The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-04 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAucn 3.
ERSKINE V. MORRIS.

Thls was an action brought by Mr. Erskine? a musical corn-
poser, against Mr. Morris, the Proprietor of the Haymarket
Theatre, for having composed music for an entertainment, in
which the Laplanders and their Rein-deers were to be intro-
duced. The dramatic part was to be written by Mr. T. Dibdin.
It appeared that one of the Laplanders and the stein-deers had
died, and therefore the piece could not be brought forward.
After a long examination of witnesses, and the mutual jocula-
rity of the Counsel on both sides, Sergeant WILDE for the
plaintiff, and Sergeant \Tau GIIAN for the defendant, with also
a spice of humour even from the Judge, the verdict was given
in favour of the plaintiff—Damages 801.

The Managers of the Edinburgh Theatre, says
a Correspondent, have adopted a new arrange-
ment in the admission of half-price, except on
particular occasions, as on benefit nights or during
the engagement of London Performers. The
half-price admission is to take place after the
third act of plays, and the second of operas, ac-
cording to the good old custom of the London
Theatres. Rut now we find that nine o'clock is
the time of half-price admission at Drury-lane
Theatre, even if it interferes with the most inte-
resting scene of the piece, which is disturbed,
or rendered wholly inaudible, by the opening of
doors, clattering of visitors, &c. &c. Surely the
Manager cannot be aware that this new practice
is an intolerable and disgusting nuisance. Our
Correspondent adds, " why does not Mr. KEAN,
who is understood to be omnipotent at the Thea-
tre, enter his protest againska practice which may
interrupt him in his best performances." We
agree with our Correspondent, and hope that the
old custom will be revived, of admitting half
price during au interval in the performance at the
end of the third act.

The beautiful Church of ST. PETER'S, WAL-
WOKTIf, the consecration of which we mentioned
on Tuesday last, is the work of Mr. SOAVE, the
creditable to his profes-
-I,Aitlrtcilaiiitelecat7rnaiinlad is highly
and classical taste.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, with the Mode
of Wednesday, arrived last night. The attention
of the Chamber of Deputies is still directed to
the consideration of the different amendments to
the law of indemnity. The Moniteur contains
an Order of the Day relative to the National
Guard. since' the affair of MANUET„ when
National Ever
Guard refused to arrest him in the
s_rtot
t
Chamber of Deputies, this body has been regard-
ed with considerable di t by the French

Government ; and we doubt not that the recent
Royal Ordinance is but the precursor of another
Ordinance for its total suppression.—The follow-

ing are.extracts :
( Front the Etaile of Wednesday.)

PARIS, MARCH 1.
A violent epidemic has manifested itself at Napoli di Roma-
nia, where it causes great ravages. It is feared that it may be
the terrible scourge known by the name of the cholera morbut.
The celebrated Varvacky died on the 3d of February, in the
Lasaretto of Zante. Ile has bequeathed his whole property,
which is immense, to the Greek Government.

The Divan knows not how to provide for the expences of
the next campaign. Money there is none, in spite of the Fir-
mans addressed to all the Pachas in the empire : financial mea-
Sures injurious to commerce are spoken of: A new paper cur-
rency (sechims) has just been issued at Canstantinople : nobody
will. take it, though they threaten to cut off the heads of those
who refuse it.

RODOSTO, JAN. 14.
It is said that a general Council of War is to be held at
Adrianople, and that all the agents of Government in each
province are to attend. A considerable depot of provisions is
forming in this town, and another is to bt., formed at Hairno-
polis, ten leagues from this place, on the road to Adrianople.
These immense preparations seem to threaten a rupture with
Russia.

Jam. 20.
The Porte continues to send large supplies of all kinds of
ammunition and stores, which are immediately forwarded to
Adrianople; their further destination is a mystery. A letter
from Enos says, that the Governor of that town has just re-
ceived orders to prepare all the magazines to receive 6 or
700,000 kilots of wheat and barley, the destination of which is
a secret.

FRENCH FUNDS—PARIS, MARCH 1.--Five per Cents.
opened at 105 f. 23c. ; closed at 105 f. 35c.—Bank Stock, 2,005 f.
—Rente de Naples, Certif. Falconnet, 90f. 45c. Royal Spanish
Loan, 1823, 57af.—Exchange on London, one month, 25f. ;
three ditto, 24f. 83c.—{fours Authentique. )

We received this morning the Allgemeine
Zeilung of the 25th February, which contains
various articles of intelligence from the East. It
appears by accounts from Constantinople, that
all idea of further operatidns on the part of the
Turks against the Greeks is abandoned until the
spring, when it is intended to bring an army of
50,000 Ottomans into the field besides the Egyp-
tian succours. By mercantile letters from Aleppo,
we are informed that the differences between the
Porte and Persia are on the point of adjust-
ment ; of which a strong proof is afforded by
the former having ordered troops from the remote
parts of Asiatic Turkey, and even from the re-
Pachalite of Bagdad, to marsh into Asia Minor,
there to await for further orders. It is said that
the property bequeathed by VARYAKI to the
Greek Government, as stated in the French Pa.
pers, is to be applied to the support of a school
in Argos. This property is in Russia.

Mr. Secretary CANNING, we are happy to be
informed, was yesterday considered considerably
better.

Mr. MEADS, a King's Messenger, arrived at the
Foreign Office on IVednesday with dispatches
from the Right Hon. STILATiOnD CANNING to Mr.
Secretary CANNING.
The royal castle of Compiegne has been fur-
nished for the reception of CIIAREES X., who
intends to spend some time there previous to his
Coronation,

PAPAYOINE, since his condemnation, has ap-
peared wholly insensible to his situation. He
complains only of the strait waistcoat in which
he is confined, as it prevents him from taking snuff
at his pleasure. He has not appealed against the
judgment.
We learn from Calais that three hundred Work-
men are constantly employed in the dike of San-
gatte. One half is finished, and it is hoped that
this provisional repair will suffice to secure the
country against the tides at the equinox. At the
foot of the dike there have been found a large
silver coin of EDWARD 111, one of the same
metal of HENRY VIII, several Roman medals
(of small bronze) of various Emperors, Constan-
tine, Trajan, Valentinian, Maxentius, &c., and
two Roman vases of black earth.

Some old pictures, which had been long in the
ancient Hotel of the Finances, have been re-
stored to the Royal Museum, at Paris, to which
they belonged. One of them covered with a
thick coat of dirt, and hardly distinguishahle, has
been cleaned and repaired by Count Foßutri
himself, and proves to be a magnificent CLAUDE,
valued at above 50,000 francs. It will be placed
in the great gallery.
PRIVY CouNctr..—Yesterday at ten o'clock
-the following Members of this Most Ilonourble Body assembled
at the New Cock Pit, Whitehall-place—Earl of llarrowhy, Pre-
sident; Lord Gifford, Lord Colchester, Lord Howell, Right
Hon. Sir John Nicholl, and the Right Hon. Charles W. W.
Wynn, &c. &c. The Council proceeded to take into further
consideration the Complaint of Mr. Serjeant Rough, late Pre-
sident of Criminal and Civil Justice of the United Colony of
Demerara and Essequebo, against Major-General Murray, late
Lieutenant-Governor of that Colony. The Learned Serjeant
complained of having been, by order of the Lieutenant-Go-
vernor, suspended from the exercise of his judicial functions, on
• 6th October, 1321, on the alleged charge of having authorized
the receipt of improper fees by the officers of that Court. Mr.
Pollock was heard on the part of General Murray, and Mr.
Common Serjeant, in reply, for Mr. Serjeant Rough. The
Council took time to deliberate on their judgment, and broke
up at half-past three.
PUBLIC ScnooLs.—The recent melancholy
event at Eton College, and the riotous disposi-
tion manifested against the poor smith and his
son, by the Students at Harrow School, will
doubtless prove very injurious to both of those
seminaries, and to public schools in general.
Parents and guardians will be fearful of expos-
ing those committed to their care to the danger
of hazarding tkeir lives, or even to that of ac-
quiring an unruly and savage temper, instead of
those lessons which are conducive to the acqui-
sition of wisdom and virtue. It has long been a
subject of just complaint, that authority has too
little influence over the boys at large Public
Schools.

On Tuesday morning Mr. WOOD, against
whom the Coroner's warrant had been issued, for
the late melancholy affair at Eton, was taken into
custody, but has been allowed to remain locked
up at his tutor's till the commencement of the
Assizes. Mr. LEITII left the College the pre-
ceding evening. The funeral will take place
next Sunday, when an Address suited to the oc-
casion will be delivered at the College chapel.—
The Earl of SIIAFTESBURY does not intend pre-
ferring an indictment.