The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
MR. CANNING'S DEATH.

Ws LORDSHIP stated, it might be convenient for the bar
for him to say, he could not sit to-day after twelve o'clock,
Tier could he sit to-morrow at all. In consequence of this
le was willing to sit two or three days after the 17th.
Mr. SUDDEN opposed the extension of the sittings. He
felt so exhausted now that he hardly found himself capable
of discharging his duty.

His LORDSHIP was sorry for it; the present unforeseen
lamentable circumstance had occasioned the interruption of
his sitting to-day and to-morrow.

Mr. HORNE observed that the sittings had been so early
;and so late, that the bar was quite worn out.
His LORDSHIP then proposed sitting a few days before
,the First Seal.

Mr. HORNS could not for an instant suppose that that
would answer any good purpose. It had been tried re-
Teatedly by Lord Eldon, but when he came down, he found
'the parties against whom orders were to ,be made, did not
attend, he had no means of compelling their attendance,
lie could not make the orders in their absence, and ulti-
mately found he might as well have remained in the country.
His LORDSHIP wished to make himself as useful as pos-
sible to the public, but he desired only to act agreeably to
the convenience of the Bar.

Mr. Sucantx was quite satisfied that the public lost
nothing by the vacation.
His LORDSHIP was sure, considering how the bar la-
boured, that the vacation was not too long ; and as it
seemed any alteration respecting the time either of rising
Or meeting did not meet the approbation of the bar, he
Would rise on the 17th, as previously resolved upon.

IN THE MATTER OF EVAN OLIVER, A BANKRUPT.
Mr. SUDDEN stated that the bankrupt, who had been
brovght up from Montgomeryshire upon a writ of Habeas
Qv:pus was now in Court to pray for his discharge. He
or,bmitted the committal was informal, inasmuch as the
'Commissioners had made a long statement of what the
bankrupt had stated, admitted, denied, &c. on former exa-
minations, without stating either the guestions or answers,
aed summed up the whole by a question, which the hank-
"Pt had answered ; but the Commissioners had considered
that as the answer did not minutely meet all the statements
it was unsatisfactory, and committed the man. Mr. S.
submitted that the whole should have been set out in
writing.
Mr. Rosr, contra, conte:'ded that as the bankrupt did
not object to any part of the statement, it would have to
be taken as an admitted narrative by him.
His LORDSHIP did not think so. His opinion was, that
the examiners ought to hive pursued a different mode of
examination, and that, therefore, the bankrupt wait entitled
2m be discharged.
LUNATIC PETITIONS.
During the remaining period his Lordship sat, he heard
lunatic Petitions, that were consented to, refusing to allow
any to be opened that w4et%%bite opposed.
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VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
Nothing of interest in this Court up to the time of our
going to press.

SURREY ASSIZES.-(THIS DAY.)
HOME CIRCUIT.-CROYDON.

Cornelius Bowen was indicted for assaulting, -with an
unlawful intent, Jane Elizabeth Sayer, aged seven years
and five months, on the 15th of April last, at St. Mary's,
Rotherhithe. In another count the prisoner was charged
with assaulting, without the intent, &c.
The prosecutrix stated, that she went to the house of
her grandmother on Easter Sunday. Knew Bowen; he
lived at her grandmother's house on that day ; she slept
.that night up one pair of stairs ; Bowen slept in the same
I,"'n. Her cousin Michael slept in the same bed with
by
Bowen slept in the other bed ; was awakened
DY man's arm under her head in the night; did not
ti*ert know whose it was. She then went on to state, that
'the prisoner got into her bed and offered violence, which is
unfit for publication ; when she awoke in the morning,
the prisoner was in his own bed. During the assault she
did not call out, she was so frightened; he also made in-
decent allusions on the next morning; told her mother on
'the following Wednesday; did not tell her before, because
she thought they would beat her. Did not say any thing
*to the man at the time ; his arm was under her head ; her
e:ousin was in the bed, on the outside.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON-Her cousin Mike
was in the bed at the time; her grandmother slept down
stairs underneath; did not wake Mike, who had his hack
to her; she was assaulted three times and she did not say
at, ; if any noise had been made her grandmother must
have heard it; the door was shut; a Mr. Bowles slept
'"1 the next room; Mrs. Bowles slept there too; it is
separated only by a thin partition ;-siaw Bowen in bed
when she got up in the morning ; she breakfasted with
her grandmother; did not know what time ; nobody told
her that she was to say she was frightened if she were
asked why she did not cry out, or tell her mother before.
Several other witnesses were called.
The Learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the
Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.