The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 28.
Her Majesty drove yesterday afternoon in an open

carriage.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer.
stalking.
Viscount Palmerston has left Balmoral for the south.

The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, the
Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and Sir George Couper.
A deputation from the Protestant Alliance had an in-
terview with the Earl of Clarendon on Wednesday at the
Foreign-office, for the purpose of requesting the inter-
position of the Government on behalf of Miss Cunning-
hame. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, Colonel Alexander, Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, the
Rev. Dr. Beecham, Mr. T. Hamilton, Mr. J. Cook
Evans, and Captain Giberne.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes-
terday from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land,
Melbourne, the Mauritius, the Cape of Good Hope, and
Natal.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE WILLIAMS.

This bankrupt was described as of Brentford, boot
maker, and to-day was appointed for consideration of
his certificate.

Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared
for the bankrupt.
The solicitor to the assignees did not oppose, but re-
gretted that proceedings had been taken in this Court,
where the debts were so small (2851.).
His Honour read the report of the official assignee,
and said that the bankruptcy had evidently arisen through
no cash book having been kept, or bankrupt would have
seen how he stood before he did ; but he had been in
business in the same [place for nine years, and in 1852
had a surplus. Under the circumstances bankrupt
might have an immediate certificate of the second class,
and had he kept proper books it would have been of the
first class.

SHERIFFS' COURT-(THIS DAY).

(Before A. Ryland, Esq.)
PRACTICE OP THE COURT.-JACKSON V. DRIVER.

This was an action to recover the sum of 181. 19s. for
goods sold.
Mr. M‘Namara appeared as counsel for the plaintiff,
and Mr. T. B. Hughes for the defendant.
The case had been adjourned till this day, in order
that the defendant should be furnished with further par-
ticulars, which were directed to be delivered before the
17th inst.

Mr. Hughes applied for a nonsuit on the ground that
they had not been delivered until the 19th, which was
contrary to the order of the Court, and his Honour had
no power to vary that order.
The plaintiff's solicitor rose to explain, but his
Honour said he could not hear the attorney when coun-
sel appeared.
Mr. M'lsTamara urged that the spirit of the order had
been complied with, for the clay first named for the ad-
journment was the 27th, with ten days' notice of par-
ticulars. The case having, however, ultimately been
adjourned to the 29th, the defendant had 10 days' notice.
His Honour said that he could not go from the order
as recorded.

The Learned Counsel then applied for a further ad-
journment, at his client's cost, and also for leave to
amend the plaint, which ought to have been 311.75.
instead of 181, 19s.

Mr. Hughes contended that, although the particulars
might be amended, the plaint could not.

His Honour concurred, and suggested that plaintiff
should elect to be nonsuited, and pay the costs of the
day ; and this course was adopted.
The Court sat specially to take adjourned cases : the
others were not of the slightest interest.