The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TFIURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1863.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—Tbis Day,

VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT.
(Before Sir W. Page Wood.)
THE EARL OF EQMONT V. THE REV. SIR W. L. DARELL

BART.

The further hearing of this part-heard cue was resumed
this morning.

The suit was instituted by the plaintiff to redeem very
large estates in England and Ireland, to which the sixth
Earl of Egmont had become entitled as heir-at-law of the
late Henry, Earl of Egmont. The prayer of the bill was in
substance that an issue or issues might be directed for the
purpose of trying the validity of a will made by the late
Earl Henry as respecting certain gifts made to Mr. Ed-
ward Tierney, of Dublin, who was the confidential solicitor
of the late earl. It appeared that the estates were mort-
gaged for considerable amounts by John James, Earl of
Egmont, the grandfather of the late Earl, but it was ad-
mitted that they were worth at least £140,000 beyond
the amount of the incumbrances. The plaintiff had
offered to redeem the estates, but the representatives
of Mr. Edward Tierney, the mortgagee, resisted the
suit, upon the ground that the late earl had by his last will
bequeathed to Mr. Tierney the equity of redemption. It
was not contended thlt the late earl was insane at the time
when he made his will; but it was alleged that he made it
in ignorance of the proper value of the Irish estates. It
appeared that the late earl was somewhat eccentric in his
habits, and was so disgusted with the embarrassed state of
the Egmont estates that from the time of his succeeding te
the earldom to the day of his death he lived in obscurity
under the name of Luvell, either abroad or in England. It
appeared that he never married, and was addicted to intem-
perance. On succeeding to the peerage, however, he took
his seat in the House of Lords as Earl of Egmont. Daring
his residence in England only two or three persons, from
whom he could not conceal his title, were aware of his real
description.
The evidence for the plaintiff had not concluded when
we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Jan. 18
via Marseilles ... Jan. —,
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Feb. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles ...Jan. —.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Jan. 18.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18
via Marseilles Jan. —.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Jan. 25,
via Marseilles Jan. 20.
Portuga1....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 18.
via Marseilles Jan, —.
Newfoundland .. Jan. 21.
Oporto and Vi6o
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit, packet.... Jan. 21,
by U.S. packet....
b Can Jan. 16.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Ty eneriffead ian packet.
Feb. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Jan. 15,
Mexico
....Jan. 28.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru,
California, and British Columbia.. Jan,

The following are the gold ships known to be on
their way from Australia :—The Yorkshire, with
75,9090 z,; the Omar Pasha, 22,4450 z.; the True Briton,
12,3790 z.; the Donald M'Kay, 10,2260 z.; and the Wave of
Life, 13,9890 z,, making a total of 161,07802., worth
£644,312, of which about £360,000 may be considered fully
due.

A large number of the workpeople who are at
present out of employment at Tralee paraded the principal
streets of that town on Monday last, carrying a black flag as
a signal of destitution. The authorities, fearing some riot-
ing might take place, summoned all the available consta-
bulary from the country districts.
One of the most influential meetings held in Glas-
gow for many years took place on Monday, on the
invitation of the Lord Provost, to arrange for the proposed
Lanquet to Viscount Palmerston. The attendance included
members of every political party. The proceedings were
most harmonious and unanimous; and steps were taken to
do honour in April next to the Prime Minister, in honour-
ing whom the citizens of Glasgow honour themselves. We
(IVorth British Mail) understand the banquet will take
place in the City Hall, a most suitable place, where 600
persons can be accommodated at dinner in the area,
while 300 ladies can be admitted to the galleries to grace
th• occasion.

PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
•At the commencement of the next session, on
he sth proximo, it is anticipated that an order will be
made by the Speaker for the printing of the evidence
given before committees on private bills, and also of
sinuses to be introduced. In the late session Mr. Hansard
was examined on the subject, and stated that he could
supply copies by 9 o'clock in the morning, and 25 would be
furnished for £2 10s. per sheet. It is considered that it
would be beneficial to the house to have the proceedings on
private bills printed instead of being written. A similar
course has been adopted in the Court of Chancery, and it is
now proposed to advance the art of printing, and to super-
sede in Parliament in a measure the use of writing which
has so long prevailed.
THE SLAVE TRADE.—Private letters received
in Liverpool by the mail steamer Ethiope, from the
West Coast of Africa, state that the slave trade was very
brisk at Whydah, and that several sailing vessels and two
large screw steamers had taken in cargoes of negroes at
that place, and got clear away to sea, notwithstanding the
presence in the vicinity of one or two British cruisers. It
appears that there is a regular system of telegraphy prac-
tised between the slave dealers all along the coast, and that
the proceedings of the cruisers are well watched and re-
ported, so that slave vessels are constantly apprised of the
move ments of the men-of-war, and take measures accordingly
This accounts for the escape of the slavers, no doubt.
SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—On Sunday morn-
ing last the Rev. Henry Dawson, rector of Great
Menden, Harts, committed suicide. At ten o'clock he had
not come down as usual to the breakfast table, which led
the servant to proceed to his room; but not hearing any
response to her call she became alarmed, and obtained the
assistance of the man-servant, who burst open the door, and
lying in the hip-bath he discovered his master quite dead.
He had committed suicide by opening the main artery of
the arm with his razor, which was found lying open on the
ground outside the bath. His body was perfectly cold, so
that he must have committed the act some hours previous
to being discovered. An inquest was held on Tuesday,
when the jury returned a verdict that he committed suicide
While in a state of insanity. He was 42 years of age, and
was a nephew of the late Sir Robert Peel, Bart., and the
third son of the late Right Hon. George Dawson.
POLITICAL ASSASSINATION IN POLAND. —A letter
from Warsaw of the 10th inst., says :—" Warsaw,
on the 9th, was the scene of a fresh political assassination,
committed in open day with extraordinary audacity. It
appears that in the course of the past month three emis-
saries of the National Committee were arrested at a little
village in the neighbourhood of Warsaw. Their own im-
prudence betrayed them. They very foolishly sent the
waiter of the inn at which they stopped to look into the bag
in their carriage for some fodder for their horses. In doing
this the waiter, who was a Jew, discovered some arms
which were concealed there. This he told to his master,
and the authorities were at once acquainted with the cir-
cumstances, the three emissaries being taken off to prison.
On the 7th the Jew, who was the cause of this arrest, went
to Warsaw to the Commissioner of Finances to receive the
reward for the betrayal. The revolutionary committee had
become aware of his intention, and at 11 o'clock in the
morning the Jew was stabbed in the back with a poignard
in the very ante-chamber of the commission. Pressing his
hand to his wound he had strength enough to pursue the
assassin with cries of ' Murder.' He soon fell from loss of
blood, but the pursuit was kept up by one of his co-
religionists, who followed the fugitive into a house. A
crowd soon gathered, and the man was arrested. The
wounded waiter is in a very dangerous state."
THE POPE AT HomE.—A resident at Rome fur-
nishes the following information relative to the
domestic habits of the Pope :—" His Holiness rises about 6.
At 7 he says mass in a room adjoining his bedroom. Almost
all the cardinals and the Roman bishops follow the same
custom. When a prelate at Rome hires a furnished
apartment he brings with him a small portable altar and
says mass at home ; and it does not unfrequently happen
that a foreigner who hires an apartment which has been
previously occupied by a prelate finds some of the remnants
of those altars. The Pope is served by a cameriere, and by
a prelate, priest, or deacon. There are at the Vatican ten

secret camerieri, more or Iwo, closely attached to the Pope,
according to their age. At the head of thorn are Mgrs, Stella,
De Merode, Talbot, and Ricci, who are always near his
Holiness. They keep him company, amuse him, and make
him laugh, which is not very difficult, for in private life Pius
IX. is smiling and happy. At 8 o'clock his Holiness takes
his coffee and some trifling refreshment; Mgr, Stella alone
is present at that meal, as he opens the letters which have
arrived aid reads them to the Pope. At nine, when the
repast is over and the letters read, Cardinal Antonelli
makes his appearance from the floor above. He is always
gentle and mild—' Holy Father,' here ; Happy Father,'
there; he praises the genius of the Pope, his knowledge of
affairs, &c. That is the way in which the Cardinal
always addresses Pius IX. Cardinal Antonelli consults him i

on everything, and is his mosthumble;ervant. This poli-
tical conversation and business of the Sovereign Pontiff
with the minister lasts for an hour or two. About half-past
10 or 11 the audiences commence. The Pope, dressed in
white,is seated in a large arm-chair with a table before him.
He says two or three words to all the persons who are
presented to him in the language which they speak--French,
Italian, or Spanish; but it English or German he spoken,
an interpreter becomes necessary. Sometimes during the
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audiences he signs applications for indulgences which have
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does neither more nor less than 8 reposing.' The Pope
his Holiness takes a drive in n others. At 5 o'clock
cameriori, and monsignori. At 7 the Pope sups, and after-
a carriage, esoorted by guards
after-
wards plays a game at billiards,
At 10 all the lights at the
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You know these cases take a very long time to try, and
it might very well go to a disinterested person.
Plaintiffs wished to have his Honour's decision.
His Honour—l do not see how lam to decide the
case.

Mr. Beswick—l think I may agree to your Honour's
suggestion. and I will arrange with Mr. Buchanan as
to the person to be selected as arbitrator.
Referred.

STRANGE CHARGE Op ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,—Mary
Ann Henry, 91A, North-street, Chelsea, was charged before
Mr. Knox with attempting to commit suicide as follows:
George Fox, Hyde-park constable, No. 22, said that
about half-past 2 the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner
walk into a piece of water known as the " Leg of Mutton
Pond" in Hyde-park. On getting into the centre of the
water she sat down, and he went in and brought her out.
Mr. Knox—How deep is the water.
Constable—About eighteen inches.
Mr. Knox—From the time of day and the shallowness
of the water, I can scarcely think ehe meant to destroy
herself.

Constable—She could have done it.
A person stepped forward and said he lived with the pri-
soner. He had a few words with her yesterday morning,
and although she was not in the habit of drinking, she
drank a pint and a half of stout and some rum, in a spirit
of bravado, and then went out, wishing him " Good bye."
Mr. Knox—l cannot think she went to commit suicide,
and I shall discharge her, but she had better not do such a
foolish thing again.

THIRD EDITION.

UN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.