The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

The sittings after- Term in the City commenced this
morning at Guildhall. The list is a very heavy one,
their being 142 causes for trial in the Queen's Bench,
120 in the Common Pleas, and 170 in the. Exchequer,
and a great number of these are Special Jury cases.

COURT OF. EXCHEQUER.
(Before Baron Martin.)
BALL V. FRIEND.

This was an action to recover the value of a mare
which had been killed through the negligence of the
defendant's servant.

Mr. Duncan was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Montagu
Chambers and Mr. Mills for the defendant.

The plaintiff in this case is a brickmaker, and the de-
fendants are Messrs. Friend and Hammill, the great
contractors. Upon one day in March last two of the
plaintiff's carmen were driving a load of bricks, with
two horses, up Haverstock-hill, and the defendants'
servants were behind with a loaded cart, drawn by three
horses. One side of the road having been fresh laid with
granite, both parties were keeping upon the soft part,
and defendants' team, which was at first behind, 'drew
past plaintiffs' and drove them on to the granite, and
the mare in question, being tender of foot, would not
keep there, and, consequently, came in contact with
the wheel of defendants' cart, which passed over the
foot, and broke it so that she was compelled to be de-
stroyed. She had cost 201. in November last.
Thejury found for the plaintiff, damages 201.

TREMENDOUS CONFLAGRATION-(THIS
DAY).

One of the most extensive fires that has occurred in
the neighbourhood of Tooley-street broke out this morn-
ing shortly before one o'clock, and at half-past ten
o'clock it was far from being entirely extinguished.
The damage a'ready done is estimated at 10,0001. The
premises in which the disaster occurred belonged to
Messrs. F. and W. Spencers, wharfingers, 76, Free-
school-street, Horselydown, and they were occupied con-
jointly by Mr. John Springett, the extensive hop mer-
chant, and Mr. R. Tooth,.hop merchant, of Mincing-
lane. The discovery was made by some one passing the
premises, whose attention was called to dense vo-
lumes f smoke pouring forth from the basement
warehouse of Messrs. F. and W. Spencer. He gave the
alarm to the Fire Brigade Station, Tooley-street. By
the time the engines arrived the premises were in one
mass of flames. Fortunately an abundant supply of
water was procured, and the engines were set to work,
but the 'flames speedily communicated to Mr. Springett's
and Mr. R. Tooth's. The scene at this period was one
of fearful grandeur, and illuminated the whole of the
metropolis. The burning flakes drifted towards the
wharfs and endangered them.
On the part of the firemen, under the direction of Mr.
James Braidwood, the fire was subdued, but not until it
damaged the premises of Mr. Wright, 22, Fair-street ;
Mr. Joseph Peake, auctioneer and builder ; Mr. Lester,
private ; and Mrs. Mary Roach.
The following is Mr. James Braidwood's official re-
port :- Half-past 12 a.m. Called to Messrs. Spencer,
wharfingers,- Horsleydown, property belonging to St.
Olave's Grammer School; cause unknown (insurance un-
known, (building, Sun), contents destroyed, ground
floor, Mr. John Springett, hop merchant, destroyed ;
second floor ; Mr. R. Tooth, third floor, hop merchant,
destroyed; No. 22, Fair-street, C. Wright, private,
damaged ; Mr. R. Peake, builder, severely scorched,
building and contents (Phoenix) ; Mr. Lester, private,
furniture damaged, not insured—building (Phoenix) ;
Mrs. M. Roach, granary (Phcenix). No positive clue
can be obtained as to the origin of the outbreak.

THE TIMES TELEGRAPHS AND THE
STOCK EXCHANGE..

On Monday last the Times informed its readers, upon
the authority of a telegraph from Vienna; that Russia
had replied to the Austrian note. The terms of the reply
were stated to be that—" As a mark of high considera-
tion for Austria, Russia consents to evacuate the Turkish
territories.' This proves to have no foundation in fact.
Lord John Russell, last night, said that the last time he
saw the Austrian Minister that functionary had told him
that no answer had been received from Vienna. The
report is evidently another Times canard. The ques-
tion arises, how is it that the Times is continually lead-
ing its readers into errors of a similar nature ? How is it
that rumours make their appearance in the Times which
no other paper would insert ? Strange enough
many of these veracious telegraphic despatches
have been of a nature to operate upon the
funds, effecting a rise of from one to two per cent.
Has not the public a right to expect a little more care
from the conductors of a journal than is evinced by the
continued insertion of such reports ? The duties of a
journalist, it may be admitted, are more onerous now
than formerly. His work is never finished. In the
olden times the last four-horse mail brought the latest
news ; now a telegraphic despatch may arrive at any
hour of the day or night. But the greater the number
of messages the more is it necessary to test their accu-
racy, lest the public should be deceived. The least that
can be expected from a journalist is that he shall exercise
a sound judgment upon rumours the spread of which may
produce a serious effect upon public business. Unless
this is done people will at last be led to suspect that
something more than carelessness lies at the bottom of
mistakes which are constantly being committed, and are
never explained.—Daily News,

COWES, ISLE OF WlGLET.—fune 29.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVALS.--June 23. Cygnet, cutter, Hedworth
Larnbton, Esq., from Rydo ; Enchantress, schooner, Sir
Thomas Whichcote, Bart., Lymington ; 26. Shark, do.,
Wm. Curling, Esq., Ramsgate, and proceeded for Poole ;
28. Ginevra, do., Sir Percy Shelley, Bart., Westward,
Poole ; 29. Dryad, cutter, Earl of Cardigan, Lyming-
ton.

The Duke of Rutland arrived in the Resolution this
afternoon from Southampton.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.—AIarm, Reso-
lution, Coral Queen, Titania, Enchantress, Cygnet,
Osprey, Frisk, Spider, Turquoise, Amazon, Susan,
Ginevra, Dryad.
FITTING OUT IN COWES HARBOUR.—Zara, schooner,
Commander Earl of Wilton ; Fairy, schooner ; Irene,
schooner ; Caprici, yawl ; Lavrock, cutter.
On the 28th instant, at 12 o'clock, a Royal salute was
fired from the R. Y. S. battery, in honour of her Ma-
jesty's Coronation-day, and the Royal Standard flying.
MEMBERS AT THE R. Y. S. HOUSE DURING THE WEEK.
—Geo. Bentinck, Esq., M.P. ; Geo. Ark wright, Esq.,
M.P. ; Sir B. R. Graham, Bart. ; James Maxse, Esq ;
Earl of Selkirk; John Petre, Esq.; A. Fountaine, Esq.;
Lord Colville ; Lord Dufferin ; Hedworth Lambton,
Esq. ; Marquis of Conyngham ; and Sir Percy Shelley,
Bart.

The steam-ship "Himalaya" came into the Needles
last night, and between eleven and twelve o'clock, when
off Norton, near Yarmouth, they found they were near
running into a brig, to avoid which the helm was imme-
diately put aport, when the eddy tide taking the steamer
sent her bows on to a bank. The night was very dark,
and rainy. The Atalanta, the Express, the Tark, the
Courier, and several steam tugs, have been down to ren-
der assistance ; but she still hangs on the bank, but has
a great depth of water astern.