The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-22 00:00:00

PRIVY COUNCIL.

The Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council had a ►neeting► yesterday morning in.
the Council Chamber, Whitehall, for the purpose of
hearing an appeal of great importance against the
Governor of Antigua, by a barrister of that island,
who had been suspended, and his name subseqently
erased from the li,t of barr4ters, by the Judges of
thf.. Court- of Common Pleas in Antigua.
The Lords present were Lord Wynford, the
Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Secretary
of State for the Colon►al Department. The At-
torney-General, who had been specially strn►noned
to attend their Lordships, to render hii prefeisional
►►ssistnnce if required, was present duri►►g the. pm-

ceedings.
Previous to the case being gone into, Lord Wyn-
ford read their Lordships' decision on the case of
" White v. Parnther" (from Jamaica), which lad
been argued in this Court at their last sit!iog. Die
Lordship noticed that an attempt had in-en made
to prevent • their getting at the merits of the case,
by insisting that the respondents were bound by a
decree of the Court of Chancery in Jamaica, in
1791. Lords Eldon and Redesdale had however
declared that it was the duty of Courts of Equity
to look into the merits of decrees, and tot blindly
enforce them %%lieu unjust. The decree in question
ordered thut the annuity left to Mrs. Ann l'arnther
by her husband should stand instead of a do,vvr„
and should be paid before the debts of her hualkonL
Their Lordships were of opinion that the Cottri
Jamaica were not justified in allowing the annuity
to stand instead of dower, and it would, 1,4 fact, he
a fraud upon the creditors ; their Lordships, there—
fore, should advise his Majesty to reverse the decree
of the Court below, and to dismiss the appeal with
costs.

Dr. LustliNcroN then rose to open the appeal
from Antigua; the appellant was Mr. John Osborn,
jun., a barrister of that island. The Attorney-
General of Antigua, and three other gentlemen of
the bar practising there, had addressed a letter to
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, stating,
that during the absence of Mr. Osborn on a visit LSA
EnglaNd certain aspersions on his conduct or difr.tent
transactions had been cast, which as he hat then
returned, required an explanation from him us a
member of a liberal profession, and antes;,that was
rendered they could not consider his 11b a fit" asso-
ciate. The Judges sent for four individuals, two of
them relatives of Mr. Osborn, who were examined
without being sworn ; and, en the statements thus
given, the Judges suspended Mr. Osborn from act-
ing as a barrister until he .had cleared himself frorn
the charges brought against him, more particular)).
in one instance of alleged breach of trust. l‘fe, Os-
born, at a subsequent meeting, addressed the Court
in his defence, and argued the illegality tsf his sus-
eensiun without his knowing who weetAis accusers:
Ile Court required his defence tel toe committed to
writing. Mr. Osborn accorditteiy gave in an never,
turd addressed himself Vtrticularly to exploits the al-
leged breach of trust. he Judges wrote to frit?'
barristers to come forward in the case, or give up the
names of the parties possessing knowledge of the fact%
The barristers, in their answer, declined all furtLee
interference. The Court then issued awt it, 'which
was served on four individuals, to compl them to
come forward and give etii!coce. Thel were sir-
eordingly examined, though in one instance deci-
dedly against the inebriation of tho party giving his
deposition. The Court eventvolly ordered the name
of Mr. 'John Osborn, jun., tea be erased from the list
of barristers, without either prosecutor, accuser, ar
witnesses, hasikttg declared themselves; Or, in short,
any perso,tt e.,r persons haying come forward to ren-
der themselves responsible for the p.oeeedings. As
to one portion of the accusation against Mr. Os-
born,—viz., that of altering a, bond front 100/., to
be- paid. yearly, to 200/„...,..tw0 uffidavire were read,
to show that the pak,ky complaining of the alteration
had spoken of ;;try tsond irr question, k high he was
about to execute. as one for 2001. The affidavit of
oAorn himself. stated thet such Wai the case ;
eald the party en whom tire ftautl was pretended Ita
have been practised had 'letlared, in a coraversuion,
that he considered th:„., alteration was causer] by a
mistake.

The Como3/44 cangieged in the case hp‘mg addressed
the CQOA their Loldships adjourne4 the meeting et
Oiock,

STATE OF TRATI:e.---HALIFAX.--ThitigS
here :ire iu much the dame state as last week. Ou
turday rather moti roods were sold, but at extremely
low prices. the manufacturers keep their works
going, tbAwant of employment is not great, and there
are .;t:w additional, applications for parish relief....—Hfahfax
si7hronicle.

SIXCULAR MATRIMONIAL St'ECULATIONT
--The quiet village of Ilebden Hi idce leas lately been (Cm
turbed by a matrimonial affair, witieli has caused no antal
excitement throughout the v 414 .se, and furnished itll the
maids (young and old) with a fruitful subject of tea-tshle
conversation. The eirsurnitances are tile.e :—Sonte time
ago, Mr. —....-...=-4, who has been long martied, but I a I
no fatniix, k:11 home upon a visit to one of the sea-ports
(Liyetiptiol, we believe), for the purpose of renovating his
hea!th. When he had been alai:oat :;bout a fortnio.t, his
loving spouse either sent, ea. Kotend.d to. send, a mes-
senger, with a view to aseertaia the progress of his
reenvery, but tltQ -4;4thless (varier, au his rettnn, veportrd
that the nbieei of hie seacelt " had riled or, the water r
Tha wklu.w put on her weet!s—mounted the deepest
itables-,anci mourned iricertAntly Jro t. day or two.
Not, however, having Mort; her er4,, ale pad ohl maxim-
-4 l'ts good to be merry :uul w4e--
'Ls good to be noNr;vl AND rater,
De sure you be oil' 44:th the old I,.ye,
Before you be wa, with the new—
. SLe received the arld,vesors of a worthy snip. Ili, heart
was es watt tu a. 1.',3.0wn goose, when heated to 120 degrees ;
his wit w4e s.ltaxp, as his needle, and in short, tinier his
pereweive eloquent% the lady waxed so hot for a second
huAba,nd, that she exehauged her tawarning into zniztli,
threw off her sable dress for that of a bride, and in a fees
weeks they were m trried ! Ve4.lleighhnuthood, a, Itlly
well be imagined, was scutAttlivs; ty this indecent h,,ste :
but still ail went on we!ilk ;PO " the nine days reorder"
had begun to es.ste,t, About a fortnight ago, Lowevet-, the
tailor Ittiv4z. ynn. ow seeking orders, tho first ku•l!and,
whR, )itF4, i ooly beca slain for the tirssunt, by the shoe-
rthalier's report, sate home with increased vigour end
teuovateil health !! upon wh'4,sir there Was tnu,i, i 0 y
i arnoug Lis neighbours, is utA a general il'untinatiu tte.l:
place. The eeclttircisseeteto we will not ettempt to de-
scribe; Lixi.o;,.. heard the intelligence:tut in
but snip
more gallant silN4,, ea,an he had ever done before, eai:asur-
ing his vo--444 ;spun truly scientifiC principles. The
wifl/4t, At: ever, followed; but h.ts• sioce returned,' :.nd is
ages once more settied, with her `• ft:at:love." and - fur-
ther )our deponent lino:vett riot," This story, siugula,•
as it is, is strie:ly true y c tro
ein every .tiChronicle. - .' ' " ..' ''. - - -

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