
medicines and drugs, with intent to procure Of 4
tiQn. —.Do rliam Advertiser.