The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-12 00:00:00

MORNING SUN MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROX THE MORNING PAPERS O: YESTERDAY. POST.—Another meeting of the Committee of Spanish-American bondholders was held in the course of the afternoon, the object being, we understand, to consider further of the course it may be expedient to take in the pending affair with Mexico. The proceed ings appear, however, to have been kept strictly pri vate, and we are unable to atswer the anxious in quiries made of us by the bondholders as to the result. The act that Messrs. Baring, Brotbe7s, and Co., and Messrs. Lizirdi and Co. have, between them, more than sufficient money to discharge one of the overdue dividends accruing since the arrangement entered int ) in 1937, although a fact which is in itself agree able, fads not to cause a good deal of excitement, if not of irritation ; for parties who have been kept many years out of their due, naturally feel it as a hardship that the pittance intended for their relief should be withheld, on some ground or another, which the Committee eo not think pro per to ' explain, as if, indeed, they alone had an interest in the question. 'rile Colombian bondholders have nor, tur years past, had several thousands of pounds lying (so far they are concerned) perfectly idle in the Bank of England to me:t their claims on Nev Grenada. The Minist-r hero (Senor Mosquera) chooses to make no distribution of the depost, and apart from the urgent call there is for the money it is felt that thin arbitrary mode of retaining funds trans mitted for the discharge of laig accrue 1 dividends on foreign bonds. is one that is growing too rapidly into a precedent. The system is, t) sty the beat of it, an ex ceedingly tantalizing one, and the Spanish American Committee, in the prese It case, should be careful, for they can afford to he so, to dtscouatensnce it, by corn jog to an immediate decision on the points before them. Tie New York packet ship Virginisn, of the 14th u lt., has reached Liverpool from Ne v York. The despatches she brings are not, however, so late by a few days as those obtained by the steamer Acadia. The succeeding packet of the '2lst ult. may now be consi dered due, and will probably be heard of in the course of a post or two. PORTUGAL. The accompanying despatches were received per Mar4aret steamer, which arrived at Falmouth on Sun- day tnornng, with the Malta and Peninsular mails. H r d4es are from Gibraltar Dec. 30th, C.tdiz 31st, Lisbon 3d inst., and from Vigo sth inst. LISBON, J. 3.—By the Neptune steamer, which arrived in the l'.gus oa the morning of the 31st ult., ;r ,m Loedon in seven days, and in four from Falmouth, v e have receivtd English and French papers, the former up to the 26th ult., and the latter to the 24th. The French frigate Belle Poule, commanded by_thePrince de t ,gether with the barque Iguale, brig Cassard, and steamer L ivoisier, sailed from this for Toulon on the same dote, 31e. His Highness, after 'Acing Cin.ra aid .Marre, accompanied by the King, was entertaioed by the Queen on his return at a s(1-?ct diner given by her expres, and on the day following a grand - military par :de of the whole fovea of the capital, ccmin.:nded by the Duke of Terceira, vr.is given, at which his R yA Highness was present, together with the Queen-, Knn7.r. and nil the Court. A dinner at the Duke of - Pamella's, and oa the same evening a ball at the French Minister's, formed the finale of his welcome to this city, and the next met-sling witaessed his depar ture for the Land of the Gael. • . Yesterday, the 24, the Chamber was opened by com mission, and the follacing is a translation of the speech delivered by Signor Aguiar, Minister of the Interior. The prorogation extends to the 21st of February:— " Sirs—By virtue of the decree which has just been mad.: known to you, the duty of opening the present legis'ative session, by commission from her Majesty, in confarmityto the 42t1 artic!e of the Constitution,devolves upon the Ministry. " Daring the short interval which has elapsed since the closing of the last Session, order and tranquillity have not been disturbed, nor has the course of public ffsirs been is any way interfered with. The Govern ment has been occupied in giving effect to the laws passed respecting the different branches of the Adminis tration, and for the completion of some of which the ne cessary proposals will be presented to you. " Among the measures which call loudly for your pa triotism, zeal; and wisdom, her Majesty hopes that you will 'bestow particular attention upon the interests of our colonies, whose wants claim prompt and effective remedies, as wilt for the welfare of the inhabitants as for the general property of Portuguese commerce and navigation. " Her Ithjzsty continues to receive from the So vi-reigns, her allies, the most satisfactory proofs of friendship and good understanding, and the Govern ment never remits its efforts to extend our political and commercial relations for the benefit of the productive industry of the country. " The Government will furnish an account to the Cortes of the use it has made of the authority granted to it, as well as of the transactions it has effec-ed, and measures it has taken to insure the regular payment to. the diffsaent classes of public servants, and for the pro vision a other public expenses. " The estimate of receipts and expenditure will be laid Ewfore you, together I.t.ith the accounts of the diffe rent departments. Her Majesty tru , tl that the legislative body, duly considering the state of the country, will use its utmost zeal in the discussion of the budget, and in attending to ail measures esscntid for completing, the organisation of the public financer. " The session is opened.' The Cortes have been adjourned to the 21st of Fe bruary. In the Dilrio do Govcrno of the Ist inst. appear also the particulars of an arrangement concluded be tween the Government and a newly-formed association, under the name of " The Company of National Cre- dit," whereby the latter have agreed to make an ad vance of money to the former upon the following terms, viz.--- The nominal amount of tie loan to be 7,520 contos (1,600,000/.), at 5 per cent. annual interest, payable by tho Board of Public Credit ; for which amount in scriptions are to be given to the Company. The Company is to deliver to the Government, Coates. In money l,OOO In tickets of arrears due to the civil service, since 1838 1,600 Ia ditto, ditto, between 1833 and 1838 5OO In ditto of arrears of pensions and balf-pay from 1833 to 1841 In bonds of the foreign debt not yet converted 2,000 10 unpaid coupons of the foreign debt 363 7,465 These two amoun's do not tally exactly, but the reason of the difference is that of the arrears of pay tickets ; the most modern in date are to be taken at 20 per cent. above their nominal value, and the others at par, while those for arrears of pensions are to be received at various rates of discount. The whole plan is ex ceedingly complicated ; but one thing clearly to be made out from it is, that the very showy figure of seven thou seed and odd contos will shrink down to a very small amount in hard cash—a dim . nution of hulk for which the effect produced upon a huge bundle of spinach by the process of boiling, is the best simile I can think Thus, while an addition of above a million and a half sterling is made to the funded debt of the coun try, and a further annual charge of 80,0001. is iecur_ red, the immediate and only benefit derived by the Go.. seri - melt from this financial operation is a temporary lift to the amount of little more than 200,000/., which will soon go, leaving the country more heavily bur dened, and therefore in a worse state than before. The conclusion of this arrangement is announced in a de cree. in which it is also provided that the civil servaets of the State shall henceforth and for ever be paid with the utmost regularity. This, of course, is to be under stood with the tacit clause, " If there should be money to pay them with ; "and I must confess myself much at a loss to conceive how this ono loan is to fill up for ever after the gap resulting every year from the ineffi ciency of the revenue to cover the expenditure. On the contrary, it seems evident that tire annual deficit must be rendered still greater by the addi!ional ch age incurred for the interest on the new loan. This mea sure is, as you will perceive, the long-canvassed general capitalisation scheme, which I mentioned in my last, as basing been insisted upon by the Finance Minister , .and opposed by his colleagues,' who at last gave way to him ; and the " Compslay of National Credit " is, in fact, the Bank of Lisbon, the Directors of which have thought it most prudent to engage in this transaction under an assumed firm, as they have reason to fear that if it were known generally that the bank itself, after the very large claims it already has upon the Government, had engaged to make further advances of money to so great an amount, iti credit might be greatly shaken, and a general run upon it might be the consequecce. The Princ e de Joinville sailer] from this, in the Belle Peale frigat e , on the 31st u l t., h av i ng on l y staye d a weekinstead of a fortnight, as he at. first said he would do. He was treated - with great distinction during his short stay here, b o th b y t h e C ourt an d t h e pr i nc i pa l nobility. The French Minister gave a grand ball - in his honour on the eve of his departure. A new Minister has arrived here from the United States. His came is General Barrow. In reference to that part of the Royal Message to the Cortes conveying the satisfactory assurance that .‘ order and tranquillity reign undisturbed throughout the country," I have to state that, on the 26th is tent, a grand fracas took place, at the Uniyersity of Coimbra, between the students and the Municipal Guar& in which trio persons were killed aad fifteen wounded. Also that at ..kmeizoiera, thirty miles from this city, a caravan of passengers was stopped and plundered by a mounted guerilla to the amount of 5,000 crowns. The notorious Mattos Lobo, who murdered a whole family in this city about six months ago, and is now under sentence of death, attempted suicide, on Friday Last, in a very vevd manner; that is, by gnawing both his wrists so at to open the veins, in order to bleed to death the What agonies of remorse rnust'lelee driven him to so frantic a resolution! He did not succeed in his object, however, for the weather being exceedingly cold the blood soon coagulated, and refused to flow. By an order from the Patriarch, public prayers pro felici partu of the Queen, are to be offered up in all the churches on the 9th, 10th, and 11th of each month, till the event takes place. On the 30th ult„ a grand review of all the troops in this city, about 5,000 in number, took place at the Ta• pada Park, at which the King was present, as also the Prince de Joinville and his officers. Marshal the Duke do Terceira commanded on the occasion. Although the abolition of the differential duties will begin to have effect on the 18th instant, an additional charge of one-fifth of the'amount of duties will continue to be levied upon goods coming in vessel; of nations in whose ports additional duties are charged upon cargoes imported in Portug uese vessels. Therefore, as the British Orders in C ouncil imposing extra tonnage dues upon Portuguese ships, an? extra duties upon their car goes, have not yet been rescinded, all goods coming in English vessels to this country will be subjected to the payment of the additional one-fifth of the duties, until those Orders in Council shall have been rescinded. It is important to commerce that this should be generally known. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 11: This being the first day of Hilary Term the Lord Chancellor did not take his seat in Court till half-past one o'clock, having, as usual, to entertain the Judges, Masters in Chancery, Queen's Counsel, &c. to breakfast, at his Lordship's residence in George-street, Hanover squire. On his Lordship taking his seat, he was ac companied by the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chan cellor of England, Vice-Chancellors Knight Bruce and Wigram, and A/ asters Duckworth and Richards. IN THE NATTER OF GUNDRY, A SUPPOSED LUNATIC. Our readers will recollect that the matter came before the Court shortly before the Christmas recess, but was ordered to stand over in order to enable the party to ob tain further evidence. The object of the petitioner was to obtain a Commission of Lunacy against Mr. Gundry. Mr. BETRELL, who appeared for the respondent, this morning stated that from the further affidavits that had been filed he was quite convinced that it was a proper case for a Commission. His Learned Friend Mr. Cock burn might, therefore, take the order - asked by the prayer of the petition. " THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE MANCHESTER GRAM- MAR, SCHOOL. The further arguments in this part-heard case were ordered to be resumed on Monday next, upon the appli cation of Mr. Bethel!. THE ATT )RNEY-GENERAL V. KINGSTON. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL wished to make an appli cation to the Court in this case, which had been trans ferred from the Court of Exchequer to the Court of Chancery ; and, since that transfer had taken place, had been put on the paper of Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. The case, however, coming from the revenue side of the Court of Exchequer, the law officers of the Crown, upon consideration, had thought it would be more conveniently argued in the Court of Exchequer, where the whole question could be more fully opened, and the precedents more easily obtained. His application, therefore, w as, that the case might be sent back to the Court of Exchequer. The Loup CHANCELLOR thought that course should be pursued which Counsel thought most expedient. The case was then ordered to be transferred to the Court of Exchequer. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TEE CORPORATION OF PLYMOUTH. This case came before the Court, upon motion, .in the nature of an appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls. The object of the motion was to give liberty to the informant to amend his information, which the Master of the Rolls had refused to grant. The informa tion was filed for the purpose of dete.rmining the right on the one hand, of the Corporation of Plymouth, and, on the other, those of the trustees of the hospital called the Orphans' Aid. The latter asserted that they had the exclusive right to a water-course which runs through the town of Plymouth, while the former - insisted that they were only entitled to the water which was not re quired for the purpose of the town. As neither party could agree upon their rights, the Attorney-General had filed the present information to determine them. Since the information had been filed, and after the defendants had put in their answer, it had been found to be neces sary to insert in the information some old maps, show ing what the state of the water-course was at the time of the foundation of the charity in 1665, and, for the purpose of doing so, leave was now sought to amend the information. Mr. Richards and Mr. Blunt appeared in support of the application ; and Mr. Chondless opposed it, on the ground that it was against the practice of the Court. The LORD CUANCELLOR thought it was to the interest of all parties that their rights should be properly settled, and as it appeared that that could not be done without the proposed amendment, he should order it to be made. Motioil granted. The Court will proceed with petitions to-morrow (this day), and afterwards with motions. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Jan. 11. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) SALISBURY V. MORRIS. In this case, which turned upon certain claims of the plaintiff, offering no subject of general interest, his Honour granted a decree, allowing certain accounts to be taken, and making allowances for expenses of agency. MORRIS V. VIVIAN AND WILLIAMS. Mr. STEWART made an application in this case for an injunction to restrain the defendants, who represented the Swansea Coal Company, from draining off the water in a coal mine in their posse! lion, into detain mines the property of the plaintiff. The case had been brought before the Court last term, but had been postponed for the purpose of enabling the defendants to prepare their reply to the affidavits filedson the other side. The arguments in the case were not closed at the rising of the Court at four o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor BRUCE.) His HONOUR entered the Court at half-past one o'clock, and proceeded to deliver judgment in the fol lowing causes, which stood over from the last sittings atter term. HOLLAND V. CLARKE. The bill in this cause was filed in April, 1840, by Mr. George Holland, as administrator of his deceased wife, formerly Susannah Clark, for the purpose of recovering a legacy of 1501. bequeathed to her by her grandmother, who died in 1811. The executors appointed by the legator were her sons John and James Clark, the de fendants. _ _ _ His HONOUR having detailed at considerable length the facts of the case, directed an inquiry by the Master as to whether the sum of 4a. mentioned in the plead ings arose upon a certain account, and was paid or not ;. whether the legacy, or any part of it, and the interest on it since April, 1834, or any portion thereof, were satisfied or discharged ; and whether any and what part were due for principal and interest in respect of the legacy. In making these inquiries, the Master to consider four per cent. the rate of interest, and to state special cir cumstances. COCKBURN (THE DEAN OF YORK) V. SINGLETON. In this cause the present Dean of York was the plain tiff. The bill prayed that certain leases and agreements entered into between the plaintiff and the two defendants, Singleton and Milner, should be declared void ; also, that injunction should be granted to prevent the defen dant Singleton from conveying the legal estate to the de fendant Milner. The bill also prayed for an investigation into certain accounts between the parties. The plaintiff; though a dignitary ,of the Church, had been brought up to the bar, and had on that account directed the proceed ings in his own case, previous to the last hearing of it, and was of opinion that his counsel could read passages from the answer of the defendants, by which he (the plaintiff) would get the decree he prayed for. Counsel for the plaintiff, however, was of opinion that he could only obtain at present some issue or inquiry into the mat ter, as no evidence had been given by him (theplaintiff). The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff, in the year 1822, was installed in the dignity of Dean of York, and by right of that office became seised of property de scribed under three different heads. The first was a cer tain farm in Milian', Yorkshire, of 400 acres; the second description of property consisted of some money pay ments to the amount of 1021. a year, in lieu of the rectorial tithes of Kiiham, and the third description of property of which the plaintiff became possessed was a moiety of the rectorial tithes of Swatham, also in York shire. Before the plaintiff became Dean of York ail this property had been demised, under leases dated in the year 1814, and granted by his predecessor to a Mr. Thomson for three lives, one' of the lives being that of Thomson's daughter Anne ; another that of his grandson, also named Thomson ; and the third that of a gentleman, named Snow. Thomson, sen., by his will devised this property to his daughter Anne during her life, with remainder to his grandson abso lutely. In the year 1832, the plaintiff, in the lifetime of Anne Thomson, and Thomson, jun., the grandson, became desirous of purchasing the reversionary interest of the latter, and succeeded through the agency of Sin gleton, the defendant, in making the purchase. The terms were, that Thomson was to receive 3001. a year, during the life of his aunt, Anne Thomson, and after her death, if Snow still lived, he was to re ceive from the plaintiff 6,0001. Snow survived Anne Thomson, and the plaintiff accordingly became liable for the 6,0001. At this time the plaintiff was rather embarrassed, and applied to his agent Singleton, to find a purchaser for the new lease of the farm for three lives ; finally the plaintiff agreed to grant the lease to Singleton himself in consideration of a sum of 7,0001 fur three lives, with the stipulation that if one of the lives fell in during the plaintiffs lifetime, Singleton should be allowed to substitute another life for it without payment of a fine. After this agreement the defendant Singleton, expressed a desire to obtain a leasein like manner of the money payments, and the moiety of the rectorial tithes already referred to, and accordingly the plaintiff granted him a lease of them for 3,0001., fur 500/. of which two horses were to be taken in payment ; and there was at the same time a verbal agreement that if. Singleton did not succeed in negotiations which he was entering upon with Lord Hotham, for a sale of a portion of the rectorial tithes, the plaintiff should make him some reduction. The latter agreement was endorsed on the former one, and was without date. The under standing about payment was, that Singleton should pay to Thomson, junior, the 6,000/. which the Dean owed him, and that he shotild account to the Dean for the balance. Singleton then sold the moiety of the rectorial tithes to Lord Hotham for 1,2001 The 6,0001. still remained unpaid to Thomson. The plain tiff by this time had his suspicions excited by the cir cumstance that of the two horses given him in lieu of 50 C 1 e one waa..broken-winded, and sold for 15/., the other was only worth 150/. He pressed, theref we, for the payment of the 60001. - to Thomsen. The defen :Ent refused to pay it th. 2, plaintiff 'allo‘ved him 4001, because, as he stated, he had received from Lord Hotham but 1,200/. instead of 1,6001, which he had expected. The 400/. was paid to the defendant, who accordingly paid over the 6,000/. to Thomson. Singleton also paid to the Dean the sum of 5001. •at the same time ; when also - the Dean pressed Singleton to have the accounts between them settled. A copy of the account was made out by Singleton, to items in which, and particularly the law charges, the plaintiff objected, and on this account prayed for an investigation into the state of the accounts between them. The present application was made to have the lease which the plaintiff granted to Singleton set aside, on the ground of fraud and col lusion. The grounds of this application were developed in a suit which lately took place between the present defendants, in which Milner was plaintiff, and Singleton defendant, and in which the former succeeded in making out that the latter was but his agent in all those transactions. Milner was the occupying tenant of the farm of which the lease had been made, and it was alleged that there was an agreement between him and Singleton, by which the latter was to use his influence with the Dean, to get the farm from him at as low a rate as possible, and then let it to Milner for a consideration of 8,5001., for which Milner was to obtain it; while Sin gleton would at the same time make 1,5001. by the trans action, independently of his profit in the other leases. It was alleged that the defendant, in order to effect this agreement, had made fraudulent representations to the plaintiff, for whom he was then about acting as agent, of the value of the property. The chief legal question before the Court was, whether the plaintiff could, without putting in evidence, obtain by means of passages from the defendant's answer, the decree which he souht. His HoNoun dismissed the bill as against both the de fendants, without costs. (Bet ore Vice-Chancellor WIG RA M. ) His HONOUR entered the Court, and took his seat at half.past one. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1842. WALKER V. JEFFRETS. His HoXouit gave judgment in this case. The bill was filed by the assignees of a lease, granted in October 1791, comprising certain lands and mines under them, fur a term of 42 years, and containing a covenant of re hewal for the term of 21 years ; and the bill was filed in order to obtain the benefit of that covenant. There had been a refusal on the part of the defendants torenew the lease ; and it was alleged on their behalf, first, that there had been acquiescence on the part of the plaintiffs ; and, secondly, that they had forfeited their right by breach of covenant, in not having worked the mines in the manner agreed on. ln consequence of the mines being drowned, they had, from the year 1815, ceased to work them. In July, 1833, the plaintiffs had dis tinct and positive notice that the owners of the mines denied their right to'll renewal of the lease, and no intention to assert their right had followed that inti; mation. It had been decided in several cases, that where trade was concerned time was the essence of the con tract. So far as the case depended upon the covenant for renewal, he should have no difficulty in refusing the decree prayed by the bill. But the plaintiff contended that they had a title wholly inch:vend:lnt of that. They said by the terms of a lease of 6th Oct. 1791, Hr. Car penter was constituted a trustee for the lessees, under which the plaintiffs claimed upon two distinct grounds ; first, upon crest to grant a lease for the term of 42 years, and a covenant of renewal for 21 years ; and, secondly, to grant that further lease upon request. The plaintiffs further .insisted, that inasmuch as the legal estate had been absolutely vested in Mr. Carpenter, the lessees be , came absolute owners in equity of the mines to the ex tent defined in the trust. His Honour said the question of the alleged trust must be submitted to the same inquiry as the trust upon that covenant. He thought that two issues should be directed ; first, whether the mines became drowned out by reason of any default in the lessees in not fairly getting, and regu larly working the same, according to the covenant con tained in that behalf in the lease ; and, secondly, whether by fairly getting and regularly working the mines, according to the covenant, the said mines might have been relieved of water since they became drowned. After some discussion at the bar, the cause was ordered to stand over *rail this day week. . . . Several motions came before the Court which involved no feature of public interest. COURT OF QU.E L'N'a BENCH, Jan. 11. The Court was opened with the usual formalities. At twenty minutes to two o'clock, Lord Denman, Jus tices Patteson, Coleridge, and Wightman, took their seats on the bench. Nothing of any interest occurred up to the rising of the Court. . THE QUEEN V. THE JUSTICES OF DOVER. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL appeared to show cause against a rule obtained in this case, which called upon the Commissioners for lighting and paving the borough of Dover, why the rule obtained in May, 1840, and the several other orders made in the cause should not be discharged with costs, and why the prosecutors should not pay the cost of the present application. It would appear that the prosecutors in the rule were the Com missioners under a Local Act for paving and lighting the town of Dover, and in November, 1840, an application was made by them to the Court .of Quben's Bench against certain Justices of the borough to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, directed to them, and commanding them to admininister an oath to the collector of rates, and issue their warrant to authorise the levying of a distress. A person named Weston, who was the proprietor of certain houses in a part of the town called Wellington-crescent, •was of opinion that he was not liable to the rates au- Caorised to be levied under the Local Act, on the ground that the street was macadamized and not paved, and for other reasons. -On hearing the ar guments of Counsel, when the rule was moved for, their Lordships directed the rule to be enlarged, and if an indemnity were given to the Magistrates that they should issue their warrant, and then the rule was to be discharged with costs. The present application was, that that rule should be discharged, the costs being paid by the prosecutors, and he would be enabled to show that the Magistrates had not acted altogether fairly towards the Commissioners, and that their clerk was acting as the attorney of Mr. Weston, the ploy against whom the Commissioners were proceeding. The Learned Counsel having entered .at some length into the details of the case, which have been already stated when the rule was moved for, submitted that the Commissioners could not be fairly held liable for the expenses of the application to that Court. The Commissioners were public officers, acting in the discharge of a public duty, under the provisions ofan Act of Parliament,. Mr. Justice PATTESON inquired what had become of the rule for the mandamus. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the rule was enlarged by order of the Court, and still so remained. It would appear that after the • indemnity had been given to the Justices, Mr. Weston, through the Clerk of the Justices, who acted as his attorney, paid the rate claimed by the Commissioners, and the terms of their Lordship's order to administer an oath to the collector, and issue their warrant, had not therefore been complied with. On these grounds he submitted that the rule ought to be discharged. Mr. fiICHARDS was proceeding to address the Court in support of the rule, when Lord DENMAM said the Court would not trouble him, as they were of opinion that the condition upon which the rule had been enlarged, and which entitled the de fendants to costs, had been substantially complied with. —Rule absolute. THE QUEEN V. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. MESMER had been instructed on behalf of Messrs. Slee, Payne, and Slee, vinegar -manufacturers, Bermondsey, to apply to the Court for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, directed to the defendants, and commanding them to apply to the Sheriff of Surrey to issue his precept, and empannel a jury to assess damages done to their premises by reason of the construction of the railway. The railway was constructed under the provisions of the 3d William IV., chap. 46, and in it the claimants' premises were scheduled. In consequence of a deviation from the ori ginal line, the premises were not interfered with, but it was subsequently found necessary to widen the line, by which the claimants' premises were injuriously affected. The Learned Counsel having referred to the provisions of the Act, which 'he submitted included the present case, the Court granted a rule. CRIBLIN.AL INFORMATION.-TUE QUEEN V. THE REV. Mr. Emit: had been instructed, on behalf of Lord Fitz hardinge, to move for a rule to show cause why a cri minal information should not be filed against the Rev. Henry Cleveland, Rector of Barkston, in the county. of Lincoln, for a libel. The affidavit of Lord Fitzhardinge stated that he was advanced to the dignity of an Earl, which appeared in the Gazette of the 13th of August last, and on the 27th of August there appeared ft . letter, signed " Junius," and addressed to the Queen, ex pressing feelings of the deepest anguish in having read in the Gazette the names of the parties on whom these dignities had been conferred. It then wen3on to state the seduction of a young lady at Bristol, under peculiarly aggravated circumstances—the death of the young lady and her widowed mother, and imputing it to one of these parties—observing that such were the persons upon whom the Queen, an English lady and mother, had been advised, by the persons by whom she was surrounded, to advance to the English Peerage. Lord Fitzhardiuge, considering that as his residence of Berkeley Castle, at Clifton, was not far from Bristol (the seduction being alleged to have taken place at Clifton), addressed a letter to the Editor, calling on him to name the person against whom the charge was intended to be made, and stating that if he was the party meant no legal proceedings - would be taken against the author, provided the charge could be substantiated, but, on the contrary, every facility would be given for that pur pose. That letter was published in the Morning Herald, with .some comments by the Editor. On the 10th of Seii:ember, Lord Fitzhardinge, being at Berkeley Castle received a letter through the General Post, bearing the Grantham post-mark, and signed " Philo Junio." It was addressed to Lord Fitzhardinge, and . charzedlim with having been born and bred in infamy, 'With being a cold calculating debauchee, constant only in crime, and destitute of every semblance of propriety ; asked him how dare he presume so far on public for bearance as to come forward in so conspicuous a manner —that the writer knew him well, and if he proceeded to any further overt acts he would hold him up to public scorn, as the vilest miscreant that ever breathed. It also advised him to go and pour out his griefs to his congenial friends, Lords Melbourne, Palmerston, and Heajdfort, who would advise him to be quiet, it being " better to bear those ills we know of, than fly to those we know not of." He (Mr. Erle) had the affidavits of Mr. Clarke, a solicitor, of Mr. G. Heally, and another person tk . ito were acquainted with the hand-writing of the de fendant, who resided near Grantham, and that they verily believed that the letter was in his hand-writing. The Court grantedlhe rule. LIDEL--TIIS QUEEN THE PROPRIETOR AND PRINTER .1 OF TUE SU:MAX TUtLE.S. Tin ATTORNI: Y • GLNEIIA L Iltat bethi destructed, on behalf of Mr. ,Grove, a police Magistrate of Greenwich, to apply to the Court for a rill© to sbQw cause wh e y a criminal information should not be filed against the de fendants for a libel. The article of which the applicant complained appeared in the Sunday Times, Nov. 21, and imputed to Mr. Grove the grossest possible misconduct in his capacity of a Magistrate, and which, if true, would render him unfit to hold such an office. The publication having attracted the attention of the authorities, an application was made to Mr. Grove, who gave a satisfac-. tory explanation, and intimated his intention of applying to the Court of Queen's Bench on the subject. The Learned Counsel then read the article, which charged Mr. Grove with having directed the removal of a poor woman near her confinement, which had occasioned the death of her child, and had nearly cost herself her life. The affidavit of Mr. Grove and his clerk, which went at' some length into a detail of the case, denied every one of the charges made against him. The Court granted the rule. THE QUEEN v. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. Mr. DLTNDAS moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue directed to her Majesty's Postmaster-General, or the proper officer under him, commanding him to deliver up all letters that would come into his custody directed to Arthur Strachan and Co., to the interim factor, a person who filled in Scot land an office similar to that of the English official as signee. The firm of Strachan and Co. had become bankrupts, and the interim factor was anxious that cer tain expected remittances to the bankrupts might be placed in his hands for the benefit of the estate. After referring to the Act of Parliament, The COURT refused the rule, unless Mr. Duudas could find some authority upon the subject. COURT OF .ECHEQUER, Jan. 11. The Judges did not sit to-day until near two o'clock, having, as usual, breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, and come down to Westminster Hall in procession. Mr. Baron Parke is the Judge who presides at Nisi Prius and at Chambers during the present term. The Bar was gone through, but no motion was made o 1 the slightest interest. Their Lordships then called on the old new trig paper, but much difficulty was found in proceeding, frorc the non-preparedness of the Counsel. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. KINGSTON. The ATTORNEY-GEN 11.1 L wished to maize .a short motion in the above case. The late Act of Parliament, which took from the Court of Exchequer its equitable jurisdiction, was so worded as to admit of very consi derable doubt with regard to its meaning and whether it had, in fact, taken away the equity jurisdiction of the Court in revenue causes.— The cause in which he now moved was pending before the Court when the new Act came into full operation. An information had been filed against the defendant, to which he had demurred. When the Act came. into operation the record and 'demurrer were handed over to the officers of the Court of Chan eery along with all other equity matters, and it had been directed by the Lord Chancellor to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Bruce. He (the Attorney-General) had that morning applied to his I ordship to re store the record to the Court of Exchequer, and his Lordship had no objection that it should be considered by their Lordships. The real question to be considered was, whether, by the new Act, the equity jurisdiction of the Court in revenue matters had been removed to the Court of Chancery. Lord AnnicEn—l know nothing of the mutter. I was not at all consulted on it ; and I considered it was in such good hands that I did not interfere. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The language of the Act was not very clear ; his motion was made in order to raise the question, and he thought it could be much more conveniently done in that Court than in the Court of Chancery. His motion would be for a rule to show cause why the cause should not be set down for argu ment in their Lordships' paper ; for he contended that the. record had been given up to the Court of Chancery by a mistake, and that it ought to be restored. Lord ABINGER— The first decision upon such a case ought to be made by the Lord Chancellor. Why should we be called upon to decide it case in which we might appear to be stretching our own jurisdiction. The Lord Chancellor was perfectly competent to construe any Act of Parliament ; he had experience in both Courts. They would bow with deference to his decision, but they wert at present of opinion that all their jurisdiction had ceased: However, if the Lord Chancellor sent back the record, they would deal with it.—Rule refused. BAIL COURT, Jun.•ll. Mr. Justice Williams did not take his seat on the bench until nearly two o'clock. When his Lordship en tered the Court there was not a single Counsel present, and the bar remained unoccupied fora considerable time. DOE DEM. STURTT 27. 1310BDS. Mr. BAasTow applied for a rule, calling upon the de fendant to show cause why the writ of execution should not be executed notwithstanding a writ of error had been taken out by the defendant, such writ of error having been taken out was fur the purposes of delay. The action, which was one of ejectment, involving the possession of property to an immense amount, had been tried at th e sittings after Trinity Term, before Lord Denman, and a verdict had been returned for the plaintiff: The case had been set down for trial before a special Jury, a tales had been prayed and the trial had gone on. During the , course of last term, Mr. Erle had applied for a rule for a new trial on the ground that one of the Jury had not been sworn. The Court had, howeVer, refused the rule. The defendant had since taken out a writ of error on the same ground. Now he (Mr. Barstow) had affidavits from all persons concerned for .Mr. Sturtt, and from the Officer of the Court, distinctly affirming that all the Jury had been sworn. and, besides, the defendant, even if that had not been the case, was not in a condition to take advantage of the mis take. He had chosen to take his chance of a verdict, and had as lately as October last treated that verdict as a legal one, by indicting one of the witnesses for perjury. It was evidently merely for the purposes of delay that the writ of error had been obtained, and therefore he trusted his Lordship would grant his application.—Rule nisi granted. MANDAMUS—THE QUEEN V. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, Mr. DUNDAS applied for a Mandamus to the Post- Master-General directing him to deliver up to W. Auld, Esq., all letters addressed to Andrew Straton and Co., for the three weeks, to commence from the Ist of June last. He made the application under the Scotch Bankruptcy Act. Mr. JuStice WitLiams—ls there any instance of a similar aPplication, having been made ? Mr. Dundas— I think not, my Lord. Mr. Justice WILLIA.ms—You had better make it before the full Court. The Court rose at three o'clock. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 11. Their Lordships came into Court soon after half-pas one o'clock. DE VESITX V. HILL. This was an action upon a policy of insurance effected upon a vessel from Bourdeaux to Mauritius and back. The policy was conditioned to be interpreted according to the French law, and the vessel having been lost on her return, near the mouth of the Gironde, and within forty miles of Bordeaux, the ,defendants refused to pay on the ground of fraud. After a trial of three days' du ration, before the Lord Chief Justice and a speciil jury, a verdict was found for the plaintiff on some ;pleas, and for the defendant on others. A rule nisi having since been obtained for a new trial, Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD now obtained, by consent, an enlargement of the rule, on the ground that the parties were likely to come to an arrangement for obtaining a final settlement of the questions of law involved in the case, these being of great importance to the commercial interests of both countries, and several other policies of insurance depending on the decision upon this. - - EDWARDS V. LORD GLENGALL. This was an action upon certain bills of exchange, Jrawn by the defendant. The cause was set down for tr:al by special jury, in the sitting.; of last term. In consequence of the non-performance of a peremptory undertaking on the part of the plaintiff, in which the trial was postponed, Mr. Sergeant Bompas obtained a rule absolute for a nonsuit. But on the subsequent ap plication of Mr. Sergeant Talfourd (upon affidavits that plaintiff had not been able to find out some necessary witnesses and obtain the attendance of others from the Continent), the rule for a nonsuit was withdrawn, and a rule nisi given for the trial of the cause this term. SHERIFFS' COURT, Jan. 10. THE QUEEN V. THE LATE THEODORE HOOK. The Court sat specially yesterday for the purpose of executing a writ of extent which had been sued out at the instance of the Crown, to inquire what proporty the late Theodore Hook was possessed of and entitled to at the time of his death. Mr. Carpenter Rowe, the Barrister, attended on behal. of the Crows Mr. RowE stated that this was a case of a peculiar nature, and he would state the facts as shortly as he coidd to the Jury. They were probably aware that Mr. Theodore Hook had been a man of considerable wealth, and was celebrated in literature. In the year 1813 he obtained an appointment under the Government in 'the Mauritius, and continued to fill his office until 1818, when it was found there was a certain deficiency in his accounts, and he was found to be indebted to the Crown in the sum of 12,5851. 14s. 6c1., and a Commission re turned Mr. Hook as a debtor to the _ Treasury in that. amount. At the time that Mr.- Hook's defalcations were discovered, the Crown issued an extent against him; but in 1825, upon petition of himself and some-friends, it was superseded. In the autumn of last year Mr. Hook died, and therefore it now became necessary to proceed again. The two main questions for the Jury would be, fi rs t, when did M r . H ook • die , and, secondly, wh a t p ro perty wa s he entitled to, and debts due to him, a t t he time of his d eath ? ' It would be shown that he had a house of furniture at Fulham when he died, and that a portion of it had been sold and applied in payment of servants' wages, and of the fune ral expenses ; but the most valuable part had been sent to Mr. George Robins to be submitted to the hammer. The Crown r prcvious to the sale, made a formal seizure, through Mr. Hemp, the Sheriff's officer ; but did not interfere with the auction, as it was thought that any in terference might prevent the sale from going on so well. Mr. Hook, it appeared, left a will behind him ; but did not name any executors in it. However, Mr. Broderick • had taken out letters of administration, and the produce of the sale had been paid over to th at g entlem a n, who had converted th e money into Exchequer bills. There was no doubt, therefore, that the Crown would be entitled to this money. About 1820 Mr. Hook became acquainted with some gentlemen who were carrying on the John Bull newspaper, a very valuable property,, and eventually he became entitled to o ne-fourth share, and also a quarter share of the type and other articles upon the premises, and the leasehold where the publication was carried on. He was, in addition, appointed Editor of the John Bull, at a salary of 500/. per yea r . H ere their inquiry might have ended ; but a Mr. Joel Ed v,-..irtls had sent in an accuunt between himself and Mr. !look, in which he deaits withs everal flees cc-1. eci - ,•;.=d on hook's account frorn thict proprieiarS ..6;3 the John Bull, and amongst others there is a sum of 2,0031. It.would transpire that in 1831, Mr. Hook being in diffi- culties, borrowed 3,0001. froth Mr. Joel Edwards, and the immer entered into an agreement to as=sign his share in the John Bull to the latter gentleman by way of security, and further 'covenanted to insure his life for 2,0001. In 1834 Mr. Hook borrowed a further sum of 1,0001, and having failed to perform his covenant by in suring his life, Mr. Edwards did so for him to the amount of 4,0001 in the Rock Insurance Office, and continued to pay the premium from time to time out of a sum of 400/. per year which he received from the John Bull ,fee upon the order of Mr. Hook. Now he (Mr. Rowe) contended that Mr. Edwards was acting in the character of a trustee of Mr. Hobk, and that the Crown was, therefore, entitled to that portion of Mr. Hook's property at his. death. The Crown was . not desirous of acting harshly towards Mr. Edwards, but it was understood that Mr. Edwards had received 4,0001. in hard cash from the Rock-office, and instead of applying it in paying off the mortgage on Mr. Hook's interest in the Jahn Bull, he had appropriated it, to the liquidation of some bill transac tions, which he alleged had likewise taken place between them, and which were all of a subsequent date to the mortgage. The Crown, as he had before said, was anxious to do justice ; but if Mr. Edwards insisted upon the course he had adopted, the Crown would take the high ground of asserting its priority of claim, and the mortgage deed would be thereby rendered as useless as a piece of waste paper. Several witnesses were examined, who spoke in corro boration of the circumstances mentioned above,and finally Mr. Joel Edwards, of Hanover-street, Hanover-square, gave an explanation of his conduct respecting the sum in question, by deposing that he insured Mr. Hook's life in the Rock-office for 4,0001., and had been in the habit of receiving 4001. per year from the Jilin Bull office, by Mr. [look's order, for some time past. He appropriated the 4001 towards liquidating bilis from time to time, which Mr. Hook gave him for money advanced. Wit ness had received the 4,000/. from the Rock-office. The SUM of 2,000/. charged.in his balance' sheet to the credit of Mr. Hook, was received from him at different times as a portion of the 4,000/. Witness did not pay the whole of the premiuM upon the insurance out of the 4001. re ceived from the Jilan Bul; but only the premium upon 2,000/., the amount Mr. Hook had covenanted to insure ibr under the mortgage and assignment. The remainder of the 400/. was carried to Mr. Hook's account, in liqui dation of the principal and interest due to witness. Mr. Hook altogether owed him (Mr. Edwards) 8,0001. at the time of his death, and in simple words, he had applied the 4,0001. towards liquidating that amount. The witness having undergone a lengthy examination, Mr. HOPKINSON addressed the Court on behalf of Mr. Edwards, and contended that he was justified in what he had done, and after considerable discussion, the Jury returned a verdict, setting forth the facts as they ap peared in evidence, and leaving the parties to contest the matter hereafter in the Court of Exchequer. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 10. IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE HINLEY. This day was fixed for the adjourned examination of the bankrupt, who was described as an " auctioneer, of Surrey-street, Strand," but who was, in fact, a " loan agent to a considerable extent; and the public must judge for themselves as to the - sufferings of a variety,of all ciases of creditors, who trusted in receiving an extra ordinary rate of interest, - when they now find that they should have little or nothing to receive for their invest ments. Two witnesses, of the names of Jervis and Dickenson, were, it appeared, necessary to be summoned as wit nesses in this case, but the messenger in vain-sought to Jiscover their place of residence, and the result was, al though extraordinary disclosures were expected of neces sity to come out, that the further hearing was adjourned JANUARY 11. IN RE NILES AND HADDON. This day being appointed for the final examin.atioa of the bankrupts, who carried on a very extensive business as sugar-bakers and refiners, a number of creditors were in attendance. The bankrupt Miles was subjected . to - a long examina tion. The Commissioner .ordered the case to be further adjourned, in order that the ,p-cial balance-sheet might be amended, and soine further inquiries made concerning the disposition - Of certain proper:y. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 11. IN RE EDWARD WALBY SALOMONSON. The insolvent in this case was a stock-jobber, and had dealt very extensively in what is called " time bargains." He had become a bankrupt in the year 1837, and his present debts and liabilities amounted to 20,4871. He was opposed by Mr. Nicholls, on behalf of Louis Stichest, a German tailor, carrying on business in Argyle-street, Regent-street. on the grounds of having fraudulently contracted a debt of 701. without any rea sonable expectation of paying it. The insolvent was remanded until he should prepare a fresh balance sheet. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ANSIOIV -HO USE. Captain Fife, who is lathe employment of the Gene.- ral Steam Navigation CoMpany, appeared upon a sum mons to answer,- touching a deficiency in four chests of indigo, which were on : the 21st ~of December last shipped in the Ocean steamer by Messrs. Schaezler and Co. of London, and consigned to Messrs. L. Meyer, and Co., Rotterdam.—Sir P. _LAURIE adjudicated. The Bavarian Consul appeared, not against, but to question the Captain of the • Ocean, and the case excited a great deal of attention. Upon the part of Messrs. Sehaezler, it was stated that there had been shipped for Rotterdam, in the Ocean, four chests of indigo, winch were weighed before and after they were eased for shipping; in order to make all secure against plunder, a wrapper, with nail's and other secu rities was placed upon each chest by the shipping agent, Mr. Williams, who paid every attention to she subject. A very considerable deficiency, however, took place in the weight of the chests after their arrival at Rotterdam. Now the complaint of deficient weight had been made by a great number of merchants, and it was in vain that they represented the matter to the officers of the General Steam Navigation Company. They therefore determined to introduce the subject at the Mansion-house, in order to have it publicly investigated and exposed. Sir. P. LAURIE asked whether any suspicions were en tertained before the present case was brought to the notice of the complainant. The Bavarian Consul stated that several complaints had been made respecting deficiencies in the weight of indigo sent from England to Rotterdam. It was rather singular, he observed, that when the merch a nt s s hipped goods y the Batavier for Rotterdam, no deficiency whatever took place. The complainants upon the pre sent occasion were amongst the largest shippers of in digo in London, and they of course felt strongly upon the subject. Sir P. LAURIE—This is a serious charge, but I do not exactly know against whom it is. Is it against the Cap tain or against the General Steam Navigation Company? The Bavarian Consul-1 cannot say that it is against either. The complaint is made in order to arrive at the merits of this case,. for the purpose of redressing a serious evil. I accuse no party, uut it is iu vain we have applied to the Directors of the Steam .Navigation Company. We could get no explanation of the matter from them. Sir P. LAuark —You must prove to me the deficiency, in order to enable me to act. - The Bavarian Consul stated, that in the particular in- stance of the charge before the Magistrate; a deficiency of 61 pounds weight was ascertained in three clie.sts of indigo which was calculated to be worth ss. a pound. One of the partners in the house of Messrs. schaezler. and Co. stated that it had, beyond a doubt, been ascer-• tamed that the deficiency alluded to had taken pace. Witness complained of the deficiency to the Directors of the General Steam. Navigation - Company, and saw Mr. Brocktebank the Chairman, who . saiu - that all the neces sary inquiries should be made.. • No information, how ever, had been collected, and witness stated that if those who were interested in the matter were kept in the dark, an application should be made to the Lord Mayor for a summons, in order to have the atfair sifted. The house subsequently received a letter from the General Steam Navigation Company, stating, in fact, nothing. Sir P. LAURIE—The letter must have said something. What was it?—The witness said the letter stated that Captain Fife declared that he had stowed the indigo away under the cabin floor in such a manner that it was impossible for any of the crew to get at it. Mr. Pearce, the solicitor to the General Steam Naviga tion Company, observed that the very statement in the letter, which was described by the witness as being no thing, appeared to him to be very important indeed, in asmuch as it showed that the chests were not plundered on board the steamer. The Bavarian Consul said it was known that when the Ocean steamer arrived at Rotterdam the goods on board were, without the supervision of any body, thrown into a lighter, and left there until the consignee pleased to send for them. Mr. Pearce said the admission just .made showed that whatever mischief was done was clone without the know ledge or responsibility of the Company. The question before Sir Peter Laurie did not atfeCt the legal respon sibility of the partieS;and Captain .Fife *was present to prove that the greatest care had been taken to protect the property. He supposed there would be no objec tion to take the evidence of the Captain. The Bavarian COnsul said there could not be the slightest. There was, it should be distinctly understood, no charge whatever against the Captain. Captain Fife swore he. saw the indigo stowed away in such a manner as to be completely secure. Sir P. LAtinlE—Had any of the crew access to - the chests ? Captain Fife—Certainly not ;it was quite im possible any one could have access to them. The hatches were locked up from the moment they were shipped until they arrived at Rotterdam. Mr. Pearce said that quite enough had been stated to prove that the Captain and the Company were dis charged from all criminal responsibility. tii hat had taken place in the vessel was quite sufficient to show that they were completely exonerated. Sir PETER LAURIE said it appeared to him that all that had taken place on board the vessel was unobjec tionable ; but in the lighter, which seemed to him to be a floating warehouse, there might not be the same sort of security. lie wished to know who employed the lighter ?—The witness replied that the agents at Rot terdam employed the lighter. Sir PETER LAURIE desired that some other case should be brought before him. Mr. Robert Lewis Surdot, - of St. Helen's-place, stated that in the middle of November, he shipped some chesti of indigo to Rotterdam, by the 'Columbine, another of the steam-vessels belonging to the General Steam Navi..; gation Company. On the arrival of the vessel at Rot terdam, one of the chests was 15 or 18 lbs weight defi cient. The chest had come from the St. Katherine Docks, and Sir John ltal', when he heard of fle defi ciency; desired that cc brought 1346; and t , .-,,L;a that if it appeared that` &ne meare'kid been resorted to atthe docks to account for the deficiency, he should wake good the deficiency and pay AU the ex- pense.s. The chest was brought back accordingly and examined, and it was found that the wrapper was cut and the chest had been forced op n, al,d that the chest had been sewed up with twine, which Sir John Hall found was foreign twine. Whether the mischief had been done in the steamer or at Rotterdam could not be ascertained, but no such thing had taken place on board the Batavier which was in the habit of unloading into a warehouse,which was properly superintentLd. It seemed, therefore, that the loss in the goods occurred on board the lighter. Mr. Kingsbury Jameson, said that he could state cases of a similar kind. Sir P. LAURIE said that Captain Fife was, in his opi nion, exonerated from all blame. He should like to know who were the proprietors of the lighter ? Mr. Pearce said the general Steam Navigation Com pany were quite ignorant of the ownership of the lighter 'The Company, he assured the Alderman, had made every inquiry on the subject, and if merchants found deficiencies occurring, they had their remedy. Sir P. LAURIE—The Company certainly ought to ascertain everything about this lighter. Mr. Pearce-The frauds may rake place in the ware houses of the consignees. They certainly do not take place on board of the steamer, as the statements made here fully prove. The P;a,;arian Com3lll said it would have been very desirable if the General Steam Navigation Company had made proper exertions on the subject, and not com pelled a proceeding of this description to be adopted by the merchants of London. Sir P. LAURIE thought the notice of those matters in the public press would speedily remedy the evil.. The authorities in Rotterdam would no doubt look into the subject of complaint ; and the Company ought certainly to have a lighter of their own at Rotterdam, in which the property of the merchants would be properly se cured. He was glad, for the sake of the Company, that the question had been brought forward, for the reports were calculated to be highly injurious. QUERA-SQUARE. Benjamin Profit, a man of colour, was charged with endangering the life of Christopher Siddons, a shoemaker. Siddons and another shoemaker, and their wives, were taking some refreshment at the bar of a public house in York-street, Westminster, on the preceding evening ; when the prisoner and a - nother - tiegro entered, and commenced using very insulting and even disgust ing language to the women. Siddons interfered in their behalf, and received in consequence a blow from the sledge-hammer fist of the first prisoner, which felled him like an ox. Siddons afterwards left the house, abcom panied by his wife and friends, but he was quickly fol lowed by the prisoner, who again struck him without provocation. A scuffle then ensued, and ultimately Siddons was thrown with great violence upon the pave ment, the back of his head striking the_curb in fading. lie was taken up senseless. A certificate- from a sur geon stated that Siddons had received a very severe concussion of the brain, and be was not in a fit state to appear. Mr. BUIIRELL ordered the prisoner to find securities, himself in 801., and two persons 4CI each, to appear and answer the charge a fortnight hence. • The prisoner being incapable of procuring such bail, was committed. IPIARLBOROUGH; STREET. There appeared in The Sun' yesterday an account of the eccentric doings of a person who on Saturday last represented himself as Sir Thomas Sibley, Bart., and a member of the Reform Club. On that occasion he charged a gentleman of the name of 'Wyatt with assault ing him ; the charge was, however, dismissed by Mr. Hardwick, the.then sitting. Magistrate. No. sin the list of charges was one against the same individual, preferred. by an 'unfortunate girl of the name of Chebley, for vio lently assaulting her. _ InspectOr Jiiriis—Since that it was necessary he should state to the worthy Magistrate that the de fendant in this case was a person who had been bailed out on the previous night, and who had not appeared to answer the charge preferred against him, neither had his bail made their appearance. There was no doubt that the gentleman was insane. While the Inspector was making his statement, a gen tleman entered the Court, and stated that he was the person who had bailed the pretended Baronet, whose real name was Thomas 'Selby ; he stated that the gen t ernan, who is possessed of estates in the West Indies to the amount of nearly 80,0004 per annum, is most de cidedly insane, and handed at the same time a certificate, signed by a surgeon of the name of Andrews, to Mr. Maltby ; the certificate testified that Mr. Selby was of unsound mind, and unfit to be at large, and was in con sequence now confined in a private asylum. The Inspector stated that the lunatic had done consi derable dapattue to the cell in which he was confined on the previous night. Mr. MALTBY, after hearing the evidence, said that it appeared to him that the pretended Baronet was not in his right senses, and, therefOre, not accountable for his actions; there was a medical certificate before him . (Mr. Maltby) to that effect, and the case` must'tlierefoe be discharged. UNION-HALL. On Monday Edward Perkins and Jollik Shuter, two young men of respectable appearance, were brought be fore Mr. Traill, charged with causing a disturbance in the Surrey Theatre on Saturday night. It appeared that the defendants occupied a private box on a level with the stage at the prompter's side of the Surrey Theatre on the night in question, and that during the peiformance of the pantomime they conducted themselves in such a manner as to attract much at tendon, and interrupt the performance. One of the defendants (Shuter) commenced by throwing his hat on the stage to impede the actors, and when the figurantes came on both the defendants tried to catch hold of their dresses as they passed near the box in which they were. The extraordinary manner in which the defendants went on caused a good deal of uproar in the house, which Was increased when Perkins jumped ' on 'the stage, and ran across into the opposite box, when he was secured by the constable who attends the theatre. The other defendant subsequently attempted to rescue his companion, but he was also taken into custody, and they were both conveyed to the station-house, when or der was at length restored in the theatre. The defendants, who said nothing in their defence, were ordered to enter into their recognizances to keep the peace for six months. William Yates, the notorious begging-letter writer, was brought up for re-examination, charged with obtain ing money of different charitable institutions by means of forged cheques. In addition to the cases already brought forward against the prisoner, the following were entered into : The Rev. Mr. Brockenbury stated that he was Secre tary to the Magdalen Asylum, and that the prisoner called at . the institution with a note, purporting to have been written by Sir Matthew Filmer, of Langley Priory, near Maidstone, enclosing a cheque for 5/. The writer expressed a desire to become- a subscriber, and men tioned that he and Lady Filmer had forwarded four gui neas to be appropriated to the benefit of the charity. The prisoner, when questioned by the Secretary, said that he was steward to Sir Matthew, and when it was remarked that it was Sir Edmond Filmer who lived at Langley Priory, the prisoner immediately said that Sir . Edmond was dead, and that Sir Matthew, his successor, was the present Baronet. This assertion of the prisoner threw the Rev. Gentleman off his guard, and the pri soner having hinted that he was to remit() the 165., the diff Tence of the donation and the cheque, it was handed Over to him, and he departed. When the cheque was subsequently presented for payment, it .was discovered to be a forgery, and that the individual whose signature vas attached, had been dead for some length of time. The Secretary of the Blind School also detailed a case against the prisoner. Mr. Knevitt, the Secretary of the Mendicity Society, stated that •-the prisoner had been convicted on several .occasions by means of the Society, for writing begging letters, at which he was an experienced hand ; and that he could only have been out of gaol a day- or two ago, when he altered his plan of " doing busin ess ." Mr. TRAILL said that it would be desirable if possible to make out a charge of forgery against the prisoner, to send him out of the country, for the punishment of im prisonment had not the least effect in preventing him from pursuing his old practices. • The Magistrate then remanded the prisoner for a week. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Two SISTERS • AND A BROTHER DROWNED.—Last evening a lengthened investigation took place at the Windmill Inn, Clapham Common, before Mr. Higgs, Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the deaths of John Bunce, aged 21, Caroline Bunce, aged 18, and Ann Bunce, aged 16, the son and daughters of a respectable widow, carrying on the business of a grocer, in Acre-lane, Clapham. John Harris, an excavator, said—On Monday afternoon, about a quarter past four o'clock, I was standing by the side of the pond, called the Long Pond, on Clapham-common, when I saw five per a ns, two young men ard three females, standing by the side of the pond. The two young men and two of the females got upon the ice and walked to the north-end of the pond, and then turned to go back. When they had got about one-third of the fength.`of the pond the ice broke and let all the four, persons into the water. They struggled very much and I and another has tmed to assist them, and got Miss Ann Bunco out. She looked back, and seeing her sister struggling in the water, went to the edge bf the broken ice to rescue her sister, when the ice again broke, and she was a second time immersed. They were all struggling for nearly a quarter of an hour before either of them sunk. By this time a scaffold pole was procured and pushed to wards them when the cousin of the unfortunate family got upon the pole together with John Bunce, when the latter lost his hold and again sank. The cousin was saved. Henry Gilbert, servant to Mr. Cherry, of the Rookery, Clapham-common, said—l went to the pond to break the ice for the horses to drink. I heard a screaming, and on looking up saw four persons struggling in a hole in the ice. I ran to their assistance. Miss Ann Bunco at that time had a piece of stick in her hand. I suc ceeded in getting hold of her hand, when 'the ice broke, and I was pulled into the water. She clasped hold of me and turned me over two or three times. At- length she caught hold of my hand. with her teeth, and severely bit it. (The witness here showed his hand, which was much lacerated.) I then got hold of her hand, and succeeded in getting within four rounds of the top of a ladder which was put out, when she again pulled me back. I then got hold of a boat-hook, the female convulsively grasping my leg. She screamed " Oh, do not leave me," and immediately fell back. 1 was dragged ashore, but remembered no thing after. A Juror inquired of the summoning officer the depth of the pond, and the answer was that there was one foot of so rt mod, and 6:3- feet of water, and that there was no -protei toot. other. Icitne 3 wo.re - e*atnitted, , -and lengthened discussion took place as to the best means of preventing such fatal Accidents, when the Jury returned i'IORNING SUN a : verdict .of " Accidentally Drovnio," and added that parish meeting sliould be called to. take immediate step s for providing some protection to person, who ventured on the dangerous ponds in Clapham ComffuDn. - a. THE MARKETS.—CYESTERDAY COLONIAL MARKET. ' There was a fair business transacted in most kinds el produce, and at firm rates. Refined Sugar sold freely at 81s. 6d. for standard lumps. Rum in request, proof Leewards at ls. 10d. to 2s. per gallon. Rice dull, and prices on the decline. Coffee firm, and wanted ; Cer lon, 675. to 70s. for good and fine ordinary. TALLOW MARKET. Prices were firmly sustained, with a ; fair. demand fur. immediate consumption. Fine Yellow Candle on the- spot , at 48s. to 48s. 6d., and for delivery in the next two moutlity 48s. 6d. to 48s. Od. W H ITEC II APE L HAYMARKET. The market was plentifully supplied with Hay and Clover, the demand middling, and prices steady. advanced ls. to 2s. per load. Clover, 21. 10s. to ir%L B s . ; Hay, 2/. to 41. 6s. ; Straw, ii. 12s. to 11. 16s. TEA MARKET. • The Market was dull, and prices were barely sup ported. Company's Congou, Is. 94d. cash. (From the London Mercantile Journal of January 10 SUGAR.—The West India market has presented . a firm aspect throughout the week, with a fair demand t a lf common brown and yellow descriptions, and the rates'', prior to the holidays have been fully sustained ; strong' gram sorts brought 64 advance at the close of the , market on Friday. There was no return on Tuesday last of the average price of West India Muscovado Sugar, the previous weak being no market. There was a good demand to-day for all sorts of West India Sugar,. the private sales amounted to 900 bhd B and trcs and the prices show an advance on those of Friday of fully 6d per cwt. MALTRITICS.—Eor yellow descriptions there has heels a good demand, and is to is Gd higher prices have beell. paid. Brown sorts have met with more attention, and advanced about Is per cwt. At auction 5,223 bags were disposed of, good middling to fins yellow at 68s t" 71s, low to middling 55s to 625, ordinary to fine brown 44s to 53s per cwt. The demand is good, and at auction 500 bags sold at very full rates; good to fine yellow at 62s to 59s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—A good demand has existed for whit e Bengal; and stiff rates have been paid; brown a t the former currency; good to fine white at 70s to 74s 6 ' l ' low to middling 63s 6d to 68s, fine yell° vl bright . and strong 70s to 72s 64, low to middling 53s to 58s, low to fine brown 39s 6d to 50s per cwt. Manilla is held firmly, 14s 64 is the lowest point of the market. 1,282 bags offered at public sale were boue'llt' in at 16s 6d to 17s for lo w an d m iddli ng yellow ; 11° baskets brought to public auction were ught in ab.oc' e , the value, at I,Bs to 19s pe r cw t. J ava t o a f a i r ex tol , " at 14s 6d to 20s for brown and yellow. Siam is held firmly. Tee public sales to-day of 6,600 bgs went briskly a t rather higher rates ; good to fine white at 69s 6d tu' 74s ; low to middli ng 65 s t o 68 s ; ye ll ow 52 s to 64 5 , and brown 36s to 50s per cwt. FOREIGN.—The market for all kinds of foreign 11 ? 5 ,- been firm this week, yellow Havannah - at an average 20s ; fine 21s Gd per cui, beine- full rates white 01 good quality at 30s per cwt. The short supply of brow ,l 1 and yellow Brazil tends to restrict bu s in es s, and fa' rates offered ; .white at full prices. The Market is looking firmer, and buyers are gratli,i ally gaining confidence. The, supply: ,on offer is 5t 1 , 1 5 small, and stiff prices are demanded: Some small paree . of good yellow Havannah have changed hands et 21 '' per cwt. REFINED.—Prices have been steady f or refined sugar during the week, and a fair demand has existed for WO; consumption ; standard lumps at 80s 6d to 81s .per Treacle common at 28s, 'and other sorts at 29s to 3 1; per cwt. Good demand for Pieces at 60S to 745. Bastard . common at 40s to 445, other sorts a t 45 8 t o 60 s p e r ow t Bonded crushed sugar at 29s to 29s '34, for the h es 29s 64 is principally asked. Loav es 10 an d 141bs 315 ° 33s per cwt. Treacle flat at 12s 3d to 12s 6d per of' The Market is healthy, large sales were ma de to-dal:: and stiffer rates paid, sales of lump equal to the steno, ard, made .at 81s 64 per cwt., crushed in bond 295 14) 29s 3d. • WEST INDIA. MOLASSES.—A fair demand has exist ed, and full rates have been paid, a parcel o f fi ne Antigua ll" • been sold at 30s. per cwt. COFFEE.—The home consumption Coffee market.lla4,4 altogether undergone a compl e t e c h ange s i nc e, our l et w,. report. British Plantation has been in exc ellent " mand, and an advance of fully 2s per cwt has b ee r paid for all c l ean sorts , unc l ean k i n d s are rather cleare,ei The, market was firm to-day for all sorts, and a g ° s demand existed for h ome use ; at auction 1,209 „. Ceylon sold at a further rise of Is to is Gd per cwt .; good ordinary f e t c h e d 69 s t o 7 0s G d , and fine ordinary7ss 6d to 705 per cwt. 333 bag s My sore were w ithdra,' l s Coccet.e=Prices have a downward tendency for W e e lie India, and there are few buyers. Para offered by PC! auction, were bought in at 36s for good red. • le TEA.—The Market was in a firm stat e in the W e il part of last week f r Tea ; the demand was brisk, a," te prices advanced id per lb ;Is 9-id to Is 10d paid for large parcels of common. Free Trade Congou ; CO o pany's went with a free sale at Is 10d to is 100 C 5 The Market was in a lifeless tate to-day, the t ra de d , 5 the most part waiting for the sales de c l a red ; h °le ri • were, however, not disposed to submit to an y recite' 4o and is 944 is the value of Compa,y:s Congou, cash. es .. SPIRITS.—A fair amount of business has been trai acted in Rum this week ; Jamaica has brought rates, but,all other kinds must be quoted id higher. se'e sales have ben 260 puns Leewards, proof at is lod to ',l 10 per cent., 2s 3d • 900 casks Calcutta at is 3fl to Is, 1 , proof ; some small parcels of good and fine Ja1 06 , /c o have-been sold at 5s to 5s 9d per gallon. Brandy V been disposed of to a fair extent, and prices are fire; 1840 is worth 4s Id to 4s 3d per gallon. Geneva _ no t sold steadily at 2s ld for Common. Corn Spirits 4 .11 ' sale at lOs ld cash, being rather lower. th GINGER.—The market has been in a dull state for East and West India, and prices have been barely 6 tained. CINNA3ION.—There are few buyers, and parcels l ey be bought 4d per lb. under la s t sa l e ' s ra t es . - PIMENTO.—The demand is improving, and the Sr ll l / being small, buyers have been compelled to pay rates ; at auction 70 bags sold at 3id for middling cpu, f o r CASSIA. LIGNEA.—The demand has been limited this article, and prices have declined 3s to 5s per e i at auction 449 boxes went heavily, middling to goo'f. 81s 6d to 88 s , or di nary to good'ord 71s 6d to 77s Per, b a r I'EPPEn.—At pu bli c sale 250 bags good fair MaUt sold at 30 to aid ; 323 bags white 3) 1 (1. to 60. NUTMEGS.—The demand is steady ; at auc tion pkgs sold at 4s 4d to 5s Gd for Middling to fine. MACE.—At auction 12 pkgs sold at 5s id to 551 for good quality. her e FItUIT.—For red S m y rna an d C hesme Ra i s i ns t- ,e' has been a good demand this week, barrels and e 3 ; 6 ; at 30s to 31s. V a l ent i as are held firmly ati fir Yesterday- a cargo cf P a t ras C urran t s , a ll d atna geu ` t e ' r account of the underwriters) sold from 52s to 5 85 very bad to slight damaged. 0. 31; RlCE.—Pri ces con ti nue on t h e d ec li ne for 13°10' good and fine whit e ll s t o 12 s , m iddli ng t o good 131-0:4 ling lOs to lOs 6d per cwt. Java rather lower ; tot middling white sold at lOs 64 p er cw t. M a d r as bil e tt at' in above the value. C aro li na f or h ome consumption 30OILs.s to 36s per cwt. °f —We have had a firm market for all kill fe el common Fish Oil this week. Pale Seal 421105 , ar t Cod 3C/ lOs per tun. Linseed Oil at 36s on the spo t, 37s for delivery. Rape cheaper ; pale 52s to 52s 6 0 : t ee brown 51s to ns 64 per cwt. Sperm Oil, Cl 9 value of the finest British. Olive- Oil cheaper. t- i, e lo poli 731 to 741; and Spanish 631 to 641 per tun. , a to taken in at 32l for the be s t. C ocoa N ut Oil, 415 v 42s is the value of good quality. c oa l ' TALLow.— The m ar k et was i nact i ve at the „toe meneement of the week, an d p r i ces gave wa y a e rae during the last few days, how e ve r , buyers have c e ol forward more freely, and f or parcel s on the spot are demand has existed at 48s 3d t o 48 s 6d f or Petersb u t wo Yellow Candle ; for delivery at 49s for the next io of months, and 49s to 49s 3d for the l a st three tne,u t too' this year. South American at 42s to 47s 6d ter sttle . fine quality. Town Tallow has m e t w ith a go° a r aja South American Tallow sold a t 40 s t o 45 s 6d aec o . o floe to quality ; Cape Tallow sold at 43s to 48s for low eI e ie , quality. Tallow is in limited request, but prices steady, with firmness on the part of the holders. on the spot 48s 3d per cwt. . / 8 , e , l PATENT LEVER WATCHES.—V I9 O , eat i brated construction (the most accurate on w hich a "li e - la te' be made) is now offered at the f o llo w i ng p r i ces , w ith tb 0 for improvements, improvements, e. the detached escapem en t, jewelled or holes, hand to mark the seconds, and maintaining pone& to tinue going while winding up. SILVER CASES. With double-bottomed cases, capped £6 6 2 With hunting cases, capped GOLD CASES. Size for Ladies, Vi ith elegant gold diaL....£l2 12 0 Ditto, in double-backed cues-. 14 14 Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dia1......... 1, 0 3 0 Ditto, extra full size, capped-- 17 1 ' oil / A pamphlet, contai n i n g ob ser vati ons res p ec ting th e `' a otb constructions on which Watches are made, with the prieevro. in gold and silver cases, and a va r iety o f s ketches of r'e be signs, which have just been completed in gold Chains, 'l l T. sent, gratis and postage free, on appli ca ti on by letter d o ot/ Cox Savory, Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London, seven from Gracechurch-street. BIRTHS. ff4'' On the Bth inst., at Windsor, the wife of John Fraser,' of A ,chnagairn of a daughter. cii On the 6th inst., at Kensworth, Herts, the lady of rrall milton, Esq ,of a son. gi of A f . On the 9th i ns t., th e l a dy o f Willi am H a igh, '" 5-I. ' ,taughter. ta s oil: On the 9th inst ., at Lower Clayton , Mrs . B Mont , o' tii ° R. re, On thn 9th inst., at Great Coram-street, Russell- stria lady of Lieutenant-0)1°nel C. Smyth, C.B. of a son. idol On the 9th inst., at St. Katharine Dock-house, the of the late Charles Carter, Esq ,of a son. - D 3 Y 5' On the 10th ir.st., at Blomfield House, Bishop's-ro ad, water, the lady of A. B. Wall, Esq., surgcon, of a son/ MARRIED. • On the 16th of November last, at Bangalore, E° ~y, Major Henry Prior, commanding the 2'.d Light Inf 4 Pli a roe - Georgiana Gifford, eldest daughter of Major-General Allan, C. 8., commanding the Mysore division of th 10193% DIED. On the 31st ult., in High -street, Clapham, 31arr.get A9n. Tray?, he Ist i aged 66. pigil ie°' On tnst., at. Watkins'.terrace,Eaton-square , Ellen, daughter of 31r John Cassaigne, aged 4. Sot On the 4th inst., at . Cleve's Lodge, Chelsea, 31r. S° at r late of Wellington-street, Strand, aged 71. 4sor* On the 4th inst., Anne, the wife of Mr. Joseph Je .e'' GreA.l Farm, Chis.lick, af.7ed 73. .......,,, . --- -.--- -r, l; 'A*, Us Londoh: Printed anA" Published by MURDO 1— pay - No. 112, Strand, at The Suit O ffi ce, No. 112, Sr;4s, the County of Middlesex, Wednesday, JansarY 13' 1 , 431 3 th ey tit zt t err, in C C ; 2 11 , 1 , horsy • T