The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-15 00:00:00

IItIVY COUNCIL

One of the most numerous meetiugi of the Lords of
his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, for sehle.
time past, took place, yesterday morning, in the Privy
Council Chambers, Whitehall. The object of the meeting
eras to taste into consideration a petition from Sir Jr:lux
ORAIrr, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judi-
cature at Bombay, on behalf of the judges of that Court,
with respect to a letter- written, on the 3d October, IS2S,
rind signed by Sir Joni Mai.6Ast, the Governor of Bona.
bay, the Advo6te-Oineial; 'ma the two Senior Members
of the Council—which letter, ridilrtised to the Judges of

the Supreme Court, expressed an opinion that the Court
had exceeded its powers in issuing writs of habeas sOrPr.4
in the case of one of the natives in the Provinces, and te-,
quested them to suspend 4oing any acts of a similar descrip-
tion till the opinion of the Government at home, to whom
application had been made, was known. The petition
prayed the eotiteng of the letter to be taken into considera-
tion; and that his MnaiSti', rtith the advice of his Privy
Council, should make such order as he thonht fit.
The Lords of the Council were—the Lord Cliant;ellor?
the Lord President of the Council, the President of the
Board of Controul, the Lerd Chief Justice of England, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the
Lorsl Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the Judge of the Pre-
rogative Court, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the
Judge Advocate-General, the Vlce4iresident of the Board
of Trade, the Right flonourables C. Wrttri and S. M.
PHILLIPS. _ _

_
Soon after ten o'clock, the Counsel in support of the
petition commenced his address. This Gentleman stated
that the case, to which allusion had been made is the Go-
vernor's letter, was one in which application had been
made for a writ of habeas corpus, issued against a native
of one of the Provinces to produce Iris nephew, whom it
was asserted he kept confined, the uncle having an interest
in the life of his nephew, being his heir. To this writ no
sufficient return had been made, and ulterior measures were
about to be ordered to enforce the order, when the•lettet
above alluded to was received. The Learned Gentleman
dwelt on the power possessed by the Court of King's
Bench in this country ; whereas, by owe part of the
letter alluded to, an opinion was expressed that the power
of the Supreme Court at Bombay was limited to British
subjects, and the servants of the Company, and did notextend
to native subjects, and pointed out the abuses, which, in se re
stricted a state of things, might exist. Mr. IfortNre was
followed by Mr. fIOLDERNEtS, who cited the Regulation
Act, and the Charter establishing the Court, to prove that
it possessed the power which had been disputed.
Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET and Mr. Serjeant Sraxxis
were heard in reply on behalf of the East India Company.
These gentlemen contended that the Court of Bombay did
not possess the power of issuing writs of habeas corpus
on native subjects, but that its power was limited to
British subjects and the servants of the East India Com-
pany; that it was a mistake to suppose, that because the
Court was called that of the King's Bench, its powers were
as extensive in India as those possessed by the Court of
King's Bench in this country. Cases shni!ar to the one in
question had been adduced as having taken place in India,
but all that had been quoted as precedents occurred prior
to the Regulation Act, which was passed to remedy the
abuses which were in existence in the Courts of India.—
Several clauses in Acts of Parliament referring to the
Supreme Court of Bombay were read and commented on.
as referring to the power of the Court being restricted to
certain classes of persons. The natives had their own
provincial courts to appeal to.
Mr. DENMAN was heard in reply to Serjeants Bosest-
QUET and SPANKIE, and concluded his address about half-
past three o'clock, when the case dosed, and Counsel were
ordered to withdraw. Their Lordships remained about
half an hour in deliberation, and separated without making
their decision known.
The Solicitor-General was in attendance on their Lord-
ships during the hearing of the case, to give his professional
assistance. Mr. BULLER attended as Clerk of the Council.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

A BILL FOR REGULATING THE LAW

TERMS.

mote:—The words printed in Italics are proposed to be
inserted in the Committee.
Whereas it is #7ttiedient that the times of holoigg
several Law Terms sli6t4ct be equalized. and that thd WO°
should be appointed to be he1:1 at c,2rtain fixed cringer:del
periods of the year ; be it therefotq enacted, by the 141,,,
most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and cow;
sent of the Lords Spiritual and Tetnporat. and Comma,*
in this present Parliament assembled, and hrhe
of the satne, that the petiods of foil Term to btg
bO'
in hit Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster;
sA
gin and end in every year as follows (that is to say)
The period of full Term to be observed for Illichaelto_";
Term, shall begin on the First day of November, and el"!
en the Twenty-first day of November:
For Hilary Term, shall begin on the Fourteenth do of
January, and end on the Third day of February
For Easter Term, shall begin on the Fourfersatk (14°'
April, and end on the Fourth day of May :
For Trinity Term, shall begin on the Fifth day:of/16
and end on the Twenty-fifth day of June:
Provided always, that the following days, and no (Alt
shall be observed as holidays in full Term, on which
Court shall not Meet for despatch of business (that 114
every Sunday, Good Friday! Monday and Tuesday ioN'7,
week, and also every such day as may from time to Tall f
be appointed by his Majesty's Proclamation for a
day
public fast or thanksgiving ; and whenever it so hapl?an
that the day appointed for the ending of any term shall wi
on any of tl.,e days last mentioned, the Court shall
for the the despatch of business for the last time in aU
on the day next preceding the said last-mentioned oSio'
spectively.
And be it further enacted, that until further proviOil
shall be made by Parliament for regulating the form It
return of process, the following days shall in all case'
,
observed as the common days of return in his lif)o_Ati
Courts of Record at Westminster, instead of the cosolwi7
days of return now appointed by law (that is to say)
IN MICHAELMAS TERM.
The Twenty-niiith day of October instead of the3l99
row of All Soul,i.
TheFourthmartn.
i day of November instead of the Morrotre
Saint t
The Eleventh day of November instead of the WO

of Saint Martin.
The Eighteenth day of November instead of fifteen die
of Saint Martin.

IN HILARY TERM.
The Eleventh day of January instead of the pima
of St. Hilary.
The Sevente nth day of January instead of fifseew
days of S tint Hilary. f 1116'
The Twenty-fourth day of January instead °-
Morrow of the Puron. „,
The Thirty-first ificati
day of January instead of theta
1-1•'"-1
of the Purification.
IN EASTER TERM d.
The Eleventh day of April instead of fifteen Oft -
Easter.
The Sixteenth day of April instead of three week. 0f
Easter.
The Twenty-first day of April instead of one 07.°1181)
of Easter.
The Twenty-sixth day of April instead of five we
''
of Easter.
The First day of May instead of the Morrow of OF
Ascension ; and
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TRINITY TERM.
The Second dayIN
of June instead of the Morrow of, b.
Holy Trinity. hft
The Eighth day of June instead of the Octave of
Holy Trinity. I„ritlf
The Fifteenth day of June instead of fiftein
the Holy Trinity. • art.
The Twenty-second day of June instead of, three If
of the Holy Trinity. A tuk.
Which said several days shall stand, be observed, an—
to be to all intents and purposes whatsoever in Plkielf
the present return days for which they are respeel'oy
substituted ; and the practice of the said several atop
applicable to and dependent upon the said present Woo
days, shall in all cases be applied to and dependent11
the said several substituted return days respectivelr
And be it further enacted, that in all cases lair,"l-0..
writs, bills, or other proceedings, by the course and 1"7,..,
tice of the said Courts may be made returnable ou
bythe day of the
special day of return, such
uchmdoanytoh, odea
of raeturnyshralolorwPir_rati.o
any reference to the common return day of the Terns.
And be it further enacted, that this Act shall eoroineou;
and be in force from and after the Tenth day of ildif
next ensuing, and that the same shall be construed
ply to writs and other proceedings issued or eorntneoceu '.
w.. 11 before as after the day last aforesaid : provided net.;
theless, that no writ or other proceeding which .47,1
have been issued or commenced before the First dor;
October next coining, shall be deemed to be irregular': .
account of the return day therein mentioned .beinge::;
pressed according to the form now in use, but the T
Epiphany it
further
and
Easter enacted,
Quarterthat
ssio o day mentioned or expressed in such writ or other p e"
ing shall be deemed and taken to be the day. hereinbe*
substituted fur such return day.
England and Wales, shall be as follows (that is t° say)
FOR HOLDING THE EPIPHANY QUARTER sEsslos9,
s efteitarrohong lhdNot
the
And go
The first whole week after the First day of Janua
instead of the first week after the Epiphany.
AND FOR HOLDING THE EASTER QUARTER 5501:1
0 0.•
The first whole week:after the First day of diPri"

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stead of the first week after die dos_

BIRTHS,

• oigsr
On the 13th inst. at Pennsbury, Mrs. Wort PO ,
of a son.
of gerkeler
On 13th inst. the wife of Mr. Sarel, jun.
square, solicitor, of a daughter.
MARRIED. 1 bi
On the 12th inst. at St. Anne's Church, Liverpon
the Rev. J. H. Stafford, Henry Goeseben, E.g. of Sit
Newington, to Henrietta, daughter of W. A. Ohm
Esq.O of the former place.
QUA
squarn te,le
ii,ylth4ethßeinv:tE.
taiwt
aSrdt.
wGedoiriagmes,
jeohiSniaßrti,yirl:
Brompton, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. Ora°
pher, of Great Ormond-street. tiOneer•
On the 14th inst. at St. George the Martyrs, -• „It )
square, Charles Devon, Esq. of Gray's Inn, to "riilt..
daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Gosnell, of Great (P...
streeOt,
thLincoln's Inn-fields. driet°
n e 13th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, A ph
Joseph Verstraeten, Esq., M.D., of Brussels, to A.„_„11
youngest daughter of the late John Fred. Hamstedes Pre
DIED.
On the 13th inst. Susanna Harriet, second &g-
-of John Parnell, Esq. Bennett-street, St. James's. „„i's
On. the 13th inst. at Mrs. and the Misses `"„;40.
establishment, Myddleton.square, Pentonville, Mr.
Guy, many years master of the old-established ricatle-''
Fe
On the 13th-lane, Hoinst.n "
lbor. igabo
O Isabel, eldest daughter of Mr. si•-
of Mil Cottage, Leicester. trOg"
On the 13th inst. in Bruton-street, Berkelerin
Caroline, wife of Benjamin Travers, Esq. stife
On the 7th inst. after a long illness, Mary Anne, .
of Isaac Harrop, Esq. of Altrincham, Cheshire. ,„,.
On the 11th inst. at Franche, near Kiddermisiow,
Hooman, Esq. aged 45. ice-11 tiob,
On the 10th inst. at Brecknock-crescent, near .-
Town, W. Urquhart, Esq. aged 71.
On the 12th inst. at Epsom, J. Teall, Esq.
On the 12th inst. sincerely regretted, Mr.
Pritchard, jun. merchant, of West Smithfield. "'Lek
On the. 4th inst. at the house of his Grace tlntrvert
bishop of York, Grosvenor-square, Mr. Stephen
aged 35.

EAST INDIA —BENGAL.
BIRTHS.
At Calcutta, Jan. 6, the lady of Lieut.-Col. 11'
bert, 69th Rtr. N.I. of a son. t,
At Calcutta, Jan. 10, the lady of R. Swinhoe, Pi"?
a daughter. bed'
At Bei luampore, Jan. 11, the lady of Lieut. F—r
of a daughter.
At Calcutta, Jan. 10, Mrs. Rebello, of a son.
MARRIED.

At London Place, Jan. 6, James Paterson, E8c1;„11;10'
to Jemima, youngest daughter of G. Aitken, Esq. A-
ton, Fifes") i re. .• 0
At Calcutta, Jan. 12, C. Wilkinson, Esq., stirge°.4.
Miss Llewelyn.
At Calcutta, Jar.. 13, G. COoke, Esq. to MO
Mary Wren.
At Calcutta, Jan, 9, Mr. N. Pelegrin to Miss I".
Beauland, of Jessore.

DIED.

otiiel

At Sanger, Jan. 2, the lady of Capt. Marshall,
Artillery, aged 25.
Dec. 31, at Bhag.dpore, suddenly, Capt. W. 11011''
the 3d Regiment, or Buffs.
At Chittagong, Jail. 1, Marianne, wife of coe."
Stirling, '74th N. I.

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