The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

BAIL COURT.-JAN. 14.

',Sittings at Nisi Prius.—Beforo Mr. Justice Erie and
- Common Juries.)
DANSEY V. RICHARDSON.-ACTION TO RECOVER THE
VALUE OF STOLEN. PROPERTY.
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This was an action to recover the value of a dressing-
ease and box, with their contents, belonging to the plain-
tiff, which were stolen from the defendant's house by
reason of his alleged negligence.
Mr. Chambers and Mr. Pearson appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Bramwell for the defendant.
It appeared that the defendant kept a boarding-house
in. Weymouth-street, Portland-place, where the plaintiff
went to reside on her arrival from Paris, and remained
there for some days, when she was about to start for
Dover. Her box and dressing-case were brought down
stairs and placed in the hall, and during the temporary
absence of the servants the defendant saw a man, whom
she supposed to be a cabman, going out of the house with
the plaintiff's box and dressing-case under his arm. She
went to the door and discovered him running away,
upon which she sent for the police, but the property was
never recovered. Defendant then stated that she had
repeatedly warned her servants not to leave the door
ajar, and said she was afraid she would be a loser by it.
The plaintiff stated that the box contained 1301. worth
of money and jewellery.
The defence was that the robbery had taken place in
consequence of the plaintiff's negligence, who had the
box taken into the hall, and then sent the servants out
on messages for her. Knowing the value of the contents,
the plaintiff should have sent the boxes to the dining-
room or some place of security. It was also alleged that
the plaintiff only claimed 751. in the first instance.
Verdict for the defendant.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—JAN. 14.
(Before the Chief Commissioner.)
IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES ABRAHAM PARKER.
This insolvent, described as a gentleman, who had
been connected with the turf, applied to be discharged
under the act. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Dowse appeared
to oppose for some creditors at Doncaster.
The case was originally before the court on Friday
last, when an application was made on the part of the
opposing creditoi s that it might be adjourned for the
I attendance .of Mr. Concanlian, from Lincoln's-inn, to
whom the insolvent had given a bill of sale of ten race
horses Ire possessed. The bill of sale was given within
three months of the petition, and it was admitted that
the arrest was a friendly proceeding in order to benefit
the estate. The case was adjourned to the present occa-
sion, and the party was not in attendance, the insolvent
declaring that he had no means to bring him up from
the country.
Mr. DOwse objected to the case being heard without
the party from the country.
The insolvent said he had paid for his own arrest in
'order t 6 defeat the bill of sale, and had come from France.
Mr. Dowse remarked that the insolvent's wife had an
income of upwards of 3001. a year, and it was proved
that within a 'few days of the last examination he had
received 251.
• The Chief Commissioner observed that the creditors
would Terhaps'not press the case, if there was nothing
material in it:
Mr. Dowse said the credit Ors were most anxious to
know what had become of 1,3001. worth of property.
The court ordered an adjournment.

COLONIAL PENNY POSTAGE.—The Council of the
Colonial and International Postage Association has come
to the following resolution upon the important question
of our ,colonial, postage :—" That the first object of the
association is to extend the system of uniform penny
postage, already in operation between the United King-
dom and the Channel Islands, to the whole of the
British colonies and 'possessions. The total amount of
postal revenue derived frcrm all the colonies does not ex-
ceed 200,0001. a year. The whole, obviously, could not
be sacrificed by the, measure proposed, but it would be
sound national policy to abandon even the whole to pro-
mote in so 'eminent a degree the commerce, education,
freedom' of; ,communication, and friendly relations be-
tween the colonies and the mother country." The
amount of revenue derived from the colonies is extracted
from a MS. obligingly furnished by the Postmaster-
General at the 'request of the council of the above asso-
ciation. In this return the income from tranemarine
colonial postage by each line of packets stands as fol-
ws :—French mail, 16,0161.; Belgian, 6301.; Prussian,
1,6361.; Dutch, 7661.; Hamburgh, 1,5481.; American,
33,2371.; West.lndian, 23,8841.; Cape, 5,1151.; Penin-
sular, 3,6271.; Indian, 42,6051.•' do. via Marseilles,
36,4131.; Sydney, &c., 5,7301.; African, 3831.; Inter-
colonial, 15,0161.; Red Sea, 6,405/. Total, 193,0111.
s DERBY ELEcTioN.--L-About seventy Speaker's war-
rants have- already been served • upon the friends and
supporters of Mr. Horsfall, who are charged with
being concerned in the illegal proceedings at the last
election for this borough. We understand that in con-
sequence of the disclosures before the Committe of the
House of Commons, that Mr. Frail was in receipt of
a salary of 3001. a-year from W.B. ; the Surveyor of
Taxes for the Shrewsbury district has surcharged Frail
for income tax, which he has never paid before. Frail's
friend and patron, the major, has •thus unearthed a wary
fox, which has' been bagged by-the lynx-eyed Surveyor
of Taxes.

JEWISH FEMALE EMIGRA,TION.—FemaIe emigrants of
the Jewish persuasion would have all the advantages,
and few of the disadvantages, of other people. There is
a bond of union among them so strong, that although
soiree threads may become unravelled, its main strength
remains unimpaired. Soon as a 'female emigrant arrives
among them, they sally forth to welcome her, give her a
hospital reception, •emulate each other in the desire of
making her comfortable, and seek employment for her
that may prove ultimately advantageous. The feeling of
the Jiebtew'hecemes not stunted by the desire of gain, as
Charles Dickens would fain make the world believe ; but on
the contrary, while he is labouring with fixed industry, to
earn an independence, all the gentler feelings are excited,
quickened, and called into active benevolence whenever
occasion requires. We should be sorry to hear that the
thirst for gold had effaced one kind sympathy from his
heart, or that he had not carried from the shores of
Britain that universal and lofty charity so distinguishing
his brethren in, this peaceful isle. But we understand
and appreciate qualities of the Jewish heart too well to
imagine for a moment that Mammon could for long de-
throne any one of the nobler attributes of his being. So
in this respect the Jewish female emigrant will find
herself better placed than the female of any other deno-
mination. What, then, should hinder the humble
though respectable Jewish female of our metropolis, indus-
triously inclined, but who is , a burden to parents that
have a difficulty in raising means sufficient to support a
large family—from emigrating to a colony where there
is so little doubt of success attending her efforts ? The
r reports received from females sent out by the society
headed by Mrs. Chisholm, and which may be fully relied
on,
,are most interesting and satisfactory. Already have
many of them sent remittances to those relatives th y
received left behind in impoverished circumstances, and to know" such remittances will be useful,
and ec
as a G odientl..—lncish Chronicle.