The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

THE EGYPTIAN FLEET.

In consequence of the remonstrances of the French
and English Ministers at Constantinople, the nego-
tiations for the purchase of the Egyptian fleet, by
the Austrians, have been dropped.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING, 10.45 A M

The United States mail-steamer Hermann has just
arrived in forty-five hours from Bremen, and will
leave for New York on the 26th. She brings 86
passengers.
The steam-ship Britannia arrived in the Weser on
Thursday last.
The Acadia, which had been got off the Terschel-
ling, was daily expected.
The Hermann spoke a largo steamer bteering for
the Weser, supposed to be the Acadia.
It was reported at Bremen on Tuesday that peace
would be negotiated with Denmark before a termi-
nation of the armistice, otherwise the armistice would
be prolonged.
The mails to Jersey and Guernsey were detained
eight hours this morning in consequence of the Des-
patch steamer having grounded near the pier when
leaving at midnight.

VICE—CHAN CERY.—ULs HIS DAY.)
(Before Vice -Chancellor WIGRAM.)

TIIE SOLICITOR• GENERAL V. TUE CORP() RATION OF

BATH.

His Hortouit gave judgment in this cause this morn-
ing on the question of costs. He said this was an infor-
mation for the administration of the charity estates of
the Free Grammar School at Bath, founded by King
Henry the Sixth. He had decided all the points the
other day, with the exception of the point whether the
Corporation of Bath were to pay the costs out of the
charity fund. There were no grounds for charging the
Corporation with fraud. The information made charges
of fraud as well as asking a scheme for the charity; and
he did not think he was bound to follow the case of the
" Attorney-General v. King's College." If the informa-
tion had been solely for the purpose of administering the
charity he should have followed that case and decreed
the Corporation to pay the costs; but as there
was really no ground for those charges being
made against the Corporation, and as the
Corporation had succeeded in showing themselves
entitled to some of the land claimed by the information,
and the information had succeeded in sh,,wing the title
of the ohm ity to Wabrow Mead, which had last n let by the
Corporation on building leases, his Honour thought the
best way would be to give the Corporation no costs, and
to let the relators and tho trustees retain their costs out
of the charity fund.
(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
DA.WBON W. BRINCKMAN.

His Honour was occupied during the morning in
hearing the arguments of counsel in this case, which
came before the court .in the shape of a motion on the
part of the plaintiff for a decree to comp( <1 the specific
performance of a contract entered into fur ~he sale and
purchase of a mansion-house and a small portion of land
adjacent, called " Hermitage," situate at St. Leonard,s
Hill, Windsor Forest, sold to the defendant, Sir Theo-
dore Brincknaan, by the plaintiff, for 15,000/. The de-
fendant contended he was not bound to accept the title
on the ground of the difficulty, if not iwpossibilty, of
identifying the property in question.
The argument was proceeding when our report left.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL )
FRANCE V. ADCOCK.

The plaintiff in this action is a carpenter ; defendant
is a builder, and the sum claimed was 111. 3s. for work
done.

Defendant pleaded that he never was indebted.
The plaintiff's attorney said he would p. eve the work
was done at the mansion of the Duke de St.aekpole, at
Lyndhurst, Hampshire ; the Duke, however, had died,
and his affairs had since been thrown into Chancery, and
it was alleged by defendant that the workmen had agreed
to continue the work and to be paid when the defendant
got paid, either from that job or one at Whitechapel.
The executors of the Duke refused to pay, and the
Whitechapel job was left to reference ; there was, there-
fore, but little prospect of plaintiff getting his money.
Evidence was adduced to show that an agreement to
the above effect had been entered into, hot at the time
there was a sum of money due to the plaintiff.
The UNDER-SHERIFIP said that a bargain was a
bargain. A man was bound by any agreement
founded on a reasonable condition, and it was not
unreasonable to agree to await a particular event,
such as the payment of money by a third party.
Thecontingency in this case was however a doubtful one;
there were however a certain sum due b, lore the agree-
ment was entered into, and fur that plaintiff was entitled
to recover.

Mr. F. EWART, the defendant's counsel, said, that if
the jury found anything due he would pre:en. a verdict
for the full amount, to save another action.
The UNDER-SunhiFF thought that course advisable,
but the plain:4s attorney said he was content with the
amount in evidence before the jury, and would reserve
the plaintiff's right to sue for the balance hereafter.
The jury gave a verdict for Si.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Assistant-Judge.)
TEE SYSTEM 01? REWARDS UPON CONVICTION,--In
the course of some cases against the keepers of houses
of ill fame,

The LEARNED JUDGE said that he wishr,,rl the whole
system of rew9rds upon eouvwqon o,,es and is'
e-very wllb, The ,riore
tiny cbjcet but the
thought only of the WI. rewattl. was another
class of offences, that of pot-stealing, for the conviction

of which a curtain society gave rewards, and this, to his
knowledge, led to great abuses and faho accusations.
He had tried a case at Middlesex, in which a
practiced pot stealer, who had several times been re-
warded by the society for obtaining convictions, was
proved to have carried on his game in this way. lie
went about with a bag, into which he put the pots as he
picked them up. Then, when he saw a police-
man coming near, he would hand the bag
to some poor fellow who chanced to be
passing, and request him to hold it whilst
he spoke to the policeman. He would then tell
the policeman that the unfortunate victim had stolen
pots in the bug! At length he was met by a policeman,
with a bagful of hots, before he had the chance of trans-
ferring it to an innocent person. He was taken into
custody and convicted ; but he got no reward from the
society for the conviction.—(A laugh.)
The Court was principally occupied during the morn.-
ing with indictments of disorderly houses, in all which
the parties were released upon the promise to abate the
nuisance.

MARLBRO'-STREET-( TriISDAY).

James Henry, a potman in the employ of Mr. James
Burt, licensed victualler, 104, Berwick- street, Soho, was:
brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk
and assaulting his master. He was also charged with
assaulting the police constable in the execution of his
duty. _ _

The prosecutor stated that last night, about 7 o'clock:
the prisoner came into the bar and demanded witness to
give him sixpence. Witness observing that the prisoner
was the worse for liquor, refused to comply with his
request, and advised him to go home to bed and come
again this morning. The prisoner said he should not
go until he got the money, and if witness did not give
him some it would be the worse for him. Witness theta
went up stairs, to call some person to put the prisoner
out of the place, and while his back was turned the pri-
soner broke four squares of plate glass, value 40s.
Witness then put the prisoner out into the street, when
he (the prisoner) struck him in the mouth and kicked
him on the lower part of his person. A constable at
that time came up, and took the prisoner into custody.
Police-constable 130 C said he was on duty in Bar-
wick-street, whe❑ he saw the prisoner strike the last
witness several times. Witness went up to them and.
endeavoured to get the prisoner away, when he turned
round, and seizing hold of witness by the collar, threw
him down. lie follovred up this attack by kicking him
on various parts of the body. Another constable came
up, and after considerable resistance on the part of the
prisoner, they managed to lodge him in the station-house.
The prisoner said he had only acted in self-defence,
and Mr. Burt strutek him first.

Mr. BINGEIAM committed him for seven days for the
assault on the constable, and twenty-oue days for the
assault on the prosecutor, the latter term of imprison-
ment to commence after the expiration of the first.

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MARCH 22.—Wind this day at noon, E.N.E.,
light bre( 7.'2, and dull hazy weather.
ComssAy, MARCH 21.—The Vine, Bachaton, of and
from Dundee, to Belfast, got on shore during a fog Rear
Dun( usbury Head 17th inst., but was got off, and makes.
a good deal of water.
DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E.—Arrd.
from the River and shl. Madawasker, Adelaide, South
Australia; William, Hong-Kong; Bumatie, Madras and.
Mauritius; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius; Faside, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

OFF DUNGENESS, MARCH 19.—Teresa, Reese, Bo-
livar; Christoph Colundrus, Kericke, New Orleans; Carl
Diederich, Brodes, New York.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21.—Wind N., variable.—Arrd.
Alciope, Bennett, Buenos Ayres; Zante, packet, Rio
Janeiro; Argyle, Brackbank, Charleston; Loodianab,
Heron, Calcutta; Josephs., Falconer, Princes Island;
Troubadour, Muir, Demerara; John Walker, Craig, Dal-
housie. The Southampton, of Glasgow, for Naples, was
wrecked on Arklow Banks the 27th February; crew,
except the captain, mate, and steward, saved by the
Tyro, arrived at Lisbon. Sld. 2011, Berthe, Marseilles;
21st, Slains Castle, Bombay; Peru, Africa; Countess of
Sefton, Lima; Passenger, Buenos Ayres; Ariel, ditto;
Rosendale, Pernambuco; Washington Irving, Boston;
Devon, Staten Island.
Or WEYMOUTH, MARCH 21.—Agenita, Batavia.
OFF SALCOMBE, MARCH 20.—Johanna, Batavia.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 21.—Wind calm.—Arrd. Sorel,.
Divoord, Rio Grande, and sailed for Altona.
DUBLIN, IslAncn 20.—S1d. Chester, New York.
CORE, MARCH 19.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E.—Arad.
Ben Nevis, Pernambuco. Sld. Zion's Hope, Bombay.
CLYDE, MARCH 20.—Arrd. Cape Breton, Rio Grande;
James Ewing, Maitland, St. Domingo; 19th, Henry
Bell, Robertson, Alexandria; 20th, Lanarkshire, Mobile.
JERSEY, MARCH 20.—S1d. Tiphyo, New York.
BRISTOL, MARCH 21.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. 200,
Eliza, New Orleans.
BELFAST, MARCH 20.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 19th,
Sobraon, Hetherington, Barbadoes.
SUNDERLAND, MARCH 20.—Wind W.—Sld. Olga,
New York.

HULL, MARCH 21.—Wind S.W.—Sld. 20th, George,
St. John's, New Brunswick.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

DrErci7oll. TB AND XaGADE N-NA.31.31.,

TheseniarTletswere agaitTheTtTyTaith;TaTecieeiine in
value. Beef, from 2s 2d to 35 2d; Mutton, 2s 6d to
3s 8d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 45 2d
per bibs by the carcase.

itaiLir razt.Nt3S.scws.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 41; Clover
ditto, 31 10s to 5/ ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 12s per
load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 17s to 41 3s ;
Clover ditto, 81 10s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 8s to
I/ 14s per load. Trade firm, at the above quotations.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 41 ;
Clover ditto, 31 12s to 51 ss; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 12s
per load. Supply good, and trade firm.