The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

GOLD CUP.

A fine race.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE

METROPOLITAN.
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10 to 1 agst Gadabout.

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This
bank JUDGMENT.—IN RE HOUSTON.
t was described as of St. James's-terrace,
Rarrow-road-buildings, and to-day was appointed for
judgment on the question of certificate, which had been
"Posed on the ground that the bankrupt had made a
The Preference, and had not kept proper accounts..
2e-4e ease had been adjourned on several occasions,. in
tasequence of an action at law having been pending,
me
kruresu_ltt.of which had been somewhat favourable to the
• Ilis litonour after going at considerable length
into
Isthe
the
uankru-o•f'2et's of the e said that although
Pt Was not blameless, he had through-
°lA carried on trade by mortgaging his property,
411andd 4.1,0 Wed to creditors holding security 18,0001.,
et-- ""eY would no doubt be paid in full ; but for the
8 her creditors, to the extent of 2,500/., there would not be
the ban There was, however, one thing favourable to
beeei;ah,n;ruPt, namely, that his personal expenses had
Th—?uerate, and he had been a laborious man.
be e Judgment of the Court was, that the certificate
the anlIP lastended for 13 months from the date of passing
class.
examination, and then to be of the second
M.
xis'/1 1 .'
Lawrence_
. Honour said it would be granted, but only a few
Sys had to expire •; the object was to have the suspen-
aloll entered on the proceedings.

'ONDiRIES' COUT--( THIS DAY.)

----w--- (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
Thig CARIEE V. CAKE.
bal nt. Wag an action to recover the sum of 131. on a
but ~ exchange Defendant pleaded non-acceptance,
but la. ot appear.
A 441ntiff's attorney said that there was no real defence,
4114 he understood that defendant had made an assign
Bflt for the benefit of his creditors. He called a wit-
!leas
agave proved the defendant's handwriting, and the
Jury gave 'verdict for the amount claimed.
title aPlication was then made for a certificate to en-
ide the Plaintiff to costs.
The Learned Secondar said that this was a case in
enich there was a concurrenty jurisdiction with the
-°lll3tY ecnn't, therefore he had no power to grant the
certificate •; but the application must be made to a judge
,at Chambers. This led to a great deal of unnecessary
ileuinble and s•
but the words of the act prevented
interference.

nit' AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
kA VIGA TION COMPANY.

A Parliamentary paper, which has just been issued,
contains a copy of the contract executed between the
Lords of the Admiralty and the Australian Royal Mail
Steam Navigation Company, for conveying mails be-
tween England and Australia. The following is an
abstract of its more important provisions :—The con-
tract provides that the averagespeedofeachv etissl
aeln,
Vo hile employed on this service,
shall not be less
q knots an hour. The company are to
months
ywetehne
I,mails once each way every twocalendinartnLoirn
'''ltgland and Sydney, and to retain service not
less than four steam-vessels, of not less t
less thanhanl,4oo Btoonos,.
with screw-propeller, and engines
of
not
e Power. These vessels are to be supplied with
co
Proper machinery, tackle, boats, fire-pumps, lightning
Zit ugt•tors, &c., and manned with competent officers,
ts- "'llificates under 13 and 14 Vic., c. 93, or other
ae to certificates. The vessels, officers, and crew
are
at all times to be subject to the A.ndmbirualltty
the
approval all
-'4,'-u-' previously to any vessel being built
..miralty,
71111,3, are to submit designs, &c., to t.II Act
Attie -e-dcai 1 • it,and adopt scantling,
ra ty desire
emiralty
The places at which
&c., as the
the tinsels leas. 5' consider
ver and r -', to touch requisite.outward and homeward, to deli-
IlaY or TeZeilve mails, are St. Vincent,eiHtheepreS, imiconn'gs
Geows Sounds'-.0
ay at the Cape of Good .
also F,. ,Adelaide and Port Philip, with liberty
Pany ° ir
~° knell at St. Helena, at the option of the caohmal-1
nea_ • a.ue Admiralty may direct that the vessels
ligaicease to touch at particular ports or require thevessels
tre to touch there. The firse vessel is required
on
en the 3d June, 1852, and the second vessel
moot
e 8,(1 August, 1852, and once every two calendaror iiks afterwards, as the Admiralty may appoint,s f
The
Ad mu touching at the intermediate portan.
''''unairalty are to be at liberty to alter the
three day
indonh IT:
°f departure and arrival of vessels on
eotice. The vessels are to remain at threkpinortmsasiolelaonndg
only as are required for landing and em
eclnalillt; g) unless the Admiralty drirecetaebe7.
+ c t then
11"-ee• The company are in
charge. The contract byt
o three g
replace months'dia-
ledab vessels at their own
of seeds to specify the powers of of
for their safe embar
al.
the officer in charge
el the mails, and to provide
are not
lion and disernbarkation. The company
Tved to receive on board wmpanlyetters not in
other
charge of the naval officer. in cthatrhgee oeefmtphaenymaariles,liaabnlde
for any default in thist.respec
The penalty for an inefficient
for a breach
Vessel, or if theof vessel do not start, or delay starting, or
Put back after starting without sanction of officer in
charge of mails, is 1001., and 50/. for every day which
shall elapse until the vessel proceed to sea. The penalty
for the vessel stopping,lingering,
or deviating from the
direct course, is also 1001. The company are not liable
to penalties if to the satisfaction of the Admiralty the
default arises from circumstances over which the com-
Pany or their servants had no control. The officer in
Charge of the mails, and the Admiralty, are empowered
to have the vessels surveyed at any time, andb the de-
ficiency or deficiencies in the vessels are toeremunosveead. tinder penalty of 1001. If a vessel be declared
Worthy, or not adapted to the service, sheis not entployed again until the defects are made good to be
to the
satisfaction of the Admiralty under a penalty of 2001. 4
411 moneys to be paid by the company to her Majesty
may be deducted from
moneys payable to company.
under this or any other contract or payment en.
forced. The Admiralty may also require the com-
a Pany to convey a limited number of officers a
soldiers, with their bag-gage, &e. The company
are, in all cases to be responsible for the custody
and delivery of packages articles, and stores ; and they
are to be paid at the rate of 26,000/. per annum, subject
to a rebate of 501, for every passage mails entrusted to
the master of vessels ; the first payment being the a
the
termination of the three calender months from the coin-
Inencement of the services ; and if the vessels are ordered
..11 the Admiralty to leave toy other port than Plymouth,
..Pa oonipany are entitled compensation, to be settled
oy earbitation in case of difference. The Admiralty may
purchase the vessels at a valuation, or charter them for
her Majesty's service •
'valuation or hire is io 1 and,
ein case of a difference, the i
contract was to commence a ttled by arbitration. The
continue for four years thefronrthe d
a!;:lt
I% June, 1852,
vessel
e,
aavneds
Pl3rniouth, and until eighteen rnonths' notice in
But in the case of an assign writing.
ment or breach, the Admi-
ralty case determine thaireconettra.ct without previous
titled to compensa-
notice, and the company
riot on such to ,butnshaTremain liable for the ,
breach. The company are bound in the sum of 4,000/.
for the duo performance of the contract.
•
-A-LAllmnia. Prim IN 1,1.
few •
minutes before nine o'toi
el;.i.--tthrtinehvaebniitangn,tasteaf
Cheapside were considerably alarmed the sudden outbreak of a fire in the extensive. premises
in conseence of
belonging to Messrs. Bartlett and Co., importers of fo-
reign
11011 goods
, and Messrs. Grant and Co., shirt-ware-
.sv seinen, situate at 22, Milk-street. The discovery
the as made by at
Sykes, who, in passing
_building to go on duty, found smoke pouring
altrtah
rfroni the lower floor. He at once sounded
la in,, and sent for the fire engines, and. in a v_remery
brief period the W tl' -------------__ Cngines of the London brigade f
a ing-street attended, followed b others from JeffreY-
square,
Pa attended,
Holborn, Chandos-street,
2,lid other stations, together with that of the West of
-t...__ gland Insurance-office. As the last-named engine
Was proceeding up Ludgate-hill an elderly man, whose
name could not be ascertained, but who was evi-
reduently labouring under the influence of drink, stag-
into the road, and when in front of the horses
_,ll•Deputy Barrow and Mr. Connorton, who were
4tradiag at the side of Ward,the driver, then ordered
e Man to get out of the way, but he appeared to make
no attempt r th do so, and before the horses could be
,et°PPed the unfortunate man was knocked forward and
'le wheels of the engine passed over his body. Mr.
aZielorton at once ordered two of his men to get down
I,7Z,ecnveY the poor fellow to St. Bartholomew's Hos-
'''"'", which was accordingly done, but it is impossible at
::.eresent to state whether or not he is seriously injured.
&he moment the engines reached the scene of the
-I.„,e' they were set to work from an abundant sup-
water, but in spite of the exertions of the
notet', they were unable to get the flames subdued
a a serious amount of mischief was done by fire to
Messrs„ Bartlett's property. The stock in trade of
alesars. Grant and Co. is likewise damaged by smoke
and fire. The origin of the misfortune could not be
ascertained. A fire likewise happened yesterday in the
I..:n•eniises of Mr. Crawley, shirt-front manufacturer, in
.Nver-street, Wood-street, City. It was caused by the
heat of a stove in the next house, and notwithstanding
that the were engines were quickly on the spot the firemen
unable to conquer the flames until several of the
stores or warehouses were nearl
rr°llk y burn The
eapes of the Royal Society for the Protectionut. of Life
' Pim attended at each fire but fortunately their
Services Were not required. The, sufferers were insured.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

There is a long article in the Assembles Nationale
of yesterday on the recent visit of a deputation of
bankers, merchants, and traders of the city of
London. This journal appears anxious to destroy
any impression favourable to the cause of peace,
which has resulted from the manifestation in ques-
tion, but in the task that it has taken upon itself
it resorts to many fallacies. The ministerial jour-
nals of Paris have perhaps given greater import-
ance to that manifestation than it deserved, but it
was certainly more important than the Assembles
Nationale would have the world- to believe ; and
any ridicule which may have been thrown upon
it by a portion of the English press, which has
latterly attacked everything systematically that
had its origin east of Temple-bar, will not have
much effect on reflecting and sober minds. The
Assembles reminds us that when the peace of
Amiens was announced in England there was great
rejoicing, and the people took the horses from
the carriage of the French ambassador, and har-
nessed themselves with it. " Who," says the
A ssemblee, " would have then said that in a
short time there would commence between Eng-
land and France one of the most implacable wars
in history 1" From the fact of such a war having
broken out, the Assembles infers that the English
Government is indifferent to the expression of
popular feeling, and must therefore be still more
indifferent to the manifestation in favour of peace
of a portion of the citizens of London. More than
fifty years have passed since the peace of Amiens,
and during that time the influence of popular
opinion in England over the Government has been
constantly increasing. Remarkable changes have
taken place, too, in the character of Governments
in England. The men who arrive at power in that
country appreciate the benefits of peace, and labour
to impress the same feeling on the people. They
do not desire war, as was formerly the case, as a
means of imposing this or that dynasty, or this or
that form of government upon a foreign nation, or
as a means of patronage in the army and navy.
They disclaim all right to interfere in the internal
affairs of other States, and seek the maintenance of
peace in order that the revenues of their own coun-
try may be improved by commerce, and the bur-
thens of taxation be lightened. The Assembles Na-
tionale should recollect, that of the fifty years
which have elapsed since the peace of Amiens,
nearly forty have passed in consecutive peace,
which has served to convince nations of the folly of
war when it can be avoided without the sacrifice of
honour, and that the relations of interest between
the people of the two countries have become so
numerous and important, that the British Parlia-
ment, without whose concurrence no war can be
commenced, would hesitate, without very strong
motives indeed, at voting the funds, even if the
Government should be rash enough to propose a
war without being able to show that it was abso-
lutely necessary for the vindication of national
honour, or to obtain reparation for a violation of
the guarantees which have been given in favour of
English capital embarked in French enterprise.
The Municipal Council of Brest has voted
100,000 f. for the reception of the Emperor on his
journey into Brittany.
The earthquake on Friday night was not only
felt at Havre and Caen, but also at Falaise, St.
Lo, Alencon, Rennes, St. Brieux, and Nantes.
There are, however, no reports of any accident,
though the shocks were strong, and lasted from five
to ten seconds.

An envoy from the Pope arrived in Paris on
Sunday evening. The Presse says that one of the
imperial carriages was in waiting for him at the
station of the Lyons railroad.

" A rumour -has been in circulation for some
days," says the Siecle, " that the poet Beranger had
expired at Passy. We are happy to be able to de-
clare that this rumour is altogether unfounded, as
the health of the illustrious writer is excellent, and
causes no uneasiness to his friends."

The Moniteur contains a decree nominating M.
Cimir Delavigne auditor of the second class, to
the Council of State.

Count SL Legier, member of the General Coun-
cil of Charente Inferieure ; M. de Ronnefort, muni-
'cipal councillor in the commune of Villefranche ;
and M. de Bonsonge, mayor, have refused to take
the oath of fidelity to the Emperor, and are accord-
ingly deprived of their functions. Numerous re-
fusals of the same nature are taking place through-
out the country.
At the Bourse yesterday Rentes continued to de-
cline. There was much dulness in the market,
and prices closed with a downward tendency. The
Three per Cents. for cash and the account each fell
30c. ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for cash,
gave way 40c., and for the account, 20c. The quo-
tations for Rentes are alike for both cash and the
account, the Three per Cents. closing at 79f. 20c.,
and the Four-and-a-half per Cents. at 103 f. Bank
Stock, which for the last few days has been
gradually advancing in value, experienced a farther
rise yesterday of 5f., and closed at 2,695 f.

replacement of Marshal Radetzky, who is to be
placed on the retired list, with the title of Prince
of the Blood, in recompense for his long and loyal
services."

The Milan Gazette of the 31st ult. publishes a
notification announcing that from that day the
bastions round the city, which had been closed to
public circulation dice the events of February,
shall be again accessible from five in the morning to
eight in the evening.
The public are henceforth to have access to• the
fortifications from 5 o'clock in the morning to 8 in
the evening,

`- - ---• i agst Gadabout. I i e Rxelusive of Advances.
-'''''''••••-•-••••...._______._____:_
Bilivz ~,
AUPTCY COURT—(THIS DA Y.) No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ending sth April, 1852 and 1853. '
..s.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) ilweallt
Quarters ended April 5. ' Quarters ended April 5.
JUIDGMENT.—IN RE HOUSTON. e- ••-•••••••••-•-‘,
„.—..--------......,
CHARGE.
8 bank Was described as of St. James's-terrace
w-road-buildings, 1852 1853 1852 1853
, INCOME. -----
and to-day was appointed forx. X.
lent on the question of certificate which had been .x. x. permanent Debt .. - • ..... ......„. „„ ,
•••'•••• • • • • • • • • 5,49%533 5,487,179
ad en the -••-• • • • . 4,633,267 4,451,238 Terminable Annuities.... .• •,• .
e ground that the bankrupt had made a ust.oms •• • - 5 331 Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund ....... :: :: :: :: :: :: ::••• • ''
iieet Excise • • • •
preference, and had not kept proper accounts. igvirmLisidt ..................... ........... . : ... ....
Stamps ......... ...... ............. 1,515,985 1,615171:477496 • • ..... 681,599 604,389
1,27%788 11,28278
Is
had been adjourned on several occasions, in Taxes • •
luence of an action at law having been pending, TheSll
99 251 99,495
iiSOpitt.Of which had been somewhat favourable to the Property Tax ...................... 2,068,827 2,15%233 Other Charges on ,the Consolidated Fund ............ • • ... •••••• • .. • • • ..... •..•• • • • • ......................
Coot-office 259,000 282,000 For Advances •• ....... ~ •,•• . ,
.............
~............................................ 3 ' 01 2%2 312,982
' • • • • • • • • • • • - 236,576 98,390
Crown 80,000 72,000
Miscellaneous 41,733 19,518 Total Charge ...... ......
110110 u • • • •
produce
aoldtrzetnx .; ........ 18 631 113,558
the ,_cr, after going at considerable length
121:$10 107,538 The Surplus •• .• ................. ..... .. „_,•••"••'• • " • • • • • • •
nk.24 ts of the case -said that although Repayments of Advances ~• Stores
•••• :: 88•608 171'859 .........
......... V9037;818928
37:3851195:228146
11,201,030 11,244,508
anie", Pt Was not blameless, he had through-
-11,201,080 n,244,500 The Surplus of
betate Revenue at sth January, 1852, was, after Providing for the charge for that Quarter ..........
3wee on trade by mortgaging his property, To which is to dded the Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, as above stated, in the present Quarter............ •••• 474,918
to credttors holding security 18, 000/.) To cash brought to this account from.... 3,359,284
ley would no doubt be paid in full ; but for the savings on the Consolidated Fund.. •• • • • • The Amount issued in the Quarter ended sth April, 1853, in part of Sums granted by Parliament out of the n•ditors, to the extent of 2,500/ there would not be 3,834,202
11,201,080 11,244,500 1 Consolidated Fund for Supply Services •••• .. • • .... ••••••• • • • • .• • ..... ........ .... „, „ „
.. „ ......
......
.) •••• 6,212,014
neek.,..._Th, ere was, however, one thing favourable to The Surplus Revenue, after providing for the Charges on the Consolidated Fund, and for the payment of Supply -----
tiocr,,,Pleanae.l7,
_that his personal expenses had Services in Great Britain in the Quarter ending sth April, 1853:... .. . ... " " •"• 1,407,812

particularly of workmen, have taken place. It adds
that a considerable quantity of arms has been
seized in the Georgen Strass. Several persons
who had been arrested at Cologne have been
brought to Berlin. A letter from Mecklenburg
Schwerin states that a domiciliary visit has been
paid there at the house of Dr. Prehn, and his
papers have been seized.
A letter from Nuremberg states that the even-
ing_ edition of the Nuremberg Correspondent of the
Ist had been seized by order of the authorities, for
inserting an article insulting to a, foreign Govern-
ment. The letter does not say what Government
had been attacked by the journal in question.
The Suisse of Berlin states that it is not true that
the protocol 'of London concerning the Canton of
Neuchatel had been completed by an additional
article, relative to the rights of the King of Prussia
over that canton.