The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-16 00:00:00

TH2, LATE HENRY FAUNTLEROY.

Mr. HORNE stated, that on a former day, when he ap-
plied to have a petition, in the matter of Marsh, Stracey,
and Co., bankrupts, advanced, the Court put it to him to
say whether it was of such an urgent nature as that it
ought to have the precedence of other matters ; he was not
then so able as he was now to say, that it was of great im-
portance to have the petition heard immediately, because the
decision of the Court on this petition, would decide a great
many cases involving property to the amount of more
than 250,0001. If the Bank of England were not enabled
to arrange these cases without delay, a great many actions
would be brought and hills filed against them.
. . .

His LORDSHIP did not think the Bank were in much dan-
ger of such steps being taken at the present moment.

Mr. HORNS said the Bank was threatened with such
proceedings, and there were people who thought they did
a good deal when they had secured costs of proceedings.—
The petition brought forward a very short point, and the
Court's decision upon it would be a clue to the Bank to
proceed respecting all the other cases relating to the same
matter.

Mr. MONTAGU was on the other side; and though his
clients would afford every facility to the speedy hearing of
the petition, yet he felt bound to say, in his opinion, it
would take a considerable time.
Mr. HORNE observed, that the case related to stock to
an enormous amount that had been abstracted by forgery,
and that Lord Eldon had always considered it so important,
as, in all its stages, to advance it on application.
His LORDSHIP knew the case very well, and desired it
to stand for this day fortnight.

- HABEAS CORPUS.
IN THE MATTER OF THOS. REEK, A BANKRUPT.

The bankrupt was committed to Newgate about three
months ago, by the Fourteenth List of Commissioners, for
not answering, to their satisfiction, the questions they had
put to him under a commission of bankrupt, taken out
against him respecting an assignment of his property made
to his brother about five weeks before the issuing of the
commission, and was brought up by a writ of Habeas
Corpus to be discharged. The bankrupt was a draper
at Shoreditch. lie had also had a shop at Chatham.
as well a one at Chelmsford. His brother assisted him in
carrying on the Chatham business, and the Commissioners
considered that the assignment of the property there to the
brother was fraudulent, and that the bankrupt's answers
respecting the transaction were unsatisfactory. Mr.
Spence appeared for the bankrupt, and endeavoured to
show that though some of the answers taken abstractedly
might have been considered unsatisfactory, yet that the re-
sult of the examination ought to hare been satisfactory to
the Commissioners.

Mr. Rosa was Counsel for the assignees, and after hav-
ing been heard,
The COURT thought with the Commissioners, that the
answers were most unsatisfactory, and that, therefore, until
he could give more satisfactory ones, he would have to go
back to prison.
Thus was this gentleman again "floored," whom Mr.
Rose supposed, from the expressions used by him in his
letters, had been educated at the " London Fancy Uni-
versity."

COURT OP ICING'S BENCH.
MANDAMUS.
THE ICING V. THE MAYOR AND CORN:MATZOH Or
NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

Mr. CAIareELL, on the affidavit of Mr. C. Flint and
two Freemen of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
moved for a rule to shew cause why a Writ of Mandamus
should net be issued, directing the Mayor and Town Clerk
of that borough to produce the ancient records and charters
thereof, in order that the right of the Common Council to
make Honorary Burgesses might be ascertained.—Rule
granted.

THE KING V. THE LORD MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF

LONDON.

Mr. PARK applied in this case for an extension of time,
upon an affidavit stating, that the proceedings of the City
Law Officers, in search of the records, were stayed by a
Court of Aldermen held on the sth instant, which came
to a decision to swear in Mr. Sheriff Winchester ; which
decision was, however, rescinded by the next Court of Al-
dermen, held on the 12th ; and in conseqtr;:iice of the de-
lay it was now sought to enlarge the rule.
Lord TENTIRDEN asked when the first Court of Alder-
men should take place?

The Commozr SERGEANT said that they would meet on
Monday week.

Lord TENTERDEN then inquired on what notice a Court
could be called.

Mr. GURNEY saki co days' notice were necessary, and
added that a notice had been given this day to meet on
Tuesday.
Lord TENTERDEN then said, that the proceedings of the
Court of Aldermen on Tuesday next might be reported to
this Court on Wednesday, hut in the meantime he caution-
ed the Corporation against swearing in the adverse party,
Mr. Wilde. _

The COMMON-SERCEANT observed, there was no danger
of that.

Lord TENTERDEN.—I do not know as to that, but it
is necessary to caution public bodies regarding their
proceedings.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to show
cause why a criminal information should not be filed
against Peter Rickley Weston. The application was made
on the affidavit of a Mr. Charles Dawson, an attorney in
London, which stated that, in March last, he was em-
ployed by a gentleman (whose name the Learned Gentle-
man, from motives of delicacy, forbore to mention) to
whose daughter Mr. Weston made proposals of marriage,
to examine the state of Mr. Weston's property. Mr.
Weston, accordingly, had an interview with Mr. D., at
which he entered fully into the state of his affairs. He
represented that he had 6,0001. of cash in the hands of the
Corporation of Liverpool; that he had a freehold in
Liverpool, on which he proposed to build ten or twelve
houses, which he could do at the expense of 8001. each;
1144 he uPest4d d ycffily roAt Qt. 1004 Or each, ps,

HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trueses.)
ST. JA M ES'S.
.f. s. Z. s s. A. o.
Lowland Mead. Hay 4 10 to 5 15 Clover Hay.......... 4 IS to 7 0
Upland Ditto 6 0 7 0 Oat Straw ll4 118
Rye-grass Hay 6 0 '7 0 Wheat Ditto llB 2 2
A good supply, and a dull trade at Thursday's prices.
SMITHFIELD.
s. a. X. s. X. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Cloy. Hay generally 5 15 to 7 0
Upland Ditto 510 6 6 Do. extra tine 0 0 710
Rye-grass Hay 5lO 6 6 Oat Straw ll4 118
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Wheat Ditto IIS 2 2
Supply moderately good, trade very dull, and prices about as
last quoted.