The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-23 00:00:00

HARDING V. ALLEN AND OTHERS.

Mr. C. PHILLIPS showed cause against a ride ob-
tained by Mr. Patteson on the part of the defen-
dants to set aside the inquisition in this case, on the
ground of excessive damages. The Learned Coun-
sel stated that the plaintiff was a butcher ut Lissen-
grove. Two of the defendants, Messrs. Ailen and
Anthony, were attorneys, and the third was a she-
riff's-officer. The action was fur falsely imprison-
ing the plaintiff, and the Jury having heard all the
facts of the case, assessed the damage; at 150/.
The mitigation set up by the defendants was, that
the plaintiff was little better than a pauper, and that
this incarceration was the luckiest thing that had
ever happened to him. It was proved, however, that
he was what is called a jobbing butcher ; that by
his industry he made a profit of about 4/. per week,
end that his imprisonment had caused him to lose
some of his customers.

Mr. PATTESON appeared in support of the rule.
Lord TENTERDEN observed, that the damages
wore large, and suggested that some offer should be
made on the part of the defendants.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS said that the plaintiff would take
1001. with costs, as between attorney and client.
Lord TENTERDEN—NO; not with costs as be-
tween attorney and client. He will lie very well off
if he gets 1001. and the costs as between party and
party. It is quite clear that there was. no Malice,
no intention to do wrong on the part of the tk-
fendants.

Mr. C. PHILLIPS suggested that the costs of the
appplication for the plaintiff's discharge out of cus-
tody, and of this rule, should be included.
This was acceded to, and the rule was ordered to
be modified according to these terms.

Between the hours of one and four o'clock
this morning (Friday), some depredators con'tived, by
means of false keys, to enter the coach-office at tl.e. Black
Boy Inn, in this town, from whence they carritd off'
eleven parcels. The robbery must have been effected by
some accomplished practitioners, as the door was found
locked, and in the same state in which it had been left
by those who had the care of the office.—Nottinghwu
Journal.

DUEL EXTRAORDINARY.--On Saturday
evening last, a popular attorney of this town (Barnstaple),
and ex-candidate for the honour of the representation to
Parliament of the Borough of Taunton, feeling disposed to
relax from the dry study of Coke upon Littleton, and to
moisten his clay with the beverage of•mine host 'at an inn
where a special party is generally to he found, repaired
thither, where he met with some of the histrionic comps,
with whom he entered into social converse; and coinci-
dent sentiments and inspiring draughts whipped for a
white the lagging wheels of time. At length a discussion
arose on a subject on which the man of law and the hero
of the sock and buskin were divided in their opinions,
which led to an altercation productive of the following
serio comic result. The lawyer, feeling his honour wounded
by the pertinacious adherence of the son of Thespis, chal-
lenged him to mortal combat, and forthwith proceeded to
procure the deadly instruments, pistols and ammunition,
seconds were appointed, who charged the deadly instru-
ments of war, prudently omitting the leaden messengers
of death—the ground was measured—the combatants
took their stand—the triggers pulled, and the Thespian
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS. -
(From the Gazette de France, dated Nov. 21.)

ODE: SA, OCT. 30.—M. Buteniess, Councillor of
State, and chief of one of the sections in the de-
partment for Foreign Affairs, arrived here on the
28th from St. Petershurgh, lie carries to Adrian-
ople the ratification of the treaty of peace. He Will
then go to Constantinople, where he will take the
office r,f Charge d'Affaires. All the persons be-
longing to the legation to the Sublime Porte have
received orders to set out immediately to return to
their posts. Count Orloff, one of the Commissioners
who assisted in the conclusion of the peace, is also
going to Constantinople, on an extraordinary mission.
The Pachas of Silistria and Ahioli, and the Seras-
kier of the Danube, who are prisoners here, will
soon set out for Turkey. Jussuf Pacha, Governor
of Varna, intends to go to the Viceroy of Egypt,
who served under his father when he was Pacha of
Seres.

The plague broke out again on the 97th, and this
time in the middle of the town among the Jews.
The town is surrounded with a cordon, the public
places are shut up, and the internal communications
are going to he suspended. It seems that the
quarantine on the Dniester does Not afford sufficient
protection against this scourge. The contagion las
also appeared at Sebastapol.