The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. PORTER.

This was an information filed by her Majesty's At-
torney-General against the defendant for the recovery of
penalties which he was alleged to have incurred by
evading the payment of the Customs' duties.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Wilde,
conducted the case for the Crown ; Sir Thomas Wilde,
Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Humfrey, and Mr. Hindmarsh, ap-
peared for the defendant.
Mr. Porter, the deFendant in this information, had
been associated in business with Mr. Foster, as ware-
houseman, in Cheapside. The transaction from which
the presont information arose, was the landing, on the
29th of March, 1842, of two cases of goods, Nos. 36
and 57, from the Harlequin steamer, from Boulogne. The
principal ground of action, however, was the last case.
This information, in its leading features, is closely
assimilated with those of the Attorney-General v. Dean
id Candy, so frequently before the Court of Exchequer,
and with which our readers have been made so familiar.
The cases from Boulogne contained gloves, silks, satins,
and a variety of haberdashery, on which a duty of
1201. ss. 2d. was paid on the 2d of April 1842;
the goods having been cleared by Mr. Noble, the prin..
cipal clerk of the defendant, but who ha• since left the
country. From the size of the cases, and the calcula-
tion of their cubrical contents .it was contended, on be-
half of the Crown, that they could hold, and had held, a
quantity of goods, the duty on which would be
3121. 4s. 10d. The difference, therefore, between these
two sums was the amount which it was argued the de-
fendant ought to have paid, and he was now sued for
his default, and the penalties thereby incurred.
[The case was proceeding when we went to press.]

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the BF:comm.:H.)
The Court was opened this morning at ten o'clock,
but no case of any interest was tried up to the time of
going to preis.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS Di.Y.)
John Neil and Richard tieddon were charged before
Mr. Jardine with an assault on James Saville, the pro-
prietor, and George Smith, the waiter, of a coffee-shop
in High•street, St. Giles's,
Mr. Saville said, that about four o'clo2k this morning
he was roused by a row in his shop. He saw the pri-
soners in the shop struggling with the waiter. He de-
sired them to leave, but they refused, and he helped the
waiter to turn them out. A policeman coming up at the
moment when he turned the prisoners out, he gave them
in charge.
John Smith, waiter in Mr. Saville's shop, said that
between three and four o'clok this morning the prisoners
came in and asked for some coffee and bacon. When he
served them they refused to pay beforehand, and he
would not leave the tray with them. They tried to
snatch it from him. The master then came down
and assisted witness to turn them out.
Policeman, F 23, said that he took the prisoners in
custody, having seen them break one of prosecutor's
windows.

The prisoners said that they had not committed any
a3sault on the prosecutor. They refused to pay for the
coffee before they had taken it, and the waiter imme-
diately attacked them.
The policeman said that the prisoners were drunk at
the time, and Mr. JARDINE fined tile prisoners 10s.
each, and in default of payment, sentenced them to 14
days' imprisonment.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 4.—Wind northerly, moderate breeze,
and fine, but hazy.
DEAL, FEB. 3.—Wind, N.W. by W., light breeze, very
thick weather.—Arrd. George Canning, Ichaboe.
OFF THE WIGHT,FEB. 3.—Augustus, South Australia,
Sld. Sept. 12.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 3.—The Caroline, M'Cornish, arrd.
here from Girgenti, is discharging her cargo, being
leaky.
SCILLY, JAN. 29.—The Northumbria, Harrison, from
Cardiff to London, ashore on Crow Soul d, has been as-
sistal off and is now in St. Mary's Pool, and it is ex.
pepected must discharge her cargo.
MALDON, JAN. 31.—The Mary Ann, Mu'ley, of this
port, drifted ashore at high water, on the 27th instant,
and lay very bad, and has received considerable damage.
HAYLE, JAN. 31.—The Anne and Betty, from
Kit:sale and Thurso, has put in here, with cargo heated,
and must discharge.
BOWMORE, ISLAY, JAN. 31.—The Lion and the Mary
Ann, ashore near here, are complete wrecks.
LOUGHSVVILLY, JAN. 30.—Arrd. Ellison, Liverpool to
Newcastle, cargo shifted, loss of bulwarks, &c., having
experienced a heavy gale from W.S.W. to N., 25th inst.,
off the Lewis Islands.

CORK, FEB. I.—The crew of the Thomas Laurie,
which was abandoned Nov. 18, off Ichat3e, were picked
up and landed at St.llelena by the Crescent, arrived here.
CLAY, FEB. 3.—The Breeze, of Plymouth, from Mar-
seilles to Wisbeach, is ashore to the westward of Blake-
ney ; cargo discharging in a damaged state; crew saved.
A head-board, masked " Livorno," has been picked up
on Clay Beach.
LivEnpooL, FEB. N.W., light.—Sld. Gowan,
Newfoundland.
FEB. 3.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. The Jeanie,
Sh:elds for Rouen, leaky, and must discharge to repair.
A sloop, with bhck masts, is sunk off Tru3thorpe, in
about tour fathoms.