The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-19 00:00:00

was mil s weld be prevented. The government party, bosever, having so large a constitutional majors, in their / emi r, went steadily forward ; and preearations for his in stallation iota o ff ice were Mlle with the usual display. Ss:operated at last to the hi hest pitch, and in spite of the remonstrances of G. neral Cruz himself, the insurrection w ee set on toot at Coquiiiiho en the Nth of Stptember. m ee ting with no opposition there, they deposed and banished Idelgarejo, the intendente, and the heads of departments ; took possession of the Custom-house, the treasury, and all the archives of that proa'nee ; putting Don Vicente Urals at the head of affairs, as Intendente and Gm Ten or. Out of the Custom-house chest they got about 70,000 dollars ; and thee made forced loans from several wealthy iu.liudval. iu AC ne.a'ohouct.ood. They then seized the steamer Firefly, belonging to Mr. Lambert, all Seglish gentleman, engaged in the copper business there, despatching her to Conception, the stronghold of General Cruz, to arouse their compatriots, in the south. In Concep tion a similar outbreak had taken place, and with great success. The insurgents had appropriated everything to themselves—had banished the heads of departments, and appointed Col. Vienna as Intendente. They seized the Civilian mail steamer Arauco, with 30,000d015. belonging to government, and took her into their service. Cp to this period, the 13th September, General Cruz had not lent himself to the movement; and aatiaficd with their success, so far, the insurgents now appeared disposed to wait a while, to see whether the other provinces would follow their example, before determining to march on Santia.so. In the meantime expresses reached the cabinet at Santiago, announcing these movements in the north and south, and great excitement was produces! by the intelligence. The other provinces not manifesting any desire to coalesce' with the revolt, energetic measures were won taken to send forces to quell it. The first detachment of infantry ordered to Valparaiso Consisted of 300 to 400 men of the regiment of Chacabuco, and these were seduced by their officers and Col. Goatlike, their chief, to take the road to Coquimbo, fur the purpose of joining the opposition. When this became known in Santiago, on Sunday morning the 13th September, the ex citement became intense. The city was at once put un der martial law, and the President vested with absolute powers. A company of artillery was despatched after the renegades, and they were all brought back, within forty eight hours, without bloodshed. Their leaders, Colonel Gonzales, and others, were given up, imprisoned, and will probably be shot. other troops were simultaneously despatched by 1.11111 towards the north and south from San tiago, the few ships composing the Choke& navy, and a French steamer they had bought to increase its efficiency, were sent to sea from Valparaiso with troops for Coquimbo and Talcahuano, to put those ports under blockade, 'Valpa raiso itself being also under martial law. Some arrests were made in the last named city, and some magazines of cartridge, seized ; hut there was no appearance of an out break. While the ministry were thus active with these warlike measures, they did not neglect to provide the usual frdisities by which the inauguration of the new Presi dent, and the celebration of their national independence, were to be simultaneously celebrated on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of September. These were, therefore, as usual, ob. leveed as days of ceremonious rejoicings—damped a good deal, of course, by the dubious condition of the country. The national songs were nut sung with the accustomed hilarity; but what was lacking there, was made up by the enthusiasm created by the display* of fireworks and the like. Don M mud Montt took the oath of office un the 18th, in the great cathedral, when high mw was cele brated in its must imposing forms ; and the solemn peals of the organ heralded the installation of a man against whom one-half of the people of the republic had risen up to say " lie should not rule over them." In Santiago and Valparaiso, though much anxiety prevails, the impression predominates that g ossenmeut suo ceetl in putting down the revolt ; wile in Coquimbo and Conception there is but one opinion the other way. General Bulnes, the late presideut, has gone from San tiago towards Conception, to raise troops on the road, and to put himself at the head of the army of the government. The latest accounts from Concepton confirm the previous rumours that Geocral Cruz had at length put himself at the head of the movement. Ile had issued proclamations to the army as general-in-chief and governor of the southern pmvinces, and had given letters patent to the steamer a rro w, to cruise in his service. In the north, Gen. Carrem was in command at Coquimbo. A scouting party of his troops had encountered the go vernment forces at Illapel, and were captured, but a later account says that Cal. Guzman had afterwards been com pelled to retreat, and had taken up his position at Illapel, with or.l.ns from the government not to advance beyond it. No great bloodshed has yet occurred, but it is to be feared that dreadful carnage will ensue unless a pacification be speedily effected. The British admiral, on receiving notice of the seizure of the Firefly, and of the intention to seize the British mail steamer soon due at Coquimbo, despatched the steam frigate, Gorgon and Driver —the first to Coquimbo and the latter to Talcahuano—as well to recover the Firefly as to demand an indemnity. lie gave public notice that Coquimbo would be blockaded by his ships until indem nity was paid; and it was pretty well understood that this wee dune with the approbation of the Chili government, and was intended to aid them against the insurgents. The Driver returned from Talcahuano without finding the Firefly ; but the l"organ took possession of her in Co quimbo, and brought her to Valparaiso. The commander of the Gorgon entered into a convention with the party in poser at Coquimbo, and raised the blockade of that port, on their agreeing to pay 10,000 dollen a month, fur four menthe, out of the receipts of the Costae hoease—viz., 30,000 dollars to go to Mr. Lambert, es indem nity of his steamer Firefly, and 10,000 dollars as ransom foe steamer Aram°, which he had seised as a pirate--so pro aided that the British admiral decided that the Gorgon had a right to wise bee." It is hard to tell which is greater, the surprise or the direatialaction, among the foreign resi dents, as well us among the government party, at the strange conditions of the convention. 'The admiral, how ever, has sent the frigate 1 heti. down to Coquimbo, and Yee' s his squadron well damned for the protection of British intereats, and especially of the British mail steamers coaveying treasure to England. Irbe Court. WINDSOR, Nov. IC. His Excellency General Prince Castelei - cala, Envoy- Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipotentiary from the Kiug of the Two Sicilica, had an audience of the Queen at the Castle to-day, on his departure on leave of absence. His Excellency Lo Commandeur 3larques-Lisboa, the Brazilian , Minister, had an audience of her Majesty to present his letters of recall. 31. Macedo had an audience of her Majesty to present biz credentials as Envoy-Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of the Brazils. The three Ministers weie respectively introduced by Via -1 own l'airneracn Majevij's prmLipal Secre tary of State for F oreign Affairs. Her Majesty was attended by the Earl of Listowel, Lord-ia-Waiting, and Maor- General Berkeley Drummond, Groom-in-Waiting. T h e'r Excellencies and - Viscount Palmerston partook of luncheon at the Castle. . . . . The royal dinner circle, yesterday, included the :Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Cul. Bourerie, and Mr. Frederick Peel. The Queen walked in the Ilomc.park and Slopes this morning. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members of the royal family, took their usual walking and pony exercise. Prince Albert went nut shooting this morning, attended by the Earl of Listowel, Major-General D. Drummond, Col. F. H. Seymour, and Lieut.-Col. liiddulph. The lion. Charles Gore is expected at the Castle, to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. Mr. F. Peel took his departure from the Castle to-day. The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street : present, the Bishop of Ches ter, the Dean of Ely, the Rev. Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson (Secretary). Mr. W. Pinney, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Anderson, M.l'., had an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labouehere at , he Board of Trade yesterday. Despatches were received at the Colonial-other yererday from the Governor of Lehman. Lord John Itusaell has granted 5001. to Lieutenant Pim, from the Treasury, tow.ads paying his espenscs to Siberia in search of Sir John Franklin. It will have been seen from our report of the pro eeedings in the Queen's Bench of Monday that the Rev. Dr. Newman has at last a,sumed the personal and legal re sponsibility of the serious accusations he had uttered and published against thence. Dr. Achilli. We notice the fact here as prominently as u e commented on the rev. gentle maii's first evasion of re%powibility, and are glad to find more mature reflection has thus brought about a better sense of what was due to Dr. Newman's own character in his most serious attack uu the reputation of another and a foreign clergyman. Yesterday, several of our contemporaries stated that the Bth Ilussan (or King's Royal trash Dragoons) are to proceed to the Capeof (head Hope. This statement is at least premature; we notice it merely to explain that no arrangement has yet been made to send further reinforce ments to that colony, and certainly no cavalry regiment has been selected for that service. (From LIE atirlat's Gaseltr.l WINDSOR CASTLE, NOV. 14.—This day had audi ence of her Majesty :—Senor 'star* Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain, to take leave on going on a temporary absence ; to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, 0.C.11, her Ma jestts Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs. IV lIITEIIALL, Nov. 15.—The Right lion. Sir George Grey, Bart., G.C.8., has appointed Herbert Mack worth, Esq., to be an Inspe:tor of Coal Mines, in the room of J. Kenyon Blackwell, Eq., resigned. COMMISSION SIGNED 111 TILE LORD LIEUTENANT or YORKSIIIIILL.—Benjamin Ileywood Brookabank to be Cornet in the Ist West York Yeomanry Cavalry. THE I' isT-OVFIOEIIItERT AT LREDS.—Yeater any the examination of John Gainforth, a clerk in the Leeds Post-otticc, on a charge of robbery, was entered into before 1). W. Nill, Kai., at the Leeds Court-house. The breath from whieli the money was remitted was Settle, and the amount stolen is 3101. The evidence taken went to show that the primmer had access to the letters in the poet- Mire, he being employed as a sorter and in the delivery at the window of the post-office. Mr. Edward Brook, sharebroker, of Leeds, stated that the prisoner paid him on the 4th Novenahe r, and that sum included 451. in scoria tie Yorkshire Banking Company, which unloosens stepped ea his presenting them at the counter of the bank in laeds on Saturday morning last. It also appeared that the prisoner had been engaged in extensive railway specu lations, and that on the 17th of the present month, the day on which he was apprehended, he was iadatited to Mr. Brook • balance of 0111/f, for which he had given weep timers on the dry before. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and at the close of the case he was remanded for a week, when he is to be disposed of according to the direc tions of the General Post-office authorities. ligatell Emmet: MUTUAL LIVE ASSURANCE COM rAN't —As extraordinary meeting WIN held yesterday evening at Hadley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to consider the propriety of obtaining an act of parliament to incorporate the company ; Mr. Curer in the chair. The Chairman said the directors; though conscious that it was a serious matter to obtain an act of parliament, were eon visitsd that under the circumstances of the case it was de sirable to apply for it without delay. An act of parliament conferred special powers and advantages, and their position was such as to Justify them in incurring the nemmary ex pense. At present the business of the company was im peded and its profits diminished for want of an act of incor poration. In the first place there was the difficulty with regard to registration. They were all aware that the emu patsy war established under the Joint-stock Act, 7 & 8 Vittoria, which required that a half-yearly return should be made of the names and residences of all the members. The payment for registration had been increasing from . the ',commencement. In 1817, it was 51. 195. ; in 1818, 12/. . • in 1819, 201. 3s. ; in 1850, 271. Ils.; while in the gist half of the current year the amount paid was 211. 45., and it was expected that, by the end of the year, it would be Me:eased to WI. This was so much per annum diminish ing profits, and the evil was a growing one. The mode of calling meetings was also unnecessarily expensive. If an act were obtained, an advertisement would be substituted for written notices to all the members. Under the deed, they were required to set aside 50 per cent. of ttl e ir fits as a reserved fund. At first such a reservation might have been necessary to secure confidence ; but the company's position was now so greatly improved that the necessity for such a reserve had reSSill to exist. Br the new deed, it was proposed to set aside 10 per cent iustead of 30, until 100,0001. had accumulated, and afterwards S per cent until 1,000,0001. hail accumulated. On these grounds he thought they would act wisely in sanctioning as application fur an act of parliament.--Mr. Watson, the solicitor of the company, observed that the half-yearly registration included a return of the balance alscet ; thus enabling any rival company to inform itself with regard to the business and position of the company. He then stated seriatim the terms of the new deed proposed to be established under the act of parliament. In reply to a question, Mr. Watson said the expense of the application would probably be about 700/. There could be little doubt that an act might be obtained, whether in the shape desired was another question.—The Rev. Dr. Mackie moved that the directors should apply to parliament for an eet.—Mx, Mien seconded the motion.—tar. Williams wed IS as amendment that the question should be adjourned tin th e next annual meeting.—Mr. Meade seconded the amesd• went.—The Chairman stiongly deprecated delay as asks' injurious than unnecessary. The expense 01 registra tion was rapidly increasing with the increasing amount of business. In the brat forty seven weeks tif 1860 the policies taken out amounted to 100,2301. ; in the )rat 47 weeks of 1851, to 150,6091., showing an increase if WOW. The directors only asked the meeting to do what would lead to promote its own benefit. After a long discard's the amendment was negatived, end the original resoktioa adopted.—On the motion of Me. Miller, deputy-chairman, seconded by Mr. Choosier, a director, the drafts of the pro posed Act was approved by the meeting.—A vote of thanks was given to the chairman and the directors, and the meet ing then separated. Till BOMBAY TARIFF.—Mr. H. Fleming, the secretary of the Commercial Association, has received a let ter from the Bast India House, stating that the Court of Directors have transmitted to the government of Bombay, fur their consideration, a letter which had been seat by Mr. John Peel and Mr. Thomas Cardwell, on behalf as the emaciation, representing that on the recent revision of the Bombay tariff, the valuations put upon grey piece goods and twist are likely is act prejudicially on the traded Mau chseter. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1851. LECTURES SUGGESTED BY PRINCE ALBERT. The letter which his Royal Highness Princo Albert addressed a few wicks ago to the Society of Arts, suggesting a course of lectors.' on the probable results of the Exhibition, has been acted on by the council of that body, who have put forth the following as the first part of the course : Nov. 28. Rev. W. Whewell, D.D., F.R S., Muter of Trinity, Inaugural Lecture on the general bearing of the Exhibition on the Progress of Art and Science.—Dee. 2. Sir H. De la Beebe, C. 8., F.R.S., Mining, Quarrying, anti Metallurgical Processes unit l'roducts.—Dee. 10. Professor Richard Owen, Kits., Animal Raw Products.—Dec. 17. Jacob Bell, Esq., M.l'., Chemical and Pharmaceutical Pro- ceases and Products—Jun. 7, 1852. Dr. Lyon I'layfair, Fits., on the Chemical Principles involved in the Maim-' factures shown at the Exhibition, as a proof of the necessity of an Industrial Education.—Jan. 14. Profeisor J. Lind ley, PALS., Substances used as Food.—Jan. 21. Professor Edward Solly, F.lt.S., on the Vegetable Substances used in the Arts and Manufactures in relation to Commerce ge nerally.—Jan. 28. Rev. Professor B. Willis, F.R.S., Machines and Tools for Working in Metal, Wood, and lother Materials.—Feb. 4. J. Glaisher, Ess., 1.R.5., Philo sophical Instruments and Processes . — Fe b. 11. Richard Kenaman, Esq., Machinery and Civil Engineering gene rally.—Feb. IS. Captain Washington, R.N., Shipping, par ticularly Life lioats, in Class Vlll.—March 3. l'itifetsor J. Forbes Royle, 1.R.5., the Manufactures of India. KOSSUTH. DEPUTATION TO LORD P. Last evening a deputation waited upon Lord Palmerston, at the Foreign-other, to present a number of addresses from the iuhabitants of Finsbury and Islington, congratulating his lordship on the aid he rendered the Sultan of Turkey in effecting the liberation of the late Governor of Hungary. The deputation, having been introduced by Mr. Sheen, were received by his lordship with the greatest courtesy, Mr. DANIEL Manaus thou read to Lord Palmerston tho following addresses, which had been unanimously agreed to at very large public meetings, and which his lordship had conic up from Windsor expressly to receive To the Might Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston, her most gracious Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—We, the inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, containing a population of nearly 400,00(t, in public meet ing amenabled, this 12th day of November, 1831, Thomas Wakley, Esq., M.P. in the chair, respectfully beg leave to tender to your lordship our hearty thanks for your patriotic and humane conduct (in defiance of frequent and atrocious threats from Christian potentates) towards the illustrious patriot and elite, Louis Kossuth, by demanding his release from the hands of those odious and detestable aseaseins who sought his destruction. Accept from UP, in the name of our fellow countrymen, our deepest gratitude for your lofty courage and manly resolution. May you long live amongst a happy and a free people. Signed on behalf of the meeting by the committee." To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Palmerston, bee Most Gracious Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—We, the inhabitants of the parish of St. Mary, Islington, containing a population of nearly 100,000, in public meeting assembled, James Wyld, Esq., M.P., in the chair, had, with much thenkfulnets to God, your spi rited and homage conduct by assisting, in conjunction with his Majesty the Sultan of Turkey, in rescuing the unfor tunate but brave patriot and exile, Louis Kossuth, from the bands of these merciless tyrants and despots who sought his destruction. Ws humbly pray the Great God of Justice in Heaven will him and preserve you with a long and happy life mangle a free people ,• and when you have departed this life, may you receive that inheritance beyond the grave which is iseerraptible, undefiled, and passeth not away.— Signed on behalf of the meeting by the committee." Lord PALMERSTON, who had listened with polite attention to the reading of the addresses, said he felt extremely flattered and highly gratified by this expression of opinion on the part oleo large a number of his fellow countrymen for his exertions in endeavouring to promote the cause of national freedom of those nations who stood in need of it. The government was fully aware of the sympathies of the British nation in favour of the cause of Hungary, but of course, as the organ of her Majesty's government, in friendly alliance with great foreign powers which bad been refs reed to, it could not be expected that he should concur is SCOW of the expressions which had been used in the ad d:morn Ho felt, however, that it was highly gratifying to have been barrntiniental in aiding the cause of the patriotic ! em so otions and Poles, who,wi th out British intervention, dsabt have been doomed to perpetual imprison ment sad easclamd their freedom, if not even their lives, in the cause of their country's independence. (Hear, hear) They never mead hero bees Yarned from the fate which awaited them. visa by the aid which the government of this smustry was oaablod to afford, had not the government been bushed by pulls opinion here. There was no %erotica of the gnat amyl pews, which the government of this coun try bad ono foreign akin so long as the government wets braked in the omens of that power by the public I'Vit the people. No doubt the morel power of the tirb i gentmerst was immense, more than people gene rally imagined, but it would be only effective so long as the people and the government went together. (Hear.) There Could be us doubt but with regard to its Hungarian policy the government bad brim braid by the ;seep* as was instanced by the tam of ths appeals which had been made from all 141111119, and from all the large towns and cities in the kiet g deeerglag on the government of this country to ! inserters Ia that usportaakquestion. It was not I that Basked should exercise a power with its main, wi I its bayonets, or with its cannons. The moral power, where the gonna:mat was backed by the people, would do a great deal more. The moral power was greater th an an y. thing else, bon even that could not be made effective, unless the goverment and people acted in unison. no go versaisat, men especially the foreign department, wars maretimos arriesed with keeping so much secrecy with regard to their irmainetions with foreign powers. It was said there ought not to be so much secrecy in diplomacy, but opus the same ground that men is this ordinary bun nets transitions of life did not make public all the details of suck traarandosa until the bargains in which they might le entratioswfm• completed , so also was it necessary th at the pu of the proceedings of diplomacy should be I left to tin julsnont and discretion of that department of the (gramma; is ceder properly to transact the business of the nation. The wide WI quo mid the reception of these Adverts just read, and the general expression of, approve! of his conduct on the tam of his coluttrymeus afforded him unfeigned pleasure and gratification. , Mr. 8/JAEN observed that he felt that the people of E hitherto somewhat lukewarm and callous' iia n t g o la t nd the r h ela n ti be en.7 of this country with foreign questions, 1 but recent events, e ,:iiriled with the circumstance that en couragement was held o:lt to them by the government that Ithey should do so, would have the cleat, fur the future, of making them equally alive to foreign as to domestic sub : jests. Lord PALMERSTON remarked that one of the difficul ties in foreign affairs which was felt was from the fact of the great bulk of the people caring generally little about them. 'the government had no desire to be urged on to war, although they were desirous of upholding the us tionslity of foreign countries. At the tame when Rungs- Irian affairs were agitating the world—he did not allude to 1 recent demonstrations here, but those which led to the step ,a the part of the government—were the great demonstra tions held in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, and all the great towns, as well as the metropolis. When forty or filty addresses had reached him from all the great towns, he (the noble viscount) forwarded them to Sir Stratford Can ning, to show him that it was not merely the wish of the government, but the wish of the people, slut he should in terfere and prevent that, if possible, which other powers were demanding, and that It was only that circumstance which rendered the government in a position to grant aid fif it was needed. But the Sultan, to do him justice, was moat willing to lend his aid, and co-operate with this coon try in carrying out the wishes of the British government. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, however, a great deal of good generalship and judgment was required. (Hear) His lord-nip having again expressed his gratification at these marks of confidence and approbation on the part of the people, The deputation withdrew,much gratified with the recep tion they had met with from the noble viscount. KOSSUTR'S DEPARTURE. The Mayor of Southampton received yesterday a telegraphic message from the Peninsular and Oriental Company iu Loudon, stating that the royal Peninsular mail•puekct Jupiter was at his service on Thursday next, for the purpose of conveying Kuseuth from Southamp ton, to Cowes, to embark on board the Humboldt. special meeting of the town council of Southampton was held yesterday, when it was resolved to invite have been instantly met, this council resolves to invite his Excellency to a dejeuner on Thursday next, previously to his departure on has great mission to the United States of America. The cotooration, in their robes of office, are to meet Kossuth at the railway station at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning, and escort him in state to the American coosu• late, where his excellency will make a short stay. The corporation arc then to escort him in state on board the Jupiter, in the Southampton Docks, where a tkjeuner is to be provided for 60 pe•suns, which will include only the Governor of Hungary and his suite, the members of the Southampton eorponition, and the representatives of the metropolitan and local press. LETTER FROM MR. HUME, M.P. The Mayor of .":outliampton has received the fol lowing letter from that venerable reformer, Jmeph Hume. For many reasons, personal and political, it will he read with interest : _ . ..... . " Burnley Hall, Great Yarmouth, N0v.14, 1861. "My dear Sir,-1 thank you for the reception you gave to the • Dian of the people' cat Hungary, and um confident that the proceedings at Southamptuu, and everywhere else that L. Kossuth has visited, will be productive of great good tt, the cause of popular and responsible government in this and in every other country. 1 am sorry that I had not the satis- faction of seeing and cougratulatiug him on his escape from the hands of the oppressor, and, further, of expressiug my biliCere desire that success may attend his efforts in the cause of good goverumem. 11ii cause is our muse, anu I admire the talent manifested by him iu the several answers to addresses and at public meetings. It will be • difficult tusk far any man claimiug to be an Englishman to deny the truth of his statements, and I hope his advice may receive more attention from the aristocracy of this country than they have shown to his person. The state of my health has prevented my paying my respects to him, but I hope a future opportunity may otter. I have two objects in addressing you besides the ex pression of my thanks or your conduct towards him, viz., Ist, to suggest that Mr. Capel or Gilpin, or some person I connected oith the press, should collect all the addresses to Kossuth, and the best reports of his answers, verbal and written, and have them printed in a good type, and at the lowest possible price, us I anticipate tor them cir culation in this and other couutries, and more benefit to the popular cause (the cause of responsible government) than tram any other means 1 know. You can see to this being dune, and we will ask Lord Palmerston to send copies of the collection to all the courts its Europe., as ne aid cat isle. Gladstone's letter. '2nd. To apply to the At torney-Liu:tend, to whom I have written, to give us his best amstanee to have the cause of 'the Stamp-office v. Dickens' decided ; and further, to secure his co-operation and aid to remove the shackles on knowledge, which the stamps impose. • "I shall be here until parliament meets, to morel strength for the labours of the session. "I remain, yours sincerely "JOSEPH sincerely " IL Andrews, Esq., Southampton.'; TO TILE ZDITOI OP TIM 111.11114. Offices of the Society of the Friends of Italy, 10, Southampton-street, Strand, Nov. 18, 1851. Slit,—The Society of the Friends of Italy in authorised to communicate the following facts in contra diction to the charge brought against hi. Kossuth, of having proposed, iu the name of the Emperor of Austria. in the Hungarian Diet, a large levy of troops to be ear ployed slaughtering the Italians.-1 am, sir, your obis theta servant, DAVID MASSON, Secretary. The Hungarian constitution was based on the pragmatic sanction, according to which tha Emperor of Aus as King of Hungary, was bound to send troops to the aid sir that country, it tereatened by a foreign enemy ; whilst Hungiuy, on the other hand, was bound to furnish insa and Lumley to maintain the integrity of the House of Aua tria, it any of its possessions were menaced by a foreign enemy. The cabinet of Vienna, having incited the rebel lion el the Serbs, took the opportunity of the war with Sardinia, and the disasters of the Austrian arms in Italy, to unbars*, the Hungariu ministry, presided over by Count Louis Batthyany, and in which Kossuth held neat as finance minister. 11 was the opinion, and known to bo the opinion of Count Batthyany then, that Mau gary was not yst in • condition to resist Au. tria. Even at a subsequent period, when Jellachish invaded Hungary, Count Batthyany still believed mistimes impossible; and later, as is well known, when the army of indischgratz (afterwards defeated and driven out of Hun gary by Kossuth) invaded that country, he became am victim of that opinion. Now, the Emperor of Austria, Id the month of June, 1848, required, as King of Hungary, that his Hungarian ministry should demand a levy of Me. 1 winch, in rut, was not intended to exercise an immediate influence on the affairs of Italy—as these affairs must have received some solution before the levy, if granted, could ever have been gut together. But it was supposed that if, on the one hand, Battnyany's ministry had unconstitution ally refused to make that demand, it might eouritutioually and without danger, have been dismissed; and that so Hungary, at a critical juncture (and, in fact, whilst the Austrian cabinet, as the event proved, was plot ting with Jellachich) would have been left with out a ministry. On the other hand, if Battlayany's ministry had made the proposition, it was thought that they would have forfeited all popularity in Hungary. From this seemingly inextricable dilemma, which was fully understood upon truth sides, that ministry was extricated in the tollowing manner by Kossuth, who, as finance sinister, had to make the proposition. Alter noticing : UMW of the crown, that a rebellion raged in the parts of Hungary, and that the King of Hungary was still engaged in a foreign war in Italy, he asked for a levy of 80,000 men, and then added that, atter having made this demand as utinister, as a Hungarian he recommended that the grant should be accompanied by the express snow lation that none of these men should, under any pretest, be employed beyond the Hungarian frontier till Vac Serbian war was over. In this manner the ems ment of Hungarian troops in Italy was practically stopped but the same evening a cabinet council was held, and Batthyany argued that it was impossible, constitutional, not to concede the principle that the King of Hungrily MA a right to uemand, and to obtain, Hungarian troops be die defence of Italy—supposing, fur instance, the Serbian rep bullion to have been quelled, which had afforded the lq;itl mate, but accidental and temporary, pretext .or refuels, them to Austria. 'lbis consideration was incontrovertible ; but it was agreed to meet the didiculty by discussing the question as a matter of pnaciple, and annexing the further stipulation to the eventual employment of the Hungarian troops in the defence of the Austrian possessions in Italy, after the Serbian or any other rebellion, that these troops should only be so employed, alter reasonable attempts at reconciliation had been made with the King of Sardinia, and on Use condition that the Italian provinces should re ceive • separate administratien and free constitution in all respects nendielt to that enjoyed by the Hungarians. Thus conditions were propeeed by Kossuth, and peeved in the diet on the Mow* day. SUICIDE OF A FEMALE AT DULWlCH.—Yeaterday 1 , Mr. Cuter held an inquest at the Crown Tavern, Dulwich, on the body of a female unknown, who was found dead on I Saturday last, under the following circumstances: --Joseph Watson, a labourer, deported that, oa the day named, he was engaged gathering scorns in the " Five Fields," when his attention was drawn towards some articles of female attire which were floating on the surface of a pond. Oa , wing these with a stick, he discovered the body of the I deceased woman ; bat the hank being abiut tour feet high, , I he was tumble to bring it ashore until be had obtained farther assistance. On this being accomplished, there ap• to be some warmth ;that the presumption is, the a as female had not bog been in the water. On a subsequent examination by Mr. Ray, surgeon, it was ascertained that the deceased had been pregnant, and was within a short period of her confinement when her death took place. A small sum of money, a knit, and a key were found in her pocket; but there was no ideotilkation of the body till near the clots, of the inquiry, when it was stated to the emcee! that a female had bean down and reongnised deceased as ' Mary Out, lately in the service of a patleman residing at 19, Renley-voad, Islington. Mr. Carter Dien suggested that, as important evidence might now be procured, it would be j better to adjourn the inquest for that purpose. The jury r , took the same view, and the further inquiry was adjourned i . till Friday next. Rata) iinteltigence. EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY. Tri . L o y.% itr/CILI ATTORNEY GENERAL e. 111.41DOCR AND OTHERS. Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Moline were heard in continuation of theargument for the d c fendants in this c that the ase. It was contends before 1719, when the con gregation a t Iterwick had existed chapel was built. congregation had been founc:eak by: ono Ogle in 1685, and , 1 his successors till tad chapel was founded. Or,:nany• therefore, it could not have been of the kirk, for the kirk was not the est a bli s h e d re ;,igion at the period of its fount:l - The congregation same. its principles had not been changed, and a connexion which did nett exist in 168.5 could not have become essential in 1719. This therefore overruled the neap: relied upon by the re lators and plaintiffs, and showed a trust for protestant dis senters generally. The usage relied on proved only the lawfulness of the appointment of Scotch ministers, and not an obligation to appoint them. Though kirk ministers had usually been appointed to officiate at the Low Meeting. house, it did not follow tlat they were the only ones eligi ble. They contended also that, assuming for the purposes of the argument that the relators and plaintiffs were right as to the rules of the chapel or meetinghouse, still the de fendant Murdoch had not infringed those rules; and that the opinions entertained by him with respect to the diffe rences of the Scottish church were of a purely special. tive character; and that the holding of such opinions did not amount to a breach of trust. _ _ _ At 3 o'clock the court rose. The remainder of the argu ment fur the deft ndants was postponed till Saturday next, it being understood that the time of their lordships wiil be occupied to-morrow in hearing petitior.s in bankruptcy and lunacy ; on Thursday, in hearing appeal motions ; and on Friday, in attendance upon the Judicial Committee. Samos IN I IN:FS/1 . 1;4m5, normal Iva j.nao CRAWCI: wa. LIMES V.THE EASTER: COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT. The plaintiff, by appeal from a decree of the Vice-Chan cellor, prayed for a decree for specific performance of an agreement entered into between him and the railway com pany, whereby they, in consideration of hi+ foregoing oppo sition to their then projected line from Wisbeach to Spald ing, agreed to purchase a certain estate belonging to him near to the town of Spalding, within eighteen months after obtaining an act of parliament authorising the con struction of the line. The facts of the case were reported in the Express of IVedni allay. It was contended on behalf of the respondents that the act obtained did not come within the meaning of the agreement—that the plaintiff hail not power to give a good title, inasmuch as he was only tenant for life of a por tion of the estate ; generally, that they were not bound under the contract ; and that, even 'supposing they were thereby bound, they were not bound to perform the con tract out of the funds of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, they having no funds for the construction of the . . . Sir Fitzroy Kelly was now heard in reply. Ile contended that the contract was for a good consideration, and being under the seal of the company, was a valid contract, and binding on them. Would it be a good plea in an action of debt to urge that they had abandoned the line ? What was the difference between a contract to buy off an opposi•ion for 13,000 f., and a contract to purchase 130 engines ? In dependently of the general ground, he submitted that the act of parliament was conclusive against the company, as they were authorised to raise 250,000/. in addition to the funds they already possessed. He submitted that all the authorities supported the propositioa that the contract was binding upon the defendants ; that the title was a good one, as under the act of parliament this was one of the " extraordinary purposes" for which the company were empowered to purchase land; and he prayed decree for specific pet formance of the contract. Ills lordship took time to consider his judgment, and it was arranged that the other appeal cast, Ilawhes v. RinternCounties Railway Company." should stand over till judgment was delivered on this appeal. ZULVETA V. VisENl.—ltirewriom, _ _ . The arguments in this case occupied the remainder of the illy. Mr. Itoupell had not concluded when his lordship rose. 11,roas Ti SPARROW T. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY.-RIGHT OF COMPANY TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF LANUS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OP COMPULSORY POWERS. This wan an application fur an injunction to restrain the defendants from taking possession of land for the purposes of the railway. The question was argued on the first and subsequent Jays of the present term. The Vice-Chancellor now gave judgment, and said that this was an application for an injunction to restrain the de fendants from taking certain portions of land of the taking of which they had given notice, on the ground that the time for the compulsory purchase had expired, and also upon the ground that the portions which the company sought to take were parts of a manufactory, and that, if they took any, they were bound to take the whole. Tie special act of the company was passed on the 13th of August, 1848 (11 & 12 Viet. cap. 130), and by the 3rd section the provisions of the Lando Clauses Consolidation Act, so far as the same were applicable and were not incon sistent with the provisions of the special act, were incorpo rated. By the 12th section the company were to purchase certain portions of land if the owners wished; but these portions did not comprehend the land in question. By sec tion 13 it was provided that certain parcels of land in cluding that in question, were to be arched over, and the arching was to be constructed in a certain manner pre scribed by the act, and to be of sufficient strength to bear a branch railway to be worked by horse power; and if the owners and the company should differ as to the construc tion of such arching, the same was to be settled by arbitra tion in the manner prescribed by the Lands Clauses Act; and by the 14th section the owners of those lands were to have the same rights over the surface when arched over as they had had previously, with a proviso, however, that they should out build upon it ur erect buildings so near the rail way as to be injurious tlereto. And section 36 enacted that the compulsory powers given by the act should cease at the expiration of three years; that would thereby be on the 13th of August, 1831. After the passing of this act the plaintiffs erected various buildings upon the land for the purposes of their manufactory. On the 25th of June, 1831, the company served the plaintiffs with the usual notice of taking the land, and a counter notice was served by the plaintiffs on the same day, to the effect that they could not be compelled to sell a part of their manufactory. but were willing to sell the whole, and claimed us the price of it the sum of 60,0001. On the 13th August the company perved the plaintiff with a bond according to the provisions of the Lands Clauses Act, and shortly afterwards paid into the bank 6001., the amount of the valuation, and then claimed to enter upon the lands, but did not do so. It was not necessary for him to go into the affidavits. It was suffi cient to state that they contained enough to give the court the right to interfere by injunction, if the right to enter did nut exist, or was doubtful; but it was the duty of the plaintiff to satisfy the court that doubts of the legal title did exist, because however irreparable the injury which would result might be, the court could not interfere if the proposed act had been sanctioned by the legislature. The plaintiffs contended—first, that the defendants had no right to take the load at all, because the compulsory powers had ceased ; and, secondly, that if they took any part they were bound to take the whole. The first question de pended upon the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, and was whether the right to enter existed when the power to pur chase was expired. Both these powers subsisted, tinkle taken away by the 123rd section of that act, which enacted that the powers of the promoters for the compulsory pur chase or taking of lands should not be exercised after the expiration of dm 'bed period. It became necessary, therefore, to what were " the powers of the promo ! OW* whisk thee eveffita might apply. The act stcod thus : le ea 5151511.1 Ida NM pensions for the purchase of lands by agreement, sad them went to the purchase not b? agreement. The 16th oohs required the promoters to give notice, and the stibeemasse sections applied to the wt• element of the price • aminliena dames were imperative on the promoters. The ' seeligas hem the 69th to the 83rd re lated to the deposit of the pswelmsemeney, and those were also imperative. Theis elves the 64th to the 91st related to I the entry on the lead% OM 56th being that under which the defendants had preensied, which enacted that, having com llied with the previous provisions of the act, it should be awful for the promoters to enter upon and use the lands. Then followed some sections not important to the present I case, and then came the 123rd section, providing for the I capiratioa of the powers given. It must be observed that all the clauses, so far as they were for the benefit of the ' landowners, were imperative upon the promoters ; and, in dependently of the language of the act, the cases which had been cited in the argument lease no doubt that the notice given by the promoters created the relation of vendor and • purchaser. Them was it reasonable that the landowner' should have the power of compelling the company to proceed to the purchase of lands which they could not hold ? He thought that was not the construction of the act. The first point therefore resolved inlet( into the question, what was the meaning of the word " powers" in the 123 d sec tion ? Did Rowan those powers given by the aetto the several sets of promoters of several special acts, or did it apply to the several pewees given to one set of promoters. He thought it meant the fernier. But that did not remove the whole difficulty. It was evident it referred to powers of taking land otherwise than by agreement. Theo did it refer to all those powers ? He thought not, but only to that of giving notice. The others were not powers of purchase in the or dinary sense, but of carrying into effect the purchase already made. Much reliance was placed in the argument on the introduction into that clause of the word " taking," but he thought that could not make any difference. He rested his opinion oa the defendants' having served notice and given the hoed within the prescribed time, and he thought that the power to complete the purch ase was not gone, and therefore )te could grant no injunction on that round. This decision was at variorum with the mos of " Brockk bank v. the Whitehaven Junction Railway Company," and he should have felt great difficulty, if that ease had not been (Wanted from by Lord Consilium is a Tay , Be tided manner • and since that two cases had bees ' decided at law, in the first of which it was held that as eespany, having given their notate before the expiating( the time, were mend if salted es by the hadowaise to eammem a jury afterwards; sat la the ether, that when pmesesim bad been taken mike the Nth seem Were the engieetime of the time, they were entitled to had the bed es Imhem afterwards, though ask title bad set hem ampleted. That latter ease seemed to go the whale beelbet de pre sent. The Neese plead taken by the phase, was that the company were band le tabs the Wilde amants= That depended on whether the lead meths of the Clauses Act was imagememmil byes* medal met. He thought it was not, esethe Imam at as special act only ism ,- posted am& of IL Leib Mem Act as " was applica- The Mc and not inconsistent with the provisions of the special act," and he thought that that suction (the 92nd) was In consistent with those provisions of the special act which provided for the arching over of the plaintiff's land, and the powers given to the plaintiff: to use the surface when en arched over. He thought, therefore, that both grounds failed, and the motion must be dismissed, bat without costs. CRPORN Ver.C3I,4MCSLLOK PIA IL KINDICRAUT. PENNY O. 01101,11.-INSUKANCR COMPANY.-INBUFFI CIENCT OF ONE ANSWBIL This ease came u. :1: :ilaintiff was a varnish upon exceptions to an answer as to the production d e.G:.*.uulents. maker at Cheshunt, and had effected an luiurance in the Westminster Assurance-office, which was represi;:!ied b lint the defendant. Two fires nt taken pace fl the plaintiff, wa. rehouse, one in February, and another in July, Dia), , and IN plaintiff claimed the full amount of the policy, ' h e w s 1 0 1.301. as the value of the warehouse and • quantity of varnish to the amount of 2,539 gallons which had been destroyed. The company heftwe paying the demand re qvired production of the plaintiff 'a hooks, iu pursuance of a et , milation to that effect included in the conditions upon whiCh all policies were effected in this office, in order that th e e we amount of damage might be correctly ascer tained. The plaintiff refus:d compliance with this requi sition on ti.e ground that thereby the secrets of the ma nufacture in which he was engaged would be disclosed. The company than offered to refer the matter to arbitra tion, or to abide the decision of an action at law. The plaintiff, however, filed this bill against the company, and 10 the answer of the company as to the production of &cu. molts, the following passage occurred:—The defendants say they believe that there are at the office of this society, but nut otherwise in their custody or power, the deed of settlement in the bill mentioned, and also several letters and numerous other domain nt4, papers and writings, which may more or has relate to the matters in question in this cause, or some of them. but the defendants denied that the truth of the matters would appear thereby otherwise than as stated in the answer to this passage. The plaintiff ex cepted fur insufficiency. Mr. Terrell appeared for the exceptions, and Mr. Matins and Mr. Watford fur the defendants. he Vice-Chancellor said he had nothingat present to do with the merits of the case, but, as far as he could see, he thought this Insurance Company had acted in the fairest manner. The only question now was as to the production of a document, and though he was not at all sure that the production of it would in any way advance the plaintiff's claim, still he thought the defendants could not refuse pro duction. The exceptions must therefore be allowed. WINTUROP r. ELDERTUR.—PLRA Ur OUTLAWRY. This was a bill filed by the plaintiff against his solicitor 'to restrain an action at law. Elie defendant put in a plea of outlawry. It appeared that Mr. Winthrop was a bank. rupt, and did not surrender, upon which he was proclaimed an outlaw by the Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. W. Cooper, in support of the plea, submitted that the practice of the Court of Bankruptcy was this—the bankrupt was bound to surrender on a day to be fixed under penalty of being guilty of felony. Mr. Winthrop did not surrender, and not haring done so at the close of the day he was proclaimed an outlaw by the messenger. Mr. Bethell and Mr. Glasse contended that this was not such an outlawry as would support a plea to the bill. The Vice-Chancellor said Nacre could be no outlawry without judgment of outlawry. It was not now necessary to consider whether the Court of Bankruptcy had power to prockOm a man an outlaw, because these proceedings only showed that Mr. Winthrop had not surrendered, and nothing more. The plea, therefore, must be overruled. Bureau VICS-COANCRLLOII ?item. RE THE IMPERIAL SALT AND ALKALI JOINT STOCK COMPANY EN PANTE SCLATER. The Master, to whom the winding-up of this company had been referred, had, under the 38 sec. of the Winding up Act, 1848, directed that a contributory should be served with all notices of attendances or prueecoings before him, on payment tor each notice of a fee of 2s. Gd. Ile had accordingly been served with several notices, and attended the Master accordingly. It appeared that the works had been unsuc cessfully put up fur sale by auction, and that, subsequently, offers had been received from various persons for purchase by private contract. tin the suggestion of the official manager, that it would be d,sinable that the proceedings with reference to a reserved bidding at an intended second auction being fixed on by the blaster, should be conducted in private, the Master had made an order that the contri butory should nut be served with notice of the meetings killre the Master on the subject. Mr. Roxburgh now moved that that decision of the Master might be rescinded, contending that the section left no dis cretion in the Muster, except to fix the manner in which the notice should be given, and that at all events every con tributory had a right to be present when his property was to be dealt with. Mr. C. L, Webb, for the official manager, supported the order, contending that it was discretionary with the Master to allow or disallow the attendance of what persons he chose. The 34th and Ildth sections of the act were also re ferred to. _ _ . said he could nut sec that the Master had the diwretiou contended for by the official manager. The Master from whom this appeal came was most likely to have formed a correct judgment on the sub ject, but the language of the act did not enable him to do otherwise than grant the motion; the costs to come out of the estate. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.-YESTERDAY. BITTING % IX BANCo.—Baroaa LOAD CAMPISKLI, Mn J vs! lat ML JNSTICS COWLING. ♦xD ML J MICR TuriaiwTh;;;;;7l7D - EitiTlN4.Hii RAILWAY COM PANT O. TIM LONDON AND NORTH WY.STEUN RALLWAT COMPANY.-DEMURNER. . . . This was a demurrer to some pleas in an action brought for the evasion of an agreement. It appeared that the Shropshire Union Railway Company, having a bill before Narliament empowering them to lease their line to the orth Western Cumpany, the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, who were opponents to such bill, consented to withdraw their opposition upon au agreement being entered into that they should have a certain share of the profits from the working of the two lines. It was now contended that this agreement was contrary to the spirit of the act of parliament, which meant to give the working of the line to the Shropshire Union and the North Western Com panies. Mr. Cowling having been heard in support of, and Mr. Peacock against, the demurrer, The Court deferred its judgment. The arguments presented no feature of public interest. BAIL COURT.-YESTERDAT. &mat., IN Bo4c..—klaroas RAYNOR O. ODDLINSON.—Tau saw LAI, OF EVIDENCE. Mr. Manesty applied, under the 6th section of the new Law of Evidence Act. for a rule calling on the plaintiff to state upon oath whether the several allegations contained in the affidavit of the defendant were true or not, and whether or not the plaintiff had in his possession any note, document, or book, containing any memorandum or ac count relating to the matter in dispute between them; and if so to show cause why he should not produce the said do cuments or account-books. The plaintiff was a broker in the City, and the defendant a merchant at Newcastle, and the action had been brought to recover the value of a quantity of tallow alleged to have been sold by the plain tiff to the defendant. The defence was, that the plaintiff ' was only a broker, and not directly employed by the de fendant ; but the defendant having employed a commission agent in London to purchase tor him, the latter, without the privity of the defendant, employed the plainti f f as broker, and who purchased the tallow in question at a pub lic sale. Circumstances had subsequently occurred to make it desirable that the owners of the talMw should not have to look to the parties in London who purchased it from them, but to the defendant in Newcastle. Mr. Justice Erie doubted whether any part of the act under which the application had been made authorized the granting of a rule calling upon one party to a suit to an swer by affidavit allegations made by the other. Re would, however, consider the point, and give his opinion on Thurs day morning. THE QUEEN F. THE MATOE AND ABSEIDIORB OF THE Bonottog or liaawicit. Mr. Lush moved Sir a role to show cause why a manda mus should not issue commanding the defendants to revise the list of claimants to be placed upon the burgess roll, pur suant to the Municipal Corporation Act. The borough of Harwich consisted of two parishes, in each of which there were two churchwardens and two overseers. The muni cipal lista in September last were sigued in each parish by the two overseers only. Various persons, whose names had been omitted, sent in their claims, a list of which was duly made by the town clerk. On the day of revision an objec tion was taken to the mayor and assesson passiug the lists, on the ground that they had not been signed by the two churchwardens. The mayor took time to consider the point, cod on the 14th of September stated that he would not revise the list ; the consequence wee, that the whole list wee gone, and the parties whose names were upon it were deprived of the right to vote. The present applicant had his name upon the roll for 1850, and was one of the parties who objected to the mayor revising the list of the overseers. Mr. Justice Fdle, who had considerable doubt on the point, granted a rule nisi. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Ysirrsitara. %Trues to seam.—Basusa TIM LOLL LYuar EASON, MIL HALOS PARE; Ma. Bones ALIWON. AND Ma. Banos PLAIT Rootlet e. Tinsman—TEE Nsw Lew or BTIDINCR. In this cue Mr. Quaine applied for a rule of discovery to inspect certain document'. The learned counsel stated that he made the application under the 6th section of the New low of Evidence Act. The action wee brought by the master of a vessel against the owner, to recover the amount of his war., and of certain disbursements which he had made. Ihe case had been before Mr. Baron Martin at chambers who said, as there woe a difference of opinion 111100041 tte:j ere nd ye es to whether u t 4 he t I%plication matter bzuetwbe gr r broughtbe ted thebefore issue woo the full eei l l e rt u . k The Lord Chief Baron—Take a rule to show eause. Rule nisi @ranted. ermine AT Meal PASTS AT WIPTLY MAATOG MARTIN F. MANORON.—ACTION ON A BILL OF Excuastaa. This was as action to recover the sum of 1004. on • bill of exchange and on an account stated. Defendant, who was represented by Mr. Hawkins, ph aded non-acceptance, and that notice of dishonour had not been given. The acceptance, however, was afterwards admitted by a judge's order. Mr. Field appeared for the plaintiff, • painter and gla zier, in Great Brewer-street, Golden-Rowe, who deposed that he had discounted the bill. It was drawn by the de fendant upon a person named Power and was made pay able at the Union Bank, Argyll - plac e. It was dated on •Bssoss Ma. BLaos the 24th of July, 1817, and wax nue in the following No vember. On the day it became due he went to the bank for payment, but the answer was "No effects." Ile then went to the defendant's house and told him that the bill had been dishonoured. The defendant said that he should from Po in w se e aa r t) , u; i dt f :yt th viti e 9l p;in t : y then he had several times otlled or be nott a li h de le .dta t ri o ,,tna g d it hint t le h i e n. money from thit do j the bill became he had not seen the ea t p i'l h s; :; % :l 3 . t . u ia ien :h c t : trraa t t u o t ill .! : t e c h r e L p .. 4:1 should see Power in a day or two, and that he would try til ceived to get the money for him. Plaintiff had called on him several times since to inquire where Power was, but he had e attorney's lett?: this action on the sth of September, 1841. On the part of the defendant some accounts for work which the plaintiff had done for him, and a letter, dated the 4th of September, 1849, demanding payment of them, were also put in, and this bill of exchange was not alluded to in them. . . . ........... nothing to do with the these n ac tan ts a lt n fa d r th tin e lbertlteeftr-'h summed up, declaring that issue; and The jury at once found a verdict' for the plaidtitf for 1001., the amount of the bill, and 201. fur interest. The learned judge said that this was one of those eases in which the new law of evidence would act in a very benefi cial manner. There had been hundreds and thousands of instances in which parties holding bills had neglected to take a witness with them when they gave pet ~ 01111 i notice of dishonour, and, being unable to give evil :nee them selves, had thus been precluded front recovering the sums due to them. COURT OF BA\KItUPTCY.—Yr•.sTEaDA ihr./Illt Ms. Cointogo,.yu HOLROTY. IN RE HANSON. This was the certificate meeting. The bsnkrupt vas described as a mason and statuary of Kennington Cm 0 11 basin. His debts were 1,297/. ; assets about 5001. Th 0 profits had been 1,9801. ; trade expenses, 1,42 1. ; personas' ditto, 7221. ; 8902. Mr. Lawr.uice supported. There was no opposition, and" a second-class certificate was granted. IN ItE"BOYD. This WAS the certificate meeting in the case of J. Boyd, silk manufacturer, of Spital-square ; but the bankrupt hay ing been committed a few days ago on a charge of obtaining good; on credit for the purpose of pledging them ; there was no appearance on his behalf. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YESTERDAY. Bry in Mu. Ti EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN ATTORNEY'a CLERK. John Grier:on Mine 33, a respectable-looking man, was indicted for feloniously embezzling the Mlles of 10s., 11. We., and Os., received by hint ter and on account of James Grayson, attorney, his employer. Mr. Parry, in opening the ease, said the prosecutor was Mr. Grayson, sulieitoeiof Clement's•inn ; he and the pri soner had been acquainted with each other at Newcastle, where the former had been in practice before he came to London. Some two years ago the pros. cuter accidentally met the prisoner in the City, and from motives of charity and kindness he gave him some slight employment iu has office, the prisoner having represented Ithuselt to be iu tho greatest possible dtstress, but the remuneration he received we. certainly very small, some six or seven shillings per week, the duties he hail to perform being quite of a trivial character. After a time Mr. Grayson paid him a guinea a week, the duties he teen discharged being those of clerk, and the particular circumstances out of which the matters now about to he inquired into arose were these :—There was iu Mr. Grayson's office an action " Cohen v. Lawrence." 'llll, tletellaeet being Mr. Grayson's client, and the plaintiff having abandoned the ease, he became liable to Mr. Grayson for the defendant's costs, which amounted to at. 130. 6.1., and certain terms as to the payment of that bleu were arranged between the prisoner and Cohen. On the oth of March in the present year Cohen paid 10s. to the prisoner, and on the 11th of the same month lie pahl hint 11. Vis., but for neither of these sums did he account to Mr. Grayson ' hut put them into his own pocket. Some time afterwards Mr. Grayson asked the prisoner whether he had received the money from Cohen, when he answered in the neautive, and said he did not think Cohen ever would pay it, and that he was not worth powder and shot, so tnat it would be useless to attempt to compel him by proceedings to pay. In September, Mr. Grayson thought it was time the money was paid. The pri soner left his service in July, and he issued a ti. fa. against Cohen, into whose house an execution was platted. Cohen showed that he had paid the money to the prisoner, pro duced the receipts, and Mr. Grayson thereupon at once withdrew the execution, but Cohen considered himself aggrieved, and brou,oit against Mr. Grayson an action for an illegal distress. Ga the 24th of June, it would be seen that the prisoner received the sum of ail. front a Mr. Itam• sey, who owed the prosecutor 21. 10.., tbr which he never accounted, but applied to his own purposes and he (the (learned counsel) thought that whin he had proved these facts, the jury would have no difficulty in *aiming to the conclusion that the charge of embezzling those three sums was made out. hlr. Grayson was then examined. lie bore out this state ment of the facts in so far as they related to him. lie said the prisoner was authorised to receive money fur him, and that he had not in any way accounted for the sums men tioned in the indictment. Cross-examined.—lle came from Newcastle in IMO. Ile had been through the Insolvent Court. Ills debts at that time were not more than 31101. or 4001., whilst Sc had duo to him 1,0141. lie had judgments on an estate in the county of Durham, but they had not been _satisfied, and, in consequence .of that, he had not paid the whole of his debts. The judgments were against the execu tors of Mr. Shaw, a magistrate. The judgments were fur mousy lent—hie own tuna fide money—acquired by assiduity in business. He bad paid a number on his crest tors lle could not mention their names. Amoingot them he had paid his tailor five or six pounde. He laud been offered money to release the judgments. They related to the Ilemsworth colliery. When the prisoner asked him for employ his business was but smell, and he had no occasion fur his services as clerk. Ile told him that he wanted but a boy, kind if he clause to do what he should want a boy to do, and take the only pay he could give (five or six shiltings a week). he ruightdo so._ Ile said lie should be thankful to do NO, and accepted the otter. Ile had business at Merthyr Tydvil, and used to go there for the purpose of transacting it. Never wrote to him Pram Merthyr Tyilvil, saying he should have an interest in his business. (Some lerters were shown to him.) Would swear that he never induced the prisoner to think any thing of the sort, but liud given him perhaps a couple of pounds for his kindness in briuging busitues, but that WY to put food into his mouth. The torieoner had received and accounted for the rusts in several actions. Ile had certain costs in a ease, r"f he Queen v. Captain Ackerley." lie had fees to pay to Mr. Hurry, banister, in connexion with that Caine. lie never gave the prisoner one pound to conceal the fact of his having re ceived the coats in that matter, to avoid paying Mr. 'lorry his fees, it having been arrang ed that those tees were to be paid as stemma the costs were received. The fees were still owing to Mr. Hurry, because he (prosecutor) had introduced Mr. Horny to busiuess. Wrote to Mr. Hurry to say that he would pay him. Would positively swear that he had not given the prisoner a pound to avoid the payment to Me. Hoary. When at Merthyr Tydvil, he sent looney up to the prisoner for geueral purposes. The prisoner had net accounted for a eel:tient of the muuey so sent. Would re peat on his solemn oath that he never promised the prisoner a share in the business, either by letter or otherwise. No doubt he promised Mon advantages fur loieinduotry in Wyse ducing business. When he brought huoiroas to the °Woo he had a deuce ur. The prisoner laud not the privilege to conduct business on his own account. Conehlered the vei -1 toner the reverse of en honest man. Could not say he bad I never been drunk, hut he never wilt so drunk as to restive I money and forged it. Never received 2001. under ex.vaor dinary eircusustanees from a Mr. Smith at Merthyr Tydvil. Did receive VW. from Mr. Smith for a bill of costs. Certainly did not leave Newcastle in consovence of that case of Mr. Smith's. From the time the piesoner left him in July up to the 11th of September, when he went to Liverpool, he saw him several times. Prisoner told him that he had bat Is. from Itainsey, but that it did not concern him, lie having received it ou his own. account for private busiuess, and that if he wanted it he (prosecutor) might go to the devil and get it if he could. Had a clerk named Webb ; did not share the profits of the business with biro. W. nut indebted to the prisoner 4a. or sf. Coheir had brought au action of trespass against him. First heard that Cohen paid the money to the prisoner when at Liverpool. The action was brought on the 25th. I of September. The prisoner was given into custody on 110 31st of October. (Here some euutuoicw. occurred e.'. dates.) Wascouetaittly in the want of motley—before he went to Merthyr, before then, and at the present ramie. • The prisoner was not iu the habit of pawning thile.-,a for kiln to provide him with money. The prisoner once pawned his umbrella fur 3s. Isl., but nut for him (prosecutor). Once the priamer pawned the eye glass he (prosecutor) was then wearing fur one shilling, because he (poisoner) was very much in want of one, and he had not one to give hint. Hu w ould swear on his oath that ha never received money on behalf of clients, anal did not account to them for such coots. Promised to pay Mr. Horry's fees when the costs in Captain Ackurley'e ease were paid. They were not all paid as yet. liowiamined—Since my insolvency I havo been strug gling hard to get ou iu the world, and have been in want of mosey. 1 never authorised the pliotoner to pawn ray ma. beetle. In one of my letters 1 said (reading Irvin the letter) study my interest, which will be yours eventually„ and you know 1 never vary. M'hen the pressure left roe he claimed two weeks and a halce wages, which be but said not a ward about sharing the profits I never heard that I owed the prisoner money until Mr. Cooper asked me the question. I continued to pay Mr. Horry after Captain Acktirley's business, until we quarrelled, and I believe the Fleenor was the cause of the quarrel. lie hat brought on quarrels with all at' clients. The prisoner was once drunk with 71. of mine in his picket. lie never amounted for 31. Ai mm, but he begged my pardon, hoped 1 would for him on. lie got Mrs. Grayson to inter 14,1ordeli:lamwthirmtli. a :e d it: c hi p m ; and as he begged my pardon I fur. Prisoner—Oh, you liar. Prosecutor—Thank you. The wheeler was reproved for this and apologised. Prosecutor—The primmer was on terms of familiarity milk mea,,and well know the nature of my private affairs. 01/1/60 Dillon Webb, articled clerk to the prosecutor, pN Ho proved the levy of the execution at Cohsa'a bows, and the diecovery that the money hail been paid to the prisoner. He saw the prisoner afterwards and told him of this. lie admitted that be had received the money, sail said ho had Paid it to Mt. Grayson the unto