The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-23 00:00:00

LA W INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, March 22.
(Bafore the LORDS JUSTICES.)
RENT V. JACKSON.

In this case (the arguments in which had not con-
cluded when our report left),
The Lord ,Justice KNIGHT BRUCE said—Whether
upo❑ the question of right or the question of remedy,
the law of Belgium or the law of England is regarded,
this suit seems to us to be ill founded. According to the
law of Belgians. the plaintiff is incompetent to sue for
the purpose for -which he has filed this bill, and by the
law of England ho has shown no case for suing the
directors in the, manner ho has done even if some suit bo
proper. The pleadings and evidence seem to us to show
that in the year 1847, more than a year before the plain.
tiff filed his bin., an account had been stated Qui settled
between the committee of management in Belgium, who
were the authorised agents of the company, and Jackson
and Graham, 'which account, if fairly stated, must be
considered destructive of the plaintiff's case. It appears
to us to have been fairly stated and settled, that is, every
fact was stati2d. without suppression, and the account so
come to and stated was approved by the general meeting,
who were, in our opinion, competent to do so. If, pos-
sibly, on account of the existing trusteeship, if there was
one, the confirmation by the committee might have been
insufficient, •there must still be taken to have been a
sufficient affix mance by the general meeting. There is,
probably, mare than one other ground fatal to this case,
but enough has been said to show that this petition of
appeal must be dismissed with oosts.

YoUGHAL.--The Cork Examiner says that Sir Ralph
Howard, the present Member for Wicklow, will be a
candidate for Youghal at the general election.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 22.
VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
(Continued from our Third Edition.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con-
gratulated the House upon the announcement o
the Honourable Member for Montrose that there
would be no farther opposition to the granting of sup-
plies, and he was also pleased to hear from the Noble Lord
the leader of the combined opposition that there would be
no further obstruction to the progress of public business.
—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord was quite correct
in attributing to the Government an anx-
ious desire for the speedy dispatch of public
business, and they were also equally as anxious
that a recurrence to the sense of the country should
take place as soon as the necessary measures for the ser-
vice of the country had been adopted, and those measures
placed before the House which her Majesty's Govern-
ment thought it fit should be passed before the present
Bafflement was broken up.—(Cheers.)
After a few words from Mr. 'PAWN, in reply to Sir
DE LACY EVANS,
Mr. WALPOLE (who was indistinctly heard in the
gallery) was understood to say that, probably, the Hon.
and Gallant Gentleman was aware that the late Go-
vernment sanctioned, in several instances, the formation
of volunteer corps, subject to some conditions. The
first was that they should arm and equip themselves at
their own expense; and, secondly, that they should hold
themselves subject to all the provisions of the volunteer
corps. Their arms should be of similar calibre and bore
to those of the ordnance. He hoped the Hon. and Gal-
lant Gentleman would excuse him when he declined to
go into the question of the militia corps. Perhaps the
House would give him credit when ho said that the
principal reason why he wrote this letter, submitting
that the formation of these corps should be suspended,
was in order that he might ascertain the opinion of Par-
linment in reference to the measure. He hoped ho
would be excused for not going into the measure before
the period arrived for introducing the Bill; but he could
assure the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman that nothing
was farther from the intention of ker Majesty's Minis-
ters than to discountenance the formation of these corps.
Sir DE LACY EVANS having expressed his satis-
faction at the assurance given by the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman, withdrew his amendment, and the House went
into Committee of
SUPPLY.—THE ARMY.
Mr. BERESFORD said the first vote which he weuld
submit was that of 3,602,0671., to defray the maintenance
of her Majesty's land forces, which was an increase of
80,9971. over the sum voted last year. The vote passed
last Friday for the number of men (101,937) being an
increase of 3,223 over the number voted last year, ren-
dered an increase of expenditure necessary in the pre-
sent estimates. In the estimates of last year the charge
for the land forces was 3,521,0701., and in the present es-
timates it amounted to 3,602,0671., being an increase of
80,997/. This increase might be briefly explained as
follows:—lncreased charge of rank and file amounting
to 56,6601.; for annual allowances, 2,8091.; for extra-
ordinary expenses of agency, 3271., and or clothing
7,7551,, making a total of 67,5511. But there was on the
other hand, a decrease on account of the number of
officers of 5,3391., and of non-commissioned officers of
7,3061., total, 12,6451.; which deducted from the in-
crease, left a sum of 54,906/. increase. There was, be-
sides, an increase for levy money of 20,0001., and for
field allowances, mainly attributed to the Kafir war, of
11,0001., which raised the increase to 86,0004, but which
was reduced to 81,000/. by a decrease of 5,0001. on some
other smaller items. The vote he now proposed to the
House was 3,602,0671. for the charge of the land forces.
Mr. WILLIAMS said he was not prepared to offer
any opposition to the passing of the vote.
The vote was then agreed to.
Mr. BERESFORD said the next vote was that of
169,607/. for the maintenance of staff deeer,
Mr. ALCOCK said notwithstanding many Members
of the present Government were his personal friends, he
should yet take that opportunity of expressing his want
of confidence in them, as also his disapprobation of the
course pursued by them up to the present moment. He
was by no means satisfied with the declaration of the
Government, and he had no confidence in their declara-
tion. The ss. duty they had heretofore been asking
upon foreign corn would be utterly useless, and would
be unworthy the acceptance of the farmers. It was an
utter delusion to say that such a duty would confer any
benefit upon the landed interest. The object of this
ss. duty was only to get in the sharp point of the
wedge; for they thought that they could afterwards
easily raise it 10s. or 15s. He complained that the
Protectionists were not sincere in their professions,
and he also complained that the Free-traders wore
not sincere; because they did not compel the Go-
vernment to state unequivocally their policy upon
this subject, before they appealed to the country.
If they waited for six months longer, they most
probably would have an abundant harvest, and the Pro-
tectionists might then have some better materials to
work upon than they had at present. If he were asked
to belong to the Anti-Corn-law League he would refuse;
but if there were an anti-corn-tax league established he
would have no hesitation in joining it. He urged upon
Free-traders the propriety of at once stopping the
!supplies.
Mr.F. MAULE availed himself of the opportunity of
addressing a few observations to the Right Hon. Gentle-
man the Secretary at War upon the subject that was
then before them. The Committee that sat last year
and the year before upon the army expenditure recom-
mended that there should be only one medical establish-
ment for the whole army, instead of two, as existed at
present—namely, one for the army and one for the
ordnance, When he was in the War Office he con-
sulted the head of the army medical department on the
subject, and that gentleman said that, as far as he
could see, there was no difficulty in adopting the pro-
position. He (Mr. F. Maule) understood that the
Right Hon. Gentleman who had succeeded him in the
office he lately held had directed the appointment of a
joint committee of army and ordnance officers to consi-
der this question. He was not aware that this com-
mittee had as yet reported upon the matter; but he was
sure that such an arrangement as was recommende
adopted, would be not only economical, but convenientd
to the soldiers generally.
Mr. BERESFORD said that he had cthoneseidtmereedet the
recommendations of the committee withh
referred to,
tention. In respect to the one immediatelyewas at that mo-
he was informed that the comm_l
Hettewould give that re-
ment sitting upon the subj
port, when it was drawn up, ht
Mr. MACGREGOR thoug thatbe ctohnesfiodreereastioinn.their
might be reduced to a few
utility and loyalty that at
North American colonitersanmq
small garrisons.
sheiecholonies were, he thought, owing
had been given to them by
present existed in Thetho
to the constitution e w
ember for London when he was so-
theTo the Earl of Derby, how-
Noble Lord tcholoMn
items
cretary of those
W 23 due the rebellion in Canada, and to Earl Grey
ever.
the Soft war.
then a
was greed to.
95,9571. for allowances to the principal officers of the
The vote
several public departments, their deputies, clerks, and
contingent expenses.
17,141/. for the Royal Military College.
17,5361. for the Royal Military Asylum and the Hi-
bernian Military School.
84,0001. for the volunteer corps.
15,6431. for allowances to officers of her Majesty's
garrisons, at home and abroad, holding their appoint-
ments as rewards for military service, but to which no
efficient military duty attaches.—Agreed to.
On the vote 61,000/. for the pay of general officers in
her Majesty's forces, not being colonels of regiments,
being proposed,
Mr. HUME said it was stated by the late Government
that they intended to draw away their troops from Ca-
nada. He wished to know whether the troops had been
withdrawn, and if so, to what extent?
Mr. BERESFORD said that there was no reduction
whatever in the staff of Canada since last year.
The vote was then agreed to.
50,000/ being the charge of full pay for reduced and
retired officers of her Majesty's forces.
a land forces.
365,0001. for half-pay and military allowances to re-
duced and retired officers of her Majesty'
36,9161. for half-pay and reduced allowsncea to officers