The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

The Court this morning disposed of several Com.
mon Jury causes, of interest only to the parties eon•
cerned.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

WESTERN CIRCUIT, WINCHESTER, JULY 25.
SUTTON O. TOOMER.

This was an action on a promissory note, given in 1813,
by the defendant, while in partnership with another per-
son, to secure the re-payment of the sum or 250/., with
the interest at S per cent. per annum, from the time of the
acceptance. The plaintiff had a verdict to the full amount
of the note, with interest.

Benjamin White was capitally indicted for stealing two
geldings, the property of the Rev. George Henry Hasker,
who resides near Heckfield, in the county of Hants. There
were two other indictments against the same prisoner, the
one for stealing saddles, bridles, &c., the property of the
same Rev. Gentleman ; and the other for stealing a horse,
the property of Mr. H. Burgess. The Jury, after delibe-
rating together for a few minutes, returned a verdict of
Guilty.

FEMALE SUICIDE.-Yesterday an Inquest
Was held at the Hornsey Sluice-house, on the body of a
Young female, named Haughton. It appeared that the de-
ceased, who was only 16 years of. age, had been visited by
a young man to whom she was much attached, but on
Wednesday evening the deceased's mother, who disliked his
visits, ordered him to quit the house, and not see her daugh-
ter again. After his departure, the deceased said she
thought her motker had acted in a very harsh manner.
Early the following morning she was observed at the
window of her room curling her Lair, and she shortly
after left the house, and was not seen again until her body
was found in the New River.—The Jury returned a verdict
of Insanity.
On the night of the 16th instant, one of the
Blockade men, named Rawlins, who was on his parade
between the Schooner and Victory public-houses, on the
Shoreham road, heard cries of murder, and on hastening
to the spot he found two men violently struggling with
each other ; one of them, named Mills then attacked the
Blockade man, and with much abuse made a desperate
effort to get possession of Rawlins's pistols. The Blockade
man was obliged to use his cutlass, with which he wounded
Mills in the leg, when be gave up the contest. The other
man's name was Peel, who stated that he had just left the
Victory, when Mills attacked him with such fury, that he
feared he should have been thrown over the wharf or mur-
dered. The surgeon of the Blockade was immediately sent
for to attend Mills at the watch-house, but Mills obstinately
refused to let him look at the wound. The Commanding
Officer then sent to Shoreham for medical assistance,
agreeably to the with of Milli,r—firVicon Ocaftte.

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS

Mr. CANNING'S health, during his stay at
Chiswick, improved daily, with the exception that the
Right Hon. Gentleman was not quite so well on Tuesday
as he bad been on the preceding days.

The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese
Ambassador (who is shortly expected to return to Portugal,)
and the Count de VILLA REAL, who has lately arrived in
this country, for the purpose of succeeding the Noble Mar-
quis in his embassy to this Court, had a conference with
Mr. CANNING on Tuesday, at the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S
seat at Chiswick.

Mr. CANNING came to town yesterday morn-
ing, and arrived at his residence in Downing-street, about
ten o'clock. Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. BROUGHAM visited
the Right Hon. Gentleman in the course of the day.

Sir HERBERT TAYLOR left town yesterday
afternoon, for the Royat Lodge in Windsor-park, on a

visit to the KINO.

Viscount P4LNIERSTON held a levee yester-
day, at the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, in the
Horse-guards.

The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese
Ambassador, the Count de VILLA REAL, the new Ports-
gum Minister, and Count de LuneLr, the Neapolitan
Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.

Lady ELEANOR LOWTHER entertained an
elegant circle of the haut ton yesterday evening, at her
house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square.
Prince PotAGNAC, the French Ambassador,
left town yesterday for France, with his family, having
obtained a leave of absence from his Government. Mr.
ROTH, principal Secretary of the Embassy, will discharge
the function of Charge d'Affaires during the absence of
Prince Poutarrac, and was on Tuesday presented to the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Viscount DUDLEY, in that'
capacity.

Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India
House, for the election of a Director, in the room of ED-
wAitia PARRY, Esq., deceased. At six o'clock the glasses
were closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported
the election to have fallen on Lieutenaut-Colonel JAMES
LAW LUSHINGTON, C.B.

For Col. James Law Lushington 794

For Col. Sir Wm. Young

.698

Majority in favour of Colonel Ltu hington

An Address to Mr. PEEL is getting up at
Birmingham, the number of signatures to which is to be
limited ! !—John Bull.-.-The truth is, a very limited
number of signatures only can be obtained, and they are
of necessity limited accordingly.
The Brighton Gazette says, " Bets have been
laid here freely that Mr. CANNING'S Ministry will not
stand ;" but our contemporary, in its ultra loyalty, has
forgot to add, that the odds offered were—a horse-Chesnut
to a Chesnut horse.
The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, on
Friday, visited the princely mansion of Caversham Park,
near Reading. His Grace is in treaty for the purchase of
this fine estate, and three adjoining farms, intending, if
be can come to terms, to make Caversham his future resi-
dence.—Bath Chronicle.
By letters lately received we learn that Sir
THOMAS LErHERIDDE with his family and suite, having
visited Spa, and Aix-la-Chapelle, Cologne, and the Rhine
to Mayence, passed through Frankfort-on-the-Main on the
10th inst. in his way to Darmstadt, Carlsruhe, and Baden,
and thence on to Switzerland. Sir THoMAs has combined
a tour of pleasure with one of public interest, as he is
making it his business to become somewhat acquainted with
the present state of the trade and agriculture of the Nether.
lands and the borders of the Rhine. It is expected he will
return early in October.—Bath Chronicle.
THE Cll Ati CELI.OR SH IP .—TheTe is nothing,
new on this subject that is entitled to any attention.—
Rumour seems inclined to shift her favours from Judge
Burton to the Master of the Rolls, and to hold the latter
forth as the person having the greatest chance of promo-
tion. We firmly believe that nothing is yet definitively
fixed upon, and that no Cabinet Minister can yet tell who
will be the future Chancellor of Ireland.—Dublin Morning

Register.
Miss PATON was overturned yesterday when
coming to the English Opera-house, in her carriage.
Luckily she was not so injured as to prevent her from per-
forming in the "Barber of Seville," which she did with
her usual spirit.
A sister of the celebrated singer Mademoi•
selle SONTAG made her debut on the 29th ult., at the
theatre of Kcenigsdadt. She is said to possess powerful
requisites as a singer and as an actress.
The Great American Sea Serpent has turned
out to be a whale ; we always thought that the story was
very like a whale.

A tutor of college lecturing a young
man of

his irregular conduct, added, with great pathos—_" The

report of your vices will bring your father's grey hairs with
sorrow to the grave." " I beg your pardon, Sir (replied
the pupil), my father wears a wig."

An old woman, who lived in one of the mid

land counties, hearing the bells ring in 1814, inquired the
cause. " It's rejoicing for the peace, mistress," said an
old farmer. " The peace! 0 Lord, 0 Lord! what will

world come to ?—What ! have they been fightiß

again ?"

ANECDOTE.—LateIy at a Private dinner
party, Sir WALTER SCOTT, Mr. H. MACKENZIE, and Mr.
ALIsoN, happened to be present. In taking their seats,
sans cerernonie, the Baronet found himself placed between
these two illustrious individuals. The relative position of
these three celebrated characters soon attracted tkeattention
of a gentleman present, who exclaimed—
" Our host bath his guests most happily placed;
See genius supported by feeling and taste."
Dumfries Courier.

WILTS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The

anniversary of this Institution was held on Wednesday, at
the Bear Inn, Devizes; where, after the business of the

day was concluded, upwards of 60 gentlemen (most of
them connected with the landed interest) sat down to an
excellent dinner. Mr. Benett, M.P., the president of the
Society, was in the chair.—Bath Chronicle.
STATE OF LIMERICK.—It seems Limerick

is not likely to afford any theme, on the present occasion,
to those, at home and abroad, who delight in drawing
hideous pictures of Irish turbulence. The Limerick
Chronicle informs us that " the number for trial on the
County Calendar, this Assizes, does not much exceed 60,
an►l the offences are happily of a light nature."—Dublin
Morning Register.

CHEESE.—The cheese made last year does
not keep well. In many instances there appears in last
year's make as much fade and blue mould as is to be found
in cheese several years old.— Chester Courant.
SUPPOSED COACH ROBBERY.—This morn-
ing, about eight o'clock, a carrier pigeon, in a state of
complete exhaustion, fell to the ground, in Spa.fields,
Islington, and on being taken up by a gentleman residing in
Baker-street, (close by) he discovered the following, written
in a very neat hand, on half a sheet of paper, affixed beneath
its wings :—" I hope this will arrive safe, to inform you
of our success, having got the swag safe. We had a good
deal of bother.. The guard never left his place for more
than a minute or two all the way down. , Jack has gone a
cross-road with it, and I and Harry shall come up at
once, so be on the look out for us, at the spot we fixed on.

the beaks; we shall nick them this time. Let
Tim come with you, as I have got a job for him. I saw
Bob Brown, who is on a new start. It is very safe, com-
pared to the old go he was after. He's got a pal. Meet
us in the white sky-scraper, and green barnacles. Don't
fail, and be on your guard. I have shaved of my
whiskers all tite rest as before; so Y."