The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-17 00:00:00

FREE V. BURGOYNE.

Dr. FREE applied to the Court for an order instructing
the Registrar of the Arches Court to allow him to copy
his (Dr. Free's) private papers, which had been delivered
in under the title of exceptive allegations. He bad been
asked 251. for having such copies, and be thought it ex-
tremely hard, that after having been drained of 1,2001. in
the cause, he should have to pay for copying his own
papers. It was as much as to say that he should not have
justice, as the papers were important to his case. He
hoped the indulgence would be granted.
Dr. Primumoux said the Court must proceed in this
case as in all others.
The Registrar of the Arches Court said Dr. Free had
demanded copies. This the Doctor however denied.
_The COURT could make no order on the subj,ct, and
Dr. FREE again loudly complained of the hardship.
The Court then adjourned.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
THE KING V. VETO.
Mr. PEPYS at the sitting of the Court resumed his an
gument in this case. The Learned Counsel at great
length, and with touch eloquence contended, that the ac-
cident at the Custom-house could not be attributed to Mr.
Peto. If blame was attributable to any one, it must be to
Mr. Laing, the architect, under whose orders Mr. Pet°
acted. The Court would also consider, that in conse-
quence of the fire at the old Custom-house, the extraor-
dinary haste with which, by order of the Commis-
sioners, the new one was completed. 'With respect
to the piles not being of sufficient length, that was a cir-
cumstance Mr. Peto never could be blamed for, neither
would the Court suppose it was done to save him expense;
because, if larger piles had been used, he would have been
entitled to make an extra charge, and consequently woull
have been a gainer. In short, no part of his conduct was
such as to warrant the Law Offi,ers of the Crown in
placing him in such distressing circumstances. Mr. Peto
was at the present time a creditor for 69,0001., the balance
of his contract, and t hich, before the accident, he had been
adjudged entitled to by architects appointed by the Crown,
but he was not only refused payment of this large sum,
but had proceedings instituted against him to recover
the penalty of a'bond of 33,0001., on which judg-
ment bad been obt lined on purely technical grounds.—
He therefore had just reason to complain ; he had. not been
guilty of any improper conduct—not a single act he bad
committed could be be justly censured for, or made liable
to the penalty. He (Mr. Pepys) therefore looked for-
ward with confidence for the interposition of this Court.
It was true an accident happened which entailed a great
public expense, and which cost 150,0001. to repair. Mr.
Smirke too had also said it was owing to the bad manner
in which Mr. Peto's work was performed, but this part he
thought was not at all borne out by the evidence, or even
if it was, lie roust still contend that Mr. Peto was not the
responsible patty. The Learned Counsel concluded by
again earnestly urging the Court to throw around his client
its protection, by which means lie would be enabled again
to vindicate to the world the upright character he had
through life studied to maintain.
The gi/LICITOIL-GENEN.AL said he had an objection to
this motion, which be was unwilling to wake until his
learned friend had concluded his opening, that time had
however, now arrived. But before he stated it to the
Court, it would be necessary for him to draw attention to
the terms of the contract between Mr. Peto and the Com-
missioners, and the subsequent proceedings. The Learned
Counsel then proceeded to comment on the contract, which
he said was as clear and specific as any instrument of that
nature which ever had been drawn. The Solicitor-General
had not mentioned the nature of his objection at the time
our Reporter lift the Court.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Court was occupied, this morning, in hearing ar-
gutnepts in ppecial cases of no public interest, relating
entirely to dry points of law.

VENICE.—There is an interest about Venice,
but it is a melancholy interest one views it with a'
mournful preciousness, in remembrance of what it
was " in the days of other years." It is now
mouldering fast into decay ; in fact, sinking into'
the very waters. But the Venetians console them
selves with the hope that their city is be made
a free port. Of this, however, there is a doubt, as
the sum demanded by the Emperor of AUSTRIA, by way of
indemnity, is 70,0001. a year, and how this is to be raised
it would be difficult to divine. But that hope, which always
chngs to the unfortunate, still hovers round the Vene-
tians ; and they again dream of the golden days of com-
merce and the republic. As it is, nothing can je more la-
mentable than their condition. Their harbour, which here-
tofm•e was filled with vessels from every clime, now contains
only a few fishing boats, and some 50 or 60 gondolas.
There is but one frigate of any size at Venice,
and this is filled with Austrian " cannopiers de marine."
4'llese fellows cut the most ridiculous figure possible, know,
ing nothing whatever of naval tactics ; they wear long
swords, which they keep drawn all day in walking the
deck.---Notes of a Rariiblfr.