The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-22 00:00:00

THE HOUSE OF BOURBON.

VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING.--At three in the
afternoon of the 17th, the Duke of Nemours arrived
on a visit to Frohsdorf, when the reconciliation
between the head of the House of Bourbon and
the sons of the late Louis Philippe was completed.
The Duke of Bordeaux has since returned the visit
of his Royal relative.

CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION.
(THIS DAY.)

The Commissioners resumed their inquiry this morn-
ing in the Chamber of the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council.
The Mayor of Yarmouth came before the commission
to point out the injurious effects which the porterage,
meterage, and Lord Mayor's dues bad upon the coasting
trade. His Worship informed the commission, that
owing to the existence of those imposts, the grain and
malt exported from Yarmouth was carried by land in-
stead of by water, the land carriage being entirely exempt
from these objectionable charges. The shipping interest,
therefore, hoped the commissioners would recommend
that they should be put upon an equal footing with the
railways, and then, perhaps, some of the traffic which
had been diverted in the manner he had stated would
return to its original route.
Mr. Belton, one of the Marylebone vestry, and a de-
putation from a public meeting of the rate payers of
Marylebone, attended to represent to the commission the
objections which the parish entertain to the coal and
cartage dues of the City. In the parish of Marylebone
alone the former realised no less a sum than 22,0001. a
year, of which 5,0001. was contributed by 4,000 public
lights of the parish. This sum was equal to a rate of
2s. 6d. in the pound on the poor-law valuation of the
parish, which included 17,000 houses and a rental of
350,0001. a year. Now what the parish complained of
was, that they should be subject to such an enormous
imposition as this without deriving any benefit whatever
from its expenditure. The coal duties were originally
created for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of London Bridge and its approaches, but that debt had
long since been paid off, and now the fund was applied
to improving the streets of the City.
Mr. C. Lewis—But was not the improvements in
New Oxford-street defrayed out of the coal dues ?
Mr. Belton said there was a grant made out
of the dues for the purpose, but the improved
ground rents he contended were quite sufficient to meet
all the expense. But the improvements in New Ox-
ford-street did not benefit Marylebone so much as St.
Pancras, inasmuch as they had the effect of destroying
the " Rookery" and a large cluster of low buildings in
the latter parish, and distributing the poor inhabitants
thereof over Marylebone.
Mr. Labouchere—Don't you think it would be an
improvement in the existing system if all the parishes
of the metropolis were united for the purpose of carry-
ing out the public works of the metropolis through the
instrumentality of one common rate ?
Mr. Belton said such a system might benefit the other
parishes, but he thought the parishioners of Marylebone
did not wish to see the vestry abolished.
Mr. C. Lewis—Then you would object to the incor-
poration of the Metropolitan Boroughs under the Muni-
cipal Corporation Act ?
Mr. Belton was certainly inclined to do so, as the
present system in Marylebone gave the female as well as
Lhe male ratepayer a voice in the management of the
parish affairs. Each parish, he thought, ought to be
left to carry out its own improvements, and then the
ratepayers would be satisfied. The cart tax imposed by
the City was equally as objectionable as the coal dues ;
both interfered with trade, and ought to be abolished
without delay.
The Commissioners then proceeded with the evidence
of Mr. Bennoch, taking it up at the point where it was
left last week.

LA W INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings in Error before the Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Parke
Alderson, Platt, and Martin, and Justices Williams
and Talfourd.)
THE CROWN V. THE ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY.

This case arose in a scire facias obtained by the
Crown for the purpose of setting aside a Royal
charter granted t. the company, on the ground that
certain of the conditions it contained had not
been complied with. The charter required that
one-half of the capital of the company should
be subscribed for, that a sum amounting to 50,0001.
should be paid up within twelve months, and that a
certificate to this effect, signed by three of the directors,
should be laid before the Board of Trade. It appeared
that such a certificate was presented, although the sum
in question had not, in reality, been paid up, and the
consequence was that, after hearing arguments at con-
siderable length, the Court of Queen's Bench decided
that the charter was forfeited by reason of this false
representation.
An appeal against the judgment of the Queen's Bench
was then made to the Court of Error, and the case was
again elaborately argued.
This morning the case stood for judgment, and there
being a difference of opinion among the learned Judges,
their lordships read their written judgments seriatim.
The whole, with the exception of Mr. Baron Parke
agreed with the judges of the Queen's Bench, and were
in favour of the judgment of that court being affirmed.
Mr. Baron Parke thought the company was entitled
to their judgment, founding his view of the case chiefly
on a proviso in the charter,
in which the Crown reserved
to itself the right of revoking the charter either entirely
or conditionally. He considered that before it could be
made null and void by a proceeding on a wire facias, it
ought to be shown that the Crown had exercised this
right, . otherwise the court would be taking a course
which would interfere with that which was solely within
the prerogatives of the Crown.
There being only one Judge for the 'company, the
judgment of the Queen's Bench was accordingly con-
firmed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RR MORTON.

This bankrupt was described of Beigrave-road,
bill-
discounter. The case was fully heard on Saturday,
and reported in The Sun.
A question was raised as to the jurisdiction of the
court to cause a prisoner on a criminal charge to be
brought up. A diversity of opinion existed, and ulti-
mately it was adjourned till this day, when it was deter-
mined that if the warrant of the Commissioner was not
sufficient, that the Secretary of State should be applied
to, as although the bankrupt was in confinement for a
criminal offence, it was one which involved the interest
of the creditors, and the bankrupt was bound to answer
and disclose the whole state of his affairs, or subject
himself to the pains and penalties of perjury.
The prisoner was not brought up, but it is expected
that the warrant will be granted for Friday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - (THIS DAY.)

STEALING a WATCH.—James Watson, a lad 15 years
of age, was placed at the bar, charged with having
stolen a silver watch and chain, value 51., the property
of a person named Martin, in the employ of Messrs.
Swan and Edgar, silk mercers, &c., Regent-street.
Sergeant Godfrey, an active officer of the C division,
stated that on the 9th instant, in consequence of infor-
mation he received, that a silver watch and chain had
been stolen from Messrs. Swan and Edgar's, in whose
employ the prisoner was at that time, he went this
morning to his lodgings, 10, James-street, Lisson-grove,
where he saw him, and told him that he (the p.isoner)
was charged with a robbery at Swan and Edgar's. The
prisoner directly said, "If you won't hurt me, I'll tell
you what I've done with it." The prisoner then said
he had sold the watch to a man, and that he had pledged
the chain. Witness then took him to the station. God-
frey added that he was not prepared with further evi-
dence at present, and begged to have him remanded for
a day or so.

The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded
till Wednesday.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A FOREIGN GENTLEMAN IN AN
OMNIBUS.—This morning information was received by
Mr. Payne, the coroner for the City, of the death of a
foreign gentleman, which took place in an omnibus in
the City. It appears that the deceased got into an
omnibus, from Paddington to the Bank, and shortly
afterwards was observed to fall back on his seat appa-
rently insensible. He was immediately conveyed in a
cab to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, when it was found
that life was extinct. A card was found on the person
of the deceased, bearing the inscription, " M. Chauvete,
14, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square." Information was
given to the relatives, and an inquest will probably be
held to-morrow morning.
ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen mention that the
market for manufactures was heavy, the attendance of
buyers having been limited.