The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-29 00:00:00

LUMLEY V• MUSGRAVE.

This action was brought to recover the amount of interest
on a bill of exchange for 508/.
Mr. KELLY and Mr. BALLS appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. RicuAans for the defendant.

It appeared that the defendant, a clergyman in Gloucester-
shire, had a brother who died in the West Indies, and who had
contracted a debt with a person named Hutson. The defen-
dant was applied to, and it was agreed upon to give a bill for
the amount, which ewas discounted by the plaintiff. The bill
was given in October, 1835, and became due on the 3d of
March, but, as it was not convenient to discharge the amount,
the bill was then renewed, and the amount was discharged on
becoming due. The question was, whether the second bill
was given in lieu of the first, or whether it was to be consi-
dered a separate bill at ten per cent. discount, which was to
run from the drawing of the bill, viz., six months.

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff_Damages
131. 15s. 6d.

The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale intend to de-
part for the north almost immediately.
Lord Suffield is suffering, from an attack of influenza.
His Lordship is still sojourning at the Clarendon, where, with
Lady Suffield, he will remain till Goodwood races.
Lord Leveson has returned to Devonshire House
from Paris. His father, Earl Granville, has quite recovered
from his late indisposition.
The Earl of Lincoln has left town for Paris, where
his CouOttess hai .been sojourning for some time past. The
Countess's health has greatly improved within the last two
months.

The Earl of Munster has returned to Brighton. He
took an airing on the Cliffs yesterday with the Countess. _

PLANCIIIS v. BRAFIANI.—As there appears to be
some mistake respecting the importance of the verdict obtained
by Mr. Planche in the late trial in the Court of Common
Pleas, we think it right to state that the 40s. are given, not as
damages, but as the penalty incurred by Mr. Braham for per-
forming on one night a portion of the opera of Oberon without
the permission of the author, and that the manager is liable to
the same amount, with double costs of suit, for every night he
may have so offended.—Evening Paper.
The following anecdote, as illustrating the prompt-
ness which the Duchess of Kent shows in affording relief
where apparently needed, while at the same time she guards
against gross imposition, may be worth recording i—ln the
autumn of last year a young man, who for some while previ-
ously had gained a livelihood by sending occasional articles to
the newspapers and other periodicals, suddenly died. His
habits had been irregular and improvident, by which his widow
and a very young child were left in a state of utter and unde-
served destitution. An appeal was made on their behalf to
the Duchess of Kent, and a highly respectable gentleman was
named who would receive and to see the proper application of
any donation sent. An answer was received enclosing an
order for five pounds, accompanied by a request that the gen.
tleman would not pay over the money until he had previously
satisfied himself of the truth of the tale of distress told. The
gentleman accordingly made inquiries, and finding the widow.
to be a deserving industrious woman, whose misery was
brought about solely by the imprudences of her late husband,
he handed over to her the money.

Accounts from Rotterdam of the 26th inst. inform
us of the arrival of his Majesty the King of Hanover there,
who took up his residence at the Hotel de Pays Bas. On his
arrival the King of Holland set off from the Hague to pay his
Majesty a visit.
Mr. Corbett, the Conservative Member for North
Lincolnshire, announces-his intention to withdraw at the en-
suing dissolution of Parliament.—Hull Observer.
The Earl of Listowell is extremely unwell, and is
confined to his residence, Kingston House, Knightsbridge.
The marriage of Miss Hare, granddaughter to his Lordship,
and sister to the present Viscount Ennismore, to Captain Bal-
ders, of the 3d Dragoon Guards, will take place shortly.