The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 23,
_1854.

in carrying on the war against the Emperor
NICHOLAS, and in conjunction with the Emperor
NAPOLEON, others of their more sagacious, more
chivalrous, and more patriotic colleagues are in-
citing the population to yet greater fervour in
abetting the warlike measures adopted by the
Administration. The world has been told by ONE
whose words are the words of adorable Truth and
Divine Wisdom, that " a house divided against
itself' can never stand I Are not these contradic-
tions, and divisions, and inconsistencies within the
Cabinet tokens, very visible and undeniable tokens,
of the instability of the present Government ?

The unfortunate and deeply in-
juredf
DE BODE have once more been brought
House of Commons. Another appeal
has ade to the chosen representatives of
thebefs
rßritishbeenßaronclaims people for justice to that ill-used gen-
tleman. Tedious as have been the delays, and
vexatious the procrastinations to which father and
son have been subjected, it was hoped that a
nation which boasts of its honour and integrity
would even at the eleveath hour vindicate its title
to these characteristics ; that, although hope had
been so long deferred, a certain, if a tardy re-
compense would have been bestowed for the pro-
tracted sufferings of sixty years. This anticipa-
tion has, however, like every other indulged in
by the ill-fated applicant, been bitterly disap-
pointed. Nothwithstanding the various decisions
that have been pronounced—notwithstanding the
clear and unequivocal report of the Lords' Commit-
tee, the deliberate judgment of Lords LYNDHURST,
BROUGHAM, and TRURO, and the able speeches of
Messrs. CHAMBERS, BOWYER, WALPOLE, and
MALINS—the motion brought forward by the
Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Member
for Greenwich was rejected by a majority of 15,
there being 82 Members oft Parliament who
thought that the national good faith did not re-
quire the satisfaction of claims established after
such long protracted investigation, while only 67
voted for rendering that satisfaction. Another
illustration is thus afforded of the maxim, that
men will, collectively, commit injustice of which
individually they would be grievously ashamed.
The division of responsibility, and perhaps the
motives facetiously assigned by SYDNEY SMITH to
corporations, has influenced the English House of
Commons, and the nation must again submit to a
well-founded imputation on its good faith, and
the sufferer to a further trial of his patience for
an indefinite period.
The argument of Mr. WALroLE must have con-
vinced any unprejudiced person. The Right
Honourable Gentleman may be said to have re-
presented on the occasion Lord LYNDHURST—
" the distinguished man who"—to use the ap-
propriate language of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer—" at an age beyond that ordinarily as-
signed to human life, had applied to the con-
sideration of this case the powers of an intelli-
gence so keen and bright that it seemed as if no
extremity of old age could dim its lustre." The
points were so simply and intelligibly put for-
ward that the most obtuse individual could follow
the argument: perceive how it was sustained by
the admitted facts, and see that it disposed of the
entire issue.

There were three questions to be determined.
lit. Was Baron CLEMENT DE BODE, the father
of the present claimant, a British subject ?
2nd. Did the property which constituted the
subject of the claim belong to him ?
3d. Was that property unduly confiscated
within the terms of the convention

If these interrogatories should respectively
be answered in the affirmative, the claimant is
entitled to the relief he claims—and the honour
of the British nation is involved in the prompt
and satisfactory settlement of his demand.
As to the first point, we find that Baron CLE-
MENT, whose rights are now vested in the present
claimant, was the son of Baron CHA.RLES, an officer
in the German regiment of Nassau, in which no
Frenchman could hold a commission. This Baron
CH.A.RLES marxied an English lady, Miss KIM-
NERSLEY, of Locksley Park, Staffordshire, and his
aim Cmus-FaiT was born at his mother's domi-
cile is 1777, and shortly afterwards baptised at the
neighbouring town of Uttoxeter. Under these cir-
cumstances, born in England of an English mother,
he was to all intents and purposes an Englishman.
One, who, if he took up arms against Great
Britain, would to all intents and purposes have
been guilty of an act of high treason, for which
his life would be justly forfeited. The opinion of
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY was decisive on this point.
There was, it is true, an error in the fist instance.
The Duc de RICHELIEU conceived that, as the

father of the claimant, Baron CHARLES, had been
a German, he himself must also be a German.
This palpable error led to a delay in registering
his claim—a delay, however, for which he was
not in any degree responsible. The mistake was

that of one of the French Commissioners ; and in-
asmuch as it was not in any degree ascribable to
the suitor himself, its consequences should
not be visited on him—more especially as others,
who could put forward no such excuse, had
their demands satisfied. Besides, such as it was,
it was rectified, and the objection waived nearly
38 years since. The claim being received, no
difficulty on that part of the case remains. But
it is now said that Baron CLEMENT had a mixed
character, that he was a French as well as an Eng-
lish subject, and that the forfeiture was made in
the former capacity. It is certainly rather late to
put forward this novel argument. It would be
easy to show how difficult it would be to prove
that a man born in England, the issue of a Ger-
man father by an English mother, was a French
subject ; and even were it the case, this unques-
tioned English nationality would undoubtedly be
sufficient to sustain his claim, and entitle him to
the justice which he demands.
The next point was as to the validity of the
cession of the property from Baron CHARLES to
his son, the first claimant. We say as to the
validity of the cession, because there was no
denial that the father was possessed of the
property. There was no decided opinion against
the -validity. It was merely doubted. Now, the
mere facts of the case would go far to support it,
for it was made for the very purpose of obtaining

British protection, and no Peisonwas, or could, in
consequence be defrauded by the surrender by a
father of his life-interest in favour of his son
heir. The opinion of the various advocates who
were examined as to the state of the French law
were also decisive on the point.

The only remaining point was as to the justice
of the confiscation. It has been insisted that to
entitle him to compensation it must have been
" because he was an English subject." But that
fallacy has long since been disposed of. The de-
cisions of Sir W. GRANT and Lord STOWELL on
that part of the case were incontrovertible.
We trust, then, that the several constituencies
will call on their representatives to discard quib-
bles—scarcely worthy of an Old Bailey practi-
tioner, and to render simple justice to a deeply
injured man—without reference to the amount of
the demand, or the question as to where the
money to satisfy it is to come from.

VISIT OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL TO PORTSMOUTH.—
The King of Portugal and his brother, the Duke of
Oporto, visited Portsmouth yesterday, and were re-
ceived with due honours at the Clarence Victualling-
Yard, Gosport. They were conducted over the establish-
which they
then embarked
ey examined minutely, expressing the
ment, which they
experienced in the inspection of the
pleasure
the Victoria and
i Storehouse. His Majesty and the Duke
great naval
the Queen's State barge, and visited
tory. Captain. Ile Albert steam yacht, and also the Vic-
ship, and showed 4ceonducted his Majesty over the
his brother examined Pe Nelson fell. The King and
partookoor_tsmouth dockyard minutely,
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eoftle.rtuncheon at the Admiralty.
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The Duchess of Buccleucb, we regret tf,
suffering from very delicate health at Aunt;
Whitehall•gardens, Her Grace, we believe, iyouse,
not
quitted the family mansion in Whitehall-gardens
her arrival from Scotland. The noble Duke and Lordl
Dalkeith dined with their relatives, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Cawdor, in South!Audley-street, on Wednesday
evening.
REPRESENTATION AT MALDON.—The new writ for
Maldon, it is expected, will be issued in the course of
the ensuing month. The candidates adopted by the
Conservative-pal ty are Mr. Quintin Dick and Mr. Pea-
cock. There is no doubt of their =COM

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL IN T.ELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 10,000 bales, including 3,000 American
taken for export and on speculation. The market
closed firm at an advance of 1-16 d. per lb. for
American. Surats were also dearer, other kinds
without alteration. The sales comprised 8,500
American, 400 Pernam, and Maranham at Gkd. to
70., 200 Bahia at 60. to 6-ad., 400 Egyptian at
Sid. to 10id., 1,500 Surat at 2id. to 3id. per lb.
Railway Shares were steady.
In Colonial produce a moderate business has been
done this week, and prices have not undergone
much variation. Sugar has been in request at full
prices. Tea has gone off very heavily, and at
rather lower rates. Spices have been cheaper,
except pepper and pimento. Rice has been rather
lower. Saltpetre firm, and in cotton there has
been more doing. In hemp there has been a
limited business only. Tallow has rather im-
proved.
A letter from Messrs. T. J. Stewart and Co., of
New York, dated the 10th instant, gives some
useful information upon the subject of the cotton
trade, and notices the circumstance, so much to be
regretted, of the Brokers' Association having de-
cided to discontinue the publication of the daily
statement of public sales. The plea that it is diffi-
cult to ascertain these appears to us wholly unte-
nable, for at least some guide would be preferable
to none. The letter states :

" After the receipt of both the Asia's and Niagara's
advices, a depressed effect was apparent, which subse-
quently, in a measure, wore off. The quotation of
sd. for Middling Uplands, brought by the steamer of
27th ult. was lower than shippers had calculated on,
and which holders are indisposed to accede to, as cot-
ton similar to our standard samples can only be bought
at the quotation in mixed lists. As our association have
found it impracticable to procure and embody the cor-
rect daily statement of sales, it has been suspended ; but
the principal firms meet weekly, as before, and atter
frank discussions, alter the quotations to the last sales.
The business of the last fortnight has been variously
estimated ; we think 1,200 bales daily for the first week,
and 700 daily since, excluding shipments from first hands,
would give the probable amount of transactions. We
regard the market as closing steadier last evening.
A new loan for Turkey is spoken of, and the
attempt will probably again be made to obtain it
in London. The treasury at Constantinople has
been already paying 10 per cent. for loans upon
local notes.
The firm of Davidson and Gordon has suspended,
having heavy liabilities. They were produce and
metal brokers, and had suffered by a-firm that be-
came involved some time ago. A West India house
has likewise stopped this morning, and a wholesale
grocer's firm at Birmingham has stopped.
The English funds opened buoyantly, although
the speculative transactions have not been large.
Consols were 94i, and have since been 931 s. In
the New 3/ per Cents. there have been numerous
transactions at 931 to 941, and in the Threes at
93 to 94. Exchequer Bills are 2s. discount to 2s.
premium. The A Bonds are Ito j premium, and
the B toe premium.

A moderate business is doing in some of the
foreign stocks, and generally at full rates. Equador
Bonds have advanced to n and 4, Russian 5 per
Cents. to 97/, and the 4i per Cents. to 86 and.
86k, the latter being to per cent. better. Sar-
dinian have improved 1 per cent., being 85 and 86.
Belgian 4i per Cents. are quoted 91, and Dutch 4
per Cents. have risen to 901 to 90k. Mexican are
steady at 241 I.
Railway Shares are about per cent. under yes-
terday's highest rates.
In Mining Shares there have been several trans-
actions, without particular variation in price.
Joint-stock Bank Shares are very dull, but South
Australia have got up 2/.
Land Shares are inactive, Crystal Palace quiet,
and Peninsular and Oriental 2/. higher again.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Oficial List.)
Rusin esft done.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i 4 3$
n per Cent. Annuities
Gousols for Opening 19th July
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
21000
2500 4l p
Small 4 1 p
Exchequer Bonds Scrip A p
Ditto B p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador Bonds
Mexican 3 per Cent.

Ditto for the Account 244
Pernviah Bonds, 43/4 per Cent. 6Bi 8
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 94
Ditto 4i per Cent B6i 6
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent... ...... .
Dividends on the-above payable in London.
Belgian Bonds 4i per Cent. ex. 25 fr
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ...... 903
HALF-PAST TIM.
Consols for Opening 19th July

Two FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCES—THIS DAL - This
morning about eight o'clock an accident of a frightful
and fatal character occurred to a lad named Samuel
Joseph Thorp, aged 13 years, in the service of Messrs.
Mare and Co., the extensive steam-ship builders, Or-
chard-house, Blackwall. It appears that the deceased
was employed on board an unfinished vessel, lying in
the dry dock this morning, and while in the act of
jumping from the gunwale on to a temporary platform,
for the purpose of going to breakfast, his foot slipped,
and he was precipitated a distance of thirty-five feet,
and fell upon a beam, striking his head with
such fearful violence that several portions of the skull
were forced into the brain, which escaped from
the wound. The poor fellow was picked up by his
companions and carried to the nearest surgeon, but the
injuries he had sustained were of such a serious nature
that it was deemed advisable to convey him in a cart to
the accident ward of the London Hospital, where Mr.
Curling and Mr. Greenwood, the house surgeons,
rendered every possible aid, but the deceased ex-
pired shortly after his admission. Another fatal
accident happened to a child, named John
Deveraux, aged three years, whose parents reside at 5,
Johnson-street, Old Gravel-lane, St. George's-in-the East.
The child was amusing himself by playing at the front
window on the first floor, and during the momentary
absence of the mother he got upon the sill, and fell head
foremost on to the pavement in the street. He was
picked up by a female and carried to the house of a sur-
geon close by, but the deceased had received a fracture
of the skull and concussion of the brain. He was taken
to the London Hospital in a cab, but died at ten o'clock
this morning from the effects of the injuries. The bodies
await inquest 4.

SUSPENSION.— The suspension was announced yester-
day of Messrs. Davidson and Gordon, produce brokers
and metal agents. The liabilities are understood to be
large, - and the assets doubtful. A petition in bank-
ruptcy has been already opened against the firm. Two
other failures were also announced, but they were not
of sufficient importance for particular notice.
ROBBERY 01' COLONEL SlBTHORP.—Yesterday John
Davy Robinson, a man who had been in the service of
Colonel Sibthorp, but had been discharged, was examined
before the magistrates at Grantham, charged with
having stolen bank notes from the Colonel to the amount
of 1,1001. Several witnesses were examined, from whose
evidence it appeared that the money had been taken from
a cash-box deposited at the Angel at Grantham, the
head-quarters of the Colonel's regiment. More pro-
perty belonging to Colonel Sibthorp was found upon the
prisoner, including 13 silk handkerchiefs. The prisoner
was remanded till Monday.
ROYAL HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY.—The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury is to preach in Portman Chapel,
Baker-street, next Sunday morning, on behalf of the
funds of the society. Among the large family of cha-
ritable institutions which are the glory of this metro-
polis, there is not one more deserving of support than
the Royal Highland School Society. Its funds are
administered with the greatest judgment and the strictest
regard to economy ; and the amount of good it achieves
with its limited means is incredibly great.
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON A FAMILY AT MAN-
CHESTER. —On Thursday the woman, Cecilia Knoll,
charged with this offence, was again placed before
the magistrates at the Manchester city police-court.
Mrs. M'Donald is still in a very dangerous state,
and confined to the bed from the effects of the
poison. Professor Calvert, to whom the matter
ejected from the stomachs of the sufferers had
been sent for analysis, was absent from Manchester,
and consequently no report from him was presented ;
but one of his assistants attended to say that so far
as the analysis had proceeded no traces of poison had
been detected. The police since Tuesday, having
made inquiries, had traced the prisoner to several drug-
gists' shops in the neighbourhood of Oxford-road, but
none of them could fix the date at which she dealt with
them, nor could they say that what they sold her was of a
poisonous nature. One of them, however, Mr. Jos. Hall,
residing in Oxford-road, said that on the Wednesday week
(the day on which Mrs. M'Donald was taken ill), he sold
a packet of Battle's vermin killer, an article which con-
tains a large quantity of strychnine, but he could not say
to whom. Superintendent Taylor said two bottles of
Gowland's extract of lead had been found in the house,
and that there was a leaden cistern containing water
for scullery purposes. Mr. Maude said the water in
the cistern should be analysed. He thought it right
to caution the prisoner in the usual form, for at pre-
sent the only evidence against her was the threat
she was said to have uttered. He was far from saying
that such a threat implied that she would commit
the crime alleged against her, but still it was a
threat of a very grave nature, and one that raised
great suspicion against her. The prisoner denied that
she had attempted to poison, and sought to lay the
blame of Mrs. M'Donald's illness on the nurse, Mrs.
tcoenadlluocwt. t
Stewart, who said she bad given her a spoonful oisome-
thing wrong as medicine. She reiterated her charges
against her master of ill-treatment, and alleged that all
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forca tshee wascompletion again
her quarrels with him were on account of his overbearing
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LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.)
THE QUEEN V.BOSWORTH, OTHERWISE ELLIOTT.

This was a criminal indictment against the defendant
for selling indecent prints.
Mr. Clarkson appeared to support the prosecution,
which had been instigated by the Society for the Sup-
pression of Vice.
It appeared that two officers had, at the instigation of
the society, gone to the defendant's shop in Hoiywell-
street, and asked the price of a book in the window.
The defendant came out from the back parlour, and,
after some conversation, brought out a book of a most
infamous description, for which they paid 1/. ls.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Lord Campbell passed the sentence of three years
imprisonment and bard labour, The defendant did not
appear.

COMMON PLEAS.
Before Lord Chief Justice Jervis and a Special Jury.

LIBEL.-HAKEWELL V. INGRAM.
This was an action for a false and malicious libel
published by the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Brown were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Montague Chambers for the defendant.
Defendant is proprietor and publisher of the Ladies
Newspaper, and the libel complained of was an article
published in March of last year in that paper. It was
a leading article upon Mr. Fitzroy's bill for the protec-
tion of women, and the plaintiff's name had been
brought into the article, in consequence ofsome proceed-
ings which had taken place between him and his wife.
She having, it appeared, sued for a restitution of conjugal
rights, and after returning hometo plaintiff's house, had to
apply to a police magistrate in consequence of his con-
duct, and the libel complained of stated that her miseries
had been increased by the proceedings of the court which
restored her to her husband's home.
Mr. Montague Chambers, in an eloquent speech upon
the liberty of the Press, denied that anything more than
a fair discussion upon a report of plaintiff's case, which
had appeared in the daily papers, could be attributed to
the article in question.

His Lordship having summed up,
The jury found for the plaintiff, damages one farthing.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.)
MOORE V. DRURY.

' This was an action to recover 5001. upon a bill of ex.
change.

Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hawkins were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Sergeant Shee for the defendant.
The plaintiff is a Liverpool merchant of high stand-
ing, and the defendant a builder, and the amount had
been secured upon some household property at Brigh
ton.

The plea set up was, that an illegal and usurious in-
terest had been charged upon the plaintiff.
After the defendant had been partly examined a ver-
dict was taken by consent, the jury unanimously stat-
ing that they entirely freed plaintiff from any imputa-
tion of usurious or illegal conduct.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. C, m nissioner Fsne.)
THE LYCEUM THEATRE-1N RE C. J. MATHEWS.
This bankrupt is the well-known comedian, and late
lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, and to-day came up on his
application for his certificate. _

The accounts, prepared by Mr. Thomas, accountant,
of Basinghall-street, who had had the management of the
affairs, under the proposed arrangement between the
bankrupt, and subsequently under the bankruptcy, have
already been fully-published ; it is therefore, only neces-
sary to state that the debts under the bankruptcy
amount to about 23,0001., and the assets nil.
Mr. Lawtance appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr.
Hare for the assignees, and did not offer any opposi-
tion. _ _

Mr. Lawrance said he did not feel it necessary to en-
ter into any lengthened detail,;as this case had been fully
before his Honour, who not only had information and
a full knowledge of the circumstances under the pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy, but under the deed of arrangement
in 1851. He (Mr. Lawrance) was aware of his Honour's
opinion that arrangements ought not to be entered into
by which old debts from which a trader was discharged
by law should be revised, but in this case he (Mr. Law-
rance) conceived the bankrupt acted with the best faith
to his creditors, and 18,0001. out of 20,0001. had sent in a
requisition for the consideration of the Court, that an
immediate certificate of a high class should be granted,
and there was not the slightest opposition.
His Honour reserved his judgment until Saturday,
July let.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE J. J. WELLS.

This bankrupt was described as of Coventry, draper,
and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The
petition had been removed from the district court to
London, in consequence of the greater number of the
creditors residing in the city.
An application was made for an adjournment, as in
consequence of the illness of the bankrupt, Mr. Lea,
Queen-street, the accountant to the estate, had not been
able to file the balance sheet. From the preliminary
statement prepared by Mr. Lea, it appears that the
debts are between 7,00/. and 8,001., and the assets be-
I tween 5001. and 6001.

LATEST FOREIGN NEW S.

ADVANCE OF SIR CHARLES
NAPIER TO CRONSTADT.

FIFTY - FIVE SEAMEN KILLED OR
MISSING.

A despatch from Dantzic, dated as late as this
(Friday) morning, says :--

The Driver arrived here on the 22d. She left
the fleet off Baro Sound on the 20th.

The Vulture lost a paddle-box and boat in the
Gulf of Bothnia.

Lieutenant Barrington (Qy. Carrington) and
Montague, mate, were killed. Fifty-five seamen
killed or missing.
Sir Charles Napier was to advance towards
Cronstadt on the 21st, with screw-ships.
Admiral Plumridge was to join him on the 20th.

THE BALTIC.
TORNEA. TAKEN BY THE BRITISH.

STOCKHOLM, June 16.—The British took pos-
session of Tornea on the Bth inst. unopposed.
Admiral Plumridge conducted the landing per-
sonally. Tornea, it is reported, is about to be
fortified, and made a station for British troops.
Tornea is a small town, having a population of
about 1,000 souls, situate at the mouth of the river
of the same name, and is the most northerly coast
town in the Gulf of Bothnia. It has an active
trade in stock-fish, rein-deer skins, and salmon.