The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

'ALS.

S MAY 12, 1849.

A letter from Leipzig, of the 9th, in the Korner
Zeitung, states' that the city of Dresden capitulated
On the afternoon of that day.

FRANKFORT.
In the afternoon sitting numerous questions were
put to the Ministers on the events in Saxony and the
Bavarian Palatinate. The President of the Council
said that the Government was without news of im-
portance from Saxony, and the Minister of War
announced that the Commandant of Landau had
declared that town in a state of siege, and that the
Central Government had sent troops to his assistance.
This caused great dissatisfaction to the Liberal party,
and a proposition was made to impeach the Minister
of War forthwith, for not having encouraged the
insurrectionary movement at Landau. The Assembly,
however, negatived this. A proposition was then
made that, at ;an early sitting the next day, the
Assembly should take into consideration a proposition
declaring that the Assembly was decided to support
the•popular movement in Bavaria and Saxony in sup-
port of the constitution.
Madame Rothschild, mother of the Rntlisdilds,
died•at Frankfort, on the 7th. aged 99. ,

South Wheal Frances held their bimonthly meet-
ing on Monday, when a dividend of 101. per share was.
declared for February and March, leaving a balance of
723/. ss. 10d, in the banker's hands. The returns for
the two months amounted to 3,602/ ss. 10d., hiring a
profit of 1,271/. 16s. Gd.
Wheal Comfort adventurers have declared a dividend
of 21. 10,.. per share.
Wheal Trelawny held their meeting on Tuesday,
when a dividend of 3/. per share was d&— lured for the
quarter ending February, and a balance of 8321. 13.. 9d.
carried to the credit of the next account. The profit on
the three months' working amounted to 1,062/. 12, 7d.
The mine is represented to be in a very improving
position.

At the Mary Ann meeting, on Wednesday, the balance
in tavour of the company was about 5001.; the usual
statement of accounts has not yet been received.
At the meeting of the lleignsto❑ Down Consuls, ail
Tuesday, a call or ss. per share was made. The report
of Mr. J. H. Ilitehins is highly encouraging, and holds
out the most sanguine expectations of having some very
early and important discoveries.
At the Wheal Lovell meetir g the statement presented
showed a profit of 5091. 9s. 2d. on the workings of De-
cember, January, and February. The balance against
the company at the previous meeting, is now lessened to
8121. si. 9d., and we learn the prospects of the mine are
highly encouraging.
At the North Wheal Friendship meeting a call of
10s. per share was deemed necessary to pay off liabilities
and for further operations. The agent's report repre-
sents the present position and prospects of the mine as
very favourable.
liingsett and Bedford. Company held their account
meeting on Monday last, the 7th inst., when a call of sa.
per share was made. The rt.ports of Capts. Spargo anti
James are encouraging.
In foreign mines the buiness done appears to be
confined to St. John del Rey; Australian, Bulanos, Alten,
and Guadalcanal, and the transactions in each have not
been numerous.

The Imperial Brazilian Mining Association have re-
ceived dispatches to the 23d February, advising remit-
tance of about 901bs. of gold (value 4,0001) which is
daily expected. the returns from February 13th to 22d
are—Gongo, 4 lbs. 2 ozs. 2 dwts.; Banana), 9 lbs. 6 ort.
15 dwts.—total, 13 lbs. 8 ozs. 17 dwts. The total from
the Ist January is 56 lbs. 1 oz. 18 dwts. The manager's
report of the underground operations is not very en-
couraging, although we consider the prospects are more
favourable than last advices. We learn that the appoint-
ment of Captain Joel lilitchins, to supersede the present
commissioner, has recently,taken place; we therelbre,
look forward with much interest to the period when he
will commence his operations at the mines, deeming this
selection, from his lung ability and practical experience,
to be a laudable act on the part of the directors, and
considering him the most probable person to bring this
valuable property into profitable working.
By letters received from South Australia, we learn
that the Kapunda Mines are now in an efficient working
order. The shafts are down to the 30 fathom level, and
preparations being made to commence the sinking to the
40. The ores hitherto selected have been such only
that would pay fur transmission to Euglaud; but the ur•
rangements that have been made for smelting copper ore
in toe colony will enable the proprietors to turn to ad-
vantage the immense quantity of lower per centege ores,
which they can readily supply, and, consequently, work
to a large monthly profit. A smelting company has
also been established in Van Diemun's Land, where coal
can be raised in abundance at 2s 6d per tun.
In cous,quence of receiving the Copitipo report last
week, we omitted to give a summary of the gold and
silver mines of that company. We find that at the Al
Fin Hellada Silver Mines, in taking down the lode which
had been desued for 3f varras, about nine to ten tons of
silver ores were broken, estimated worth 6,0001.; the
lode in the bottom and end was considered then of a
richer quality. The San Jose del Carmen is equally
productive, but the scarcity of water and labourers have
retarded the operations, inasmuch that the value of
the produce cannot be ascertained for a time. In
the Mercedites, Carmen Alto, and Loreto Mines the
lodes aro represented as being rich and productive. The
produce of the Al Fin Ballade and San Jose del Carmen
Mines for the month of February to the company's pro-
portion is about 7 tons of silver ore. In the Esperunza
Mine these lodes form a junction at about 30 fathoms
in depth, where a bunch of gold ore is expected; from
some samples tried, a produce of 5 ounces in the ton
has been realised. The Mercedites and Santo Domingo
Mines are producing rich gold ores; iu the former, the
lode, or veins, are from 21t. to 3ft. wide, with very
superior samples. Other sets, in which the company
are more or less interested, may be considered of great
importance. These mines must prove a valuable acqui-
sittun to the company, and will, no doubt, soon place
them in a position of resuming dividend:,

LAW TELLIGEN CE.
covief OF COMMON PLEAS, May 11.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westmicster, before Mr. Jus-
tice AlAumE, and common juries.)
BARTON V. HUTCHINSON.

This was an action of indebitatus assumpsit, on an
alleged contract, by which the defendant was to pay
3001. to the plaintiff, for certain improvements effected
in a gas-meter, of which the defendant was patentee.
Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Ilawkins appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Wise
fur the defendant.

The defendant, it appeared, was the assignee of a
patent in an improvement in gas.meters, called the Bri-
tish patent dry gas meter, which, in 1845, he sold for
3,000/. to a company, which was after wards incorporated
under the Joint-stock Companies Act, under the style of
the British and Foreign Gas-meter Company. The de-
fendant was appointed the engineer of the company,
and also became a shareholder. Before the complete
registration of the company, the defendant informed
the Board of the provisional committee that
the plaintiff could effect some improvements in the
meters, and upon the defendant's recommendation, the
plaintiff was employed, on the terms that he was to re-
ceive 3/. per week and a commission upon the sales of
the meters. This arrangement continued till the pro-
ject failed, and then the plaintiff made the present de-
mand for his services and commission. Fur the defence
it was contended that under the 25C-1 section of the
Joint-Stock Companies Act, the contract was made with
the company, and nut personally with the defendant,
who had only acted as the agent of the company in the
transaction.

The Learned JUDGE left it to the jury to say whether
the plaint fl' had proved a contract between him and the
defendant individually, or between him and the company
of which the defendant was a member.

The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages
2301., and that the contract Via 3 made with the defendant

LOVELL V. BARTY.
In this case Mr. Sergeant Wallinger and Mr. Locke
appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Prentice for the de-
fendant.

The action was in trespass, for false imprisonment and
charging the plaintiff with larceny before a magistrate;
to which the defendant pleaded a justification, that the
plaintiff stole his dog, and that he gave him into custo-
dy and made the charge alleged in the declaration in
cons( quence.

It appeared that the plaintiff was the toll-house
keeper at the Manor-house toll-gate, ut the Seven-sisters
road, Holloway. The defendant was a person of re-
spectability, residing at Nark-cottage, Tollington-park,
liornsey-road. On Saturday, the 3d of February last,
the defendant's dog—a largo black Newfoundland dog—
followed the patrol on duty there, and the policeman,
thinking it belonged to some one living in the neigh-
bourhood, and that it would soon be owned, left it in the
care of the plaintiff at the toll-gate. The plaintiff locked
the dog up in his yard. The defendant soon afterwards
hearing that the dog was there, early on Sunday morning
took a policeman with him to the plaintitra house, and
on asking for the dog, it was shown to him, and he then
gave the plaintiff into the custody of the policeman on a
charge of stealing the dog. The plaintiff told the de-
fendant that the dog had been given into his charge by
oue of the M division of police until it was owned, but
the defendant persisted in giving him in charge. He
was then taken to the Clerkenwell station-house, and
given in charge for having the defendant's dog unlaw-
fully in his possession. On Sunday night, the 4th of
February, he was bailed out. The case was heard the
following day before the magistrates of Clerkenwell
police-court, and the charge was dismissed. In conse-
quence the plaintiff lost a week's employment, besides
the annoyance he had been subjected to. This was the
plaintiff 'a case.
For the defence it was contended that the defendant's
deftehnedant
dog
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son having been refused permission
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away, the defendant was justified in the
took, and that any damage the plaintiff might have sus•.
tabled would have been amply satisfied by proceeding in
the County Court.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
251.

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dian colonies.
We are sorry to hear of the continued indisposition
of the Earl of Radnor. His Lordship had a fall a month
ago, and grazed the skin of his leg. Sir B. Brodie and
Mfr. llammerton are his Lordship's medical advisers.
His Lordship's able understanding and useful habits
make his confinement a public loss.
PETERHEAD, MAY 10.--The ship Dublin, of Peter-
head, arrived here to-day from Greenland, reported as
follows:—Enterprise, of Peterhead, 2,000 seals, 20 tons;
'Victor, of ditto, 8,000 seals, 120 tons; Traveller, of
ditto, 1,300 seals, 10 tons; North of Scotand, of ditto,
5,000 seals, 50 tons; Hamilton Ross, 1,600 seals, 17
tons; Commerce, of Peterhead, 4,000 seals, 20 tons;
Eclipse, of ditto, 2,000 seals, 20 tons; Union, of ditto,
1,000 seals, 10 tons; Resolution, of ditto, 2,000 seals, 20
tons; Flamingo, of Aberdeen, 1,300 seals, 14 tons; Turk,
of Hull, 400 seals, 7 tons; Sarah and Elizabeth, of ditto,
150 seals, 2 tons; Fairy, of Dundee, 2,000 seals, 20 tons.
The William Ward was lost 24th March. The Pledge,
of Hull. was also lost. Several vessels stove, and some
•f the null ships were beset.