The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1852.

interposed, so that it coulcl scarcely be ob-
tained again without a Judge's order (procurable
only at a heavy expense),lor by payment of a fee to
the officer. The latter was the most usual course,
and constituted the reason why the full amount was
levied, and that on the most indispensable articles—
so that application for their return and the accom-
panying fee might be secured to the bailiff. Hence •
forward the Court or a Judge may—on being satisfied
that reasonable efforts had been made to effect per-
sonal service, and either that the writ has come to the
knowledge of the defendant, or that he wilfully evades
service of the same, and has not appeared thereto—
order that the plaintiff be at liberty to proceed as if
personal service had been effected—subject to such
conditions !...s may be deemed expedient. All that
could be desired will thus be achieved, and the tedious,
vexatious, expensive, and utterly useless process
avoided.

The proceedings to outlawry against parties residing
abroad—the proclamations in the different Sheriffs'
Courts and other ridiculous formalities— were even
more vexatious and expensive, while they did not
ensure a knowledge by the defendant of the nature of
the suit about to be instituted against him. In place
of the worse than useless forms, the obvious plan is
adopted of permitting the service of the writ in any part
of the world, and whether a British subject or a foreigner
and on obtaining the permission of the Court or
Judge, to proceed in the action in such manner, and
subject to such conditions, as may be directed. Dis-
tinct proof of the debt, either before a Jury or a writ
of inquiry, or before a Master, is, however, indispen-
sable in the case of parties residing out of the juris-
diction, and the making of such proof is a condition
precedent to obtaining judgment. If, however, there
be a special endorsement on the writ stating the par-
ticulars of the debt or liquidated damages—which
special endorsement shall stand for particulars of
demand—final judgment may be entered on default
of appearance by parties living in England. It is
essential that this provision should be universally
known,otherwise parties might unexpectedly find them-
selves precluded from offering any defence or opposition
to the demand. If the special endorsement be omitted
a declaration must he filed, and if not pleaded to with-
in eight days, judgment may he signed by default;
and execution issued for any sum not exceeding the
mount endorsed on the writ of summons, with inter-
est at the rate specified, if any ; and such sum as may
be fixed by the Masters for costs, unless the plaintiff
claim more, in which case the costs are to be taxed in
the ordinary way.
Our space will not permit reference to the other al-
terations effected by this statute. The rules relating
to pleading, &c., however, are more for the legal
practitioner than for the community in general ; and
ignorance thereof cannot produce such formidable re-
sults as those respecting the writ of summons and
appearance, thereto above referred to.

The Duke of Newcastle is at present surrounded
by a family circle at Clumber Dark, where his grace has re-
turned from Yorkshire.

The Marquis of Abercorn has renewed his lease of
the Earl of Chesterfield's splendid mansion, Chesterfield
House, which expired on the Ist inst., for another three
years.

Lord end Lady Brougtrm are entertaining a sue-
cession of visitors at Brougham Hall, Westmoreland. The
Hon. Mrs. and Miss Spalding joined their noble relatives
lest week, from town. The noble end learned lord, we be-
have, bas postponed bis visit to bis chateau on the frontiers
of France and Sardinia, until after the meeting of parliament.

Lord Mount Edgecumbe, who has been alarmingly
indisposed at Mount Edgecumbe, has rallied, and his lord-
ship is considered to b 3 progressing favourably.

THE DUKE OF TEACEIRA.—His Excellency the
Duke of Terceira (upon a special mission from her Majesty
the Queen of Portugal to the British Court) accompanied by
the tiuchess of Terceira, aides-de-camp, and suite, arrived on
Saturday afternoon at Mivart s Hotel from Portugal.
The beautiful mansion-house and demesne of Morne
Park, the residence of the late Viscount Newry and Morne,
have been taken, on a long lesss, by Mr. E. G. Hallowell,
late representative for Newry, who purposes residing there
with his accomplished family.

PENfION.—Her Majesty has been pleased to grant
a ye9rly persion of 751. to Dr. Charles Richardson, "in con-
sideration of his services to literature as the author of a new
Dictionary of the English language."—lthenceam.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIFSTS.—It is reported that,
early in the ensuing session of Parliatheat, a bill will be in-
troduced by the ministry, " for the purpose of restraining
Roman Catholic priests at elections."

NEWS FROM TAE DIGGINGS.-The San Francisco
has arrived from Sydney, whence she sailed the 27th of June,
with about 2.7,0000 y 0I 6-ald, wahine.' at ,i1,A00.7,

THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES.—The gentlemen
who concoct the " comic scenes" for these merry ennnals
have been greatly perplexed this year, Z. 3 the " examiner of
plays" at the Lord Chemberlain's office has cut out many of
their best jokes, and refused to licerse many capital scenes
on account of political or personal allusion.

THE CITY HOSPlCE.—Yestorday morning, at half-
past ten o'clock, a considerable number of poor persons of
both sexes assembled in the dining-hall of the City Hospice
and Soup Kitchen, Victoria-street. It was arranged that all
those who attended prayers should be regaled on their return
with soup and bread, and the savoury smell that issued from
five or six large boilers afforded the visitors most satisfactory
proof that in sine time their piety would be rewarded. Of
course the role adopted was, no prayers, no soup, and conse-
quently the visit to the church wrs a necessary preliminary
to the freedom of the kitchen. The females, about 35 in
number, were sent to S. Michael's, Comhill, and the males
were formed into batches, and directed to proceed, ruler
nroper superintendence, to the following places of worship :
To St. Sepulchre's 30; St. Stephen's, Walbrook, 24; St.
Vidast, Foster-lane, 14 ; St. Bartholomew-close, 16. Accom-
modation wrs not provided for a greater number, and there-
fore about 50 other persons who presented themselves were
not sent to morning service ; they were requested to return at
half-past two o'clock, for the purpose of attending afternoon
prayers, with a promise, of course, of getting their share of
he bread and soup.

THE CLARE-STREET NUISANCE.—An adjourned
vestry meeting of the pc-ish of St. Clement Danes has taken
into consideration the question of the removal of the obstructive
nuisance in Clare-street. The interest the subject had ex-
cited caused so large an attendance that it was necessary to
remove from the vestry-room to the court-house. The
conduct of the paving-committee was very severely cen-
sured, and a series of resolutions were carried, the
first of which charged the board with partiality in their
proceedings; the second condemned the conduct of certain
members of the committee, in preventing the street-keeper
from doing his duty; the third declared that the conduct of
certain members of the committee to a deputation of pa-
rishioners had been highly censurable, end that one of those
members was unfit to be again elected; and the fourth was
to the effect that at the next election the committee
ought to be composed of me s who had no party interests
to promote, end who would treat the parishioners with
common civility. Mr. Lewis addressed the meeting in
defence of the paving committee, and moved another resolu-
tion, to the effect that it was their duty to carry out the Act
of Parliament, and to preserve for the use of the public the
toot and carriage ways unimpeded. Mr. Jaquet pointed out
the mischiefs caused by the still• keepers, and stated that the
conduct of the police (at which the magistrates at Bow-
street had expressed their su, irh 1) had caused the misunder-
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offender:,; the stall-keepers, were unmolested. After consi-
derable discussion, the vestry efiirmed Mr. Lewis's resolution
by a majority of 18. There is, therefore, now some probabi-
lity that the intolerable nuisance in question will be abated,
the decisive ;opinion of the parish having been thus pro-
nounced.

Friday morning
ThomasSITYP °AslEitDcheCllindLispcovlieruedßDwEitßh7n MURDER.—On
iron railings of 14,
Weymouth-street, the late residence GI the Duke of Ormond,
the naked and lifeless body of a newly. born male infant. He
instantly informed police constable 48 D, who conveyed it to
the workhouse, where it awaits an inquest, previous to which
the coroner has ordered a* autopsy.

DEATH FROM VIOLENCE AT GRAVESEND.—OH
Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. Hiller, at the
Brewers' Arms, Gravesend, on the body of Robert Patrick
Ferguson,
aged 15. Joseph R. Jukes deposed that live or
six weeks ago he saw the deceased rowing to the Amsterdam
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to save some things from his (witners's boat. He came
back the moment Simmons called out to him. Mr. Crook
said he found a contused wound on the back of the
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flammation. The sore in the loins was the ultimate cause of
death. A verdict of manslaughter was returned, and Simons
was committed to Maidstone for trial.
FALL OF TWO HOUSES AT BAYSWATER. —Yesterday
morning at an early hour, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the in-
habitants of Sutherland-place, Bayswater, near the bottom of
Westbourne-grove, were alarmed by a noise like thunder,
which turned out to be the dow dell of nearly the whole of
two houses which were in the course of erection in that place.
The houses in question had been " run up" by contract, and
had reached their full height, but the roof had not yet been
put on, the scaffolding was consequently still standing. They
certainly were not built very substantially (as is the case to
a great extent in that neighbourhcod), and it is supposed
that the accident was caused by the great wet which has pre-
vailed lately, and has affected the foundations, which are laid
on a clay soil. The family in the adjoining house, which
belongs to the Rev. Dr. Magee, were very much alarmed by
the sudden crash and the shock which followed, but fortu-
nately no personal injury was sustained. Had the accident
happened when the labor eers were at work, some six or more
men would in all human probability have been buried alive
in the ruins. The damage done is estimated at above 3001.,
and the remainder of one house, which still is standing, will
have to be taken down and re-built. We understand that
the houses belonged to sir. Watts, chemist, of the Edgware-
road.wAy. —On Saturday
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tT A L ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
o'clock, a fatal accident happened to a porter, named John
Strong, on the Great Northern line. 110 was on duty at the
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and was thrown down, three of the
carriagesflicting other frightful injuries. He was removed with
side 4 io
all speed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray'e..inn.lane, where
he expired two hours after his admission,