The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-28 00:00:00

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COURT OF KING'S BE..
The Rev. Robert Firnsin, the Rev. Mr. Walker, Tho,
ma; Bridges, Oaks, Horner, Mayott, Bailey, and
Wingfield, were, on_ the motion of Mr. Knox, brought up
to receive the sentence of the Court. They were tried at
Chelmsford before Mr. Justice Littledale, f,r a riot and
assault upon Wm.. Curtis, a constable, on the 29th of
June last, being shortly after the Maldon election, and
found guilty of the assault, but acquitted of the riot.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in passing sentence, said, it would
have been more satisfactory to him, if the Court and the
public had been spared the necessity of hearing the ease....
Curtis was a peace officer, end had a duty to perform..—..
He did not come from his home voluntarily, but was
called out in discharge of his duty. some of the al*lavits
state that he was a partisan ; but that does not appear to
have been so, nor is there any blame imputable to him.—
After lie had performed his duty, he was pursued by ha-
twun 80 and 100 men, his house was attacked, and he
himself roughly handled. The parties must themselves
regret the very improper expressions they used. The sen-
tence of the Court was, that the defendants should each
pay a fine to the King—Oates ir:3 lilorner of 40!. ;
Bridges 30/. ; Firmin and Mayott, 25/. ; Walker, 20/.
Bailey, 101.: and Wingfield, 5/. ; and should give rectal ty
for their good behaviour for two years.

Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a rule to show cause why a
criminal information should not be filed against George
Betties and Wm. Williams, of Carnarvon. The ..pplication
was at the instance of Wm. Lewis Hughes, Esq., the mem-
ber for Wallingford, in consequence of an advertisement
that appeared in the Times newspaper of the 22d of May,
and ..lso in the Morning Chronicle, its the shape of a let-
ter addressed to the Editor, signe.l " Cynwo," and relatins-
to a bill before Parliament, fur inclosing Llandwrog and
Llandwnda, which had been oppo,ed by Mr. Hughes. The
letter stated that " the member for Wallingford la:d claim
to an exclusive right of common, and that a poor man; wh.a
cut some sods on it, was a short time back, tinder the most
cruel circumstances, dragged from his bed by four con-
stables, and brought to Carnarvon, a &stance of ten miles.
He could have been apprehended any hour of the day, hilt
he was dragged out of his bed frc.m his wife and children
under such aggravated circumstances, that the magistrate
discharged the warrant with indignation ;" and the letter
went on to infer that Mr. Hughes's opposition to the hill
arose from the fear of disclosures of the claims he had set
up. Mr. Hughes swears that the staternent is altogether
without foundation. Bettis had signed his name to the
manuscript which was given by the Times to Mr. Hughes,
and there is an affidavit that the manuscript is in his hand-
writing. The publication in the Morning Chronicle ha,:
been traced to Mr. Williams.
Lord TENTERIAN.—Take a rule to show cause.
Mr. C. Priturrs moved for a criminal information
against M. Samuel Young Griffiths, of Cheltenhr---.
Mr. Griffiths had some disputes with a Mr. Alpin, which
had been referred to the arbitration of Mr. Prince, a res-
pectable attorney of Cheltenham, who made his award in
favour of Mr. Alpin, to whom ha directed Mr. Griffiths to
pay a sum of 62/. In consequence of this award, Griffiths
had taken every opportunity of abusing Mr. Prince, whom
he had called a liar and a scoundrel ; and he had written
him a threitehing letter, repeating these offensive expres-
sions.
- Lord TENTERDEN.—Take a rule to show cause.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, MAY Qt;.
After their Lordships heard motions in Banco for some
time, Mr. Baron Vaughan withdrew to the Exchequer
Chamber, where he presided at .iVisi Print fcr the re-
mainder of the morning.