The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-14 00:00:00

SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
AN ACTIN TO RECOVER A FRENCH DEBT.—HARCHA
P. ANDREWS.
Tits war an alien to r• cover the sum of 131. 5-.
for bier, ine, sp.rits, &c., supplied to defendant.
attorney stated, the case, from whici
appeared that plaintiff had for seventeen years can'
on business as a coffee-house-keeper at Honfleur,
France, but was compelled to leave in cons( quer,c(
the French revolution. D( fendant, who was a Capt
in the Hon. East India Ccmpany's service, also rest(
at Honflcur, and contracted the debt in 1846 and 18.
Plaintiff had sinco opened a public-house in End(
street, Long•acre, and defendant resides at Southampt,
Evidence was adduced to prove the delivery of t
articles.

The defendant said he had not pleaded, for he cc
ten?ed that as the debt was contracted in France, wry
plaintiff was naturalized,:and the articles were sold 1
der French licences, the debt could not Le recovered
anti English court. •
The Learned SECONDARY said that defendant T
mistaken in his law.

Defendant said that it was the opinion of legal u
that the law was such as he had stated, and he had
doubt the Judges woul I SD hold.
The Learned SECONDARY—He should direct the j'
that the debt was recoverable in England.
A verdict was then given for the amount.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner GoiIL)IIRN.)
IN RE IIORRISON.

This bankrupt was a clerk in the firm of Denni
and Co., bankers, and was declared bankrupt ale
builder, and now came up for his certificate, which /
been adjourned until he had paid his creditors 6s
in the pound out of his salary. The late Mr. Denn.
hating loft the bankrupt a legacy of 5004, the assigt
contended that the property ought to be taken by
assignees independently of the dividend. His Hon'
how' yer, did not consider this fair, but as the leg
would cover the dividend the creditors were entitles
bo paid at once.
Mr. GRAHAM now reporting that he had recei
the legacy,
His Horoua granted the certificate.
The Solicitor to the assignees asked of what class?
His lloNoun said there was some doubt as to whe'
the Act should be taken to operate retrospectivel
the penal clauses, and he would grant the certificate
the old form if bankrupt thought fit; but his Hun
questioned whether it would be valid, as it would not
in the form in the new Act.

Mr. STURGEON, for the bankrupt, took the old for
certificate.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAYS)
A labouring man named Smith was charged under
following circumstances :—Police constable F 98 at
that last night he was on duty in Duke-street, Adel
and had charge of some vacant premises which r
boarded up. About six o'clock be went inside
boards to see if a valuable leaden cistern was all s
when he heard a noise, as if some one was trying to
over the boarding. It was, however, dark, and he w
not see clearly, but he called out; he received uo ans,
but n.portion of the boarding giving way at the ins!
the prisoner fell down, when he was seized by a ti
party, who now made his appearance, and fora
dragged through the adjoining house. Just as
prisoner was about to drop from the window
the house into a beck street, anothtr ofl
came up and prevented his escape. It was then discov,
that the cistern had been cut up into portable pieces
a saw, which the prisoner was observed to let fall
Dukc-street while endeavouring to scale the boardin,
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the second p
who had effected his escape, or of the saw, and said
got over the boarding to relieve a case of nature.
Mr. JA RDINE did not believe this story, but comrai
hint to the House of Correction for six weeks.
The prisoner was then removed.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DA'
GENTLEMANLY AMUSEMENT.— A y.red Norm" ti
dical stude❑t, waa brought before Mr. Hard wick, char,
with: asaaulting Ann Itussell, the wife of a coal.'"
chant, in Dentnark-street, Soho.

Complainant stated that last night, about seven o'clr
she was standing at her door when the defendant er
up to her and inquired if she had seen Mrs. John
pass. Witness replied that she did not know su(
person, and was about entering her house when
prisoner seized hold of her, and assaulted her in a big
improper manner. Oa her remonstrating with him ir
such ungentlemanly conduct, be struck her Bev
times over the head and face with a thick stick which
had in his hall& Her screams attracted the attend°,
a constable who happened to be passing, and who et
and took the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner, in defenoe, said be was very drunk
the time, and had not the slightest recollection of a'
thing that occurred. _ _

Mr. HAanwics. considered that the prisoner had C.
muted a very gro.s assault, and fined him 51., or
months' imprisonment in tho House of Correction.

PORT PRILLM—REFUSAL TO RECHVB ExIL
--The Randolph, 664 tons, W. Dale, from Wool"
28th April, with exiles, and a detachment of the
and llth Regiments, arrived at Port Phillip on the
ii,stant, and notwithstanding an order bad been given
Mr. Latrobe that no convict Teasel should pass the Bet
the Randolph was anchored at Town. Int'
genco has arrived via Launceston, that public den
strations had been made against their landing, an(
was reported that 5001. bad been subscribed to del
the cost of conveying the exiles elsewhere, and that
ship was to proceed to Sydney. During the passag'
the Randolph from England to the Cape, the surg
superintendent, in a tit of insanity, threw himself oi
board and was drowned. She put into Simon's Bay
water, and got another surgeon from the guard-ship
Hobart Town Courier, Aug. 18.

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MADAME TussAuD's EXIIIDITION.—Last night
immense concourse was attracted to this splendid ea
bition; indeed, we never saw the rooms so much cro
even during the Easter or Christmas holidays.
Napoleon room was in great favour, but the Chaw
of Horrors was the centre of attraction;
the crush
and crowding to gain admittance was terrific. Math
Tussaud's Exhibition, from its splendour, will att'
immensely during the festive season just approaching.
CORNERS.—Corners have always been popul
The chimney-corner, for instance, is endeared to
heart from the earliest to the latest hour of existo
The corner-cupboard! What stores of sweet things l
it contained for us in youth—with what luxuries
shelves have groaned in manhood!—A snug corner tI
will! Who ever objected to such a thing?—A corner
a woman's heart!—Once get there, and you may
command the entire domain. A corner in the Temple
Fame! Arrive at that, and you become immortal
Eliza Cook's Journal.

COLLIERY EIPLOSION.—About three o'clock
the afternoon of Friday last, the neighbourhood of '
Moss, near Ms xham, Denbighshire, was l
scene of unusual excitement, in consequence
an explosion which took place in a pit are
ihe property of and worked by the Brymbo
liery Company. In this pit ebuut forty men well
work at the time of the explosion. It appears that so
of the mt n cut through into the level of some old WV
ings filled with foul air, which rushed like a flood
the pit where the men %sere at work, and there by s°l
means ignited. Three of the colliers immediate
made their way to the bottom of the shaft, °
sigeallect the engine men to wind them
which Le did after some delay in the fright. By t'
time the b: es 4 was ascending the mouth of the
and whilst being drawn up the poor fellows' cloth
cameo, fire and th7y were dreadfully burnt ; tvif
them receiving such serious injuries that they De
since died, and the other man now lies
so precarious a state that he is not expected to
cover. The other men in the pit with great presence
.
mind crept through an aperture into an adjoining E
which was the mr ens of tavieg their lives. The I',
blszed for two days to the height of tea feet above
mouth of the pit, roaring like a blast furnace. Witf`
has been let into the pit and the mouth had been steep
up, but up to this time (Wednesday) the fire condo°
to burn with considerable fury.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON CLARDAM COMMON'
MIV.ACULOUS EtOAPE OF A WHOLE FAMILY.--Ye!tij
day (Thursday) morning, shortly before three o'clec
as a police-constable of the V division wes P,7
hog along his beat, he discovered that "
premises belonging to Mr. Harvey, a confectiope
No. 1, North-side, Clapham Common, were on 15f.i
At that time Mr. Ilarvey and his family, consisting ,`
several children, were in their beds asleep. The constab
after much trouble, succeeded in arousing
the nolrereCf.
inmates, but so fearfully had the flames progressed
the interim, that Mr. Harvey was obliged to ru" -se
children out of their beds and drop them into the °PhO
road. The premises of Mr. Harvey were burned to t
ground; the whole of his furniture was also desuroY‘c(r,
and the wearing apparel of the family consumed. IPto
Harvey, who is thus reduced to the greatest distress, IT
not insured for a single penny. roe
Winatv COURT.—Lord Ward and party hads°.oo
fine shooting on Friday and Saturday. The diverse Of
Wr.B confined to the covers in the immediate victioitioe,
the Court, and these, having been strictly preserved Of l,
yie.dcd a plentiful supply of game, so that in the teal
da) s 426 head were killed, making in the week a tc„t6,
of 709 head, including 16 woodcocks, with pheastliy
rabbits, hares, and wild fowl. On Friday evening
Lr rdship entertained a select party with a ball. f the
LORD MAYOR'S Couaz.—A special sitting 0 Is
Lord Mayor's Court was appointed for Wednesday' 10
order that some long-pending compensation cease!' he
which the City Corporation are defendants, might 11;
brought to trial; but in consequence of an attack °,1;`,40
ness—not, however, of any serious character—the
J° 01
of the court, the lion. C. E. Law, M.P., Becoruin' de'
London, was unable to attend, and the sitting -
finitely postponed. Vol
llllitao NRWSPAPERS.—In the Bloomsbury. C 0
Court, on Wednesday, a case came on for trial, 113,1!to
Ole
the plaintiff, a newsvender, claimed 2/. 18s. 10d., for
ifs
hire of nee spapers' &c. Defendant did not tIPPee hod
person, but pleaded by a solicitor, first, that no 011 oco,
applied for the money; secondly, that the 23d o'efs•
111., cap. 50, declared it illegal to lend neWll34o 00
Plaintiff produced 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 76, iv,," Act
it is declared that so much of the first-mentioned
rePell
"as in any way relates to newspapers" ss Ow.
The Judge ordered payment of the amount with : CO
New ZEALAND.—Yesterday ass pubb,sesiod,
further series of papers on the affairs of Neff b,rey
containing the correspondence with Governor yr
1848 and 1849. It covers a space of 126 pages%„l,oo 0
If a person, employed in telling money, r'ork tel 3
hundred pieces in a minute, and continue to vvr_4o,o*
hours each ea y, he will take seventeen days to
erc`ioie
million; a thousand men would take 45 yeara to r
billiOn,—.l-iamilton on Arithmetic.: