The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-26 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
Before Mr. Justice VAUGHAN and a Common Jury.
BECK V. JOHNSON.
This action was brought to recover compensation for damages
alleged to have done by the defendant's omnibus, in coming in
collision with the plaintiff's gig and horse, in Oxford-street,
in the month of March, 1836.
Mr. flustptutEv, with Mr. KNOWLES, conducted the case for
the plaintiff; and Mr. Scrjcant BOMPAS appeared for tho
defendant.

It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff's clerk and
groom were in the gig on the day in question, proceeding on
their employer's business in a westward direction through Ox-
ford-street, and when passing by the Old Green Man and Still
public-house, a coal waggon was moving along, about thirty
yards before them. On passing it, the defendant's omnibus came
at a rapid rate in the opposite direction, and struck against the
gig with such violence as to break it to pieces. The two per-
sons were thrown into the street, and the horse (a valuable
one) being disengaged by the collision, ran away and dashed
'ito a shop in the neighbourhood, and suffered considerable

Injuries.
On the part of the defendant it was-contended, that the
accident happened by the gig passing at a moment when the
omnibus came up, and instead of the gig being surprised by it
the contrary was the case, there being abundance of room at
the opposite side of the waggon for the gig to pass, where it
might have safely avoided coming in contact with the omnibus,
or have pulled up and slackened its pace behind to prevent
danger.—The trial had not concluded when our Reporter left.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-THIS DAY.)

DEAL, APRIL 25..—. Wind S. W., fine.—Arrived the Herald
steamer, Monte, from Cork ; and Ann and Mary, Newcastle.
Fm.f.torre, APRIL 24.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Part-
ridge, from Lisbon—sailed the 10th instant.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind S. \V.—Arrived the Han-
nah, Campbell, from Havannah—sailed the 3d instant.
HASTINGS, APRIL 25. —Off port the True Briton, Beach,
from Madras.

DARTMOUTH, APRIL 25.--Off port, the John and William
oward, from St. Michael's.

HOLYHEAD, APRIL 24.—Off port, the Venture, Allan, from
New York.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 24.—Wind N. W., light.—Arrived the
Troy, Aliens, from Charleston ; Lady Rowena, Main, from
ditto ; and Ceres, Hicks, from Seville. Off port the Mary
and Ann, from Valparaiso ; Hector, from Bombay ; Phcenix,
from Demerara; Hutchinson, from Trinidad; Water Witch,
from Barbadoes ; Catherine, from New Orleans ; Alexander,
from Mobile ; Howard, from Savannah; Francis, from Charles-
ton and Thomas Hughes, from ditto.

CAPE OF Goon HOPE: FEB. 19.---Arrived the Atalanta
steamer, from London.

CORK, APRIL 23. Arrived, the Judith and Esther, from
Jamaica ; Demerara, Hiom, from Cuba ; Woodland Castle,
from Barbadoes.

LEITIi, APkIL 23. —Arrived, the Elizabeth, liulriek, from
Stettin.

Tho James, Holmes, from Dublin to Demerara, was on
Arklow Bank on the 23d inst.

•
The Courier du Monte, fiom Havre, was driven on shore at
Guadaloupe on the 11th ult.--cargo landed.
Vessels spoken with—The Albion, from Bowbay to Liver-
ponl, on the 7th ult., lat. 20, long. 10, N. ; Orestes, from
Canton to Bristol, on the 19th ult. ; and Africa, from London
to Ceylon, on the 20th ult., lat. 1, long. 20, by the True
Briton, arrived off Hastings.

A ROYAL MISTAKE.—I was told the following
anecdote by Madame do _, who was intimate with Louis
X VII f. One day, in taking an airing, the King was thirsty,
and sent a footman to a cottage for water. The peasants ap-
peared with some grapes, which they offered, as the homage
of their condition. The King took them and ate them, not-
withstanding the remonstrances of his attendants. This little
incident was spoken of at Court, where all the Monarch does
or says becomes matter of interest, and the next time Mad.
de was admitted, she joined her remonstrances to those
of the other courtiers. We no longer live in an age when
Kings need dread assassins," said Louis, smiling. A month
passed, and Mad, do was again admitted. She was re-
ceived with a melancholy shake of the head, and with tears.
The Due de Berri had been kilted in the inverval.—Recol-
lections of Europe, by the author of " The Pilot."
The Princess Victoria, whenever she appears at the
Opera, is remarkable for the plainness of her dress; she wears
her hair in plain bands, and if there is any ornament, it is
something very slight in the middle of the forehead • the only
thing remarkable about her Royal Highness is alarge old
fashioned fan, which she constantly uses. Cheltenham
Looker-on.
The new Counsellor of the Russian embassy, in the
room of Baron Francis de Maltitz, is expected to arrive in the
course of the ensuing week from St. Petersburg. Gen.
Sebastiani has had his audience of leave of the King of the
French, and is expected at Manchester House, with his Lady,
on Monday next, from Paris.
CONSTANTINOPLE, MAnctr 28.—The current
value of the Turkish coin continues to be very low ; nay, it
is thought that it will rather grow worse than better. A short
statement will show how this depreciation has gained ground
in a few years. Every body remembers that in regulating the
payment of the contribution to Russia, stipulated in the treaty
of Adrianople, the ducat (at 4} florins) was estimated at 33
piastres, or 40 pares. This corresponded with the current
value of the Turkish coin at that time; the florin therefore was
worth 7+ piastres, or 293 paras, whereas now it is worth 436
pares, that is, nearly 11 piastres. The natural reason is chiefly
the progressive debasement of the new coin, the intrinsic value
cf which is one-third, nay, even one half, less than that of the
old coin; to this we may add, the stagnation of trade, and the
want of credit. The merchants here are in arrears in their
-payments to Europe, and must meet them ; hence the scarcity
of remittances, and the high prices of them.
The New York Com nzercial Advertiser of March
I S, after having inserted a letter from a Correspondent, which
it is requested should be done " without charge," giving an
account of a silver pitcher having been presented to him, ap-
pends the following remark We don't much like this
publishing without charge,' But it is ever thus. Every
silver pitcher that is given we must describe, and compliment
the artist, and publish the correspondence, without charge.'
Yet nobody thinks of giving a silver pitcher to us. Every new
town, either built or to be built, if any lots are to, he .old, we
may puft—' without charge.' Yet wp zat no lands and to;
nements thereby. arc crosses in our path, which we
nßist Cll49l:et On the present occasion, however, we cheer,
fully insert the foregoing—erpecially on account qt the isuth
of the whole of it, the last pai-tioulac—whereby the
good pubiip a sellers wilt perceive, that for the crack' auc-
tioacers the New York commercial Advertiser is the place to'
IQ4 in,"