The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Juxr. 2.
DAWSON V. WILLINGTON AND ANOTHER.

This was an action for entering the plaintiff's
house, and taking hilt goods under a distress for
rent. The defendants justified under the statute,
which allows a landlord to follow and seize the
goods of his tenant in cases where they have bee❑
fraudulently removed for the purpose of avoiding
the rent.

The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 404„
DOE, EX DEM. PAGE, V. DANIELL, ESQ. AND ANOTHER.

This was an action against Mr. Daniell and Mr.
Torriano, barristers of the Chancery bar, to recover
possession of the premises, No. 41, Chancery-lane.
Those premises, it appeared, had been let by the
lessor of the plaintiff, Mr. Samuel Page, a sur-
veyor, to Mr. Bremridge, an attorney, for a term
of 21 years. The lease, which was dated the 30th
December, 1828, contained a clause prohibiting the
lessee from assigning the premises, or parting with
the possession, without the consent in writing of
the lessor. It also contained a covenant, on the
part of the lessee, not to convert the premises into,
or permit them to be occupied as, chambers. Mr.
Bremridge having let the premises to the defendant
Daniell, without obtaining the necessary consent
from Mr. Page, and Mr. Daniell and Mr. Torriano
having, as it WAS alleged, converted them into
chambers, the present action was brought to re-
cover possession under the clause giving the lessor a
right of re-entry in case of a breach of any of the
covenants.

Verdict for the plaintiff.
FELL V. LORD KENSINGTON.

This was an action to recover the balance of an
account for plumber's work done at the mansion
erected by Lord Kensington in Carbon-gardens.
The amount of the demand originally was about
7001. 4001. had, as was admitted, been paid, and
the plaintiff, by this action, sought to recover the
remainder. He failed, however, in proving► more
than 481. beyond the 400/., and the defendant hav-
ing, before the action was brought, paid lU. and
tendered 40/., the plaintiff was nonsuited.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 2.
STRANGE V. WIGNEY AND OTHERS.

This was an action of trover to recover the
amount of a 1001. Bank post-bill.
The facts were these :—The plaintiff, Mrs.
Strange, keeps the Kentish Hotel, at Tunbridge
Wells. Having occasion, on the 16th of September
last, to come to London, she took her place on the
outside of the coach, and arrived in town in due
time. She carried in her hand a silk bag, in which
wtrra deposited-w-pnree—coirtaining the Bank post-
bill in question, and some money, also a•silver knife,
and some other articles. She and a friend of her's
got into a hackney-coach in Smithfield; but on
quitting it she forgot her bag, which remained be-
hind her on the seat. Upon subsequently discover-
ing her loss, she sent to the Bank of England to stop
payment of the bill, of which she gave the particulars.
She shortly afterwards received a communication
from the Secretary to the Bank of England, inform-
ing her that the bill had been presented for acceptance
by Messrs. Masterman and Co. bankers. Learning
that it had been remitted to thew by the defendants,
who are bankers at Brighton, she caused a letter to
be written to them, acquainting. them with the cir-
cumstances under which she had lost the bill, and
requesting as much information as possible as to the
patty from whom, and the manner in which, it had
come into their possession. In reply, she was in-
formed that the bill had been presented by a person
who called himself Wilson, and gave his addresa
Great Queen-street, Lincolu's-inn-fields, adding
that lie was going to Southampton or the Isle of
Wight, and that he had received 51. Bank of Eng-
land notes for it, but no entry had been taken of the
numbers of them. Besides the name of Wilson,
there was also that of Thomson on the hack of the
bill, and both these names were believed to be fic-
titious, as no trace of any such persons could be dis-
covered. It had, however, been regularly endorsed
in blank, and the Bank of England having re-
ceived it from proper respon-ible hands, declined to
give it up to the plaintiff, except upon her lodging
1001., when they allowed her the use of it to assist
her in tracing the parties, if possible, through whose
hands it had passed to the defendants. Under these
circumstances the present action was brought by the
plaintiff, on whose behalf it was contended that the
defendants had not used due caution in taking a bill
of this large amount, without seeking for some satis-
factory information respecting the party who pre-
sented it to them, and without entering the numbers
of the notes given in exchange, whereby all clue to
the discovery of such party was destroyed.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages 1001.

POLIT ICAL EWTHUSIASM.--Marseilles,
upon the triumph of the Jacobins, was deluged with blood
by tumultuous msssaere and the guillotine. The victims,
eight in number, in one instance approached the scaffold,
singing the famous hymn of t%e Marseilles, " Allons, en-
fans de la patrie !" The last in torn of the party having
sung with the utmost serenity the stanza beginning,
"Amour nacre de la patrie," turned to the crowd and said
"Is not mine an enviable lot ? I die for liberty. Live
for ever the French ;republic." Then taking his trico-
loured cockade, " I must kiss thee," said he, " for the
last time ;" and having placed it next his heart, buwed his
neck beneath the axe, and was no more.—Dr. Lardner's
Cabinet Cyclopedia.

Yesterday another fearful scene of the effects
of hydrophobia was exhibited in and about the New Cut,
Lambeth. A small dog, of a white and brown colour, and
of the mongrel breed, was seen running in a devione course
and in a weak state, and shortly afterwards it was cb-
served to snap at and bite another dog thee crossed its path.
There Could be no doubt of the animal being in a rabid
state, and the cry of " a mad dog" from some boys in-
duced the passers by to retreat with precipitation into
the adjoining shops awl houses, the doors of which were
instantly closed, so great and general is the fear of im-
bibing the horrid disease of hydrophobia. Three men,
however, with several boys, with sticks, pursued the
animal with the praiseworthy intention, though a danger-
ous one, to kill the dog, which being hard pressed and
harrsssed, ran amongst some children, who endeavoured
to stop it, and bit one or more of them. The dog was
driven into a corner in Webber-street, from whence it was
prevented escaping by the exertions of several men with
sticks. The animal by this time was foaming at the
mouth, and making a spring seized a young man by the
right hand just above the little finger, but was instantly
struck off, and by the aid of broomsticks which pinned it
to the ground it was finally destroyed. The young man
who had been bitten, with great determination and forti-
tude, took a knife from his pocket and literally sliced
off the part which had been lacerated, and then went
to a surgeon to have the wound dressed. The dog that
wart first bitten escaped, and is thus at large to spread the
dreadful poison.

ORIGIN OF TIIE UNIVERSITY OF
LEYDEN.

The University of Leyden long took the lead
in the west of Europe, as a superior place of
instruction in several departments of liberal edu-
cation. The circumstances connected with its
foundation have much of the character of ro-
mance. During the war carried on by the Hol-
landers against the despotic Government of
Spain, in defence of their religion and liberties,
this city embraced the cause of freedom, and
was consequently besieged by its former masters.
For a long period it held out with heroic per-
tinacity. The women lined the ramparts, and
performed all the duties of soldiers, animated
by one whose name was Kennava, a woman of
undaunted spirit ; she was present, with her
companions, at all the sallies made on the enemY.
At length, however, famine threatened to effect
what the sword of the enemy had vainly endea-
r voured to accomplish. On failure of their bread,
the garrison lived on herbs and roots, ankfthe
bodies of their horses and other animals ; when
these could no longer be procured, they had re-
course to a kind of food prepared from the hides
of the slaughtered cattle. At length, when even
this miserable resource was nearly exhausted, a
dawning hope of relief appeared. A commune"
cation was- received, throu_gh the medium 6'
carrier pigeons,. that the Dutch Government,
despairing of their relief by any less desperate
means, had determined to break down the dykes
anti overflow the country, so as to force the
besieging army to retire, and thep to send a
squadron of provision-ships across the inunda-
tion, to supply them in their extremity. The
dykes were accordingly opened; the waters of
the ocean rushed in ; the whole surrounding
country was inundated: but, to their inexpres-
sible disappointment, the waters rose but a few
feet, so as to inconvenience but not .dislOdge
the besiegers. All hope was now at an end:
the famished inhabitants could see from their
walls the ships destined for their succour, but
they also saw that their approach was impos-
sible, and the blockade was carried on more
vigorously than ever. For three weeks they
still held out; at length, overcome with despair,
they rushed in crowds to the Governor, cal:
ling on him no longer to persevere in a use-
less defence, but to surrender, and free them
at least from the horrors of starvation. The,
Governor positively refused. " I have sworn,"
said he, "to defend the town against the
Spaniards with my life. 1 will keep my oath.
Food I have none ; I cannot give it to you: but
if my death be of any use, take my life. I shall
die contented, if the sacrifice of it shall aid in
protracting your defence." The crowd 16oked
on each otker in silent wonder, and one by one
retired, submitting in tranquil. despondency to
the agonies of hunger, rather than swerve front
the noble example set them by the Governor.
The equinox now arrived, a season when every
Dutchman who resides in. the vicinity of the
dykes trembles for the security of his person
and property. The storms raged with peculiar
violence ; the dykes that had resisted the usual
pressure of the sea gave way at once; time
whole accumulated waters of the ocean flowed
in without obstruction, overwhelming thebaiiks,
the batteries, and the forte of the - Spitiier4
and swallowing up all who were not fortunate
enough' to save themselves by a* timely
In the meantime the little fleet aailed Ari-
umphantly over the surface of that element which
was dealing destruction on the enemy. It en-
tered the town without opposition ; -the 'wants
of the garrison were relieved, and the besieging
army relinquished the blockade as hopeless.
Had two days more elapsed before this pro-
vidential interference, the scanty supply of that
miserable provisions would have totally failed,
and the whole of the garrison must have
perished. The Prince of Orange, as a reward
for their unparalleled defence, give them a
choice between an immunity of taxes for a
stated period, or the founding of a University
in their city. To their immortal honour they
chose the latter, and the University was esta-
blished.---Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopcedia.

We stated a fortnight ago that we had reason
to think there would be a contest for the representation of
Newcastle at the next election. The correctness of our
information is now proved. JoMN Honusow, Esq., of
amid( House, will be the third candidate : a requisition
numerously signed has been addressed to him, calling on
him to come forward, and we believe arrangements are
making by the freemen to secure his return. Ur. Alder-
man Ctxxxxt, it is understood, will put Mr. Honosort
in nomination, and he will be seconded by the Hen. H. T.
LIDDELL, AMP.—Tyne Mercury. •