The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-19 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1838.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.IIVAIDSTONE, MARCH 17.

Henry Pollard, and Elizabeth Pollard, his wife, were
charged with setting fir• to a dwalling-house is the occupa-
tion of the said Henry Pollard. They were also charged
with attempting to defraud the Kent County Fire Office.
They were tried on the latter part of the indictment only.
The LEARNED JUDGE having summed up, the Jury
begged to retire, and after having been absent for soin•
time, found the prisoners Not Guilty.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yong, lifAncll 11.
QUIN V. GODDARD AND BROWN.
The plaintiff in this case was 11r. Henry Quin, for-
merly editor of the Hull Packet, of which the defendants
were proprietors. The plaintiff brought his action to re-
cover 8001. ender an agreement entered into between him
and the defendants, in accordance with the terms of which
he was to undertake the editorship of the paper in question
for one year, at a salary of 3001. It was further stipulated
that at the end of the year he should have an option of
purchasing one-third of the paper, stock, and business, at a
fixed sum of 6001., or that he should be paid, in addition to
to his salary, a sum of 5001. The plaintiff, according
to the statement of Mr. Cresswell, became editor, and
devoted his time and attention to the paper during the
course of the past year, but at the end of that time the
defendants, as: they no doubt had a right to do, declined
taking him into partnership. They went further, however,
and declined both branches of the alternative, for they not
only refused to take him into partnership, but they also re-
fused to pay him that 5001. which it had been expressly
stipulated should be his recompense in ease they should so
refuse. The full complaint of the plaintiff was set out in
the declaration, and by the mode of pleading the justice of
this complaint was admitted. The defendants admitted
that they had made the contract ; that they had refused to
take him into partnership : and that they had not paid him
either the 5001. or his salary. They had paid into Court,
however, 3001. as the salary.—Verdict for the plaintiff.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

ADMIRALTY COURT, M.IRCH 17.
THE TRANSIT-COLLISION.

The Learned JUDGE gave his decision in this cause. It
was a question as to the construction of the Pilot Act.
The smack Duke of York, whilst at anchor in the Downs
on the night of the 9th of January, 1837, was run foul of
and damaged by the Transit, a steamer belonging to the
British and Foreign Steam Navigation Company, which
had a licensed pilot on board; and the point at issue was
whether the liability of the vessel occasioning the damage
was not limited, under the Pilot Act, to the sum of 100/.,
the amount of the pilot's bond. The Learned Judge i❑
delivering his judgment this day, having stated the facts of
the case, said, as the owners of the steam-vessel the Transit
had appeared under protest, the Learned Judge was bound
to overrule the protest, and oblige the parties to appear ab-
solutely. The question as to costs was reserved till the
conclusiou of the cause.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals.—March 13, th• William Hutt, Fleming, from
Manilla, off Plymouth ; sailed Sept. 25 ; from Table Bay,
Dec. 2s. The Brixton, Elbourne, from the South Seas, in
the Downs. March 16, the Sarah, Sadler, from the Mauri-
tius, off Falmouth ; sailed Dec. 19. Her Majesty's ship
Columbine, from Ascension, at Plymouth.
Arrivals at the Mauritius.—The Hero, Hardy, Dec. 11,
from Swan River; French ship Alexandre, from Sumatra, and
the Dutch ship Vrow Maria, from Batavia, both with damage
experienced in a hurricane on the 3d of December, about 20
degrees to the east of this island.
Departures from the Mauritius.—The Protector Bultun,
Shaw, Dec. 17, and the Rapid, Cassie, Deo. 18, for London.
Departure from Rio Janeiro.—The Aimwell, Wilson, Jan.
3, for Ceylon.
Arrival at Ascension.—The Cambrian, Paul, Feb. 1, from
the Mauritius, bound to Cork for orders.

Arrivals at Batavia.—The Trident, Gore, Nov. 9, from
Macao; Javas, Welvaren, Nov. 14, from Amsterdam; Jacob
Cats, Linden, Nov. 14, from Dordt ; Walcheren, Bust, Nov.
14, from New York ; Louisa Anna, Jong, Nor. 15, from Am-
sterdam ; Stad Schiederen, Boer, Nov. 15, from Rotterdam ;
Stad Dort, Nassau, Nov. 18, from Dordt; Sophia, Nov. 18,
from Hamburgh ; Cock, Schut, Nov. 20, from Rotterdam ;
Neptunus, Douyer, Nov. 20, from Amsterdam.
Departures from Batavia.—The William, Mallinson, Nov.
3, for Sydney, and Warren, Cleveland, Nov. 5 ; Morrison,
Cobbs, Nov. 9 ; Louvre, Gray, Nor. 11; and Tigris, Titter-
ington, Nov. 11, all for China; Castor, Ilollards, Nov. 11,
for Sourabaya.
Arrivals at Samarang._Thc Alexandre, Dubois, Nov. 4,
from Batavia, and sailed Nov. 15, back ; the Vasco de Gama,
Nov. 12, from Batavia.
Departures from Samarang.—.The Stad Rotterdam, Nov.
10, for Rotterdam.
Arrivals at Sourabaya.—The Lady Sterling, Bad's, Nov.
7, from Swan River.
Arrivals in the Straits of Sunda.—The Zcemanshoff, Kern-
pus, and Henry and William, Masters, Nor. 23, from Amster-
dam ; the Handeburg, Baykes, from New York ; the Maria,
Sugermine, from Baltimore and Batavia, Nov. 22; the
Heber, Campbell and Brookline, Richardson, are loading
for Cowes for orders. The Lady Mary, Pelham, was under
repair at Sourabaya, Nov. 16 ; the Ovilier Van Noord,
Eonda, Susanna, and Petrus, to sail about Dec. 1. ;
Walcheren, end of Dec., and Stelena, Blom, Jan. 1, all for
Amsterdam.

Arrival at Rio.-The Diana, Dudman, from London.
Arrival at Kedgeree (Bengal).-The Lord Auckland,
Wylie, Dec. 22, from China, Singapore, and Penang. The
Janet, Chalmers, was to sail Dec. 25, from Calcutta for
Pondicherry.
Arrivals at Singapore.-The Tweed, Lawson, Sept. 17,
from Bombay ; the Earl of Clare, Scott, Sept. 18, from
Bombay, and sailed Sept. 21 for China; the Georg• the
Fourth, Draymer, Sept. 18, from Calcutta, and sailed Sept.
23 for China; the Hattay Salen, Gillett, Sept. 19, from Bom-
bay, and sailed Sept. 21 for China; the Malcolm, Sim, Sept.
20, from Batavia ; the Red Rover, Wright, Sept. 22, from
Calcutta, and sailed Sept. '23 for China; her Majesty's ship
Wolfe, Stanley, Sept. 30, from Calcutta ; the Jumna, Ro-
bertson, Oct. 1, from Calcutta; the Bombay Castle, Oct. 3,
her Majesty's ship Raleigh, Quin, Oct. 4, and Syed Khan,
Lallic, Oct. 9, from China ; the Helen. Macalister, Oct. 12,
from Penang ; the Sir C. Malcolm, Lyon, Oct. 13, from
Bombay, and sailed Oct. 17 for China; the Lady Hayes,
Wemyss, Oct. 13. from Calcutta, and sailed Oct. 14 for China ;
the Sylph, Ball, Oct. 15, from Calcutta, and sailed Oct. 17, for
China; the Will Watch, Barrington. Oct. 17, from Calcutta,
and sailed Oct. 17, for China ; the Morley, Evans, Oct. 17,
from Bombay, sailed Oct. 20, for China; the Vanaittart,
M'Queen, Oct. 17, from Calcutta, sailed Oct. 24, for China ;
the Hamoody, Jaboob, Oct. 18, from Siam ; the Isabel,
Jones, Oct. 22, from Bombay ; Lord Castlereagh, Tonks,
Oct. 23, from China, sailed Oct. 29, for Bombay ; Glenclg,
Lungley, Oct. 24, Shah Annul, Evans, Oct. '25, Sowejee
Family, Rowland, and Charles Forbes, Wills, October 27,
Allolevie, Clarke, and Charles Grant, Pitcairn, Oct. 28, all
from China; Zernate, Walker, Oct. 26, from Bombay ; On-
derneming, Oct. 26, from Palambang ; Marquis of Camden,
Grebble, Oct. 29, from Madras ; La Perouse, Oct. 31, from
Pondicherry ; Ilinda, Lowther, Nov. 2, from Manilla, sailed
Nov. 3, for London ; Strathisla, Griffin, and Orissa, Rankine,
Nov. 5, from New South Wales.

Departures from Singapore.—ller Majesty's ship Raleigh,
Oct. 6, for Calcutta ; Jesse, Logan, Sept. 21, Argyle, Oct.
10, and Vansittart, Oct. 24, all for China. The Orissa was
loading for London.
Ships Spoken with.—The Solway, from flamburgh to South
Australia, Aug. 28, lat. 31 S., long. 10 W. ; Periner, from
London to Algoa Bay, Jan. 13, lat. 40 S., long. 30 W.

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR

THE WEEK.

(From the Gardners' Gazette.)
ARICTLAS.—Cover from cold winds, but let them have all
warm showers. Cover warm during the night; frost, Floweryr
slight, is injurious, now that plants are growing,
Tul.irs.—Stir up the mould between the plants; examine
all that are apparently damaged, or that have not yet appeared.
If there be any appearance of canker in a leaf, remove it care-
fully with a sharp knife. If any appear late or sickly, examine
oven down to the bulb. Put a glass over them to keep them
from the wind ; it will often save a bloom it, a sickly plant.
Fork and dress Asparagus beds, and earth up properly ;
clear nut the alloys.
CABBACIR, SAVOYS, &c.—Disturb no stumps, or if you
must, to make room for ether crops, replant them somewhere
closer together, they will have to find you all the greens you
get for some time.

SPINACII.—Any that has survived should be carefully
weeded, and the best plant, left.
KITCHEN GARDEN generally.—Continuo almost everything
as directed last week.

Di !ILIA II which have struck may ba placed in the coolest of
the frames, other. must he placed in new ones, or where the
heat is kept up with hot linings.
STovii and Gazzxitowst, as before; such operations as are
not yet completed should be done without delay.
CA I. —lntact], bud, and graft for propagation ; take
into the stove all those which you are desirous of growing
fait. It is desirable in all new or scarce varietiss to get two
complete growths in a season.

In consequence of the Lord Lieutenant's indispo-
sition, from a feverish cold, the ball, which was to have taken
place on the 16th at Dublin Castle, in celebration of St.
Patrick's Day, is postponed to the 1 th.
On Saturday morning, between ten and eleven
o'clock, Lieutenant-Colonel Hanson, of Fludyer-street, West-
minster, was riding along Great George-street, when the
horse suddenly stumbled, and throw the Colonel over its
head on to the road. He sustained a severe concussion of the
brain. Ho was conveyed to his own residence in a state of
insensibility.
On Saturday morning, a gentleman named Finch
was crossing opposite to Trafalgar-square, when ho was run
against and knocked down by a cab. Mr. Finch fell with great
violence on his right side, and on being removed to Charing-
cross Hospital, his arm was found to be fractured and his
shoulder dislocated.
On Friday evening a gentlemanlike man, who was
fashionably dressed, made a disturbance in the streets of
Exeter, and was taken to the station-house. On being
searched, a large sum of money, a gold watch and chain, be-
sides valuable rings and jewellery, were found upon him, which
induced the superintendent to send the supposed gentleman to
a comfortable bed instead of the dirty cell. On Saturday
morning the man swaggered into the station-house with much
impudence, and demanded his property of Howard, the officer,
who was reading a letter, giving information that a marine named
Coupe had robbed Isis master, an officer on hoard the In-
constant frigate, lying at Plymouth, to a very large extent, and
had deserted with the plunder; amongst the property described
were the watch, chain, and jewellery worn by the man, who
was immediately taken into custody, and conveyed to Ply-
mouth, where he was given up to the naval authorities.—
Exeter Flying Post.
In the case of the atrocious assassination of the late
Elizabeth Longfoot, of Easton, the Coroner's inquest con-
cluded yesterday ( Wednesday), and a verdict of Wilful Mur-
der against some person or persons unknown was returned.
Yesterday the magisterial investigation on the subject, which
has continued almost uninterruptedly since last Tuesday week,
was closed, and terminated in the release of Andrew Porter,
on whom suspicion had fallen, but lie was bound over in his
own recognizances of loot. to appear again when called on.
The other parties apprehended had previously been dis-
charged. It would seem that the perpetrators of this offence
must remain undiscovered until the stinging of a guilty
conscience or some act of Providence shall develope the hor-
rid transaction. Several other parties have been examined,
but no clue has been obtained to the murderer.—Lincolnshire
Chronicle.
We learn that it is the intention of Lord John Rus-
sell to introduce a Bill for establishing a Superannuation Fund
for the worn-out and disabled men of the Metropoliton Police.
It was, we believe, in the contemplation of the Noble Lord to
have brought forward such a measure last year, and he was
prevented from doing so only by the abrupt termination of the
session. Notwithstanding the perfection to which the organi-
zation of this admirable force has been raised, it is but natural
to suppose that the men seeing, however long and meritorious
their services may be, that no provision was made for them in
old age, should embrace any other occupation which might
hold out a more favourable prospect. A consideration of this
description would necessarily occur to any man of prudence,
and the consequence must be that most eligible officers were
likely, as the occasion should offer, to withdraw from the force.
A provision, such as the Bill of Lord John Russell is intended
to supply, will, we trust, wholly remove the evil.— Observer.
SUPPLYOF PUREWATERTO THE METROPOLIS.
—The consideration of this interesting subject was on Satur-
day brought before the vestry of St. Maryleboro, upon the
presentation of a memorial to that body by Nlr. Robert Paten.
showing the deteriorated state of the water now in use, asd
the means by which an abundant supply of this valuable ne-
cessary of life may be obtained, combining purity with cheap-
ness, and utility with health. The memorial set forth that
not only would the project afford to the inhabitants the
greatest benefit, but that its adoption would be a saving to
the parish of 30,0001. per annum. It concluded by praying
that the Vestry would grant permission for the ground to be
opened in certain parts of the parish, arid that pipes might be
laid down for the purpose of destroying the great existing
monopoly, viz., the Water Companies, and thus give to the
inhabitants, in a more pure state, this great staple commodity.
A Committee was appointed to inquire into the particulars
of the case in all its bearings, ascertain its practicability, and
report the same ; and the Vestry adjourned.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MARCIE 17.
(PROM OUR PRIYATE CORRESPONDENT.)

COLONEL SHAW KINNEDY.—The Inspector-General of Con-
stabulary has res;gned his situation without stating any motive
for the extraordinary step. The Tories of course, represent
him as disgusted with Lord'Mulgrave's policy, and the leaning
of Government towards the O'Connell party. The true rea-
son is supposed to be neither more nor less than pettishness.
He was, in fact, permitted to conduct the affairs of the con-
stabulary force with uncontrouled power, and it is very possible
that he has taken offence at some imaginary slight, or some
trivial interference upon the part of Government. Though he
came here with a Tory character, he managed the affairs of
his department in a manner to give very general satisfaction.
The affair will, however, be before Parliament, no doubt.
THE SUN'S EXPRESS.—A controversy has been going on
for the last week between the Register and the Evening Mail,
in reference to your express, of the division upon Sir W. Moles-
worth's motion. The Mail upon the evening that your ex-
press arrived, published the substance of all it contained in
time for the post, and announced that it had received it by ex-
traordinary express. The Register undertook to shew that
the information was obtained from The Sun, and cried shame
upon the unfairness of refusing to you the acknowledgments
which your enterprize deserved. As the Mail could neither
name the steamer by which their express was received, nor
the agents who conveyed it, I think the Register ha: made out
a case against them.
AN lEISH Dual. I—A few days ago all the Dublin papers
contained an account of a fatal duel, between a Captain and
Lieutenant of the 87th, with a full detail of the deplorable
particulars. Before the sympathetic public had dried their
eyes after the affair, a letter arrived from the dead man,
Captain J. F. Du Vernet, contradicting the whole affair upon
authority I