The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-13 00:00:00

SICILY.

It is said that the Sicilians have again demanded
the Duke of GENOA as King, and have again been re-
fused. The Duke of GsNca is a descendant of
the royal line of Sicily, which was expelled in
1734 by the BOURBONS for violating the Sicilian
constitution, and whose right, therefore, is superior
to that of the King of Naples, inasmuch as if a
violation of the Sicilian constitution involves a
forfeiture of the Sicilian throne, then has the King of
NAPLES forfeited that throne by such violation; but
if, on the contrary, such violation does not involve
forfeiture of the throne, then is the descendant of
VICTOR AMADEUS the legitimate King of SICILY, and
the King of NAPLES an usurping intruder.

IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TRIAL OF DUFFY.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY ETENING.-Mr. BUTT com-
menced his speech for the defence at the sitting of the
Court, this morning, and, it is thought, will speak for
about six hours, after which one or two witnesses
will be examined, and the Court will adjourn until
to-morrow morning. In the event of there being a
disagreement in the jury-box, it is understood that
the Attorney-General will have a fresh jury sworn,
and immediately proceed to a third trial. The
whole of the panel will, in that event, be called
over, and the heaviest fines that can be inflicted will
134 imposed upon such jurors as refuse to attend.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
WORMESLEY V. DAILEY.
This was an action on a bill of exchange for 151.
There were several pleas pnt on the record, but the order
for admissions on the hearing was only for the trial of
the " issue."
The COUNSEL for the plaintiff contended, on the au-
thority of the case "Dennett v. Hardy," Bail Court Cases,
in which the facts were similar, that the Secondary had
no jurisdiction to try the issues joined on the record.
The Learned SECONDARY said he would try the case,
but give leave to move the Court above on the point.
The plaintiff's COUNSEL said, if the Learned Secondary
was of that opinion, be (the Counsel) must be under-
stood not to be attending the trial.
The defendant's ATTORNEY said, that in that case he
should withdraw the record.

ANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONILANQUE.)
IN RE JOHN DE MONTE ARBUTHNOT.
This bankrupt, described as late of Great St. Helen's
and the Albany, Piccadilly, merchant, came up to pass
his last examination.
The bankrupt, it may be remembered, had been ex.
tensively engaged in turf speculations, &e., and passed
the Insolvent Court; but the present fiat was issued
against him. The accounts—copies of those filed in the
Inso!vent Court—having been now filed,
Mr. STEELE, the solicitor to the assignees, said that he
believed they were the best bankrupt could file. Indeed,
he was surprised he had been able to file any at all.
Mr. LEWIS for the bankrupt considered the object of
the fiat was merely to add to the punishment of bank.
rupt by suspension of certificate, if his Honour so decided,
for there were very trifling trade debts and nothing bene-
ficial could result to the creditors.
Mr. STEELE said something might be recovered under
the fiat.
Mr. laws said that the bankrupt had lost 40,0001. in
less than four years.
His HoNomt said it was a very lamentable case, but he
would not now express his opinion on it.
The bankrupt was then allowed to pass.

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CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT.
Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.
TRIAL OF MR. DROUET FOR MAN-
SLAUGHTER.

Bartholomew Peter Dromet surrendered to take his
trial, charged on the inquisition of the coroner with the
manslaughter of James Andrews, one of a number of
pauper children farmed out to him, at his establishment
at Tooting, by the guardians of the Holborn union,
and who died of cholera in the beginning of the presens
year.

The trial gave rise to considerable interest, and severs;

!adios were accommodated with seats on the bench.

The prisoner, accompanied by his bail, entersd the
court a few minutes before ten o'clock. and shortly
afterwards the Judges entered the court.

Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Clarkson ap-
peared to conduct the case for the prosecution ; and the
prisoner was defended by Sir Frederick Thesiger, Mr.
Ballantine, Mr. Challoner Smith, and Mr. Crouch.

The Clerk of Arraigns then read the indictment
which was an exceedingly voluminous document, to
which the prisoner pleaded not guilty, remarking at the
same time that his name was not Peter Bartholomew
Drouet, as stated in the indictment, but Bartholomew
Peter Drouet. He was inform,d by the Clerk of Arraigns
that the transposition of the Christian names was not
material.

At the suggestion of Mr. Baron Platt the prisoner was
accommodated with a chair.

Mr. M. CHARRERS proceeded to open the case for the
prosecution. He said he appeared before the jury at the
instance of a public body of mon for the purpose of pro-
secuting this inquiry, not with the view of pressing any-
thing unfairly against the prisoner at the bar, but of
firmly standing up for the due administration of the law.
He had stated that he appeared as •representing a public
body. The prosecutor in this case was the beadle of the
parish of St. Pancras, but the parties who instructed him
(Mr. Chambers) were the governors and directors of the
poor of the parishes of St. Andrew and St. George-the-
Martyr, Holborn, who had deemed it their duty to insti-
tute that inquiry. He wished to be distinctly understood
as representing the governors and directors of the poor
of the parishes of St. Andrew and of St. George-the-
Martyr, Holborn. This inquiry arose out of some very
painful circumstances with regard to the farming out of
poor infant children; and the prisoner was charged with
the manslaughter of James Andrews, who was described
in the indictment as an infant child, of the tender age of
six years. In substance the prisoner was charged with
the criminal offence of omitting properly to feed, lodge,
and clothe the child in question, according to his duty.
For seven years past the prisoner had kept an asylum
at Tooting, called Surrey Hall, for the farming and main-
tenance of pauper children. In ]847 the guardians of
the Holborn Union entered into a contract with Mr.
Drouet for sending some of the children of that
union to be taken care of by him in his
asylum at Tooting. The children went thither
from all the parishes of the union, and among
others from those of St. Andrew and St. George-the-
Martyr. Among those children the child James An-
drews was sent to the prisoner's establishment in the
year 1848. The Learned Counsel was proceeding to
state the circumstances of a visit to the prisoner's esta-
blishment in May, 1848, by a Mr. Winch and Mr. Mairs,
when he was interruped by
Sir F. THEISIGER, who submitted to their Lordships
that the Learned Counsel was not at liberty to go into
circumstances connected with the prisoner's establish-
ment previous to October, 1848, when the child, James
Andrews, was received therein.
Mr. Baron PLATT was understoed to rule that the
counsel for the prosecution might go into a statement
showing the condition of the establishment at Tooting
previous to October, 1848.
Mr. M. CliampEas continued—He deemed it abso-
lutely essential to the due understanding of this case, and
to a correct conclusion being arrived at, that he should
state to the jury all the circumstances connected with the
management of that asylum. There had been a visit to
this establishment in May, 1848, by Mr. Winch and
Mr. Mairs, which had an important bearing on this case.
Mr. Winch, who was a builder, was desirous of making
useful inquiries with regard to the treatment of those
children in Mr. Drouet's establishment. On that occa-
sion Mr. Winch and Mr. Mairs went through the house
at Tooting, and it struck them that the building was
not at all adapted or suitable to th 6 healthy treatment
of those children, and Mr. Mairs took the opportunity
to remonstrate with Mr. Drouet on that circumstance;
also, on passing through the establishment and seeing a
number of boys upstairs, Mr. Winch was desirous of in-
quiring of the children themselves whether they were
satisfied with their treatment, and he desired those boys
who were notsatisfied with their treatment to hold up their
hands, on which a number of the boys held up their