The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MAY 6.—Lord Stanley's Irish allies—the
landlords—are beginning to fear that their hopes and
expectations are doomed to disappointment. It is said
that letters have reached London from an influential
personage, to the effect, that maugre all the opposi-
tion of Lord Stanley and the Noble Protectionists,
the Navigation Laws Bill will be carried by a small
majority. This will be " a heavy blow" to the Irish
landlords, who have been speculating on the chances
of a change of rulers, to save them from the penalties
of their manifold " sins and wickedness."
PROGRESS OF DESTITUTION.

The accounts from the provinces are so revolting,
and appear so incredible, that I am almost ashamed
to transcribe them. For instance, G. E. Burke, J.P.,
late Chairman of the Moyculem Hospital, writing to
the Central Board of Health, states that the mortality
viithin the last month is more than frightful. On
Sunday last, in about four hours, I saw
twelve burials ; on Monday there were eight, and
yesterday, I saw within two hours, no less than seven
rude coffins conveyed to the grave-yards, on carts
drawn by horses which were scarcely able to drag
their burdens. A few days ago my attention was
attracted by the noise of pigs contending for their
prey, to an out-house in this village ; I went in, and
found to my horror, the brutes fighting for a meal
of the rcmains of a poor lad, of about fifteen years
ofage. _ . . _

I—know of six people to have been lying dead at
the same time last week in one small village, and to
have been left unburied until the pure air of God
was tainted by the decomposition of their remains,
because the relatives of the unfortunate victims could
not procure coffins for them, as they had not been
recipients of " the I have known a mother
who had entered the poorhouse, or, as it should, under
present management, be more properly called the
" pest-house" of this union, with her husband and four
children, to have been turned out in a state of disease
after having seen.her four children lying dead, to have
been carted about from place to place, refused ad-
mittance into any hospital, and left to die on the
public roads; and why was this ? Because her poor
husband fled the " house" in despair at the loss of his
children, and preferred death from starvation outside
to cruel treatment and certain death within.
In Skibbereen the scenes of last summer are re-
peated with additional horrors. At the village of
Ballymacaw, near Skibbereen, three inquests were
held in the course of the week, and in each case the
verdict was, " Died from want of food." In one case,
that of a man named M'Donnell, Dr. Cooke, the
medical attendant, stated that he examined the body
of the deceased, and could scarcely find out his stomach
in consequence of the want of food in it; he had not
the slightest doubt on his mind that the man had died
from starvation.
Constable Michael O'Connor visited the house of
the deceased the morning of his death, and found
him stretched on a heap of dung, with more than
half the roof off the wretched cabin in which he lay.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FORGERY.—Consider-
able sensation was created yesterday in legal circles,
in consequence of a discovery which took place in
the early part of the morning. From what has
transpired it appears that a native of England,
who has been a resident of this city for
years, and who belonged to a branch of the
legal profession, in which he enjoyed both reputation
and business, got married some time since to a lady of
great respectability, who had a fortune of about
1,2001. This sum, it appears, was invested in trus-
tees for the benefit of the lady, and lodged in
Government security, so as not to be drawn
save by the trustees. Some days since the
gentleman alluded to presented himself at the
bank, produced two separate powers of attorney
for nearly 6001. each—both purporting to be wit-
nessed by clergymen, and on these documents he
received the money, with which he disappeared.
His absence for a day or so created no suspicion, but
its continuance caused some uneasiness ; and yester-
day, on inquiry, the whole case became exposed. The
gentleman who committed this alleged forgery has
left wife, house, home, and friends. It is stated that
the trustees expect to be able to recover the sum from
the bank, inasmuch as the power of attorney was not
genuine. We believe an active search is being made
for the absent gentleman. Several of the detective
corps, and some of the metropolitan police stationed
at the Rock, near which his country residence was
situated, are said to be on his track.
FLIGHT OF A PUBLIC OFFICER —The Under-
Sheriff of Mayor has disappeared, taking with him
large sums of money, the produce of sales under exe-
cution. The High Sheriff will be the sufferer.
VALENTIA Haanoua.—The Colleen oge, a hired
cutter, is now lying in Cove, with Captain Wolf,
R.N., on board. It is supposed that the gallant officer
is going on an exploring expedition to Valentia Har-
bour, with the view of ascertaining its fitness for a
packet station.
MORE EJECTMENTS.—The Cork Examiner states,
"that from 90 to 100 ejectments, including a greater
number of families, have been served on the Midle-
ton estate since it came into the possession of the
present owner, a Miss Rushbrook, who, by the way,
is not connected with the family of the late Viscount
Midleton. Under the new proprietor, the tenantry
confidently looked forward to a reduction in their
rents, which are stated to be 25 per cent. higher than
on any contiguous property; but in this expectation
they have been disappointed."
RUMOURED REFORMS AMONG CROWN SOLICITORS
AND CLERKS OF THE PEACE.—It is rumoured that
the offices of the circuit and local Crown Solicitor-
ships on the Home and Connaught Circuits are to be
immediately consolidated, and that the local solicitor
of each county is to attend and do the duties of the
assize court. This will cause a saving on these two
districts of about 3,0001. a year. It is also rumoured
that the offices of Clerk of the Peace and of the
Crown of each county in Ireland are to be consoli-
dated. This will effect an additional saving of about
12,0001. The latter change has been long in contem-
plation. The Clerk of the Peace, it is supposed, will
be the officer retained to do the duties.—Freeman's
Journal.

CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY.—We had again a good
demand for oats, which met with a small advance.
Wheat, on the contrary, was dull, and hardly brought
Tuesday's prices. Indian corn in fair demand at
former currency. Baker's flour lower by Is per cwt.
White wheat 23s to 26s 61; red wheat 22s to 24s ;
barley 13s to 17s 6d ; oats lls 6d to 13s 6d ; oatmeal
per cwt 12s to 13s 61; AlCann's meal 14i; second
flour 14s to 17s ; Indian corn 31s to 36s ; Indian
cornmeal 8s Gd.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCFJEQUER, May 7.
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Baron ALDERSOIN.)
This morning Mr. Baron Alderson sat in the Exche-
quer Chamber to take motions, as it was the last day
but one of term, by way of " casement" to the full Court.

BROWN V. YARDLEY.

In this case an action had been brought against the
defendant for the seduction of the plaintiff's niece, one
Mary Ann Brown, which was tried before the Lord
Chief Baron at the Guildford Assizes of the last sum-
mer, upon which occasion the jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff, with damages for 2001. In the course of
last Michaelmas Term, Mr. Lash obtained a rule for a
new trial, on the ground of a misdirection on the part of
the Learned Judge, in telling the jury that they might
take into their consideration the future maintenance
of tho child of which Mary Ann Brown had been deli-
vered, as well as the alleged breach of promise which
had been made by the defendant when they were
discussing the question of damages. After this rule
had been obtained, and whilst it was pending, a nego-
tiation was opened and carried on between the respec-
tive attorneys, of which the object was to effect a settle-
ment of the matter by a private arrangement. A gen-
tleman of the name of May acted as the representative
of Mary Ann Brown. In the progress of the matter it
appeared that this gentleman had been consulted in the
first instance in reference to the adoption of proceedings
for a breach of promise of marriage which it had been
intended to institute against the defendant by Miss
Brown, when he advised that no such action should be
commenced, seeing that the gentleman was not of age
when he made the alleged promise, and consequently
that an action would not lie against him. In the course
of the negotiation it was proposed to settle an annuity
upon the plaintiff's niece for the support of the child,
and it was to constitute a portion of the terms of ar-
rangement that Mary Ann Brown should waive her right
to affiliate the child to the defendant. Prior to the ar-
raogements, however, being brought to a termination,
the young lady took out a summons to bring the defend.
ant before the magistrates at Maidenhead, in Berke, with
a view to the obtainment of an order of affiliation, and
thereby altogether repudiating the acts of negotiation of
Mr. May, which aces, she asserted before the justices,
had been undertaken without her sanction. Upon this,
the proofs having been satisfactorily established, un
order of affiliation was made upon the defendant. The
defendant thereupon applied, under the altered state of
the facts, for a rule to have the rule for the new trial
made absolute. It further appeared that an action lied
been broughs by the defendant against Mr. May for th
recovery of M., which he had paid to him upon the
faith of his representation that ho was acting tinder the
authority of Mary Ann Brown. In his affidavit Mr.
May now excused himself upon the ground that he had
had an express authority from the plaintiff to enter into
these proposed arrangements, and that he had had no
reason to suppose but that her niece, Mary Ann Brown,
was a consenting party also.
Mr. Sergeant Sher, Mr. Prentice, and Mr. C. Pollock
now showed cause against the rule.
Mr. Lush and Mr. H. A. Simon were heard in sup-
port of the rule, contending that the defendant had a
clear right to be placed in the same situation as that in
which he had stood prior to the attainment of the order
of affiliatian.

Mr.flaron ALDEIaSoN said that in his opinion the dc.
fendant in this case had been very hardly dealt by. The
offer he had made was a very fair ofiCr, alid very rea-
s-,nabl,. He had no doubt blit that Mr May had bef.n
decCaed bV thn young woman, arid he, theret'ore, could
not see that that gentleman Nvss personally to bLmc. It
was quite clear that alter what had taken place th© de-
fendant was entitled to be relieved front the effect of