Mr. Howard, Stockdale's attorney, stated in a letter to the
Standurl last night, that the defendants in the still-pending case of Stockdale versus Hansards bad applied yesterday to Mr. Justice Williams at Chambers, to stay the action, under the provision of the Act of Parlia- ment just passed ; but that the Judge " refused to make an order, and referred them to the Court." We see no mention of Hansard's appli- cation in this morning's papers.
In the Bail Court, yesterday, Mr. Bytes obtained a rule to show cause why Samuel Long, of Cambridge should not be allowed to with- draw a plea of " Guilty ' to a charge of bribery at the last Cambridge election, and substitute a plea of " Not Guilty." Long averred that he had been entrapped into pleading guilty, and never thought he should be brought up for judgment, with which he was now threatened.
In the Court of Common Plea,, a Thursday. Mr. Platt moved for a new trial in the ease of Cave ,• : a the ground that when the action was brought bel,:••• 1.••71 Abi so the last Hertford- shire .1 ssizes, the Judge inisdire,!-I ,11 • .loay. Hot that the verdict was contrary to evidence, Mr. Platt l‘rietiy agtlsl the ease ; which has been the subject of disetmion in the House of Commons— The defendant wa, a clergyman • and also a 3.1agisArate of the county. The 1-1,1, 7 ,:t :1 Charge of cuff mg some trees. In (order t. i in, tt was necessary that a part.) should, . .t the
dunnage dons. shontlamoant to 1/, o. • ;• the
plaintiff was that of o pers.m named ,.,ard a person ,:ay that that • -nine
timber-trees. this evh!,•. 'AA' to the priwm at 1;-"thhampst,1,11,.• - , nrg'e of felony ; during whi:hi,s5:510d, I edaut
knew he must he, according to 11, r;•2 1,, then brought up before the Justices in Petty ..!iarged : Lord Abinger told the Jury, that the detili.lant e,omitting the
plaintiff tb M
r rei,venation ; but a to say whether Or not he had conroitted him for an Pie learned counsel contended that lb:, defendant tea- " omnitting a person
to gaol in th.. :leo of all legal e and that, therefore,
the Judge had 1,1-II:Toed the Jun, 11 :L1,o submitted that the Jury were wr•,;,:a in finding . .•.i1,1v time. The Court I-stponed their • le • anti: 111,,y ha 1 examined. the evidence.
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