Star.
London, England, 1827-10-17 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

KINGSTON. OCT. 16.
These Sessions commenced this morning before an
unusual, in point of number,- Bench of Magistrates.—
BRNJAMIN BARNARD, t.:%11. in the. Chair.
The Grand Jury being sworn, and the reports of the
Visiting Magistrates of the various Gaols of the County
being received,
Mr. Balsam brought.forward his motion on the sub-
jeci of the trial of prisoner' being proceeded with be-
fore the hearing of appeals. He stated,. that from the
lateness of the hour (three o'clock), he would merely,
eater itlto a brief statement of the circumstances which
led him to make the. motion. On the day of the last
County Sessions, which were held at Guildfosd, it was'
represented to the Orion,- that the Grand Jury _suffered
great Iskeinvenience from being summoned to atom! on
**inlay of the Bess*" occasioned by Oa absence
.of both' -prosecutors andswitarmes, It was at that tidk
suggested that the Grandjury should be summoned for
the second day, but that was found to he incompatiblel
with the legal constitution-olde Court. On that occasion
considerable' inconvenience' was also sustained by parties'
being tailed, and moil appearing, their recognizauces I
were est:rated. All these inconveniences and delay were
occasioned ,by -the bearing of appeals before the trials of
thelsiisoners and the traversets, which occupied the
time of the Court not unfiequently• for several days,'
according, as they technically were said, to ""go off."
Od the subject the labr was silent, and it therefore was
a Pa** for the serious. consideration of the Court,
whether the Grand and Petit Jur'es should be so incon-
venienced for the accommodation of the Learned Gen-
tleasett who might benngaged in appeal cares. By a
tecent7Act of Parliament the expenses of prosecutions
and witnesses were, to a certain extent, defrayed; but
that allowance was inadequate to the loss that a farmer
or yeoman sustained by being absent from his home,
besides the mischief that might ensue from witnesses
waiting about for a length of time in a state of idleness.
Another reason might be urged, namely, the great in-
crease of the county rate, by the attendance of witnesses
for several days, when one might be sufficient. He
concluded by moving, that iu future the trials of the
prisoners and the travmsei take precedence of the ap•
peals.
lir. &soma. seconded the motion.—Mr. Scam's**
Piposed u.
The two Members of the County were in favour of
it.as aprazporiment. and on the motion being pa by the
-4aiirman, was catried by a majority of 11, the num-
'bets being 18 for, and 7 against it.
On the. motir n of Mr. Dearrisow, a Committee was
• appointed to take into ronsidetation the Coal Meters
Act, which expires in June next. as it regards the number,
appointment, and duty of tho,t'ofßaers in the county.

rgN4LTIES UNDER THE STAMP ACTS.

AtibtAusces—Selling without stamps. 101. penalty
Azpiatseas—Acting without license, 501.
APPRAISITHESTS—NegIecting to write sum* upon
paper duly stamped, 501.
APPAIINTICES—Not setting forth true considerations
in indentures, double the premium. •

ATTORNIIS ANS SoLICITORS.... Acting without having
been admitted, 1001. Acting without certificates, 501.
BILLS GY EXCHANGE
.AND PROMISSORY NOTES.—II
Writing the same on unstamped paper, 501. Post dating
of Exchange, 100/.
"'Clutna AND DICE.-.-SAling without stamp 101.
4•CHlCKB.—Drawing the same more than tea miles'
from the place of payment, 1001. Receiving the same,
201. Bankers paying same,loo/.
CONVEYANCES.—Setting out wrong consideration in
the same, 501. on purchaser; 5001. on att“rney. •
LACE Llcabsg.—Selling without, 51. British Lace;
401 Foreign Lace.
14 MOINE, PATENT, PROPRIETARY. AND OTHERS.--
Selling the same without' a license, 201. without
mpc,
• &c.IOI..NEWSPAPERS.—Printing without stamps, 201. Paint-
% without first making affidavits, 1001. Delaying to
enter at the Stamp Office, 1001.
PAMPHLETS.—SeIIing , without paying duty, or de-
.laying to enter at the Stamp Offiii, 204
PAWNDROILERS.—Acting without licence, 501.
Port Hossas.—Letting vrithoot licence, 101. Master
'btnitting to deliver ticket,. 101. Master neglecting to
give a true account to collector, 20/.
N. „POST CmAtsart...4Carrying passengers at separate
.fares, 101.

FL aTL—Selling without a licence, 201. Selling
'plate without being 'stamped with King's head. 501.
,PRODATIL AND LITT/MD/ ADMINISTRATION.—Tak•

hog possession of effects without administering, 1001.
i.., witbout having paid the
..deq, 204
Hecittrra=Giving receiptropon "enittmpad papa~
101 i. under 1001. 204 'above 1001. Itefusinc to give
receipt on stamp, 101:Giving receipt on too low a stamp,
101, Giving receipt for than sum paid, 501.
STAGE COACHES Oft VANS —For running a coach
'without licence, 101. For carrying more passengers then
litenced tor, 201.. For plying or running without plates,
201. For gunning with.forged plates, 1001.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Oct. 17.
The Wheat trade iv nearly in the same state as on Monday. yet,
•what sales were made this morning were on as good terms as on
that day. Barley continues in the same stagnant stte, from tibia
it is considered by the holders, that the deputation of trodtaters no.
eeived anything but a favourable/Dawes to their memorial. Oita
are very dull, the arrival since Monday. 11,500 qrs.;with more on
their pang& la Bessie and Pees there is no-aheration. :

Witamt Cgica.-04 the 18th ult. a afikaiiitveliates
appearing la the offing, near Fitful Head, in Shetland,
the fishermen immediately collected with their boats,
and succeeded in driving 27 of these valuable animals
on shore in Quendai Bay.. One of them, measured by
'the light keepers of Sumburgh Head, was found to be
74 feet in length, and 17 feet between the forks or tips
of the tail.
There are new living in the service of a Reverend
Gentleman in Wiltibire, six servants, the united periods
of whose emplcty make a total of 197 years, being an
average of thirty three years each. One of them hal
ritaised chi ;iamb= fiftrfon years.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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COURT OP KING'S BRTlidf, Om td.
Sittings before Lord. Tiurraftesx and Special Jartedo?..
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' LAWLEit ACiAiktr. tensnAw Atli arilliiiir '
, This was an action brough; against ititViretteribt
the late-Cornish-smd-.Deronshire,gn, Capper,. and-Ltdtl
Mining Company, for bo9ks and statiiiiierTrirniihed Ece
them by the plaintiff, Who is a stationer In Brosd-street. •
Mr. Clerrrt opened the pleadings, and ar. Gritira4t '
said, that the society of which the defefictants were the
Directors, iris formed in April, 1828. On-the Itts-df
that month there was a-meeting of four,of the defiis '
dant., who came to the resolution of forming the Cow. -
114ny, the capital of which they ptoposed td besooM(Ktf,„°
IN-shares of SOL each. ten shares being a qualißeatfirti 1
fora director. At this meOing the whole of tbe.sle ! --
re nts on the cord, elicepting Mt. Barber and Mr's
e-ants, abd circular 1e r
were immediately wtittete to them on the subject. -3 ,
a
record,
so chosen ref#tpted of the office, sal- • ,
deposits upCsn the requisite number of shares, "elite kr'
vrhith were paid on the 19th, and all of them vrefil piid .
by the 16th of Aprtli Mr. Wood was appointed Sec/is,. . •
lacy to Ole Society, and was directed to prepare proper'
books, and to furnish the Company's office with ataa . . •_,
tioneryt• He, in consequence, applied;tctheididatiCs; . .
who supplied books and ststionctra which.ireiedei
livefred at the office, in Lombard•stieet. betSiee)s•Aptit
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and August, 1825, to the amount of 651. 14i. the sunk
sought to be recovered. .
Mr. Currie, Secretary to the Company..—WitiesiatE"
tested the execution of the deed of settlement, and win '•
subpoenaed to produceit. but slid not. -
. sr. GortuaY called opon the defendants to ifro4o4lP-•
the deed. ._ •J •
' The AtTORNCY GENIMAL Said, it wait trot proved. . !.
be, in the possession of-the dcieudants. • They say Mr..
Wilk, has it. ' 1,-,

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. ?dr. Ciiirie's era miastinst resumed—Wltneu /Milted'
thirt Messrs. Kershaw,' Aston, Philip Perring. Peter '
Moore, Teade,..and Sullivan, arid all the other defends '
ints. excepting• Mr. Barber and. Sir John Petting, had
at vatiout times acted as directors. The settlement
deed was dated the 7th of July, 1825. . 'Witness saw it'
last in the possession of Mesirs. Fisher and Rhodes, the 3
solicitors of the company. •
The service of a notice upon Messrs. Nther'iner
Rhodes to ptodnce the deed was proved. by a sleds rf '
Mr. John Wilks, the Attorney fot the plaintiffs, whoa Ai,,
upon his cross-examination, said, thauthe plaintiffs sent
in their bill to Mr. Wilk:, but he could not say whey
User it was for any other purpose than to enable him ta
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draw out the particulars of demand. ~
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Mr. Conies examination resumed.—The articles
were supplied by the plaintiffs to the Cqmpany's.riffice.
in Llmbard.street. No objection was made to the 'bill)
but witness postponed its payment.. He could not say.,
whether it was laid before the Directors, but it was ex-
amined to see whether it was correct. All the papers _
Lelonging-to the Company wee givers up to Messrs.
Fisher and Co.
Cross-examined.—Mr. John Wilks originally pup,
chased the mines, and sold them to the subseribers.4
Witness had heard that he bought them for 17,C001. and.
sold them fur 128.0001. of -which be had received
56,0001. The plaintiff had told witness that Wilks
guaranteed him in the action. Witness became secre-
tary -to the company on the 9th of November, 1825, but.
he was before that time a clef ko the company. Mr.
Wood, who is now Mr. Wilkes clerk, was Secretary
beftire witness was, hut a imess was previously a clerk
to the company. He could not say that Any of the de-
.iendants had ordered any of..,che articles, nor did he,
know who ordered them. 'The deed 'was executed
3sy some of the defendants in Jilly,' and'by others in.
August.. Witress peter kattiPtSir John. Perriug to
.trend the' meetings, or to aefastr director, hot some
of the Gentlemen acted as Directors before they exe-
cuted the deed, .
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John
Wood,—Witness was clerk to Mr. Wilke, sen.
for many years; he was never clerk to Mr. Wilks, jun.
but undertook the manageent of this cause out of
friendship to hi M
ni. 'The first meeting was at the Albion
on the7th April, 1825. • Arthat meeting the defends
ants Barrett, Kershaw, and Ashsoe, were present. Mr.
Wilks and witness were also-there. It was resolved to
form the Grienpany,. and several—resolutions were en.
teed into to that effect, and. the Directors were
.ap.
pointed. Witness proved. * resedutions, which were
put in and read. Witness was apprinted the Secretary,
and directed to prccure the hicessar} books,-which he
accordingly ordered of the palintiff. The minutes of
pt‘e the proceedings of the Cora
.. Were etstered in them.
Witness sent circular letters e Gentlemen who were
nominated Directors, with a p . d prospectus of the
Company. There.was another ting on the 13th of
April, at which the proceedings iiltre signed by Messrs.
Peter Moore, Kershaw, Philip Perring, and Ashton.
At that meeting the minutes of the proceedings at the
former meeting were read and coafirmrd..lldeetings were
cites wards regularly held tor conducting the affairs of
the Company. At some one of these meetings all the de.
fendants, excepting Sir John Perring and Mr. Barber,
had attended. Mr. Sullivan attended them in Jul; and
August. Neither Mr. Sullivan'. err Mii. Barber were
named'Directors-in the original. prospectus, but they
;Were made Directors-by the deed, ;which they executed
in Angara. At the meeting of ,t 1 ....13th Of April,
Messrs, Smith and . Co. were appointed. Stritioners to
the Company. Ten shares were a qualification for a
Director. All the deffndantS hid Made payments on
their Shares. Sir John. Perring-paid 51. a .share on., ten
-hares on the 15th of. April. Mr. Barber..bis partner,
had twenty shares, and xnade his paymentsoo them be-
twern the 130 and the 16th of April. 'Wien *noes,
called-on S.r-dohn Perring,to make othespapmettts, he
said brhad lost his SOL and would lose oo more.-., .
'Cross•exansined—Viitness attended the first meeting
births desire of Mr. John Wilks, who took to it'ihe re,
solutions ready written. Witness did net send a circu•
lir, to.lo-i. Barber, beCauserhe was not'ihen•eppointed
ai • fietitir.
'irieivond payment, after he bad taunted toe deed; that
Wilt in. August. Witness had hawd.that Mt. Watt
gave 78,0001. for the mines, and ..ieeed that he was
wexthinore than that sum. Witititilotikiitered •himt
sell...entitled to give the orders foe' the ilittictessinheinseL '
eitsetice of the resolutions directing him.to furnish' the
dffice• *ith stationery. The bankers' books dew the
exact day when each deposit was paid. The house of
Sir John Petting and. Co: was the banking-house of the
company, into which the deposit's were paid. •
A clerk of the house of Sir John Perring and Co.
proved that he received subscriptions Opon the scrip
shares of the company. ' • '•• . • ... •
• Wood again cross.exansined....Witnen never heard
Mr. John Wilks say that he had made a demand upon
the company for the sum for which the action was
brought. There was no deficiency in witness's accoantr
nor was he distiaisied from the sltOation'of secular,'
account of any defalcation:
Mr. Cutrre re-examined by tilleAFtlll"alt Gf
'AL—There were some deficiallit' io '-
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