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

SECONDARIES' CODRT--(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
mum V. CAKE.
This was an action to recover the sum of 131. on a
bill of exchange. Defendant pleaded non-acceptance,
but did not appear.
Plaintiff's attorney said that there was no real defence,
and he understood that defendant had made an assign-
ment for the benefit of his creditors. He called a wit-
ness who proved the defendant's handwriting, and the
jury gave a verdic;; for the amount claimed.
An application was then made for a certificate to en-
title the plaintiff to costs.
The Learned Secondary raid that this was a case in
which there was a concurrent jurisdiction with the
County Court, 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
trouble and expense, but the words of the act prevented
his interference.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

There is a long article in the Assemblee Nation ale
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 pe:
which has resulted from the manifestation in qi aes-
tion, but in the task that it has taken upon ii -,self
it resorts to many fallacies. The ministerial j( an-
nals of Paris have perhaps given greater imp ort-
ance to that manifestation than it deserved, brit it
was certainly more important than the Assen rblee
-
Nationale would have the world to believe ; and
any ridicule which may have been thrown i ipon
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
Assemblee reminds us that when the pea ce of
Amiens was announced in England there was great
rejoicing, and the people took the horses. from
the carriage of the French ambassador, an .d har-
nessed themselves with it. " Who," says the
Assemblee, " would have then said that, in a
short time there would commence betweei 1 Eng-
land and France one of the most implacable wars
in history 1" From the fact of such a war ha wing
broken out, the Assemblee infers that the lln glish
Government is indifferent to the exprek;sic n of
popular feeling, and must therefore be sti 11 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 Am iens,
and during that time the influence of poipular
opinion in England over the Government has- been
constantly increasing. Remarkable changes have
taken place, too, in the character of Governr cents
in England. The men who arrive at power it I 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 ens e, as a
means of imposing this or that dynasty, or i ;his or
that form of government upon a foreign nation, or
as a means of patronage in the army and
uav
They disclaim all right to interfere in the in t errlYal
affairs of other States, and seek the maintenai ice of
peace in order that the revenues of their own tlou
try may be improved by commerce, and the bur-
thens of taxation be lightened. The Assemblee Na-
tionale should recollect, that of the fifty yea rs
which have elapsed since the peace of Amite s,
nearly forty have passed in consecutive peao e,
which has served to convince nations of the folly . of
war when it can be avoided without the sacrifice 4 A
honour, and that the relations of interest betwee n
the people of the two countries have become so
numerous and important, that the British Par
ment, without whose concurrence no war can b
commenced, would hesitate, without very strain, g
motives indeed, at voting the funds, even if th e
Government should be rash enough to propose
war without being able to show that it was abso• •
lutely necessary for the vindication of nations 1
honour, or to obtain reparation for a violation_
the guarantees which have been given in favour
English capital embarked in French enterprise.
The Municipal Council of Brest has vote d
100,000 f. for the reception of the Emperor on ais
journey into Brittany.
The earthquake on Friday night was not' °ill: y
felt at Ha` re and Caen, but also at Falaise,
Lo, Alencon, Rennes, St. Brieux, and Nantes.
There are, however, no reports of any accidei at.,
though the shocks were strong, and lasted from f aro
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 Sieele " that the poet Beranger7hail
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, ar.d
causes no uneasiness to his friends."
The Illoniteur contains a decree nominatin:g
Casimir Delavlgne auditor of the second class, to
the Council of State.
Count St. Legier, member of the General ( mot in-
cil of Charente Inferieure ; M. de Ronnefort, my ni-
cipal councillor in the commune of Villefra nc he ;
and M. de Bonsonge, mayor, have refused t. D t ake
the oath of fidelity to the Emperor, and are a ca
ingly deprived of their functions. Numerons re-
fusals of the same nature are taking place th rot igh-
out the country.
At the Bourse yesterday Rentes continued to de-
cline. There was much dulness in the inar:ket,
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 ca, sh,
gave way 40c., and for the account, 20c. The qi ro-
tations for Rentes are alike for both cash and -the
account, the Three per Cents. closing at 79f. 2C lc.,
and the Four-and-a-half per Cents. at 103 f. Ba nk
Stcck, which for the last few days has be en
gradually advancing in value, experienced a fartb ter
rise yesterday of 5f., and closed at 2,695 f.

ALAEHIN4 FLEES IN THE ClTY.—Last evening, at a
few minutes before nine o'clock, the inhabitants of
Cheapside were considerably alarmed in consequence of
the sudden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises
belonging to Messrs. Bartlett and Co., importers of fo-
reign goods, and Messrs. Grant and Co., shirt-ware-
housemen, situate at 22, Milk-street. The discovery
was made by Police-constable Sykes, who, in passing
the building to go on duty, found smoke pouring
forth from the lower floor. He at once sounded
an alarm, and sent for the fire engines, and in a very
brief period the engines of the London brigade from
Watling-street attended, followed by others from Jeffrey-
square, Fa, ringdon-street, Holborn, Chandos-street,
and other stations, together with that of the West of
England Insurance-office. As the last-named engine
was proceeding up Ludgate-hill an elderly man, whose
name could not be ascei i.ained, but who was evi-
dently labouring under the influence of drink, sta -
gered into the road, and when in front of the hors g
fell. Deputy Barrow and Mr. Connorton, who
weerse
standing at the side of Ward'athe driver, then ordered
the man to get out of the way, but he app eared to make
no attempt to do so, and before the horses could be
stopped the unfortunate man was knocked forward and
the wheels of the engine passed over his body. Mr.
Connorton at once ordered two of his men to get down.
and convey the poor fellow to St. Barlholornew's Hos-
pital, which was accordingly done, but it is impossible at
present to state whether or not he is seriously injured. The moment the engines reached the scene or the fire, they were set to work from an abundant su
ply of water, but in spite of the exertions of the
firemen, they were unable to get the flames subdued
.__until a serious amount of mischief was done by fire to
Messrs. Bartlett's property. The stock in trade of
Messrs. 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
premises of Mr. Crawley, shirt-front manufacturer, in
Silver-street, Wood-street, City. It was caused by the
heat of a stove in the next house, and notwithstanding
that the engines were quickly on the spot the firemen
were unable to conquer the flames until several of the
stores or warehouses were nearly burnt out. The
escapes of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life
from Fire attended at each fire, but fortunately their
services were not required. The sufferers were insured.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was
forwarded to the different metropolitan and provincial
police stations that Joseph Lamb, a clerk at the North-
ampton station of the North-Western Railway, had
absconded, stealing upwards of 1,0001. in cash, the
moneys of the company. It is thought that the delin-
quent will endeavour to get out to Australia or America,
and a full description of his person has been sent to all
the outporis. The company offer 5001. reward for his
apprehension.
STRIKE FOR WAGES.—The strike for wages at Bris-
tol, already noticed as regards the shipwrights and
some other classes seems likely to become general. In
several instances the demand of the men for an advanced
rate of remuneration has been complied with ; in others
the masters have declined, and in one or two cases the
men have ceased working. A number °linen engaged
at Mr. Cooksley's large
nail factory have struck ; and
the hands employed by Messrs. Proctor and Co., who
have an extensive manufactory of patent manures, this
day did the same. It is stated that the labourers in dif-
ferent departments of trade aro about to form a union.

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

The Milan Gaciette of the 31st ult. publishes a
notification announcing that from that day the
bastions round the city, which had been closed to
public circulation since 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.

SPAIN.

We have received the Madrid journals of -the
31st ult. In the sitting of the previous day -the
Senate was engaged in discussing the vote of the
minority of the committee on the representafior t of
the Duke de Valentia.. An amendment to the
effect that " the Senate decides that there I ire no
grounds for deliberating on the representatto:n of
the Duke of Valentia, because so long as th(3re) are
no direct proceedings instituted against hi m nor
any sentence which inflicts civil incapacity on_ 'him,
he has a right to come and take part in the bliFiness
of the Senate," was presented by Joaquin Maria
Lopez, and was ably developed by its authoT and
opposed by Generals Sanz and Pezuela. It was ul-
timately rejected by a majority of 95 to 59.. After
some further discussion on the question itself, it was
again adjourned. In the Chamber of Deputies
the demand of the government for authorisation
to
collect the taxes was met by three, amend-
ments from have been the opposition, but they appeared to
e ro
p posed solely to give an opportunity
for criticising the acts of the Government. No
vote on the
euba Government demand took place. Ac-
counts fromto the Ist ult. state 'that the
island was enjoying
An account Whichh as reached us by express, dated
that the Chamber of Deputies b
had assembled statesin its bureaux and elected a com-
mittee of seven men:l%ers
. tomake a report on the
bill relative to the loan. Three of the number
chosen belong to the opposito
decline, parti-
n. The public funds
had undergone a rather considerable
cularly the coupons.
of the
.Infan'ce Don
The Duchess de Seville, wife
Enrique de Bourbon, brother of the Kin
in2g9tolif ult. at
Spain,
was safely delivered of a son on th
Toulouse. The young Prince was baptised by
naAmensooyfay. the
A enlistmentale- ofe
25,000 men from the con 't*
gent of 1853.
The Three per Cents.
were at 43 15-16.
The Co • • nstitutionnel say " Letters
have brought to Milan • "---
from Vienna,
intelligence which has pro-
duced the greatest sensation. They affirm as posi-
tive that, after a
family, the deliberation of the whole Im-
perial Young Emperor
adopted the following resolutions, of Austria has
Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom relative to the
substitu-
tion of the civil authority for •--Ist, the
he military power ;
2d, a full amnesty to the refugees, on condition of
their immediately returning home ,
h .
and 3dly, the

No. ll.—lncome and (barge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ending sth April, 1852 and 1853.
_ -
Quarters ended April 5. ' Quarters ended April 5.
1852 1853 CHARGE. 1852 1853
INCOME. ---- ---
£. £.
L. £. Permanent Debt • • • ....... ................................................
Customs ..... 4,633,267 4,451,233. ... 1 279 788
... •••• • • . • , , 1,282,781
2078,171 2,105,331 Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund ....
Excise •• •
1 515 985 1,657,749 Sinking 681,599 604,389
• ...
Taxes • 295.048 111,476 . ........... 99,251 99,495
Property Tax ••
................... 320,201 312,982
Post-office 259,000 F • ••••••• 236,576 98,390
Crown Lands. • . 80,000 72,000 ,
Miscellaneous •••••••••••• • • •• • • •• •• . 41,733 19,518 l 8,107,898 7,885,216
Imprest and other Moneys .......... 18 631 113,558 ' The Surplus •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• "•• ..... ••••••••• • • • • • • • • ••• •• • ......... 3,( 93,182 3,359,284
Produce of the sale 01 Old Stores .... 121 MO 107,538 I
Repayments of Advances .••
,
11,201,080 11,244,500 , i The Surplug of the Revenue at sth January, 1852, was, alter providing for the charge fer that Quarter ... .. .. ••••
To cash brought to this account from 1; To which is to be added the Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, as above stated, in the present Quarter.... • ••
•• •• .... •• •• 3,359,284
savings on the Consolidated Fund.. •• • • • •
' The Amount issued in the Quarter ended sth April, 1853, in part of Sams granted by Parliament out of the -----I
' :3,834,202
11,201,080 11,244,500 1 Consolidated Fund for Supply Services •• •• •• •• .. ••• ...... •• .... ••• .....• •••••••• • • • • • • •........ •• •
1 •••••••••••••
The Surplus Revenue, after providing for the Charges on the'Consolikiated Fund, and for the payment of Supply --
11. Services in Great Britain in the Quarter ending sth Apr11, 1853.. . . • .

particularly of workmen, have taken plaoe. ...I[t adds
that a considerable quantity of arms has been
seized in the Georgen Strass. Several. p arsons
who had been arrested at Cologne have been
brought to Berlin. A letter from Meade] aburg
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 a i the
Ist had been seized by order of the authorities , for
inserting an article insulting to a foreign Giro, iern-
ment. The letter does not say what Gove. rm nent
had been attacked by the journal in question.
The Suisse of Berlin states that it is not true
the protocol of London concerning the Ca:ato:
Neuchatel had been completed by an additii
article, relative to the rights of the King of .Pr
over that canton.

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